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Stonewall Sports Champion Jude Hamer speaks out on LGBTQ+ visibility at the Paralympics
ByJude Hamer
2024 has been a tumultuous year for LGBTQ+ people but one undeniably bright spark is this year’s Paralympic Games. As a professional wheelchair basketball player, I’ll never forget the thrill of...
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, '...
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,...
Why now is the time to Take Pride in supporting LGBTQ+ rights
ByStonewall staff
Research tells us that in 2022, the United Kingdom is a country that is proud to be inclusive; one where its people are increasingly embracing their LGBTQ+ neighbours, colleagues, family and friends...
No Longer Running From Myself: Why I’m running the 2022 London Marathon
ByJean Vianney Cordeiro
Content warning – mental health, eating disorders, weight loss This year, our trustee Jean Vianney is running the London Marathon to raise money for Stonewall. Do you want to take on a challenge to...
Why we must speak up for LGBTQ+ sportspeople
ByErin Williams
Our Sports Engagement Manager Erin Williams argues that we need to move past visibility and into real action if we want to create a sporting world where all LGBTQ+ people can thrive. Happening once a...
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...
Ban Conversion Therapy: Why we need a ban with no exemptions and no excuses
ByPrishita Maheshwari-Aplin
A full ban on conversion therapy must include religious settings and protect trans people. Aged 21, Liam – a trans man – confided in the pastor at his church about having a difficult time with his...
Lil Nas X and the reemerging diversity of Blackness
ByZ Monteiro
I’m usually not one to follow the latest music videos, but Lil Nas X has changed that. There’s so much to dissect in videos for songs like Montero and Industry Baby – namely that he’s an openly gay...