{"id":932221,"date":"2025-03-26T13:17:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T17:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/?p=932221"},"modified":"2025-03-31T12:05:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T16:05:01","slug":"star-studded-2025-latine-honors-celebration-honors-queer-latine-representation-across-entertainment-ahead-of-36th-glaad-media-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/star-studded-2025-latine-honors-36th-glaad-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Star-Studded 2025 Latine Honors Lifts Up Queer Latine Representation Across Entertainment Ahead of 36th GLAAD Media Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overnight, <\/span>GLAAD<\/b><\/a> hosted its 2025 Latine Honors event, a <\/span>celebration of LGBTQ Latine leaders in entertainment, advocacy, and journalism, gathering top Spanish-Language and Latine media, along with Latine nominees, at Grandmaster Recorders in Los Angeles ahead of the <\/span>36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards<\/b><\/a> which will stream exclusively on Hulu April 12, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n

The evening was hosted by standup comic <\/span>Roz Hernandez<\/b> and featured a rousing live performance by drag superstar <\/span>Salina EsTitties<\/b>, presented by Hyundai Motor America<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 25: Roz Hernandez speaks at GLAAD 2025 Latine Honors on March 25, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall\/Getty Images for GLAAD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

GLAAD President & CEO <\/span>Sarah Kate Ellis <\/b>shared keynote remarks; GLAAD Senior Director of Spanish Language & Latine Media and Representation <\/span>Monica Trasandes <\/b>shared welcome remarks<\/span>; <\/b>Host of the GLAAD digital original series \u201c<\/span>\u00a1<\/span>DIMELO<\/span><\/a>!,\u201d <\/span>Gabe Gonzalez<\/b>, shared remarks acknowledging attendees representing Latine creators, storytellers, journalists and thought-leaders from across the entertainment industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 25: Atmosphere during GLAAD 2025 Latine Honors on March 25, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall\/Getty Images for GLAAD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 25: Atmosphere during GLAAD 2025 Latine Honors on March 25, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall\/Getty Images for GLAAD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Spanish-Language Special Recognition Awards were presented on-stage to \u201c<\/span>The Q Agenda<\/b>\u201d (LatiNation) and \u201c<\/span>La Verdrag<\/b>\u201d (Canal Once) for their immeasurable contributions to queer Latine visibility in their sectors of entertainment and news media. This marked the first time GLAAD Media Award honorees have been awarded prior to their respective GLAAD Media Awards ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 25: (L-R) Andres Palencia, Enrique Sapene, GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis, Harvey Guillen and Bruno Seros Ulloa of LatiNation attend GLAAD 2025 Latine Honors on March 25, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall\/Getty Images for GLAAD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Special guests included <\/span>David Archuleta<\/b>, <\/span>Jonathan Burke<\/b>, <\/span>Kirstie Diaz<\/b>, <\/span>Pixie Dot<\/b>, <\/span>Victoria Baz\u00faa<\/b>, <\/span>Linda Yvette Ch\u00e1vez<\/b>, <\/span>Jordan Gonzalez<\/b>, <\/span>Harvey Guill\u00e9n, Roz Hernandez, Brigitte-Mu\u00f1oz Liebowitz, Ian Paget, Christine Pike, Vico Ortiz<\/b>, <\/span>Johnny Sibilly, Juan Torres-Falcon, Sofia Yepes<\/b> and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 25: Kirstie Pike and Christine Diaz attend GLAAD 2025 Latine Honors on March 25, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall\/Getty Images for GLAAD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 25: David Archuleta attends GLAAD 2025 Latine Honors on March 25, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall\/Getty Images for GLAAD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 25: Roz Hernandez attends GLAAD 2025 Latine Honors on March 25, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall\/Getty Images for GLAAD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 25: Salina Estitties performs at GLAAD 2025 Latine Honors on March 25, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall\/Getty Images for GLAAD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beats were provided by DJ <\/span>Trussie.<\/b><\/p>\n

Latine Honors was <\/span>created and produced by GLAAD\u2019s Spanish-Language & Latine Media<\/a>, part of the <\/span>GLAAD Media Institute<\/span><\/a>, GLAAD\u2019s training, consulting, and research division of the organization.<\/span> The event was powered by: Presenting Sponsors Hornitos Tequila and Hyundai Motor America; Major Sponsors: Gilead Sciences, Inc. and Smirnoff; and Official Sponsor: Delta Air Lines. <\/span>GLAAD is the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

