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 December’s Exposed Magazine LGBTQ+ 'Slay Ride Season'
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#LGBTQ #Sheffield #SheffieldIsSuper #SheffEvents #LWithTheT 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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#LGBTQ #Sheffield #SheffieldIsSuper #SheffEvents #LWithTheT 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
My day so far mostly looks like this - all the fluff snuggles 🥰
December 25, 2025 at 11:36 AM
My day so far mostly looks like this - all the fluff snuggles 🥰
Each year I make a charity donation in lieu of sending xmas cards
This year my donation went to the @lgbtfunduk.bsky.social Donor Circle to support UK grassroots LGBT+ groups
If you are able to support you can donate at donorbox.org/lgbt-fund-do...
This year my donation went to the @lgbtfunduk.bsky.social Donor Circle to support UK grassroots LGBT+ groups
If you are able to support you can donate at donorbox.org/lgbt-fund-do...
December 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Each year I make a charity donation in lieu of sending xmas cards
This year my donation went to the @lgbtfunduk.bsky.social Donor Circle to support UK grassroots LGBT+ groups
If you are able to support you can donate at donorbox.org/lgbt-fund-do...
This year my donation went to the @lgbtfunduk.bsky.social Donor Circle to support UK grassroots LGBT+ groups
If you are able to support you can donate at donorbox.org/lgbt-fund-do...
Have a great day to those celebrating and sending solidarity to those for whom today is a tough one x
December 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Have a great day to those celebrating and sending solidarity to those for whom today is a tough one x
Breakfast today mostly looks like this 🍫 😋
December 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Breakfast today mostly looks like this 🍫 😋
The supper club serving up trans solidarity
The supper club serving up trans solidarity
Every dish served is the quietly meaningful act of helping a trans person in need
www.bristol247.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The supper club serving up trans solidarity
This free online space is offering LGBTQIA+ affirming connection on Christmas Day
This free online space is offering LGBTQIA+ affirming connection on Christmas Day
Queerwell will be opening its Online Sanctuary to provide support and calm for anyone who may be feeling isolated
diva-magazine.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:07 AM
This free online space is offering LGBTQIA+ affirming connection on Christmas Day
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Reposted by Heather Paterson
🌈 12 Days of Consortium- November 2025
For the 12 Days of Consortium series, we are looking back on an event from November that brought some of our members together!
Hosted at London Museum Studios, the evening made space for connection, shared learning and creativity.
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For the 12 Days of Consortium series, we are looking back on an event from November that brought some of our members together!
Hosted at London Museum Studios, the evening made space for connection, shared learning and creativity.
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December 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
🌈 12 Days of Consortium- November 2025
For the 12 Days of Consortium series, we are looking back on an event from November that brought some of our members together!
Hosted at London Museum Studios, the evening made space for connection, shared learning and creativity.
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For the 12 Days of Consortium series, we are looking back on an event from November that brought some of our members together!
Hosted at London Museum Studios, the evening made space for connection, shared learning and creativity.
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From a crafty hangout with Badge Cafe to amazing food from Mother Canteen, it encouraged people to slow down, connect and enjoy being together.
With small and medium-sized groups at the centre of the evening, the focus stayed on community power and the relationships that keep our sector going.
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With small and medium-sized groups at the centre of the evening, the focus stayed on community power and the relationships that keep our sector going.
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December 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
From a crafty hangout with Badge Cafe to amazing food from Mother Canteen, it encouraged people to slow down, connect and enjoy being together.
With small and medium-sized groups at the centre of the evening, the focus stayed on community power and the relationships that keep our sector going.
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With small and medium-sized groups at the centre of the evening, the focus stayed on community power and the relationships that keep our sector going.
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It was a simple but meaningful reminder that spending time together helps LGBT+ communities grow and thrive.
#12DaysofConsortium
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#12DaysofConsortium
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December 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
It was a simple but meaningful reminder that spending time together helps LGBT+ communities grow and thrive.
