Rainbow Honours

SHORTLIST 2019
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MEDIA MOMENT
This honour is to celebrate a moment in media history that has impacted our community,  

​Brookside - First lesbian kiss in a UK soap (1994)
EastEnders - First gay kiss in a UK soap (1989)
Joe Root - Response to homophobic abuse at the final cricket test in St Lucia (2019)
Lesbians invading the BBC News room (1988)
Olly Alexander - Glastonbury speech (2019)
Prince William's support of akt (2019)
Ru Paul's Drag Race coming to the UK (2019)
The Naked Civil Servant - a film exhibiting homosexuality (1975)

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LGBTQ ICON
Awarded to a person who identifies as LGBTQ and whose words and deeds have helped further the cause of LGBTQ equality.
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Clare Balding OBE
Dr Ranj Singh
Gareth Thomas

Gok Wan
Paris Lees 
Rylan Clark-Neal
Sue Perkins 
Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black ​

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LGBTQ NETWORK GROUP
Awarded to the corporate LGBTQ staff network which provides the greatest support to its members.

​Adobe Proud Network - Adobe 
Égalité - Publicis Groupe
LGBT+ Network - Bank of America, Merrill Lynch
LGBT+ Network - TSB

Met LGBT Network - Metropolitan Police
Pride at Kantar - Kantar
Rainbow Network - Lloyds Banking Group
SPECTRUM - GSK

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NEW LGBTQ NETWORK GROUP
This award goes to an LGBTQ staff network which has been operational for 12 months or less and which is already making a difference to the company's LGBTQ staff.

​​FA Internal LGBTQ Network - The Football Association
Village Greene LGBT+ Network - Greene King 
LGBTED - LGBT+ Teachers & Leaders
LGBT+ and Allies Network - Mace
LGBTQ+ Network - Kingfisher PLC
L&GBT+Allies- Legal & General 
Elsevier Pride Network -
Elsevier, a RELX company
PRISMuk - Jacobs

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LGBTQ CHAMPION
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Awarded to an individual who has used their time to volunteer for charities or other good causes and has leveraged their experience and skills to mentor others either within or outside the workplace.
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Andrei Harmsworth - Metro
Annie Newman - GSK
Bobbi Pickard - BP
Carlo Calloni - CBRE
Emma Woollcott - Mishcon De Reya
Kevin Poulter - Freeths
Richard Chapman-Harris - Mott MacDonald
Vincent Francois - Sociét
é Générale

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HOUSING PROVIDER
This award is given to a housing provider who actively promotes their schemes to the LGBTQ community.
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Catalyst Housing
Clarion Housing
Folio 
Home Group
​Metropolitan Thames Valley
Network Homes
Newlon Housing Trust
Stonewall Housing 

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MARKETING CAMPAIGN
Awarded to the best campaign aimed at or featuring the LGBTQ community.

​Boohoo- #lovewithoutlimits Collection
H & M - Love for All
House of Holland - Trans Pride Suiting Campaign
Hunter - Pride Play Boots
NHS  - Rainbow Badges
Procter & Gamble - Fair Campaign
Skittles - Give the Rainbow
Vauxhall - Stay in Control

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TRANS ADVOCATE
Given to an individual or an organisation who has stood out in their support for the trans community.

Adele Roberts - BBC Radio Presenter
Adrian Harrop - Doctor & LGBT Campaigner
Alison Camps - Co-chair Pride in London
Anthony Watson - Founder & Chief Executive Officer - TBOL
Hannah Bardell - Member of Parliament
Owen Jones - Journalist
Ruth Hunt - Former CEO Stonewall
Simon Blake - Deputy Chair of Stonewall

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CORPORATE ALLY
Given to someone who does not identify as LGBTQ but who has leveraged their influence to demonstrate support for LGBTQ equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and beyond.
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​Jeremy Huband - HSBC UK
Jules Quinn - King and Spalding LLP
Katherine Gansallo
Keziah Halliday - NHS England
Linzi Blakey - GSK
Mandy Rico - Kantar
Pete Markey - TSB Bank
Simon Hodgkinson - BP

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CELEBRITY ALLY
Awarded to someone in the public eye who does not identify as LGBTQ but who uses their platform
and influence to promote LGBTQ equality and visibility.

​Caitlin Moran
Lorraine Kelly OBE
Sadiq Khan
John Bishop 
Bhavna Limbachia
Matty Healy
Harry Styles
Michelle Collins

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LARGE ORGANISATION / BRAND
This award is given to a company or organisation which has demonstrated outstanding support to an LGBTQ community or charity whether financially or through practical skills.
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adam&eveDDB
Disney 
HSBC
Just Eat 
London Fire Brigade 
Northern Trust 
Proctor & Gamble 
Touchstone 

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SMALL BRAND
This award is given to a small company or organisation which has demonstrated outstanding commitment to an LGBTQ community.
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DreamTek TV 
Gender Free World
GlitterBeam Radio
Gymbox 
Heatherley School of Fine Art
Kings Cross Steelers 
Spanners with Manners 
#iamme - Dr Vincent Wong



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CHARITY
This award is given to the charity - including those who may not be LGBTQ specific - which has run a campaign or campaigns to the benefit of the LGBTQ community.

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Diversity Role Models
Kaleidoscope Trust
LGBT Foundation
Mermaids
Stonewall 
Switchboard 
Terrence Higgins Trust

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CAMPAIGNER
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Awarded to a person who identifies as LGBTQ and whose words and deeds have helped further the cause of LGBTQ equality.
Andrew Moffatt MBE
Drew Dalton
Jake Graf and Hannah Graf MBE
Libby Baxter Williams 
Munroe Bergdorf 
Peter Tatchell
Phyll Opoku-Gyimah
Sue Sanders 

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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD