The Stonewall Awards is an annual event by Stonewall 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 of Arts and from 2007 were held at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
2006
The inaugural event was held at the Royal Academy of Arts.[1]
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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.[3]
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2009
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2010
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2011
Held on the 3rd November 2011.[8][9]
2012
The 2012 awards were held on 1 November,[10] with the award of "Bigot of the Year" to Cardinal Keith O'Brien drawing protest from the Catholic Church in Scotland,[11][12] 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".[13]
2013
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| Award |
Winner(s)
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| Publication of the Year |
Metro
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| Politician of the Year |
Baroness Stowell of Beeston
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| Stonewall Sports Award |
Cardiff Lions
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| Writer of the Year |
Damian Barr
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| Bigot of the Year |
Pat Robertson
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| Entertainer of the Year |
Antony Cotton
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| Journalist of the Year |
Grace Dent
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| Broadcast of the Year |
CBBC's Marrying Mum And Dad
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| Hero of the Year |
Lord Alli and the Russia LGBT Network (joint award)
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| Advert Of The Year |
Mamas And Papas
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| Stonewall Community Group of the Year |
Quaker Lesbian & Gay Fellowship
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2014
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| Award |
Winner(s)
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| Publication of the Year |
i
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| Politician of the Year |
Lord Cashman and Lynne Featherstone MP
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| Stonewall Sports Award |
Pride House
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| Writer of the Year |
Sarah Waters
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| Entertainer of the Year |
Alicya Eyo (Emmerdale)
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| Journalist of the Year |
Liz MacKean
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| Broadcast of the Year |
Pride
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| Hero of the Year |
Pepe Julian Onziema
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| Advert Of The Year |
London Pride and Barclays (#FreedomTo)
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| Stonewall Community Group of the Year |
OLGA (Older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Association)
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References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ http://www.stonewall.org.uk/media/current_releases/1524.asp "John Barrowman, Sugar Rush, Sheri Dobrowski, Mail on Sunday win accolades at Stonewall Awards". Accessed 9 January 2007. Archived by Web Archive http://web.archive.org/web/20070109062256/http://www.stonewall.org.uk/media/current_releases/1524.asp
- ↑ http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-9523.html Tony Grew, "Celebs split over trans protest at Stonewall Awards"
Pink News, 7 November 2008
- ↑ http://www.lesbilicious.co.uk/campaigns-politics/150-people-protest-at-%E2%80%98transphobic%E2%80%99-stonewall-awards/ "150 people protest at 'transphobic' Stonewall Awards". Lesbilicious,
7 November 2008
- ↑ http://www.stonewall.org.uk/media/current_releases/2435.asp "Iris Robinson MP voted Bigot of the Year". Retrieved 20 December 2008. Archived by Web Archive at http://web.archive.org/web/20081220012823/http://www.stonewall.org.uk/media/current_releases/2435.asp
- ↑ http://www.stonewall.org.uk/media/current_releases/3584.asp "2009 Stonewall Award winners include Boyzone, Sarah Waters and Joan Bakewell"
- ↑ http://www.stonewall.org.uk/media/current_releases/4807.asp "Corrie, John Partridge, The Times, Martina Navratilova – Stonewall Award Winners"
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- ↑ http://www.buzzfeed.com/danmartin/pat-robertson-named-bigot-of-the-year-at-stonewall-awards#4gaufbk
- ↑ http://www.stonewall.org.uk/what_you_can_do/events/2595.asp
