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NHS Rainbow Badges – play your part promoting LGBT inclusion in healthcare
ByRobbie de Santos
You might have seen NHS Rainbow Badges when accessing health services or your TV screens over the last few years. These badges started as an initiative at Evelina London Children's Hospital to make a...
This LGBT+ History Month, let’s champion inclusive education for all
ByNancy Kelley
This LGBT+ History Month our focus will be on LGBT+ education. For us, this takes us back to our roots – Stonewall was formally launched one year to the day after Section 28 was made law in 1988...
It felt like I couldn't go anywhere to get help
ByStonewall staff
This is a time of loss and loneliness for many people, and for the LGBT+ community, the coronavirus pandemic continues to be just one of many threats. Inequalities that already existed have ramped up...
The clinic's services were not considered essential
ByStonewall staff
Photo credit: Ali Kapenek This is a time of loss and loneliness for many people, and for the LGBT+ community, the Coronavirus pandemic continues to be just one of many threats. Inequalities that...
I am cut off from queer community
ByStonewall staff
This is a time of loss and loneliness for many people, and for the LGBT+ community, the coronavirus pandemic continues to be just one of many threats. Inequalities that already existed have ramped up...
8 Ways to be a better ally to LGBT Disabled people
ByNish Vasco-Knight
As this year’s Disability History Month comes to an end, Stonewall’s Accessibility Forum have highlighted 8 ways you can become a better ally to LGBT disabled people. One in five LGBT people have...
Disability History Month zine
ByStonewall staff
A zine by a Stonewall staff member for Disability History Month 2020, about their experience of being autistic and trans. Disability History Month 2020 hub .
Ableism and queerphobia often go hand in hand
ByCat Telford
This year’s Disability Awareness Month runs from 18 November until 18 December 2020. The theme is around Access: How far have we come? How far do we have to go? If you generally have access to stuff...
How allies can challenge racism and LGBT+ phobia in sport
ByStonewall staff
We spoke to Amazin LeThi and Michael Gunning – two Stonewall Sport Champion sports figures – about allyship in the sporting world and how everyone can play a part in tackling racism and LGBT+ phobia...
Being your authentic self is central to a medal-winning performance
ByStonewall staff
This International Day of People with Disabilities we’ve spoken to leading GB men’s blind skier, John Dickinson-Lilley, about being your authentic self as an LGBT and disabled athlete. The...