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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

Marking National Trustee Week, Stonewall - the leading UK LGBTQ+ charity - has today announced the appointment of four new members to its Board of Trustees. The new members are: 

• The Rt Hon Sir Ben Bradshaw: the first openly gay person selected and elected to Parliament, in 1997, and Minister in

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

This piece was originally published in The Big Issue.

There's 'awareness' of trans people – but too often it's the wrong kind

Ayla Holdom, interim chair of the board of trustees at Stonewall, writes about the need for compassion for transgender people beyond Trans Awareness Week.

Every day is a Trans Awareness Day

For World AIDS Day

The HIV epidemic, from its earliest days, had a devastating impact on the LGBTQ+ community, first manifesting amongst gay, bisexual and other men who had sex with men. At the same time as Stonewall was being established (1988) to fight Clause 28, members of the community were

Our vision at Stonewall is a world where everyone, everywhere has equal rights. As a society we often place such hope in the next generation to advance equality for all and, of course, they deliver time and again.  

But if we are to place hope in the next generation, we