Stonewall

Ian McKellen birthday 81 facts

Culture
May 25 2020

10 extraordinary facts about LGBT+ rights pioneer and award-winning actor Sir Ian McKellen you probably never knew

Sandi Toksvig: The press have stopped calling me a lesbian but I still am

TV
May 25 2020

Sandi Toksvig jokes she’s still very much a lesbian while reflecting on brutal treatment from tabloid press to her coming out

Ruth Hunt: Baroness and 'unequivocal dyke' comes out as an introvert

UK
May 18 2020

‘Unequivocal dyke’ Ruth Hunt admits to receiving more abuse for supporting trans rights than from homophobes

Entertainment Weekly's upcoming Pride month edition has attracted criticism online for its bizarre inclusion of the Stonewall brick. We suspect the gay intern her. (Entertainment Weekly/Twitter)

Culture
May 14 2020

Entertainment Weekly put the ‘first brick thrown at Stonewall’ on its Pride cover and people have thoughts – lots of thoughts

Nancy Kelley: New Stonewall boss vows to fight for 'every LGBT+ person'

UK
May 13 2020

Stonewall announces ‘passionate social justice’ advocate as new CEO who vows to ‘fight for a world in which every LGBT+ person is safe’

News
May 03 2020

Gay and bisexual men barred from donating blood plasma in UK coronavirus trials

News
Apr 28 2020

EU urged to act against Hungary as Viktor Orbán pushes ahead with ‘evil’ plan to devastate trans rights

Director General of MI5 Andrew Parker

UK
Apr 20 2020

MI5 boss apologises for historic homophobic persecution of intelligence staff: ‘It must have caused all sorts of hurt’

Coronavirus is now a threat to the Eurovision song contest

TV
Apr 18 2020

Eurovision fans are rising like phoenixes to raise thousands for queer charities with a new online phenomenon

Coronation Street

TV
Mar 11 2020

Coronation Street is doing more for homophobia in football than actual footballers

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg was grilled by LGBT+ Twitter users for comments made during the Democratic debates. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

US
Feb 27 2020

Pete Buttigieg blasted the ‘revolutionary politics of the 1960s’ and people were quick to point out the obvious

Former Stonewall CEO Baroness Hunt, Ruth Hunt, speaking in the House of Lords

Trans
Feb 12 2020

Ruth Hunt, baroness of our hearts, wants you to know the law is failing transgender people

UK schools told let trans pupils use correct bathrooms or face legal action

Education
Jan 30 2020

Schools reminded they could face legal action if they don’t allow trans pupils to use toilets matching their gender identity

Woman waving an LGBT+ Pride flag against a blue sky

Business
Jan 30 2020

These are the most inclusive employers for LGBT people in the country