by Elizabeth Hopwood | Dec 11, 2023 | Crime, Culture, News, Top Story
Recent statistics by the South Yorkshire Police revealed that alleged anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes have increased by over 65% in five years. The number of charges made to those accused of the crime has also doubled, from seven in 2018 to 14 so far in 2023. Also, the...
by Elizabeth Hopwood | Nov 29, 2023 | Culture, Events, News
An LGBTQ+ non-profit organisation ‘Gut Level’ has raised nearly £60,000 to take over a former Chapel Walk tea room. Gut Level has been a club, with over 1900 members, and venue for queer people in and around Sheffield since 2019. While they have...
by Elizabeth Hopwood | Nov 20, 2023 | Culture, Events
It’s Trans Day of Remembrance today, but what does this mean, and how will it be commemorated in the Steel City? What is International Trans Day of Remembrance? Observed annually on 20th November, the Day memorialises those who have been murdered as a result of...
by Larissa Hurt | Nov 11, 2023 | Culture
The infamous Women of Steel sculpture was commissioned to commemorate the women of Sheffield who worked in the city’s steel industry during the First and Second World War. The statue honours women who as teens and young adults took up dangerous and physical roles in...
by Elizabeth Hopwood | Oct 19, 2023 | Uncategorised
Hate crimes against queer people in Sheffield are at an all time high, according to the CEO of SAYiT. Heather Paterson, CEO of the charity, said they had over 100 reports to their service since their Third Party Hate Crime Report Centre opened one year ago that the...
