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Jude Hamer has been competing in international wheelchair basketball since 2009 when she made her first European Championship squad.She has since gone on to compete at seven European Championships, three World Championships, and three Paralympic Games.Currently ranked second in the world and Europe, Jude recently won two National Championships with London Titans in the National Premier League and an undefeated Championship title with Women’s Premier League team Loughborough Lightning. Jude is a…
Tom Bosworth is a multiple world and British record holding race walker. After a breakthrough Olympic performance, setting a new British 20km record and finishing sixth place, Tom has gone on to win a Silver medal while captaining the England team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and finished top eight again at the 2019 World and 2018 European Championships. Tom also became Team GB’s first openly gay track and field athlete after publicly coming out on national TV back in 2015.Tom's hopes for…
Jake Williamson has played football from a grassroots level up to being in and around professional environments. He is now a multi-sports athlete and personal trainer who wants to help make the game more inclusive, such as through this role as a Sport Champion and further discussions. After coming out and experiencing first-hand how difficult that process is, he is now looking to assist others going through a similar journey.Jake’s hopes for LGBTQ+ inclusion in sportMy hope is for one day it to…
Lloyd Wilson (born 22 August 1990) is a Senior Listed Scottish Football Referee operating across the Scottish Premier Football Leagues.Lloyd began his refereeing career in 2010 at the tender age of 20 years old and progressed very quickly through the refereeing ranks in Scotland, reaching ‘category 1’ status after successfully refereeing the Scottish Junior Cup Final in May 2018.Lloyd has been selected for a number of prestigious refereeing appointments domestically and has attended a number of…
Chief Executive OfficerSimon brings to Stonewall a wealth of leadership experience in the charity and social justice space. He was Chief Executive at Mental Health First Aid England, a role he held from October 2018, where he was instrumental in setting the organisation’s strategic vision to improve the mental health of the nation through training and awareness. Prior to this, Simon was Chief Executive of the National Union of Students, Chief Executive of the young people’s sexual health…
Pronouns: He/HimI have worked in communications and campaigns throughout my career of more than twenty years. When I worked at RNIB I was part of the team that won a huge victory in securing higher rate mobility component of DLA/PIP for blind people. I also successfully secured changes to the Equality Act resulting in a strengthened reasonable adjustment duty – something that is so important for disabled people.I spent a decade competing for Great Britain as a para-ski racer and I was…
No place to hide: Briefing on survival strategies of LGBTQ+ people in Afghanistan
This briefing note is the first in a new series to provide background to the work Stonewall does to support the protection of LGBTQ+ refugees in Afghanistan, give voice to the hundreds of refugees who have contacted Stonewall and its partners for help and to explain why we continue to call for safe passage and resettlement.
For decades now, we have seen a steady increase in social acceptance of lesbian, gay and bi relationships, and steady increase in the percentage of the population who identify as lesbian, gay or bi. Measuring the trans population and attitudes to trans people through social surveys is a newer phenomenon, so we don’t have the same longitudinal data.This groundbreaking report using data from Ipsos UK paints a picture of a Britain that is becoming a Rainbow Nation.LGBTQ+ people, our lives and…
Public attitudes towards trans people
A research briefing. Journalists and politicians think that trans people are a big ‘issue’. But do the British public agree?
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first Pride march in the UK. It is a time for celebrating the progress we’ve made towards a world where LGBTQ+ can be ourselves and live our lives to the full. It is also a time to take a hard look at the gap between the world we imagine for our communities and the world we’re in, where parts of our community are being left behind.Over the last 50 years, every battle for the rights of LGBTQ+ communities has been fought in the court of public…