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Coming out, and my mental health
BySarah Brown
Mental health can affect anyone, on any day of the year, but today is World Mental Health Day. So I want to talk about mental health, particularly LGBT people’s mental health. Research shows that...
Trying 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...
What to watch out for in 2019
ByLucy Devine
As we catch our breath after a very hectic 2018, we’ve dusted off our crystal ball and asked some of the wisest voices in Stonewall what they are on the lookout for as we head in the uncharted waters...
PrEP is the missing part of HIV prevention
ByLiam Beattie
It's a scandal that England continues to withhold PrEP. PrEP is the missing part of HIV prevention: it’s a scandal England continues to withhold it We have a drug that has been proven to be almost...
Without a national PrEP programme in England, gay and bi men are being left at risk
ByTom Morrison
Every day in Britain, around 14 people are diagnosed with HIV. And yet, in England, there still isn’t a national programme for PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis), a preventative drug that’s been...
Ending the practice of LGBT ‘cures’
ByPaul Twocock
'Conversion therapy’ is a deeply harmful practice. It includes any kind of ‘treatment’ that aims to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. Conversion therapy treats being lesbian,...
Government Action Plan is a welcome first step
ByRuth Hunt
Last year, the government asked LGBT people to tell them what life is like in Britain today. The response was overwhelming – over 108,000 lesbian, gay, bi and trans people shared their experiences...
Come Out For LGBT this Mental Health Awareness Week
ByMilly Sullivan
14-20 May is Mental Health Awareness Week. Here, Stonewall's Senior Community Fundraising Officer Milly Sullivan talks openly and honestly about her experiences of mental health as an LGBT person...
SafeLives Spotlight on LGBT+ victims
BySuzanne Jacob OBE
As Chief Executive of the national domestic abuse charity SafeLives, I’m proud and delighted to be working in partnership with Stonewall as we launch our Spotlight on LGBT+ victims of domestic abuse...
New blood donation policy starts today
ByTom Morrison
From today, gay and bi men will be able to donate blood under a newly reduced deferral period of three months. In July 2017, after an extensive review by the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood...