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UNDP and ILGA World are pleased to announce that the nominations for the inaugural International Pride Awards are officially open!
The International Pride Awards seeks to recognise LGBTIQ+ heroes who are paving the way for equality and inclusion, tell their stories, and inspire others to take action.
Visit the International Pride Awards website to make a nomination from today until 30 June.
This year’s award categories are:
MOVEMENT BUILDING IN THE FACE OF HOSTILITY
Mobilising for change and positively impacting LGBTIQ+ lives, despite a hostile and risky environment.
CELEBRATING DIVERSE LIVES
Championing protection, freedom and equality for transadjective/umbrella term to describe a person whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth. More, genderrefers to a social construct which places cultural and social expectations on individuals based on their assigned sex. More diverse and intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against. More people.
EMERGING LEADER
Reimagining LGBTIQ+ liberation for a new generation.
LIFELONG PURSUIT OF EQUALITY
Pioneering, enduring and far-reaching influence on equality progress.
EXTRAORDINARY ALLYa term used to describe someone who is actively supportive of LGBTI people. It encompasses straight and cisgender allies, as well as LGBTI people who actively support other populations within the community at large. More
Celebrating friends of our communities who are passionately enhancing freedom for others.
You can nominate a person in every category. In the “Movement building in the face of hostility” category, nominees can also be organisations.
The awardees will be announced live at a ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa on 13 November 2024, which will be part of the 31st ILGA World Conference.