Stonewall Awards
The Stonewall Awards is an annual event by Stonewall to recognize people who have had an 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 was held at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
2006
The inaugural event was held at the Royal Academy of Arts.[1][2]
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][4][5]
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) |
| 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 |
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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) |
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References
- ↑ Shoffman, Marc (7 November 2006), Stonewall Awards boost homophobia battle, Pink News, 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", Pink News
- ↑ "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, retrieved 10 January 2013
- ↑ Corrie, John Partridge, The Times, Martina Navratilova – Stonewall Award Winners, Stonewall, 2010, retrieved 10 January 2013
- ↑ Gray, Stephen (4 November 2011), Melanie Phillips voted Stonewall’s ‘Bigot of the Year’, Pink News, 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
- ↑ 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, Pink News, retrieved 10 January 2013
- ↑ 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