 Spirit of SheffieldDJing at Spirit of Sheffield New Year 2020 event |  Pecha Kucha SheffieldPresenting visions of possible queer futures at PKNSheff - Vol#31 'The Future is Unwritten' |
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 DiversityFest 2019DJ and host of Mary Seacole Stage |  Pride in SheffieldFundraiser event at Yellow Arch |
 Rainbow LacesAnna Kissed DJing at Sheffield's Rainbow Laces tournament |  Sheffield Against Trump demo2018 |
 Diversity Fest 2019Anna Kissed ready for DJ set at Diversity Fest 2019 |  World AIDS Day 2017 |
 Sheffield PinknicAnna Kissed compering at LGBT Sheffield's annual LGBT community event. |  Chechnya Solidarity DemoSheffield demonstration against Chechnyan gay concentration camps |
 Anna KissedReady for DJ set at Sheffield Black Pride |  South Yorkshire LGBT Awards 2017Winner:- Activist of the year Diversity Champion LGBT+ Event (Pride Sheffield) Nominee:- Lifetime Achievement Award Drag Act (Anna Kissed) |
 Spring FlingCabaret performance at Typical Queers Spring Fling at The Audacious Art Experiment |  Oxygen Films PremierePremiere of Oxygen Films LGBT short, This World We Live In |
 LGBT History Month 2018DJing at Showroom LGBT History Month event |  UKPON 2017UK Pride Organisers Network conference, Cardiff 2017 |
 Diversity FestDJing at Diversity Fest 2017 |  Diversity Fest 2016DJing at Diversity Fest 2016 |
 Ice QueenReady for my performance at The Lion, The Bitch and The Whore's Robe at BAL Speakeasy. |  Pride SheffieldSetting up for Pride Sheffield 2016 |
 Pride Idol / Drag IdolOn the judging panel for the 2017 Pride Sheffield Pride Idol / Drag Idol contests. |  Banner MakingMaking banners for Pride Sheffield march with Queer Agenda Sheffield (QASh) |
 Queer Love: May RiotGetting ready for performance at Queer Love: May Riot at DINA Venue |  IDAHoBiT 2016Pride Sheffield speech at IDAHoBiT, the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia |
 Anna Kissed DJGetting ready for DJ set at secret gig with Granola Suicide, Cat Apostrophe and Tuffragettes. |  SBm HubRebuilding computers at SilenceBreaker Media Hub |
 Gender Free Fashion ShowGetting ready for the catwalk at Girl Gang Sheffield's Gender Free Fashion Show at Queer Protest 2016 |  Sheffield Pinknic 2014LGBT Sheffield stall |
 Queer ProtestBackstage with Marilyn Misandry before our performances at Sheffield's Queer Protest 2017 |  Outcome LGBT Photo Exhibition |
 QASh BashBackstage with fellow performers at Queer Agenda Sheffield's QASh Bash |  Aviva Pride Network Talk |
 QASh BashReady for Queer Agenda Sheffield fundraiser gig |  SilenceBreakers Digital InclusionPresenting project completion awards at Edlington Hilltop Centre as part of SilenceBreaker Media Ltd's Digital Inclusion Event. |
 Agents of Shade @ Pennys ArcadeReady for my Wonder Woman routine at Pennys Arcade Agents of Shade night @ Reflex, Warrington |  Pride Sheffield 2016 |
 Sheffield PinknicPromoting Pride Sheffield on stall at Sheffield PInknic |  Exposed Magazine - Local Hero |
 Chick HabitPretty in pink for the 'Chick Habit' after-party for Addicted To Fresno screening at Showroom Cinema as part of LGBT History Month |  Sheffield Pride FundraiserFundraising for Sheffield Pride |
 Cabaret Re:VoltaireReady for my stage debut as Anna Kissed @ Cabaret Re:Voltaire |  SilencebreakersDirectors meeting for SilenceBreaker Media |
 Queer ProtestGlittered up and ready to go for DJ set at Queer Protest @ Moor Deli Theatre, Sheffield |  Sheffield PinknicI was one of the organisers of Sheffield's first 'Pinknic' event for LGBT Sheffield |
 Diversity FestDJing @ DiversityFest 2015 |  London |
