Heather Paterson
@heatherpaterson.co.uk
Head of Partnerships and Development @consortium.lgbt | Chair @proudchangemakers.bsky.social | LGBTQ+ Columnist Exposed Magazine
#LGBWithTheT Proud Queer 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
www.heatherpaterson.co.uk
#LGBWithTheT Proud Queer 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
www.heatherpaterson.co.uk
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My column for February’s Exposed Magazine LGBTQ+ 'Valentine's Slay'
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#LGBTQ #Sheffield #SheffieldIsSuper #SheffEvents #LWithTheT 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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#LGBTQ #Sheffield #SheffieldIsSuper #SheffEvents #LWithTheT 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Warpaint - Billie Holiday
Warpaint - 'Billie Holiday (Rough Trade Sessions)'
YouTube video by Rough Trade Records
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February 11, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Warpaint - Billie Holiday
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We need to protect trans rights.
Inclusive spaces are under attack - we must defend them.
Consortium have joined Trans+ Solidarity Alliance and over 140 other feminist and LGBTQ+ organisations to demand political action.
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Inclusive spaces are under attack - we must defend them.
Consortium have joined Trans+ Solidarity Alliance and over 140 other feminist and LGBTQ+ organisations to demand political action.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM
We need to protect trans rights.
Inclusive spaces are under attack - we must defend them.
Consortium have joined Trans+ Solidarity Alliance and over 140 other feminist and LGBTQ+ organisations to demand political action.
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Inclusive spaces are under attack - we must defend them.
Consortium have joined Trans+ Solidarity Alliance and over 140 other feminist and LGBTQ+ organisations to demand political action.
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Reposted by Heather Paterson
You can read the joint statement here:
consortium.lgbt/2026/02/09/trans-solidarity-alliance-joint-statement
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consortium.lgbt/2026/02/09/trans-solidarity-alliance-joint-statement
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February 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM
You can read the joint statement here:
consortium.lgbt/2026/02/09/trans-solidarity-alliance-joint-statement
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consortium.lgbt/2026/02/09/trans-solidarity-alliance-joint-statement
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Troye Sivan - Bloom
Troye Sivan - Bloom (Official Video)
YouTube video by TroyeSivanVEVO
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February 9, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Troye Sivan - Bloom
This reminds me of the thought process of The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
February 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
This reminds me of the thought process of The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
Thread 🧵
This morning I want to share a brief comment on a QueerAF article that I was quoted in.
I particularly want to focus on the the phrase 'gender questioning' children.
A short thread 1/
I particularly want to focus on the the phrase 'gender questioning' children.
A short thread 1/
February 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Thread 🧵
Reposted by Heather Paterson
Alan Turing is famed for cracking the Enigma code during World War II, significantly shortening the war and saving lives. Turing faced persecution for his sexuality, undergoing hormone treatment after a 1952 charge of "gross indecency." He died from cyanide poisoning in 1954. #lgbthistorymonth
February 6, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Alan Turing is famed for cracking the Enigma code during World War II, significantly shortening the war and saving lives. Turing faced persecution for his sexuality, undergoing hormone treatment after a 1952 charge of "gross indecency." He died from cyanide poisoning in 1954. #lgbthistorymonth
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A research study on the stigma faced by families of LGBT+ young people, to better understand their experiences and how support can be improved. If you’re 18+, UK-based, and care for an LGBT+ person under 18, you can take part. All data is anonymised.
psychiatryoxford.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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February 6, 2026 at 12:10 PM
A research study on the stigma faced by families of LGBT+ young people, to better understand their experiences and how support can be improved. If you’re 18+, UK-based, and care for an LGBT+ person under 18, you can take part. All data is anonymised.
psychiatryoxford.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
psychiatryoxford.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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New Podcast Episode: Political Downtime
In this Episode:
Sex Matters bad Thursday at court and the council of Europe.
The actions of ICE in the US.
A discussion of how we spend our downtime between activism and politics.
whatthetrans.com/148-2/
In this Episode:
Sex Matters bad Thursday at court and the council of Europe.
The actions of ICE in the US.
A discussion of how we spend our downtime between activism and politics.
whatthetrans.com/148-2/
February 5, 2026 at 8:01 AM
New Podcast Episode: Political Downtime
In this Episode:
Sex Matters bad Thursday at court and the council of Europe.
The actions of ICE in the US.
