This year’s celebration will see 13 LGBTQIA+ changemakers take home the coveted trophies
BY DIVA STAFF, IMAGES PROVIDED
Are you ready to champion the LGBTQIA+ trailblazers making waves in our community? Good, because the DIVA Awards are back for 2026, taking place during the DIVA Charitable Trust (DCT) Gala Dinner.
Headline sponsored by Deutsche Bank, the DIVA Awards 2026 are set to be our biggest celebration of LGBTQIA+ women and non-binary people yet. Hosting this year’s special event will be writer and comedian Deborah Frances-White and actor and comic Thanyia Moore.
This year, we have 13 categories to celebrate and champion the LGBTQIA+ women and non-binary people making a difference to our community. Categories for the DIVA Awards 2026 include Media Moment Award, Icon Award, Sport Award, Changemaker Award and more.
You’ll likely already know Deborah Frances-White from her hit podcast The Guilty Feminist. Deborah is also a best-selling author whose books The Guilty Feminist and Six Conversations We’re Scared To Have have inspired whole generations. She’s also the screenwriter for the new film Bad Fairies, which features Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo.
Joining Deborah on stage is award-winning comedian Thanyia Moore, whose credits include Mock The Week, Dreaming Whilst Black and Netflix’s The Duchess. Alongside her on-screen work, Thanyia was also the winner of the Funny Women Awards 2018 and has launched her own empowerment workshops, Confidence And Moore.
Join us at the DIVA Charitable Trust Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony, 24 April 2026. For further details email: events@diva-magazine.com
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