{"id":483267,"date":"2019-03-11T14:15:54","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T20:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=806706"},"modified":"2019-03-11T14:15:54","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T20:15:54","slug":"beyonce-jay-z-to-receive-glaad-vanguard-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/music-news\/beyonce-jay-z-to-receive-glaad-vanguard-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyonce, Jay Z to Receive GLAAD Vanguard Award"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Beyonc\u00e9 and Jay Z will receive the Vanguard Award for being allies to the LGBTQ community at the 30th Annual GLAAD<\/a> Media Awards. Per a statement<\/a>, GLAAD\u2019s Vanguard Award is presented to people who \u201chave made a significant difference promoting acceptance of LGBTQ people.\u201d It continued, \u201cBeyonc\u00e9 and Jay Z are longtime allies and supporters of the LGBTQ community who use their global platforms to share messages that inspire and change the world for the better.\u201d<\/p>\n

GLAAD noted the work that both Jay Z and Beyonc\u00e9 have done throughout their careers on behalf of the LGBTQ community. Beyonc\u00e9, for instance, notably spoke out<\/a> against North Carolina\u2019s anti-LGBTQ \u201cBathroom Bill\u201d in 2016, while she also posted a message<\/a> in support of LGBTQ students after President Donald Trump withdrew<\/a> Obama-era protections for transgender students in 2017.<\/p>\n

The pop star has also prominently included LGBTQ people and couples in various music videos, showcased transgender actress Laverne Cox in promos for her Ivy Park clothing line and famously dedicated a performance of \u201cHalo\u201d<\/a> to the victims and survivors of the Pulse nightclub shooting.<\/p>\n

As for Jay Z, the GLAAD Vanguard Award comes one year after the rapper received the Special Recognition Award<\/a> for his song, \u201cSmile,\u201d<\/a> in which his mother, Gloria Carter, came out as a lesbian. Like Beyonc\u00e9, Jay Z has prominently featured LGBTQ people in his work, while he also supported the passage of marriage equality.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeyonc\u00e9 and Jay Z are global icons and passionate defenders of human rights and acceptance for all people,\u201d said GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. \u201cWhen Beyonc\u00e9 and Jay Z speak, the world becomes inspired and when it comes to LGBTQ people, their voices of acceptance have been heard loud and clear.\u201d<\/p>\n

Previous GLAAD Vanguard Award winners include Jennifer Lopez, Cher, Janet Jackson, Demi Lovato, Elizabeth Taylor, Whoopi Goldberg and Britney Spears. The 2019 GLAAD Media Awards will be held in Los Angeles March 28th and in New York City May 4th. Jay-Z<\/a> and Beyonc\u00e9 will be honored at the Los Angeles event, while Madonna will receive the Advocate for Change Award in New York City.<\/p>\n

via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Beyonc\u00e9 and Jay Z will receive the Vanguard Award for being allies to the LGBTQ community at the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Per a statement, GLAAD\u2019s Vanguard Award is presented to people who \u201chave made a significant difference promoting acceptance of LGBTQ people.\u201d It continued, \u201cBeyonc\u00e9 and Jay Z are longtime allies and supporters […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-483267","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-15 06:29:41","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KQZR - The Reel","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=483267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483267\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=483267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=483267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=483267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}