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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.This comes as the UK Government considers challenging the Scottish Government’s mandate to implement the Gender Recognition Reform (GRR) Bill - a bill that was passed with overwhelming cross-party support from MSPs in December 2022.Trans people from…

Statement on Gender Recognition Act reform in Scotland

Colin Macfarlane (he/him), Director of Nations at Stonewall, said: "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. In May this year, the Scottish Parliament’s Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee undertook ten weeks of detailed evidence hearings on the proposals, hearing from a wide range of witnesses both supporting and opposed to the…

Stonewall calls on Conservative leadership candidates to respect Rainbow Britain

As the Conservative Party enters a leadership election, Stonewall is calling on all candidates, their supporters and the media to ditch the divisive ‘culture war’ and promote values that bring Britain’s diverse communities together. Britain takes pride in being a tolerant family of nations. Just two thirds of Britons are exclusively straight, three quarters of us are closely connected to a lesbian, gay or bi person, and 1 in 4 of us know a trans person. LGBTQ+ people…

Stonewall appoints Iain Anderson as Chair of Trustees

Stonewall is pleased to announce that Iain Anderson has been appointed Chair of Trustees.Iain is Executive Chairman of H/Advisors Cicero and former Government LGBTQ+ Business Champion, with a thirty-year career as a political strategy and communications adviser and former journalist. Iain is appointed alongside two new trustees, Sadiq Gillani and Tabz O’Brien.This comes as Sheldon Mills prepares to stand down as Chair of Trustees after serving the maximum of three successive three-year terms as…

Stonewall statement on 22 July tweet on inclusive education

On 22 July 2022 we put out a tweet that was unclear, relating to gender stereotypes and nursery age children, leading some supporters to ask us what we meant.We were commenting on an article written by a parent reflecting on how their child was being cared for at nursery. The parent was worried that their child was being pressured to fit in with stereotypes about boys and girls. We believe that young children should be able to play, explore and learn about who they are, and the world…

Stonewall statement on Jake Daniels coming out

Liz Ward, Director of Programmes at Stonewall (she/her) said: ‘We are proud that Jake has felt able to share his truth with the world. To come out publicly as the UK’s first openly gay professional footballer in nearly 30 years takes incredible courage, and we’re heartened by the solidarity and support he has received from Blackpool FC and his teammates.‘Football is ready for this moment, and we believe it has been for some time. Our Rainbow Laces campaign has taught us that, while…

TeamPride statement on Jake Daniels coming out

Today, Jake Daniels of Blackpool FC took the brave decision to come out as the first openly gay footballer to play in the English Football League in nearly 30 years.English football is ready for this moment. And we believe it has been ready for some time. Societal attitudes and understanding towards LGBTQ+ people have improved immeasurably in the past few decades, and we can now all take pride in living in a country where the majority of people share our vision of a world where everyone is free…

Statement on Safe To Be Me conference

Due to the Prime Minister’s broken promise on protecting trans people from the harms of Conversion Therapy, we regret that we are withdrawing Stonewall’s support for the UK Government’s Safe To Be Me conference. We will only be able to participate if the Prime Minister reverts to his promise for a trans-inclusive ban on conversion therapy.This is a decision we take with a heavy heart. As the UK’s first global LGBT+ conference, Safe To Be Me should be a moment for redoubling efforts globally to…

Equality organisations welcome Scottish Government’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill

National LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex) organisations in Scotland have welcomed the Scottish Government’s Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, published today. Scottish Trans, Equality Network, LGBT Youth Scotland, Stonewall Scotland, and LGBT Health and Wellbeing all agree that the Bill’s proposed reforms will be greatly beneficial to trans men and trans women in Scotland. The Bill proposes reforms to the Gender Recognition Act, which since 2004 has…

Top 100 Employers show off ‘life-changing’ impact of LGBTQ-inclusive workplaces

After a pandemic-induced hiatus, Stonewall’s Top 100 Employers list is back to provide the definitive list of LGBTQ-inclusive workplaces in the UK in 2022 – with financial services firm Macquarie Group topping the list.Today, we are proud to announce the 2022 edition of Stonewall’s Top 100 Employers List – the UK’s leading ranking of employers from public, private and third sectors based on how inclusive their workplaces are.2022’s Top Employer for LGBTQ+ people is global financial services…