Today is the Steel City Derby, with BBC Sport marking it by profiling Sheffield's thriving LGBTQ+ supporters' group movement. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ We may be rivals on the pitch, but Rainbow Owls & Rainbow Blades always stand together in tackling discrimination - both during & beyond @footballvhomophobia.com #FvH2026

We attended our Regional Alliance pals @rainbowspireites.bsky.social & Rainbow Rams' Rainbow Goals conference yesterday! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ The event included an LGBTQ+ fan experiences panel with #FansForDiversity campaign manager Hannah Kumari & @footballvhomophobia.com non-league lead @brianstokes92.bsky.social.

Shef News has covered our recent designated @footballvhomophobia.com matchday with Sheffield Wednesday Ladies! 💙 "We’re able to empower fans through banners & #FvH2026 shirts, helping to create conversations between supporters and families.” 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ To read the article ➡️ shefnews.co.uk/index.php/20...

Thank you to @swfccp.co.uk for highlighting @footballvhomophobia.com's Wear It Black & Pink Day yesterday! 🖤🩷 Our #swfc group was proud to help amplify and empower their LGBTQ+ allyship of Rainbow Owls by providing #FvH2026 T-shirts and a banner for staff members to use at Hillsborough Stadium. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Our last #swfc ambassador to back @footballvhomophobia.com Wear It Black & Pink Day is Heaven 17's @marcheenware.bsky.social 🖤🩷 Martyn: "In football terms, LGBTQ+ rights are swept under the carpet. It’s positive that people support #FvH2026 in helping them be whatever & whoever they wish to be.” 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Three-time world squash champion Nick Matthew is the third #swfc Rainbow Owls ambassador to back Wear It Black & Pink Day by wearing @footballvhomophobia.com's T-shirt! 🖤🩷 Nick: "Everyone is equal and we need to unite people through the power of #FvH2026. It's powerful if we all work together." 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Two-time Special Olympics gold medallist Niall Guite is our second #swfc ambassador to back @footballvhomophobia.com Wear It Black & Pink Day! 🖤🩷 "When we stand together against discrimination, it sends the #FvH2026 message that football is for everyone and makes the stadium a welcoming place."

Our first #swfc ambassador to back Wear It Black & Pink Day and wear the @footballvhomophobia.com tee is Sheffield Wednesday Ladies forward Rachel Norsworthy 🖤🩷 Rachel: #FvH2026 is important, not just for the women's game, but across the board, so we can raise awareness & visibility in the game. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

We're proud to launch Rainbow Owls Wear It Black and Pink tomorrow in support of @footballvhomophobia.com #FvH2026! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Thank you to @swfccp.co.uk and our four #swfc ambassadors - including @marcheenware.bsky.social - for partnering to help back International Day Against LGBTQ+phobia in Sport. 💙

Our #swfc founder @topherchris1987.bsky.social was interviewed before Sunday's designated @footballvhomophobia.com matchday with Sheffield Wednesday Ladies about the importance of #FvH2026 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ "It empowers fans through matchday visibility & creates discussions on challenging wrongful behaviours." 🙌💙

We're proud that @swfc.co.uk are one of several professional clubs to have signed up as @footballvhomophobia.com #FvH2026 Champions! 🙌💙🦉

These are powerful words from #SWLFC forward and our #SWFC ambassador Rachel Norsworthy at Sunday's designated @footballvhomophobia.com match with Sheffield Wednesday Ladies 💙 #FvH2026 helps everyone feels comfortable, regardless of background or sexuality, so we can enjoy the game that we love. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

🩷⚫️ CALLING ALL FvH FANS, FRIENDS AND FOLLOWERS! 🗓️ This Thursday, February 19, is the International Day Against LGBTQ+-phobia in Sport… and we’re again asking our supporters to ‘Wear It Black & Pink’ 🚨 Now is the time to get ready! 1/2

Yesterday's designated @footballvhomophobia.com matchday with Sheffield Wednesday Ladies had lots of LGBTQ+ visibility! 😍 Our #swfc group was proud to provide a rainbow armband for captain Eleanor Vessey, plus a selection of warm-up #FvH2026 tops for #SWLFC players like vice-captain Jess Birtles 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Today marked our designated @footballvhomophobia.com #FvH2026 matchday with Sheffield Wednesday Ladies! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ There was a lot of LGBTQ+ outreach, but the togetherness of the #SWLFC squad holding our #SWFC Rainbow Owls banner especially highlights the importance of collective allyship and visibility. 🙌

