LCR Pride

Take a look at our inaugural awards in 2019 👉

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We were delighted when the one and only Danny Beard agreed to host the inaugural LCR Pride Awards. This year’s reigning winner of Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK Season 4, Danny first became known for winning Drag Idol UK in 2015, where he then went on to compete on Britain’s Got Talent in 2016.

Danny wowed the audience with his scouse humour and amazing voice – making this awards ceremony anything but bland!

Ben Saunders LGBT+ Young Person Sponsored by: Ripstone Games

Ben, who was named Stonewall Young Campaigner of the Year in 2019, has been working locally on a campaign to improve the support for transgender young people in school, following his own negative experience as a trans masculine young person in an all girls school. He has conducted individual research and interviews with trans young people and has made a short film to show why it is important that trans young people get  appropriate support in school and what impact a lack of support has on not only education but also mental health.

Comics Youth LGBT+ Community Group Sponsored by: Merseyrail

Comics Youth is the first organisation in the UK to provide holistic comics-based literacy and wellbeing projects for marginalised children and young people aged 8-25 and is based in the Liverpool City Region. The organisation is unique and is run by young people under 30 with the same lived experiences as its young people including LGBTQIA identities, mental ill- health, trauma and chronic illnesses.

House of Suarez: Vogue Ball Community Event of the Year Sponsored by: Riverside Housing

The Vogue Ball brings people from all walks of life together to appreciate, learn and enjoy dancing and arts of all kinds in a safe space together. It provides people with a community that they can be a part of, helping all people, but particularly the LGBT+ community to belong. It is a positive event, full of positive people, positive light and love. The growth and increasing success of the Vogue Ball is testimony to the fact that more and more people are being helped by this event and its organisers.

Sue Logie Campaigner of the Year Sponsored by: Nonconform

Sue runs the Southport LGBTQ+ youth group New Beginnings, where young people go to be provided with a very safe place to confide in someone they trust and look up to as a fellow LGBTQ+ member of the community. Sue was once a victim of hate crime and openly shares her moving and inspirational story, volunteering her time to go into schools and workplaces to deliver a LGBTQ+ presentations on hate crime within not only the LGBTQ+ community but outside of the community too.

DCC Julie Cooke Ally of the Year Sponsored by: Love Lane Brewery, Bar & Kitchen

Deputy Chief Constable of Cheshire police and previously with Merseyside police for more than 26 years. Since becoming the Police Chief’s Council Lead on LGBT+ Julie is not only a local, but also national and international ally for all LGBT+ people and she works tirelessly to progress rights across the board. Julie stood firm when challenged for wearing her rainbow lanyard, which was deemed ‘too political’ and encouraged other senior leaders to follow suit, making the statement that love is not political.

Agent LGBT+ Friendly Business Sponsored by: Westminster Associates

Agent is an award-winning full-service brand and communications agency based in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle. The agency has been led since its inception in 2006 by Paul Corcoran, a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community. Inclusivity and diversity to take centre stage at Agent and it has specific policies in place to ensure a comfortable working environment for every single member of the team. The business actively supports the LGBTQ+ community and even celebrated the city region’s thriving LGBTQ+ business community with a special event ahead of this year’s Pride in Liverpool.

Stephen Lancaster-Frankland Employee of the Year Sponsored by: Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Stephen, who is a bartender at The Lisbon, received multiple nominations describing him as “more than a bartender” and a “stalwart of the community” and praising him for his positive and caring nature. His nominations described how he has directly helped people from the LGBT+ community going through difficult times and recognised him as a continuous, constant and stable member of the LGBT+ community who goes above and beyond to ensure no one feels that they don’t belong.

Paul Corcoran Business Person Of The Year Sponsored by: Morecofts Solicitors

Paul is chief executive of full-service brand and communications agency, Agent and founding director of social enterprise, Agent Academy CIC. As a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community, Paul has demonstrated extraordinary business and leadership skills and represents the Liverpool City Region’s business community in his role as deputy chair of the Liverpool LEP and industry champion of the Policy and Evidence Centre for the creative industries, among other roles. Through this, he ensures the voice of the LGBTQ+ community is heard by businesses, cultural institutions and organisations that lead on national policies

Sheena Marie Williams Michael Causer Award for Work To Tackle Hate Crime. Sponsored by: Micheal Causer Foundation

Sheena has a passion for research that supports those targeted by hatred. Her masters dissertation was original research concerning homophobia and was the FIRST research ever to include the opinions/responses from heterosexual males. She runs a page for LGBT women with over 13.5k people, a UK group for the same with almost 4K and an international group with 76k women from all around the world. She has now joined the probation service where she is a local lead for Pride in Prison and Probation.

Mersey Marauders FC Inclusive Sports Team Sponsored by: JackAll Productions

Mersey Marauders FC has been going for over a decade, providing an inclusive and diverse culture and atmosphere for people from all backgrounds, primarily aimed at – and run by – the LGBT+ community. It works with local and national initiatives around kicking out homophobia in sport and also supports the LGBT+ community on a general level, working alongside charities and community programmes.

Ruthie Adamson AKA Wonky Wordsmith Performer/Personality of the Year. Sponsored by: Barefoot Wine & Bubbly

nspirational spoken word poet Ruthie Adamson a.k.a. ‘Wonky Wordsmith’ is an artist and activist taking a stand and enabling the LGBT disabled community. Recently performing at the 2019 March with Pride muster, she is a voice to be heard amongst the masses.

Lady Seanne Lifetime Achievement Award Sponsored by: LCR Pride Foundation

Lady Seanne has been involved within the LGBTQ+ community for years and in that time has done so much for the betterment of the community. A truly professional performer and champion for LGBT+ rights, she is a wonderful person with  a big heart and an iconic character who is a positive influence and continues to be an inspiration to many.