Ricky Martin, alongside Russell Simmons and the HBO drama series “True Blood,” is among this year’s recipients of media awards from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, held Saturday in New York.

According to the Associated Press, Martin was cited for an appearance on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in which the pop singer discussed raising twin boys and his decision to come out as gay, while music mogul Simmons received the Excellence in Media Award.

Other winners of the 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards include the NBC comedy “30 Rock” and CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360″ for its series on gay teen suicides.

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