Organisations Leaving Stonewall: The List

missed a bit...

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Equality and Human Rights Commission
House of Commons
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Justice
Ofsted
London Borough of Hounslow
North Lanarkshire Council
Thurrock Council
West Sussex County Council
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Care Commissioning Group
NHS Highland
University College London (UCL)University of Winchester
West London College
Post Office
Anglian Water
Civil Nuclear Constabulary
Dorset Police
North Wales Police

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Equality and Human Rights Commission
House of Commons
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Justice
Ofsted
London Borough of Hounslow
North Lanarkshire Council
Thurrock Council
West Sussex County Council
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Care Commissioning Group
NHS Highland

Why do these charities and businesses never talk of their 'work' with all of the protected characteristics?

In my own little act of rebellion I have removed the compulsory Stonewall logo from my email signature at work today. Really hoping my employer will drop Stonewall altogether but in the meantime, if anyone challenges me, this forum has helped me prepare a very good argument. Thanks mumsnetters!

There's been things recently saying that x actually left Stonewall a while ago maybe orgs haven't been a oblivious as we thought?

Which maybe why the list wasn't updated.

Though I wondered if they were adding new sign ups but not removing those who left as Marie Curie state in their annual report for 2020 that they have just signed up last year, but they are on the list hence me digging and writing to them. 🤷‍♀️

I would love to see a graph of number of diversity champions against time. There's been things recently saying that x actually left Stonewall a while ago maybe orgs haven't been a oblivious as we thought?

ItsAllGoingToBeFine
It was archived on the 19th May, just before they took it down:
archive.li/Wn4Jb

Thanks!
That says it was "Published 10 August 15" at the top, so I thought it was from then, not recent.

Libby Purves in the Times today

Stonewall’s word-policing only breeds more hate.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/6032a216-c705-11eb-b6f5-fed739e7c1ca?shareToken=0e44317eb58cb239ee9aa2e23397e3555_

Screen shots of first post.

Just quickly posting this twitter thread from Sarah Phillimore which discusses the global marketing of Stonewall within one of the major law firms. It must be awful to be a female employee in one of these firms, or indeed just an average straight guy, who's not much interested in other people's sexuality/gender.

twitter.com/svphillimore/status/1401510395114819584?s=21

Looking at the Peak trans list. It's amazing how many articles arrive in 2021 and we're only half way through. The list each year getting longer from the 1 in 2018.

So SW compile a list of the top 100, then you pay them to help you get higher, but they’re also being paid to help others to get higher too, which could push you down the list? Sounds like money well spent

archive.li/Wn4Jb

This article is a good artefact to look back may have been the peak of the Stonefall gravy train. <a class="break-all" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210606121526/www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/article/ministry-of-justice-one-of-11-government-bodies-in-top-100-lgbtinclusive-employers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">web.archive.org/web/20210606121526/www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/article/ministry-of-justice-one-of-11-government-bodies-in-top-100-lgbtinclusive-employers

Ruth Hunt, what a turncoat .

Where is Ruth Hunt? Is she in hiding?

The house of Lords. It would be nice to think she will be called to account but I won't hold my breath.

It doesn't help that Stonewall has hidden their recent list behind a "join up as a member" wall -- or at least, I can't access it unless I am either a member or an affiliated organisation, which I ain't. So I have no idea what their claims are at present.

Looks like Sex Matters confirmed that UCL has left

[quote ItsAllGoingToBeFine]UCL
Anglian Water
twitter.com/AnnMSinnott/status/1401592841890115584?s=19[/quote]
In the comments of that thread is someone saying UCL left in 2019 and others saying it's still a member.

I know how difficult it is to decode this information - not helped by organisations giving incorrect information. I posted an updated list after going through the FOAIs but I can see Uni of Bedfordshire misrepresented their position.

Our position remains the same: women's rights are not Stonewall's to give away. There are no exceptions to the democratic process. I just had to post this somewhere FiLiA rocks

They keep on leaving.....

UCL
Anglian Water
twitter.com/AnnMSinnott/status/1401592841890115584?s=19

Shared by tervens elsewhere!

I noticed on twitter last night that GoFundMe twitter were seriously promoting a Stonewall online music event. Figures.

Some more additions to the list:

Nationwide Building Society
Hounslow Council
Thurrock Council