Heather Paterson
@heatherpaterson.co.uk
Head of Partnerships and Development @consortium.lgbt | Chair @proudchangemakers.bsky.social | LGBTQ+ Columnist Exposed Magazine
#LGBWithTheT Proud Queer 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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www.heatherpaterson.co.uk
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Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
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We have been able to support 414 LGBT+ grassroots organisations, across the UK, through grant redistribution since 2019. We are now one of the 10 largest funders of LGBT+ causes in Europe but we want to do more! Head to www.lgbtfund.org.uk to find how
#lgbt #charity #grassroots #lgbtfund #donate
#lgbt #charity #grassroots #lgbtfund #donate
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
We have been able to support 414 LGBT+ grassroots organisations, across the UK, through grant redistribution since 2019. We are now one of the 10 largest funders of LGBT+ causes in Europe but we want to do more! Head to www.lgbtfund.org.uk to find how
#lgbt #charity #grassroots #lgbtfund #donate
#lgbt #charity #grassroots #lgbtfund #donate
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In our latest QX piece, we’re exploring something that isn’t always easy to talk about: coercive control and the subtle forms of abuse that can appear in LGBTQ+ relationships.
Read the full piece at www.qxmagazine.com/2025/11/coer...
Judit Kerese is a Senior Associate at Stowe Family Law LLP
Read the full piece at www.qxmagazine.com/2025/11/coer...
Judit Kerese is a Senior Associate at Stowe Family Law LLP
November 27, 2025 at 8:33 AM
In our latest QX piece, we’re exploring something that isn’t always easy to talk about: coercive control and the subtle forms of abuse that can appear in LGBTQ+ relationships.
Read the full piece at www.qxmagazine.com/2025/11/coer...
Judit Kerese is a Senior Associate at Stowe Family Law LLP
Read the full piece at www.qxmagazine.com/2025/11/coer...
Judit Kerese is a Senior Associate at Stowe Family Law LLP
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As UK Disability History Month begins, we take this moment to reflect on the long fight for equality and human rights led by disabled people. UKDHM has marked this vital history every year since 2010 and continues to highlight the ongoing struggle for justice.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
As UK Disability History Month begins, we take this moment to reflect on the long fight for equality and human rights led by disabled people. UKDHM has marked this vital history every year since 2010 and continues to highlight the ongoing struggle for justice.
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The inverted symbol in the UKDHM logo reclaims an emblem once forced on disabled people by the Nazis during the T4 eugenics programme, a regime that murdered hundreds of thousands in the pursuit of a cruel ideology.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The inverted symbol in the UKDHM logo reclaims an emblem once forced on disabled people by the Nazis during the T4 eugenics programme, a regime that murdered hundreds of thousands in the pursuit of a cruel ideology.
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Reclaiming this history honours those who were targeted and those who continue the struggle today.
Consortium stands in solidarity with disabled communities.
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Consortium stands in solidarity with disabled communities.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Reclaiming this history honours those who were targeted and those who continue the struggle today.
Consortium stands in solidarity with disabled communities.
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Consortium stands in solidarity with disabled communities.
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We recognise the leadership and strength of disabled people within our disabled LGBT+ member organisations and across our wider LGBT+ movement.
#DisabilityHistoryMonth #UKDisabilityHistoryMonth
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#DisabilityHistoryMonth #UKDisabilityHistoryMonth
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November 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
We recognise the leadership and strength of disabled people within our disabled LGBT+ member organisations and across our wider LGBT+ movement.
#DisabilityHistoryMonth #UKDisabilityHistoryMonth
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#DisabilityHistoryMonth #UKDisabilityHistoryMonth
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@sasha98.bsky.social provides analysis of just how precarious and inconsistent access to trans healthcare on the NHS has become. They highlight how official guidance has favoured giving hostile and nervous clinicians excuses, rather than empower or expect them to provide good care standards.
From Lacking to Malicious - An investigation into NHS England's ICB's guidance
Since the Cass Review’s was published in April 2024, trans healthcare on the NHS has become significantly more precarious and unpredictable. While the dire situation for children has happened in the o...
transsafety.network
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
@sasha98.bsky.social provides analysis of just how precarious and inconsistent access to trans healthcare on the NHS has become. They highlight how official guidance has favoured giving hostile and nervous clinicians excuses, rather than empower or expect them to provide good care standards.
