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| British LGBT Awards: Shortlist of leading LGBT activists, allies and stars revealed | British LGBT Awards: Shortlist of leading LGBT activists, allies and stars revealed |
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| The Independent is pleased to announce the shortlist for the British LGBT Awards 2017. | |
| The awards celebrate community activists, public figures and straight allies who work to advance the rights of LGBT communities. The Independent is the British LGBT Awards Media Partner for 2017. | The awards celebrate community activists, public figures and straight allies who work to advance the rights of LGBT communities. The Independent is the British LGBT Awards Media Partner for 2017. |
| Top 10 LGBT+ celebrities include Laverne Cox, a transgender activist and actress who came to prominence on Netflix series Orange Is The New Black, and Kate McKinnon, impersonator and comedian, who shot to fame on Saturday Night Live after her portrayal of Hillary Clinton during the 2016 US presidential race. | |
| Top 10 media moments include the inclusion of a lesbian kiss in the BBC's broadcast of A Midsummer Night's Dream, as well as the moment the cast of Broadway musical Hamilton took to the stage to address Vice President Mike Pence in the audience and implore him to respect minority rights. | |
| British LGBT Awards founder Sarah Garrett MBE said: “The 2017 NatWest British LGBT Awards shortlist features inspirational people who have and continue to use their platform to promote and enhance LGBT rights all over the world. | British LGBT Awards founder Sarah Garrett MBE said: “The 2017 NatWest British LGBT Awards shortlist features inspirational people who have and continue to use their platform to promote and enhance LGBT rights all over the world. |
| “All nominees are absolutely deserving of their place on the shortlist but it is now down to the public to choose their winners ahead of the ceremony which is set to be the biggest yet when it takes place in London on 12 May.” | “All nominees are absolutely deserving of their place on the shortlist but it is now down to the public to choose their winners ahead of the ceremony which is set to be the biggest yet when it takes place in London on 12 May.” |
| Top 10 media moments | |
| Black Mirror's San Junipero Episode | Black Mirror's San Junipero Episode |
| Broadway Musical Hamilton Delivers Message To Vice President Pence | |
| Cyndi Lauper Rewrites Kinky Boots In Support Of Trans Rights | Cyndi Lauper Rewrites Kinky Boots In Support Of Trans Rights |
| Gaycation, A Worldwide LGBT+ Cultural Journey, Airs On Viceland | |
| India Willoughby Features On Loose Women Panel | India Willoughby Features On Loose Women Panel |
| News Coverage Of Worldwide Orlando Vigils | News Coverage Of Worldwide Orlando Vigils |
| Rio Olympics Features Most LGBT+ Athletes Ever | Rio Olympics Features Most LGBT+ Athletes Ever |
| Russell T Davies Introduces A Lesbian Kiss To The BBC's A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Russell T Davies Introduces A Lesbian Kiss To The BBC's A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
| Rylan And His Husband Dan Present This Morning On ITV | |
| Supergirl's Sister Alex Danvers Comes Out As A Lesbian | Supergirl's Sister Alex Danvers Comes Out As A Lesbian |
| Adidas Top 10 LGBT+ Celebrities | Adidas Top 10 LGBT+ Celebrities |
| Olly Alexander | Olly Alexander |
| Laverne Cox | Laverne Cox |
| Cara Delevingne | Cara Delevingne |
| Lady Gaga | Lady Gaga |
| Lauren Jauregui | Lauren Jauregui |
| Dustin Lance Black | Dustin Lance Black |
| Kate McKinnon | Kate McKinnon |
| Ellen Page | Ellen Page |
| RuPaul | RuPaul |
| Russell Tovey | Russell Tovey |
| Top 10 LGBT+ Celebrity Rising Stars | Top 10 LGBT+ Celebrity Rising Stars |
| Saara Aalto | Saara Aalto |
| Munroe Bergdorf | Munroe Bergdorf |
| Shannon Beveridge | Shannon Beveridge |
| Mhairi Black MP | Mhairi Black MP |
