A lunchtime talk at Weston Park Museum taught audiences the queer history of Sheffield for LGBTQ+ history Month in coordination with SAYiT charity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fiona Moorcroft, from the charity, presented a talk focusing on queer and LGBTQ+ history in and around Sheffield. The talk included information on LGBTQ+ icons which lived, worked, and travelled through the city as well as famous buildings and areas and their relation to the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fiona said: \u201cI love queer history, and it\u2019s even better when it\u2019s local queer history. So much of our history has been erased, forgotten or rewritten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“When we look at LGBTQ+ history, it can be tempting to view people and their lives through a modern lens. However, what we can say with confidence is that queer people have always been here, and Sheffield is riven with queer stories, places and faces.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fiona works for SAYiT, a Sheffield- based charity providing LGBTQ+ youth with support. The charity is now based on Carver Street. She has worked for the charity for 4 and a half years performing LGBTQ+ training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She said: \u201cSAYiT\u2019s core mission has always been to provide practical and emotional support to LGBTQ+ young people in Sheffield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe run several youth groups, divided on age, for children and young people who are LGBTQ+ or who are questioning their sexuality and\/ or gender.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The charity directors worked in Sexual Health during the AIDs crisis and founded the charity in partial response to the passing and effects of Section 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The talk was organised within the LGBTQ+ history month along with other events happening throughout Sheffield centred around celebrating queer culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Audience member Reuben Greene who attended the talk, said: \u201cThe talk covered a variety of experiences all based around the local area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI really loved the community atmosphere. People in the audience clearly had personal connections to queer history in Sheffield. I thought the topics discussed were really interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SAYiT is hosting an open day on 28 of March and has many events organised around Sheffield for the LGBTQ+ community and allies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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