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Our Young Campaigner of the Year on the importance of LGBT-inclusive education
ByBen Saunders
This week, teenagers across the UK, including myself, will head back to the classroom as the new school year begins. While lots of young people will be looking forward to going back to school and...
Bi Pride UK: Forget orange … pink, purple, blue and yellow is the new black
ByMegan Evans, Bi Pride UK Communications and PR Officer
When I first realised that I was attracted to women, I was terrified.
What Song of Praise’s first same-sex wedding means to me
ByJoey Knock
It wasn’t the first wedding on Songs of Praise, but it was the first one I truly felt invited to from my sofa. Two men getting married in a church. It looked like the wedding I hope for myself in the...
Happy Butch Appreciation Day – here's to all the butches!
ByStonewall staff
Butch Appreciation Day, 18 August, is a day to celebrate butches everywhere, along with all that they do for us. To mark the occasion, we asked our staff who their butch icons are and what they mean...
It’s #ButchAppreciationDay, and this is what butch means to me
ByYassine Senghor
What is butch? Traditionally, in lesbian culture, the word ‘butch’ refers to a woman whose gender expression and traits present as typically ‘masculine’. Being butch is about playing with and...
Why we need more representation of LGBT people of faith in popular culture
ByThe co-chairs of Stonewall’s Faith and Belief Network
Last week, we saw plenty of headlines talking about the rumours that EastEnders will debut its first openly lesbian Muslim character . Reports suggest that the character Iqra, played by actress Priya...
Cricket celebrates third year of Rainbow Laces
ByRobbie de Santos
For the third year in a row, if you’re watching the Vitality Blast and Kia Super League cricket this weekend you’ll notice rainbow flags decorating the grounds, players and umpires donning rainbow...
An open letter to the new Prime Minister
ByStonewall staff
Nearly 100 LGBT organisations, influencers and allies, including Stonewall, have signed an open letter to the new Prime Minister Boris Johnson and new Women and Equalities Minister Amber Rudd.
Equal marriage in Northern Ireland: what next?
ByIrene Lorenzo
Last month, both MPs and Lords backed the amendment to make same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland a reality. This is a huge step forward for LGBT equality in the UK and a tribute to the tireless work and advocacy of our partners at the Love Equality campaign. But, is this a done deal?
Sport still isn’t everyone’s game
ByRobbie de Santos
Last night, a Twitter account known as The Gay Footballer (@FootballerGay) was deleted a few hours before it was set to reveal its identity as a Championship footballer. The account first appeared...