Transgender News Fourteen national LGBTQ+ charities seek urgent meeting to discuss “a genuine crisis for the rights, dignity and inclusion of trans people in the UK” Fourteen LGBTQ+ charities, including Stonewall, Scottish Trans and TransActual have written to Prime Minister Keir Starmer seeking an urgent meeting to discuss “a genuine crisis for the rights, dignity and inclusion of trans people in the UK” after the Supreme Court’s anti-trans ruling on biological By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News LGBTQ+ rights organisations express “shock and disappointment” after anti-trans rights activists won JK Rowling-funded Supreme Court challenge over definition of a woman LGBTQ+ rights organisations, including Stonewall and Scottish Trans, have expressed “shock and disappointment” after anti-trans rights activists won their Supreme Court challenge over the definition of a woman, which could affect the lives of trans women across the UK. Stonewall CEO, Simon Blake OBE By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Research finds LGBTQ+ people in Great Britain facing “exorcisms” to cure them of their sexuality and/or gender identity New research commissioned by Stonewall has uncovered the “shocking scale” of conversion practices in Great Britain; interventions that seek to change, cure, or suppress an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity. This new data comes as the UK Government has committed to publishing a “long By Graham Robson • 4 min read
International News Stonewall National Museum Launches New ACT UP Movement Against US Government Overreach “We need to be as bold as our adversaries who do not believe we have it in us to challenge their lawlessness, we know how to activate, knows how to fight for survival and protect hard-earned equality.” By Contributor • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Sir Ian McKellen believes gay actors are still being advised to keep their sexualities hidden to avoid damaging career prospects Sir Ian McKellen, who publicly came out at the age of 48 back in 1988, believes gay actors are still being advised to keep their sexualities hidden to avoid damaging their career prospects. The British actor, 85, advised young gay actors in Hollywood to come out, stating that it is “silly” to remain By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 02: Keir Starmer attends Pride in London 2022: The 50th Anniversary – Parade on July 02, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images) LGBTQ+ News Stonewall responds to the news that Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government will be slashing the UK’s foreign aid budget LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonewall has responded to the news that Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government will be slashing the UK’s foreign aid budget, saying it “risks further destabilising communities and groups that are often already on the periphery”. The move by the Labour government, which came By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Stonewall National Museum, a leading LGBTQ+ museum and archive in Florida, at risk of losing half of its $1million budget The Stonewall National Museum, a leading LGBTQ+ museum and archive in Florida, is worried for its future after being effectively cut off from state, federal and corporate funding due to anti-LGBTQ+ policies. The Stonewall National Museum, Archives & Library, which collects, preserves and shares the By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonewall could lose up to half of its staff after Trump cuts funding to support LGBTQ+ communities around the world LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonewall could cut up to half of its staff after Donald Trump pulled funding for its foreign aid support, it has been reported by The Times. Stonewall was founded in 1989 by a small group of people who had been active in the struggle against notorious Section 28, which banned By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Hundreds gather to protest erasure of trans references from Stonewall National Monument website More than 300 people with LGBTQ+ flags rallied at the Stonewall National Monument on Friday, February 14, a day after references to trans Americans disappeared from the Stonewall National Monument website. The National Park Service, which manages America’s national parks and most of the country’s na By Graham Robson • 1 min read
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA LGBTQ+ News National Park Service removes the “T” from the “LGBTQ+”, as well as any references to trans people, from official Stonewall National Monument website The National Park Service, which manages America’s national parks and most of the country’s national monuments, has removed the “T” from the “LGBTQ+”, as well as any references to trans people, from the official Stonewall National Monument website. Stonewall National Monument, which was designated a By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Sponsored Content Football v Homophobia event, hosted by England’s first openly gay professional referee, brings together leading voices shaping LGBTQ+ inclusion in football and beyond On Monday, February 10, LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonewall teamed up with the Amateur FA, London FA, London Assembly and Football v Homophobia to host a City Hall event marking Football v Homophobia Month of Action. The evening, hosted by England’s first openly gay professional referee Ryan Atkin, brou By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Sponsored Content Stonewall, the LGBTQ+ rights charity, has criticised a new YouGov survey, which asked the general public their opinion on trans rights Stonewall, the LGBTQ+ rights charity, has criticised a new YouGov survey, which asked the general public their opinion on trans rights. The survey of 2,078 adults asked questions such as: ‘People should / should not be able to identify as being of a different gender to the one they had recorded at b By Graham Robson • 3 min read
