7 ways you can be an LGBTQ+ ally at work
ByPrishita Maheshwari-Aplin
Over a third of LGBTQ+ people still feel they have to hide who they are at work. This means they have to watch what they say, what they do, and where they apply. It's crucial that LGBTQ+ people have...
Why workplace inclusion matters
ByStonewall staff
Too many LGBTQ+ people still have to hide who they are in the workplace. Our new campaign, Bring Yourself To Work , shows how LGBTQ+ people thrive when they’re free to be themselves. Our workplace...
After fifty years of Pride, what should we fight for next?
ByStonewall staff
This year we’re celebrating 50 years of Pride in the UK. In this article, we’ll chart the major moments in LGBTQ+ history since the first Pride in 1972, and ask what still needs to change for LGBTQ+...
Major LGBTQ+ organisations spark international review of the EHRC
ByStonewall staff
All of us need our human rights protected and upheld. This is a fundamental value that rises above the politics of the day. That is why the United Nations has robust mechanisms in place...
A short history of the word ‘bisexuality’
ByStonewall staff
People have been attracted to more than one gender throughout recorded history. But specific identity labels like bi and pan are relatively new. How did bi+ people in the past understand their...
Stonewall response to EHRC statements on upcoming LGBTQ+ legislation
ByStonewall staff
Today’s statements from the EHRC are an attack on trans equality and undermine EHRC’s core purpose of regulating, promoting and upholding human rights. We believe the EHRC is no longer fit for...
Why we must speak up for LGBTQ+ sportspeople
ByErin Williams
Our Sports Engagement Manager Erin Williams argues that we need to move past visibility and into real action if we want to create a sporting world where all LGBTQ+ people can thrive. Happening once a...
Positive: how a HIV diagnosis changed my life for the better
ByJason O'Dwyer
This blog was first published on Jason's LinkedIn page, and is presented in its original form. One day in June 2006, whilst sat on a hard plastic chair in a consultation room in a sexual health...
Why do we need the Rainbow Laces campaign?
ByStonewall staff
When we wear our rainbow laces, we commit to having honest conversations about the experiences of LGBTQ+ people in sport and fitness – but what are the key talking points we need to address? Sport...
Needing ID could stop LGBTQ+ people voting
The world has changed considerably since the 2019 general election. The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened existing inequalities faced by marginalised communities; hate crimes based on sexual orientation...