Stonewall Brings Together Rainbow Laces Champions Proud Employers and Community Partners to Celebrate LGBTQ+ Inclusion Through Sport Employment and Fundraising

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I woke up this morning sure it was Wednesday. A quick reflection on the past 48 hours and I know why! Sunday was joy - after 10 months on the sidelines Boris was back out competing for the first time after his surgery in the winter. You can see the joy on his face! It has been a long and uncertain road so this means a lot. Stonewall’s hashtag#RainbowLaces campaign is all about finding the activities, exercise and movement you love that helps our mind and body as well as build and be in community. I was fortunate to find my happy hobby as a small child. I still love it and competing now. The trick for me is keeping fit and flexible enough to keep on doing it as long as possible. I am writing this post is as I do some hip mobility exercises (probably means I am not doing them well enough!). Pic 2 evidence to Stonewall folk of Boris being brilliantly on brand - if you want a tote bag like his https://lnkd.in/eGjF6W3S and you can find out more about the Rainbow Laces campaign here https://lnkd.in/eHxj7QUcSunday evening I was privileged to be a judge for hashtag#Icon26 organised by the Transpire Foundation (https://lnkd.in/ezcfs7FE). The Foundation is all about supporting Trans+ folk into employment. It was a beautiful evening of powerful performances, fun and joy. Thank you Lucia Blayke and Mat Maddocks for inviting me. I was a judge for Heat One so do support and enjoy the rest of the competition. Stonewall and Out Leadership have been long time partners so it was good to catch up with Todd Sears yesterday and discuss some collaboration ideas over the next six months. Then onto the Overbury Charity Quiz cheque ceremony with Shannen Stocker. We are grateful Stonewall was a 2026 beneficiary of the most incredible fundraising quizzes I have ever been to in over 30 years in the social sector. They raised £600k+ for 20 charities - incredibly grateful to be one of those. (If you want a cool PANSY! tshirt designed by Hamish Powell you can get yours here https://lnkd.in/ejces_8FToday I am excited we get to celebrate again - this time celebrating with our Proud Employers, all doing incredible work to support LGBTQ+ inclusion, belonging and performance in the workplace.

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