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Shortlist for the g3 Readers' Awards

LBGT employee network group of the year

American Express
Royal Air Force
Societe Generale
Ernst & Young
Barclays
The Co-operative

Charity or community initiative of the year

Diversity Role Models
Stonewall
GALOP
PACE Health
The Lesbian and Gay Foundation
Battersea Dogs & Cats Home

Diversity champion of the year

Claire Harvey – Financial Services Authority and Paralympian
Hope Powell CBE – national coach of the England Women's Football Team
Michelle Fullerton – Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Natalie Gamble – Natalie Gamble Associates
Anne-Marie Hutchinson – Dawson Cornwell
Phyll Opoku-Gyimah – UK Black Pride

Innovator of the year, sponsored by Barclays

Nicola Chubb and Rebecca Paisis – Mint
Mia Patel and Gabriella Bord – Blue Tiger Company
Ky Hoyle and Sophie Walters – Sh!
Mary Portas – entrepreneur and TV presenter
Cindy Edwards – L-Fest

Campaigner/politician of the year

Denise Marshall – Eaves
Laura Doughty – Stonewall
Georgey Payne and Sofia Antonia Milone – The L Project
Emma Reed – Home Office
Suran Dickson – Diversity Role Models
Ceri Goddard – The Fawcett Society

Organisation/brand of the year

Origin Housing
Hilton Hotels
MTV
Facebook
Smirnoff
Apple

LBGT family provider/initiative of the year

London Women's Clinic
Natalie Gamble Associates
Pride Angel
L Group Families
PACT

Best venue

The Fox – Birmingham
Candy Bar – London
Ku Bar – London
Vanilla – Manchester
Polo Lounge – Glasgow
Revenge – Brighton

Best event of 2012

L-Fest – Shrewsbury
Mint – London
Sunday Happy Day – London
Girls on Top – Brighton
Manchester Pride – Manchester
Twat Boutique – London

Marketing campaign of the year

Catalyst
London Women's Clinic
Societe Generale
Newlon Housing Trust
Mammas & Papas
Stonewall

Broadcaster of the year

Jane Hill
Sue Perkins
Emma Kennedy
Clare Balding
Alice Arnold
Susan Calman

Inspirational role model of the year

Liz Bingham – Ernst & Young
Andi Keeling – Royal Bank of Scotland
Julia Hoggett – Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Sarah Walker – Morgan Stanley
Abba Newbery – News International
Dr Ashley Steel - KPMG

Celebrity of the year

Heather Peace
Jane Hazlegrove
Lucy Spraggan
Jessie J
Ellen DeGeneres
Lu Corfield

Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by RBS

Now open for nominations and suggestions

Readers can vote for their favourite role models. Voting runs from Friday 7 December until March 2013. You can vote online here.

Content produced and controlled by Square Peg Media, supporter of the Diversity Hub.

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