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May
12
2020
Stonewall welcomes Nancy Kelley as new CEO
Stonewall’s Chair Sheldon Mills says Nancy will be an ‘outstanding leader’ who will ensure Stonewall meets the needs of all LGBT people in these challenging times ...
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Apr
29
2020
Statement on the ruling against Freddy McConnell
Laura Russell, Director of Campaigns, Policy and Research, Stonewall said: ‘We’re incredibly disappointed to hear that Freddy McConnell has lost his appeal to be recognised as his child’s ‘father’ or ‘parent’....
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Apr
29
2020
Stonewall announces new Chair of Trustees
Stonewall’s longest-serving trustee, Sheldon Mills, to take on role as Chair....
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Apr
29
2020
Meet Sheldon Mills, Stonewall's new Chair of Trustees
An interview with Sheldon Mills, Stonewall's new Chair of Trustees....
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Apr
24
2020
Lesbian Day of Visibility 2020: Staying visible whilst staying in
A few years ago, my wife and I were the intended victims of a neighbour’s pre-meditated but thwarted homophobic attack. Because of a variety of circumstances, we ended up isolating for three weeks whilst the police and others held an investigation....
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Apr
23
2020
Why we're worried about the Government’s statement on trans rights legislation
By Laura Russell
Yesterday, the Minister for Women and Equalities Liz Truss announced that the government’s response to a consultation to reform a piece of trans rights legislation (the Gender Recognition Act) will be delivered by the summer....
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Apr
21
2020
How COVID-19 is affecting LGBT communities
Some lesbian, bi, gay and trans (LGBT) people are harder hit than others while socially distancing....
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Health & social care
Apr
21
2020
Stonewall statement on new CEO and COO
A Stonewall spokesperson said: ‘We’re excited to say we’ve appointed both a new Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer who will help take us into Stonewall’s next chapter.'...
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Apr
06
2020
Update on how we are handling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of life, for everyone in our society....
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Apr
03
2020
#StayInForLGBT – LGBT people share their top tips for staying busy during lockdown
We’re launching a new hashtag – #StayInForLGBT – and asking you to tell us how you’re spending your time while we’re all social distancing....
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