List of LGBTQ-related awards
List of awards
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This list of LGBTQ-related awards is an index to articles on notable awards related to LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) media, competitions, film and literature.
General
| Country | Award | Sponsor | Description | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | Annie Brouwer-Korf Award | City of Utrecht | Annual city award since 2007 for people or organizations that are particularly committed to the emancipation and acceptance of LGBTQIA+. | [1][2][3] |
| United States | Brenda Howard Memorial Award | Queens Chapter of PFLAG | Recognizes an individual whose work for the bisexual and LGBTQ communities best exemplifies the vision, principles, and community service exemplified by Brenda Howard. | [4][5] |
| United Kingdom | British LGBT Awards | SPM Group | Individuals and organisations that have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the LGBTQ+ community. | [6] |
| United States | Brudner Prize | Yale University | Lifetime accomplishment and scholarly contributions in the field of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies (LGBTS) | [7] |
| China | China Rainbow Media Awards | Aibai Culture & Education Center, Beijing Gender Health Education Institute | Media artisans and publication outlets for their coverage or featuring of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the People's Republic of China | [8] |
| Germany | Felix-Rexhausen Award | Bund Lesbischer und Schwuler JournalistInnen | Mainstream media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives | [9] |
| United States | GLAAD Media Award | GLAAD | Various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the LGBTQ community and the issues that affect their lives | [10] |
| Netherlands | John Blankenstein Award | Municipal Council of The Hague | Significance of gay men and lesbian women participating and positioning themselves equally in society | [11] |
| Netherlands | Jos Brink Award | Ministry of Education, Science and Culture | Every two years the Dutch government organizes since 2009 a life time award and innovation award for persons or organizations dedicated to the acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people | [12] |
| United States | Miss Fag Hag Pageant | Hetrick-Martin Institute | Pageant contest for fag hags | [13] |
| United States | NewNowNext Awards | Logo TV | LGBT-specific and general interest achievements in entertainment and pop culture | [14] |
| United States | The Outies | Out & Equal | Individuals and organizations that are leaders in advancing equality for LGBT employees in America’s workplaces | [15] |
| United States | Pill Awards | ADD-TV | Artists in the LGBT community | [16] |
| Canada | PTP Pink Awards | Pink Triangle Press | Significant celebrity and community builders of the LGBTQ community in Canada | [17] |
| Canada | Q Hall of Fame Canada | Q Hall of Fame | People who have greatly impacted the lives of LGBTQ Canadians through their dedication to human rights | [18] |
| United States | Ruth Benedict Prize | American Anthropological Association | Excellence in a scholarly book written from an anthropological perspective about a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender topic | [19] |
| United Kingdom | Stonewall Awards | Stonewall | People who have affected the lives of British lesbian, gay, bi and trans people | [20] |
| United States | VH1 Trailblazer Honors | Logo TV, VH1 | Persons and entities who have made significant contributions towards minority empowerment and civil activism. It is the only televised LGBT awards ceremony in the United States. | [21] |
Film
| Country | Award | Sponsor | Description | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Blatino Erotica Awards | Blatino Oasis | [Gay] men of African or Latino descent who either work in the adult entertainment industry or ... whose work ... is classified as erotic or sexy in nature | [22] |
| United States | Cybersocket Web Awards | Cybersocket, Inc. | Gay porn websites | [23] |
| United States | Dorian Awards | GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics | Finest in film and television accessible in the United States, as well as Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, across general and LGBTQ-centric categories | [24] |
| United States | The Frameline Award | Frameline Film Festival | Major contribution to LGBTQ+ representation in film, television, or the media arts | [25] |
| United States | GayVN Awards | AVN (magazine) | Work done in the gay pornographic industry | [26][27] |
