Stonewall Awards

For the American book awards, see Stonewall Book Award.

Award for people who impact LGBT lives

The Stonewall Awards was an annual event held by the British charity Stonewall to recognise people who have affected the lives of British lesbian, gay, bi and trans 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. It was held for the final time, with '...of the Decade' categories, in 2015.[1]

## 2006

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The inaugural event was held at the Royal Academy of Arts.[2][3]

Award | Winner(s)

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Publication of the Year | PinkNews
Politician of the Year | Baroness Ashton
Writer of the Year | Sarah Waters
Employer of the Year | Staffordshire Police
Bully of the Year | Chris Moyles
Journalist of the Year | Jonathan Oliver
Broadcast of the Year | Sugar Rush
Stonewall & Barclays Community Group of the Year | The Albert Kennedy Trust
Entertainer of the Year | John Barrowman
Hero of the Year | Sheri Dobrowski

## 2007

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Award | Winner(s)

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Publication of the Year | The Guardian
Politician of the Year | Alan Johnson
Writer of the Year | Val McDermid
Sports Personality of the Year | Nigel Owens
Bigot of the Year | Anthony Priddis
Journalist of the Year | Philip Hensher
Broadcast of the Year | Hollyoaks
Stonewall & Barclays Community Group of the Year | London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard
Entertainer of the Year | Dan Gillespie Sells
Hero of the Year | Antony Grey

## 2008

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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.[4][5][6]

Award | Winner(s)

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Publication of the Year | Time Out
Politician of the Year | Waheed Alli
Stonewall Sports Award | Stonewall Lions FC
Writer of the Year | Stella Duffy
Bigot of the Year | Iris Robinson
Community Group of the Year  | UK Lesbian & Gay Immigration Group
Journalist of the Year | Miriam Stoppard
Broadcaster of the Year | Sandi Toksvig
Hero of the Year | Gene Robinson

## 2009

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Award | Winner(s)

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Publication of the Year | g3
Politician of the Year | Ben Bradshaw
Stonewall Sports Award | Michael Hill
Writer of the Year | Sarah Waters
Bigot of the Year | Jointly Jan Moir and Father John Owen
Journalist of the Year | Jointly Johann Hari and Joan Bakewell
Entertainer of the Year | Boyzone
Broadcaster of the Year | Samira Ahmed
Hero of the Year | Rev Scott Rennie

## 2010

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Award | Winner(s)

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Publication of the Year | The Times
Politician of the Year | John Bercow
Stonewall Sports Award | Martina Navratilova
Writer of the Year | Jointly Stella Duffy and Rupert Smith
Bigot of the Year | Chris Grayling
Journalist of the Year | Patrick Strudwick
Entertainer of the Year | John Partridge
Stonewall Community Group of the Year | MindOut
Broadcaster of the Year | Coronation Street
Hero of the Year | Gareth Thomas

## 2011

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Held on 3 November 2011.[9][10]

Award | Winner(s)

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Publication of the Year | The Guardian Weekend
Politician of the Year | Chris Bryant
Stonewall Sports Award | Anton Hysen
Writer of the Year | Alan Hollinghurst
Bigot of the Year | Melanie Phillips
Journalist of the Year | Jointly Vanessa Feltz and Matthew Todd
Entertainer of the Year | Jane Hazlegrove in Casualty
Stonewall Community Group of the Year | UK Black Pride
Broadcaster of the Year | The World's Worst Place to be Gay? Scott Mills/BBC Three
Hero of the Year | Roger Crouch

## 2012

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The 2012 awards were held on 1 November,[11][12] with the award of "Bigot of the Year" to Cardinal Keith O'Brien drawing protest from the Catholic Church in Scotland,[13][14] 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".[15]

Award | Winner(s)

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Publication of the Year | Gay Star News
Politician of the Year | Ruth Davidson
Stonewall Sports Award | Rugby Football League
Writer of the Year | Jeanette Winterson
Bigot of the Year | Keith O'Brien
Journalist of the Year | Hugo Rifkind and Owen Jones
Entertainer of the Year | Sue Perkins
Stonewall Community Group of the Year | East London Out Project
Broadcast of the Year | Britain's Got Talent
Hero of the Year | Giles Fraser

## 2013

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Award | Winner(s)

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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

## 2014

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Award | Winner(s)

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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)

## 2015

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Award | Winner(s)

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Publication of the Decade | The Guardian
Politician of the Decade | Waheed Alli
Sports Person or Team of the Decade | Nigel Owens
Writer of the Decade | Sarah Waters
Entertainer of the Decade | Dan Gillespie Sells
Journalist of the Decade | Liz MacKean
Broadcast of the Decade | Hollyoaks
Trans Media Award | Boy Meets Girl

## References

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1. ^ Duffy, Nick (15 October 2015). "Stonewall CEO explains why the Stonewall Awards are closing down". PinkNews. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
2. ^ Shoffman, Marc (7 November 2006), Stonewall Awards boost homophobia battle, PinkNews, retrieved 10 January 2013
3. ^ John Barrowman, Sugar Rush, Sheri Dobrowski, Mail on Sunday win accolades at Stonewall Awards, Stonewall, 2006, archived from the original on 9 January 2007
4. ^ Grew, Tony (7 November 2008), "Celebs split over trans protest at Stonewall Awards", PinkNews
5. ^ "150 people protest at 'transphobic' Stonewall Awards", Lesbilicious, 7 November 2008
6. ^ Iris Robinson MP voted Bigot of the Year, Stonewall, 2008, archived from the original on 20 December 2008
7. ^ 2009 Stonewall Award winners include Boyzone, Sarah Waters and Joan Bakewell, Stonewall, 2009, archived from the original on 9 November 2009, retrieved 10 January 2013
8. ^ Corrie, John Partridge, The Times, Martina Navratilova – Stonewall Award Winners, Stonewall, 2010, archived from the original on 10 March 2015, retrieved 10 January 2013
9. ^ Gray, Stephen (4 November 2011), Melanie Phillips voted Stonewall's 'Bigot of the Year', PinkNews, retrieved 10 January 2013
10. ^ Alan Hollinghurst, Vanessa Feltz, BBC3 and Anton Hysen – 2011 Stonewall Award Winners, Stonewall, 2011, retrieved 10 January 2013
11. ^ Stonewall Awards 2012, Stonewall, 2012, retrieved 10 January 2013
12. ^ "Stonewall Awards". 17 January 2013. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
13. ^ Storm over Stonewall's Cardinal Keith O'Brien 'bigot' award, BBC News, 2 November 2012, retrieved 10 January 2013
14. ^ Carrell, Severin (2 November 2012), "Catholic leaders furious at Stonewall's 'bigot' award for Cardinal Keith O'Brien", The Guardian, retrieved 10 January 2013
15. ^ Roberts, Scott (2 November 2012), Scottish Tory Leader booed at Stonewall Awards, PinkNews, retrieved 10 January 2013
16. ^ "Pat Robertson Named "Bigot Of The Year" At Stonewall Awards". BuzzFeed.
17. ^ "Support Stonewall Scotland". 18 August 2015.
18. ^ Megarry, Daniel (6 November 2015). "Stonewall Awards celebrate a decade of LGBT achievements". Gay Times. Millivres Prowler Ltd. Retrieved 21 February 2017.