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Why do we need an International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia?
Content warning: discrimination, mentions of death and abuse. Today is IDAHOBIT, or International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. Founded in 2004, this aims to raise awareness of...
The unacceptable treatment of LBGT asylum seekers in Europe and the UK
ByPeter Markham
The coronavirus pandemic has had devastating effects on most aspects of society. One consequence that’s perhaps not so obvious is that it’s meant news stories that might normally have made the front...
Vaneet speaks about #BisexualMenExist and why bi visibility is so important
ByVaneet Mehta
CW: asylum, mental health. Today is Bi Visibility Day and we've asked Vaneet Mehta, a bi activist, to tell us what it means to him. This year, Vaneet's hashtag #BisexualMenExist trended worldwide and...
The fight for marriage equality is not over
As Northern Ireland celebrated its first same-sex marriages in January this year, we rejoiced in having made marriage equality a reality throughout the UK. But, that’s not quite the case. In the...
Groundbreaking research on lesbian, bi and trans exclusion across 21 countries - Out of the Margins
ByStonewall staff
Today, Stonewall launches a report from the Out of the Margins network. Between February and September 2019, the network documented the profound exclusion facing lesbians, bi women and trans (LBT+)...
Four young LGBT activists you should know about
ByStonewall staff
Some lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) people are hit harder by the COVID-19 pandemic. The global crisis has worsened the difficult situation for many LGBT people. From Hungary to Uganda, Poland to...
The Stonewall uprising: 50 years of LGBT history
ByStonewall 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.