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All about the collective working to decolonise contraception and so much more
During Pride we’re celebrating the ways we are #ProuderTogether. So Gayathiri also highlights the work of another organisation making an impact in LGBTQ+ communities.Decolonising Contraception (DC), founded by Dr Annabel Sowemimo in 2018 is an interdisciplinary collective of Black people and people of colour, working to address sexual health inequalities experienced by our communities due to colonisation. We do this through workshop facilitation, campaigning and providing safer spaces for our…
Bristol Pride Without Borders is a support group for Bristol-based LGBTQ+ asylum seekers and refugees.We meet every 2 weeks and spend time together (online or by phone during Covid-19). We support and listen to each other and enjoy celebrating our identities and cultures together.Bristol Pride Without Borders is a part of Bristol Refugee Rights, which supports refugees and asylum seekers in the Bristol area. Our team offers regular 121 support and advice to LGBTQ+ asylum seekers and refugees,…
Pride is still a protest – so let’s speak up
This Pride Month, we’re inviting members of our wonderfully diverse community to speak up on why we’re #ProuderTogether. To kick things off, Prishita Maheshwari-Aplin, Stonewall’s Storytelling Lead, reminds us that pride began as a protest – and while we’ve come a long way, there’s still a long way to go before LGBTQ+ people have true equality.Pride is a time for the LGBTQ+ community to come together and celebrate. We have so much to be proud of – from our resilience to our capacity for…
Celebrating Us: why taking the UK Black Pride's inaugural Community Survey is so important.
With the deadline fast approaching for UK Black Pride’s inaugural survey of LGBTQI+ Black people and people of colour, we spoke to some of the incredible activists, organisers and creatives taking part to find our why it’s so important to be heard.This survey has closed.1. Kayza RoseKayza Rose (she/her) is a dynamic creative producer, artistic director, filmmaker, activist and cultural leader based in London, UK. For more than a decade, she has focused her work on creating change for Black and…
A message from Nancy Kelley (she/her), Stonewall’s CEO
Today we set out a new chapter for Stonewall as we launch our 2021-5 Strategy: Free to Be.It’s almost a year since I took up the role of Chief Executive here at Stonewall. I’ve had so many rich and powerful conversations with people from across the LGBTQ+ movement, both here in the UK and among our many global partners, about what matters to our communities, what change is desperately needed and how Stonewall can be a great activist and partner in the movement.I’ve reflected a lot on what we…
10 documentaries to understand the LGBTQ+ rights movement
This International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) we reflect on the historical and continued criminalisation of and discrimination against LGBTQ+ people around the world.Despite hard-won successes, there still remains an overwhelming need to increase awareness and galvanise action amidst rising hate crimes, and a concerted and global legislative pushback against LGBTQ+ rights. Here are just some documentaries that illuminate the varied struggles, experiences, and…
Why do we need an International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia?
Content warning: discrimination, mentions of death and abuse.Today is IDAHOBIT, or International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.Founded in 2004, this aims to raise awareness of violence and discrimination against LGBTQ+ people to drive positive change, and is now celebrated in more than 130 countries around the world.IDAHOBIT reminds us that there is still a long way to go until all LGBTQ+ people are free and safe from harm. Here are some reasons why it is still needed…
The joy of a whole week of lesbian visibility
Hearing the word lesbian all week has been a joy! I love being a lesbian, I love being with lesbians and I love talking about lesbians, so Lesbian Visibility Week 2021 was a real gift.Despite rumours to the contrary, this won’t be the year lesbians become extinct. In fact, young women are more (not less) likely to identify as lesbians, and dramatically more likely to identify as bi. As social acceptance for LGBTQ+ people rises more and more of us feel able to embrace who we are, and our…
Lesbians need more than 24 hours of visibility
Since 2008, lesbians like me have been embracing the day of 26 April - Lesbian Visibility Day. It’s 24 hours where our community comes together to celebrate and commemorate the achievements of a group of people which has for so long been marginalised.Two years ago, I came to the conclusion that a single day for lesbian visibility was simply insufficient. We needed, and deserved, more time to shine a light on some of the amazing women in our community, and to celebrate who we are…
8 lesbians of colour you should know about
This Lesbian Visibility Week, take some time to get to know the lesbians of colour who are making history – in music, sport, comedy, writing, social justice and community organising to name but a few fields.Let’s celebrate and support the work and creativity of lesbians of colour in the UK today. Like and follow their pages and listen to what they have to share. Use the hashtag #LesbianVisibilityWeek to uplift lesbians of colour in your life, or lesbians of colour you think others should know…