Stonewall Awards
Award for people who impact LGBT lives
The Stonewall Awards was an annual event held by the British charity Stonewall to recognise people who have affected the lives of British lesbian, gay, bi and trans people. The event was first held in 2006 at the Royal Academy of Arts and from 2007 was held at the Victoria and Albert Museum . It was held for the final time, with '...of the Decade' categories, in 2015.[ 1]
2006
The inaugural event was held at the Royal Academy of Arts .[ 2] [ 3]
2007
2008
Stonewall nominated Julie Bindel for the 2008 Journalist of the Year award. This nomination was controversial due to her view on transsexualism and lead to a protest taking place outside of the awards venue.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
2009
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2010
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2011
Held on 3 November 2011.[ 9] [ 10]
2012
The 2012 awards were held on 1 November,[ 11] [ 12] with the award of "Bigot of the Year" to Cardinal Keith O'Brien drawing protest from the Catholic Church in Scotland,[ 13] [ 14] of which he was head. Criticism of the bigot award from the winner of the Politician of the Year award, Ruth Davidson, lead to her being "booed off-stage".[ 15]
2013
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Award
Winner(s)
Publication of the Year
Metro
Politician of the Year
Baroness Stowell of Beeston
Stonewall Sports Award
Cardiff Lions
Writer of the Year
Damian Barr
Bigot of the Year
Pat Robertson
Entertainer of the Year
Antony Cotton
Journalist of the Year
Grace Dent
Broadcast of the Year
CBBC's Marrying Mum And Dad
Hero of the Year
Lord Alli and the Russia LGBT Network (joint award)
Advert Of The Year
Mamas And Papas
Stonewall Community Group of the Year
Quaker Lesbian & Gay Fellowship
2014
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Award
Winner(s)
Publication of the Year
i
Politician of the Year
Lord Cashman and Lynne Featherstone MP
Stonewall Sports Award
Pride House
Writer of the Year
Sarah Waters
Entertainer of the Year
Alicya Eyo (Emmerdale )
Journalist of the Year
Liz MacKean
Broadcast of the Year
Pride
Hero of the Year
Pepe Julian Onziema
Advert of the Year
London Pride and Barclays (#FreedomTo)
Stonewall Community Group of the Year
OLGA (Older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Association)
2015
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Award
Winner(s)
Publication of the Decade
The Guardian
Politician of the Decade
Waheed Alli
Sports Person or Team of the Decade
Nigel Owens
Writer of the Decade
Sarah Waters
Entertainer of the Decade
Dan Gillespie Sells
Journalist of the Decade
Liz MacKean
Broadcast of the Decade
Hollyoaks
Trans Media Award
Boy Meets Girl
References
^ Duffy, Nick (15 October 2015). "Stonewall CEO explains why the Stonewall Awards are closing down" . PinkNews . Retrieved 21 February 2017 .
^ Shoffman, Marc (7 November 2006), Stonewall Awards boost homophobia battle , PinkNews , retrieved 10 January 2013
^ John Barrowman, Sugar Rush, Sheri Dobrowski, Mail on Sunday win accolades at Stonewall Awards , Stonewall, 2006, archived from the original on 9 January 2007
^ Grew, Tony (7 November 2008), "Celebs split over trans protest at Stonewall Awards" , PinkNews
^ "150 people protest at 'transphobic' Stonewall Awards" , Lesbilicious , 7 November 2008
^ Iris Robinson MP voted Bigot of the Year , Stonewall, 2008, archived from the original on 20 December 2008
^ 2009 Stonewall Award winners include Boyzone, Sarah Waters and Joan Bakewell , Stonewall, 2009, archived from the original on 9 November 2009, retrieved 10 January 2013
^ Corrie, John Partridge, The Times, Martina Navratilova – Stonewall Award Winners , Stonewall, 2010, archived from the original on 10 March 2015, retrieved 10 January 2013
^ Gray, Stephen (4 November 2011), Melanie Phillips voted Stonewall's 'Bigot of the Year' , PinkNews , retrieved 10 January 2013
^ Alan Hollinghurst, Vanessa Feltz, BBC3 and Anton Hysen – 2011 Stonewall Award Winners , Stonewall, 2011, retrieved 10 January 2013
^ Stonewall Awards 2012 , Stonewall, 2012, retrieved 10 January 2013
^ "Stonewall Awards" . 17 January 2013. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2020 .
^ Storm over Stonewall's Cardinal Keith O'Brien 'bigot' award , BBC News , 2 November 2012, retrieved 10 January 2013
^ Carrell, Severin (2 November 2012), "Catholic leaders furious at Stonewall's 'bigot' award for Cardinal Keith O'Brien" , The Guardian , retrieved 10 January 2013
^ Roberts, Scott (2 November 2012), Scottish Tory Leader booed at Stonewall Awards , PinkNews , retrieved 10 January 2013
^ "Pat Robertson Named "Bigot Of The Year" At Stonewall Awards" . BuzzFeed .
^ "Support Stonewall Scotland" . 18 August 2015.
^ Megarry, Daniel (6 November 2015). "Stonewall Awards celebrate a decade of LGBT achievements" . Gay Times . Millivres Prowler Ltd. Retrieved 21 February 2017 .