News
News and views from Stonewall and beyond
Stonewall Vice Chair, Jean Vianney Cordeiro, retires
Stonewall Vice Chair, Jean Vianney Cordeiro, retires
Jean Vianney Cordeiro, co-Vice Chair of the Stonewall Board retires from Stonewall at the end of November.
New research shows many LGBTQ+ people still don’t feel welcome in sport as Rainbow Laces kicks off
New research shows many LGBTQ+ people still don’t feel welcome in sport as Rainbow Laces kicks off
Research commissioned by Stonewall shows that too many LGBTQ+ people still don’t feel welcome playing or watching sport .
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!
Gay man prevented from deportation to Iran thanks to charity intervention
Gay man prevented from deportation to Iran thanks to charity intervention
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) yesterday ruled that a gay man living in Switzerland should not be deported from Switzerland to Iran, thanks to intervention from charities Stonewall and African Rainbow Family.
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.
Progress and pain in the ace community
Progress and pain in the ace community
Asexual activist, Yasmin Benoit, writes about the challenges ace people continue to face in the UK.
Report published in 2024 provides vital insights into anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime
Report published in 2024 provides vital insights into anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime
Zoteria has closed but you can still read how technology and data can help tackle anti-LGBTQ+ hate in the UK
Stonewall responds to new Home Office hate crime statistics issued today
Stonewall responds to new Home Office hate crime statistics issued today
The Home Office has released new hate crime statistics for the year March 2023 to March 2024.