List of LGBTQ-related awards

This list of LGBTQ-related awards is an index to articles on notable awards related to LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) media, competitions, film and literature.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

General

Country	Award	Sponsor	Description
United States	Brudner Prize[1]	Yale University	Lifetime accomplishment and scholarly contributions in the field of LGBT Studies
China	China Rainbow Media Awards[2]	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
Germany	Felix-Rexhausen Award[3]	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
United States	GLAAD Media Award[4]	GLAAD	Various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the issues that affect their lives
Netherlands	John Blankenstein Award[5]	Municipal Council of The Hague	Significance of gay men and lesbian women participating and positioning themselves equally in society
United States	Miss Fag Hag Pageant[6]	Hetrick-Martin Institute	Pageant contest for fag hags
United States	NewNowNext Awards[7]	Logo TV	LGBT-specific and general interest achievements in entertainment and pop culture
United States	The Outies[8]	Out & Equal	Individuals and organizations that are leaders in advancing equality for LGBT employees in America’s workplaces
United States	Pill Awards[9]	ADD-TV	Artists in the LGBT community
Canada	PTP Pink Awards[10]	Pink Triangle Press	Significant celebrity and community builders of the LGBTQ community in Canada
Canada	Q Hall of Fame Canada[11]	Q Hall of Fame	People who have greatly impacted the lives of LGBTQ Canadians through their dedication to human rights
United States	Ruth Benedict Prize[12]	American Anthropological Association	Excellence in a scholarly book written from an anthropological perspective about a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender topic
United Kingdom	Stonewall Awards[13]	Stonewall	People who have affected the lives of British lesbian, gay, bi and trans people
United Kingdom	British LGBT Awards[14]	SPM Group	Individuals and organisations that have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the LGBT community.
United States	VH1 Trailblazer Honors[15]	Logo TV, VH1	Persons and entities who have made significant contributions towards minority empowerment and civil activism
Netherlands	Annie Brouwer-Korf Award[16][17]	City of Utrecht	Annual city award since 2007 for people or organizations that are particularly committed to the emancipation and acceptance of LGBTI+.
Netherlands	Jos Brink Award[18]	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

Film

Country	Award	Sponsor	Description
United States	10th Annual Cybersocket Web Awards[19]	Cybersocket, Inc.	Gay porn websites
United States	Blatino Erotica Awards[20]	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
United States	Dorian Awards[21]	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
United States	GayVN Awards[22][23]	AVN (magazine)	Work done in the gay pornographic industry
United States	GLAAD Media Award[4]	GLAAD	Outstanding representations of the LGBT community in media
United States	Grabby Awards[24]	Grab Magazine[25]	Work done in the gay adult erotic video industry
United Kingdom	Iris Prize[26]	The Festivals Company	Film which is by, for, about or of interest to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or intersex audiences
Italy	Queer Lion[27]	Venice Film Festival	Best Movie with LGBT Themes & Queer Culture
Taiwan	Queermosa Awards[28]	Taiwan International Queer Film Festival	LGBT film festival
France	Queer Palm[29]	Cannes Film Festival	LGBT-relevant films entered into the Cannes Film Festival
United States	Reel Affirmations[30]	Reel Affirmations	LGBT films: Best Feature, Best Documentary, Best Male Short, and Best Female Short
Spain	Sebastiane Award[31][32][33]	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
Germany	Teddy Award[34]	Berlin International Film Festival	Films with LGBT topics,
United States	The Frameline Award[35]	Frameline Film Festival	Major contribution to LGBT representation in film, television, or the media arts

Literary awards

Main article: List of LGBTQ literary awards

Country	Award	Sponsor	Description
United States	The Alice B Readers Award[36]	Alice B Readers Appreciation Committee	Living writers of lesbian fiction whose careers are distinguished by consistently well-written stories about lesbians
United States	American Library Association[37]Rainbow List	American Library Association	Books with significant gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender content, and which are aimed at youth, birth through age 18
United States	Audre Lorde Award[38][39]	Publishing Triangle	Works of lesbian poetry
United States	Bill Whitehead Award[40]	Publishing Triangle	Lifetime achievement by writers within the LGBT community
United States	Bisexual Book Awards[41]	Bi Writers Association	Best works of literature addressing themes of bisexuality
Canada	Blue Metropolis Violet Prize[42][43]	Blue Metropolis	To an established LGBTQ writer to honour their body of work
Canada	Dayne Ogilvie Prize[44]	Writers' Trust of Canada	Emerging Canadian writer who is part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer community
United States	Edmund White Award[45]	Publishing Triangle	Debut novels by writers within the LGBT community
United States	Ferro-Grumley Award[46]	Publishing Triangle	Best work of LGBT fiction
United States	Gaylactic Spectrum Awards[47]	Gaylactic Spectrum Awards Foundation	Works of science fiction, fantasy and horror that explore LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) topics in a positive way
United States	GCLS Goldie Awards	Golden Crown Literary Society[48]	Several categories
United States	Judy Grahn Award[49]	Publishing Triangle	Works of non-fiction of relevance to the lesbian community
United States	Lambda Literary Award[50]	Lambda Literary Foundation	Published works which celebrate or explore LGBTQ+ themes
United States	Otherwise Award[51]	Otherwise Award	Works of science fiction or fantasy that expand or explore one's understanding of gender
France	Prix République du Glamour	Glamour magazine (France)	Best French lesbian novels
United States	Publishing Triangle Award for Trans and Gender-Variant Literature[52]	Publishing Triangle	Works of literature on transgender themes
India	The Rainbow Awards[53][54][55][56]	Dwijen Dinanath Arts Foundation	Several categories
United States	Randy Shilts Award[57][58]	Publishing Triangle	Works of non-fiction of relevance to the gay community
United States	Robert Chesley Award[59][60]	Publishing Triangle	Works by playwrights in the LGBT community
Japan	Sense of Gender Awards[61][62][63]	Japanese Association for Gender, Fantasy & Science Fiction	Science fiction or fantasy fiction which best explores and deepens the concept of Gender
United States	Stonewall Book Award[64]	Rainbow Round Table	Exceptional merit relating to the gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender experience
United States	Thom Gunn Award[65][66][67]	Publishing Triangle	Works of gay male poetry

See also

• Lists of awards
• List of gay pornography awards

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