Stonewall Stories

Name: Jack Jackson
Role: Team Lead, Mental Wellbeing & Counselling
Organisation: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Sector: Health How does your identity relate to your work?

I’ve worked as a counsellor/psychotherapist for over twenty years, in a variety of settings...

Name: Harry Dozier
Organisation: Scottish Government
Sector: Government How does your identity relate to your work?

I identify myself first and foremost as a writer and artist. But, the parts of me that most people see, before they know me, are my multiple intersectional...

Name: Jo Bright
Role: Apprentice Coordinator and LGBTQ+ Network Coordinator
Organisation: St Mungo’s
Sector: Third Sector How does your identity relate to your work?

I identify as a queer femme of mixed (or multiple) heritage, a Londoner, and a female. I work for St Mungo’s...

Name: Gemma Bell
Organisation: Acas
Sector: Government bodies How does your identity relate to your work?

From a young age I knew I was a lesbian, but I wasn’t confident or comfortable with coming out until I was 20. I realised I was never going to be happy in myself and in my...

Name: Gamal Turawa
Role: Diversity Facilitator and Retired Police Officer
Sector: Emergency services Why are workplace role models important?

I was the Met Police's first openly gay black police officer. I’ve been blessed to have spoken across the country and across Europe on...

Name: Danielle Knox
Role: Police Officer
Organisation: Cheshire Police
Sector: Emergency Services How does your identity relate to your work?

I am a lesbian police officer, currently working in the Criminal Investigation Department for Cheshire Police.

My identity...

Name: Daniel J Magson
Role: Vice Chair and Interim Chair
Organisation: Anorexia and Bulimia Care
Sector: Third Sector How does your identity relate to your work?

When most people think of board members they think of older, retired business men and women in suits, holding a...

Name: Bernardo
Role: Police Officer
Organisation: Metropolitan Police Service
Sector: Emergency Services What has your experience been like as an LGBT person at work?

I work as a full-time police constable, having started as a volunteer back in 2011. I’m a trans...