EHRC ‘actively harming’ trans people, ignoring international recommendations, charities warn
The UK’s human rights watchdog, the EHRC, is a ‘failed institution’ which is recommending the UK Government change equalities law in a way that rolls back the rights of trans people. This course of action goes against the advice of its own national committees
Celebrating Lesbian Visibility Week 2023
ByLinda Riley
Lesbian Visibility Week is entering its fourth year and it remains just as important for our community as it was when I founded it in 2019. This is a time to celebrate all of our progress, but also...
6 campaigns for lesbian equality you should know about
ByStonewall staff
From education to the workplace to building a rainbow family, there are still many areas of life where lesbians don’t yet have true equality. In the 1980s, the decade in which we were founded, '...
Access to IVF is still a postcode lottery
ByPrishita Maheshwari-Aplin
Everyone deserves the chance to start a family, no matter their sexuality or gender identity. Unfortunately, as things stand, there are significant practical and financial costs facing many LGBTQ+...
The hidden costs facing potential LGBTQ+ parents
ByDeepa Lalwani
Photo: Whitney and Megan Bacon-Evans The practical and financial costs that face many LGBTQ+ people who want to have children are unfair and must be challenged. In this article, we explore how...
Statement on the UK Government’s decision to block Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill
We are saddened that the Prime Minister has decided to block the implementation of the Scottish Gender Recognition Reform Bill, through an order...
5 things you might have missed from the 2021 Census
ByPrishita Maheshwari-Aplin
For over two centuries, LGBTQ+ people have been excluded from the Census. Now, after two decades of campaigning , the number of lesbian, gay, bi, trans and asexual people in England and Wales has...
Stonewall statement on likely GRR intervention from UK Government
Ending reciprocal recognition of Gender Recognition Certificates (GRCs) from countries that support trans people changing their legal gender using a...
Why does it matter that the World Cup is in Qatar?
Football fans around the world are currently gearing up for the 2022 Men’s World Cup, which is only days away. With all the brilliant support we’ve had for our Rainbow Laces campaign , we’re feeling...
Rainbow Laces: New research showing British public overwhelmingly support LGBTQ+ people in sport
ByStonewall staff
Rainbow Laces celebrates its 9th anniversary as Stonewall urges sport to continue to Lace Up and Keep Up the fight to make sport everyone’s game. Iconic brands in TeamPride, including Sky Sports,...
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