Year Award Location 1994 Juan Pablo Ordonez ABIGALE Lepa Mladjenovic Colombia South Africa Serbia 1995 Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Group (TGLRG) Anjaree Luiz Mott Australia Thailand Brazil 1996 No award 1997 Demet Demir Genc Xhelaj Sister Namibia Collective Wilfredo Valencia Palacios (honourable mention) Turkey Albania Namibia El Salvador 1998 Circulo Cultural Gay (CCG) Dr. Tal Jarus-Hakak Dede Oetomo Nancy Cardenas (1934–1994, posthum) Carlos Jáuregui (1958–1996, posthumous) Mexico Israel Indonesia Mexico Argentina 1999 Aung Myo Min Prudence Mabele Kiri Kiri and Chingu Sai Simon Nkoli (1957–1998, posthumous) Burma South Africa South Korea South Africa 2000 Dejan Nebrigic (1970–1999, posthumous) Ditshwanelo - The Botswana Center for Human Rights Intersex Society of North America (ISNA) William Hernandez Serbia Botswana United States El Salvador 2001 Companions on a Journey and Women's Support Group Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (J-Flag) Luis Gauthier (1950–2000, posthumous) Sri Lanka Jamaica Chile 2002 Elizabeth Calvet (posthumous) Marta Lucia Alvarez Giraldo, Marta Lucia Tamayo Rincon and Alba Nelly Montoya Cui Zi En Maher Sabry Brazil Colombia China Egypt 2003 Lohana Berkins Argentina 2004 Gender/Sexuality Rights Association Taiwan (G/STRAT) Taiwan 2005 GALZ ((Gays & Lesbians of Zimbabwe)) Zimbabwe 2006 Rauda Morcos (ASWAT) Palestinian Activist from Haifa, Israel 2007 Blue Diamond Society Nepal 2008 Iranian Queer Organization Andrés Ignacio Rivera Duarte Canada / Iranian Diaspora Chile 2009 Helem Lebanese Protection for LGBT Lebanon 2010 Colombia Diversa Colombia 2011 LGBT Centre Mongolia Mongolia 2012 Karen Atala Chile 2013 Yasemin Öz Turkey 2014 Gay Japan News; KRYSS; O; Rainbow Rights Project (R-Rights); Women’s Support Group Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka 2015 Chesterfield Samba, GALZ (Gays & Lesbians of Zimbabwe) Zimbabwe 2016 Arus Pelangi, National Federation of LGBTI Communities in Indonesia Indonesia 2017 Caleb Orozco Belize 2018 Georges Azzi 2019 Rikki Nathanson Zimbabwe/US