| Dino Fetscher | Dino Fetscher |
| Stephanie Hirst | Stephanie Hirst |
| Matt Lister | Matt Lister |
| Calum Scott | Calum Scott |
| George Shelley | George Shelley |
| Annie Wallace | Annie Wallace |
| Virgin Holidays Top 10 Celebrity Straight Allies | Virgin Holidays Top 10 Celebrity Straight Allies |
| James Corden | James Corden |
| Ariana Grande | Ariana Grande |
| Anne Hathaway | Anne Hathaway |
| Thierry Henry | Thierry Henry |
| Annie Lennox | Annie Lennox |
| Macklemore | Macklemore |
| Prince William | Prince William |
| J.K. Rowling | J.K. Rowling |
| Patrick Stewart | Patrick Stewart |
| Emma Watson | Emma Watson |
| Signature Living Top 10 Best Destinations | Signature Living Top 10 Best Destinations |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Barcelona, Spain | Barcelona, Spain |
| Miami, Florida | Miami, Florida |
| New York, New York | New York, New York |
| Palm Springs, California | Palm Springs, California |
| Richmond, Virginia | Richmond, Virginia |
| San Francisco, California | San Francisco, California |
| Stockholm, Sweden | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Sao Paulo, Brazil | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Vancouver, Canada | Vancouver, Canada |
| GMB Top 10 Charities or Community Initiatives | GMB Top 10 Charities or Community Initiatives |
| 401 Challenge/Foundation | |
| Albert Kennedy Trust | Albert Kennedy Trust |
| Diversity Role Models | Diversity Role Models |
| GIRES (Gender Identity Research and Education Society) | GIRES (Gender Identity Research and Education Society) |
| Happy Hippy Foundation | Happy Hippy Foundation |
| Kick It Out (LGBT) | Kick It Out (LGBT) |
| Mermaids | Mermaids |
| R U Coming Out? | R U Coming Out? |
| Stonewall | Stonewall |
| Thrive NE | Thrive NE |
| Top 10 Broadcasters or Journalists | Top 10 Broadcasters or Journalists |
| Clare Balding | Clare Balding |
| Rylan Clark-Neal | Rylan Clark-Neal |
| Jane Hill | Jane Hill |
| Owen Jones | Owen Jones |
| Rachel Maddow | Rachel Maddow |
| Graham Norton | Graham Norton |
| Paul O'Grady | Paul O'Grady |
| Tyler Oakley | Tyler Oakley |
| Sue Perkins | Sue Perkins |
| Adele Roberts | Adele Roberts |
| Viacom Top 10 Music Artists | Viacom Top 10 Music Artists |
| Adele | Adele |
| Elton John | Elton John |
| Miley Cyrus | Miley Cyrus |
| Fifth Harmony | Fifth Harmony |
| Kele Okereke | Kele Okereke |
| Madonna | Madonna |
| Katy Perry | Katy Perry |
| Troye Sivan | Troye Sivan |
| Tegan and Sara | Tegan and Sara |
| Years & Years | Years & Years |
| Top 10 Brands or Marketing Campaigns | Top 10 Brands or Marketing Campaigns |
| Adidas Pride Pack campaign | Adidas Pride Pack campaign |
| BBC's Christmas advert campaign | BBC's Christmas advert campaign |
| Dove | Dove |
| Economist | Economist |
| H & M | H & M |
| Lloyds Bank’s #HeSaidYes campaign | Lloyds Bank’s #HeSaidYes campaign |
| Netflix’s LGBT+ Programming | Netflix’s LGBT+ Programming |
| Sainsbury's | Sainsbury's |
| Skittles | Skittles |
| Virgin Holidays | Virgin Holidays |
| Top 10 Outstanding Contributions to LGBT+ Life | Top 10 Outstanding Contributions to LGBT+ Life |
| Peter Bull, Above the Stag theatre | |
| Cat Burton, trans British Airways pilot | |
| Alex Ferguson, Herts 1125 campaigner | |
| Fox Fisher, trans activist | |
| Father Andrew Foreshew-Cain, LGBT+ campaigner | Father Andrew Foreshew-Cain, LGBT+ campaigner |
| Jack Lewis and Ben Hunte (Our Swirl Life), YouTube vloggers | |
| Greg Owen, co-founder of iwantPrEPnow.co.uk | |
| Jay Stewart, founder of Gendered Intelligence | |
| Chardine Taylor-Stone, founder of Stop Rainbow Racism | |
| Jen Yockney MBE, bisexual campaigner | |
| Top 10 LGBT+ Corporate Rising Stars | Top 10 LGBT+ Corporate Rising Stars |
| David Bufton, Linklaters LLP | David Bufton, Linklaters LLP |
| Rafael Campos Valdez, TSB | Rafael Campos Valdez, TSB |
| Carl Clarke, Vodafone | Carl Clarke, Vodafone |
| Gary Coetzee, Lendlease Group | Gary Coetzee, Lendlease Group |
