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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

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+

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

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

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

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

Report with our partners Vodafone Foundation and Galop, which analysed data generated by the Zoteria app in the first year of use and revealed vital insights into anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime. 

The app (closed, as of 16 February 2026), allowed people to flag anti-LGBTQ+ hate incidents - and connected users with support

It’s Ace Awareness Week, a week dedicated to raising awareness of and uplifting ace identities – but I think it’s more than that. It is a crucial time to raise awareness of the reality of being part of the ace community, a group that's too often left out of the

35 years ago the founders of Stonewall came together to protest and ultimately ensure the repeal of the pernicious Section 28. I remember when I first heard that Stonewall had been founded. I was 15 and knowing Stonewall existed provided me with much needed hope.

As the new CEO of this

Stonewall celebrated its annual Equality Dinner on Wednesday 30th October, with Sir Ian McKellen CBE accepting a Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades of committed campaigning towards advancing LGBTQ+ equality.  

The night celebrated some of the incredible progress made toward a more equal world for LGBTQ+ people while highlighting the vital