As are David Morgan, Alan Carr & Sue Perkins

BBC Two sitcom Boy Meets Girl and its star Rebecca Root have been shortlisted in this year's British LGBT Awards.

The show is up for 'media moment of the year' along with such events as Caitlyn Jenner's Vanity Fair cover and Ireland voting for marriage equality.

Root, who plays Judy in the first UK comedy to feature a central transgender character, is nominated for the rising star award.

Stand-up David Morgan, who last year became team captain in ITV2's Safeword, is also up for the same category.

Elsewhere, Alan Carr has been shortlisted for celebrity of the year; Paul O'Grady and Sue Perkins for broadcaster of the year, and Jennifer Saunders and Stephen Fry for 'global icon'

Sarah Garrett, founder of the awards, said: '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.'

The awards will be presented in London on May 13.

Published: 17 Feb 2016