'Glee' Cast To Reunite At GLAAD Media Awards To Honor Naya Rivera's Lesbian Character

GLAAD on Wednesday announced that the cast of Glee would reunite during its 32^nd annual Media Awards to honor the late Naya Rivera's lesbian character, Santana Lopez.

GLAAD previously announced 198 nominees in 28 categories for this year's awards.

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The group said that the tribute will “honor the ten-year anniversary of Santana's coming out as lesbian in the GLAAD Media Award-winning series and spotlight the character's impact on LGBTQ teens and Latinx LGBTQ representation on television.”

Singer-actor Demi Lovato, who played Lopez's girlfriend on the show, will introduce the cast and special tribute.

Cast members participating include Jacob Artist, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Vanessa Lengies, Jane Lynch, Kevin McHale, Heather Morris, Matthew Morrison, Alex Newell, Amber Riley, Harry Shum Jr., Becca Tobin, and Jenna Ushkowitz. Notably absent is Lea Michele, who played a leading character on the show.

Glee, which received six GLADD Media Awards in the outstanding comedy series category during its run, was created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuck, and Ian Brennan.

The GLAAD Media Awards will stream on YouTube on April 8 at 8 PM ET. Hulu will also stream the virtual event starting at 10 PM.

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