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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, '...
Which countries have already banned conversion therapy?
ByStonewall staff
The UK Government committed to banning conversion therapy in England and Wales in 2018, yet nearly four years have passed without a ban. But across the world, many places already have bans in place...
Trans Day of Visibility: A Global Perspective
ByPrishita Maheshwari-Aplin
Trans Day of Visibility takes place every 31 March. It marks a time to celebrate trans and non-binary people, and to raise awareness of the discrimination faced by the community worldwide. It also...
Conversion Therapy: How soon can we expect a ban?
ByStonewall staff
The UK Government has introduced its proposals for how it will seek to ban conversion therapy in England and Wales. But what are the next steps, when can we actually expect a ban, and how can you get...
New website to report hate crime in the Western Balkans and Turkey
ByStonewall staff
In partnership with ERA (LGBTI Equal Rights Association for the Western Balkans & Turkey), Stonewall is launching You Are Heard , an LGBTQI+ hate crime reporting website. This new service...
LGBTQ+ refugees are some of the most vulnerable people on the planet. Here’s what we do to help.
ByLeanne MacMillan
At Stonewall, our vision is of a world where everyone is free to be ourselves – but the truth is that in many areas of the world, just being LGBTQ+ puts lives at risk. Desperate situations demand...
We Can Do Better Than This: new book gives voice to LGBTQ+ experiences from around the world
ByPrishita Maheshwari-Aplin
How can we create a better world for LGBTQ+ people? A newly released collection of stories and essays, We Can Do Better Than This: 35 Voices on the Future of LGBTQ+ Rights, tackles the question by...
Pride Month reflections from our departing vice chair, Simon Blake OBE
As part of our #ProuderTogether campaign, our departing vice chair Simon Blake has reflected on how much our movement has achieved in the past six years, and how much further we have to go. In 2015 I...
A message from Nancy Kelley (she/her), Stonewall’s CEO
ByNancy Kelley
Today we set out a new chapter for Stonewall as we launch our 2021-5 Strategy: Free to Be. It’s almost a year since I took up the role of Chief Executive here at Stonewall. I’ve had so many rich and...
10 documentaries to understand the LGBTQ+ rights movement
ByStonewall staff
This International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) we reflect on the historical and continued criminalisation of and discrimination against LGBTQ+ people around the world...