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Interview with Nancy Kelley, Stonewall's new CEO
Nancy Kelley is the new Chief Executive of Stonewall, and will start working with us in June 2020. She comes to us from the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) where she was Deputy Chief Executive and Director of the Policy Research Centre. Throughout her 20-year career, Nancy has built up a diverse record of policy and leadership experience working across the third sector and in Government, including at the Department for Work and Pensions, Refugee Council…
Stonewall welcomes Nancy Kelley as new CEO
New Chief Executive comes from National Centre for Social ResearchNancy Kelley to start on 1 June 2020Stonewall’s Chair Sheldon Mills says Nancy will be an ‘outstanding leader’ who will ensure Stonewall meets the needs of all LGBT people in these challenging timesStonewall, Britain’s leading charity for lesbian, gay, bi and trans equality, today (Wednesday 13 May) is proud to announce Nancy Kelley as…
Stonewall announces new Chair of Trustees
Stonewall’s longest-serving trustee, Sheldon Mills, to take on role as Chair Jan Gooding steps down after six year term and remains on the Board as a Trustee Sheldon Mills is the first person of colour appointed as Stonewall’s Chair Stonewall, Britain’s leading charity for lesbian, gay, bi and trans equality, is delighted to announce the appointment of its new Chair of Trustees, Sheldon Mills. Sheldon succeeds Jan Gooding, who stepped down from her role as Chair…
Meet Sheldon Mills, Stonewall's new Chair of Trustees
An interview with Sheldon Mills, Stonewall's new Chair of Trustees.Why did you first apply to become a Stonewall trustee?For starters, I’d always been attracted to Stonewall because of the fundamental role the charity has played in opening up the possibility that we as LGBT people could be ourselves at work and in the community.Then, when I was working for the Office of Fair Trading in the early 2010s, I was lucky enough to be sent on Stonewall’s Leadership programme.Over those two days, I…
Lesbian Day of Visibility 2020: Staying visible whilst staying in
Content warning: homophobia, hate crime. The author has asked to remain anonymous.A few years ago, my wife and I were the intended victims of a neighbour’s pre-meditated but thwarted homophobic attack. Because of a variety of circumstances, we ended up isolating for three weeks whilst the police and others held an investigation.It had been many years since I had come out, and over that time I had a long journey with my lesbian identity that has included reluctance, shame, intrigue, pride,…
Update on how we are handling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of life, for everyone in our society.We are all working and interacting with each other in a way that would have been unimaginable even weeks ago. Like many other charities, restrictions on Stonewall’s activities and on our ability to raise funds has had a dramatic impact on our organisation. To ensure Stonewall survives and can continue our vital work through and beyond this pandemic, we are…
#StayInForLGBT – LGBT people share their top tips for staying busy during lockdown
Like millions of people across the country, Stonewall staff are working from home for the foreseeable future.We’re adapting to social distancing, but we’re not finding it easy!Something we have found helpful is sharing with each other hints and tips about what’s keeping us busy, and what’s cheering us up, during this difficult and uncertain period.So today we’re launching a new hashtag – #StayInForLGBT – and asking you to tell us how you’re spending your time while we’re all social…
Celebrating Trans Day of Visibility without the constant vitriol aimed at the trans community for the first time in years is a strange experience.It’s a breath of oxygen we needed. A moment where we’re not the target and we can live and be our authentic selves. It’s staggering to me that a global crisis, unprecedented in the modern world, had to be the catalyst for this cessation in hostilities.Unfortunately, we can’t discuss the beauty and vitality of the trans community this year, without…
COVID-19 update: adapting Stonewall’s work
Like everyone, the team at Stonewall are thinking through how we adapt to the situation we find ourselves in. The safety of our staff, the people we support and work with always comes first. As a result, we have closed our offices and our staff are now working from home. The situation is developing daily and we’re working to understand the options available to deliver programmes and events safely and effectively. We want to get this right, which…
Now’s the time to stand up for trans equality in Scotland
Chances are if you’ve read a newspaper, gone on the internet, or turned on the TV at all, you’ve probably seen some shocking headlines about trans people lately.The sad reality is that there a lot of myths and misconceptions being repeated over and over again, which makes it harder to get to the truth on these issues. Much of which has focused on debating reforms to Scotland’s gender recognition laws, known as the 2004 Gender Recognition Act (GRA).So, let’s start by separating fact from…