... based on the following criteria: feminist imagination; track record of collaboration and solidarity; public spirit; originality; extraordinary engagement on feminist and inequality issues; insight into their chosen field; track record of substantial contribution to knowledge on feminist and inequality issues, and/or substantial potential for future contribution to knowledge. Nominees do not need to have an academic affiliation.
https://flax-foundation.net/awards/
Dr Ruth Pearce, a leading trans feminist researcher and Senior Lecturer in Community Development at the University of Glasgow’s School of Education, has been named a recipient of this year’s Emma Goldman Award for her innovative work on feminism and inequality.
The annual awards, issued by the FLAX Foundation, recognise exceptional scholars across Europe whose work reflects the radical intellectual legacy of Emma Goldman - the influential anarchist and early advocate for peace, gender equality and LGBTQ+ rights.
Dr Pearce’s research centres on inequality, marginalisation and power, drawing on an interdisciplinary trans feminist perspective. Her work has helped to shape public understanding of trans health, rights, and wellbeing at a time of increasing political polarisation in the UK. ...
https://www.scenemag.co.uk/trans-feminist-scholar-dr-ruth-pearce-honoured-with-prestigious-emma-goldman-award/
Emma Goldman is known as an Anarchist Feminist and for instance:
Revolutionary Feminism: She broke from first-wave feminism by arguing that women’s emancipation was not in the vote, but in psychological liberation and independence from sexual, social, and economic subservience.
Sexual Politics: She was an early proponent of women's rights to control their own bodies, advocating for birth control, the legitimacy of homosexuality, and "free love"—the right to love whom she pleased without state or religious interference.
Not sure how anyone can claim she was an LGBTQ+ believer!