Stonewall has told Oxford University to “expand the definition of ‘mother’” and avoid using ‘she’ in order to “drive forward LGBT inclusion”. In response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, documents revealed the controversial lobby group’s feedback on how the University could improve its ranking in Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index, which rates an organisation’s ‘inclusivity’. Stonewall praised the University’s “gender neutral” family policies except for the use of the word ‘she’ in its maternity policy. Influencing policyStonewall also recommended “reviewing the glossary to expand the definition of ‘mother’ to ensure it is fully inclusive”. Public sector organisations including the Department for Work and Pensions, the Crown Prosecution Service, Ofcom, the Equality and Human Rights Commission, and the Department of Health and Social Care have quit Stonewall schemes in recent months.

Source: The Times September 22, 2022 10:25 UTC