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A short history of the word ‘bisexuality’
ByStonewall staff
People have been attracted to more than one gender throughout recorded history. But specific identity labels like bi and pan are relatively new. How did bi+ people in the past understand their...
Stonewall response to EHRC statements on upcoming LGBTQ+ legislation
ByStonewall staff
Today’s statements from the EHRC are an attack on trans equality and undermine EHRC’s core purpose of regulating, promoting and upholding human rights. We believe the EHRC is no longer fit for...
Why we must speak up for LGBTQ+ sportspeople
ByErin Williams
Our Sports Engagement Manager Erin Williams argues that we need to move past visibility and into real action if we want to create a sporting world where all LGBTQ+ people can thrive. Happening once a...
Positive: how a HIV diagnosis changed my life for the better
ByJason O'Dwyer
This blog was first published on Jason's LinkedIn page, and is presented in its original form. One day in June 2006, whilst sat on a hard plastic chair in a consultation room in a sexual health...
Why do we need the Rainbow Laces campaign?
ByStonewall staff
When we wear our rainbow laces, we commit to having honest conversations about the experiences of LGBTQ+ people in sport and fitness – but what are the key talking points we need to address? Sport...
Needing ID could stop LGBTQ+ people voting
The world has changed considerably since the 2019 general election. The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened existing inequalities faced by marginalised communities; hate crimes based on sexual orientation...
LGBTQ+ people do not need ‘fixing’
In the UK, it is still legal for LGBTQ+ people to be subjected to conversion therapy. Conversion practices attempt to suppress, ‘cure’, or change a person’s gender identity or sexual orientation...
7 things people on the ace spectrum need you to know
ByPrishita Maheshwari-Aplin
We asked 7 ace people what they wish allies knew about their identities – here’s what they told us. 1. You don’t have to experience zero sexual attraction to be a part of the ace community...
Ban Conversion Therapy: Why we need a ban with no exemptions and no excuses
ByPrishita Maheshwari-Aplin
A full ban on conversion therapy must include religious settings and protect trans people. Aged 21, Liam – a trans man – confided in the pastor at his church about having a difficult time with his...
New website to report hate crime in the Western Balkans and Turkey
ByStonewall staff
In partnership with ERA (LGBTI Equal Rights Association for the Western Balkans & Turkey), Stonewall is launching You Are Heard , an LGBTQI+ hate crime reporting website. This new service...