Pride & Poetry: LGBT History Month 2020

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Ted Lavis Coward

2020’s LGBT History Month theme is ‘Prose, Poetry and Plays’, the three pillars which frame what we understand as literature. By delving into works created by LGBT writers, from the poet Sappho...

Remembering the Holocaust

Following several years of escalating persecution under the Nazi regime, more than six million Jewish people were murdered during the Holocaust. Alongside Romany Gypsies and people with disabilities...

Why Bi Pride UK's new magazine is so exciting

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Stonewall staff

LGBTQ+ media and publications are a fantastic source of inspiring information that we owe so much to, however, rarely is the authentic bi experience reflected, despite bi people making up a...

Five questions to ask general election candidates about LGBT equality

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Stonewall staff

On the doorstep, in an email, in the street or at a public meeting, please ask your parliamentary candidates about their support for LGBT equality. Not only can these questions help you make up your...

Trans Day of Remembrance: what is it and why is it needed?

Today, 20 November, is Trans Day of Remembrance, which was founded by Gwendolyn Ann Smith in 1999 to commemorate the life and death of Rita Hester, a black trans woman murdered in Boston,...

Dispelling myths around detransition

Over this past weekend, we saw some worrying headlines and conversations online about trans and cis people whose exploration of their gender identity involves detransition. So let’s start with the...

The Stonewall uprising: 50 years of LGBT history

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Stonewall staff

On this day 50 years ago, an uprising took place at the Stonewall Inn in New York City. As it was raided by the police in the early hours, three nights of unrest followed, with LGBT people, long frustrated by police brutality, finally fighting back.

7 ways to get your MP’s attention

This summer, individuals and organisations will be writing to their MPs calling for action on for Gender Recognition Act reform. Add your voice – email your MP today. David chairs the Wandsworth...

Why do we need Bi Visibility Day?

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George Alabaster

23 September is Bi Visibility Day. But why do we still need Bi Visibility Day? George discusses the challenges the bi community face and how we can all play a role in addressing biphobia. Bi people...