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Gay MP perfectly explains why EHRC’s ‘shocking’ guidance on single-sex spaces is ‘unworkable’
www.thepinknews.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.thepinknews.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Gay MP perfectly explains why single-sex spaces guidance is 'unworkable'
A Lib Dem MP perfectly explained in parliament why the EHRC's draft single-space guidance is "unworkable".
www.thepinknews.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Gay MP perfectly explains why EHRC’s ‘shocking’ guidance on single-sex spaces is ‘unworkable’
www.thepinknews.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.thepinknews.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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We’ve had a lot of illustrators applying which is fantastic.
But we’d like to see more pitches from writers and podcasters.
Get your pitches in by the end of the week 👇
But we’d like to see more pitches from writers and podcasters.
Get your pitches in by the end of the week 👇
🏳️⚧️ We’re back with paid opportunities for Trans+ creatives!
Writer? Illustrator? Audio producer? This is for you.
With @transhistoryweek.com we’re investing in 20 Trans+ creatives to make content for Trans+ History Week 2026.
Deadline 2nd Dec 2025, 11:59PM GMT 🗓️
🧵 Details 👇
Writer? Illustrator? Audio producer? This is for you.
With @transhistoryweek.com we’re investing in 20 Trans+ creatives to make content for Trans+ History Week 2026.
Deadline 2nd Dec 2025, 11:59PM GMT 🗓️
🧵 Details 👇
November 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
We’ve had a lot of illustrators applying which is fantastic.
But we’d like to see more pitches from writers and podcasters.
Get your pitches in by the end of the week 👇
But we’d like to see more pitches from writers and podcasters.
Get your pitches in by the end of the week 👇
I'll be back behind the decks at Mandala Sheffield on Friday 19th December for Disco Divas Festive Edition 🎄
www.facebook.com/events/21034...
www.facebook.com/events/21034...
![A night for women and minority genders
Disco Diva
Festive Edition
Friday 19th December
7-11pm
Mandala, Chesterfield Rd
>>> Disco Pop | Dance Classics | Floor Fillers
with DJ Heather [Chicks With Decks] <<<
*This is an over 18s event - If you are under 25 please be prepared to show ID
£5 suggested donation on the door
(Please note: It's cash only on the door for entry - Card accepte at bar for drinks)
Proceeds will go to Sheffield LGBTQ+ Youth Charity SAYiT
Join the Steel City Sapphics Facebook group for more info](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:532nf55tq5wyicscgrqjbz5f/bafkreibtjag4kdglctmz2kc3w7xhjwzolxhh4zeyo4x2fgxjpbohivbifq@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I'll be back behind the decks at Mandala Sheffield on Friday 19th December for Disco Divas Festive Edition 🎄
www.facebook.com/events/21034...
www.facebook.com/events/21034...
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We're coming up on #WorldAIDSDay and #PrEPAwarenessWeek - and we’re marking both of these by offering HIV testing across Yorkshire
An HIV test is a fast, free, confidential way to put your mind at ease and be part of the movement to eliminate HIV transmission
Check out where to find us 👇
An HIV test is a fast, free, confidential way to put your mind at ease and be part of the movement to eliminate HIV transmission
Check out where to find us 👇
November 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
We're coming up on #WorldAIDSDay and #PrEPAwarenessWeek - and we’re marking both of these by offering HIV testing across Yorkshire
An HIV test is a fast, free, confidential way to put your mind at ease and be part of the movement to eliminate HIV transmission
Check out where to find us 👇
An HIV test is a fast, free, confidential way to put your mind at ease and be part of the movement to eliminate HIV transmission
Check out where to find us 👇
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EU court says same-sex marriages should be recognised throughout bloc
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
EU court says same-sex marriages should be recognised throughout bloc
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Wes Streeting continues to ignore safeguarding concerns about parents group linked to abusive practices
transsafety.network/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
transsafety.network/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Wes Streeting continues to ignore safeguarding concerns about parents group linked to abusive practices
Trans Safety Network has seen evidence Wes Streeting and the DHSC solicited feedback on a “puberty blocker risk form” from Bayswater Support Group and other anti-trans groups in September 2025, 6 months after Trans Safety Network first contacted him and DHSC to raise about their influence over trans healthcare policy given the significant safeguarding issues.
transsafety.network
November 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Wes Streeting continues to ignore safeguarding concerns about parents group linked to abusive practices
transsafety.network/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
transsafety.network/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Leaked trans code is a victory for women everywhere, provided they don’t look a bit too mannish
Leaked trans code is a victory for women everywhere, provided they don't look a bit too mannish
The EHRC trans code is a disaster. So well done, especially to the anti-trans left who think aligning with Trump is the right thing to do.
www.thecanary.co
November 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Leaked trans code is a victory for women everywhere, provided they don’t look a bit too mannish
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New Special Podcast Episode:
Your Party, Our Questions
I'm this Episode:
- The EHRC statement on GANHRI
- NHS Sussex ICB
-Lib Dem gender quota rule change.
