Stonewall responds to new US Government's announcements on LGBTQ+ rights

Responding to new US Government's announcements on LGBTQ+ rights, Simon Blake, CEO of Stonewall, said: 

“It Is deeply troubling that one of the US President’s first actions upon taking office was to deny the existence of marginalised people, and attempt to curtail their rights. To suggest that a group of people don’t have the right to exist has alarming historical parallels.

 “This Executive Order will leave a vulnerable group of people open to further harassment, discrimination, and abuse in daily life. It comes as the new US administration announced a roll back of federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes, actively abandoning principles of workplace inclusion. There are many urgent global challenges from violent conflicts to climate change and yet the new US Government is seemingly more focused on an agenda that will spread hate and fear. 

 “Hard won rights must be continually defended. We will continue to work with our US partners to advocate for and support LGBTQ+ people concerned by the rhetoric and actions of the new administration.”