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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

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