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Glee’s Naya Rivera, looking ravishing in white, hosted the 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards in San Francisco Saturday, and the actress who plays the wonderfully bitchy, newly confessed lesbian Santana teased her female fans in the audience a bit with her opening monologue.
The GLAAD Awards in San Francisco this year honored Kim Cattrall and Lisa Cholodenko’s The Kids Are All Right.
But here’s a little of what Rivera had to say to kick off the show.
"I play the majestic mean girl, the luscious, lady-loving Santana. I am so into her storyline right now, and so are all of the fans,” Rivera said, going on to explain that Santana is in love with her best friend Brittany.
Taking a cue from Glee and her character Rivera said, “I will be auctioning off sweet lady kisses here after the show, so meet me outside,” Rivera said to cheers from the audience.”
Playing up her solipsistic character a bit Rivera admitted she thought the GLAAD Awards would basically be all about her, and that she’d be receiving awards for “Best Cheerio’s Pony Tail” and “Best Make Out Partner.”
“I even have an acceptance speech prepared…” Rivera said, reaching for a note in her cleavage. “Which I will pull out of my tits if you don’t mind,” she said naughtily.
“Ahem… Thank you for this amazing honor. I couldn’t have done it without the incredible on-air lesbians who came before me. I couldn’t have done it without you,” Rivera said. “To name a few… Amanda Donohoe on LA Law, Mariel Hemingway on Rosanne, Ellen DeGeneres on everything, Alyson Hannigan on Buffy, the cast of The L Word, Olivia Wilde on the OC. How hot was she? And that girl who everyone thinks is me on Pretty Little Liars,” Rivera said referring to Shay Mitchell.
But don't just take it from me! Watch Rivera here...
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
