Jürgen Klopp makes British LGBT Awards shortlist

An executive at Liverpool FC, Rishi Jain, and manager Jürgen Klopp, are on the shortlist for the British LGBT Awards – with three nominations in total for the club. Tony McDonough reports

Liverpool FC manager Jürgen Klopp. Photo by Colin Lane

 

Liverpool FC’s commitment to equality and diversity has been recognised with three nominations in the British LGBT Awards.

Held in association with headline sponsors Macquarie and Tesco, the British LGBT Awards celebrate leading LGBT+ activists, allies and celebrity figures who have worked to advance the rights of LGBT+ people during the past 12 months.

Liverpool FC manager Jürgen Klopp is shortlisted in the Celebrity Ally category and the club’s senior equality, diversity and inclusion manager Rishi Jain is nominated in the Business Ally category for his work to drive forward positive changes for LGBT+ people.

The club has also been shortlisted in the Brand or Marketing campaign category for its Liverpool FC Red Together initiative. Red Together is the club’s three-year plan for equality, diversity, and inclusion, focusing on three priority areas – supporters, people and the club.

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Mr Jain said: “It’s an honour to be personally recognised by the British LGBT Awards. I’m fortunate to work for an organisation that is fully committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion in everything it does and more broadly in sport and society.

“I’m so passionate about this area of work and to have the support of such inspiring role models and allies across the club is fantastic.”

 

Liverpool FC senior equality, diversity and inclusion manager Rishi Jain

 

Representatives from global corporations such as Cadbury, Disney and Vodafone are also in the running for accolades alongside big name celebrities including Formula One star Lewis Hamilton, Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe and Little Mix singer Jade Thirlwall.

Sarah Garrett, British LGBT Awards founder, said: “These awards shine a light on those who have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the LGBT+ community, during what has been another very challenging 12 months for the community.

“The nominees, which include an exciting mix of famous LGBT+ faces, allies and organisations have all demonstrated a commitment to advancing LGBT+ rights. The awards on 24 June will be a huge celebration of our culture.”

The public are invited to cast their votes at britishlgbtawards.com

Full 2022 British LGBT Awards shortlist: 

CELEBRITY

Ben Whishaw

Billy Porter

Bimini Bon Boulash

Emma Corrin

Indya Moore

Lady Gaga

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez

Olly Alexander

Russell Tovey

T’Nia Miller

 

MTV – MUSIC ARTIST

Arlo Parks

Dodie Clark

Dua Lipa

Kehlani

Lady Leshurr

Lil Nas X

Lucy Spraggan

Sam Smith

Steps

Will Young

 

CELEBRITY ALLY

Alicia Keys

Dan Reynolds

Daniel Radcliffe

Davina McCall

Ellie Goulding

Jade Thirlwall

Jamie Lee Curtis

Jodie Whittaker

Jürgen Klopp

Lewis Hamilton

 

BROADCASTER, JOURNALIST, OR HOST

Alan Carr

Ben Hunte

Dean McCullough

Edward Enninful

Jason Okundaye

Joe Lycett

Owain Wyn Evans

Rav Bansal

Rylan Clark

Shivani Dave

 

MEDIA MOMENT

‘Born This Way’ 10-Year Anniversary

Joshua Cavllo Becomes The First Openly Gay Active Top Tier Male Footballer

Tokyo 2020 Olympics ‘Team LGBT’

John & Johannes On Strictly Come Dancing

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Features Assigned Female At Birth Queen, Victoria Scone

Lil Nas X’s Single ‘Call Me By Your Name (Montero)’

Sex Education’s Non-Binary Representation

Eternal’s Openly Gay Superhero, Phastos

BBC’S Freddie Mercury: The Final Act Documentary

The Progress Pride F1 Helmet Livery

 

SWINTON INSURANCE – SPORTS PERSONALITY

Alana Smith

Beth Mead

Caster Semenya

Colin Jackson

Demi Stokes

Emma Wiggs

Josh Cavallo

Laurel Hubbard

Megan Rapinoe

Tom Daley

 

