Suze Orman, personal finance expert and host of CNBC's The Suze Orman Show was presented with the Vito Russo Award which is given to "an openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for the LGBT community." Actor T.R. Knight presented the award and Orman gave a powerful speech advising the community to invest their time and money in corporations and entities that invest in the community. 

  A Special Recognition Award was presented by actress Cherry Jones to longtime media icon Phil Donahue. In his speech he talked of the many changes that have occurred since he first received an award in 1990 and how much work still is ahead.

 The other Special Recognition Award was presented by Stockard Channing to the Sirius XM Radio documentary The Laramie Project, 10 Years Later - The Lasting Legacy of Matthew Shepard. Katie Castellano who produced the documentary, accepted along with Romaine Patterson & Derek Hartley, hosts of The Derek and Romaine Show.

   Here then is the list of other recipients:

• Outstanding Film – Limited Release:  Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom (Logo Features/New Open Door Productions) and Shelter (Regent Releasing) (a tie)
• Outstanding Documentary:  A Jihad For Love (First Run Features)
• Outstanding Daily Drama: As the World Turns (CBS)
• Outstanding TV Journalism Segment:  "Special Comment: Gay Marriage is a Question of Love" Countdown with Keith Olbermann (MSNBC) 
• Outstanding Newspaper Article: "Owning His Gay Identity – at 15 Years Old" by Theresa Vargas (The Washington Post)
• Outstanding Newspaper Columnist: Leonard Pitts, Jr. (The Miami Herald)
• Outstanding Newspaper Overall Coverage: The New York Times
• Outstanding Magazine Article: "Let God Love Gene Robinson" by Andrew Corsello (GQ)
• Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage: Newsweek
• Outstanding Digital Journalism Article: "Gay Athletes Are Making Their Mark"  by LZ Granderson (ESPN.com)
• Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia: "Is Gay the New Black?" by Jessica Bennett and Jennifer Molina (Newsweek.com)
• Outstanding Music Artist: k.d. lang, Watershed
• Outstanding Comic Book: Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Drew Goddard, Jeph Loeb and Joss Whedon (Dark Horse Comics)
• Outstanding New York Theater: Broadway & Off-Broadway: Wig Out! by Tarell Alvin McCraney
• Outstanding New York Theater: Off-Off Broadway: Arias with a Twist by Joey Arias and Basil Twist

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• Outstanding Novela: Alma de Hierro (Telefutura)
• Outstanding Drama Series: Capadocia (HBO Latino)
• Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBT character): "Duerme, mi bien" Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real (Univision)
• Outstanding Daytime Talk Show Episode: "Juntos hasta el final" Caso Cerrado (Telemundo)
• Outstanding Talk Show Interview: "La primera boda de pareja de transexuales" Don Francisco Presenta (Univision)
• Outstanding Celebrity News Segment: "La Proposición 8" Paparazzi TV (Mega TV)
• Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: "Drama de jóvenes hispanos gay: Rechazados por ser gay" Noticiero Telemundo (Telemundo)
• Outstanding Newspaper Article: "Confesiones de padre: Hombres gay revelan su orientación a sus hijos" by Lucero Amador Miranda (La Opinión [Los Ángeles])
• Outstanding Newspaper Columnist: Roberto Hernández (Alianza Metropolitan News [San Jos#233;, CA])
• Outstanding Newspaper Overall Coverage: La Opinión [Los Ángeles]
• Outstanding Magazine Article: "Contra viento y marea" by Isis Sauceda and Judith Torrea (People en Español)
• Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage: People en Español 
• Outstanding Digital Journalism Article: "Cuba discutirá derechos gay" by Fernando Ravsberg (BBCMundo.com)
• Outstanding Music Artist: Giovanni Falchetti, Junto a tí

    Jack Manly congratulates all these winners and we look forward to the upcoming shows in three weeks in LA and in six weeks in SF.