Excellence in Radio First: Emma Jacobs for “One Gay, Binational Couple's Story — and Hopes — As Supreme Court Decision Nears”

Excellence in Local Television First: Nicole Hickl for “Bar Kicks Out Gay Couple for Dancing”

Excellence in Student Journalism First: Samuel Nemir Olivares Bonilla for “Boston Groups Reach Out to LGBT Youth of Color”

Excellence in Photojournalism First: D. David Robinson and Sunnivie Brydum for  “We Are Here: LGBTI in Uganda”

Excellence in Multimedia First: Michelle Garcia for “The State of Pride in Sports”

Excellence in Online First: Dani McClain for “Being ‘Masculine of Center’ While Black”

Excellence in Opinion/Editorial First: Tracy Baim for “The Content of Our Character: Trayvon and Us” Second: Gail Shister for “Is Your Husband Gay?” Third: Steve Friess for “My Turn as a Target of ‘God Hates Fags’ Preacher Fred Phelps”

Excellence in Feature  First: Gabriel Arana for “Soldier without a War” Second: Melissa Griffiths for “LGBTQ in the Capital” (series) Third: Beth Schwartzapfel for “Little Boxes”

Excellence in News  First: Timothy Cwiek for coverage of Nizah Morris case Second: Beth Hawkins “Same-sex marriage, Minnesota and the Supreme Court: an FAQ for the befuddled”

Excellence in HIV/AIDS Coverage First: David France for “How to Survive a Plague” Second: Steve Blanchard for “Chasing the Bug”