| Craig Dillon, Sky | Craig Dillon, Sky |
| Becki Gibson, ASDA | Becki Gibson, ASDA |
| Esther McDermott, Dentons | Esther McDermott, Dentons |
| Christina Riley, Balfour Beatty | Christina Riley, Balfour Beatty |
| Nina Smith, Channel 4 | Nina Smith, Channel 4 |
| Warrant Officer Class 2 Karen Styles, Army | Warrant Officer Class 2 Karen Styles, Army |
| Top 10 Corporate Straight Allies | Top 10 Corporate Straight Allies |
| Simon Allcock, Riverside | Simon Allcock, Riverside |
| Tamara Box, Reed Smith | Tamara Box, Reed Smith |
| Louise Bradley, Oliver Wyman | Louise Bradley, Oliver Wyman |
| David Bryan, Cheshire Police | David Bryan, Cheshire Police |
| Karin Cook, Lloyds Banking | Karin Cook, Lloyds Banking |
| Martin Egan, BNP Paribas | Martin Egan, BNP Paribas |
| Jan-Coos Geesink, Thomson Reuters | Jan-Coos Geesink, Thomson Reuters |
| Benny Higgins, Tesco Bank | Benny Higgins, Tesco Bank |
| Diana Holland OBE, Unite the Union | Diana Holland OBE, Unite the Union |
| Mike Roemer, Barclays | Mike Roemer, Barclays |
| Societe Generale Top 10 Diversity Champions | Societe Generale Top 10 Diversity Champions |
| Catherine Hennigan, Goldman Sachs | Catherine Hennigan, Goldman Sachs |
| Vinay Kapoor, BNP Paribas | Vinay Kapoor, BNP Paribas |
| Angela Kay, Bupa | Angela Kay, Bupa |
| Miles Lanham, Genesis Housing Association | Miles Lanham, Genesis Housing Association |
| Samantha Jayne Nelson, Marsh UK | Samantha Jayne Nelson, Marsh UK |
| David Pearson, KPMG | David Pearson, KPMG |
| Daisy Reeves, B.L.P. Law | Daisy Reeves, B.L.P. Law |
| Isobel Sheldon, Johnson Matthey Battery Systems | Isobel Sheldon, Johnson Matthey Battery Systems |
| Chris Wood, Royal Navy | Chris Wood, Royal Navy |
| Martin York, Fujitsu | Martin York, Fujitsu |
| Barclays Top 10 Employers or Companies | Barclays Top 10 Employers or Companies |
| Aon | Aon |
| Bloomberg | Bloomberg |
| Cisco | Cisco |
| EDF | EDF |
| HSBC | HSBC |
| IBM | IBM |
| J.P. Morgan | J.P. Morgan |
| Manchester Airport Group | Manchester Airport Group |
| Pinsent Masons | Pinsent Masons |
| PwC | PwC |
| Reed Smith Top 10 LGBT+ Inspirational Leaders | Reed Smith Top 10 LGBT+ Inspirational Leaders |
| Jo Rzymowska, Celebrity Cruises UK | Jo Rzymowska, Celebrity Cruises UK |
| Rob Davey, Clarivate Analytics | Rob Davey, Clarivate Analytics |
| Nick Crofts, Co-op Group | Nick Crofts, Co-op Group |
| Pips Bunce, Credit Suisse | Pips Bunce, Credit Suisse |
| Sue Baines, Barclays | Sue Baines, Barclays |
| Ken Janssens, J.P. Morgan | Ken Janssens, J.P. Morgan |
| Jude Satchell-Foley, Atos | Jude Satchell-Foley, Atos |
| Misa von Tunzelman, JLL | Misa von Tunzelman, JLL |
| Jonathan McClelland, M&G Investments | Jonathan McClelland, M&G Investments |
| Daniel Gerring, Travers Smith | Daniel Gerring, Travers Smith |
| Top 10 LGBT+ Network Groups | Top 10 LGBT+ Network Groups |
| Archway the LGBT network, Network Rail | |
| Celebrate LGBT, Action for Children | Celebrate LGBT, Action for Children |
| Walt Disney Company LGBT+ Network, The Walt Disney Company Limited | Walt Disney Company LGBT+ Network, The Walt Disney Company Limited |
| Pride UKI, Cisco | Pride UKI, Cisco |
| ITV Pride, ITV | ITV Pride, ITV |
| Égalité UK, Publicis Groupe | Égalité UK, Publicis Groupe |
| Unity - EY's LGBTA Network, EY | Unity - EY's LGBTA Network, EY |
| Norton Rose Fulbright Pride network, Norton Rose Fulbright | Norton Rose Fulbright Pride network, Norton Rose Fulbright |
| RoyaLGBT & Friends, King Digital Entertainment | RoyaLGBT & Friends, King Digital Entertainment |
| RBS Rainbow Network, RBS | RBS Rainbow Network, RBS |
| Voting for the award winners in each category is taking place on the British LGBT Awards' website. The winners will be announced on 12 May at an awards ceremony in London. | Voting for the award winners in each category is taking place on the British LGBT Awards' website. The winners will be announced on 12 May at an awards ceremony in London. |