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Dec
20
2023
Section 35 appeal: our response
We’re deeply disappointed that the Scottish Government will not appeal the Court of Session ruling on the UK Government’s unprecedented decision to use Section 35 to block the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill from Royal Assent....
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Scotland
Dec
19
2023
'Not fit for purpose' - Stonewall's response to draft trans guidance for schools in England
The UK Government’s draft trans guidance for schools does not put the best interests of children first, and as such is simply not fit for purpose....
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Dec
08
2023
Stonewall statement on Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) judicial review
We’re disappointed that the Court of Session in Scotland has found in favour of the UK Government’s unprecedented decision to use Section 35 to block the Gender Recognition Reform Bill from Royal Assent....
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Scotland
Nov
28
2023
Stonewall statement on GANHRI special review of EHRC
Robbie de Santos, Director of Communications and External Affairs (he/him) at Stonewall, said: “Britain’s LGBTQ+ civil society and human rights organisations have expressed their concern about the political independence of the EHRC and its approach to trans people’s rights for some time."...
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Nov
07
2023
Stonewall statement on the UK Government's failure to ban conversion practices
The UK Government's failure to deliver a ban on conversion practices after five years of promises is an act of frightful negligence - in doing so, it has given the green light for the abuse against LGBTQ+ people to continue unchecked....
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Nov
01
2023
24 Celebrities Demand Immediate Action on Conversion Practices from PM.
Stonewall, the largest LGBTQ+ organisation in Europe, with the support of celebrities from across music, film and fashion call out the UK Government's failure to protect LGBTQ+ people and instead focus on waging culture wars that dehumanise the LGBTQ+ community....
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Oct
17
2023
Catherine Dixon Appointed Stonewall Chair
Stonewall’s Board of Trustees have unanimously elected Catherine (Cat) Dixon as Chair....
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Oct
05
2023
New data: Rise in hate crime against LGBTQ+ people continues, Stonewall slams UK Gov ‘inaction’
New hate crime statistics released today by the ONS reveal that England and Wales continues to become a less safe place for lesbian, gay, bi and trans people....
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Oct
04
2023
246 Human Rights Organisations Urge PM: Respect the Lives of LGBTQ+ and Women Migrants
Europe's largest LGBTQ+ right charity Stonewall has been joined by 245 other organisations across the human rights, refugee, LGBTQ+ and women’s sectors in a powerful display of solidarity, following comments by the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, last week....
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Sept
20
2023
Read in full: Stonewall's written submission for the GRR Section 35 Judicial Review
We are pleased to note that Stonewall’s intervention submissions in the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill Judicial Review have been of value, given several references to them in the first morning’s proceedings....
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Scotland