The Stonewall Awards was an annual event held by the British charity
Stonewall to recognise people who have affected the lives of
British
British may refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
* British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...
lesbian, gay, bi and trans people. The event was first held in 2006 at the
Royal Academy of Arts
The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House in Piccadilly London, England. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its ...
and from 2007 was held at the
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum (abbreviated V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and named after Queen ...
. It was held for the final time, with '...of the Decade' categories, in 2015.
2006
The inaugural event was held at the
Royal Academy of Arts
The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House in Piccadilly London, England. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its ...
.
2007
2008
Stonewall nominated
Julie Bindel for the 2008 Journalist of the Year award. This nomination was controversial due to her view on
transsexualism
A transsexual person is someone who experiences a gender identity that is inconsistent with their assigned sex, and desires to permanently transition to the sex or gender with which they identify, usually seeking medical assistance (incl ...
and lead to a protest taking place outside of the awards venue.
2009
2010
2011
Held on 3 November 2011.
2012
The 2012 awards were held on 1 November, with the award of "Bigot of the Year" to Cardinal
Keith O'Brien drawing protest from the Catholic Church in Scotland, 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".
2013
2014
2015
References
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LGBTQ-related awards
Politics awards