@topherchris1987.bsky.social
38, gay, autistic and dyspraxic. Founder of @rainbowowls.bsky.social and #FvH2025 Hero 🥈 runner-up at @footballvhomophobia.com awards.
A photo of me with a pint in my hand while wearing a rugby shirt and autumn peacoat.
Despite a heavy #swfc loss yesterday, a fab time was had with the Pangolin Craft Beer crew after the game! 🍻
More than a few pints was the perfect way to unwind, blow some cobwebs and have a mental health reset. 🙏💙
I also have an accidental way of aggressively holding a pint glass when tipsy. 😂
The graphic text states: WEDNESDAY PRIDE - AN LGBTQ+ AND ALLIES FAN CONFERENCE Thursday 16 October at the Niagara Suite of the Niagara Conference and Leisure Centre. Doors open at 6pm for a 6.30pm start. FREE ENTRY for all - sign up via the QR code. Funded by the Safer Sheffield Partnership. Includes: Discussion panel with five guests from LGBTQ+ football: Jess Birtles, David Mooney, James Fox Neville, Callum Prince and John Reavey. SWFC Community and Project 6 speakers. A chance to meet Rainbow Owls members. The graphic also includes a QR code, Rainbow Owls and Sheffield City Council logos, and a cartoon image of five LGBTQ+ people holding Pride flags, which are all placed over a backdrop of Hillsborough Stadium.
I've been co-ordinating this #swfc @rainbowowls.bsky.social event to be held at the Niagara on Thurs 16 Oct! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
If you're into sport and based near Sheffield, please register your free place for an evening that will explore the current state of LGBTQ+ football ➡️ www.tickettailor.com/events/rainb...
A selfie of me with Kai Havertz and Frida Maanum's Arsenal shirts during a tour of the Emirates.
Havertz, Maanum.... Ledger?! 😍😅
As a stadium nerd, I loved this @thefsa.bsky.social #FansForDiversity #FFD tour of the Emirates stadium on Friday. Still buzzing. 💙
A photo of me with James from Rainbow Blades and Michelle from Rainbow Rams at an Emirates Stadium tour.
A photo of reps from Proud Forest, Rainbow Rams, Rainbow Blades and Rainbow Owls holding the LGBTQ+ Regional Alliance banner at the Emirates Stadium.
A photo of lots of LGBTQ+ football folk from Proud Baggies, Football v Homophobia, Proud Lilywhites, Proud Forest, Rainbow Rams, RainbOs, Rainbow Blades, Rainbow Owls and Rainbow Spireites at a pub.
A PowerPoint slide that references Blues 4 All, Rainbow Owls and Villa Bellas being nominated for a Fans For Diversity Women's Game award.
It was amazing to attend @thefsa.bsky.social's #FansForDiversity meet-up on Friday!
Getting an Emirates Stadium tour, seeing @rainbowowls.bsky.social being nominated for a Women's Game award and hanging out with dear friends (especially my LGBTQ+ Regional Alliance besties) meant the world. 🙏
Photo of me with a QPR Rainbow Rangers member and sharing drinks from The Pangolin at a Rainbow Owls social.
It was lovely to be joined by @paulcasey1983.bsky.social before yesterday's #swfc game for a fab joint @rainbowowls.bsky.social social with @qprrainbowrangers.bsky.social! 🍻
Really looking forward to being joined by @proudskyblues.co.uk and Proud Yellows at The Pangolin over the next month, too. 🩵💛
I could not be prouder of my good friend, @proudskyblues.co.uk founder @lewale.bsky.social, for being interviewed by @sportsmedialgbt.com for #BisexualVisibilityDay! 🩷💜💙
A fab write-up as always from @jonhholmes.bsky.social to provide important visibility for our LGBTQ+ fan groups. 👏✍️
A photo of me with the owner of the Wednesday Warehouse museum, with us holding a Rainbow Owls T-shirt.
A set of three Sheffield Wednesday DVDs that were purchased from the Wednesday Warehouse museum.
A photo of retro Sheffield Wednesday merchandise at the Wednesday Warehouse museum.
A photo of Football v Homophobia and Step Up, Beat Hate warm-up T-shirts at the Wednesday Warehouse museum.
