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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

A Stonewall spokesperson said:

Recent employment tribunal decisions show that the rights and dignity of all people, including trans people, must be given due and reasonable consideration.The judgements show there is not, in law, a hierarchy of human rights.The rulings indicate that a blanket ban on all trans women from women’s

Today, the Ban Conversion Practices Coalition, of which Stonewall is a proud founding member, have presented an open letter to the Prime Minister, urging him to finally make good on his promise and publish a draft Bill to ban conversion practices for LGBTQ+ communities as soon as possible.  

Conversion practices include

As has been widely reported, the last few years have been extremely challenging for the charity sector, and many are feeling the impact of a tough economic climate. These challenges have been further compounded for the LGBTQ+ sector when many in the community are feeling increasingly under threat, and clear

Stonewall has re-freshed its iconic Rainbow Laces campaign, under the banner #MovewithPride and will focus on building a visible network of belonging over 2026. The campaign has launched with support of Olympian Dame Kelly Holmes and footballer, Josh Cavallo, as a YouGov survey released today shows three times as many people

A Stonewall spokesperson said: 

The Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance needs to ensure that the safety and wellbeing of all young people is at its heart. We’ll be reviewing the draft guidance carefully and will respond to the consultation in due course.

Many in the LGBTQ+ community, especially trans people

Today the Government have tabled an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill which if passed, will make hate crimes against LGBTQ+ people an aggravated offence.

This is what we’ve been tirelessly campaigning for through our Hold My Hand campaign and comes after our work with Rachel Taylor MP to introduce a similar amendment

Angela Mason CBE is a long time LGBTQ+ activist and one of the first directors of Stonewall, who spent decades driving change for LGBTQ+ communities. She received an OBE for her work on ‘homosexual rights’ causing a stir when the citation was read out at the Palace. 

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