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Stonewall Workplace Conference London 2017

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Stonewall Workplace Conference London 2017 – Conference is a unique chance to hear from inspiring people like Robert Hannigan, Director of GCHQ, and Inga Beale, CEO of Lloyd’s of London. Our speakers bring our work to life and empower our audiences to create change.  London, UK; Apr 7, 2017

People perform better when they can be themselves.
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Stonewall Workplace Conference London 2017

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Stonewall Workplace Conference London 2017 – Conference is a unique chance to hear from inspiring people like Robert Hannigan, Director of GCHQ, and Inga Beale, CEO of Lloyd’s of London. Our speakers bring our work to life and empower our audiences to create change.  London, UK; Apr 7, 2017

People perform better when they can be themselves.
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Stonewall and Lend Lease help kick homophobia, biphobia and transphobia out of construction

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Lend Lease has embraced Stonewall’s Rainbow Laces campaign, which aims to kick homophobia out of sport, and have reinterpreted it with thousands of builders at Lend Lease sites.
Workers based on sites including the Elephant & Castle regeneration project, The Zig Zag Building, The International Quarter in Stratford and the 13-storey Kings Gate have donned Stonewall’s Rainbow Laces together to kick homophobia, biphobia and transphobia… Read the rest

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Stonewall and Lend Lease help kick homophobia, biphobia and transphobia out of construction

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Lend Lease has embraced Stonewall’s Rainbow Laces campaign, which aims to kick homophobia out of sport, and have reinterpreted it with thousands of builders at Lend Lease sites.
Workers based on sites including the Elephant & Castle regeneration project, The Zig Zag Building, The International Quarter in Stratford and the 13-storey Kings Gate have donned Stonewall’s Rainbow Laces together to kick homophobia, biphobia and transphobia… Read the rest

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Stonewall joins #GivingTuesday movement

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#GivingTuesday – which takes place today (2 December) – aims to provide a charitable antidote to the pre-Christmas consumer boom, falling directly after Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It follows two of the big pre-Christmas shopping days with a day of doing good, encouraging people to do one simple charitable act. It is hoped that #GivingTuesday in the UK will replicate the success of the… Read the rest

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Welsh national rugby team takes a stand against homophobic abuse

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Shocking figures show that more than 75,000 young people will be bullied this year simply for being gay, and 21,000 will attempt suicide. Homophobic bullying and abuse can have a devastating impact on young people’s self-esteem, with one in three who experience homophobic bullying changing their plans for future education because of it. It can also escalate from playground name-calling to grown-up violence.
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Stonewall: ‘Don’t be a bystander’ this Anti-Bullying Week

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The campaign comes in response to shocking figures from Stonewall research that reveal more than 75,000 young people will be bullied this year simply for being gay, and 21,000 of these will attempt suicide. Homophobic bullying and abuse can have a devastating impact on young people’s self-esteem, with one in three gay pupils who experience homophobic bullying changing their plans for future education because of… Read the rest

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Record number of employers looking for gay talent – Starting Out guide

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LGB students, graduates and jobseekers at the launch event – supported by Square Peg Media – networked and discussed potential careers prospects with over 300 Diversity Champions from across sectors including retail, local government and, for the first time, Property, Engineering and Construction.
Stonewall’s Chief Executive Ruth Hunt and Katie Cornhill, from Hampshire Fire and Rescue, both spoke at the launch event, held at ETC… Read the rest

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Stonewall launches new ‘coming out’ guidance for young people

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Stonewall’s Wayne Dhesi joined TOWIE’s Charlie King and the Daily Star’s James Ingham on This Morning to discuss the importance of coming out and some of the issues that young people still face.
Stonewall’s research shows that homophobic bullying remains endemic in British schools and that many young people still feel isolated and unsupported when coming out. Coming Out provides practical information on how to… Read the rest

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Stonewall announces Ruth Hunt as new Chief Executive

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Ruth Hunt has been Acting CEO of the charity since February this year and before that, was Deputy Chief Executive. She joined the charity in 2005 as a Senior Policy Officer, having begun her career at the Equality Challenge Unit. Her appointment concludes a comprehensive and transparent search, throwing up a strong set of candidates from which Ruth emerged as the clear winner.
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Lesbian, gay and bisexual people grow older fearing discrimination and isolation

