INSPIRE Awards Recipients & Nominees for 2020
2020 marks 10 Years of INSPIRE Awards mission to celebrate and encourage good work in the LGBTQ community and create an event where inspiring people, youth, organizations and businesses are thanked for the wonderful work they do.
INSPIRE Awards celebrates each nominee who gets short-listed to five nominations per category. Everyone is invited to the stage at the annual event to receive their certificate where one name is announced as the Recipient of the year. There are no winners; everyone is a winner.
Congratulation on behalf of INSPIRE Awards Board of Directors, Subcommittees, Community Partners, and Sponsors.
Due to the challenges of COVID-19, Celebrations have been postponed to Friday, May 14th, 2021. Tickets will be available in early 2021.
Lifetime Achievement
El-Farouk Khaki
Bio coming soon
Notisha Massaquoi
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George Hislop – Honorary
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Ruthann Tucker – Honorary
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International Icon
To Be Announced
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Charles Roy Award for Activism in HIV/AIDS
Trevor Stratton
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ACCENTURE LGBTQ Innovator of the Year
Adam Zivo
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LUX Award for the Arts
To Be Announced
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LGBTQ Person of the Year
Karim Ladak – Nominee
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Courtnay MacFarlane – Nominee
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Chris Staruch – Nominee
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Yasmeen Persad – Nominee
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Moka Dawkins – Nominee
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Julie Berman – Honorary Mention In Memoriam
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LGBTQ Youth of the Year
Ryan Tran – Nominee
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Mina Gerges – Nominee
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Leon Tsai – Nominee
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Max Cameron Fearon – Nominee
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LGBTQ Positive Business of the Year
Mikah Styles Wig World – Nominee
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Soulo Theatre – Nominee
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Single and Eligible – Nominee
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Your Friend With A Cube Van – Nominee
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East King Productions – Nominee
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Inspiring Community Organization of the Year
Inside Out LGBT Film Festival – Nominees
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Maggie’s – Nominees
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Dorothy’s Place – Nominees
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A Rainbow Crosswalk for Bowmanville – Nominees
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Toronto Bisexual Network – Nominees
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