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$40,000 cut to ‘gender identity seminars’ in Scotland
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has withdrawn over half a million dollars previously allocated to Stonewall, an LGBT advocacy organization in the U.K. Another $40,000 assigned to “gender identity seminars” in Scotland has also been pulled, according to reports.
Stonewall, which received more than £500,000 (roughly $629,000) over the past three years from the U.S. government’s Global Equality Fund, now faces substantial financial strain. The Times of London reported that the organization might lay off up to half its staff as its largest international funding source has been removed.
Stonewall’s chief executive, Simon Blake, told employees in a digital meeting that restructuring was necessary and that only positions with dedicated funding would be secure.
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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has withdrawn over half a million dollars previously allocated to Stonewall, an LGBT advocacy organization in the U.K. Another $40,000 assigned to “gender identity seminars” in Scotland has also been pulled, according to reports.
Stonewall, which received more than £500,000 (roughly $629,000) over the past three years from the U.S. government’s Global Equality Fund, now faces substantial financial strain. The Times of London reported that the organization might lay off up to half its staff as its largest international funding source has been removed.
Stonewall’s chief executive, Simon Blake, told employees in a digital meeting that restructuring was necessary and that only positions with dedicated funding would be secure.
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USAID cuts over $600K funding to UK LGBT group Stonewall
The U S Agency for International Development has withdrawn over half a million dollars previously allocated to Stonewall, an LGBT advocacy organization in the U K Another 40,000 assigned to gender
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