The chief executive of Stonewall will be stepping down at the end of this month after three years in the role, she has announced.
Nancy Kelley was appointed in June 2020 from NatCen Social Research where she was deputy chief executive for four years. She had also been a trustee of All We Can and throughout her career worked at charities like Mind, Barnardo’s, Joseph Rowntree Foundation and more.
During her tenure, Stonewall changed its logo and published its Free to Be strategy. Kelley said leading the charity had been a “privilege” but “can’t say it's always been a pleasure”.
She said: “I started this job three years ago clear that supporting the struggle for trans liberation was the defining challenge facing LGBTQ+ organisations in the UK. That now was the time for all of us to stand up for trans people’s right to live free and equal lives.
“I leave this job as the anti-gender / anti-rights movement is running rampant around the globe, and the transphobic moral panic created here in the UK is being exported everywhere. The time for us all to stand up is long past.”
Iain Anderson, chair of Stonewall, said: “Nancy is stepping back after three incredible years at Stonewall. She has been at the heart of advancing and protecting LGBTQ+ people’s rights, not just across the UK but across the world.
“Under Nancy’s leadership Stonewall has achieved tangible, life-changing impacts for LGBTQ+ people, and the entire board and staff are grateful for her leadership.”
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