THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Special Project

Special Project

From the 15th Annual Shorty Awards LGBTQ Community Engagement

This award honors brands, organizations and institutions that use social media to effectively engage and collaborate with members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans* and queer communities.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Nominees

finalist
gold honor
Aspercreme - Asperqueens
Aspercreme is a topical pain relief brand that’s iconic among Boomers, but has long failed to make …
Can't Quiet Pride
Established LGBTQ+ labels are facing the threat of extinction in the wake of the “Don’t say Gay” bi…
finalist
audience honor
Comedy Central's The Gag
While there are incredible queer comedians, creators, and publications, we felt that there was a wh…
Depression Looks Like Me Takes Aim at Mental Health Representation
We are in a crisis. Today, 21 million American adults have major depression. Its differing symptoms…
finalist
Dragstravaganza Campaign
Facebook x The Fit Out Campaign
When the biggest social network asks you to create their social content, it’s a compliment. When th…
finalist
Facebook: Acts of Pride
Pride is one of the tentpole moments in Facebook’s LGBTQ+ Community Program. It has historically un…
HANGARFOUR CREATIVE X INDEED – 'TAKE PRIDE!' LIVE
Indeed is on a mission to help all people get jobs and is driven by the fact that better work contr…
finalist
HBO Max's Human By Orientation Pride 2022
Pride is a critical time for HBO Max and Human By Orientation to engage our existing and potential …
Hotlines, Fliers and Human Connection: Reducing Disparities in Monkeypox Vaccination
When monkeypox (Mpox) first hit New York City in 2022, Epicenter-NYC knew immediately it needed to …
IZEA + Colorado Crisis Services: LGBTQIA+ Community Mental Health Support Initiative
Colorado Crisis Services (CCS), is Colorado’s statewide resource for any mental health, substance u…
LGBTQ Community Engagement
Hockey Is For Everyone. That is the slogan touted by the National Hockey League. But is not always …
Legendary Season 3 Premiere Ball
HBO Max’s Legendary is a one-hour competition series where voguing teams – called “Houses” – compet…
Logo's Trans Youth Town Hall
In response to the rise in anti-trans legislation across the United States, Logo set out to amplify…
Love Victor Ferris Wheel Activation
Hulu came to us to help promote the third and final season of their inclusive and popular show Love…
OGX x Refinery29: “Love is in the Hair” Campaign
winner
Out & Open
LGBTQ bars are far more than just bars. For generations, they’ve served as safe spaces in which the…
finalist
Queer Sex Ed
Statistics show that sex education is required in twenty-nine states plus Washington D.C., but only…
RuPaul’s Drag Race #LGBTQHerstoryMonth | Behind-The-Scenes Honoring Trans Trailblazers
After the success of the October 2021 launch of LGBTQ Herstory Month, RuPaul’s Drag Race aimed to l…
Say It With PRIDE: Disney+ Celebrates Pride 365
Be loud, be bold, be colorful. This is “Say It With PRIDE: Disney+ Celebrates Pride365, a special c…
finalist
silver honor
TransAthletica
Trans people are subject to harmful media narratives and perceptions in society to begin with. In t…
W.H.O TEAMS UP WITH COMMUNITIES TO FIGHT MPOX AND ITS STIGMA
The objective of the campaign by the World Health Organization (WHO) was to address the public heal…
We're Here Season 3 Event
The Emmy Award-winning series We’re Here’s return for a third season coincided with unprecedented c…
Zoetis Corporate Working Parents of the Year Video
For the ninth year in a row, Zoetis has been named one of Seramount’s 100 Best Companies (previousl…
“LGBTQ Nation’s Authentic Voices of Pride, presented by Chevrolet”
General Motors’ vision is to be “the most inclusive company in the world”.  GM’s brand Chevrolet so…