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. When being interviewed by Triggernometry podcast host Konstantin […]
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 organisations that oppose LGBTQ+ rights and promote harmful practices, including conversion therapy. The letter highlights what […]
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 statement on his armband during Crystal Palace‘s draw at […]
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 Ward, Natalie Washington and Flo Lloyd Hughes who […]
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 welcome in community sport groups or […]
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 Ruffell, helped raise funds for Stonewall’s work and celebrated some […]
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: Technology’s Role in Addressing anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Encounters in the UK, was written […]
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 violence.
While hate crime statistics, released on Thursday, October 10, suggest there is a downward trend in reported hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community, Stonewall believes official numbers may not paint the full picture.
In June 2024, LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonewall announced the appointment of Simon Blake OBE as its new chief executive, a post he filled in September 2024. Writing at the time, Cat Dixon, the charity’s Chair of Trustees, said: “We are incredibly proud to welcome our new CEO, Simon Blake OBE. LGBTQ+ people in the UK […]
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