The @wedwarehouse1.bsky.social museum was the perfect mental health detox, amid such a rough #swfc period! 💙
There is so much content (now with bonus @rainbowowls.bsky.social visibility 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️) and a great shop that sells DVDs for just £5 each.
Please visit it on Burton Road each Sunday from 10am-5pm!
A photo of me with two fellow Rainbow Owls members at The Pangolin.
A photo of me holding the SWFC Progress Pride flag with drag king Tito Bone at The Pangolin.
It has been a rocky few months on a personal level, so I'm glad that the wonderful Pangolin Craft Beer has remained a safe space for me.
It was great to be there recently for a @rainbowowls.bsky.social social and a sensational performance from drag king Tito Bone. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Thank you to @jonhholmes.bsky.social for this fantastic @sportsmedialgbt.com interview with @statman-jon.bsky.social. 👏
Coming out later in life is incredibly difficult, so feeling seen and heard through this article and so many relatable words means the world. 🙏💙
It's brilliant to see this new #FansForDiversity @thefsa.bsky.social LGBTQ+ hub. 😍🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Running an LGBTQ+ fan group is often tricky, so everybody deserves lots of support from a broad range of sources. 👏
Thanks to everybody involved for all their hard work! 🙏💙
Please listen to this inspiring Jack Murley Sports Show episode, which was recorded at @footballvhomophobia.com's Football Pride and features the likes of Josh Cavallo! 🙌💙🎧
open.spotify.com/episode/6Mbn...
The graphic text states: "Wednesday Pride - an LGBTQ+ and allies fan conference at Hillsborough Stadium! Thursday 16 October at The Wednesday Tap. Doors open at 6pm for a 6.30pm start. Free for all - sign up via the QR code. Funded by the Safer Sheffield Partnership. Includes: A podcast panel of five guests from LGBTQ+ football; speakers from SWFC Community and Project 6; a chance to meet Rainbow Owls members." The middle right-hand side includes a QR code for signing up to Wednesday Pride, while the top of the graphic includes Rainbow Owls and Sheffield City Council logos placed inbetween a cartoon of various LGBTQ+ people standing together and placed over a backdrop of Hillsborough Stadium.
We're announcing details of our second #swfc LGBTQ+ & allies fan conference this week! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
It will be held at The Wednesday Tap on Thursday 16 October - we can't wait to host an evening that will celebrate & explore LGBTQ+ football! 🙌
To book your free ticket ➡️ www.tickettailor.com/events/rainb...
Photo credits: 1, @brianstokes92.bsky.social. 2, Emilia Domingos. 3, James Laley. 4, My Android phone.
31.08.2025 17:40 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A photo of me holding a signed Football v Transphobia armband from Lars and Jordan from I Kissed A Boy.
A photo of Josh Cavallo holding the Regional Alliance banner with various member groups.
Selfie with me and James Laley from Rainbow Blades on the train to Football Pride.
A photo of Jack Murley and Becky Taylor-Gill on Football Pride co-hosting duties.
I had a wonderful & inspiring time at @footballvhomophobia.com's Football Pride! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
The many LGBTQ+ football items were SO empowering.
Thanks to those who looked after me - huge congrats to @jonhholmes.bsky.social @louenglefield.bsky.social & every participant for doing an amazing job on Friday! 💙
✨ What a magical day in Leicester for #FootballPride! 🏳️🌈⚽️🏳️⚧️
📸 Thank you Mili Domingos - @emilialdomingos on Instagram - for the fantastic photos 🫶
I'm very proud of my friend @jimsummersnews.bsky.social for writing this fantastic @itvnews.bsky.social piece about LGBTQ+ football hero Josh Cavallo! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️⚽
It presents a very important message, so please read and share widely! 🙏💙
www.itv.com/news/2025-08...
What a day! 🌟
Football Pride 2025 in Leicester brought queer football culture to life – with theatre, film, spoken word & inspiring conversations 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️⚽
Amazing to have footballer & LGBTQ+ role model, Josh Cavallo share his story with us! 🙌
A selfie of me on a train with SWFC gear.
