LGBTQ+ News Gok Wan Crowns Stonewall Young Campaigners of the Year Stonewall name Sirina-Monique and Christine Webb its Young Campaigners of the Year 2015. Stonewall, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans equality charity, welcomed Gok Wan as host of its annual Youth Awards on Friday, April 24, kindly supported by Lloyds Banking Group. Sirina-Monique and Christian W By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Stonewall Equality Dinner raises record amount Stonewall’s annual equality dinner, which took place at the Hilton on Park Lane, raised £470,000 for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Equality last week. The event took place at the Hilton on Park Lane and was supported by Aviva, with a champagne reception supported by E.ON. Speakers on By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Stonewall names top twenty LGB inclusive law firms STONEWALL, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) equality charity, has announced a list of the 20 most inclusive law firms for LGB staff. Baker & McKenzie top this list, which is populated by law firms that entered Stonewall’s latest Workplace Equality Index. Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Ind By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News MPG teams up with Stonewall Millivres Prowler Group (MPG), the UK’s most established LGBT media, retail and distribution business, has made Stonewall its newest charity partner. MPG, via its magazines (GT and DIVA), stores (Prowler and Expectations), and through its unprecedented audience reach, will help Stonewall with campai By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Ian McKellen and Pet Shop Boys feature in Stonewall’s ‘Silent Auction’ STONEWALL, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans equality charity has launched its annual Silent Auction, featuring fantastic prizes from Sir Ian McKellen, Pet Shop Boys, Clare Balding and Martina Navratilova. The Silent Auction – which supports Stonewall’s ongoing work to improve the lives of lesbia By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Stonewall to campaign for trans equality Stonewall, the LGB equality charity, has published a landmark report today explaining how in the future the organisation will extend its remit to campaign for trans equality. The historic move follows extensive consultation with over 700 trans people and will see the charity use its platform and exp By Besi • 5 min read
LGBTQ+ News Stonewall celebrates ‘defining moments’ and voices during LGBT History Month Stonewall marks LGBT History Month this year by working with schools, local authorities, celebrities and workplaces and inviting people to share their defining moments in LGBT history. The equality charity will share stories from LGBT Voices, its guide celebrating older LGBT people, and look back on By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News New video tackles homophobia in sport Stonewall have teamed up with community club FC United of Manchester and Homeless FA to continue working to tackle homophobia in football. FC United of Manchester, the popular non-League football club, has created a video in collaboration with Stonewall to support the successful Rainbow Laces campai By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Record number of employers looking for gay talent Last night Stonewall, the equality charity, launched the tenth edition of the Starting Out guide – Britain’s national guide of gay-friendly employers for lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) students and jobseekers. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts New ‘coming out’ guidance for young people from Stonewall Stonewall launches new guide for young people who think they might be lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) ahead of Saturday’s National Coming Out Day. Coming Out: Answers to Some of the Questions You May Have, discusses in plain English issues including religion, having children, getting married and bull By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Council mark Bi-Visibility day Brighton & Hove City Council flew the bi-flag from council buildings yesterday (September 23) to mark Bi-Visibility Day. The council’s LGBT workers forum organised a walk from Brighton Town Hall to the bandstand on Brighton seafront to raise awareness of the issue. In a message to Stonewall supporte By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News ‘Gay By Degree’ names UK’s most gay-friendly universities Six Universities in the UK have scored full marks in Gay By Degree 2015 published by LGB equality charity Stonewall. The publication is the only online guide showing how gay-friendly the UK’s 158 universities are and is an invaluable tool for lesbian, gay and bisexual students and prospective studen By Besi • 2 min read
