Glee creator Ryan Murphy and the
The Kids Are Alright are among the honorees at Parents,
Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays' (PFLAG) first annual L.A.
Event fundraiser.
Murphy, who is openly gay, will receive
the group's National Outstanding Award for creating, writing and
directing FX's plastic surgery drama Nip/Tuck
and Fox's musical-comedy Glee, now
in its second season.
The romantic comedy
hit The Kids Are Alright, which stars Julianne Moore and
Annette Bening as a lesbian couple raising two children in suburban
America, will receive the group's National Outstanding Motion Picture
Award.
The Friday, October
1 rooftop party at the London Hotel in Los Angeles will be hosted by
Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet, who play a gay couple
in ABC's comedy hit Modern Family.
Also attending the
event will be Glee star Jane Lynch, a co-chair of the benefit,
and actress Pauley Perette, a strong supporter of marriage equality.
PFLAG
is the nationwide, non-profit support group for parents and friends
of gay men and lesbians.