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Ed Sum (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈 @musedot.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I'm more of a cat person but will make an exception for Mr Buttons and his very kissable head 😘

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Equality Network @lgbtiscotland.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Joy for All is back for 2026! We invite you to apply for a stall at our accessible, LGBT+, autumn makers market, Joy for All. It takes place at 11am – 3.30pm on Saturday 17th October at Portobello Town Hall, 147-149 Portobello High St, Edinburgh EH15 1AF. Apply here: forms.gle/CiMhrgbLEX9e...

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Ed Sum (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈 @musedot.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Just a wee update on the page if you follow the link. Video not quite ready yet... feel free to give more money until the grand reveal 🫠

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Oban Pride @obanpride.com · 28/07/2026

The full programme for Oban Pride 2026 is here! Three days of fantastic free events - stalls, games, workshops, an after party… and of course our march! Full details of all events in the post below, and stay tuned for performer details to come soon!

OBAN PRIDE 2026
21ST-23RD AUGUST
PROGRAMME

FRIDAY
-QUIZ & SOCIAL-
ROCKFIELD CENTRE
6:00-8:00 Kick off the weekend with a quiz, boardgames, books or just a chat - or bring your own crafts/activities
First drink is FREE!

SATURDAY
-MARCH-
STATION SQUARE
11:45 Start to gather
12:00 Speeches
12:30 March departs
-PRIDE VILLAGE-CORRAN HALLS
12:00 Stalls quiet time
12:50-3:00 Stalls Village - Games
Zone - Youth Zone - Gaelic Zone
Quiet Zone
3:15-4:15 Gaelic Taster Session
-AFTER PARTY-CORRAN HALLS (18+)
7:00-10:00 Dancing - Drag

SUNDAY
QUEER POETRY
-WORKSHOP-SADIE HALL
10:00-11:00 Learn to make a poem from your own life experiences
FILMMAKING
-WORKSHOP-CORRAN HALLS
11:30-5:30 Learn the skills you need to make a movie with just your phone!
(Booking advised due to space)

ALL EVENTS FREE OF CHARGE!

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Oban Pride @obanpride.com · 09/08/2026

With just two weeks to go let's take a look at two of the fantastic raffle prizes we have for you! 1st prize: A sack of tatties! A stunningly detailed sculpture, specially made by the incredibly talented Whitney (MacChoi Pottery) 2nd Prize: Afternoon tea for two at Gleneagles - worth £160!

OBAN PRIDE 2026
RAFFLE
First prize:
A twist on our now traditional sack of tatties, the incredible Whitney Choi has crafted a stunningly detailed ceramic sculpture for us!
Make sure to see it at his stall in our Community Stalls Village in the afternoon before it finds its new home with one very lucky winner in the raffle draw at the evening After Party - don't forget to get your tickets to make sure there's a chance that could be you!

OBAN PRIDE 2026
RAFFLE
Second prize:
Enjoy a luxurious Afternoon Tea for two at the world-famous Gleneagles Hotel. Have a very special experience on us with this voucher, worth E160, for an exquisite treat of sandwiches, scones and French pastries in iconic surroundings.

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She Guevara @sheg7.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Friday 21st- Sunday 23rd August Wild-camping in Oban, Scotland. Free Food. Free Activities. Free-to-attend 18+Trans & Non-Binary Event (cis +1s welcome) If you have been thinking about joining, we have a few spaces. You might just have a nice time... 🏳️‍⚧️

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Oban Pride @obanpride.com · 17/05/2026

Today, 17th May, marks the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). A day for raising awareness of injustices and celebrating diversity. We will continue to work with our allies and the community of Oban to be on the right side of history 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #ObanPride #IDAHOBIT

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She Guevara @sheg7.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

We have an EsseCamp in Oban, Scotland coming up, and I need to find someone over the age of 30 with a driving licence who would be willing to come along from 20th to 23rd August. Accomodation, food and activities included. Agreed expenses paid. Even if it isnt for you, please share!

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Oban Pride @obanpride.com · 05/05/2026

We know it's a bit late, but when we said history doesn't stop and so neither would we, we weren't kidding! Final post about LGBT+ science and Innovation: Dr Mike Farquhar and the NHS Rainbow badge

A graphic with an image of a smiling, middle aged white man wearing glasses and a rainbow lanyard holding up two small name rainbow pins with the NHS in large letters on them. Accompanying it is text that reads: "Dr Mike Farquhar (he/him) is a Consultant in children's sleep medicine at Evelina London Children's Hospital. His diverse work includes promoting awareness of the importance of sleep for young people, and fatigue and sleep in night shift healthcare workers."

A graphic with text that reads: "He has spoken about the effects the negative attitudes towards LGBTQ+ people had on him whilst growing up in the Highlands and on his early years in his medical career. This inspired him to help develop the Rainbow NHS Badge at Evelina London to help reduce discrimination and to show young LGBTQ+ people accessing their services that they are there for them.

He has won several awards for his advocacy work including the Innovation Award at the first Proud Scotland Awards in 2019. The Rainbow NHS Badge was later adopted by NHS England and rolled out across many organisations, which led to one of our Trustees finally getting one. We have recently found out that the original badge has been accepted into the Science Museum Archives!"

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Oban Pride @obanpride.com · 06/05/2026

Our first social event of the year for LGBTQIA+ people and allies, whether you are local or a visitor to Oban! Pop-in at any time for as little or as long as you want. A chance for a wee blether, to meet new people, and ask about plans for Oban Pride 2026 and volunteering. First drink on us!

