Glee creator Ryan Murphy has
labeled Jane Lynch “queen of the gays.”
Lynch, who stars as sharp-tongued coach
Sue Sylvester on the Fox musical-comedy, was honored Saturday for her
work with the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center, lesbian
entertainment website AfterEllen.com reported.
“What a year Jane Lynch is having,”
Murphy told the crowd. “She's won every award possible, topped by
her Emmy. She
got marriage and had a child and most importantly, she became
queen of the gays.”
Murphy added that he “always knew
that Jane Lynch would be more popular than chocolate.”
In presenting Lynch with the center's
Rand Schrader Distinguished Achievement Award, Matthew Morrison, who
plays Will Schuester on Glee, said Lynch “has served as a
valuable role model.”
“I'm not an activist,” the openly
lesbian Lynch said in accepting the award. “I'm too lazy and
narcissistic. I am by nature, however, a complainer. I get lots of
energy from that. I'm a bloated armchair warrior with a lot of
opinions, a lot of answers, no inclination to do anything. But I do
care. That's why I write checks.”
“Being gay and the journey of coming
to terms with it and finally embracing it, shouting it out turns out
to be the biggest blessing of my life,” she added. “And look! I
got an award for it!”
(Watch the center's tribute to Lynch in
the video embedded in the right panel of this page.)