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6 campaigns for lesbian equality you should know about
ByStonewall staff
From education to the workplace to building a rainbow family, there are still many areas of life where lesbians don’t yet have true equality. In the 1980s, the decade in which we were founded, '...
Which countries have already banned conversion therapy?
ByStonewall staff
The UK Government committed to banning conversion therapy in England and Wales in 2018, yet nearly four years have passed without a ban. But across the world, many places already have bans in place...
After fifty years of Pride, what should we fight for next?
ByStonewall staff
This year we’re celebrating 50 years of Pride in the UK. In this article, we’ll chart the major moments in LGBTQ+ history since the first Pride in 1972, and ask what still needs to change for LGBTQ+...
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...
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...
Why do we need National Coming Out Day?
ByDeepa Lalwani
National Coming Out Day was first celebrated in 1988. Over 30 years later, it’s still in our calendars – but why do we need it? National Coming Out Day is an annual celebration which takes place on...
7 things you might not know about conversion therapy
ByPrishita Maheshwari-Aplin
Conversion therapy is a damaging and degrading practice that tries to change, "cure", or suppress people's sexual orientation and/or gender identity. It leaves lasting scars on LGBTQ+ survivors – but...
Seven survivors of conversion therapy describe its lasting, damaging impact
ByStonewall staff
‘Whenever I remembered the treatment I’d had, I would start physically shaking,’ – survivors of conversion therapy share their experiences. Shockingly, conversion therapy remains legal in the UK. And...
Netflix’s Pray Away shows us the horrors of religious conversion therapy - here’s why we need a ban without exceptions
ByStonewall staff
Netflix’s new documentary Pray Away follows the actions of Exodus, a religious group who told LGBTQ+ members – and their families – that they could change who they were. This important film follows...