The 12th Lambda Literary Awards were held in 2000 to honour works of LGBT literature published in 1999.
| Category | Winner | Nominated |
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| Anthologies/Fiction | Naomi Holoch, Joan Nestle, and Nancy Holden, eds., Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction |
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| Anthologies/Non-Fiction | Steve Hogan and Lee Hudson, eds., Completely Queer: The Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia Kris Kleindienst, ed., This Is What Lesbian Looks Like |
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| Children's/Young Adult | Ellen Wittlinger, Hard Love |
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| Drama | Craig Lucas, What I Meant Was |
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| Gay Biography/Autobiography | Jesse Green, The Velveteen Father |
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| Gay Fiction | Matthew Stadler, Allan Stein |
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| Gay Mystery | John Morgan Wilson, Justice at Risk |
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| Gay Poetry | Mark Wunderlich, The Anchorage Richard Howard, Trappings |
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| Gay Studies | James Saslow, Pictures and Passions: A History of Homosexuality in the Visual Arts |
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| Humor | Michael Thomas Ford, That's Mr. Faggot To You |
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| Lesbian Biography/Autobiography | Diana Souhami, The Trials of Radclyffe Hall |
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| Lesbian Fiction | Sarah Waters, Tipping the Velvet |
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| Lesbian Mystery | Ellen Hart, Hunting the Witch |
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| Lesbian Poetry | Olga Broumas, Rave |
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| Lesbian Studies | Lillian Faderman, To Believe in Women: What Lesbians Have Done for America |
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| Religion/Spirituality | John R. Stowe, Gay Spirit Warrior Keith Boykin, Respecting the Soul |
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| Science fiction, fantasy or horror | Richard Bowe, Minions of the Moon |
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| Small Press | Henry Flesh, Massage |
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| Transgender/Bisexual | Jackie Kay, Trumpet |
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| Visual Arts | James Saslow, Pictures and Passions: A History of Homosexuality in the Visual Arts |
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