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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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May
09
2023
EHRC ‘actively harming’ trans people, ignoring international recommendations, charities warn
The UK’s human rights watchdog, the EHRC, is a ‘failed institution’ which is recommending the UK Government change equalities law in a way that rolls back the rights of trans people....
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Apr
25
2023
Celebrating Lesbian Visibility Week 2023
By Linda Riley
A a time to celebrate all of our progress, but also to remember how far we have to come to truly achieve visibility....
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Apr
18
2023
6 campaigns for lesbian equality you should know about
From education to the workplace to building a rainbow family, there are still many areas of life where lesbians don’t yet have true equality....
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Apr
18
2023
Access to IVF is still a postcode lottery
By Prishita Maheshwari-Aplin
Everyone deserves the chance to start a family, no matter their sexuality or gender identity....
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Families
Apr
18
2023
The hidden costs facing potential LGBTQ+ parents
By Deepa Lalwani
The practical and financial costs that face many LGBTQ+ people who want to have children are unfair and must be challenged....
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Families
Health & social care
Mar
30
2023
Trans Day of Visibility: A Global Perspective
By Prishita Maheshwari-Aplin
Trans Day of Visibility is a time to celebrate trans and non-binary people, and to raise awareness of the discrimination faced by the community worldwide....
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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
12
2023
5 things you might have missed from the 2021 Census
By Prishita Maheshwari-Aplin
The number of lesbian, gay, bi, trans and asexual people in England and Wales has been counted in the Census 2021 for the very first time....
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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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