TLA Announces Gaybies

The history of awards for gay porn is littered with awards that have been given out: GayVN, Grabby, European Gay Porn Awards, Probe / Men in Video Awards, Gay Erotic Video Awards, Adult Video News, The Hard Choice Awards, The 'Dave' Awards, Gay Producers Association, X-Rated Critics Organization, Gay Entertainment Awards, & the Golden Dickie Awards.

Anyway, TLA, the Philidelphia-based behemoth, has announced that it will be presenting "Gaybies" to honor work in gay media. (Really? 'Gaybies'? looks like a misspelling). These awards will apparently overlook the work in gay porn. Given the number of past and present gay porn awards, I guess that's okay.

"While there are countless award shows that attempt to honor the best work of writers, filmmakers and performers in their respective fields, there are far too few organizations that single out the best gay-themed work of each given year,” an announcement at the website states. Nominees in each of 18 categories were selected by TLA staff and include both familiar and not-so-familiar works and artists. The public is invited to vote for the winners, which will be announced April 15. “Voting is open to everyone,” the website statement notes. “There is no limit on the number of votes you may cast.”

The categories honoring releases in 2009:
Best Openly Gay Actor in a Film or TV Series
Best Gay Drama
Best Gay Musical or Comedy
Best Gay Foreign Film
Best Gay Documentary
Best Lesbian Film
Best TV Series Featuring Gay Characters
Best Gay Character in a Mainstream Movie
Best Gay Character on a Mainstream TV Series
Best Openly Gay Filmmaker
Best LGBT Blog
Best LGBT Film Festival
Best Photo Book
Best Gay Comic
Best Gay Erotica
Best Gay Fiction
Best Gay Mystery
Best Gay Non-Fiction