Stonewall Awards

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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]

For lists of winners by year, see

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