More than 300 public bodies pay over £1 million ($1.4 million) each year to LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall in membership fees and payments for other programmes, it has been revealed. While many charities rely on public bodies for parts of their revenue, Stonewall has received increasing scrutiny in recent months after it reportedly gave organisations controversial advice such as replacing the word “mother” with “parent who has given birth.” Women and equalities minister Liz Truss has also reportedly told officials that she was concerned government departments’ memberships with Stonewall were not good value for money. Campaign group TaxPayers’ Alliance on Monday published the result of its investigation, which found that 327 public bodies had paid more than £3.1 million ($4.3 million) to Stonewall over a three-year period. Among the 397 public bodies listed on Stonewall’s website in May as members of its Diversity Champions scheme, 327 responded to a Freedom of Information request …
LGBTQ+ Charity Stonewall Gets Over £1 Million a Year From Public Bodies
August 9, 2021
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