@rainbowowls.bsky.social
The LGBTQ+ and allies supporters' group of Sheffield Wednesday FC and Sheffield Wednesday Ladies FC. To follow us elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/rainbow.owls
Less than 24 hours until our biggest match of the season. ๐๐
Let's get those three points and #swfc bragging rights - UTO ๐๐ฆ
The graphic text states: Rainbow Owls would like to inform all fans attending Sundayโs Steel City Derby that the Supertram network will undergo a temporary part-suspension pre- and post-match. From 10am until approximately 12pm, and from 1pm until approximately 3pm, the Blue and Yellow route services will both terminate at the Cathedral stop. The YE1 replacement bus service will depart every 12 minutes at bus stop HS2 on High Street from 10.10am, while these buses will also return from Middlewood until 3.13pm. You can also use a valid tram ticket to travel on the First 8, 52a, 81, 82 and 86 bus services during these times.
If you're using public transport for tomorrow's #swfc Steel City Derby, please be aware that Supertram services will be disrupted. ๐
This includes blue and yellow routes terminating at Cathedral from 10am until approximately 12pm and from 1pm until approximately 3pm. ๐๐ฆ
A photo of Sheffield Wednesday's Christmas Market stall that is selling a range of club merchandise.
A photo of Sheffield Wednesday's Progress Pride keyrings and other merchandise at their Christmas Market stall.
It's great to see that @swfc.co.uk's Christmas Market stall is stocking #swfc Progress Pride keyrings! ๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
It's open at the top of Fargate from 10am until 8pm until Christmas Eve, so be sure to grab some merchandise for Sunday's Steel City Derby and continue to help our club! ๐๐ฆ
A photo of Rainbow Owls founder Chris Ledger wearing a Football v Transphobia T-shirt and manning a stall, with lots of leaflets placed on top of the Rainbow Owls banner, at SAYiT's Trans Day of Remembrance event.
We attended our charity partner @sayitsheffield.bsky.social's #TransDayOfRemembrance #TDoR service last night! ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ฏ๏ธ
It was an honour to show visible unity with Sheffield's trans community & remember lives lost to transphobia, plus discuss our #swfc work in @footballvhomophobia.com #FvT2025 colours. ๐
The graphic text states: SAYIT - Thursday Nov 20th, Trans Day of Remembrance Sheffield Winter Garden, 6pm-7.30pm.
Today is #TransDayOfRemembrance! ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
We'll be paying respects and honouring lives that have been lost to transphobia by attending our LGBTQ+ charity partner @sayitsheffield.bsky.social's #TDoR service tonight. ๐ฏ๏ธ
You can visit our #swfc stall in the Winter Gardens from 6pm until 7.30pm. ๐
The graphic states: "Nominations open: Football v Homophobia Awards 2026."
Nominations for the #FvH2026 @footballvhomophobia.com Awards are open! ๐
LGBTQ+ Supporters' Group is one of 12 categories, so every vote counts! @swfccp.co.uk won the Community Trust award last year and our #swfc founder Chris was the Hero runner-up ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
To vote โก๏ธ www.footballvhomophobia.com/awards/
Thank you - we appreciate the kind words! ๐๐
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The graphic text states: "Trans-inclusive joy of grassroots women's football is 'undeniable' - Goal Diggers FC on FvH Podcast." The graphic also photos of Goal Diggers FC players on the pitch and holding a trans banner.
Check out @footballvhomophobia.com's powerful #TransAwarenessWeek podcast! ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐๏ธ
@transsomething.bsky.social & @jonhholmes.bsky.social are joined by Goal Diggers FC's Billie Sky Walker & Gaia Laidler to discuss trans-inclusive spaces in football.
To hear the episode โก๏ธ open.spotify.com/episode/1wLl...
Nominations Open - Football v Homophobia Awards 2026
๐๐ฉทโซ๏ธ Football v Homophobia is thrilled to announce that the nominations window is now OPEN for the FvH Awards 2026!
๐ณ๏ธโ๐โฝ๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ This is the 7๏ธโฃth edition of the only awards event of its kind that recognises achievements in LGBTQ+ inclusion at all levels of the gameโฆ
#LGBTQfootball
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The article text states: Supporters Engagement Panel - The minutes of the latest meeting of the SWFC Supporters Engagement Panel are now available to view. Each meeting is minuted and signed off by all attendees, with a full overview published here at swfc.co.uk The article also includes an image of the iconic Hillsborough Stadium clock.
Rainbow Owls and many other #swfc supporters' organisations had a meeting with @swfc.co.uk's joint administrator Kris Wigfield and senior club officials on Wednesday. ๐ฆ
It was an honour to ask Kris about the selling process and provide minutes for the club โก๏ธ www.swfc.co.uk/news/2025/no...