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The YouGov polling shows that nearly half (48 per cent) of lesbian, gay and bisexual people fear discrimination when dealing with bereavement while more than half (55 per cent) of those over the age of 45 have no financial provision for their funeral. Shockingly, one in ten say they have experienced discrimination at a funeral or when arranging one.
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Just one in eight teachers trained to tackle homophobic bullying

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This is despite the fact that two thirds (66 per cent) of secondary school teachers say that homophobic bullying has a detrimental impact on students’ achievement and attainment at school.
Shockingly three in ten (29 per cent) secondary school teachers and two in five (37 per cent) primary school teachers do not know if they are even allowed to teach lesbian, gay and bisexual issues.… Read the rest

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SNOG Frozen Yoghurt teams up with Stonewall to mark charity’s 25th anniversary

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The exhibition, which already features famous supporters of Stonewall including Harry Styles, Rita Ora, Sam Smith, Nick Grimshaw, Calvin Klein, Florence Welsh, Boy George and Katy B – can be viewed here: instagram.com/snogfrozenyogurt.
An exclusive SNOG app, designed by Carri Munden of Cassette Playa, is available from tomorrow to download for the general public to voice their support as well as upload their own #FirstSNOG… Read the rest

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Make it a Knight to remember at Stonewall’s Summer Party!

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Beverley, whose hits include Come As You Are, Shoulda Woulda Coulda and Piece of my Heart and has recently become a West End sensation with her starring role in The Bodyguard, will sing at the event in aid of Stonewall’s vital work in Britain and around the world.
The Summer Party supports the charity’s work to tackle homophobic abuse. Stonewall currently works with 10,000 schools… Read the rest

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Hundreds hit the streets of Brighton for Stonewall 25th anniversary celebration

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Radio 1Xtra DJ Adele Roberts and Great British Bake Off’s John Whaite hosted this year’s walk which included live entertainment and a picnic in the Royal Pavilion Gardens for the hundreds of families and fundraising teams. MPs Caroline Lucas and Simon Kirby, and the Mayor of Brighton & Hove Denise Cobb, also attended the 10k walk. After the walk Adele and John handed out prizes… Read the rest

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Jan Gooding appointed as new Stonewall Chair of Trustees

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She succeeds Jacqueline Davies who retires after serving as a trustee for nine years and as Chair of Stonewall since 2012. Jan will work closely with Acting Chief Executive Ruth Hunt to continue expanding Stonewall’s work here in Britain and around the world challenging homophobia and prejudice in every walk of life.
Speaking about her appointment Jan said: ‘While modern Britain has made great progress… Read the rest

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DJ Adele Roberts and British Bake Off’s John Whaite to host Stonewall’s Brighton Equality Walk

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Adele and John will be at the starting line to cheer on hundreds of Stonewall supporters raising money for the lesbian, gay and bisexual equality charity’s campaign: ‘Gay. Let’s Get the Meaning Straight’. The campaign is tackling anti-gay language in schools across Britain following research that shows 99 per cent of lesbian, gay and bisexual young people hear phrases such as ‘that’s so gay’ or… Read the rest

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Stonewall secures Heritage Lottery Fund support

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The programme will focus on the gay equality movement since 1989 and will chronicle and celebrate the accomplishments of key individuals, historic events and legislative changes.
The two year project will involve a number of activities around the country, volunteering opportunities and an oral history project to celebrate the older lesbian, gay and bisexual community.
Commenting on the award, James Taylor Stonewall’s Head of Policy… Read the rest

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Stonewall: There can be No Bystanders in fight to tackle bullying and abuse

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The night marked Stonewall’s 25th anniversary, with speeches from presenter, broadcaster and writer Sue Perkins and journalist and Stonewall founder, Matthew Parris. Both emphasised that while there was much to celebrate, there was still much to do.
The Dinner also saw the launch of Stonewall’s No Bystanders campaign, with a 60 second film. The hard-hitting and powerful film demonstrates that, unchecked, the abusive language children… Read the rest

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25 years after Section 28, Stonewall launches ground-breaking film for primary schools

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25 years after the introduction of Section 28, a piece of legislation that banned resources like FREE, the film follows the stories of four children exploring family, friendship and what it means to be yourself.
FREE is launched tonight (5 March) at a première, kindly supported by BNP Paribas, at the Curzon cinema in London’s West End. The film is the culmination of four years’… Read the rest

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