JKR has updated the LGBTQ+ organisation’s branding, introducing a new logo, colour palette and fonts to reflect Stonewall’s focus on pride and activism.
Nancy Kelley, the chief executive of Stonewall. (Image supplied)
Stonewall chief executive Nancy Kelley has addressed one of the charity’s founder’s saying it should stay out of the fight for trans rights.
Over the weekend, Stonewall co-founder and former Tory MP Matthew Parris wrote in
The Times that the charity has lost its way and should stay out of the fight for trans rights.
Parris was among the 14 founders of the charity, which was set up in 1989 to fight against Section 28 and for the rights of lesbian, gay and bisexual people. He renounced the charity in 2020 citing its modern, trans-inclusive focus, months after another co-founder, Simon Fanshawe, signed a letter saying the charity undermines “women’s sex-based rights”.
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Great Britainâs human rights watchdog has not renewed its membership of a diversity scheme run by the LGBTQ+ group Stonewall, saying it was not offering âvalue for moneyâ.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission told Stonewall of its plans in March. It had been part of the charityâs Diversity Champions programme, set up to make sure workplaces are inclusive. This is done by vetting policies that are in place, including who can use toilet facilities.
An EHRC spokesperson said that as a publicly funded organisation it wanted to make the âbest choicesâ when it came to its budget and was reviewing all of its memberships.
Let transgender parents choose to be ‘mothers’ or ‘fathers’ on birth certificates, says Stonewall
Under current law, it is not possible to change a child’s birth certificate to include a trans person’s revised name or gender
24 May 2021 • 5:29pm
Stonewall will also call for LGBTQ+ couples and parents to have their relationships recognised on all official documents
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Stonewall will prioritise advocating for transgender parents being able to be identify as “mothers” or “fathers” on their children’s birth certificates, according to its new strategy.
It comes after a report last week accused the LGBT charity of misrepresenting the law in advice it gave to the University of Essex amid a row over its transgender activism.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has quit Stonewall s Diversity Champions programme amid claims it encourages a culture of fear among workers who disagree with transgender policies.