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Nov
16
2024
Rainbow Laces campaign kicks off to make sport safer for all
Rainbow Laces, Stonewall’s annual campaign to make sport an inclusive and welcoming space for all kicks off today, Saturday 16 November!...
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Nov
13
2024
Trans Awareness Week – time to move awareness to action
By Simon Blake OBE
To mark Trans Awareness Week, Stonewall CEO Simon Blake, shares his commitment to supporting the trans community, and calls for collaboration to create a safer society for trans people....
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Oct
31
2024
A lifetime of impact: Sir Ian McKellen receives lifetime achievement award
Stonewall celebrated its annual Equality Dinner, with Sir Ian McKellen CBE accepting a Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades of committed campaigning towards advancing LGBTQ+ equality....
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Oct
31
2024
Together for LGBTQ+ equality
By Simon Blake OBE
35 years ago the founders of Stonewall came together to protest and ultimately ensure the repeal of the pernicious Section 28. I remember when I first heard that Stonewall had been founded. I was 15 and knowing Stonewall existed provided me with much needed hope....
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Oct
08
2024
Removing the financial barriers to fertility treatments
By Simon Blake OBE
A pressing issues for those lesbians who want to have children is the inequity in accessing fertility treatment and support....
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Sept
24
2024
Simon Blake’s hopes for LGBTQ+ equality as Stonewall’s new CEO
By Simon Blake
Stonewall's CEO shares his hopes for LGBTQ+ equality....
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Sept
05
2024
Stonewall Sports Champion Jude Hamer speaks out on LGBTQ+ visibility at the Paralympics
By Jude Hamer
2024 has been a tumultuous year for LGBTQ+ people but one undeniably bright spark is this year’s Paralympic Games....
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Culture, media & sport
Jun
13
2024
3 ways to engage your local candidates in the 2024 General Election
By engaging in the election process, we can campaign for a brighter, more inclusive future for the LGBTQ+ community....
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May
02
2024
Why do we need Trans+ History Week?
Trans+ History Week is a week to learn and celebrate the rich and long history of trans, non-binary, gender diverse, and intersex people....
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Apr
25
2024
The power of lesbian visibility
By Catherine Dixon
Stonewall's Chair of Trustees, Cat Dixon, on the power of visibility, representation, and creating change for the lesbian community....
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