Rainbow Honours Awards 2022
WINNERS
The full list of winners and highly commended (by category) are as follows:
RAINBOW HONOURS CHOICE AWARD
Winner: Paul O’Grady
LGBTQI CORPORATE CHAMPION OF THE YEAR (sponsored by This Generation)
Winner: Deon Pillay – Legal & General
Highly Commended: Jamie Christon – Chester Zoo
HOUSING PROVIDER OF THE YEAR (sponsored by Focus)
Winner: Riverside
Highly Commended: Folio
SMALL BRAND OF THE YEAR (sponsored by The Bank of London)
Winner: myGwork
Highly Commended: Gay’s the Word
INSPIRATIONAL ROLE MODEL OF THE YEAR (sponsored by Optum)
Winner: Eugenio Pirri – Dorchester Collection
Highly Commended: Sarah Rock – Fladgate
LARGE BRAND OF THE YEAR (sponsored by Denovo Legal Services)
Winner: London Stock Exchange Group
Highly Commended: TikTok
OUTSTANDING LGBTQI NETWORK GROUP (sponsored by Ruebik)
Winner: Legal & General – LGBT+ Allies Network
Highly Commended: BP Pride
NEW LGBTQI NETWORK
Winner: Greene King – The Village Greene
Highly Commended: NHS – BHRUT LGBT+ Network
COMMUNITY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR (sponsored by GSK)
Winner: UK Black Pride
Highly Commended: Intersex Equality Rights UK
CORPORATE ALLY OF THE YEAR
Winner: Pete Markey – Boots
Highly Commended: Sarah Breeden – Bank of England
CHARITY OF THE YEAR (sponsored by The Bank of London)
Winner: Mermaids
CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Winner: Naz and Matt Foundation – Out And Proud Parents Day
Highly Commended: Terrence Higgins Trust – ‘Life Really Changed…’
CAMPAIGNER / INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR (sponsored by Deliveroo)
Winner: Yasmin Benoit
Highly Commended: Peter Tatchell
CELEBRITY ALLY OF THE YEAR
Winner: Claire Sweeney
Highly Commended: Lewis Hamilton
MEDIA MOMENT OF THE YEAR (sponsored by Jackdaw Media)
Winner: RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
Highly Commended: It’s a Sin
LGBTQI CELEBRITY CHAMPION OF THE YEAR (sponsored by Sedulo)
Winner: Stephen Fry
Highly Commended: Emeli Sande
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT (sponsored by Raytheon)
Winner: Rupert Whitaker and Martyn Butler – Terrence Higgins Trust