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Community
By, Daniel P'Lopez
Photos by: Albert Sanchez & Pedro Zalba

The Queerty Awards 2025

This year marks the thirteenth year trophy. Some of the previous hon-
that the Queerty Awards show will orees have been Rosie O’Donnell
take place in the heart of Holly- and Paula Abdul, who won an
wood on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. award for her allyship in the
The Queerty Awards are a way to LGBTQ+ community.
look back and reflect on LGBTQ+
pop culture from the past year. It The event will start with a red car-
celebrates people and moments pet. Reporters can take pictures,
that have moved us, everything do interviews, and chat with many
from movies and TV to music and of the guests and nominees. It is an
comedy to people we follow on so- atmosphere of fun turns and
cial media, people in the sports events, a fun celebration to have
world, drag queens, and even lit- many of the same LGBTQ+ people
erature. all in one place, with no other feel-
ing like this.
Once a year, the Queerty staff se-
lects nominees, and anyone can go The Queerty Awards are nomi-
to the website and vote for any and nated by a talented staff of many
every category. Many fans have with different interests in areas of
been voting since the beginning of expertise and with diverse voices.
the award’s first show, and every They also know and take into con-
year, it just gets bigger. sideration what the audience likes
and responds to. From their web-
The Queerty Awards show will be site, they are able to know what
held this year at the Avalon in Hol- they want, what got tons of clicks,
lywood, California, which will be the likes, and views, and what break
biggest event venue the awards out star is popping. Queerty is part
have used to date. After the devas- of a media portfolio of other web-
tating fires earlier this year, Holly- sites, including Intomore.com,
wood needs some positive LGBTQNation.com,
sunshine shining down on us, and GayCities.com, and
what better way than having the Outsports.com.
Queerty Awards with a fabulous
lineup of LGBTQ+ people. Many of the nominees share their
nominations on Instagram and
This year, Bob the Drag Queen, a other social media platforms, bring-
big hit with the drag scene, will be ing more fans to the site and allow-
hosting the award show with a co- ing them to vote for their favorites.
medic approach. There will be fun With the Queerty Awards, the idea
musical moments and special is always to uplift and celebrate. No
guests and honorees. It’s an event matter what is going on in the
where the community comes to- world, there is this beacon of light
gether under one roof and cele- that brings the community together
brates each other in a loving and to celebrate and continue to grow
positive way—born out of a mo- and evolve together.
ment when there weren’t many out-
lets for the LGBTQ+ community to This is like a rainbow of hope for
celebrate and recognize the people the LGBTQ+ community. Viewers
who wouldn’t normally get recog- can watch this private event on
nized. Well, this show is it! WOW Presents Plus, which will
premiere on March 18, 2025.
With so many amazing, diverse
voices, there will be too many to To visit the site, check out the latest
name for this event and past award pop culture and news, and to cast
shows. But every year, there is a your vote for the next Queerty
wonderful moment of talent that at- Awards, you can visit Queerty.com
tends the show and that is nomi- and on social media, @Queerty
nated and wins awards in every
category. Voters can vote for their
favorite to win the Queerty Award

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