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The Gayming Awards 2025 are just around the corner. Whether you’re here for the epic wins, the emotional speeches, or just to see your favorite queer icons getting the recognition they deserve, you won’t want to miss this.
The Gayming Awards are the only awards show dedicated to celebrating LGBTQ+ excellence in gaming, and this year, they’re going even bigger.
With new categories, exciting nominees, and a global streaming deal, this is the must-watch event of the year. Here’s everything you need to know.
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How to watch the Gayming Awards 2025
The Gayming Awards 2025 will be streaming exclusively on WOW Presents Plus, the go-to platform for all things queer entertainment, including RuPaul’s Drag Race.
No matter where you are in the world, you can tune in and be part of this incredible event.
If you can’t watch it live, highlights and the best moments will be shared across Gayming Magazine’s social media channels, so you won’t miss a thing.
When are the Gayming awards
The Gayming Awards 2025 will premiere on Tuesday, July 8th, 2025. The exact time will be announced soon, so be sure to follow Gayming Magazine on social media for updates.
How to vote
Want to have a say in who gets nominated? Now’s your chance!
Head over to gaymingawards.com and submit your nominations before the deadline.
All Gayming Awards categories
This year’s Awards feature 13 exciting categories, celebrating the best in LGBTQ+ gaming.
Here’s the full list of categories:
- Game of the Year
- Gayming Magazine Readers’ Award
- Gayming Icon Award
- Industry Diversity Award
- Community Impact Award
- Authentic Representation Award
- Best LGBTQ+ Character Award
- Best LGBTQ+ Indie Game Award
- LGBTQ+ Voice Actor of the Year Award
- LGBTQ+ Content Creator of the Year Award
- LGBTQ+ Streamer Rising Star Class
- Best LGBTQ+ Contribution to Esports Award
- LGBTQ+ Geek Entertainment of the Year Award
That’s everything you need to know about the Gayming Awards so far. We’ve got a soft spot for Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Life is Strangle: Double Exposure‘s characters, but we’ll see how this year’s awarding ceremony goes down.
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