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Alison Bechdel is a queer and feminist icon.

She rose to fame after creating the iconic comic strip Dykes To Watch Out For, which ran for 25 years, and writing the graphic novels Fun Home and Are You My Mother?. She is the recipient of a McArthur ‘Genius’ Award, and the

Stonewall’s Director of Programmes, Liz Ward, celebrates the out and proud LGBTQ+ athletes from this year’s Olympics and Paralympics, but asks: “Is this enough?”.

The theme for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics was ‘United by Emotion’. After a year in which we all faced incredible challenges, the theme felt fitting. At

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 giving voice to LGBTQ+ activists and creatives from across the globe – including countries where

What does non-binary refer to?

Non-binary is an umbrella term for people whose gender identity doesn’t sit comfortably with ‘man’ or ‘woman’. Non-binary identities are varied and can include people who identify with some aspects of binary identities, while others reject them entirely.

Non-binary people can feel that their gender identity and

What does it mean to be non-binary? For me, it means freedom and joy.

To be non-binary is to exist outside of society’s confines and expectations. It’s to look at the world around me and to challenge its restrictive rules. To know that my existence is expansive and cannot be contained

During Pride Season, we are celebrating the ways we are #ProuderTogether. 

Deenah from Hidayah talks about how the organisation provides visibility, information and community support to queer Muslims.

'Beautifully led by and for LGBTQ+ Muslims, with news, stories, links to other parts of the queer community such as film festivals and spoken

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During Pride, we are celebrating the ways we are #ProuderTogether. Michael from AVEN talks about the importance of including ace identities in the LGBTQ+ community, and the importance of amplifying diverse ace voices.

AVEN - the Asexual Visibility and Education Network (asexuality.org) - was founded in 200

During Pride, we are celebrating the ways we are #ProuderTogether.

Yi from Queer East talks about the importance of queer representation in the media, and of amplifying the voices of Asian communities in the UK.

Founded in 2019, Queer East is a London-based community-focused cultural organisation that aims to shine a spotlight

During Pride, we are celebrating the ways we are #ProuderTogether. 

Nic from the Scottish Bi+ Network talks about intersectionality in the bi community, and how you can get involved with the network’s activities.

The Scottish Bi+ Network began in 2018, becoming a constituted group in 2019.

Our aims are to raise bi+ visibility

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 was honoured to be appointed Deputy Chair of Stonewall by Jan Gooding and the