5 things you should know about aromantic people
ByStonewall staff
This Aro Week (19th-25th February 2023), we’re taking the opportunity to debunk some myths around aromanticism and raise awareness about what it means to be aro. What does aro mean? Aro is an...
After fifty years of Pride, what should we fight for next?
ByStonewall staff
This year we’re celebrating 50 years of Pride in the UK. In this article, we’ll chart the major moments in LGBTQ+ history since the first Pride in 1972, and ask what still needs to change for LGBTQ+...
Major LGBTQ+ organisations spark international review of the EHRC
ByStonewall staff
All of us need our human rights protected and upheld. This is a fundamental value that rises above the politics of the day. That is why the United Nations has robust mechanisms in place...
A short history of the word ‘bisexuality’
People have been attracted to more than one gender throughout recorded history. But specific identity labels like bi and pan are relatively new. How did bi+ people in the past understand their...
Stonewall response to EHRC statements on upcoming LGBTQ+ legislation
ByStonewall staff
Today’s statements from the EHRC are an attack on trans equality and undermine EHRC’s core purpose of regulating, promoting and upholding human rights. We believe the EHRC is no longer fit for...
Why do we need the Rainbow Laces campaign?
ByStonewall staff
When we wear our rainbow laces, we commit to having honest conversations about the experiences of LGBTQ+ people in sport and fitness – but what are the key talking points we need to address? Sport...
Needing ID could stop LGBTQ+ people voting
The world has changed considerably since the 2019 general election. The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened existing inequalities faced by marginalised communities; hate crimes based on sexual orientation...
Stonewall statement on BBC leaving the Diversity Champions programme
It’s a shame that the BBC has decided not to renew their membership of our Diversity Champions programme, but as with all membership programmes,...
LGBTQ+ people do not need ‘fixing’
In the UK, it is still legal for LGBTQ+ people to be subjected to conversion therapy. Conversion practices attempt to suppress, ‘cure’, or change a person’s gender identity or sexual orientation...
7 things people on the ace spectrum need you to know
ByPrishita Maheshwari-Aplin
We asked 7 ace people what they wish allies knew about their identities – here’s what they told us. 1. You don’t have to experience zero sexual attraction to be a part of the ace community...
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