Facebook Receive GLAAD Award

Facebook will be the first social media honored at the GLAAD Media Awards, organized annually by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). Facebook representatives accept a Special Recognition Award at tonight's event, held at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis in California. 

This will be the 23 th annual awards media for outstanding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) advocacy of media and anti-defamation organization, recognition of fair and inclusive representations LGBT community on television, journalism, music and more.
 

GLAAD announced in March that Facebook could receive the award, citing the efforts of the social enterprise of the media against bullying, and the inclusion of different options, such as states of relationship - for users LGBT social network . 

Over the past two years, Facebook has taken many initiatives to promote and support LGBT rights and equality. The company worked with GLAAD in October 2010 to monitor a page in memory of young LGBT published after users of anti-gay violence pictures and comments. It also launched the Support Network, a group of five leading LGBT activist organizations with MTV, a thin line campaign to help Facebook address LGBT issues.

 

More recently, Facebook launched the Stop Bullying: Speak Up campaign with Time Warner, which allows students, teachers and parents to help prevent bullying. The campaign just launched throughout Latin America this week. Facebook also added content Help Center that provides guidance on how users can help an LGBT person who posted the content of suicide. 

"Facebook has set the bar very high to ensure that LGBT people have a safe space to connect with friends and family," said GLAAD President Herndon Graddick in a statement Thursday. "GLAAD is proud to present this award to Facebook in recognition of his efforts to make its platform to welcome everyone." 

Brittany McMillan, the high school student who founded Spirit Day will be presented the Special Recognition Award. Facebook was one of the main companies involved in the Spirit Day on 20 October 2011, encouraging employees to turn your Facebook profile picture and use the color purple to show support for LGBT youth. 

Andrew Noyes, Facebook director of public policy and communications, accepted the award on behalf of the company. Noyes, who acts as liaison between Facebook and LGBT groups, was influential in the launch of the Support Network. 

Although most senior executives Facebook will not be present, a thank-recorded video COO Sheryl Sandberg will be played at the awards.