The graphic states: Proud Rovers pre-match meet. Before the SWFC match, come and celebrate with us as we mark six years since Proud Rovers was founded and five years since our committee came together. Enjoy some refreshments and great company as we mark this special occasion. Don't miss out, register your interest today and be part of the celebration on Saturday 6 December at 1pm, Bob Crompton Suite, Ewood Park, Blackburn.
We're having our next #swfc away day next month! ๐๐ฆ
@proudrovers.bsky.social's sixth birthday coincides with our game at Ewood Park, so we can't wait to attend the pre-match celebration of their empowering work as an LGBTQ+ supporters' group. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธโฝ
Please let us know if you'd like to join us! ๐
The graphic includes a photo of Rainbow Owls member and Mersey Marauders FC chair Francis Wright at St George's Park in his MMFC kit, with the following text: "Feeling that sense of belonging being here as a gay football is brilliant. It tells everyone that LGBTQ+ people belong in football - Francis Wight, The Jack Murley Sports Show."
Our #swfc Rainbow Owls member and Mersey Marauders chair Francis Wight is one of this week's Jack Murley Sports Show guests!
Francis and his trans team-mate Otto were interviewed, following their quarter-final GFSN Cup win at St George's Park. ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐โฝ
To hear the pod โก๏ธ open.spotify.com/episode/5KhA...
Posters for SAYiT and Rainbow Owls on the pub wall of Pangolin Craft Beer.
We love our #swfc matchday hospitality partner Pangolin Craft Beer for their continued LGBTQ+ allyship! ๐
They've put up a poster from our charity partner @sayitsheffield.bsky.social on their pub wall, which highlights how SAYiT supports LGBTQ+ people aged under 25 years in Sheffield. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
A photo of Regional Alliance members Rainbow Rams, Rainbow Spireites, Proud Stags, Rainbow Blades, Marching Out Together, Proud Forest and Rainbow Owls standing together behind a New Union Hotel mural on Canal Street. It also includes the #IStandWithTrans hashtag in light blue, white and pink colours to show solidarity with Trans in the City.
Today marks the start of #TransAwarenessWeek ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
All seven LGBTQ+ Regional Alliance members, including Rainbow Owls, are proud to support Trans in the City's #IStandWithTrans campaign.
No matter who we are or what team we root for, we believe everyone deserves a chance to play. ๐
The graphic text states: SAYIT - Thursday Nov 20th, Trans Day of Remembrance Sheffield Winter Garden, 6pm-7.30pm.
We're having a #swfc stall at our LGBTQ+ charity partner @sayitsheffield.bsky.social's #TransDayOfRemembrance event next Thursday! ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ฏ๏ธ
It will be held at the Sheffield Winter Garden from 6pm until 7.30pm, with guest speakers from the trans community and music from two LGBTQ+ performers. ๐
Fingers crossed! It's a positive sign that they are selling out, obviously, but it would also be great if everybody got a fair chance to grab one! ๐๐
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A photo of a T-shirt from SWFC's rainbow range.
We love how our members are continuing to buy #swfc merch from the Megastore! ๐๏ธ
Thanks to David for sending us this fab pic of his new T-shirt from @swfc.co.uk's rainbow range - every purchase helps to secure the future of our club! ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
To buy Pride merch โก๏ธ shop.swfc.co.uk/endpoint?sit...
This graphic includes the following text: "Sports Media LGBT+ - Mary Earps' complicated coming out story is a timely LGBTQ reminder for football." This is placed inbetween a photo of Mary Earps and rainbow-themed football items like a rainbow armband.
This is a superb article by @sportsmedialgbt.com's @jonhholmes.bsky.social about Mary Earps' coming out story! ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
It's a nuanced reminder of how coming out is a non-linear process that carries emotional scars from our formative years.
To read the piece โก๏ธ sportsmedialgbt.com/mary-earps-f...
The bottom of the graphic states "Player of the Match, Harry Amass vs. Southampton" in the trans colours of light blue, pink and white. The top of the graphic includes a rainbow ball cartoon icon, the Rainbow Owls logo and a photo of Harry Amass clapping in a home SWFC shirt. This information is all placed over a blue backdrop of Hillsborough Stadium.
Harry Amass is on fire! ๐ฅ
The left-back has been named as Rainbow Owls' Player of the Match for the third time in four #swfc games, as his goal on Saturday earned him a massive 91% of our WhatsApp vote. ๐ชโฝ
To join Rainbow Owls and vote in our polls โก๏ธ form.jotform.com/231672198144...
Photo of Liam Palmer holding the Rainbow Owls banner with three members at Hillsborough Stadium.
A photo of Liam Palmer wearing a Football v Homophobia warm-up T-shirt at Hillsborough Stadium.
A photo of Liam Palmer wearing a Football v Transphobia warm-up T-shirt at Hillsborough Stadium.
