Stonewall Stories

How are you involved in campaigning for LGBT equality?

In 2015 I co-founded the campaigning group and charity Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) with Liam Stevenson. TIE has one aim: to tackle homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia with LGBT-inclusive education in schools. We have effectively...

Khakan Qureshi (pronouns: he/him), support worker and founder of Finding A Voice , Birmingham's first voluntary-led, independent multi-faith South Asians LGBT social /support group, is also a Diversity Role Model, speaker, writer, and one of our School Role Models . Discover his story below.

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Miki Vyse (pronouns: she/her), Regional Director for The Jewish Leadership Council and one of our School Role Models , has spoken to over a thousand young people and over 20 teachers about being your authentic self as an LGBT person of faith. Discover her story below.

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Writer and Campaigner

My name is Juno Roche and I identify as she, her and they.

Trans and non-binary role models are incredibly important. My background in teaching makes me realise every trans and non-binary teacher, parent, carer and pupil is a role model in their own environment,...

WRITERS, FILMMAKERS & NON-BINARY TRANS ACTIVISTS

Fox: We both identify as non-binary trans people. For me, that means rejecting what it means to be a man or a woman and using the pronoun ‘they’. I’ve had many lifetimes in one, having tried my best to live as female and then gone on a proper...

GP Doctor

I’m Kate, and I’m a trans woman. I’m a doctor – I’ve worked in the NHS since 1999 and I’m really passionate about seeing good healthcare for trans people happen everywhere. We have such a long way to go to achieve that. Professionals tell me that there is very little, if any, education...

I thought that applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate would help me change my bank details - after my application to do so was repeatedly refused without ID with my new name and gender.

I can’t put my life on hold for two years so that other people can decide if my gender is...

It took me a long time - and a lot of self-denial - before I could accept that I was female.

Coming out was difficult. I lost a few friends and my job. I never imagined that would be an issue and yet it was, and still is. My family really struggled with me coming out. They always knew...