It’s the story of her life. “Here I am again, surrounded by gays,” Jennifer Coolidge, star of HBO’s “White Lotus,” quipped at the 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards.
This time though it was a safe space and she made it out unscathed (iykyk).
Coolidge made a surprise appearance Thursday night at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles and was received with cheers and a standing ovation. Then she was surprised when Jane Lynch, her “Best in Show” co-star, presented Coolidge with a Special Recognition Award.
“This wonderful woman here was pro-gay before it was cool to be pro-gay,” Lynch said of Coolidge. “She one of us, ladies and gentlemen. I have always said that the world has to catch up to Jennifer Coolidge and the world has caught up with Jennifer Coolidge.”
“What a … night, we’ve already had Jennifer Coolidge and Jane Lynch,” host and “Fire Island” star Margaret Cho said during her opening NSFW monologue. “And Trump was … indicted!”
GLAAD attendees and honorees basked in laughter and joy during a time when the LGBTQ community continues to be attacked with controversial laws including Tennessee’s new laws banning gender-affirming health care and drag shows in public.
