Stonewall (charity)

Stonewall Equality Limited
	Stonewall Logo
Formation	24 May 1989
Type	Charity
Purpose	LGBTQ+, Human Rights, Campaigning
Headquarters	London Borough of Islington
Region served	United Kingdom
Chair	Cat Dixon
Main organ	Board of Trustees
Revenue	£7.8m
Staff	130
Website	stonewall.org.uk
Formerly called	The Stonewall Lobby Group Limited (1989–2004)

Stonewall Equality Limited,^[2]^[1]^[3] trading as Stonewall, is a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights charity in the United Kingdom. It is the largest LGBT rights organisation in Europe.^[4]^[5]

Named after the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City, Stonewall was formed in 1989 by political activists and others campaigning against Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988, including Ian McKellen, Lisa Power, and Michael Cashman.^[6] Stonewall diversified into policy development after Labour came to power in 1997, a period which saw successful campaigns to: repeal Section 28, end the ban on LGBT people in the armed forces, equalise the age of consent, extend adoption and IVF rights to same-sex couples, and introduce civil partnerships.

^ ^a ^b "STONEWALL EQUALITY LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 9 August 1989. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ "Stonewall Equality Limited: Financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2019" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ "STONEWALL EQUALITY LIMITED - Charity 1101255". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ Kelleher, Patrick (24 February 2022). "These are the UK's best employers for LGBT+ people, as ranked by Stonewall". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^ "University of Birmingham ranks among the top gay-friendly UK employers" (Press release). University of Birmingham. 14 January 2015. Archived from the original on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015. As Europe's largest gay equality organisation, Stonewall's work includes policy development, cultural and attitudinal change, lobbying for legal change, providing information and offering good practice design and advice.
^ "About us". London: Stonewall. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.

Stonewall Logo
Formation	24 May 1989; 35 years ago (1989-05-24)
Type	Charity
Purpose	LGBTQ+, Human Rights, Campaigning
Headquarters	London Borough of Islington
Region served	United Kingdom
Chair	Cat Dixon
Main organ	Board of Trustees
Revenue	£7.8m
Staff	130
Website	stonewall.org.uk
Formerly called	The Stonewall Lobby Group Limited (1989–2004)
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