A discussion of how we spend our downtime between activism and politics.
whatthetrans.com/148-2/
In this Episode:
Sex Matters bad Thursday at court and the council of Europe.
The actions of ICE in the US.
A discussion of how we spend our downtime between activism and politics.
whatthetrans.com/148-2/
Reposted by Heather Paterson
I've written a blog aimed at cis ppl, on the recent revelations of rising trans suicide rates since NHS England removed gender affirming care for u18s, in particular about my involvement with trying to seek the truth and the trauma the gaslighting by Appleby, Streeting, Cass and the media causes.
Trans youth suicide - the truth we've always known. What it means to me and what I've been doing about it.
Last week Queer AF broke a story that revealed the suicide rate in trans under eighteens is around fourteen times higher than you might expect from census data.As the parent of Alice a trans woman who...
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February 7, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I've written a blog aimed at cis ppl, on the recent revelations of rising trans suicide rates since NHS England removed gender affirming care for u18s, in particular about my involvement with trying to seek the truth and the trauma the gaslighting by Appleby, Streeting, Cass and the media causes.
Illegal Aliens - Delilah Bon
ILLEGAL ALIENS - Delilah Bon (Official Lyric Performance Video)
YouTube video by Delilah Bon
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February 8, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Illegal Aliens - Delilah Bon
That's horrific - doorstepped by a football hooligan for the crime of existing and trying to go about their day and go to work
February 8, 2026 at 7:58 AM
That's horrific - doorstepped by a football hooligan for the crime of existing and trying to go about their day and go to work
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Read our new joint letter about this issue and join us in acting to protect inclusion:
www.transsolidarityalliance.com/protectinclu...
www.transsolidarityalliance.com/protectinclu...
February 7, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Read our new joint letter about this issue and join us in acting to protect inclusion:
www.transsolidarityalliance.com/protectinclu...
www.transsolidarityalliance.com/protectinclu...
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After operating since 2009, Sheffield’s main WI is set to close because all the volunteers running it are leaving.
Trans exclusion means spaces for all women are being lost.
www.shwi.co.uk/post/2026-me...
Trans exclusion means spaces for all women are being lost.
www.shwi.co.uk/post/2026-me...
February 7, 2026 at 5:58 PM
After operating since 2009, Sheffield’s main WI is set to close because all the volunteers running it are leaving.
Trans exclusion means spaces for all women are being lost.
www.shwi.co.uk/post/2026-me...
Trans exclusion means spaces for all women are being lost.
www.shwi.co.uk/post/2026-me...
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And for another ignominious milestone, I just added the 300th anti-LGBTQ+ bill (not including inactive carryovers) to the 2026 tracker.
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LGBTQ+ Legislative Tracking 2026
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February 7, 2026 at 4:36 PM
And for another ignominious milestone, I just added the 300th anti-LGBTQ+ bill (not including inactive carryovers) to the 2026 tracker.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Haha the power of my gaydar 🤣 But seriously I follow a range of folk not just queer people
February 7, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Haha the power of my gaydar 🤣 But seriously I follow a range of folk not just queer people
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The number of trans youth suicides in the UK quadrupled in 2021 following significant restrictions in access to care. The NHS tried to cover this up with a fake report that tried to hide the truth.
goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...
goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...
New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlawproject.org
February 7, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The number of trans youth suicides in the UK quadrupled in 2021 following significant restrictions in access to care. The NHS tried to cover this up with a fake report that tried to hide the truth.
goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...
goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...
Party Girl - Grace Jones
Party Girl- Grace Jones
YouTube video by BLUEGUTTER - POP DISCO DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA
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February 7, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Party Girl - Grace Jones
Haha yes this is me
February 6, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Haha yes this is me
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“Be a man.” “Don’t cry.” For gay men, these messages combine w/ homophobia to create layers of shame. In this blog, I explore how this legacy shows up today—& the process of liberation .
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#GayMen #Masculinity #MensTherapy #QueerMentalHealth
Gay Men, Masculinity, and the Inheritance of Shame | Erik Karff Psychotherapy
Explore how shame, masculinity, and queerness intersect—and how gay men can reclaim authenticity, connection, and embodied wholeness.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:10 PM
“Be a man.” “Don’t cry.” For gay men, these messages combine w/ homophobia to create layers of shame. In this blog, I explore how this legacy shows up today—& the process of liberation .
buff.ly/et7WAHk
#GayMen #Masculinity #MensTherapy #QueerMentalHealth
