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Queer East: LGBTQ+ cinema from East and Southeast Asia
During Pride, we are celebrating the ways we are #ProuderTogether.Yi from Queer East talks about the importance of queer representation in the media, and of amplifying the voices of Asian communities in the UK.Founded in 2019, Queer East is a London-based community-focused cultural organisation that aims to shine a spotlight on LGBTQ+ stories and experiences, both from and about East and Southeast Asia, and amplify the voices of Asian communities in the UK. The organisation runs an annual film…
During Pride, we are celebrating the ways we are #ProuderTogether. Nic from the Scottish Bi+ Network talks about intersectionality in the bi community, and how you can get involved with the network’s activities.The Scottish Bi+ Network began in 2018, becoming a constituted group in 2019.Our aims are to raise bi+ visibility and increase awareness of the issues facing the bi+ community, both in the LGBTQIA+ community itself, and with the public. We are Scotland’s main voluntary-run…
Pride Month reflections from our departing vice chair, Simon Blake OBE
As part of our #ProuderTogether campaign, our departing vice chair Simon Blake has reflected on how much our movement has achieved in the past six years, and how much further we have to go.In 2015 I was honoured to be appointed Deputy Chair of Stonewall by Jan Gooding and the Stonewall board of trustees. After serving my two terms, today is my last day. So this is, I guess, my farewell blog.As a gay man who grew up in the 1980s I remember the moral panic about gay men, the fear of HIV, the…
All about the collective working to decolonise contraception and so much more
During Pride we’re celebrating the ways we are #ProuderTogether. So Gayathiri also highlights the work of another organisation making an impact in LGBTQ+ communities.Decolonising Contraception (DC), founded by Dr Annabel Sowemimo in 2018 is an interdisciplinary collective of Black people and people of colour, working to address sexual health inequalities experienced by our communities due to colonisation. We do this through workshop facilitation, campaigning and providing safer spaces for our…
Bristol Pride Without Borders is a support group for Bristol-based LGBTQ+ asylum seekers and refugees.We meet every 2 weeks and spend time together (online or by phone during Covid-19). We support and listen to each other and enjoy celebrating our identities and cultures together.Bristol Pride Without Borders is a part of Bristol Refugee Rights, which supports refugees and asylum seekers in the Bristol area. Our team offers regular 121 support and advice to LGBTQ+ asylum seekers and refugees,…
Pride is still a protest – so let’s speak up
This Pride Month, we’re inviting members of our wonderfully diverse community to speak up on why we’re #ProuderTogether. To kick things off, Prishita Maheshwari-Aplin, Stonewall’s Storytelling Lead, reminds us that pride began as a protest – and while we’ve come a long way, there’s still a long way to go before LGBTQ+ people have true equality.Pride is a time for the LGBTQ+ community to come together and celebrate. We have so much to be proud of – from our resilience to our capacity for…
Celebrating Us: why taking the UK Black Pride's inaugural Community Survey is so important.
With the deadline fast approaching for UK Black Pride’s inaugural survey of LGBTQI+ Black people and people of colour, we spoke to some of the incredible activists, organisers and creatives taking part to find our why it’s so important to be heard.This survey has closed.1. Kayza RoseKayza Rose (she/her) is a dynamic creative producer, artistic director, filmmaker, activist and cultural leader based in London, UK. For more than a decade, she has focused her work on creating change for Black and…
A message from Nancy Kelley (she/her), Stonewall’s CEO
Today we set out a new chapter for Stonewall as we launch our 2021-5 Strategy: Free to Be.It’s almost a year since I took up the role of Chief Executive here at Stonewall. I’ve had so many rich and powerful conversations with people from across the LGBTQ+ movement, both here in the UK and among our many global partners, about what matters to our communities, what change is desperately needed and how Stonewall can be a great activist and partner in the movement.I’ve reflected a lot on what we…
10 documentaries to understand the LGBTQ+ rights movement
This International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) we reflect on the historical and continued criminalisation of and discrimination against LGBTQ+ people around the world.Despite hard-won successes, there still remains an overwhelming need to increase awareness and galvanise action amidst rising hate crimes, and a concerted and global legislative pushback against LGBTQ+ rights. Here are just some documentaries that illuminate the varied struggles, experiences, and…
Why do we need an International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia?
Content warning: discrimination, mentions of death and abuse.Today is IDAHOBIT, or International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.Founded in 2004, this aims to raise awareness of violence and discrimination against LGBTQ+ people to drive positive change, and is now celebrated in more than 130 countries around the world.IDAHOBIT reminds us that there is still a long way to go until all LGBTQ+ people are free and safe from harm. Here are some reasons why it is still needed…