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At Stonewall, we stand for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning and ace (LGBTQ+) people everywhere. We imagine a world where all LGBTQ+ people are free to be ourselves and can live our lives to the full.

About Stonewall


Tags: LGBTQ+ rights Human Rights & Social Justice Advocacy, awareness & campaigning

At Stonewall, we stand for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning and ace (LGBTQ+) people everywhere. We imagine a world where all LGBTQ+ people are free to be themselves and we can live our lives to the full.

We are part of a vibrant global movement for change made up of LGBTQ+ people, our allies, families and friends. Since day one, we've fought for freedom, for equity and for potential.

Over the last 30 years, we have helped create transformative change in the lives of LGBTQ+ people in the UK. Today, we have equal rights to love, marry and have children, and our lives, families and relationships are represented as part of the national curriculum in most of the UK.

Our campaigns drive positive change in public attitudes and public policy. We ensure LGBTQ+ people can thrive throughout our lives by building deep, sustained change programmes with the institutions that have the biggest impact on us, whether we’re learning, working, praying or playing sport. We make sure that the world hears and learns from LGBTQ+ communities, and our work is grounded in evidence and expertise. And we’re committed to empowering people to create change in their own communities.

We face rising intolerance degrading our hard-won rights. But we won't be silenced. Not until all of us are free to be proud, free to be loved, free to be together, free to be who we are. Our work continues until the world we imagine is the world we live in.

Join us.

Your Impact

While much progress has been made in recent times, there is still a long way to go.

A ban on conversion therapy, for example, is long-overdue. The degrading practice leaves long-lasting emotional scars. Around 7% of LGBTQ+ people in the UK are subjected to it. And as long as it is legal, LGBTQ+ people are at risk of harm.

Hard-won rights remain at risk as well, like the freedom for trans and non-binary people to use appropriate toilets and changing rooms. Just 1% of trans people in the UK have a Gender Recognition Certificate, but some are arguing that entry to toilets and changing rooms should be denied to those who don't own one.