Coronation Street star, Charlie Condou, and actress Sophie Ward announced the winners of the annual Out In The City and g3 magazine Readers' Awards in a glittering ceremony on Friday night.
The winners, who were chosen by the readers of both magazines, were commended for having a positive impact on the LGBT community over the past year.
Those who collected an award at the Landmark Hotel in London included Clare Balding and the fabulous Stephen Fry, both of whom won the Broadcaster of the Year award.
Gok Wan won the Out In The City Celebrity of the Year award, while the readers of g3 chose actress/singer, Heather Peace.
Community groups were celebrated on the night with the LGBT charity Stonewall picking up five awards. Best event of the year went to Manchester Pride and Brighton Pride.
Reflecting the importance of gay people in the workplace, the Royal Bank of Scotland and The Co-operative Group's LGBT employee networks scooped awards. Inspirational Role Model went to Royal Bank of Scotland's Andi Keeling, director of women's markets, and Anthony Watson, managing director and chief information officer of Barclays.
The awards were headline sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland, and supported by Barclays, Dawson Cornwell, the Royal Air Force, The Want to be a Parent Show and Bright Horizons.
The winners
• LGBT network group of the year
Out in the City winner – RBS Rainbow Network
G3 winner – Co-op Respect LGBT Network
• Bright Horizons – Charity or community initiative of the year
Out in the City winner – Stonewall
G3 winner – Stonewall
• Diversity champion of the year
Out in the City winner – Vincent Francois (Societe Generale)
G3 winner – Claire Harvey (FSA)
• Barclays – Innovator of the year
Out in the City winner – Mark Palmer-Edgecumbe (Google)
G3 winner – Cindy Edwards (L Fest)
• Campaigner / politician of the year
Out in the City winner – Ben Summerskill OBE (Stonewall)
G3 winner – Laura Doughty (Stonewall)
• Organisation / brand of the year
Out in the City winner – Twitter
G3 winner – Hilton Hotels & Resorts
• The Want to be a Parent Show – Family provider or initiative of the year
Out in the City winner – Gay Family Web
G3 winner – London Women's Clinic
• Event of the year
Out in the City winner – Brighton Pride
G3 winner – Manchester Pride
• Venue of the year
Out in the City winner – Ku Bar
G3 winner – Candy Bar
• Marketing campaign of the year
Out in the City winner – Channel 4
G3 winner – Stonewall
• Dawson Cornwell – Broadcaster of the year
Out in the City winner – Stephen Fry
G3 winner – Clare Balding
• Royal Air Force – Inspirational Role Model of the year
Out in the City winner – Anthony Watson (Barclays)
G3 winner – Andi Keeling (RBS)
• Celebrity of the year
Out in the City winner – Gok Wan
G3 winner – Heather Peace
• Royal Bank of Scotland – Lifetime Achievement Award
Out in the City winner – Peter Tatchel
G3 winner – Maggi Hambling
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