GLAAD Awards

Ang Lee, Academy Award-winning director of "Brokeback Mountain," arrives at the 17th annual GLAAD media award ceremony on March 27, 2006, in New York. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) awards are designed to recognize mainstream media for their representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities and the issues that affect their lives.

Morgan Spurlock arrives at the 17th annual GLAAD media award ceremony on March 27, 2006, in New York. He won honors in the category of Outstanding Reality Program for "Straight/Gay: 30 Days."

CNN anchorwoman Soledad O'Brien arrives at the 17th annual GLAAD media award ceremony March 27, 2006, in New York.

Director Ang Lee accepted the award for Outstanding Film - Wide Release for "Brokeback Mountain." at the 17th annual GLAAD media award ceremony on March 27, 2006, in New York.

Ang Lee, left, Academy Award-winning director of "Brokeback Mountain," and his wife, Jane Lee, arrive at the 17th annual GLAAD media award ceremony on March 27, 2006, in New York.

Phil Donahue, left, and Marlo Thomas arrive at the 17th annual GLAAD media award ceremony March 27, 2006, in New York. The award for Outstanding Talk Show Episode went to "The Oprah Winfrey Show" for a show with the topic "When I Knew I Was Gay."

Actor Charles Grodin, center, pretends to block Phil Donahue, left, and Marlo Thomas, right, from photographers as they arrive at the 17th annual GLAAD media award ceremony on March 27, 2006, in New York.

Former pro football player Esera Tuaolo, author of "My Life as a Gay Man in the NFL," arrives at the 17th annual GLAAD media award ceremony on March 27, 2006, in New York.

Actor Anthony Rapp arrives at the 17th annual GLAAD media award ceremony on March 27, 2006, in New York.

Comedienne/actress Sandra Bernhard arrives at the 17th annual GLAAD media award ceremony March 27, 2006, in New York.

Morgan Spurlock, left, and his fiancee, Alexandra Jamieson, arrive at the 17th annual GLAAD media award ceremony on March 27, 2006, in New York.

Model Petra Nemcova arrives at the 17th annual GLAAD media award ceremony on March 27, 2006, in New York. Nemcova accepted the Vito Russo Award on behalf of David LaChapelle.

Amanda Lepore, billed as "the Number One Transexual in the World," arrives at the 17th annual GLAAD media award ceremony on March 27, 2006, in New York.