PinkNews Awards

The annual PinkNews Awards aims to recognise the incredible contributions of those who campaign for LGBTQ+ equality worldwide, whilst celebrating moments of unprecedented LGBTQ+ achievement. Each year, the community comes together to highlight the work of businesses, organisations and individuals across the globe. This year’s ceremony will take place on the 19th of October in Westminster.

Our Nominees

Business Equality

Channel 4
Gilead Sciences
Latham & Watkins
Procter and Gamble
Virgin Media O2

Business Role Model

Geffrye Parsons
Helen Randall
Melanie Woolfenden
Mike Hill
Tom Wilkins

Public Sector

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
North East Ambulance Service
Nottingham City Council
Proud Councils
Royal Navy and Royal Marines

Third Sector

Frontline
L&Q
Marie Curie
Survivors UK
Victim Support

Community Group

Just Like Us
Leeds Hunters RUFC
Rainbow Project
Switchboard
Trans Aid Cymru

Local Leader

Alex Feis-Bryce
Berkeley Wilde
Lianna Newman
Sab Samuel
Yvonne Owino-Wamari

Community Role Model

Gurchaten Sandhu
Liz Kippax
Ramses Oliva
Tate Smith
Vaughan King

Judges

Anick Soni

Writer, Presenter and Researcher

Annie Newman

Director, Healthcare at Porter Novelli

Char Bailey

Head of Wellbeing and Education at Birmingham Pride

Deon Pillay

Head Of Marketing Operations at Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM)

Kamilla Kamaruddin

General Practitioner

Layla Moran

MP for Oxford West and Abingdon

Maria Munir

Gray’s Inn Baroness Hale Scholar

Nadia Whittome

Member of Parliament for Nottingham East

Pavlos Papaefstathiou

Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)