Today (Friday 24th November), 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.
This morning, it was officially announced that London has 8 nominations across 4 of the categories:
Just Like Us – Charity of the Year
Stonewall Housing – Charity of the Year
Opening Doors – Charity of the Year
West London Queer Project – Enterprise Award with Nissan
Dee Whitnell – LGBTQ Influencer of the Year with Boohoo
Anna Furnivall – LGBTQ+ Young Business Person of the Year with DPD
Kimberly Malone Crossley – LGBTQ+ Young Business Person of the Year with DPD
All nominees 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 2024 awards 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 full shortlist for the Gaydio Pride Awards 2024 with Hilton, as revealed today, is below:
Grassroots Pride of the Year with Brsk
Arran Pride
Chippenham Pride
Trans Pride Hastings
LGBTQ+ Young Business Person of the Year with DPD
Anna Furnivall
Kimberly Malone Crossley
Emily Waldron
LGBTQ+ Influencer of the Year with Boohoo
Dee Whitnell
Eva Echo
Lucky Roy Singh
Pride Organisation of the Year with MSLHire.co.uk
Leicester Pride
Warwickshire Pride
Bristol Pride
Volunteer of the Year
Daniel Browne (Warwickshire Pride)
Phil Gale (The Sussex Beacon)
Alice-Louise Wallace (Crawley LGBT)
Venue or Event of the Year
The Future is Queer
Your Dad Sells Avon
Vanilla
Charity of the Year
Just Like Us
Stonewall Housing
Opening Doors
LGBTQ+ Enterprise Award with Nissan
West London Queer Project
Esther Ghey Peace in Mind
Somewhere: For Us
Lunch Positive
Pop n Olly
Pride Network of the Year
Compass Network
Coop Respect Network
B&Q’s Pride @ B&Q Colleague Network
NSPCC PINCC
LGBT+ Network NHS Blood and Transplant
LGBTQ+ Club or Sports Team of the Year
Cardiff Lions
Keighley Cougars
The Transmanian Devils
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 16th February, and shared on air shortly after.
