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Policy & Research - An Overview
Stonewall’s policy and research team undertake projects that highlight and explain the experiences of lesbian, gay and bisexual people. We do this by undertaking pioneering and ground breaking research in areas such as hate crime, health and education. We also make recommendations to help agencies such as the NHS and Criminal Justice System take steps to improve equality for lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Britain. In summary, we:
- Provide information and guidance
- Conduct research
- Work with individual organisations
- Respond to government consultations
The work of the policy and research team covers a broad spectrum. We work across all areas which may have an impact on the lives of lesbian, gay and bisexual people and their families – from fertility to older people’s needs. We are continually developing new areas of work as issues emerge. We approach organisations and sectors to help them improve the inclusion of lesbian, gay and bisexual people. To date the work of the policy and research team has focused on a number of key areas.
Research
Stonewall provides organisations and individuals with reliable evidence both of the barriers to lesbian, gay and bisexual equality and proven solutions to help dismantle these barriers.
Stonewall regularly produces new and ground breaking research into the experiences of lesbian, gay and bisexual people to aid these organisations. Over the last five years Stonewall’s policy and research team has produced:
- Homophobic Hate Crime – The Gay British Crime Survey 2008
- Living Together – British attitudes to lesbian and gay people
- Love Thy Neighbour – What people of faith really think about homosexuality
- Peak Performance – Gay people and productivity
- Prescription for Change – Lesbian and bisexual women’s health check 2008
- Serves You Right – Lesbian and gay people’s expectations of discrimination
- The School Report – The experiences of young gay people in Britain’s schools
- The Teachers’ Report – Homophobic bullying in Britain’s schools
- Tuned Out – The BBC’s portrayal of lesbian and gay people
Stonewall’s research is available to download from our publications page
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Our research programme continues to develop and expand and we are particularly keen to develop new research in partnership with organisations working in other fields. All of our research is funded by grants, sponsorship or donations. To discuss any of our publications or future research please call 08000 502020
Information and Guidance
The policy and research team produces information and guidance for lesbian, gay and bisexual people on their rights and how to access different services. Stonewall recognise that one of the biggest barriers to improving equality for lesbian, gay and bisexual people, as demonstrated by Stonewall’s Serves You Right report, is that many gay people are unaware of their rights and expect discrimination in their day-to-day lives. This has a direct impact on their ability to fully access and participate in a range of services and activities.
Stonewall’s policy and research team have produced, or been involved in the production of a number of information resources for lesbian, gay and bisexual people including:
- Getting Hitched – A Guide to Civil Partnerships
- The Colour of Your Money – A Guide to New Protections for Gay People
- Protecting patients - Your rights as lesbian, gay and bisexua people (A GMC guide on patients right in the health service)
- Preventing and Responding to Homophobic bullying in Schools (Department of Children, Schools and Families) [link to
Stonewall’s policy and research team have also produced a number of guides for employers as part of Stonewall’s Workplace Programme, all of which are downloadable from our Workplace section:
- Monitoring – How to monitor sexual orientation in the workplace
- Network Groups – Setting up networks for lesbian, gay and bisexual employees
- Bullying – Preventing the bullying and harassment of gay employees
- Career Development – How to support your lesbian and gay employees
- The Double-Glazed Glass ceiling – Lesbians in the workplace
Working with individual organisations
As part of Stonewall Consult the policy and research team can offer tailored advice, as well as training, to organisations on a range of subjects and assist them in the development and implementation of policies and projects. This includes the development of single equality schemes and we are able to check individual organisation equality documents.
Consulation responses
Stonewall respond to all major public consultation exercises on issues relevant to lesbian, gay and bisexual people. However, due to limited capacity we are unable to respond to smaller scale consultation exercises outside of our Stonewall Consult programme.
If you want to invite Stonewall to respond to a consultation exercise, please email info@stonewall.org.uk
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