Stonewall Stories

How are you involved in campaigning for LGBT equality?

In 2015 I co-founded the campaigning group and charity Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) with Liam Stevenson. TIE has one aim: to tackle homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia with LGBT-inclusive education in schools. We have effectively...

Renae Green , TransWave Jamaica , Jamaica, Economic Wellbeing Working Group What is the situation for LBT+ communities in Jamaica?

LBT+ issues are on the back burner. Women’s issues only came to the forefront about four years ago and trans people's issues about three years ago. With trans people...

Jovan Ulićevic , Association Spectra , Montenegro, Education Working Group What is the situation for LBT+ communities in Montenegro?

Montenegro is a very patriarchal country with strict gender roles and norms and a highly masculine violent culture. I believe that for women, especially lesbians...

Andrea Rivas , Familias Diversas Asociación Civil (AFDA) , Argentina, Education Working Group What is the situation for LBT+ communities in Argentina?

The LBT+ community of Argentina urgently needs public policies that guarantee us real access to the rights we have recognised by the legal...

Alexandra Hernández , Más Igualdad Perú , Peru, Health Working Group What is the situation for LBT+ communities in Peru?

LBT + people in Peru are the most silenced within the queer community. Studies, financial support and representation in politics, science and spaces of power are limited...

Beyonce Karungi , Transgender Equality Uganda , Uganda, Health Working Group What is the situation for LBT+ communities in Uganda?

In Uganda, there is widespread homophobia, biphobia and transphobia. The country does not recognise LBT+ people in programmes – in access to health – which we find a...