In alphabetical order
This category celebrates influencers, activists, campaigners or trailblazers in the lgbt+ community, who have made an impact either on a grass roots level as part of a larger organisation, from youtubers, to social media influencers, artists, founder of lgbt+ focused initiatives, writers, bloggers, charity workers or campaigners.
This category will be judged on merit.
Winner! Susie Green
CEO, Mermaids
Ruth Hunt
Chief Executive, Stonewall
Paris Lees
Trans and Human Rights Campaigner, Feminist and Writer
John O’Doherty
Director, Rainbow Project
Lewis Oakley
Bisexual Campaigner
Phyll Opoku-Gyimah
Co-founder and Executive Director, UK Black Pride
Linda Riley
Head, Labour’s LGBTQ Advisory Board; Publisher, DIVA magazine; Outnews Global; Co-founder: Diversity Award, Australian LGBTI Awards and GLAAD Board Member
Ethan Spibey
Founder, Freedom to Donate
Steve Taylor
LGBTI activist, blogger and Pride organiser
Alice Wallace
Director, Opening Doors London