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*Stonewall Sports Award: [[Rugby Football League]] | *Stonewall Sports Award: [[Rugby Football League]] | ||
*Writer of the Year: [[Jeanette Winterson]] | *Writer of the Year: [[Jeanette Winterson]] | ||
*Bigot of the Year: [[Keith O'Brien]] | *Bigot of the Year: Cardinal [[Keith O'Brien]] | ||
*Journalist of the Year: [[Hugo Rifkind]] and [[Owen Jones]] | *Journalist of the Year: [[Hugo Rifkind]] and [[Owen Jones]] | ||
*Entertainer of the Year: [[Sue Perkins]] | *Entertainer of the Year: [[Sue Perkins]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:10, 10 July 2026
The Stonewall Awards for 2012]] were held on 1 November,[1] with the award of "Bigot of the Year" to Cardinal Keith O'Brien drawing protest from the Catholic Church in Scotland,[2][3] 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".[4]
- Publication of the Year: Gay Star News
- Politician of the Year: Ruth Davidson
- Stonewall Sports Award: Rugby Football League
- Writer of the Year: Jeanette Winterson
- Bigot of the Year: Cardinal Keith O'Brien
- Journalist of the Year: Hugo Rifkind and Owen Jones
- Entertainer of the Year: Sue Perkins
- Stonewall Community Group of the Year: East London Out Project
- Broadcast of the Year: Britain's Got Talent
- Hero of the Year: Giles Fraser
References
- ↑ http://www.stonewall.org.uk/what_you_can_do/events/2595.asp "Stonewall Awards 2012"
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-20175530 "Storm over Stonewall's Cardinal Keith O'Brien 'bigot' award". BBC News, 2 November 2012
- ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/02/catholic-stonewall-bigot-keith-obrien Severin Carrell, "Catholic leaders furious at Stonewall's 'bigot' award for Cardinal Keith O'Brien", The Guardian, 2 November 2012
- ↑ http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/11/02/scottish-tory-leader-booed-at-stonewall-awards/ Scott Roberts, "Scottish Tory Leader booed at Stonewall Awards". Pink News, 2 November 2012.
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