Our group was so proud to hold the @footballvhomophobia.com #FvH2026 banner in the Kop yesterday! 😍 @twwcast.bsky.social providing match tickets made it possible for Rainbow Owls members to meet our season ticket holders at half-time, so the #swfc support for Month of Action remains incredible. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Despite today's #swfc loss, we had another great matchday social at The Pangolin 🙌💙 We appreciate @twwcast.bsky.social's LGBTQ+ allyship for @footballvhomophobia.com #FvH2026 Month of Action, as their provision of free tickets for the third season in a row brought Rainbow Owls members together. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Any form of discrimination is unacceptable and it is saddening to hear that there has been another in-person homophobic incident at a live game. Our solidarity and thoughts are with @chelseapride.bsky.social 🙏💙

Our next #swfc matchday social is tomorrow! 💙 We also have a special @footballvhomophobia.com #FvH2026 collaboration with @twwcast.bsky.social in the Kop, but we're still having pre-match drinks at The Pangolin from 1pm. 🍻 Everyone is welcome at our socials, so please pop in for a friendly chat! 🙌

Our campaigns officer @same-o.bsky.social is featured in an UNCUT exhibit that celebrates LGBTQ+ identity! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ You can see Sam's portrait in #swfc colours at Brighton Seafront Gallery throughout @footballvhomophobia.com #FvH2026 Month of Action. 🖼️ We love how our group is visible across the UK! 🙌💙

Our designated @footballvhomophobia.com matchday with Sheffield Wednesday Ladies will be held on Sunday! 💙 The match against Altofts starts at 3pm with free entry for #swfc fans & lots of #FvH2026 outreach. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Come along to cheer on the players & spread the message that football is for everyone! 🙌

We're proud to support #HIVTestingWeek with @mesmac.bsky.social in @footballvhomophobia.com #FvH2026 colours! 🖤🩷 4,700 people are living with undiagnosed HIV in England, so we encourage everyone to get a rapid test when anyone can get HIV and current testing rates are still below 2019 levels. 🙏

Our monthly #swfc newsletter has just been emailed to Rainbow Owls members! ✍️ It includes details of our double @footballvhomophobia.com awards recognition and a #FvH2026 collaboration with @twwcast.bsky.social for the Millwall game. 🏆🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ To join Rainbow Owls ➡️ form.jotform.com/231672198144...

Thanks to @footballvhomophobia.com for writing kindly about Rainbow Owls & our founder @topherchris1987.bsky.social in the #FvH2026 awards programme! 💙 Whether it's running conferences and workshops or meeting LGBTQ+ fan groups at The Pangolin, we're proud to empower LGBTQ+ supporters of #swfc. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Congrats to our #swfc founder & chair @topherchris1987.bsky.social for finishing second in the #FvH2026 Hero category at @footballvhomophobia.com Awards 🥈 We haven't yet reached our third birthday, so Chris being named as runner-up for 2 consecutive years shows the LGBTQ+ impact of Rainbow Owls! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Our #swfc group finished third in the Supporters' Group category at the @footballvhomophobia.com #FvH2026 Awards! 🥉 We're honoured to be nationally recognised for our work in strengthening the visibility and voice of LGBTQ+ supporters at Hillsborough, even amid our club's darkest hour. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

🩷⚫️🏆 Catch up on the FvH Awards 2026 gala ceremony, with a full rundown of all the winners and what went down on a very special night at London Welsh Centre… thank you to everyone who helped make it happen! #FvH2026 Report by @sportsmedialgbt.com #LGBTQfootball

We hope #swfc fans have a safe time at today's game! 💙 If you experience or see discrimination: text SWANS, followed by incident and location details, to Swansea City's Stadium Control Room in real time on 88440. 📱 Kick It Out and @sayitsheffield.bsky.social also offer national reporting services.

We're attending tonight's @footballvhomophobia.com Awards! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏆 For more information about our #swfc nominations in the Supporters' Group and #FvH2026 Hero categories, @swfc.co.uk published this great article in Saturday's match programme. 📖 Good luck to every nominee in all 11 categories! 🙌💙

An honour to be in the mix with @ibroxpride.bsky.social @proudskyblues.co.uk @qprrainbowrangers.bsky.social and our LGBTQ+ Regional Alliance friends @proudforest.bsky.social 🙌💙

Murphy Cooper is Rainbow Owls' Player of the Month! 🏆 After winning matchday polls for the Birmingham City and Wrexham games, Murphy has continued to make an immediate #swfc impression by earning 49% of our monthly vote. 🧤 To become a Rainbow Owls member ➡️ form.jotform.com/231672198144...

Thanks to @swfc.co.uk for publicly supporting our double @footballvhomophobia.com award nominations in the Supporters' Group & #FvH2026 Hero categories! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ A piece has been published on the official #swfc website & Saturday's match programme. ✍️ To read the article ➡️ www.swfc.co.uk/news/2026/fe...

