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
\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
The award categories are:<\/p>\n
\n\t\tMovement building in the face of hostility\n\t<\/h3>\n\t
Mobilizing for change and positively impacting LGBTIQ+ lives, despite a hostile and risky environment. (person or organization)<\/p>\n
\n\t\tCelebrating Diverse Lives\n\t<\/h3>\n\t
Championing protection, freedom and equality for trans, gender diverse and intersex people. (person)<\/p>\n
\n\t\tEmerging leader\n\t<\/h3>\n\t
Reimagining LGBTIQ+ liberation for a new generation. (person)<\/p>\n
\n\t\tLifelong pursuit of equality\n\t<\/h3>\n\t
Pioneering, enduring and far-reaching influence on equality progress. (person)<\/p>\n
\n\t\tExtraordinary ally\n\t<\/h3>\n\t
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 Who will you nominate as your LGBTIQ+ equality hero?\u00a0<\/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 Back for 2026 – recognizing LGBTIQ+ equality heroes and inspiring action All countries are obligated to promote and protect the human rights of all persons without discrimination. 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…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"International Pride Awards","facebook_image":"https:\/\/internationalprideawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3577-UNDP_-homepage-1-copy.jpg","twitter_image":"https:\/\/internationalprideawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3577-UNDP_-homepage-1-copy.jpg","description":"INTERNATIONAL PRIDE AWARDS Back for 2026 - recognizing LGBTIQ+ equality heroes and inspiring action All countries are obligated to promote and protect the human"},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9610","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/internationalprideawards.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9610","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=9610"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/internationalprideawards.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9702,"href":"https:\/\/internationalprideawards.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9610\/revisions\/9702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/internationalprideawards.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Video](\"https:\/\/internationalprideawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/video-cover.jpg\")
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