 Cabaret Re:VoltaireAll dressed up and somewhere to go - Ready for Cabaret night in Sheffield |  Anti BNP DemoAnti BNP Demo, Sheffield |
 Tramlines Closing Party 2015Unleashing my inner Winehouse for an evening DJing at The Washington ending Sheffield's annual Tramlines festival |  Sheffield LGB Youth InitiativeYouth Work for Sheffield LGB Youth Initiative |
 Manchester Pride 2006Dancing on float in Manchester Pride parade |  Sheffield Pride AwardSpring Out Award for creating Sheffield's first Pride event |
 Divine DiscoGetting into the Divine spirit for DJing the Divine Disco, LGBT Sheffield's Queer Presence Film Festival after-party |  Manchester Anti War DemoManchester Anti War Demo |
 Compering at Sheffield PrideCompering on Main Stage at Sheffield Pride |  Matilda DemoSupporting Matilda social centre at eviction hearing |
 CIRCA'Strawberry Jam not Traffic Jams' action for Car Free Day with Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army (CIRCA) |  Anti War DemoAnti War Demo |
 G20 DemosFairtrade Faeries at G20 Interior Ministers Meeting demo |  Miss Gay UKMiss Gay UK, Sheffield Heat |
 Faslane 365Clowing with Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army (CIRCA) at Faslane Nuclear Base as part of Faslane 365 demo |  Climate CampClimate Camp BAA Demo |
 T'Other StageOn stage on T'Other Stage at Sheffield Pride |  Peace CampVisiting Brian Haw's Peace Camp, London |
 Cocktail FundraiserCocktail Party Fundraiser for Sheffield Pride |  Sheffield Pride FundraiserFundraising for Sheffield Pride at The Cremorne |
 Performance PoetryPerformance Poetry at Sheffield Pride |  Sheffield PrideCelebrating the end of a successful day at Sheffield's first Pride event |
 Youth Work TrainingWeekend residential for VRQ Level 2 Youth Work Certificate with YASY |  G20 Demo, LondonG20 Demo, London |
 Youth Group ResidentialYouth Work residential trip to Brighton |  Exposed AwardsNominated in Best Event category for Sheffield Pride at Exposed Awards |
 Anti War DemoAnti War Demo |  Sheffield Pride Set UpStage construction for Sheffield Pride |
 Pride is a ProtestBanner Making for Pride is a Protest section of Manchester Pride Parade with Queeruption |  Visiting Brian Haw's Peace CampVisiting Brian Haw's Peace Camp, London |
 UKUncut Topshop DemoUKUncut Topshop Demo, London |  Lib Dem DemoLiberal Democrat Conference Demo, Sheffield |
 Queer Youth NetworkMarching with Queer Youth Network as part of Pink and Black Bloc at London Anti-Cuts Demo |  Queer Youth NetworkMarching with Queer Youth Network as part of Pink and Black Bloc at London Anti-Cuts Demo |
 MiniPride Prop MakingProp Making for Sheffield Mini Pride fundraiser |  Manchester Slut WalkManchester Slut Walk |
 Spring Out AwardsSpring Out Award for organising Sheffield's first Pride event |  SnowdonClimbing Mount Snowdon to raise funds for Breast Cnacer research |
Heather Paterson was born in 1981 in Liverpool, she moved to Sheffield in 1999 to study at Sheffield Hallam University where she was elected as LGB Officer and has worked within the LGBT+ community and more broadly for groups and organisations focused on equality, human rights, and social justice ever since.
Post university Heather worked for the Sheffield LGB Youth Initiative and went on to become one of the founder members of Sheffield Pride.
In 2010 Heather joined the board of directors for SilenceBreaker Media, now Libre Digital, a social enterprise supporting disadvantaged groups utilising recycled media.
She is currently the CEO of LGBT+ youth charity SAYiT, writes the LGBT+ column for Exposed Magazine, Co-chair of the Sheffield's LGBT Multi-Agency Network, and DJs and performs as drag alter ego Anna Kissed.
She also sleeps occasionally, but probably not enough.