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Stonewall responds to indefinite puberty blockers ban announced by Government

The decision to restrict access to medication through emergency legislation has already caused significant distress and uncertainty for many trans young people and their families over the last year....

New research shows many LGBTQ+ people still don’t feel welcome in sport as Rainbow Laces kicks off

Research commissioned by Stonewall shows that too many LGBTQ+ people still don’t feel welcome playing or watching sport ....

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Rainbow Laces campaign kicks off to make sport safer for all

Rainbow Laces, Stonewall’s annual campaign to make sport an inclusive and welcoming space for all kicks off today, Saturday 16 November!...

Gay man prevented from deportation to Iran thanks to charity intervention

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) yesterday ruled that a gay man living in Switzerland should not be deported from Switzerland to Iran, thanks to intervention from charities Stonewall and African Rainbow Family....

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Trans Awareness Week – time to move awareness to action 

By Simon Blake OBE

To mark Trans Awareness Week, Stonewall CEO Simon Blake, shares his commitment to supporting the trans community, and calls for collaboration to create a safer society for trans people....

A lifetime of impact: Sir Ian McKellen receives lifetime achievement award

Stonewall celebrated its annual Equality Dinner, with Sir Ian McKellen CBE accepting a Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades of committed campaigning towards advancing LGBTQ+ equality....

Together for LGBTQ+ equality

By Simon Blake OBE

35 years ago the founders of Stonewall came together to protest and ultimately ensure the repeal of the pernicious Section 28. I remember when I first heard that Stonewall had been founded. I was 15 and knowing Stonewall existed provided me with much needed hope....

New report provides vital insights into anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime

How technology and data can help tackle anti-LGBTQ+ hate in the UK...

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Stonewall responds to new Home Office hate crime statistics issued today

The Home Office has released new hate crime statistics for the year March 2023 to March 2024....

Removing the financial barriers to fertility treatments

By Simon Blake OBE

A pressing issues for those lesbians who want to have children is the inequity in accessing fertility treatment and support....

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