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Inclusive schools and LGBT education is vital
ByRuth Hunt
Anyone on Twitter or Facebook knows that conversations, especially of late, can quickly descend into fights. Opposition and aggression are the terms of engagement, consensus is no longer the goal...
0 CommentsFaith and LGBT inclusion
ByRuth Hunt
Faith is an important part of many LGBT people’s lives, including my own. But this idea that keeps being perpetuated that LGBT people cannot possibly belong within faith communities has been deeply...
0 CommentsEnding human rights violations faced by LBT+ communities internationally
ByLiz Jacobs
Out of the Margins is a two-year international project funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) , to tackle the human rights violations faced by LBT+ people around the world that are...
0 Comments13 LGBT heroes you should know about
ByJeff Ingold
Today is the last day of LGBT History Month 2019, a month-long celebration of our community's rich history. Here are some of our favourite LGBT heroes.
0 CommentsHistoric announcement on LGBT inclusion in England’s schools
ByPaul Twocock
Today we celebrate a great step forwards for LGBT inclusion in England’s schools. Yesterday afternoon, the Government published the final draft guidance for teaching Relationships Education in...
0 CommentsA note from Ruth
ByRuth Hunt
I can scarcely believe it, but 2019 marks fourteen years since I stepped into the Stonewall offices, as a fresh-faced new employee in the policy team. It marks five years since I became Chief...
0 CommentsA chance for change: equal marriage in Northern Ireland
ByPaul Twocock
After the Supreme Court announced that only allowing same-sex couples to enter into civil partnerships is unlawful, we celebrated the fact that the Minister for Women and Equalities, Rt Hon Penny...
0 CommentsThe Trump-Pence administration’s ban on trans people in the military
ByLeanne MacMillan
Yesterday’s announcement from the US Supreme Court is another wakeup call to anyone in the LGBT community who thought their rights were safe. This alarming decision of the Court will allow the Trump-...
0 CommentsRemembering the Holocaust
ByJosh Bradlow
This morning, six unidentified victims of the Holocaust will be given a formal burial at Bushey New Cemetery in London. Following several years of escalating persecution under the Nazi regime, more...
0 CommentsTrying to reach our pension age is the hardest work we’ve ever done
ByAlison High
I’ve been working since I was 15 years old. So has my partner, Judy. We met when we were both serving our country in the Army, but we’d both had a variety of jobs before signing up and did so again...
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