SHORTLIST 2019
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) |
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 |
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 |
LGBTQ CHAMPION
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. 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 - Société Générale |
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 |
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 |
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. 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 |
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD