Stonewall Housing

Today’s guidance from the EHRC will be deeply affecting for many across our communities, particularly trans people who are already navigating enormous uncertainty and harm.

At Stonewall Housing, we remain committed to creating spaces where LGBTQ+ people are treated with dignity and respect.

If today feels heavy, please know you are not alone. For free and confidential housing support, you can contact us from Monday to Friday via stonewallhousing.org or go the link in our bio.

HAPPY AGENDER PRIDE DAY 🖤🩶🤍💚

Everyone deserves a safe home where they can be their full, authentic selves. This Agender Pride Day, we celebrate and stand with our agender community.

If you're LGBTQ+ and facing or experiencing homelessness, or living in an unsafe home, reach out to us today.

Our free and confidential LGBTQ+ housing advice line is open every weekday 10:00 to 13:00 via 0800 6 404 404 ☎️

Complete the referral form on our website via stonewallhousing.org and a member of our team will be in touch with you shortly.

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week.

Losing stable housing strips away the safety that mental health depends on. The uncertainty of not knowing where you'll sleep, combined with exposure to unsafe environments, can trigger or significantly worsen depression, anxiety and PTSD.

For LGBTQ+ people, this is often made harder by the fact that many general homeless services feel unsafe or unwelcoming, leaving people with fewer places to turn at the moment they need support most.

That's why Stonewall Housing has dedicated Mental Health Advocates who truly understand the LGBTQ+ experience.

Whether you're experiencing homelessness, living somewhere unsafe or worried about your housing situation our support is free, confidential and judgment free.

Reach out today via the link in bio.

This Le***an Visibility Week and every week, we celebrate LGBTQIA women and non-binary people across the UK 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🧡

***anVisibilityWeek # StonewallHousing

If you’re LGBTQ+ and facing homelessness, living somewhere unsafe or worried about your housing situation, you don’t have to face it alone.

Our support is free, confidential and judgment free. Whatever you’re going through, we’ll listen and help you find the right next step.

Get support your way:
Referral form - Fill in a quick form at stonewallhousing.org
Helpline - Call 0800 6 404 404, Monday to Friday, 10am to 1pm
Drop-in services - Find times and locations at stonewallhousing.org

Reach out today!

Today is Trans Day of Visibility 🏳️‍⚧️

Everyone has the right to a safe home where they can be themselves - a right that's increasingly under threat for trans and non-binary people right now.

Our support is free, confidential and judgement free. Whatever you’re going through, we’ll listen and help you find the right next step.

📄Referral form - Fill in a quick form at stonewallhousing.org
☎️Helpline - Call 0800 6 404 404, Monday to Friday, 10am to 1pm
📍Drop-in services - Find times and locations at stonewallhousing.org

This month, alongside Gendered Intelligence and akt, we launched a resource to support housing organisations in maintaining trans inclusion in light of the Supreme Court ruling.

If you are a homelessness organisation or a housing provider looking to maintain or embed trans-inclusive practice contact us via the link below:

stonewallhousing.org/training or email [email protected]

How can services keep on supporting trans and non-binary people, in light of the UK Supreme Court Ruling?

We think organisations should be asking ‘how’ not ‘whether’ to maintain trans-inclusive practice.

At akt, Gendered Intelligence and Stonewall Housing we believe trans-inclusive policies and practices are still the most practical, workable option in most cases.

But much will depend on a specific service’s context and circumstance.

For example – what are your aims and what do your governing documents say? What is your area of expertise as a service? What are the needs of the community you serve – and what other services exist locally? How are you commissioned or funded? How do you describe who your services are for? What do your existing policies say?

Emerging litigation highlights the importance of organisations thinking through and documenting their practical rationale around trans-inclusive policies and practices. You may need to consider your threshold for risk and seek qualified (and trans-knowledgeable) legal advice where necessary.

But that doesn’t mean it isn’t possible to provide the safe, welcoming environments that trans and non-binary people need and deserve.

A new resource from akt, Gendered Intelligence and Stonewall Housing is designed to support your organisation to think this all through.

Find out more about our resource via stonewallhousing.org/training or email [email protected] to register your interest.

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