I am ready for you, @footballvhomophobia.com's Football Pride! 😍🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️⚽
29.08.2025 07:25 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Very excited about attending Football Pride tomorrow! 🎊🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@footballvhomophobia.com have put so much work into this, so please buy a ticket if you can make it to Leicester! 🙏💙 ytheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
A selfie of me with Pangolin Craft Beer's Jo!
I had a great Saturday evening celebrating the 40th birthday of Pango queen Jo! 👑🎂
It was also great to catch-up with the Pangolin Craft Beer crew and an honour to be invited!
A photo of me, with two Rainbow Owls members, smiling in the away stand of Bolton Wanderers vs. Sheffield Wednesday.
A photo of me, with three other Rainbow Owls members, holding Sheffield Wednesday's Progress Pride flag at Bolton Wanderers' stadium concourse.
A photo of me, with four Rainbow Spireites and Rainbow Owls members, outside the SMH Group Stadium after an EFL Cup match.
It's been a busy week, after attending Chesterfield vs. Mansfield Town on Tuesday & Bolton Wanderers vs. #swfc on Wednesday! 🏟️⚽
It was great to see two new stadiums & catch up with @rainbowspireites.bsky.social @rainbowowls.bsky.social members, with special thanks for the former's hospitality. 🙏💙
Selfie of me with a pint of beer at the Sheffield Tap.
On the Sheffield Tap Pilsners before some EFL Cup footie! 🍻⚽💙
12.08.2025 16:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
selfie of me wearing a black baseball cap and blue Lazio shirt before a Rainbow Blades LGBTQ+ football session.
Attending @rainbowblades.com @communitysufc.bsky.social's LGBTQ+ inclusive football sessions has been a highlight of this summer! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️⚽
Seeing a diverse group of people grow in confidence fortnightly and make new friends has been so heartening. 🫶
Another Regional Alliance success story! 🎉
A photo of myself with Regional Alliance members from Rainbow Rams, Rainbow Spireites, Proud Stags, Rainbow Blades, Marching Out Together and Proud Forest standing together behind a New Union Hotel mural on Canal Street.
I had a wonderful time celebrating two years of the LGBTQ+ Regional Alliance in Manchester! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Words can't express how grateful I am for the support and friendship of @jameslaley.bsky.social @ellieyates.bsky.social @dyates73.bsky.social @martshyland.bsky.social: thank you for being in my life. 💙❤️💛🤍
Brilliant for @rainbowowls.bsky.social to be nominated for its work in the women's game, as well as Regional Alliance buddies @proudforest.bsky.social and @rainbowspireites.bsky.social being shortlisted in other categories 💙🏆
25.07.2025 14:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Photo of me holding the Football v Transphobia banner in a Football v Homophobia T-shirt at Leeds Pride.
Supporting @footballvhomophobia.com #FvH2025 #FvT2025 last Sunday at Leeds Pride with @rainbowowls.bsky.social @marchingout.bsky.social @proudforest.bsky.social 🥰💙😍🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
24.07.2025 17:18 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
A photo of me and Michael Smith at the 1867 Lounge.
Clearing out my Google Drive and found this. I already miss Smudge so much. :( #swfc
18.07.2025 16:16 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Screenshot of Marble Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog.
Screenshot from Mega-lo-mania that states "change number of designers".
Screenshot of Manchester United passing the ball in Sensible Soccer: European Champions.
Unbearable heatwave = Mega Drive. 🥵🎮
13.07.2025 15:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Football Pride - A Day of Queer Football Culture - Friday 29 August 2025 - The Y Theatre, Leicester
📣 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! Football Pride is BACK for 2025, this time in lovely #Leicester, on Friday 29 August!
🏳️🌈⚽️🏳️⚧️ It’ll be the third annual summer get-together from FvH, celebrating LGBTQ culture and community in the game. Tickets on sale NOW! Link in next skeet…
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A photo of me having a bottomless brunch while holding drinks with three friends at The Cavendish.
A photo of me having a Budweiser with two friends at Dempsey's.
My first ever bottomless brunch and a post-midnight trip to Dempsey's = weekend goals with @tuxford.bsky.social and @jamesychambers.bsky.social 💙🥰
06.07.2025 16:10 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
