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Responding to the Government’s new relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) guidance issued today, a Stonewall spokesperson said:

“Every young person deserves to receive an education that reflects the modern world we live in and gives them knowledge and skills they need to live their lives now and to prepare them

Responding to the announcement that former Sex Matters Trustee Tim Allan has been appointed Executive Director of Communications for No 10, Stonewall CEO Simon Blake OBE said:

“We wrote to Prime Minister Keir Starmer this week to express our grave concerns about the appointment of Tim Allan as the new Executive

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has submitted its drafted code of practice to the Government following a reduced 6 week consultation, and a short review period. The consultation received 50,000 responses that were largely reviewed using AI leading many to question whether the consultation was meaningful or the

For 15 years, Ian endured conversion practices. Now he is speaking out and calling on the Government to ban these practices once and for all. He shares his story:

When I was 16, I went through conversion practices, and this went on for around 15 years. I was very involved in

Conversion practices include any medical, psychiatric, psychological, religious, cultural or any other interventions that seek to change, ‘cure’, or suppress the sexual orientation and/or gender identity of a person. 

Anaya went through these harmful practices, now she is sharing her story:

I’m a bisexual woman of colour from a Sikh background and

This piece was originally published in PoliticsHome.

It is one year since I became CEO of Stonewall. It’s been a year of turbulence, challenge and change for the LGBTQ+ community in the UK and globally.

We have seen numerous examples of rights being challenged, contested and rolled back across the world. Here

Today, the Home Office released new hate crime statistics for the year March 2024 to March 2025. 

Simon Blake, CEO of Stonewall said: 

“Unsurprisingly, the Home Office statistics released today show that overall hate crime continues to rise, which is damaging for our neighbourhoods, communities and society. 

“Yet, these numbers don’t tell the

Today the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights has written to key parliamentarians about the human rights standards that must be upheld in steps implementing the Supreme Court Judgment.   

In a letter to the Chairs of Parliament’s Committees for Women and Equalities and Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty has warned of

Today the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) wrote to the Minister for Women and Equalities asking for government action on their draft code of practice. 

In response to the letter, a Stonewall spokesperson said: 

“The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) statutory Code of Practice provides important guidance to organisations and