| Country | Award | Sponsor | Description | |
| Netherlands | | City of Utrecht | Annual city award since 2007 for people or organizations that are particularly committed to the emancipation and acceptance of LGBTQIA+. | |
| United States | | Queens Chapter of PFLAG | Recognizes an individual whose work for the bisexual and LGBTQ communities best exemplifies the vision, principles, and community service exemplified by Brenda Howard. | |
| United Kingdom | | SPM Group | Individuals and organisations that have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the LGBTQ+ community. | |
| United States | | Yale University | Lifetime accomplishment and scholarly contributions in the field of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies | |
| China | | Aibai Culture & Education Center, Beijing Gender Health Education Institute | Media artisans and publication outlets for their coverage or featuring of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the People's Republic of China | |
| Germany | | Bund Lesbischer und Schwuler JournalistInnen | Mainstream media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives | |
| United States | | GLAAD | Various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the LGBTQ community and the issues that affect their lives | |
| Netherlands | | Municipal Council of The Hague | Significance of gay men and lesbian women participating and positioning themselves equally in society | |
| Netherlands | | Ministry of Education, Science and Culture | Every two years the Dutch government organizes since 2009 a life time award and innovation award for persons or organizations dedicated to the acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people | |
| United States | | Hetrick-Martin Institute | Pageant contest for fag hags | |
| United States | | Logo TV | LGBT-specific and general interest achievements in entertainment and pop culture | |
| United States | | Out & Equal | Individuals and organizations that are leaders in advancing equality for LGBT employees in America’s workplaces | |
| United States | | ADD-TV | Artists in the LGBT community | |
| Canada | | Pink Triangle Press | Significant celebrity and community builders of the LGBTQ community in Canada | |
| Canada | | Q Hall of Fame | People who have greatly impacted the lives of LGBTQ Canadians through their dedication to human rights | |
| United States | | American Anthropological Association | Excellence in a scholarly book written from an anthropological perspective about a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender topic | |
| United Kingdom | | Stonewall | People who have affected the lives of British lesbian, gay, bi and trans people | |
| United States | | Logo TV, VH1 | Persons and entities who have made significant contributions towards minority empowerment and civil activism. It is the only televised LGBT awards ceremony in the United States. | |
| Country | Award | Sponsor | Description | |
| United States | | Blatino Oasis | men of African or Latino descent who either work in the adult entertainment industry or... whose work... is classified as erotic or sexy in nature | |
| United States | | Cybersocket, Inc. | Gay porn websites | |
| United States | | GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics | Finest in film and television accessible in the United States, as well as Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, across general and LGBTQ-centric categories | |
| United States | | Frameline Film Festival | Major contribution to LGBTQ+ representation in film, television, or the media arts | |
| United States | | AVN | Work done in the gay pornographic industry | |
| United States | | GLAAD | Outstanding representations of the LGBTQ community in media | |
| United States | | Grab Magazine | Work done in the gay adult erotic video industry | |
| United Kingdom | | The Festivals Company | Film which is by, for, about or of interest to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or intersex audiences | |
| Italy | | Venice Film Festival | Best Movie with LGBT Themes & Queer Culture | |
| France | | Cannes Film Festival | LGBTQIA+-relevant films entered into the Cannes Film Festival | |
| Taiwan | | Taiwan International Queer Film Festival | LGBT film festival | |
| United States | | Reel Affirmations | LGBT films: Best Feature, Best Documentary, Best Male Short, and Best Female Short | |
| Spain | | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Film or documentary screened during San Sebastián International Film Festival that best reflects the values and reality of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people | |
| Germany | | Berlin International Film Festival | Films with LGBTQIA+ topics | |
| Country | Award | Sponsor | Description | |
| United States | Alice B Readers Award | Alice B Readers Appreciation Committee | Living writers of lesbian fiction whose careers are distinguished by consistently well-written stories about lesbians | |
| United States | American Library Association Rainbow List | American Library Association | Books with significant gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender content, and which are aimed at youth, birth through age 18 | |
| United States | Audre Lorde Award | Publishing Triangle | Works of lesbian poetry | |
| United States | Bill Whitehead Award | Publishing Triangle | Lifetime achievement by writers within the LGBTQ community | |
| United States | Bisexual Book Awards | Bi Writers Association | Best works of literature addressing themes of bisexuality | |
| Canada | Blue Metropolis Violet Prize | Blue Metropolis | To an established LGBTQ writer to honour their body of work | |
| Canada | Dayne Ogilvie Prize | Writers' Trust of Canada | Emerging Canadian writer who is part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer community | |
| United States | Edmund White Award | Publishing Triangle | Debut novels by writers within the LGBTQ+ community | |
| United States | Ferro-Grumley Award | Publishing Triangle | Best work of LGBTQ fiction | |
| United States | Gaylactic Spectrum Awards | Gaylactic Spectrum Awards Foundation | Works of science fiction, fantasy and horror that explore LGBTQ topics in a positive way | |
| United States | GCLS Goldie Awards | Golden Crown Literary Society | Several categories | |
| United States | Judy Grahn Award | Publishing Triangle | Works of non-fiction of relevance to the lesbian community | |
| United States | Lambda Literary Award | Lambda Literary Foundation | Published works which celebrate or explore LGBTQ+ themes | |
| United States | Otherwise Award | Otherwise Award | Works of science fiction or fantasy that expand or explore one's understanding of gender | |
| France | Prix République du Glamour | Glamour magazine | Best French lesbian novels | |
| United States | Publishing Triangle Award for Trans and Gender-Variant Literature | Publishing Triangle | Works of literature on transgender themes | |
| India | Rainbow Awards | Dwijen Dinanath Arts Foundation | Several categories | |
| United States | Randy Shilts Award | Publishing Triangle | Works of non-fiction of relevance to the gay community | |
| United States | Robert Chesley Award | Publishing Triangle | Works by playwrights in the LGBTQ community | |
| Japan | Sense of Gender Awards | Japanese Association for Gender, Fantasy & Science Fiction | Science fiction or fantasy fiction which best explores and deepens the concept of Gender | |
| United States | Stonewall Book Award | Rainbow Round Table | Exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience | |
| United States | Thom Gunn Award | Publishing Triangle | Works of gay male poetry | |