The 2020 GLOBE Community Awards have been announced for this year’s awards, which highlight the amazing and inspirational work happening across Victoria’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer + communities.
Thirty-one finalists were chosen out of over 50 nominations in 2020, with business leaders, volunteers, sports people, artists and community groups all making up the list of incredible finalists across eleven categories, including the major award Victorian LGBTIQ Person of the Year.
Improving Health and Wellbeing for LGBTIQ Peoples
– Homeless Resource Centre and Ozanam House – VincentCare – WINNER
– Fearless Movement Collective
– Thorne Harbour Health COVID-19 Response
Preventing Social Isolation in LGBTIQ Communities
– Pride Foundation Australia LGBTIQ Disability programs – WINNER
– Crystal Queer
– Kerrie & Dolly
Excellence in LGBTIQ Small Business and Enterprise
– Shaun Miller Lawyers
– Eagle Leather – WINNER
Outstanding Advocacy of the year
– BlocHaus Bouldering
– Escape Velocity – Elevating Trans & Gender Non-Conforming Youth
– Rainbow Local Government – WINNER
Outstanding LGBTIQ Media Reporting
– Transdemic: Trans and gender diverse experiences of the pandemic – WINNER
– Dean Arcuri – Community Darling
– The Informer Daily
LGBTIQ Artist of the year
– Sasha Starr
– Jimmy Twin – WINNER
– Dean Arcuri
Ally of the year:
– Alexandra White
– Joseph Tesoriero
– Lara Hunter – WINNER
John Marriot LGBTIQ Sportsperson of the Year
– Stella Lesic – WINNER
– Robert Eres
– Campbell Harrison
LGBTIQ Volunteer of the year
– Saana Kelly
– Ayman Barbaresco – WINNER
– Riley Edwards, ClimbingQTs
LGBTIQ Person of the Year
– Nicholas Gee
– Dr Catherine Barrett – WINNER
– Stella Lesic
LGBTIQ Rural and Regional Champion
– Caitlin Grigsby – WINNER
– Stephen Ryan
– Geelong Pride Film Festival President