A much loved gay bar in the heart of the capital has been shortlisted for an award at this year's Gaydio Pride Awards.
In the category of ‘venue or event of the year’, Planet bar has been nominated alongside five other venues from across the UK.
The award ceremony will take place in February 2023 at Manchester’s Hilton Hotel where shortlisted guests will be able to enjoy an evening of celebration, topped with entertainment from top 10 selling artist Raye, a set from dance-legend Sigala, a show stopping performance from Danny Beard, winner of Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK Season 4, with it all being hosted by Gaydio’s breakfast show presenters Paris & Dave.
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Gaydio’s Pride Awards look to celebrate and honour charities, people and organisations that champion LGBTQ+ Pride across the UK. They look at the extraordinary efforts that bring Pride to every corner of the UK and look for organisations or people that make the biggest impacts.
There are ten categories in total: Grassroots Pride of the Year, Major Pride of the Year, LGBTQ+ Champion of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, LBGTQ+ Venue or Event of the Year, LGBTQ+ Charity of the Year, Pride Network of the Year, LGBTQ+ Club or Sports Team of the Year, Music Artist of the Year, and the Lifetime Achievement award.
The full shortlist for the Gaydio Pride Awards in 2023 was revealed on January 12:
Major Pride of the Year
Manchester Pride
Pride in London
Birmingham Pride
Brighton + Hove Pride
Grassroots Pride of the Year
UK Black Pride
Trans Pride, Brighton
Prestwich Pride
Chesterfield Pride
Salford Pride
Volunteer of the Year
Michele Ralph (Crawley Pride Volunteer)
Joel Mordi (Nigeria’s First Ever Pride Organiser)
Charlie Watts (Pride in Surrey Volunteer)
LGBTQ+ Club or Sports team of the Year
Gay Outdoor Club
Leicester Diamonds Baseball Club
Manchester Village Spartans
Outdoor Lads
Trans Radio UK Football Club
Employee Pride Network of the Year
Proud at Deloitte
Birmingham women’s and Children’s NHS Trust LGBTQ+ Staff Network
Proud @ Shell UK
JET & Proud – Just Eat Takeaway.com’s global LGBT+ Network
Co-op respect
Bruntwood’s LGBTQIA++ Network
Venue or Event of the Year
Arch, Clapham
Swagga, Manchester
Filthy Gorgeous, The Brewers, Manchester
The House of Bridget’s, Bury
The Werkroom, Stoke-on-Trent
Planet Bar, Edinburgh
Charity
Spencer Trust
Fighting with Pride
George House Trust
LGBTQ+ Champion
Carley Owen
Sab Samuel / Aida H Dee / Drag Queen Story Time
Janusz Domagala (Finalist of Great British Bake Off)
Kriss Herbert, Network Content Manager for Gaydio said: “Gaydio is Where Pride Lives and it feels only right that we celebrate the people, organisations and charities who work so hard to support the LGBTQ+ community all year round. We think this shortlist really showcases the huge impact people, charities and communities are making all over the UK, and we can’t wait to announce our winners at the first ever Gaydio Pride Awards with Hilton on 10th February.”
Gaydio listeners and members of the public were asked to nominate the people, charities, and organisations they felt were making a real difference in their area, with the nominees then shortlisted by dedicated community panels, to ensure winners are chosen as fairly as possible, and represent the very best LGBTQ+ people and charities from all over the UK.
The winners of the awards will be revealed at the Gaydio Pride Awards ceremony at Manchester’s Hilton Hotel on Friday February 10.
For more information and to buy tickets for the Gaydio Pride Awards, head to their website here.
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