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IDAHOBIT event marks 30 years since WHO declassified homosexuality as a disease.

IDAHOBIT event marks 30 years since WHO declassified homosexuality as a disease.

by Filipa Justino | May 19, 2023 | Watch

An event marking the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia was held in the Sheffield Winter Gardens on 17 May. The event was organised by Say It charity and Sheffield council alongside the Sheffield Rainbow Blades, a Sheffield United support...

Sheffield activists mark Transgender Day of Visibility

by Filipa Justino | Mar 31, 2023 | Uncategorised

LGBTQ+ advocates in Sheffield have been marking International Transgender Day of Visibility, and speaking about the discrimination faced by the transgender community. The day has been marked annually on 31 March since 2009. It was founded by activist Rachel Crandall,...

Sheffield sky lit up by beautiful display of the Northern Lights

by Filipa Justino | Mar 3, 2023 | Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

The Northern lights lit up the Sheffield sky in shades of red and green on Wednesday evening in a rare cosmic spectacle.   Many locals and astronomers have expressed their amazement on social media, sharing pictures and videos of the phenomenon. Comments on...

Ear splitting noise heard as fighter jets fly over Sheffield

by Filipa Justino | Mar 3, 2023 | Top Story - Home Page Lead

The sound of fighter jets repeatedly flying over Sheffield yesterday afternoon left many residents worried and wondering what was going on. Woodseats resident, Michelle Belcher, said: “I was tidying the girls bedroom and heard a rumble, it got closer, I looked out the...

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