#12DaysofConsortium
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#12DaysofConsortium
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📣 Join us for the Trans+ History Week 2026: Workbook Launch with QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com and powered by DIVA Charitable Trust @divamag.bsky.social
🗓️Mon 26 Jan
📍City of London in-person & Online
17.30 GMT London
12.30 EST New York
👉 Secure your spot. RSVP www.outsavvy.com/event/32286/...
🗓️Mon 26 Jan
📍City of London in-person & Online
17.30 GMT London
12.30 EST New York
👉 Secure your spot. RSVP www.outsavvy.com/event/32286/...
December 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
📣 Join us for the Trans+ History Week 2026: Workbook Launch with QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com and powered by DIVA Charitable Trust @divamag.bsky.social
🗓️Mon 26 Jan
📍City of London in-person & Online
17.30 GMT London
12.30 EST New York
👉 Secure your spot. RSVP www.outsavvy.com/event/32286/...
🗓️Mon 26 Jan
📍City of London in-person & Online
17.30 GMT London
12.30 EST New York
👉 Secure your spot. RSVP www.outsavvy.com/event/32286/...
Reposted by Heather Paterson
LGBTQ+ and living in Rotherham?
We're building a new LGBTQ+ social group - come along next month to help us shape the group's future
Interested? Contact Chiz and Lucy for more details:
c.ndubueze@mesmac.co.uk / l.smith@mesmac.co.uk
#Rotherham #LGBTQSupport #RotherhamLGBTQ
We're building a new LGBTQ+ social group - come along next month to help us shape the group's future
Interested? Contact Chiz and Lucy for more details:
c.ndubueze@mesmac.co.uk / l.smith@mesmac.co.uk
#Rotherham #LGBTQSupport #RotherhamLGBTQ
December 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
LGBTQ+ and living in Rotherham?
We're building a new LGBTQ+ social group - come along next month to help us shape the group's future
Interested? Contact Chiz and Lucy for more details:
c.ndubueze@mesmac.co.uk / l.smith@mesmac.co.uk
#Rotherham #LGBTQSupport #RotherhamLGBTQ
We're building a new LGBTQ+ social group - come along next month to help us shape the group's future
Interested? Contact Chiz and Lucy for more details:
c.ndubueze@mesmac.co.uk / l.smith@mesmac.co.uk
#Rotherham #LGBTQSupport #RotherhamLGBTQ
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Rather than a blog, I ended up writing a short essay! It’s about who gets epistemic authority, who bears the harm of delay, and why trans people are asked to justify their existence at all.
transiness.com?p=260
transiness.com?p=260
When Ideology Governs Other People’s Bodies: Who Decides Whose Bodies Matter? Ideology, Care, and the Governance of Trans Lives - Transiness
A careful analysis of gender-critical ideology, examining how claims of safeguarding and evidence are used to justify control over other people’s bodies.
transiness.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Rather than a blog, I ended up writing a short essay! It’s about who gets epistemic authority, who bears the harm of delay, and why trans people are asked to justify their existence at all.
transiness.com?p=260
transiness.com?p=260
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Our October highlight for the 12 Days of Consortium series is the launch of the new @lgbtfunduk.bsky.social website.
Powered by Consortium, this platform marked an important step in strengthening funding for LGBT+ communities across the UK.
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Powered by Consortium, this platform marked an important step in strengthening funding for LGBT+ communities across the UK.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Our October highlight for the 12 Days of Consortium series is the launch of the new @lgbtfunduk.bsky.social website.
Powered by Consortium, this platform marked an important step in strengthening funding for LGBT+ communities across the UK.
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Powered by Consortium, this platform marked an important step in strengthening funding for LGBT+ communities across the UK.
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It shares our mission to resource groups, amplify voices, and drive real change, at a time when only a small fraction of charitable funding reaches LGBT+ organisations.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
It shares our mission to resource groups, amplify voices, and drive real change, at a time when only a small fraction of charitable funding reaches LGBT+ organisations.
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Building on years of distributing millions in grants with our funder partners, the website opened a new chapter in supporting the sector and helping our communities to thrive.
#12DaysofConsortium
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#12DaysofConsortium
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December 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Building on years of distributing millions in grants with our funder partners, the website opened a new chapter in supporting the sector and helping our communities to thrive.
