Pride Inside. New online festival announced.
Amnesty International, UK Black Pride, Stonewall and ParaPride are bringing Pride celebrations inside this year with Pride Inside.
Continue ReadingAmnesty International, UK Black Pride, Stonewall and ParaPride are bringing Pride celebrations inside this year with Pride Inside.
Continue ReadingStonewall, Britain’s leading charity for lesbian, gay, bi and trans equality, today (Wednesday 13 May) has announced Nancy Kelley as its incoming Chief Executive. Nancy is currently the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of the Policy Research Centre at the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). At NatCen, she led a team of over 80 researchers specialising in social issues like health, crime and justice, education, work […]
Continue ReadingLeicester City, Premier League champions in the 2015/16 season, have announced an official partnership with Stonewall to further strengthen the Football Club’s commitment to the LGBT community in Leicestershire. Working alongside Stonewall, the UK’s leading charity for lesbian, gay, bi and trans equality, the Club will help to tackle homophobia, biphobia and […]
Continue ReadingWe all know that, for Pride in London to remain a free event, corporate sponsorship is a must. But there are some people who believe that corporate involvement has moved the event too far from its community roots. It’s a tricky dilemma to which actor, poet and writer Helen Oakleigh might […]
Continue ReadingSteven Smith’s latest tale tells us why it’s not just at Pride we should be holding our heads high and loving who we are and one and another. It’s never been more important to shout from the roof, to let our voices be heard, and to educate others. Why have so […]
Continue ReadingIt’s 50 years since the Stonewall riots in New York kickstarted the modern gay rights movement, hence this year’s Pride in London theme: #PrideJubilee There’s not a lot that can convince this correspondent to go into town on a Monday night, especially with Sunday’s Line of Duty waiting to be watched […]
Continue ReadingAnthony Watson, Labour’s lead LGBT+ adviser, demands show of solidarity following Stonewall’s trans row and calls for ‘safe spaces’ for trans people, in particular trans children. The Labour Party’s lead LGBT+ advisor and British entrepreneur, Anthony Watson, has issued an open letter – backed by high profile personalities – in an attempt to unite gay men in solidarity […]
Continue ReadingThis May sees the thirtieth anniversary of Stonewall, the LGBT charity which has done so much over the years to campaign for LGBT+ rights. It’s impossible to say whether, without their relentless campaigning, we would have seen so many advances in the battle for LGBT+ equality. These advances include a widespread […]
Continue ReadingWith the new Netflix show Pose hitting the screen, Steven Smith talks about the prejudice towards Transgender people in the community and why fear must not dominate our lives. It’s six in the morning and London is freezing cold. I am wrapped under a duvet when the phone goes. It’s Liz […]
Continue ReadingThe FA strengthens commitment to make football everyone’s game The FA has today ‘Come Out for LGBT’ equality in football with a new strategic partnership with Stonewall, the UK’s leading charity for lesbian, gay, bi and trans equality. The initiative shows The FA’s commitment to creating an inclusive game where all […]
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