Today (Friday, November 24), Gaydio has announced the shortlist for the Gaydio Pride Awards 2024 with Hilton, a ceremony dedicated to recognising and celebrating the efforts made to better LGBTQ+ lives in the UK. Lunch Positive, the local HIV charity in Brighton, has been shortlisted for the LGBTQ+ Enterprise Award, while Phil Gale at the Sussex Beacon has been shortlisted for Volunteer of the Year Award – full list below!
Those shortlisted for the 13 award categories, will be honoured at a glitzy ceremony in February 2024 at Manchester’s Hilton hotel, where guests will enjoy an evening of celebration – joined by a hoard of famous faces attending as guests and performers.
The 2023 ceremony, hosted by Gaydio’s breakfast show presenters Paris & Dave, saw a performance from top 10 selling artist Raye, a DJ set from Sigala and a showstopping performance from Danny Beard, winner of Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK (season 4).
The Gaydio Pride Awards 2024 with Hilton will focus on regional and grassroots efforts, giving thanks to the unsung heroes within the community – 10 of the 13 categories were opened to the public in October, giving people the chance to shine a light on the individuals, charities, events and organisations making a positive difference to the lives of the LGBTQ+ community across the UK.
The nominees have since been whittled down to an official shortlist, where an eventual winner will be picked out by Gaydio’s panel of five independent community judges.
The full shortlist for the Gaydio Pride Awards 2024 with Hilton:
Grassroots Pride of the Year with Brsk
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Arran Pride
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Chippenham Pride
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Trans Pride Hastings
LGBTQ+ Young Business Person of the Year with DPD
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Anna Furnivall
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Kimberly Malone Crossley
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Emily Waldron
LGBTQ+ Influencer of the Year with Boohoo
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Dee Whitnell
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Eva Echo
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Lucky Roy Singh
Pride Organisation of the Year with MSLHire.co.uk
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Leicester Pride
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Warwickshire Pride
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Bristol Pride
Volunteer of the Year
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Daniel Browne (Warwickshire Pride)
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Phil Gale (The Sussex Beacon)
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Alice-Louise Wallace (Crawley LGBT)
Venue or Event of the Year
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The Future is Queer
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Your Dad Sells Avon
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Vanilla
Charity of the Year
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Just Like Us
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Stonewall Housing
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Opening Doors
LGBTQ+ Enterprise Award with Nissan
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West London Queer Project
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Esther Ghey Peace in Mind
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Somewhere: For Us
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Lunch Positive
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Pop n Olly
Pride Network of the Year
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Compass Network
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Coop Respect Network
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B&Q’s Pride @ B&Q Colleague Network
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NSPCC PINCC
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LGBT+ Network NHS Blood and Transplant
LGBTQ+ Club or Sports Team of the Year
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Cardiff Lions
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Keighley Cougars
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The Transmanian Devils
Amongst the 2023 Winners were Trans Pride Brighton & Hove for Grassroots Pride of the Year; a joint award for Major Pride of the Year that went to Manchester Pride, Birmingham Pride, Brighton & Hove Pride and Pride in London and George House Trust for Charity of the Year.
Kriss Herbert, Network Content Director at Gaydio, said: “We are thrilled to unveil the official shortlist for the Gaydio Pride Awards 2024 with Hilton! Our 2024 shortlist spotlights outstanding individuals, charities, events and organisations that make a difference, inspire change, and continuously make a positive impact on the lives of the LGBTQ+ community all year round, across the UK. We can’t wait to celebrate our shortlisters and reveal our winners at the 2024 ceremony – congratulations to our chosen shortlist!”
The 2024 winners will be revealed at the Gaydio Pride Awards ceremony at the Hilton Hotel in Manchester on Friday, February 16, and shared on air shortly after.
For more information and to buy tickets for the event CLICK HERE and keep an eye on Gaydio’s socials (@gaydio) for announcements and updates.