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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

This Trans Awareness Week, we celebrate the incredible trans people in our lives and the activists, organisations and groups that provide vital advocacy, support and services. Like many marginalised communities these are often provided by trans people, for trans people.  

I am still in my first weeks as CEO of

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) yesterday ruled that a gay man living in Switzerland should not be deported from Switzerland to Iran, thanks to intervention from charities Stonewall and African Rainbow Family. 

A legal team led by Dr S Chelvan, Head of Immigration and Public Law at 33 Bedford

Rainbow Laces, Stonewall’s annual campaign to make sport an inclusive and welcoming space for all kicks off today, Saturday 16 November! 

This year, Rainbow Laces has partnered with the Barclays Women’s Super League, the Football Association (FA) and with grassroots teams across the nation who will all celebrate their commitment to

Research commissioned by Stonewall shows that too many LGBTQ+ people still don’t feel welcome playing or watching sport. The statistics come shortly after the launch of our annual Rainbow Laces campaign, which aims to make sport an inclusive, welcoming and space for all, kicks off. 

The Barclays Women’s Super League, the

Jean Vianney Cordeiro, co-Vice Chair of the Stonewall Board retires from Stonewall at the end of November. Jean joined the Board as Treasurer and played a pivotal role in guiding Stonewall through the acute challenges faced by the third sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

His strategic financial insights and leadership were

Stonewall attended the 31st ILGA World which brought together 1450 delegates from across the LGBTQ+ movement, and from more than 100 countries, in Cape Town, South Africa.  

The theme for the conference was “Kwa Umoja We Rise”, from a phrase in Kiswahili that celebrates unity and collective progress – the importance

Responding to the Government's indefinite puberty blockers ban, a Stonewall spokesperson said: “The decision to restrict access to medication through emergency legislation has already caused significant distress and uncertainty for many trans young people and their families over the last year. The news that these restrictions will be expanded and

Responding to the Government's decision to compensate LGBTQ+ veterans, Cat Dixon, Chair of Stonewall, said: "Today, nearly 25 years since the ban was lifted, LGBTQ+ veterans whose military careers were ruined because of their sexual identity are finally receiving the justice they deserve for the appalling abuse and discrimination they