The Felix-Rexhausen Award were created 1998 by the Bund Lesbischer und Schwuler JournalistInnen (the German affiliate of NLGJA – the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association) to recognize and honor the mainstream media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives.
The Felix-Rexhausen Award is presented annually.
It is named in memory of Felix Rexhausen, a German, gay writer.
It is presented to an individual who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for the LGBT community.