The Stonewall Awards was an annual event held by the British charity

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to recognise people who have affected the lives of

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lesbian, gay, bi and trans people. The event was first held in 2006 at the

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and from 2007 was held at the

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. It was held for the final time, with '...of the Decade' categories, in 2015.

2006

The inaugural event was held at the

2007

2008

nominated

Julie Bindel Julie Bindel (born 20 July 1962) is an English radical feminist writer. She is also co-founder of the law reform group Justice for Women, which has aimed to help women who have been prosecuted for assaulting or killing violent male partners. A ...

for the 2008 Journalist of the Year award. This nomination was controversial due to her view on

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and lead to a protest taking place outside of the awards venue.

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Held on 3 November 2011.

2012

The 2012 awards were held on 1 November, with the award of "Bigot of the Year" to Cardinal

Keith O'Brien Keith Michael Patrick Cardinal O'Brien (17 March 1938 – 19 March 2018) was a senior-ranking Catholic prelate in Scotland. He was the Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh from 1985 to 2013. Cardinal O'Brien was the leader of the Catho ...

drawing protest from the Catholic Church in Scotland, of which he was head. Criticism of the bigot award from the winner of the Politician of the Year award, Ruth Davidson, lead to her being "booed off-stage".

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