LOS ANGELES—Grammy and Emmy-winning comedian, actress and activist Kathy Griffin will headline the Str8UpGay Summit and Str8UpGayPorn Awards in Hollywood this January.
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First, Griffin will give the Str8UpGay Summit keynote address on Saturday, Jan. 11, at the W Hotel Hollywood. Griffin’s speech will focus on the importance of free speech battles waged by the industry, on the 50th anniversary of the legalization of porn, and her own first amendment battles. On Jan. 12, Kathy will host the Str8UpGayPorn Awards at the historic Avalon Theater.
“I’ve had the honor of performing for many kinds of audiences,” Kathy said. “I’ve been to the top, the bottom, the versatile, and baby, now I’m back! This is going to be a hell of a weekend. From giving the keynote speech on Saturday, to participating as the awards host on Sunday, I’m thrilled to head … I mean, stand erect … oh, let’s go with pull a comedy train in a packed, and I mean PACKED, room full of hot, gay male porn stars and the men who fluff them. What could be more fun? I can’t wait!”
Coming off the heels of the release of her first ever feature film, the award-winning docu-comedy Kathy Griffin: A Hell of Story, the gay icon and free speech activist has A LOT to say. The film won the Freedom of Speech Award at Michael Moore’s Traverse City Film Festival and received honors from the Downtown LA Film Festival, New York’s ENE Film Festival and New Mexico’s Way Out West Film Festival. The film is currently available in more than 40 countries on Apple and Amazon and will be streaming worldwide through Prime Video beginning Dec. 2.
Griffin’s keynote is her chance to speak out passionately and politically. For the past two years, Kathy has been rallying audiences to the importance of free speech everywhere from SXSW to Oxford University. In January, she brings that passion to her gay fan base.
The Str8UpGaySummit, the adult industry's only gay business-to-business and business-to-consumer conference will take place Jan. 9-11 at the W Hotel Hollywood just days before the gay industry’s biggest award show. The Summit will feature a chance for fans to meet with the most sought-after stars, brands and directors. Fans can purchase tickets for the fan show at Str8UpGaySummit.com
Adult stars, directors, executives, fans, as well as special celebrity guests will attend the Str8UpGayPorn Awards ceremony. The event will be streamed live exclusively on Str8UpGayPorn.com on Jan. 12, beginning at 8:30 p.m. PT.
Str8UpGayPorn co-founder and editor Zach Sire says he expects Griffin to kill, both at the summit and the award show.
“Kathy Griffin hosting the 2020 ceremony is a moment that will go down in history for the gay community. We are beyond honored and know that she will own the stage and give audiences around the world a show like no other!” Zach said.
Tickets for the 2020 Str8UpGayPorn Awards are on sale now here.
