Stonewall chief resigns amid growing protest by gay and lesbian supporters against her stance on promoting ‘militant’ trans agenda
- Ruth Hunt was criticised by former ambassador of the group Maureen Chadwick
- Ms Chadwick said the organisation was putting trans causes over women’s rights
- She revealed that she had donated £38,000 from 200-2015 to the organisation
The chief executive of the LGBT campaign group Stonewall has resigned amid growing protest by leading faces of the organisation.
Ruth Hunt, who has worked for the organisation since 2005, was criticised by former ambassador and donor of the group Maureen Chadwick, for the group’s ‘militant trans agenda’.
Ms Chadwick, creator of the television series Bad Girls, Footballers’ Wives and Waterloo Road, and her partner Kath Gotts, donated £38,000 to the pressure group from 2009-2015 before they became concerned that the group put trans causes over women’s rights.
The couple then began donating their funds towards women’s aid charities.
The chief executive of the LGBT campaign group Stonewall, Ruth Hunt (left), has faced criticism from former ambassador and donor of the group Maureen Chadwick (right)
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In an interview with The Sunday Times, Ms Chadwick urged those in charge of Stonewall to ‘wake up’ and added its stance on transgender causes would cause confusion of sex and gender.
She told the paper: ‘Many other longstanding supporters of Stonewall, including transsexuals, share our concerns and dismay that the very organisation we helped to fund and turn into the ‘go to’ LGBT authority, advising political parties and corporates, is now telling schoolchildren that a bearded man with a penis can be a lesbian and any girls and boys deviating from 1950s gender norms are in the wrong body.’
On the organisation’s website Ms Hunt, who will step down in August, said: ‘It’s time for someone else to lead this fantastic organisation and take it into the next chapter.’
Ms Chadwick, who is the creator of show’s such as Footballer’s Wives and Bad Girls, said those in charge of the pressure group needed to wake up
Following the announcement that Ms Hunt would be stepping down from her role later this year, Jan Gooding, Chair of the Board of Trustees, said Ms Hunt would be missed dearly.
She also praised the chief executive for increasing the organisation’s income from £5.38 million to £8.69 million during her reign.
In a statement she wrote: ‘When Ruth took the reins of the organisation in 2014, Stonewall was a very different place.
‘Over the course of her tenure, she has changed the organisation’s culture, expanded our remit and shown an unequivocal commitment to supporting parts of the LGBT communities that have been traditionally excluded.
‘Specifically, her commitment to integrate trans communities into Stonewall’s work, following a period of extensive consultation, has been and will continue to be integral to our development as an organisation.
‘This is a journey that is fully supported and championed by the entire Board of Trustees.
‘Ruth will leave with the knowledge that she has significantly transformed Stonewall for the better and has provided an exciting opportunity for a strong and forward-thinking leader to step in and take the helm during a new strategic period.
‘I speak on behalf of the entire Board and staff team when I wish Ruth only the best in her next steps.’
Stonewall refused to comment on Ms Chadwick’s comments when contacted.
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