GLAAD’s Latine Honors celebrates queer Latine visibility and represention in entertainment media, ahead of the 36th GLAAD Media Awards.<\/p>\n

This year, Cynthia Erivo<\/b> will be honored with the <\/span>Stephen F. Kolzak Award<\/b> at the 36th GLAAD Media Awards<\/span> for making a\u00a0 significant difference in raising visibility and promoting the acceptance of LGBTQ people and issues. Held on Thursday, March 27th in Los Angeles, and hosted by <\/span>Michael Urie<\/b>, the event will feature appearances by LGBTQ changemakers and allies attending will include <\/span>Benito Skinner<\/b>, <\/span>Bobby Berk<\/b>, <\/span>Carl Clemons-Hopkins<\/b>, <\/span>Chris Appleton,<\/b> Chris Perfetti, Cooper Koch, Doechii<\/b>, <\/span>Dylan Efron<\/b>, <\/span>Dylan Mulvaney<\/b>, <\/span>Frankie Grande<\/b>, <\/span>Gloria Allred<\/b>, <\/span>Hannah Einbinder<\/b>, <\/span>Heather Dubrow<\/b>, <\/span>Henry R. Mu\u00f1oz III<\/b>,<\/span> Jay Shetty<\/b>, <\/span>Joe Locke<\/b>, <\/span>JoJo Siwa<\/b>,<\/span> Jonathan Bennett<\/b>, <\/span>Joshua Jackson<\/b>, L<\/span>ena Waithe, Lil Nas X, Lisa Ann Walter, Maren Morris<\/b>, <\/span>Marissa Bode<\/b>, <\/span>Megan Stalter<\/b>, <\/span>Michaela Jae Rodriguez, Natasha Rothwell<\/b>, <\/span>Nava Mau<\/b>, <\/span>Nico Santos, Patti LuPone, Paul W. Downs, Raven-Symon\u00e9, Sophia Bush, Wayne Brady, Zachary Quinto<\/b> and more.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Overnight, GLAAD hosted its 2025 Latine Honors event, a celebration of LGBTQ Latine leaders in entertainment, advocacy, and journalism, gathering top Spanish-Language and Latine media, along with Latine nominees, at Grandmaster Recorders in Los Angeles ahead of the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards which will stream exclusively on Hulu April 12, 2025. The evening was<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":459,"featured_media":932217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"middle","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[139173,138841,139298,138420,138413,139165,138401,138732,138402,142681,138403,138408,138409,138415],"tags":[141125,142625,139427,142626,140421,120580,134646,135900,141284,136425,142621,137549,142627,142622,140531,142364,142624,140221,142623,141285,141469,142628,140191,136289,137428,140866],"ppma_author":[139056],"class_list":{"0":"post-932221","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-activism","8":"category-advocacy","9":"category-arts-and-theater","10":"category-awards-season","11":"category-people-of-color","12":"category-drag","13":"category-entertainment","14":"category-featured","15":"category-film","16":"category-glaad-media-awards","17":"category-spanish-language-and-latino","18":"category-television","19":"category-transgender","20":"category-young-adult","21":"tag-36th-glaad-media-awards","22":"tag-brigitte-munoz-liebowitz","23":"tag-california","24":"tag-christine-pike","25":"tag-david-archuleta","26":"tag-glaad-media-awards","27":"tag-glaad-media-institute","28":"tag-harvey-guillen","29":"tag-ian-paget","30":"tag-johnny-sibilly","31":"tag-jonathan-burke","32":"tag-jordan-gonzalez","33":"tag-juan-torres-falcon","34":"tag-kirstie-diaz","35":"tag-la-verdrag","36":"tag-latine-honors","37":"tag-linda-yvette-chavez","38":"tag-los-angeles","39":"tag-pixie-dot","40":"tag-roz-hernandez","41":"tag-salina-estitties","42":"tag-sofia-yepes","43":"tag-spanish-language-latine-media","44":"tag-the-q-agenda","45":"tag-vico-ortiz","46":"tag-victoria-bazua"},"aioseo_notices":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t