Call It Out News

A year-long project aiming to improve access to domestic abuse services for LGBT+ people across South Yorkshire.

Hello from new CEO, Heather Paterson

I am very honoured to have been appointed as CEO at SAYiT. I have worked with LGBT+ groups, campaigns and projects in Sheffield for the past two decades, and more broadly with youth, women’s, equality and social justice organisations. I have worked closely alongside...

SAYiT welcomes appointment of new CEO

A message from our departing CEO, Steve Slack…. Dear colleague, friend or supporter of SAYiT, sadly I will be leaving SAYiT on Wednesday July 22nd. The position of CEO will be taken over by Heather Paterson. I am delighted with Heather’s appointment and I know that...

Joint briefing: The LGBT+ Community and Domestic Abuse

The Domestic Abuse Bill will be read for a third time in the House of Commons today. Together, we have worked hard to support recognition & assessment of the needs of LGBT+ survivors of domestic abuse. Read our full joint statement, which SAYiT are proud to be a...

Call It Out at SafeLives Webinar

Call It Out spoke at the recent SafeLives webinar focusing on developing best practice in supporting LGBT+ survivors of Domestic Abuse. See video below to hear our learning and recommendations from the project (skip to 1:35.11 to hear Call It Out)....

Mental Health Awareness Week: 18 -24th May 2020

A Blog from SAYiT CEO Steve Slack for Mental Health Awareness week. On May 17th many of us celebrated IDAHOBIT (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia). The date commemorates the day thirty years ago when the World Health...

IDAHoBIT 2020

Every year SAYiT marks International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (IDAHoBIT) on the 17th May, the day same sex attraction was de-classified as a mental illness by the World Health Organisaton (WHO). We mark this day to speak out about...

LGBT domestic abuse victims staying with perpetrators in lockdown because they can’t secure refuge space, charity warns

From inews 01/05/20: https://inews.co.uk/news/lgbt-victims-perpetrators-refuge-space-domestic-violence-2664487 There are currently no LGBT-specific refuge services in England LGBT victims of domestic abuse are staying with perpetrators because they can't find a refuge...

CALL IT OUT May Newsletter

CALL IT OUT is a South Yorkshire LGBT+ Domestic Abuse project run by SAYiT. It aims to address the barriers preventing LGBT+ people from accessing mainstream domestic abuse support services. Call It Out is proud to be a signatory of this joint statement on the current...

Joint Statement about LGBT+ Domestic Violence and Abuse During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Call It Out is proud to be a signatory of this joint statement on the current needs of LGBT+ victim/survivors. The new resources created through this consortium will support domestic abuse professionals, as well as, families, friends, and community members who are...

Galop, SafeLives and Stonewall briefing: The LGBT+ community and domestic abuse

From Galop: http://www.galop.org.uk/galop-safelives-and-stonewall-briefing-the-lgbt-community-and-domestic-abuse/ Domestic Abuse Bill, Second Reading, 28 April 2020 Summary To meet the needs of LGBT+ people in the Bill and its associated programme of work the Domestic...

Call It Out: A conversation about Domestic Abuse at the LGBT+ Pop Up Café

May 8, 2019

Love Shouldn’t Hurt Are you LGBT+? Where would you turn if you experienced violence, controlling behaviour and/or sexual abuse in your relationship? Join SAYiT and LGBT Sheffield for tea, cake and a conversation about Domestic Abuse services at: LGBT Sheffield Pop Up...

Call It Out: South Yorkshire LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Conference

May 7, 2019

SAYiT will be hosting an LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Conference on Wednesday 17th July to launch our new LGBT+ Domestic Abuse project and discuss the barriers preventing LGBT+ people from accessing support and services and how to make services more accessible. See below for...

SAYiT is Recruiting!

Feb 12, 2019

We are now recruiting 2 positions: Following funding from Central Government, and support from Sheffield City Council, an exciting opportunity has arisen for two committed workers to support LGBT+ victims of domestic abuse in accessing refuges/safe accommodation and...

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