Scottish and Welsh elections 2026 

On 7th May 2026, millions of voters in Scotland and Wales will head to the polls to vote for their new representatives in the Scottish and Welsh Parliaments.  

These elections are an opportunity to make your voice heard and let your new elected represented what your priorities

Safeguarding communities through Hate Crime law enforcement 

In 2024/25, Police Scotland recorded over 8,538 hate crimes in Scotland, of which approximately 24% had a sexual orientation aggregator, and 2% had a trans identity aggregator.  

According to Galop, only 1 in 8 LGBT+ people surveyed had reported the most recent incident that they

Safeguarding communities through Hate Crime law enforcement 

In 2024/25, Police in Wales recorded over 6,000 hate crimes in Wales. of which approximately 17% were based on hostility towards the victim’s sexual orientation and 4% were based on hostility towards the victim’s transgender identity.  

While policing and legislation around hate crime is not

Why Trans+ History Day matters

6 May was chosen as Trans History Day because it commemorates the anniversary of a Nazi raid on the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft (Institute of Sexology) in Berlin – the world’s first trans+ clinic. Tens of thousands of books, papers and ephemera were taken from the clinic

Bring people together through sport and raise vital funds for Stonewall.

Rainbow Laces is Stonewall's sports, exercise and wellbeing campaign. The vision is a world where those in the LGBTQ+ community feel welcome and safe to move, participate and play. Rainbow Laces makes belonging visible so the LGBTQ+ community can move

Pride 2026

Moving forward with Pride 

Moving Forward with Pride is about celebrating progress while recognising the work still ahead. Although lessons of the past have value, we cannot be short sighted. We must continue to look forward, with long term vision, if we want to make an meaningful change. With forward

Lesbian Visibility Week is entering its fourth year and it remains just as important for our community as it was when I founded it in 2019.

This is a time to celebrate all of our progress, but also to remember how far we have to come to truly achieve visibility.

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Everyone deserves the chance to start a family, no matter their sexuality or gender identity.

Unfortunately, as things stand, there are significant practical and financial costs facing many LGBTQ+ people who want to have children. A survey of LBTQ+ women and non-binary people conducted by Stonewall and DIVA magazine found that

Photo: Whitney and Megan Bacon-Evans

The practical and financial costs that face many LGBTQ+ people who want to have children are unfair and must be challenged.

In this article, we explore how improving access to IVF will remove barriers for those looking to conceive, particularly lesbians, bi women and some trans people.

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