{"id":53186,"date":"2023-05-18T14:48:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T13:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=53186"},"modified":"2023-05-18T14:48:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T13:48:13","slug":"idahobit-2023-how-sayit-sheffield-are-promoting-lgbtq-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/05\/18\/idahobit-2023-how-sayit-sheffield-are-promoting-lgbtq-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"IDAHoBiT 2023: How SAYiT Sheffield are promoting LGBTQ+ rights this year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SAYiT Sheffield held an event to celebrate IDAHoBiT, the international day against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event is held on May 17th every year to commemorate the official recognition of homosexuality as a sexuality and not a disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heather Paterson, CEO of SAYiT Sheffield, emphasised how important this year\u2019s event was for combatting the alarming increase in hate crime reported in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event hosted in the Winter Gardens held a platform for different organisations and activists to give speeches about LGBTQ+ rights and how to uphold them on a local and national scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guest speakers included Rainbow Blades, Sheffield Police, Councillor Ben Miskell and many other prominent advocates for the LGBTQ+ community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SAYiT Sheffield&#039;s IDAHOBIT Event\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FNtGGcLwwlY?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAYiT Sheffield held an event to celebrate IDAHoBiT, the international day against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia. 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