LGBTQ+ News Stonewall Housing hosting archive display, celebrating its legacy and ongoing mission to ensure no LGBTQ+ person faces homelessness or housing insecurity alone Stonewall Housing has supported LGBTQ+ people facing homelessness for over 40 years. To mark LGBTQ+ History Month, it’s hosting a free archive display at VFD’s Outsiders Gallery in Dalston, London this Saturday (February 1), celebrating its legacy and ongoing mission to ensure no LGBTQ+ person faces By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News More young adults than ever in the UK identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual More young adults than ever in the UK are now identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual, new figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed. The proportion of 16 to 24-year-olds who are LGB has almost quadrupled in a decade and now stands at over one in 10. Roughly 10.5 per By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Sponsored Content Trans inclusion specialist Joanne Lockwood stands up for trans kids, taking on controversial anti-trans former Conservative MP Miriam Cates Trans inclusion specialist Joanne Lockwood, who runs campaign group SEE Change Happen, has defended trans education in a clash with anti-trans former Conservative MP Miriam Cates. Speaking on right-wing news channel GB News, Lockwood, who also hosts the Inclusion Bites podcast, argued that it is sen By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Stephen Fry awarded knighthood despite calling Stonewall’s approach to trans issues ‘nonsensical’ Stephen Fry, who recently said Stonewall’s approach to trans issues is ‘nonsensical’, will now be known as Sir Stephen after being recognised in the New Year’s Honours list. The comedy actor and writer, who will be recognised for services to mental health awareness, the environment and charity, said By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Stephen Fry criticised after calling Stonewall’s approach to trans issues ‘nonsensical’ Stephen Fry has been criticised after he called Stonewall’s approach to trans issues ‘nonsensical’. The 67-year-old author and broadcaster had been a vocal supporter of the LGBTQ+ rights charity’s Some People Are Gay, Get Over It campaign, which was launched to secure equal rights for gay people. Wh By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Peter Tatchell questions Stonewall’s reported partnership with Chick-fil-A, due to company’s “past financial support for anti-LGBTQ+ groups” Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has called on Stonewall to provide urgent clarification regarding reported engagement with US restaurant chain Chick-fil-A. In a letter to Stonewall CEO Simon Blake, Tatchell expressed “deep concern” over Chick-fil-A’s documented history of funding organisation By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport Footballer Marc Guehi, who has “grown up loving God”, could be punished after writing ‘I love Jesus’ on rainbow armband, worn to mark Rainbow Laces Devout Christian footballer Marc Guehi, who has “grown up loving God”, could face an English Football Association (FA) charge after writing ‘I love Jesus’ on his rainbow armband, worn by players across football to mark Stonewall‘s Rainbow Laces campaign. The defender opted to scribble to three-word By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport Four special guests talk to FA’s Football & Me series about LGBTQ+ inclusion in football Four special guests were invited to Wembley Stadium this month for the latest episode of Football & Me, focusing on LGBTQ+ inclusion in football. With Stonewall‘s Rainbow Laces campaign in full flow across the game, presenters Alex Bailess and Liam Loftus were joined by Jahmal Howlett-Mundle, Liz Wa By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Sport New research shows many LGBTQ+ people still don’t feel welcome in sport as Rainbow Laces kicks off As Stonewall’s Rainbow Laces campaign for LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport kicks off, the charity is releasing new research revealing a significant number of LGBTQ+ people still feel unwelcome and unsafe playing or watching the sports they love. The statistics show: 1 in 4 LGBTQ+ people (27%) do not feel w By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Stonewall awards Sir Ian McKellen with Lifetime Achievement Award for decades of campaigning towards advancing LGBTQ+ equality LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonewall celebrated its annual Equality Dinner on Wednesday, October 30, with Sir Ian McKellen CBE accepting a Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades of committed campaigning towards advancing LGBTQ+ equality. The night, which was overseen by Gok Wan MBE and comedian Suzi By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News New report highlights how mobile apps help tackle anti-LGBTQ+ hate A new report, published to coincide with National Hate Crime Awareness Week, has argued that technology can play a vital role in supporting individuals to disclose more information about both criminal and non-criminal hate incidents involving LGBTQ+ people. The report, called Hate Happens: Technolog By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Hate Crime Awareness Week remembers victims of anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime and calls for all of us to stand ‘hand in hand’ against all forms of hate The annual Act of Hope and Remembrance for those affected by hate crime was held in Regent Hall Oxford Street, London on Sunday, October 13 to mark the start of National Hate Crime Awareness Week, which aims to encourage people to stand together in solidarity with those who have experienced hate and By Graham Robson • 2 min read
