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Stonewall cuts all Government departments from its list of top 100 employers
1 year, 4 months ago

Stonewall cuts all Government departments from its list of top 100 employers

The Telegraph  

Stonewall has purged all Government departments from its list of top 100 employers after Kemi Badenoch told officials to stop employing the charity. ‘Extreme views’ Sir John Hayes, the Tory MP and former Cabinet Office minister, last year raised concern about Stonewall’s influence in Whitehall, citing what he described as “their extreme views on the trans debate”. A Whitehall source …

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Allison Bailey: Barrister awarded £22,000 after employer discriminated against her over gender critical views
2 years, 4 months ago

Allison Bailey: Barrister awarded £22,000 after employer discriminated against her over gender critical views

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A year before, in October 2018, Ms Bailey had also …

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Explained: The history of Pride Month and why it is celebrated in June
2 years, 6 months ago

Explained: The history of Pride Month and why it is celebrated in June

Firstpost  

In the last more than 50 years since the first Pride Month was celebrated in the United States, the month-long celebration of love, acceptance, diversity, and self-pride has become a global phenomenon. Come June, proud voices retell stories of courageous people for it is Pride Month, the month that became a thriving memorial of struggles and victories of the LGBTQ+ …

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Competition regulator ignores demands to quit Stonewall diversity scheme
2 years, 9 months ago

Competition regulator ignores demands to quit Stonewall diversity scheme

The Telegraph  

The competition regulator has rebuffed pressure from ministers to join a growing number of government bodies quitting Stonewall's diversity scheme - despite admitting that some staff were "concerned" by comments made by the charity's chief executive. ‘Stonewall offered valuable advice’ But Andrea Coscelli, the CMA's chief executive, has insisted that the regulator will retain its subscription to the scheme, for …

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Being gender critical does not mean you are transphobic, admits Stonewall boss
3 years, 1 month ago

Being gender critical does not mean you are transphobic, admits Stonewall boss

The Telegraph  

Stonewall’s chief executive has conceded that it is possible to believe gender cannot be changed without being transphobic. Ms Kelley told the programme that "it's absolutely possible for people to hold gender critical beliefs without expressing them in a way that's harmful to trans people". The charity boss also said she believed that gendered words such as “mother” should not …

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Department of Health pulls out of Stonewall scheme amid single-sex wards row
3 years, 1 month ago

Department of Health pulls out of Stonewall scheme amid single-sex wards row

The Telegraph  

The Department of Health has ended its involvement with the Stonewall diversity scheme, it has emerged, amid a row over single-sex wards. Government departments spent £301,623 on Stonewall membership Responding to a written question from fellow Conservative MP Tim Loughton, Mr Argar said: “As of February 2021, the department’s membership with Stonewall has ended.” Meanwhile, Chris Heaton-Harris, a transport minister …

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Liz Truss urges Government to withdraw from Stonewall diversity scheme
3 years, 6 months ago

Liz Truss urges Government to withdraw from Stonewall diversity scheme

The Telegraph  

The UK’s equalities minister is pushing for Government departments to withdraw from the Stonewall diversity scheme amid concerns it may not provide value for money. Membership of the Stonewall "diversity champions" scheme gives companies training about pronouns and gender-neutral spaces and helps to qualify for the LGBTQ charity’s workplace equality index. According to the charity, its flagship diversity champions scheme …

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Equalities watchdog pulls out of Stonewall diversity scheme amid row over transgender activism
3 years, 7 months ago

Equalities watchdog pulls out of Stonewall diversity scheme amid row over transgender activism

The Telegraph  

The equalities watchdog has pulled out of a Stonewall diversity scheme amid a row over transgender activism. The Equality and Human Rights Commission left the LGBT charity’s Diversity Champions programme in March after citing concerns over “value for money”. “We have extensive expertise in this area and concluded that, for us, the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme did not constitute best …

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