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Dolly Parton, Lil Nas X, and More Join Virtual GLAAD Media Awards

The online event will stream July 30, and air August 3 on Logo.

Like pretty much every other live event, the GLAAD Media Awards were canceled earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

But fear not, we will not go a full year without celebrating LGBTQ representation in pop culture. This Thursday, July 9, it was announced that the 31st annual GLAAD Media Awards will be held digitally, with the ceremony slated to stream Thursday, July 30, on GLAAD's Facebook and YouTube, and air August 3 at 8pm ET on Logo.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 28: Shangela performs onstage during the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Los Angeles at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 28, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for GLAAD)

The digital event will be hosted by comedians Fortune Feimster and Gina Yashere and will feature a special performance from Grammy-nominated duo Chloe x Halle. And those aren't the only famous faces who will be partaking in the virtual ceremony. Cara Delevingne, Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Jonica T. Gibbs, Dan Levy, Lil Nas X, Rachel Maddow, Ryan O’Connell, Dolly Parton, Peppermint, the cast and producers of Pose, Geena Rocero, comedian Benito Skinner, Brian Michael Smith, Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union, Lena Waithe, Olivia Wilde, and Raquel Willis will also be making appearances.

“Among this year’s nominees are a wide range of stories and narratives about LGBTQ people of different races, ethnicities, genders, religions, and other identities that demonstrate the power of inclusion and diversity in fostering positive cultural change,” said GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. “As this year’s Media Awards go virtual, we hope to send a powerful message to LGBTQ people that in the midst of this culturally and politically divisive time, our visibility and voices have never been more important.”

The GLAAD Media Awards, which celebrate fair and accurate LGBTQ representation in media, currently recognize nominees in 29 English- and Spanish-language categories. This year, for the first time since 2014, the awards will also honor LGBTQ-inclusive plays and musicals on Broadway, as NewNowNext previously reported.

Ryan Murphy, Judith Light, Taylor Swift, and Janet Mock, who were scheduled to be honored at this year's ceremonies, will be celebrated at a later date.

For more information on the virtual ceremony, click here.

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