OPINION - Simon Fanshawe: debate has now become 'if you don’t agree with me, you are a bigot' Simon Fanshawe spent years fighting inequality. Then he was cancelled. He talks to Nick Curtis Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2023
Star of UK’s first all-gay dating show warns morale low for community Dan Harry, who found fame on reality show I Kissed a Boy, teams up with LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonewall to battle hate crimes The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023
Barclay ‘playing politics at expense of people’s health’ amid trans plan The Health Secretary faced criticism from some quarters but got the backing of his party colleague Suella Braverman. The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023
Trans women to be banned from female NHS wards, as Steve Barclay insists ‘Tories know what a woman is’ Health secretary vows to restore ‘common sense’ to NHS despite no evidence of complaints about trans people The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023
Lexington's extended school program reaches a three-decade anniversary Dozens of elementary-aged children gathered in front of Stonewall school Friday afternoon. They are the current participants in Lexington’s extended school program. WEKU · Oct 2, 2023
UN refugee agency and charities blast Braverman's extreme asylum comments The UK could be seen to be turning its back those in need in a “direct affront” to human rights, charities said after the Home Secretary… The National (Scotland) · Sep 26, 2023
UN refugee agency and charities reject Braverman asylum comments The UNHCR said there is no a need for more restrictive interpretation on who qualifies for protection. The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023
LGBT charities granted permission to intervene in gender reform legal case The Scottish Government has mounted a legal challenge over the UK Government’s block on gender legislation passed in Holyrood. The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023
Stonewall and LGBT charities given permission to intervene in GRR legal challenge LGBT charities and advocacy groups including Stonewall have been granted permission to intervene in the legal challenge against the UK Government… The National (Scotland) · Aug 18, 2023
Health minister says Stonewall should not write gender policies for NHS bodies LGBTQ+ charity defends work with public bodies after Will Quince speaks of ‘ideology’ danger The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2023
Stonewall hopes Jordan Henderson speaks out about LGBTQ+ rights after Saudi move The England midfielder has joined Al-Ettifaq. The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2023
FIFA criticised for lack of pro LGBTQ+ stance in new ‘Unite’ armbands None of the eight stakeholder-sanctioned ‘Unite’ armbands advocated specifically for the LGBTQ+ community. The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023
World cycling body tightens rules on transgender athletes after review UCI says transgender athletes who transitioned after male puberty are to be barred from women’s events The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2023
Mermaids v LGB Alliance: who was involved in tribunal case? As judges rule trans children’s charity cannot challenge charitable status of gay rights organisation, we look at decision The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023 Bring in UK ban on conversion practices now, LGBTQ+ campaigners urge Government pledged to bring end to ‘abhorrent’ practices five years ago but legislation has been beset by delays
The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2023 Lives ‘ruined by conversion therapy’ in years since ministers vowed to ban it The Government, then led by Theresa May, first pledged to ban conversion practices in July 2018.
The Conversation · Jun 26, 2023 What is ‘heteroactivism’? How sports became a battleground for opposing LGBTIQ+ progress There has been a sharp increase in public resistance and backlash to the advancement of LGBTIQ+ inclusion and equality recently. The UK charity Stonewall reports that LGBTIQ+ recorded hate crimes in the UK have increased in recent years, and in Australia, there has been a large uptick in anti-LGBTIQ+ related…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2023 How did NHS body get the law so badly wrong over its rules on same-sex care? New healthcare guidance could deny female patients their legitimate rights. It should be withdrawn
Evening Standard · Jun 1, 2023 What were the Stonewall Riots, and how did they shape LGBTQ rights today? The Stonewall Riots served as a catalyst for the gay rights movement around the world
Daily Mirror · May 16, 2023 How pioneer Jake Daniels has impacted football one year on from coming out as gay On May 16, 2022, Blackpool starlet Jake Daniels released a statement in which he came out as gay - and the 18-year-old has had a seismic impact on football in the year since
The Independent UK · May 15, 2023 Ligue 1 players refuse to take part in anti-homophobia campaign Stonewall, the LGBTQ+ rights charity, said the incident highlighted why anti-homophobia campaigns are important in football after French club Toulouse left out players who refused to wear rainbow colours
The National (Scotland) · May 9, 2023 LGB Alliance call for public inquiry into gender debate THE LGB Alliance has called for a public inquiry after accusing a leading LGBT charity of spreading “lies” about gender identity.
The National (Scotland) · May 9, 2023 UK equalities watchdog 'advocating' for rollback of trans rights, say LGBT+ charities A GROUP of LGBT+ charities have said that the UK’s human rights watchdog is “actively harming” transgender people and called on an…
The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2023 At last, a consensus is emerging on protecting women-only spaces Compassion and common sense are prevailing in a sensitive conflict over rights
The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2023 Kemi Badenoch could rewrite law to allow trans exclusion from single-sex spaces Redefinition of sex as ‘biological sex’ in Equality Act would enable single-sex restrictions against trans people