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BREAKING NEWS: South Yorkshire Police Chief Constable Apologises to LGBTQ+ communities
https://www.sayit.org.uk/post/breaking-news-south-yorkshire-police-chief-constable-apologises-to-lgbtq-communities “I am deeply sorry”...
SAYiT
Aug 14, 20233 min read


CEO Blog: May 2023
https://www.sayit.org.uk/post/ceo-blog-may-2023 It's hard to believe that only three months have passed since my last SAYiT blog post as...
SAYiT
May 22, 20232 min read


IDAHOBIT event marks 30 years since WHO declassified homosexuality as a disease.
https://www.shefnews.co.uk/2023/05/19/idahobit-event-marks-30-years-since-who-declassified-homosexuality-as-a-disease/ An event marking...
ShefNews
May 18, 20231 min read


IDAHOBIT 2023 – How Sheffield United is helping
https://www.shefnews.co.uk/2023/05/18/idahobit-2023-how-sheffield-united-are-helping/ A Sheffield-based football club is supporting...
ShefNews
May 17, 20231 min read


There Is No Place for Anti-Trans Agendas in the UN
https://www.awid.org/news-and-analysis/there-no-place-anti-trans-agendas-un We express grave concerns over the series of harmful...
AWID
May 17, 202319 min read


IDAHoBiT 2023: How SAYiT Sheffield are promoting LGBTQ+ rights this year
https://www.shefnews.co.uk/2023/05/18/idahobit-2023-how-sayit-sheffield-are-promoting-lgbtq-rights/ SAYiT Sheffield held an event to...
ShefNews
May 17, 20231 min read


Lesbian Visibility Week 2023: Everything you need to know about its significance in Sheffield
https://www.shefnews.co.uk/2023/04/28/lesbian-visibility-week-2023-everything-you-need-to-know-about-its-significance-in-sheffield/...
ShefNews
Apr 27, 20232 min read


National Diversity Awards 2023 - SAYiT nominations!
https://www.sayit.org.uk/post/national-diversity-awards-2023-sayit-nominations SAYiT and our CEO, Heather Paterson, nominated for the...
SAYiT
Mar 20, 20233 min read


CEO Blog: February 2023
https://www.sayit.org.uk/post/ceo-blog-february-2023 Content warning: This blog discusses anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination violence, death and...
SAYiT
Feb 27, 20233 min read


Mayor of South Yorkshire to open LGBTQ+ charity’s new building
https://www.shefnews.co.uk/2023/02/17/mayor-of-south-yorkshire-to-open-lgbtq-charitys-new-building/ Oliver Coppard, the South Yorkshire...
ShefNews
Feb 16, 20231 min read


Sheffield holds candlelit vigil for teenager Brianna Ghey
https://www.shefnews.co.uk/2023/02/17/sheffield-holds-candlelit-vigil-for-teenager-brianna-ghey/ Hundreds of locals gathered to mourn the...
ShefNews
Feb 16, 20232 min read


Screening Invitation: ‘Blue Jean’ at the Showroom Cinema
https://syfn.org/screening-invitation-blue-jean-at-the-showroom-cinema/ Birds Eye View are having a special screening of Blue Jean by...
South Yorkshire Filmmakers Network
Feb 2, 20231 min read


Playwright Charlie Josephine on Birds and Bees at the Crucible
https://www.exposedmagazine.co.uk/lgbt/interview-playwright-charlie-josephine-on-birds-and-bees-at-the-crucible/ Words: Heather Paterson...
Exposed Magazine
Jan 29, 20234 min read


The unreported crisis in Sheffield’s transgender healthcare
https://www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/p/the-unreported-crisis-in-sheffields 35 years. Almost half a lifetime. And the wait transgender...
The Tribune
Jan 20, 20238 min read


Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill Statement
https://www.consortium.lgbt/grrsb-statement/ In December 2022, the Scottish Government passed its Gender Recognition Reform (GRR) with...
LGBT Consortium
Jan 10, 20237 min read


Rainbow Blades release Trans Awareness Week mini-film calling for equality and diversity in football
https://www.exposedmagazine.co.uk/lgbt/rainbow-blades-release-trans-awareness-week-mini-film-calling-for-equality-and-diversity-in-footba...
Exposed Magazine
Nov 16, 20221 min read


Rainbow Blades welcome trans Sheffield United fans to Bramall Lane
https://nowthenmagazine.com/articles/rainbow-blades-welcomes-trans-sheffield-united-fans-to-bramall-lane-trans-awareness-week-2022...
Now Then
Nov 13, 20222 min read


Anti-eviction video starring Eddie Izzard captures Leadmill's special essence
https://nowthenmagazine.com/articles/anti-eviction-campaign-video-eddie-izzard-leadmills-special-essence-wecantloseleadmill Iconic venue...
Now Then
Oct 4, 20223 min read


National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2022 Statement of Support
https://172430notohatecrime.wordpress.com/2022/08/29/statements-of-support-2022/ “I am proud to state my support for National Hate Crime...
National Hate Crime Awareness Week
Sep 28, 20221 min read


A REYT QUEER EXTRAVAGANZA: OUR BIGGEST PARTY EVER!
https://androandeve.com/a-reyt-queer-extravaganza-our-biggest-party-ever/ We showed Leadmill how to really throw a party this July with...
Andro & Eve
Aug 22, 20222 min read


A response to Suella Braverman’s Telegraph column ‘Schools should know the law on trans rights’
https://medium.com/@heatherpaterson/a-response-to-suella-bravermans-telegraph-column-schools-should-know-the-law-on-trans-rights-22b94aa5...
Medium
Aug 10, 20222 min read


Our CEO Heather Paterson's response to Suella Braverman’s Telegraph column ‘Schools should know the
https://www.sayit.org.uk/post/our-ceo-heather-paterson-s-response-to-suella-braverman-s-telegraph-column-schools-should-know-the So...
SAYiT
Aug 9, 20222 min read


LGBT+ Sheffield: What’s on in August 22
https://www.exposedmagazine.co.uk/lgbt/lgbt-sheffield-whats-on-in-august-22/ If you were sitting while looking longingly at your rainbow...
Exposed Magazine
Aug 2, 20222 min read


Our letter to the Health Research Authority
https://www.sayit.org.uk/post/our-letter-to-the-health-research-authority We’re one of 10 organisations who have today (Thursday 4 August...
SAYiT
Aug 2, 20221 min read
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