Degrassi nominated for outstanding drama series GLAAD Media Award

From a media release:

DEGRASSI Grabs Nomination for Outstanding Drama Series at the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards

Season 11 Returns Friday, Feb. 24 at 9 p.m. ET

MuchMusic congratulates Canadian original teen drama DEGRASSI for its nomination for Outstanding Drama Series at the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards. This is DEGRASSI’s fourth GLAAD nomination. Held in New York (March 24), Los Angeles (April 21) and San Francisco (June 2), the awards celebrate the most outstanding images of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community in the media. Season 11 of DEGRASSI returns with all-new episodes Friday, Feb. 24 at 9 p.m. ET, exclusively on MuchMusic. Fans who need their Degrassi fix prior to Feb. 24 can tune into DEGRASSI TMI, featuring a re-generated first half of Season 11 including trivia and random commentary delivered via drop-in windows, airing Monday-Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET.

“What a great honour this is for the entire DEGRASSI team,” said DEGRASSI Executive Producer Linda Schuyler. “This nomination reinforces our continuing dedication to telling relevant stories about the LGBT community.”

“Bell Media is extremely proud of DEGRASSI as it continues to establish itself as one of the world’s most relevant and iconic series for all genders and all ages,” said Corrie Coe, Senior Vice-President, Independent Production, Bell Media. “We look forward to continuing to watch DEGRASSI evolve, as its audience does.”