Why leave a gift in your will to Stonewall?

Our work

Thanks to our supporters, we’ve been involved in every major social and legal battle for LGBTQ+ equality in the UK for over 30 years, including:

• The end of Section 28
• LGBTQ-inclusive teaching in the national curriculum
• An equal age of consent for gay and bi men
• Civil partnerships and marriage for same-sex couples
• LGBTQ+ couples being legally recognised as parents
• Same-sex couples becoming free to adopt children
• LGBTQ+ people becoming free to serve openly in the Armed Forces
• Protection from discrimination at work

We have travelled a path from Section 28, and the total suppression of LGBTQ+ identities in schools, to children learning about our lives, families and relationships as part of the national curriculum in most of the UK.

We’ve gone from a world where our relationships were criminalised to one where we have equal rights to love. And, for those of us who want to, equal rights to marry or have children.

But we know more change is desperately needed. We all have a part to play in creating a world where everyone, everywhere can be themselves and your legacy gift could make all the difference.

Read more about our vision for the future.

How a gift in your will can help

Thanks to gifts in wills, Stonewall can continue to support the LGBTQ+ community by:

• Partnering with thousands of leading employers to ensure workplaces are safe and accepting places for all LGBTQ+ people.
• Working with thousands of teachers and their schools to help them tackle anti-LGBTQ+ bullying and put the wellbeing and support of LGBTQ+ students at the heart of our education system.
• Running campaigns like Rainbow Laces, with over one million LGBTQ+ people and allies lacing up to make sport everyone’s game.
• Partnering with international organisations who provide vital support to LGBTQ+ people in countries around the globe.
• Commissioning and conducting new research into the lives of LGBTQ+ people, providing evidence to governments that LGBTQ+ people still need more support in areas across healthcare, hate crime and housing.
• Campaigning for vital legislation to protect our communities.

The power of your gift

• A gift of £5,000 in your will could fund a future global project to protect and support victims of LGBTQ+ hate crime.
• A 5% share of a £200,000 estate could help produce powerful campaigns that force vital legislative action like an inclusive ban on conversion therapy.
• A legacy of £15,000 could help extend our Rainbow Laces campaign to make sport everyone’s game.

We are incredibly touched that you are considering leaving a legacy gift to Stonewall. You are a part of our journey and we can't wait to continue our story with you.