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\n\t\tRecognizing LGBTIQ+ equality heroes<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t
Recognizing LGBTIQ+ equality heroes<\/p>\n\t\t\t All countries are obligated to promote and protect the human rights<\/a> of all persons without discrimination.<\/p>\n Yet hundreds of millions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) people still face discrimination, rejection, poverty, violence, prison, torture and even death – just for being who they are.<\/p>\n The award categories are:<\/p>\n Mobilizing for change and positively impacting LGBTIQ+ lives, despite a hostile and risky environment. (person or organization)<\/p>\n Championing protection, freedom and equality for trans, gender diverse and intersex people. (person)<\/p>\n Reimagining LGBTIQ+ liberation for a new generation. (person)<\/p>\n Pioneering, enduring and far-reaching influence on equality progress. (person)<\/p>\n Celebrating friends of our communities who are passionately enhancing freedom for others. (person)<\/p>\n\t Click to view the video in Spanish<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t At a ceremony at WorldPride in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on 5 August 2026 we will recognize the incredible work of five LGBTIQ+ equality heroes from around the world who are making a difference.<\/p>\n Awardees from low- and middle-income countries will be awarded US$10,000 grants to support their work. More info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t Find out more about the International Pride Awards<\/a><\/p>\n It starts with everyday actions, being inclusive, listening, sharing, advocating. Contact your local ILGA member organization<\/a> and find out how you can help.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t International Pride Awards Ceremony Meet the 2026 Awardees Recognizing LGBTIQ+ equality heroes International Pride AwardsCeremony Meet the2026 Awardees Recognizing LGBTIQ+ equality heroes See the Stories Watch the Ceremony A joint project by Ceremony & BroadcastSupported by All countries are obligated to promote and protect the human rights of all persons without discrimination. Yet hundreds of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10296,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"2026 International Pride Awards Ceremony","description":"2026 International Pride Awards Ceremony - Meet the 2026 Awardees","facebook_image":"https:\/\/internationalprideawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IPA-Awardee-Hero-Section-web-Standard.jpg","twitter_image":"https:\/\/internationalprideawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IPA-Awardee-Hero-Section-web-Standard.jpg"},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10252","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/internationalprideawards.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/internationalprideawards.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/internationalprideawards.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/internationalprideawards.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/internationalprideawards.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/internationalprideawards.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/internationalprideawards.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/internationalprideawards.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"2026](\"https:\/\/internationalprideawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/winers-2026-mo-1.png\")
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<\/a>\n\t\n\t\tThe International Pride Awards seeks to shine a light on the work of brave and visionary equality heroes, to tell their stories, and to inspire more people to advocate for equality.\n\t<\/h2>\n\t
\n\t\tMovement building in the face of hostility\n\t<\/h3>\n\t
\n\t\tCelebrating Diverse Lives\n\t<\/h3>\n\t
\n\t\tEmerging leader\n\t<\/h3>\n\t
\n\t\tLifelong pursuit of equality\n\t<\/h3>\n\t
\n\t\tExtraordinary ally\n\t<\/h3>\n\t
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