ONLINE INFLUENCER

Kyle De’Volle

Calle Y Poché

Jamie Raines

Sebb Argo & Dion Yorkie

Mawaan Rizwan

Yasmin Benoit

Rudy Jean

DJ Krystal Lake

James Barr & Dan Hudson

Charlie Allan

 

TESCO – BRAND OR MARKETING CAMPAIGN

Harry’s  ‘Never Been Prouder’ Shave With Pride Campaign

LEGO’s Everyone Is Awesome Set

Levi’s All Pronouns All Love Campaign

Liverpool FC Red Together

Network Rail ‘Do I Offend You’

Norwegian Postal Service’s ‘When Harry Met Santa’ Advert

Royal Navy’s ‘Wherever You Are’ Advert

Sky’s Pride Month 2021 Collection

The Rainbow Lottery

Zipcar’s Have Pride In Your Ride Campaign

 

JOHNSON & JOHNSON – CHARITY OR COMMUNITY INITIATIVE

akt

Black Trans Foundation

Chester Pride

Gaysians

Gendered Intelligence

Hidayah LGBT+

LGBT Foundation

Out and Proud African LGBTI (OPAL)

Stonewall

Trans in the City

 

JUST EAT TAKEAWAY – OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO LGBT+ LIFE

Abbey Kiwanuka

Avi Kay

Dettie Gould

Dr Alexander Rhys

Ethan Spibey

Jon Holmes

Juno Dawson

Lex Shu Chan

Oscar Davies

Philip Anderson

 

MACQUARIE – INSPIRATIONAL LEADER

Peter Lewin, Levi’s

Mark Timms, HSBC UK

Oliver Gross, KPMG

Matt Scarff, ITV

Sarah Rench, Avanade

Ben Jackson, Wickes

Rishi Madlani, NatWest

Emily Hamilton, RS Components

Leo Nicholas, Nest Corporation

Damien Shieber, Santander

 

HSBC UK – BUSINESS ALLY

Allison Whittington, Zurich Municipal

Vicky Rowland, Sage

Tim Riecken, National Grid

Rishi Jain, Liverpool FC

Donna Kelly, CGI

Laura Yeates, Clifford Chance

Dayna Donaldson, Disney

Anna Radford, Johnson & Johnson

Max Taylor, Vodafone

Sophie Whiteman, Allianz

LGIM – DIVERSITY HERO

Adam Wilson, Virgin Media O2

Belton Flournoy, Protoviti

Chloe Bolland, UBS

Ed Rogers, Ford

Jerry Daykin, GSK

Jonathan Pascoe, VIACOMCBS

Kevin Humphreys, Jacobs

Luke Ives, ARUP

Pauric Havlin, TCS

Tolu Osinubi, Deloitte

FUTURE LEADER

Bruna Gil, Linkedin

Fabio Peyer, Morningstar

Jake Hallas, Rolls-Royce

Kim Warren, Credera

Luke Kolbohm, BDP

Magda Markowska, Nielsen IQ

Oliver Rieche, Reed Smith

Patzy Drozdz, Shell

Sophie Kershaw, PWC

Sophy Merrick, Credit Suisse

NETWORK RAIL – NETWORK GROUP (ERG)

STEP, AIG

BP Pride, BP

4Pride, Channel 4

Proud FT, Financial Times

Hearst Pride UK, Hearst

Legal and Generals LGBTQ+ Allies Network, LGIM

Pride At Mace, Mace

PINCC Group, NSPCC

Proud @ Sainsbury’s, Sainsbury’s

LGBT+@Sky, Sky UK

INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER OR COMPANY

Barclays

Google

Just Eat Takeaway.com

Macquarie

Metro Bank

OVO

Publicis Groupe

Tesco Stores Ltd

Thames Water

Unilever

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