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Responding to the Judicial Review Decision on Puberty Blockers

In June, the former Government used emergency legislation to restrict access to medication commonly known as puberty blockers. Following a legal challenge by Trans Actual and the Good Law Project, a judicial review judgement has found that the use of the emergency legislation was lawful ----------------------- A Stonewall Spokesperson said: “The safety and wellbeing of young people must always be the priority and we should ensure that they have access to high quality, timely and…

8 LGBTQ+ people describe the power of workplace inclusion

Lots of us spend most of our days at work. And, at least before the Covid-19 pandemic, that involved being in the same workplace, around the same people, every day.Not being able to be authentic around colleagues can have a disastrous effect on LGBTQ+ people’s wellbeing and confidence. But we also know that when LGBTQ+ people can be themselves at work, they blossom.Here, we share the real experiences of eight LGBTQ+ employees who are now able to bring their whole selves to work.1. Great HR…

The time for change is now: We’re championing LGBTQ+ safety at the Labour Party Conference

During party conference season, we’re gearing up to ensure that LGBTQ+ rights are firmly on the agenda of MPs and policymakers. Party conferences are a good opportunity for Stonewall and others to connect with the politicians and policy makers and raise awareness of the issues our communities are facing, as well as the solutions we need.  At Stonewall, we’re proud to be increasing the visibility of LGBTQ+ issues at this year’s Labour Party Conference, particularly as they have…

Simon Blake’s hopes for LGBTQ+ equality as Stonewall’s new CEO

The path to LGBTQ+ equality has always been one requiring enormous courage, endless conversations and effective collaboration. It has also at times been fraught with challenge, that is certainly true in the last few years.It is absolutely vital we do not lose those hard gained rights and that we keep making progress to get the UK back on track to be the number one country for LGBTQ+ rights.Across the UK the vast majority of the public support equality. Most people believe that…

Senedd election 2021 - party manifestos

The Senedd election took place on 6th May 2021. For the election, each of the main political parties published their manifestos, which tell us what they want to get done over the next Senedd term.Prior to the election we highlighted the relevant sections in the major party’s manifestos below.Thank you to everyone who has been encouraging their candidates to commit to LGBT+ equality. Whatever your priorities are this election, take a look at the commitments parties are making to LGBT+…

What are political parties in Wales saying about equality?

During the Senedd Election campaign, Stonewall Cymru worked with a wide range of partners to host Senedd hustings with representatives from Welsh Labour, Welsh Conservatives, Plaid Cymru, Welsh Liberal Democrats and Wales Green Party.You can watch the LGBT+ Hustings here and the hustings about equality more broadly – for LGBT+ people, Black, Asian and ethnic minority people, women and disabled people here.Here are just some of the commitments and highlights made at the hustings thanks to…

UK Government Announces Conversion Therapy Consultation: What does it mean for Wales?

So called “conversion therapy” is used to describe wide-ranging interventions that intend to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.The UK Government have outlined their proposals to ban conversion therapy in England and Wales. Their plans sit alongside a 6-week public consultation, which will close on 10 December.We have put together this blog post to make sense of what this means for all people in Wales and to help you consider how you can respond to ensure that the…

Stonewall welcomes Estyn report on LGBT inclusive education

We warmly welcome Estyn’s report, which outlines good practice for supporting LGBT learners in schools and colleges in Wales.The report provides a useful set of standards for schools in Wales to work towards to create a truly inclusive education system where all learners can thrive, be themselves and succeed. Stonewall Cymru’s 2017 School Report highlighted how far education providers in Wales need to go to support their LGBT pupils, with more than half of LGBT young people (54 per cent)…

Removing the financial barriers to fertility treatments

As we mark International Lesbian Day one of the pressing issues for those lesbians who want to have children is the inequity in accessing fertility treatment and support.  In 2022, the previous Government published a Women’s Health Strategy promising to tackle this inequity and yet two years on - it remains. International Lesbian Day seems a good time to remind the Government of their commitments; and to make the case once again for equality for all in access to…

Stonewall responds to new Home Office hate crime statistics issued today

Today, the Home Office released new hate crime statistics for the year March 2023 to March 2024.Simon Blake, CEO of Stonewall said:“While the Home Office official statistics released today reveals a drop in reported hate crime motivated by sexual orientation and gender identity, the huge increase in religious hate crimes in the last year is deeply worrying.  We stand together with everyone affected by hate crime, whatever community they are part of. We know hate crime has a ripple…