Despite a record number of people in the US identifying as LGBTQ+, new challenges — and longstanding yet newly exacerbated ones — threaten to make queer people invisible, all at a time when the global LGBTQ+ community is facing increased violence, discrimination, and poverty.

The QueerX Awards brought to you by Lexus premiered October 11, 2021 for National Coming Out Day on Revry. The streaming special was the grand finale to the month-long international film festival competition, QueerX, and featured hosts Drew Droege and Raneir Pollard along with presenters Dwyane and Zaya Wade, Steven Canals, Peaches Christ, and Patton Oswalt.