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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. by [Jonathon Dornbush / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jonathon Dornbush / Entertainment Weekly Mar 22, 2015 9:48 PM UTC  Kerry Washington accepts the Vanguard Award onstage during the 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 21, 2015 in Beverly Hills. Kerry Washington accepts the Vanguard Award onstage during the 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 21, 2015 in Beverly Hills.Charley Gallay—Getty Images by [Jonathon Dornbush / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jonathon Dornbush / Entertainment Weekly Mar 22, 2015 9:48 PM UTC When Kerry Washington accepted the Vanguard Award at last night’s GLAAD Media Awards, she knew her acceptance speech would, eventually, come under some scrutiny. “…On Monday morning, people are going to click a link to hear what that woman from _Scandal_ said at that awards show, and so, I think some stuff needs to be said,” Washington said to a round of applause before launching into her speech. The _Scandal_ star then devoted her time to discussing equal rights for all citizens and how to make that a reality in the media. Washington acknowledged the “access to basic liberties” that are denied to many citizens around the world, noting how “women, poor people, people of color, people with disabilities, immigrants, gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, trans people, intersex people…have been pitted against each other and made to feel like there are limited seats at the table for those of us who fall into the category of other.” But Washington believes that the stories of these disenfranchised communities must be told to prevent this from happening on screen and in the real world. Watch Washington’s full speech as she advocates for more “inclusive storytelling” and “inclusive representation” both in front of and behind the camera. _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/22/kerry-washington-glaad-media-awards-speech) _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3753618/kerry-washington-glaad-speech/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3753618/kerry-washington-glaad-speech/"},"headline":"Watch Kerry Washington's Stirring Speech from the GLAAD Media Awards","datePublished":"2015-03-22T21:48:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T05:20:45.080Z","description":"The \"Scandal\" star devoted her time to discussing equal rights for all citizens and how to make that a reality in the media","url":"https://time.com/3753618/kerry-washington-glaad-speech/","keywords":["Television","Scandal","Kerry Washington"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt973e02ce87fb75fe/698784a90b72e3d3c36de4a5/kerry-washington-glaad.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jonathon Dornbush / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt973e02ce87fb75fe/698784a90b72e3d3c36de4a5/kerry-washington-glaad.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Kerry Washington","caption":"Kerry Washington","creditText":"Charley Gallay—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3753618/kerry-washington-glaad-speech/","name":"Watch Kerry Washington's Stirring Speech from the GLAAD Media Awards"}}]}] ```