Congrats to Liam Palmer! ๐
The #swfc legend made his 479th Owls appearance yesterday, which puts him fourth in @swfc.co.uk's all-time appearances list after overtaking Kevin Pressman. ๐ฆ
Liam's consistent @footballvhomophobia.com #FvH2025 #FvT2024 support also makes him a true Rainbow Owls hero! ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
A photo of a Remembrance Sunday floral tribute inside Hillsborough Stadium.
#LestWeForget on #RemembranceSunday ๐น
Huge thanks goes to all personnel who have served in the past and present: we'll always remember and recognise their bravery and sacrifices. ๐ซก
It also goes without saying that our #swfc support is always with our fellow supporters' group, Armed Forces Owls. ๐๐
The text from this graphic in full: How to report abuse at the Southampton vs. SWFC match. Stadium Control Room: Text the word SFCREPORT, followed by full incident and location details, in real time to 60060. You can also report such discrimination, relating to this specific game, to these email addresses: contactsaints@saintsfc.co.uk, hatecrime@sayit.org.uk and report@kickitout.org The top of the graphic includes logos for Rainbow Owls, SAYiT and Kick It Out, which are placed over a background of Hillsborough Stadium.
We hope #swfc fans have a safe time at today's game! ๐
If you experience or witness issues: text SFCREPORT, followed by incident and location details, to the Match Control Room on 60060 ๐ฑ
Kick It Out and our LGBTQ+ charity partner @sayitsheffield.bsky.social also offer national reporting services.
The bottom of the graphic states "Player of the Match, Harry Amass vs. Norwich City" in the trans colours of light blue, pink and white. The top of the graphic includes a rainbow ball cartoon icon, the Rainbow Owls logo and a photo of Harry Amass clapping in a home SWFC shirt. This information is all placed over a blue backdrop of Hillsborough Stadium.
Harry Amass is Rainbow Owls' Player of the Match for the second time in three #swfc games! ๐
The left-back put in another robust display to beat Barry Bannan by one vote and earn 41% of our WhatsApp vote.
To join Rainbow Owls and vote in our polls โก๏ธ form.jotform.com/231672198144...
A photo of SWFC Supporters' Trust chair Ian Bennett at their fan forum.
SWFC Supporters' Trust vice-chair James Silverwood speaking at their fan forum.
SWFC joint administrator Kris Wigfield speaking at the SWFC Supporters' Trust fan forum.
We attended SWFC Supporters' Trust's fan forum last night! ๐๐ฆ
Their event included impactful talks from committee members and joint administrator Kris Wigfield on the fight to save #swfc and the future of our club.
We're proud to back initiatives from supporters' groups to show unity! ๐ค
The image includes a photo of Rainbow Owls campaigns officer Sam Elliot-Olechnowicz, which text that states: This period has been a really difficult time for supporters, but it has shown the strength of Wednesday fans. Mr Elliot-Olechnowicz said: 'The unity of the fans as a whole, regardless of which supporter group you're with, has been the light in the dark.'
Our campaigns officer @same-o.bsky.social has been interviewed by 360 Wire on the fight for #swfc! โ๏ธ๐ฆ
SWFC Supporters' Trust's chair Ian Bennett was also quoted in the piece, so it's great to see two of our supporters' groups on the same page. ๐ค
To read the article โก๏ธ jusmedia.co.uk/360wire/2025...
A photo of four Rainbow Owls members sat together at The Pangolin.
Rainbow Owls allies assemble! ๐๐ฆ
We were joined by three ally members at The Pangolin before last night's match.
One was attending their first game since 2024 and another had boycotted for six years, but their love for #swfc and support for our LGBTQ+ outreach never wavered! ๐
An image of the SWFC scoreboard that includes the text: "Sheffield Wednesday will not tolerate any form of discrimination. Text 07526 166907 to report any incident - together, we can kick it out."
We hope that #swfc fans have a safe time at tonight's match! ๐
Returning supporters will notice that @swfc.co.uk's scoreboard includes details of how to report discriminatory incidents in real time.
Please text full incident and location details to 07526 166907 ๐ฑ
And please do check out @sarahjonestoo.bsky.social's superb website! www.sarahjones.org.uk
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A photo of Rainbow Owls founder Chris Ledger and Rainbow Owls member Sarah Jones running a stall at Sarah's live show.
A photo of Sarah Jones speaking at her live show with a slide that says "The bible is quite a queer book!".
Congrats to our Rainbow Owls member and @attitudemag.bsky.social award-winner Sarah Jones! ๐
Sarah completed her tour at Christ Church Pitsmoor last night, where she talked about her journey as a trans priest. ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
We had great chats on our #swfc stall in @footballvhomophobia.com #FvT2025 colours! ๐
We always love it when we see one of our members wearing them ๐ฅฐ
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