Joy Behar receiving an "Excellence in Media" award.

It was every bit as fun as it looked!  Neal B. and crew braved monsoon-like weather in New York to cover one of the most respected awards ceremonies in entertainment:  The 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards (@glaad).

The glam-glam celebs were out in full force on the red carpet:  Joy Behar (@JoyVBehar) explains what she feels the Republican party can learn from the people who are nominated at GLAAD, Cynthia Nixon shares her personal fight for marriage equality, Michael Patrick King (writer, producer of Sex and the City plot (sort of), Nigel Barker (@BeautyEquation) who explains how to exude beauty and more.

Special honorees of the evening included Joy Behar who received a special award for excellence in media for speaking out about gay rights issues as co-host on The View while Cynthia Nixon was honored for her passionate fight for marriage equality.

Watch as Neal B. hits the carpet and talks to celebs about why the GLAAD Awards is so special for them.    More individual interview quick-clips (and a list of the evening’s winners)  here.

Congratulations to the nominees and the winners!