The Human Rights Campaign will honor Dan Levy with the HRC Visibility Award at the organization’s annual Los Angeles Dinner in March.
Levy is best known for his portrayal of David Rose, one of the first openly pansexual characters on TV, on Schitt’s Creek, which he co-created with his father, Eugene Levy.
In addition to acting, Levy serves as a showrunner, executive producer, and writer of the Emmy-nominated comedy series.
Levy was featured on OUT Magazine‘s “Out 100” list, which honors the year’s most impactful and influential LGBTQ people.
In June 2019, he was also honored on Queerty‘s Pride50 list of “trailblazing individuals who actively ensure society remains moving towards equality, acceptance and dignity for all queer people.”
Levy was among several celebrities who offered messages of support for LGBTQ youth as part of a series of GLAAD videos for Spirit Day, which serves to support LGBTQ youth and call for an end to homophobic and transphobic bullying.
“Through his advocacy, his creative leadership, and his hilarious, authentic portrayal as David Rose on Schitt’s Creek, Dan Levy is moving LGBTQ visibility forward by inspiring us to embrace all of who we are,” HRC President Alphonso David said in a statement. “By creating and inhabiting the world of Schitt’s Creek as a community where people are welcomed no matter who they are or whom they love, Levy is helping take all of us closer to that reality.”
“I have been a longtime admirer and supporter of the HRC,” Levy said in a statement. “To be recognized by this organization means the world to me and I am incredibly touched by the honor.”
HRC previously announced that it would honor award-winning singer, songwriter, actor, and activist Janelle Monáe with the HRC Equality Award at the 2020 Los Angeles Dinner, which takes place at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown on Saturday, Mar. 28.
Monáe, who identifies as both pansexual and nonbinary, is being honored for using her platform as an artist to promote the importance of LGBTQ visibility and representation.
"For me, politics is about how you can make people's lives better, how you can move us forward, how you can ensure that everyone can participate in our economy and that everyone in our society is treated fairly," says Democratic Congressman Chris Pappas, who is seeking his party's nomination to be New Hampshire's next U.S. senator.
"There have been a number of things I've been proud of during my time in Congress, but this is a time where we have to stand up, and reestablish checks and balances, and fix a broken system in a way where we can make good on the promise of America for everyone," he adds. "I feel really driven to win this tough race, and hopefully put our state and our country on a much better path for the future."
Two LGBTQ congressional candidates in California advanced to the November general election after finishing among the top two vote-getters in their respective races in the state's jungle primary on Tuesday, June 2.
According to results from the Secretary of State's office, with 50% of ballots counted in California's 11th Congressional District race, openly gay State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) led the 11-candidate field with 41% of the vote. San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan (D) was second with 29%, while Democratic Socialist Saikat Chakrabarti finished third with approximately 15%.
A new survey from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation finds that LGBTQ consumers are reducing support for -- and directing their spending away from -- companies that have publicly rolled back diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in response to pressure from the Trump administration and conservative activists.
Among the companies that LGBTQ consumers are abandoning are Target, Walmart, Amazon, and Home Depot, all of which scaled back diversity initiatives in response to pressure from conservative activists, despite previously marketing themselves as supportive of LGBTQ inclusion.
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