The Devon-based social enterprise Proud2Be has been nominated for the LGBT Community Organisation Award at The 2016 National Diversity Awards.
The award ceremony celebrates some of the excellent and inspiring achievements of positive role models and community organisations from across the UK recognising nominees in their respective fields of diversity including age, disability, gender, race, faith, religion and sexual orientation.
Proud2Be, a social enterprise that supports lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans &/or questioning+ (LGBTQ+) people, their families and friends, in Devon and beyond began in June 2011, when founders, Jon & Mat Price, recorded a short video explaining how they are both “proud to be gay”.
Since then a number of public figures have contributed to the Proud2Be Campaign, including Christine Burns MBE, Andrew Solomon, Stephen Fry, Peter Tatchell and Michael Cashman CBE.
Proud2Be holds a number of events in South Devon including an adult social group, craft days, fundraiser discos, volunteer residentials and Totnes Pride.
Proud2Be have also named as its patrons, award-winning human rights activist Aderonke Apata, international bestselling author Andrew Solomon, classical musician and activist CN Lester, human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, and retired political trans activist Christine Burns MBE.
Founders Jon and Mat said: “We are thrilled that we have been nominated for a national diversity award, particularly as it recognises Proud2Be as a community organisation. We have spent the last five years working alongside our wonderfully diverse and vibrant community and it has been a pleasure to see so many people come together and support one another in the face of adversity. Thank you to all who have voted for us and to all those who continue to support us!”
The National Diversity Awards 2016 will be held in Liverpool on September 16.
The prestigious black-tie event has also gained support from a number of celebrities including Stephen Fry, Lenny Henry and Ade Adeptian.
Olympic Diver Tom Daley, said: “The National Diversity Awards is a true celebration. A celebration of role models and community organisations who are having a huge impact on people lives. Everybody who has been nominated and shortlisted is striving towards making society better for everyone, regardless of age, gender, race, faith, religion, sexual orientation or disability. I would like to wish all the shortlisted nominees the very best of luck at this year’s National Diversity Awards”.
Last year, The National Diversity Awards received over 20,000 nominations.
Paul Sesay, CEO of the Awards, said: “It is an honour to witness the extraordinary journeys of Britain’s unsung diversity heroes, and we will continue to recognise their extraordinary achievements during 2016. I know another fantastic spectacle of role models will be delivered and recognised this year”.
Nominations are still open and close June 20th 2016. Shortlisted nominees will be announced shortly afterwards.
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