document: BBC Two sitcom Boy Meets Girl and EastEnders have both been shortlisted for their portrayal of transgender issues.
  Transgender actress Rebecca Root and the first ever transgender actor in a TV soap opera, Riley Carter Millington, have also been nominated.
  Nick Grimshaw, Boy George and Sue Perkins are among the other nominees.
  Sarah Garrett, founder of the awards, explained: "The British LGBT Awards are vital in highlighting those who have done good by the LGBT community and are also important in promoting LGBT acceptance."
  "The commissioning of Boy Meets Girl was a particularly landmark moment in British television history as was the introduction of a transgender character to Eastenders.
  "The BBC should be proud of its commitment to diversity and groundbreaking coverage of LGBT issues," she said.
  Speaking in August last year, actress Rebecca Root, who plays Judy in Boy Meets Girl said: "I really believe that it will demystify my community, it will increase the visibility of the trans population.
  "In a way it's a shame, it's 2015 for goodness sake, and we're only having this conversation now. But better late than never."
  The British LGBT Awards take place at London's Grand Connaught Rooms on 13 May.
  Here are the nominees...
  Alan Carr
  Boy George
  Caitlyn Jenner
  Ru Paul
  Kieron Richardson
  Ruby Rose
  Ben Whishaw
  Dustin Lance Black
  Adele
  Jess Glynne
  Halsey
  Little Mix
  Zayn Malik
  Frank Ocean
  Sam Smith
  Years and Years
  Cher
  Jennifer Saunders
  Hillary Clinton
  Stephen Fry
  Lady Gaga
  Sir Ian McKellen
  Bette Midler
  George Takei
  Eddie Redmayne
  Danny Dyer
  Nigella Lawson
  Holly Willoughby
  Brian May
  Kim Cattrall
  James Sutton
  Zoe Sugg (Zoella)
  Olly Alexander
  Rebecca Root
  Jake Graff
  Hannah Hart
  Sean Miley Moore
  Philip Armstrong
  David Morgan
  Rose and Rosie
  Clare Balding
  Vicki Beeching
  Nick Grimshaw
  Evan Davis
  Paul O'Grady
  RuPaul
  Sue Perkins
  Gok Wan
  Boy Meets Girl, BBC
  Caitlyn Jenner, Vanity Fair cover
  Eastenders transgender storyline, BBC
  Hollyoak HIV storyline, Lime Pictures/ Channel 4
  London Spy, BBC
  Mhairi Black MP elected to Parliament
  Ireland votes for marriage equality
  Gay marriage in USA
  Nicola Adams
  John Amaechi
  Keegan Hirst
  Nigel Owens
  Mark McAdam
  Sam Stanley
  Heather Stanning
  Casey Stoney
summary: The shortlist for the annual British LGBT Awards has been announced with the BBC nominated multiple times.