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NHS Rainbow Badges – play your part promoting LGBT inclusion in healthcare

You might have seen NHS Rainbow Badges when accessing health services or your TV screens over the last few years.These badges started as an initiative at Evelina London Children's Hospital to make a positive difference by promoting a message of LGBT+ inclusion and have been taken up by hospitals and health services across the NHS as just one way of showing that these services aim to be open, non-judgemental and inclusive places for LGBT+ people. And we’re pleased to say that we at…

This LGBT+ History Month, let’s champion inclusive education for all

This LGBT+ History Month our focus will be on LGBT+ education.For us, this takes us back to our roots – Stonewall was formally launched one year to the day after Section 28 was made law in 1988. This piece of legislation prevented teachers from talking about same-sex relationships in schools, forcing teachers back into the closet or out of their job, and scarred a generation of LGBT+ people – all at the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis, causing more hurt to an already marginalised…

It felt like I couldn't go anywhere to get help

This is a time of loss and loneliness for many people, and for the LGBT+ community, the coronavirus pandemic continues to be just one of many threats.Inequalities that already existed have ramped up for the most marginalised LGBT+ people, including LGBT+ people of colour, trans people and people living in poverty.Inequalities that already existed have ramped up for the most marginalised LGBT+ people, including LGBT+ people of colour, trans people and people living in poverty. Tamika (she/her)…

The clinic's services were not considered essential

Photo credit: Ali KapenekThis is a time of loss and loneliness for many people, and for the LGBT+ community, the Coronavirus pandemic continues to be just one of many threats.Inequalities that already existed have ramped up for the most marginalised LGBT+ people, including LGBT+ people of colour, trans people and people living in poverty. Mason (they/them) is a cultural worker in Glasgow. They told us about losing access to their gender clinic during the pandemic.How has your life been…

I am cut off from queer community

This is a time of loss and loneliness for many people, and for the LGBT+ community, the coronavirus pandemic continues to be just one of many threats.Inequalities that already existed have ramped up for the most marginalised LGBT+ people, including LGBT+ people of colour, trans people and people living in poverty.Kate (she/her) shared her experience as a disabled and chronically ill LGBT+ person.How has your life been impacted by COVID-19?I am disabled, chronically ill and long-term housebound.…

8 Ways to be a better ally to LGBT Disabled people

As this year’s Disability History Month comes to an end, Stonewall’s Accessibility Forum have highlighted 8 ways you can become a better ally to LGBT disabled people.One in five LGBT people have experienced a hate crime or incident due to their sexual orientation and/or gender identity in the last 12 months, and one in three disabled people feel that disability prejudice is still commonplace.Being both disabled and LGBT, we face discrimination against both parts of our identity. The reality of…

Ableism and queerphobia often go hand in hand

This year’s Disability Awareness Month runs from 18 November until 18 December 2020.The theme is around Access: How far have we come? How far do we have to go? If you generally have access to stuff (like the physical environment around you, transport options, information and communication, services, and so on) then this is probably something you’ve never thought about consciously. But if, like me, you only have access to a lot of these things because of being efficient at hiding your…

How allies can challenge racism and LGBTQ+ phobia in sport

We spoke to Amazin LeThi and Michael Gunning – two Stonewall Sport Champion sports figures – about allyship in the sporting world and how everyone can play a part in tackling racism and LGBTQ+ phobia to make sports everyone’s game.This year has been incredibly challenging for everyone; the Coronavirus pandemic has intensified existing equalities and made many LGBT+ people feel isolated. Michael, a professional swimmer, said that ‘2020 has been a standout year for us all, but we’ve witnessed the…

Being your authentic self is central to a medal-winning performance

This International Day of People with Disabilities we’ve spoken to leading GB men’s blind skier, John Dickinson-Lilley, about being your authentic self as an LGBT and disabled athlete.The Coronavirus pandemic has made 2020 a difficult year for everyone. How have you been coping?2020 has been a difficult year – ‘challenging’ doesn't do it justice. Disabled people have been disproportionately impacted by shielding measures. It’s also been liberating in the sense that home working – a key demand…

There’s no blueprint for trans people of colour in the arts

Travis Alabanza on transness, race and taking up space.Travis Alabanza is a ground-breaking performer and writer. They rose to fame with their hit show Burgerz, which explores their own experiences of transphobia, using comedy to look at how trans bodies are policed and survive.Their next project, taking over the Bush Theatre in Sherperd’s Bush from 8-22 Dec, Overflow, is set in a flooded toilet cubicle and uses Travis’ signature humour and wit to explore who is allowed in and out of…