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The 2012 awards were held on 1 November,<ref>http://www.stonewall.org.uk/what_you_can_do/events/2595.asp "Stonewall Awards 2012"
 
The 2012 awards were held on 1 November,<ref>http://www.stonewall.org.uk/what_you_can_do/events/2595.asp "Stonewall Awards 2012"
| publisher = Stonewall</ref> with the award of "Bigot of the Year" to Cardinal [[Keith O'Brien]] drawing protest from the Catholic Church in Scotland,<ref>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</ref><ref>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</ref> 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".<ref>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.</ref>
 
 
*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: [[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]]
 
  
 
==2013==
 
==2013==

Revision as of 19:15, 7 December 2015

The Stonewall Awards is an annual event by Stonewall Equality Limited from 2006 to 2015 to celebrate people who have had a positive or negative impact on the lives of British lesbian, gay and bisexual people. The event was first held in 2006 at the Royal Academy and from 2007 were held at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Ruth Hunt, CEO of Stonewall, announced that the tenth awards ceremony in 2015 would be the last one, explaining that the awards are no longer needed in the modern landscape.[1]

2006

The inaugural event was held at the Royal Academy.[2]

See Stonewall Awards 2006

2007

See Stonewall Awards 2007

2008

See Stonewall Awards 2008

2009

See Stonewall Awards 2009

2010

See Stonewall Awards 2010

2011

See Stonewall Awards 2011.

2012

See Stonewall Awards 2012 The 2012 awards were held on 1 November,Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag

2014

[3]

2015

The tenth and final Stonewall Awards Ceremony was held on 5 November 2015, hosted by Sir Ian McKellen.[4]

References

  1. http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/10/15/stonewall-ceo-explains-why-the-stonewall-awards-are-closing-down/. Nick Duffy, "Stonewall CEO explains why the Stonewall Awards are closing down". Pink News, 15 october 2015. Accessed: 2015-12-07. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6dbKZXv79)
  2. http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2006/11/07/stonewall-awards-boost-homophobia-battle/ Marc Shoffman, "Stonewall Awards boost homophobia battle", Pink News 7 November 2006
  3. http://www.stonewall.org.uk/what_you_can_do/events/2595.asp Archived by teh Web Archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20141224055257/http://www.stonewall.org.uk/what_you_can_do/events/2595.asp
  4. https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/news/15933/stonewall-awards-celebrate-decade-lgbt-achievements/. Daniel Megarry, "Stonewall Awards celebrate a decade of LGBT achievements". GT, 6 November 2015. Accessed: 2015-12-07. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6dbK4WEym)