Awardees (by year)
Our 2019 Awards
Gaytino
Autobiographical performance by Dan Guerrero, a longtime Chicano and gay American activist.
Gaytino
Dan Guerrero is a longtime Chicano and gay American activist. Simultaneously straddling multiple cultural identities, Dan has created an autobiographical performance piece entitled, GAYTINO! Made in America, a one-man show he is now filming, distributing, and promoting. https://www.danguerrero.com/gaytino/bio.html
My.Kali
A regional online magazine in English and Arabic challenging messages on gender and sexuality.
My.Kali
My.Kali is a regional online magazine in English and Arabic that has stirred a lot of public and political controversy over its challenging messages on gender and sexuality. Queer-led and very queer-oriented, My.Kali is based in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Considered the most important queer media outlet in Arabic, My.Kali has been operating for more than a decade, despite homophobic religious opposition. https://mykali.weebly.com/
Mawjoudin (“We Exist”)
Not-for-profit NGO that works towards achieving equality, human rights, bodily rights and sexual rights for the LGBTQ community in the Republic of Tunisia.
Mawjoudin (“We Exist”)
Mawjoudin (“We Exist”) is based in the Republic of Tunisia. Mawjoudin is an officially registered not-for-profit NGO that works towards achieving equality, human rights, bodily rights and sexual rights for the LGBTQ community and other marginalized groups and individuals. They function as an LGBTQ community center providing social safe space for meetings, discussion groups, social functions, and a queer film festival. Mawjoudin also works within the legal and social structures to improve living conditions for LGBTQ people in Tunisia, combating homophobia. https://www.mawjoudin.org/
REVASA
A hub of LGBT activities based in the Dominican Republic.
REVASA
REVASA is a hub of LGBT activities based in the Dominican Republic. They host an annual LGBTQ film festival, help organize the Pride Parade in Santo Domingo, and have been working in HIV prevention and education since 1989. They also work to develop human rights for queer people in the Dominican Republic.
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