The British spy agency GCHQ has cut ties with Stonewall as the charity faces a funding crisis fuelled by Trump’s anti-diversity push. The Telegraph has the story.
GCHQ, which is responsible for the UK’s signals intelligence, is no longer a member of the group’s corporate diversity programme, it is understood, despite once being a vocal champion of the scheme.
A reference to the agency’s status as a “Stonewall Diversity Champion” on its careers website was removed after GCHQ was contacted by the Telegraph.
The decision has emerged as Stonewall faces a funding crisis triggered by Mr Trump, who has declared his intention to “destroy the deep state”. Elon Musk has gutted US overseas aid spending as part of his government efficiency drive. Stonewall’s largest funder in recent years has been the US State Department. …
Stonewall has said the US Government is pursuing an “agenda that will spread hate and fear”.
GCHQ’s decision to severe ties with the charity comes against a backdrop of strain on the relations between the “five eyes” intelligence alliance – made up of the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Peter Navarro, a senior adviser to Mr Trump, last week reportedly proposed kicking Canada out of the group as a trade war tactic. …
Dozens of government departments and organisations have abandoned their Stonewall memberships since the pandemic, having once paid thousands of pounds to rank among its top 100 LGBT-friendly employers.
GCHQ last featured on Stonewall’s top 100 list in 2018 and was listed as a “diversity champion”.
Britain’s other security agencies have also featured prominently as backers of Stonewall. MI5 ranked as number four on the list in 2019 and MI6 was ranked number 88 in 2020. None have featured since.
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