And we speak to the trans liberation party from your party.
And more
whatthetrans.com/ep144/
Your Party, Our Questions
I'm this Episode:
- The EHRC statement on GANHRI
- NHS Sussex ICB
-Lib Dem gender quota rule change.
And we speak to the trans liberation party from your party.
And more
whatthetrans.com/ep144/
November 19, 2025 at 8:05 AM
New Special Podcast Episode:
Your Party, Our Questions
I'm this Episode:
- The EHRC statement on GANHRI
- NHS Sussex ICB
-Lib Dem gender quota rule change.
And we speak to the trans liberation party from your party.
And more
whatthetrans.com/ep144/
Your Party, Our Questions
I'm this Episode:
- The EHRC statement on GANHRI
- NHS Sussex ICB
-Lib Dem gender quota rule change.
And we speak to the trans liberation party from your party.
And more
whatthetrans.com/ep144/
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle
November 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle
Puberty blockers: why politicians overriding doctors sets a dangerous precedent
Puberty blockers: why politicians overriding doctors sets a dangerous precedent
The government’s ban on puberty blockers undermines clinical expertise and targets trans youth with a policy that lacks evidence, consistency and fairness.
theconversation.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Puberty blockers: why politicians overriding doctors sets a dangerous precedent
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Have you ever needed support or tried to get support for drugs, alcohol or chemsex?
LGBT HERO and London Friend wants to hear from you and find out about your experiences to help improve services for our community.
To take the survey visit: www.lgbthero.org.uk/chemsex-support-survey
LGBT HERO and London Friend wants to hear from you and find out about your experiences to help improve services for our community.
To take the survey visit: www.lgbthero.org.uk/chemsex-support-survey
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Have you ever needed support or tried to get support for drugs, alcohol or chemsex?
LGBT HERO and London Friend wants to hear from you and find out about your experiences to help improve services for our community.
To take the survey visit: www.lgbthero.org.uk/chemsex-support-survey
LGBT HERO and London Friend wants to hear from you and find out about your experiences to help improve services for our community.
To take the survey visit: www.lgbthero.org.uk/chemsex-support-survey
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In response to the laughable fiction presented in the letter sent by Sex Matters to BBC Board members, we have sent a rebuttal letter to clarify the real facts, rather than their Orwellian tale.
November 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
In response to the laughable fiction presented in the letter sent by Sex Matters to BBC Board members, we have sent a rebuttal letter to clarify the real facts, rather than their Orwellian tale.
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It’s Disability History Month, a time to raise awareness and celebrate the history and achievements of disabled people and communities. It’s also a time to highlight the ongoing struggles for equality disabled people face.
#DisabilityHistoryMonth #DisabilityAwareness #Disabled #TheBarriersWeFace
#DisabilityHistoryMonth #DisabilityAwareness #Disabled #TheBarriersWeFace
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It’s Disability History Month, a time to raise awareness and celebrate the history and achievements of disabled people and communities. It’s also a time to highlight the ongoing struggles for equality disabled people face.
#DisabilityHistoryMonth #DisabilityAwareness #Disabled #TheBarriersWeFace
#DisabilityHistoryMonth #DisabilityAwareness #Disabled #TheBarriersWeFace
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Today is #TransDayofRemembrance, a day we remember and honour all those people in the trans+ community who have lost their lives.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Today is #TransDayofRemembrance, a day we remember and honour all those people in the trans+ community who have lost their lives.
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Coming at the end of another difficult year for the trans and non-binary community in the UK, we wish everyone observing TDOR a peaceful day, and we stand in solidarity with you.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Coming at the end of another difficult year for the trans and non-binary community in the UK, we wish everyone observing TDOR a peaceful day, and we stand in solidarity with you.
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