Media statements
Stonewall provides comment on relevant issues, topics and debates relating to LGBT people in the media
TeamPride statement on Jake Daniels coming out
Today, Jake Daniels of Blackpool FC took the brave decision to come out as the first openly gay footballer to play in the English Football League in...
Statement on Safe To Be Me conference
Due to the Prime Minister’s broken promise on protecting trans people from the harms of Conversion Therapy, we regret that we are withdrawing...
Stonewall statement on BBC leaving the Diversity Champions programme
It’s a shame that the BBC has decided not to renew their membership of our Diversity Champions programme, but as with all membership programmes,...
Scottish Government sets out commitments on LGBTQ+ equality in Programme for Government
Colin Macfarlane, Director of Stonewall Scotland (he/him) said : ‘We welcome today’s commitment from the First Minister to introduce a bill to reform...
Stonewall statement on conversion therapy consultation
Nancy Kelley, CEO at Stonewall, said: ‘We welcome the commitment to introduce legislation to ban so-called ‘conversion therapy’. However, the news of...
Stonewall statement on the Queen's Speech
Nancy Kelley, CEO at Stonewall (she/her) said: ‘We welcome the news that a proposal will be put forward in the Queen’s Speech to introduce a Bill to...
Stonewall statement on Northern Ireland Assembly vote to ban conversion therapy
Nancy Kelley, CEO of Stonewall, (she/her) said: ‘We are delighted that Northern Ireland has become the first UK nation to vote in favour of banning...
Stonewall statement on Margaret Lynch
Nancy Kelley, CEO of Stonewall, and Colin Macfarlane, Director Stonewall Scotland and Northern Ireland, said, ‘We are appalled by the baseless and...
Stonewall statement: the need for government action on LGBT+ rights
Nancy Kelley, CEO at Stonewall (she/her) said: ‘It is upsetting and concerning that Jayne Ozanne, James Morton and Ellen Murray all felt they had to...