The Cass Review - Our initial review and actions
ByStonewall staff
Last week Dr Hilary Cass published her Final Report following her review on gender services for children and young people in England. Our team is now reviewing the 400-page report and preparing the...
International Women’s Day 2024: Out of the Margins
ByStonewall staff
Every year on 8 March, we mark International Women’s Day: celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, and raising awareness of the barriers and discrimination they...
New research: shining a light on ‘dehumanising’ discrimination faced by ace people
ByStonewall staff
A new report, Ace in the UK , by Stonewall and activist Yasmin Benoit uncovers for the first time the shocking experiences of healthcare, workplace and societal discrimination that ace people face in...
Celebrating Lesbian Visibility Week 2023
ByLinda Riley
Lesbian Visibility Week is entering its fourth year and it remains just as important for our community as it was when I founded it in 2019. This is a time to celebrate all of our progress, but also...
6 campaigns for lesbian equality you should know about
ByStonewall staff
From education to the workplace to building a rainbow family, there are still many areas of life where lesbians don’t yet have true equality. In the 1980s, the decade in which we were founded, '...
Access to IVF is still a postcode lottery
ByPrishita Maheshwari-Aplin
Everyone deserves the chance to start a family, no matter their sexuality or gender identity. Unfortunately, as things stand, there are significant practical and financial costs facing many LGBTQ+...
The hidden costs facing potential LGBTQ+ parents
ByDeepa Lalwani
Photo: Whitney and Megan Bacon-Evans The practical and financial costs that face many LGBTQ+ people who want to have children are unfair and must be challenged. In this article, we explore how...
Trans Day of Visibility: A Global Perspective
ByPrishita Maheshwari-Aplin
Trans Day of Visibility takes place every 31 March. It marks a time to celebrate trans and non-binary people, and to raise awareness of the discrimination faced by the community worldwide. It also...
5 things you might have missed from the 2021 Census
ByPrishita Maheshwari-Aplin
For over two centuries, LGBTQ+ people have been excluded from the Census. Now, after two decades of campaigning , the number of lesbian, gay, bi, trans and asexual people in England and Wales has...
Why does it matter that the World Cup is in Qatar?
Football fans around the world are currently gearing up for the 2022 Men’s World Cup, which is only days away. With all the brilliant support we’ve had for our Rainbow Laces campaign , we’re feeling...
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