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From the Saddle: on movement, sport and belonging.
From the Saddle: on movement, sport and belonging.
When I first sat on a friend’s Shetland pony, Toby, when I was about 6 years old, I never wanted to get off. I was obsessed with their smell, the way they moved and their tenderness.As I grew up, a local farmer, Mr Smeeth, lent me a pony called Tommy. Later I was loaned Frosty and Looby. I was a fearless...
LGBT+ History Month: Honouring our history, defending our future
LGBT+ History Month: Honouring our history, defending our future
For LGBT+ History Month, Simon Blake honours those who worked tirelessly for LGBTQ+ rights and celebrates the progress we have made. Together, across generations, we can build a future where everyone has equal rights.
We have to teach future generations the importance of compassion, empathy, kindness and inclusion.
We have to teach future generations the importance of compassion, empathy, kindness and inclusion.
Our vision at Stonewall is a world where everyone, everywhere has equal rights. As a society we often place such hope in the next generation to advance equality for all and, of course, they deliver time and again. But if we are to place hope in the next generation, we also have to set an example...
Across Generations: Living, Loving and Thriving With HIV
Across Generations: Living, Loving and Thriving With HIV
Ending HIV Stigma once and for allThe HIV epidemic, from its earliest days, had a devastating impact on the LGBTQ+ community, first manifesting amongst gay, bisexual and other men who had sex with men. At the same time as Stonewall was being established (1988) to fight Clause 28, members of the community...
There's 'awareness' of trans people – but too often it's the wrong kind
There's 'awareness' of trans people – but too often it's the wrong kind
This piece was originally published in The Big Issue.There's 'awareness' of trans people – but too often it's the wrong kindAyla Holdom, interim chair of the board of trustees at Stonewall, writes about the need for compassion for transgender people beyond Trans Awareness Week.Every day is a Trans...
This conference season, it’s time to rebuild trust and hope for the LGBTQ+ community
This conference season, it’s time to rebuild trust and hope for the LGBTQ+ community
It is one year since I became CEO of Stonewall. It’s been a year of turbulence, challenge and change for the LGBTQ+ community in the UK and globally.
Rainbow Laces campaign kicks off to make sport safer for all
Rainbow Laces campaign kicks off to make sport safer for all
Rainbow Laces, Stonewall’s annual campaign to make sport an inclusive and welcoming space for all kicks off today, Saturday 16 November!
Trans Awareness Week – time to move awareness to action
Trans Awareness Week – time to move awareness to action
To mark Trans Awareness Week, Stonewall CEO Simon Blake, shares his commitment to supporting the trans community, and calls for collaboration to create a safer society for trans people.
A lifetime of impact: Sir Ian McKellen receives lifetime achievement award
A lifetime of impact: Sir Ian McKellen receives lifetime achievement award
Stonewall celebrated its annual Equality Dinner, with Sir Ian McKellen CBE accepting a Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades of committed campaigning towards advancing LGBTQ+ equality.
Together for LGBTQ+ equality
Together for LGBTQ+ equality
35 years ago the founders of Stonewall came together to protest and ultimately ensure the repeal of the pernicious Section 28. I remember when I first heard that Stonewall had been founded. I was 15 and knowing Stonewall existed provided me with much needed hope.