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From the Saddle: on movement, sport and belonging.

When I first sat on a friend’s Shetland pony, Toby, when I was about 6 years old, I never wanted to get off. I was obsessed with their smell, the way they moved and their tenderness.As I grew up, a local farmer, Mr Smeeth, lent me a pony called Tommy. Later I was loaned Frosty and Looby. I was a fea...

Law change equalises punishment for anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime

Today the Crime and Policing Bill has received Royal Assent, changing the law to make anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime an aggravated offence....

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Statement from Kezia Dugdale and Ayla Holdom

From Kezia Dugdale, incoming Chair of Stonewall:In my first interview as incoming Chair of Stonewall, I was asked a question about JK Rowling. In answering, I should have been absolutely unequivocal that I would never condone behaviour from anyone that seeks to or causes harm to anyone in our commun...

Kezia Dugdale appointed as new Chair of Stonewall

Stonewall’s Board of Trustees have appointed Kezia Dugdale as their new Chair. Kezia will formally take up the position in September when she finishes her tenure as Chair of Shelter in Scotland. ...

The law is changing - Crime & Policing Bill has been amended to make anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime an aggravated offence

Today we've succeeded in our campaign to amend the Crime & Policing Bill to equalise the punishment of hate crime....

Stonewall responds to the Pride flag being reinstated at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City

Stonewall responds to the Pride flag being reinstated at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City.Two months after removing the Pride flag from the Stonewall national monument in New York City, Trump’s administration has agreed in court to it being reinstating within a week.Responding to the...

Stonewall responds to written statement on the EHRC Code of Practice

Statement from Stonewall in response to Minister for Women and Equalities, Bridget Phillipson MP, who today released a written statement on the EHRC Code of Practice on Services, Public Functions and Associations:We are pleased to see the Government and EHRC working constructively to ensure the...

We’re campaigning to ban conversion practices – stand with us

Conversion practices violate fundamental human rights, perpetuate discrimination, and cause significant long-term harm to people and communities. LGBTQ+ people deserve to be safe and be protected from this abuse.  Conversion practices include any medical, psychiatric, psychological, religi...

A tribute to Debo Ballard

Stonewall staff, volunteers and founders would like to express our sorrow at the death of Debo (Deborah) Ballard, Stonewall’s co-founder and first Company Secretary, at her home in Ireland on March 16th, 2026.Debo, a practicing solicitor in 1987, was one of the first lesbians to join Stonewall as it...

Stonewall responds to recent International Olympic Committee announcement

A Stonewall spokesperson said:Sport has a unique power to bring people together, and the Olympics is always the epitome of this. Today's decision will be one that stokes further division in our increasingly polarised world. Considerations of safety and fairness should always sit at the heart of...

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