| United States | GLAAD Media Award | GLAAD | Outstanding representations of the LGBTQ community in media | [10] |
| United States | Grabby Awards | Grab Magazine | Work done in the gay adult erotic video industry | [28][29] |
| United Kingdom | Iris Prize | The Festivals Company | Film which is by, for, about or of interest to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or intersex audiences | [30] |
| Italy | Queer Lion | Venice Film Festival | Best Movie with LGBT Themes & Queer Culture | [31] |
| France | Queer Palm | Cannes Film Festival | LGBTQIA+-relevant films entered into the Cannes Film Festival | [32] |
| Taiwan | Queermosa Awards | Taiwan International Queer Film Festival | LGBT film festival | [33] |
| United States | Reel Affirmations | Reel Affirmations | LGBT films: Best Feature, Best Documentary, Best Male Short, and Best Female Short | [34] |
| Spain | Sebastiane Award | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Film or documentary screened during San Sebastián International Film Festival that best reflects the values and reality of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people | [35][36][37] |
| Germany | Teddy Award | Berlin International Film Festival | Films with LGBTQIA+ topics | [38] |
Literary awards
| Country | Award | Sponsor | Description | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Alice B Readers Award | Alice B Readers Appreciation Committee | Living writers of lesbian fiction whose careers are distinguished by consistently well-written stories about lesbians | [39] |
| United States | American Library Association Rainbow List | American Library Association | Books with significant gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender content, and which are aimed at youth, birth through age 18 | [40] |
| United States | Audre Lorde Award | Publishing Triangle | Works of lesbian poetry | [41][42] |
| United States | Bill Whitehead Award | Publishing Triangle | Lifetime achievement by writers within the LGBTQ community | [43] |
| United States | Bisexual Book Awards | Bi Writers Association | Best works of literature addressing themes of bisexuality | [44] |
| Canada | Blue Metropolis Violet Prize | Blue Metropolis | To an established LGBTQ writer to honour their body of work | [45][46] |
| Canada | Dayne Ogilvie Prize | Writers' Trust of Canada | Emerging Canadian writer who is part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer community | [47] |
| United States | Edmund White Award | Publishing Triangle | Debut novels by writers within the LGBTQ+ community | [48] |
| United States | Ferro-Grumley Award | Publishing Triangle | Best work of LGBTQ fiction | [49] |
| United States | Gaylactic Spectrum Awards | Gaylactic Spectrum Awards Foundation | Works of science fiction, fantasy and horror that explore LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) topics in a positive way | [50] |
| United States | GCLS Goldie Awards | Golden Crown Literary Society | Several categories | [51] |
| United States | Judy Grahn Award | Publishing Triangle | Works of non-fiction of relevance to the lesbian community | [52] |
| United States | Lambda Literary Award | Lambda Literary Foundation | Published works which celebrate or explore LGBTQ+ themes | [53] |
| United States | Otherwise Award | Otherwise Award | Works of science fiction or fantasy that expand or explore one's understanding of gender | [54] |
| United Kingdom | Polari Prize | Polari Salon | LGBTQ+ works by authors who were born or live in the UK or Ireland | [55] |
| France | Prix République du Glamour | Glamour magazine (France) | Best French lesbian novels | [56] |
| United States | Publishing Triangle Award for Trans and Gender-Variant Literature | Publishing Triangle | Works of literature on transgender themes | [57] |
| India | Rainbow Awards | Dwijen Dinanath Arts Foundation | Several categories | [58][59][60][61] |
| United States | Randy Shilts Award | Publishing Triangle | Works of non-fiction of relevance to the gay community | [62][63] |
| United States | Robert Chesley Award | Publishing Triangle | Works by playwrights in the LGBTQ community | [64][65] |
| Japan | Sense of Gender Awards | Japanese Association for Gender, Fantasy & Science Fiction | Science fiction or fantasy fiction which best explores and deepens the concept of Gender | [66][67][68] |
| United States | Stonewall Book Award | Rainbow Round Table | Exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience | [69] |
| United States | Thom Gunn Award | Publishing Triangle | Works of gay male poetry | [70][71][72] |