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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
Sept
07
2023
Stonewall appoints new Vice Chairs and Trustee
Stonewall continues to strengthen the diversity of its Board of Trustees, following the appointment of Cat Dixon and Jean Vianney Cordeiro as Vice Chairs....
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Aug
18
2023
LGBTQ+ Organisations to intervene on the UK Government's Block on the Gender Recognition Reform Bill in Scotland
Europe's largest LGBTQ+ right charity Stonewall, Gendered Intelligence and the Institute for Constitutional and Democratic Research (ICDR) have together been granted leave to intervene in an important Scottish judicial review in which the Scottish Government is challenging the UK Secretary of State ...
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Scotland
Jul
24
2023
Stonewall statement on Labour's Gender Recognition Act reform proposals
If Labour are serious about reforming the Gender Recognition Act and enhancing trans people’s legal protections, we need a strategy informed by input from trans people on their needs and priorities, and a real understanding of how practice is working internationally....
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Jul
10
2023
Update from the Chair of Stonewall
Iain Anderson, Chair of Trustees at Stonewall said: “Nancy is stepping back after three incredible years at Stonewall.'...
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Jun
09
2023
Stonewall statement on NHS England's final Interim Service Specification for youth gender services
We welcome the publication of the revised interim service specification for children experiencing gender incongruence....
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Jan
16
2023
Statement on the UK Government’s decision to block Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill
We are saddened that the Prime Minister has decided to block the implementation of the Scottish Gender Recognition Reform Bill, through an order under Section 35 of the Scotland Act, for the first time in the history of devolution....
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Scotland
Jan
09
2023
Stonewall statement on likely GRR intervention from UK Government
Ending reciprocal recognition of Gender Recognition Certificates (GRCs) from countries that support trans people changing their legal gender using a self-determination model is a disgraceful low for the UK Government’s approach to LGBTQ+ rights....
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Dec
09
2022
Statement on Gender Recognition Act reform in Scotland
The Scottish Government has an overwhelming mandate to reform the Gender Recognition Act. The proposed reforms are one of the most consulted on in the Scottish Parliament’s history....
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Scotland