#12DaysofConsortium
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#12DaysofConsortium
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Kind Strangers Band Together To Help Pay For Trans People's Healthcare
"The gift of gender affirming care is one that can’t be minimised. I finally feel human," said 17-year-old Sonny.
"The gift of gender affirming care is one that can’t be minimised. I finally feel human," said 17-year-old Sonny.
Kind Strangers Band Together To Help Pay For Trans People's Healthcare
"The gift of gender affirming care is one that can’t be minimised. I finally feel human," said 17-year-old Sonny.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Kind Strangers Band Together To Help Pay For Trans People's Healthcare
"The gift of gender affirming care is one that can’t be minimised. I finally feel human," said 17-year-old Sonny.
"The gift of gender affirming care is one that can’t be minimised. I finally feel human," said 17-year-old Sonny.
The Trump administration is trying to legislate trans people out of existence
The Trump administration is trying to legislate trans people out of existence | Judith Levine
Robert F Kennedy Jr is pushing a plan to block medical treatments, the latest move against bodily autonomy
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The Trump administration is trying to legislate trans people out of existence
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Protest is not a privilege – it’s our fundamental right.
But the Government’s Crime and Policing Bill will give police powers to shut down protests and criminalise people for taking to the streets.
JOIN US in opposing this:
https://secure.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/page/180398/action/1
But the Government’s Crime and Policing Bill will give police powers to shut down protests and criminalise people for taking to the streets.
JOIN US in opposing this:
https://secure.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/page/180398/action/1
December 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Protest is not a privilege – it’s our fundamental right.
But the Government’s Crime and Policing Bill will give police powers to shut down protests and criminalise people for taking to the streets.
JOIN US in opposing this:
https://secure.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/page/180398/action/1
But the Government’s Crime and Policing Bill will give police powers to shut down protests and criminalise people for taking to the streets.
JOIN US in opposing this:
https://secure.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/page/180398/action/1
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This is Trans Mission.
A Solidarity Concert for one night only, raising vital funds for Good Law Project and Not a Phase 💓
Get your tickets here 👉 https://www.transmissionlive.uk/
A Solidarity Concert for one night only, raising vital funds for Good Law Project and Not a Phase 💓
Get your tickets here 👉 https://www.transmissionlive.uk/
December 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
This is Trans Mission.
A Solidarity Concert for one night only, raising vital funds for Good Law Project and Not a Phase 💓
Get your tickets here 👉 https://www.transmissionlive.uk/
A Solidarity Concert for one night only, raising vital funds for Good Law Project and Not a Phase 💓
Get your tickets here 👉 https://www.transmissionlive.uk/
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honestly… this fucks 🎧
Ultra Slow Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush (36 minutes slow, you have been warned!)
YouTube video by robb jmc
youtu.be
December 21, 2025 at 5:34 AM
honestly… this fucks 🎧
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CCTV images have been shared as police appeal for information about a transphobic hate crime on a bus
#Sheffield
www.thestar.co.uk/news/crime/p...
#Sheffield
www.thestar.co.uk/news/crime/p...
Police appeal after alleged transphobic hate crime on Sheffield bus
CCTV images have been shared as police appeal for information about a transphobic hate crime on a bus.
www.thestar.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
CCTV images have been shared as police appeal for information about a transphobic hate crime on a bus
#Sheffield
www.thestar.co.uk/news/crime/p...
#Sheffield
www.thestar.co.uk/news/crime/p...
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Third Sector Against Transphobia has launched an open letter in support of trans people and requesting improved guidance and support from the Charity Commission for charities attacked by ‘gender critical’ transphobes ‘lawfare’
Sign here 👉 www.thirdsectoragainsttransphobia.org
Sign here 👉 www.thirdsectoragainsttransphobia.org
December 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Third Sector Against Transphobia has launched an open letter in support of trans people and requesting improved guidance and support from the Charity Commission for charities attacked by ‘gender critical’ transphobes ‘lawfare’
Sign here 👉 www.thirdsectoragainsttransphobia.org
Sign here 👉 www.thirdsectoragainsttransphobia.org