The new @footballvhomophobia.com #FvH2026 podcast with @chelseapride.bsky.social and our LGBTQ+ Regional Alliance friends @marchingout.bsky.social is an ideal lunchtime listen! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🎙 To hear the podcast ➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/2QlR...

We hope #swfc fans & @proudrovers.bsky.social members have a safe time at tonight's game! 💙 If you experience or see discrimination: text full incident & location details to Ewood Park's Stadium Control Room in real time on 07340 294474 📱 Kick It Out & SAYiT also offer national reporting services.

Good luck to Bailey Cadamarteri at Wrexham! 💙 We were proud to see your sterling development in front of goal at #swfc & backing of Rainbow Owls, such as holding our banner & wearing a @footballvhomophobia.com warm-up Football v Transphobia T-shirt. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ A fab talent who will be hugely missed at S6!

Murphy Cooper is Rainbow Owls' Player of the Match for the second time in three games! 🏆 Solid distribution and saves helped to give #swfc a chance of equalising on Saturday, which earned him a landslide 💯 of our post-match WhatsApp vote. 🧤 To join Rainbow Owls ➡️ form.jotform.com/231672198144...

We're on the EFL's website! 💙 Our founder @topherchris1987.bsky.social speaks about the importance of Rainbow Owls and other LGBTQ+ supporters' groups, following a double #swfc nomination at this year's @footballvhomophobia.com #FvH2026 awards. 🙌🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ To read the article ➡️ www.efl.com/news/2026/fe...

Today marks the start of @footballvhomophobia.com #FvH2026 Month of Action! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Committee members @topherchris1987.bsky.social @same-o.bsky.social are proud to launch Rainbow Owls' outreach with a series of #swfc matchday events & online projects in February helping to make football for everyone. 💙

It is brilliant to see another Regional Alliance being formed with LGBTQ+ fan groups working together to provide peer-to-peer support. 😍🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Well done, @rainbowdevils.bsky.social @proudrovers.bsky.social @claretandproud.bsky.social 👏💙❤️

We hope #swfc fans have a safe time at today's game! 💙 If you experience or see discrimination: text @swfc.co.uk's Stadium Control Room on 07526 166907 in real time with full incident & location details. 📱 Kick It Out & our charity partner @sayitsheffield.bsky.social also offer reporting services.

We're in tomorrow's #swfc match programme! 💙📖 Look out for a piece on our group's double nomination at the @footballvhomophobia.com Awards in the Supporters' Group and #FvH2026 Hero categories. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏆 We love that @swfc.co.uk are always celebrating and supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion at Hillsborough! 🙌

Adding a striker to the ranks 👊 Jerry Yates has joined the Owls on loan from Luton for the remainder of the season 🦉

Our next #swfc matchday social is on Saturday! 💙 It will be held from 2.30pm at our matchday hospitality partner Pangolin Craft Beer, which is based next to Hillsborough Park tram stop. Everyone is welcome, so we'd love to see you for a friendly post-match chat and drink! 🍻🥤

⚽ 477 appearances 🦉 Ten and a half seasons 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Four @footballvhomophobia.com and Rainbow Laces matchdays with Rainbow Owls So few players embodied the community, spirit and values of #swfc as much as Barry Bannan. 👏 Everybody wishes you the best at Millwall with our gratitude, Bazza! 💙

Thanks for everything, Yisa, and everybody at Rainbow Owls wishes you all the best. 🫡💙 @chelseapride.bsky.social definitely have a great talent at Stamford Bridge!

Sunday marks the start of @footballvhomophobia.com's Month of Action campaign & we're proud to be a #FvH2026 Champion among 15+ other LGBTQ+ fan groups. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ From designated matchdays to ambassador collabs & a #swfc podcast in association with @proudchangemakers.bsky.social, we have lots planned! 🙌💙

🚨 ONE WEEK TO GO until the annual Football v Homophobia Month of Action kicks off, and this year’s FvH Champions are assembling… ⚽️ From Premier League clubs to grassroots leagues, from fan groups to community foundations, everyone is welcome to show their support 🩷⚫️ 1/2

Our latest Player of the Match is Barry Bannan! 🏆 Rainbow Owls members on WhatsApp paid tribute to our beloved captain's final game in blue and white, which earned him a huge 84% of the vote. 💙🤍 Every #swfc fan will miss Bazza so much. Thank you for everything, skipper! 👏

O captain, our captain 😭💙

We hope that #swfc fans have a safe time at today's game! 💙 If you experience or see discrimination: text Ashton Gate's Stadium Control Room on 07770 736047 in real time with full incident & location details. 📱 Kick It Out & our charity partner @sayitsheffield.bsky.social offer reporting services.