Queerty
Online magazine
Queerty is an online magazine and newspaper covering LGBTQ-oriented entertainment and news, founded in 2005 by David Hauslaib. As of June 2015, the site had more than five million monthly unique visitors.
01History
Queerty was founded by David Hauslaib in 2005, with Bradford Shellhammer serving as founding editor. The site briefly shut down operations in 2011, before being sold to Q.Digital, Inc., the current owners and operators.
Newsweek called Queerty "a leading site for gay issues" in 2010.
02Queerty Awards
Since 2012, the site bestows the Queerty Awards or "Queerties", in which their readers vote for the "best of LGBTQ Media and Culture" every March.
| N° | Ceremony | Date | Host | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | The 2012 Queerties Awards | November 27, 2012 | , N/a | , N/a | |
| 2nd | The 2013 Queerties Awards | November 12, 2013 | |||
| 3rd | The 2014 Queerties Awards | November 11, 2014 | |||
| 4th | The 2015 Queerties Awards | November 20, 2015 | |||
| , N/a | The 2016 Queerties Awards | , N/a | , N/a | ||
| 5th | The 2017 Queerties Awards | March, 2017 | |||
| 6th | The 2018 Queerties Awards | February 27, 2018 | Laganja Estranja | Hyde on Sunset | |
| 7th | The 2019 Queerties Awards | February 27, 2019 | Manila Luzon | WeHo | |
| 8th | The 2020 Queerties Awards | February 28, 2020 | Ongina | Liaison Restaurant and Lounge | |
| 9th | The 2021 Queerties Awards | February 24, 2021 | Heidi N Closet and Dan Tracer | Virtual | |
| 10th | The 2022 Queerties Awards | February 24, 2022 | Mo Heart and Dan Tracer | Eden Sunset | |
| 11th | The 2023 Queerties Awards | February 28, 2023 | Bianca Del Rio | ||
| 12th | The 2024 Queerties Awards | March 12, 2024 | Jinkx Monsoon | The Avalon Hollywood | |
| 13th | The 2025 Queerties Awards | March 11, 2025 | Bob the Drag Queen | ||
| 14th | The 2026 Queerties Awards | March 10, 2026 | Trixie Mattel | ||
| 15th | The 2027 Queerties Awards | To Be Announced | |||
The Queerties 2020
The list of winners were announced on February 28, 2020:
Music- Anthem: "Juice", Lizzo
- Indie Music Video: "Yellow Cloud", Trixie Mattel
Film
- POPcorn Flick: Rocketman
- Indie Movie: Pain and Glory
- Film Performance: Kate McKinnon, Bombshell
Television/Streaming
- TV Series: Pose
- TV Performance: Dan Levy, Schitt's Creek
- Digital Series: EastSiders
- Digital Performance: Van Hansis, EastSiders
Drag
- Drag Royalty: Katya Zamolodchikova
- Future All-Star: Nina West
Miscellaneous
- Badass: Billy Porter
- Favorite Follow: Mark Kanemura
- Love Is Great: Lily Tomlin & Jane Wagner
- Closet Door Bustdown: Lil Nas X
- Comedian: Wanda Sykes
- Podcast: Race Chaser
- Woof Worthy Influencer: Lily Tomlin
- Game Changer: Joaquín Bondoni
- Memorable Memoir: Jonathan Van Ness, Over the Top
- Straight Best Friend: Chris Evans
- Documentary: Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts
- Next Big Thing: RuPaul's Celebrity Drag Race
The Queerties 2021
The list of winners were announced on February 24, 2021:
Music- Anthem: "Rain on Me", Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande
- Indie Music Video: "Malibu", Trixie Mattel
Film
- Studio Movie: The Prom
- Indie Movie: Straight Up
- Performance - Film: Laverne Cox, Promising Young Woman
Television/Streaming
- TV Series: Schitt's Creek
- Digital Series: Putting On
- Performance - TV: Sarah Paulson, Ratched
- Performance - Digital Series: Tim Spencer, Ding Dong I'm Gay
- Lockdown LOL: Jinkx Monsoon & BenDeLaCreme, Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Special
Drag
- Drag Royalty: Jinkx Monsoon
- Future All-Star: Heidi N Closet
Activism
- Badass: Elliot Page
- The Future Is LGBTQ: Karine Jean-Pierre, Deputy White House Press Secretary
- Closet Door Bustdown: Elliot Page
Miscellaneous
- Best Read: Eric Cervini, The Deviant's War
- Documentary: Disclosure
- Next Big Thing: Pose, Season 3
- Favorite Insta Follow: Joaquín Bondoni
- Favorite Tiktoker: Josh Helfgott
- Podcast: The Bald and the Beautiful
- Girl, Bye: Gays for Trump
Honors
- Innovator: Shangela
The Queerties 2022
The list of winners were announced on February 24, 2022:
Music- Anthem: "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)", Lil Nas X
- Indie Music Video: "Hello Hello", Trixie Mattel
Film
- Studio Movie: Tick, Tick... Boom!
- Film Performance: Lady Gaga, House of Gucci
- Indie Movie: Summer of 85
- Documentary: Framing Britney Spears
TV/Streaming
- TV Series: Pose
- TV Performance: Murray Bartlett, The White Lotus
- On-Screen Romance: David & Patrick, Schitt's Creek
- Digital Entertainment: Hot Homo Summer
- Reality / Docuseries: RuPaul's Drag Race
Drag
- Drag Royalty: Bianca Del Rio
- Future All-Star: Denali
Activism
- Closet Door Bustdown: Carl Nassib
- Badass: Amy Schneider
- Innovator: Ryan O'Connell
Miscellaneous
- Podcast: Race Chaser
- Standout Stand-up: Wanda Sykes
- Favorite Insta-Follow: Bretman Rock
- Favorite TikToker: The Old Gays
- Best Read: Billy Porter, Unprotected
- Next Big Thing: Hocus Pocus 2
- Girl, Bye: Marjorie Taylor Greene
Honors
- Groundbreaker: Gottmik
- Icon: Michaela Jaé Rodriguez
Sources and credits
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