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The love for Heated Rivalry continues as the hit show picked up another accolade at the 2026 .

They joined The Traitors and a sea of other award winners who were recgonised this weekend.

Connor Storrie聽joined the Heated Rivalry team to accept their award, however Hudson Williams聽was notably absent from the awards night.

Heated Rivalry wins, Laverne Cox speaks out and Liza gets her chair

Mean Girls聽star Jonathan Bennett hosted the 37th annual GLAAD Awards overnight, celebrating 17c起草社区IA+ inclusion in media.

The night featured plenty of surprises and celebrations for the 17c起草社区IA+ community, including an appearance from a queer icon.

Two of the big wins for the night were the hugely popular shows Heated Rivalry and The Traitors.

Gay hockey drama Heated Rivalry has captivated audiences worldwide and was recognised with the award for Best New TV Series.

Connor Storrie聽joined the cast and series creator Jacob Tierney on stage as Tierney gave the acceptance speech for the program.

While Hudson Williams聽was notably absent he told fans online he “tried very hard to be there, but it just was not possible,” later sharing Tierney’s acceptance speech online.

wins outstanding new TV series at the GLAAD Media Awards, as Connor Storrie, Fran莽ois Arnaud and Robbie G.K. take the stage

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The Traitors has also become a worldwide hit with bisexual icon Alan Cummings at the helm and featuring a slew of dominant queer contestants, they were awarded Outstanding Reality Competition Program.

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Liza Minnelli gets her chair

One of the biggest surprises of the night came from queer icon Liza Minnelli who appeared to accept an award named in her honour.

Minnelli was named as the very first recipient of the Liza Minnelli Storyteller Award. Minnelli had recently spoken out against the Oscars for putting her in a wheelchair on stage, in contrast this time she sat proudly in a directors chair on stage, flanked by gorgeous men.

鈥淵ou make me so proud because you鈥檙e so strong, and you stand up for what you believe in. You really do, and it鈥檚 so nice to be here. I feel like a five-year-old” she told the audience who joined in celebrating her upcoming birthday together.

Laverne Cox Speaks Out

Laverne Cox caught plenty of attention on the night as she took to the stage to make a powerful speech about the trans rights in America.

鈥淲hat is going on right now in the United States of America is not right” she said.

鈥淚dentify, I said this earlier, and I鈥檓 going to say it again, what dehumanizing language and images are.”

“Call it out and don鈥檛 buy into it! So much of my struggle over the past several years [has been] trying to figure out how to combat this assault on my community, rhetorically.”

“I do not want to have the conversation about my life and my humanity on the oppressor鈥檚 terms” she said.

Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers echoed her statement when accepting the Stephen F. Kolzak Award for their聽Las Culturistas聽podcast.

鈥淲e cannot accept this award without condemning the rampant active transphobia from this administration,鈥� Rogers told the crowd in response to recent news that the state of Kansas was revoking transgender people鈥檚 driver鈥檚 licenses.

鈥淲e are also here to let them know in advance that they are fighting a losing battle. When we gather in rooms like this, we are always going to have each other鈥檚 backs” he continued, with the pair committing to donate $10k to Equality Kansas to help fight the law changes.

 

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