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Feb
11
2025
Stonewall, County FA’s, and FvH come together to tackle homophobia in football
Last night, we teamed up with the Amateur FA, London FA, London Assembly, and Football v Homophobia to host an event at City Hall for Football v Homophobia Month of Action....
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Feb
05
2025
LGBT+ History Month – a chance to reflect on progress
By Simon Blake OBE
This week marks the start of LGBT+ History Month - an important moment and focal point in the year where we can celebrate what remarkable contributions LGBTQ+ people - and organisations - have made in every single walk of life. ...
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Jan
31
2025
New research shows almost 40% of LGBTQ+ employees still hide their identity at work
As LGBTQ+ History Month begins, new research commissioned by Stonewall has highlighted the extent of workplace discrimination faced by LGBTQ+ people in the UK....
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Jan
29
2025
New stats reveal that lesbian, gay and bisexual people are a growing part of UK society
The Office of National Statistics have revealed new stats about sexual orientation in the UK...
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Jan
28
2025
Stonewall responds to US Government's decision to suspend foreign aid
Many will be rightly fearful of the impact the US Government's decision to suspend all foreign aid will have, including for programmes supporting LGBTQ+ communities around the world....
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Jan
24
2025
Stonewall responds to International Criminal Court's decision to seek arrest warrants in response to the persecution of LGBTQ+ people in Afghanistan
For the first time, The International Criminal Court (ICC) is explicitly seeking arrest warrants in response to the persecution of LGBTQ+ people....
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Jan
21
2025
Stonewall responds to new US Government's announcements on LGBTQ+ rights
Responding to new US Government's announcements on LGBTQ+ rights, Simon Blake, CEO of Stonewall, said:...
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Jan
09
2025
Stonewall responds to Meta's new policy changes
Simon Blake OBE responds to Meta's new policy changes...
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Dec
19
2024
Looking back on 2024 and planning the road ahead
By Simon Blake OBE
As the holidays approach I am reflecting on my first 11 weeks as Chief Executive of Stonewall....
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Dec
12
2024
Stonewall responds to the Government's decision to compensate LGBTQ+ veterans
Today, nearly 25 years since the ban was lifted, LGBTQ+ veterans whose military careers were ruined because of their sexual identity are finally receiving the justice they deserve for the appalling abuse and discrimination they faced while serving their country....
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