THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

By Campaign

Awareness Campaign NEW! Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign Diverse-Owned Businesses Campaign Fundraising Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Cultural Campaign NEW! Multi-Platform Campaign On a Shoestring Campaign Pro Bono Campaign Regional Campaign Social Movement Campaign

By Cause

Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Educate Emergency Relief Environment & Sustainability Fight Poverty Gender Equality Human Rights Immigration & Refugees LGBTQ+ Mental Health Multi-Cause Initiative Public Health Public Safety NEW! Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production Social Justice Youth & Family

By Industry

Automotive Business to Business Consumer Brands NEW! Education Entertainment Fashion and Beauty Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness News & Media Nonprofit Real Estate NEW! Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

By Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Original Content

Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Extended Reality Feature Film NEW! Gaming Images Interactive Content Live Streaming Long Form Video Micro-site or Blog Podcast Research Reports NEW! Short Form Video Video Video Series

Partnerships

Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Media Partnership Nonprofit Partnership

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Creative Use of Technology Data & Insights Earned Media NEW! Employee Engagement Event & Experiential Generative AI Guerrilla Marketing NEW! Paid Media PSA Real Time Response Single Post Sound & Music NEW! Storytelling User Generated Content

From the 11th Annual Shorty Awards Best LGBTQ+ Account

Through sharing inspiring stories from personal experience to supporting those clearly struggling, the LGBTQ+ internet community is strong and tight-knit. These nominees have grown their channels or used their existing platforms to advocate for the rights of members of the LGBTQ+ community -- inspiring, educating and supporting those around them.

Winner

LGBTQ+ Account
winner
Shangela
The “Queen of Halleloo,” D.J. “Shangela” Pierce has lived his 2018 as one of OUT Magazine's “Most C…

Finalists

LGBTQ+ Account
finalist
Gus Kenworthy
The first openly gay male athlete to ever compete at the Olympic Winter Games, freestyle skier Gus …
LGBTQ+ Account
finalist
Jessie Paege
YouTuber, Guilty Party actress, rocker girl, LGBTQ+ advocate and author Jessie Paege had a mileston…
LGBTQ+ Account
finalist
Melanie Murphy
Irish lifestyle YouTuber, author and self-care guru Melanie Murphy wants you to “wear it out loud,”…
LGBTQ+ Account
finalist
Noah Finnce
British transgender sensation Noah Adams, aka Noah Finnce, proves “no matter your situation, it is …
LGBTQ+ Account
finalist
Stevie Boebi
As Stevie Boebi’s Instagram bio says, she “make[s] YouTube videos and teach s*x education and also …

Nominees

LGBTQ+ Account
Adam Eli
Self-identifying as “super gay,” activist Adam Eli is working to strengthen the queer community via…
LGBTQ+ Account
Ambers Closet
Described by herself as a “certified Weirdo,” Amber Whittington is one of the leading voices fighti…
LGBTQ+ Account
Chandler N Wilson
For years, Chandler N Wilson has been doing the brave and important work of sharing their life as a…
LGBTQ+ Account
Chella Man
Chella Man emerged in 2018 as one of the best LGBTQ+ advocates on the internet, as the deaf, trans,…
LGBTQ+ Account
Desmond is Amazing
Desmond Napoles (stage name: Desmond is Amazing) is an 11-year old drag kid, awarded LGBTQ advocate…
LGBTQ+ Account
Jacob Tobia
Activist Jacob Tobia is helping others “embrace the full complexity of gender and own their truth, …