Boston has a plethora of amazing people, businesses, and organizations that do tremendous work for Boston’s LGBTQ+ community, but lack the recognition they deserve. The Rainbow Awards aim to highlight, honor, and celebrate these individuals and groups while simultaneously, over time increasing community engagement, activism, spirit, and value.

This awards ceremony will put a spotlight on those who are actively make a difference in the LGBTQ+ Boston Community and encourage their peers and clients to adopt a stronger presence and impact. Simply showing up won’t cut it!

A committee of community leaders and individuals will discuss and deliberate the winners of each category. For all categories, each award is not annually guaranteed and other years some categories may have multiple honorees. The focus falls on the impact of people, businesses, and organizations, not just their existence. This means the most popular business or organization, even if in a small market, may not be deemed qualified to win consecutive years.

The longterm goal is to showcase as many different members of Boston’s LGBTQ+ community as possible. We understand that the inaugural year may be met with hesitance, so we encourage your feedback. As a committee we will review our options and make any applicable changes. Eventually, we would like to evolve to a place where we can secure enough  sponsorship to make the ceremony a gala by late fall 2023 / early winter 2024.