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Oban Pride @obanpride.com · 08/05/2026

Please consider volunteering with us so we can continue to deliver things for the community 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 2/2

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Oban Pride @obanpride.com · 08/05/2026

See what we've got planned for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek ☕️ Coffee social on Wednesday 🧑‍🏫 Mental health training on Thursday 🌈 LGBTQIA+ drop in at our office and library 🛠️ Volunteering opportunities along with information and signposting on resources for improving your mental health #ObanPride 1/2

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Oban Pride @obanpride.com · 04/03/2026

History doesn't stop at the end of the month, so we're not going to either. Dr Alfredo Carpineti (he/him; @drcarpineti.bsky.social) is the founder of Pride in STEM (@prideinstem.bsky.social), a charity which supports and promotes LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

a graphic with a photo of Alfredo, a white man with tousled dark hair and a short beard wearing a blue hoodie and a black jacket, with a castle and a a twilight sky behind him. The text reads "Dr Alfredo Carpineti (he/him) is the founder of Pride in STEM, a charity which supports and promotes LGBTQIA+ people in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)."

A graphic with the text "Alfredo is an astrophysicist, science communicator and social activist. Born near Rome, he moved to London for his MSc and PhD, where he lives with his husband and their corgi.

It was in London too that his passion for astrophysics began, as a child on holiday: reading about a hypothesis that a supernova killed the dinosaurs led to a book about space, a telescope, and ultimately, his own book. Invisible Rainbows, his first book, explores the universe beyond the light that we can see -- in infrared, ultraviolet, X-ray and the whole spectrum."

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Ed Sum (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈 @musedot.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Anyone want to sponsor me? go.rallyup.com/climbthewall... Please set a donation limit as I will try to climb 100 metres in the next two weeks. A bouldering (no harness) route is about 3 to 4 metres high, and an auto-belay/top rope (with harness) route can be 6 to 15 metres, or more!😬

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CLIMB THE WALL: A Global Climb-A-Thon For Palestine

Help Ed S. raise funds for Boulder-Nablus Sister City Project!

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Oban Pride @obanpride.com · 04/04/2025

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ The first Kintyre Pride weekend is coming up next weekend! With the Parade on Saturday April 12th and a host of exciting events from Thursday to Saturday, it promises to be a fantastic one! Big congratulations and good luck from your friends in Oban ❤️

Kintyre pride parade Saturday 12th April 1:30 From Campbeltown Ferry Terminal

"The Importance of Being Earnest" Campbeltown Picture House Thursday April 10th. Doors open 7pm, normal admission applies.

Karaoke, The Feathers, Friday April 11th 9:00pm till late

David & George Karaoke, The Feathers, Saturday April 12th, 5:30-7:30pm

Fun Day, The Toon Hall. Saturday April 12th, 3:00-5:00pm. Footnotes Dance Group, highland dancers, CGS drama club, biscuit decorating, arts and crafts, snack shop, craft fair, glitter tattoos, face painting, Kayleigh McLean photography. Fun day out for everyone

Spectacular Drag Duo Act: Divine Intervention & Madame Joe. Lily Minogue, DJ Allan Glendinning, Surprise ct. The Town Hall Campbeltown. Saturday April 12th. Doors open 8:00pm #15 per ticket. This is a licensed event over 18s only

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Ed Sum (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈 @musedot.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Have a great time everyone! Sorry I can't be with you this year to provide Indian head massages but I hope to be able to join you again next year 🏳️‍⚧️

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Ed Sum (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈 @musedot.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Bute Pride is on Bluesky 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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Ed Sum (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈 @musedot.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Hope to see some of you join us online if you have links to Oban 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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Ed Sum (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈 @musedot.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

A very special part of my life for the past 6 years. Little did I know, sitting in the Lorne back then, what we would achieve and how life changing it would be to some people across Argyll 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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Oban Pride @obanpride.com · 21/02/2025

Join us on Friday 28th February live on Facebook Live and YouTube. Record and celebrate your history this LGBTQ+ History Month 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

An image of the section of the Queering the Map map, from their website, showing Oban, Ganavan, and Soroba. Text overlays read "Join us in celebrating Oban Pride’s 5th Anniversary, LGBT+ History Month, and Purple Friday by contributing to Queering the Map!

This global, collaborative project archives LGBTQ+ stories connected to real places. By submitting a short, anonymous vignette, you help ensure our community’s presence is recognized in Oban and Argyll’s history.

During our online event, we’ll explain the project, demonstrate how to submit your story, and outline the moderation process.

We welcome contributions from Oban, surrounding areas, and those with ties to the region. Join live on our social media and be part of this meaningful legacy!"

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Oban Pride @obanpride.com · 21/02/2025

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Join Oban Pride in celebrating our 5th Anniversary, LGBTQ+ History Month, & Purple Friday! Share your stories on @queeringthemap.bsky.social —a global project archiving queer experiences. We’ll show you how in our live event! #ObanPride #QueeringTheMap #LGBTQHistoryMonth #PurpleFriday

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Oban Pride @obanpride.com · 14/02/2025

Save the date! This year’s Oban Pride weekend will be the 29th - 31st August! Details to follow but we will have our march, community stall village, music and much more! As always it will be a great weekend so please come along! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #ObanPride2025 #ObanPride

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Hazel Marzetti @hazelmarzetti.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

We are super excited to announce our first Queer Minds Scotland seminar with the wonderful @kirstyclarkphd.bsky.social talking about her work on LGBTQ+ youth suicide in the US and Scotland. 26th February 4-5pm (UK time) events.bookitbee.com/university-o... Please share widely!

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Dr Kirsty Clarke - Queer Minds Scotland Network - February Event

Investigating How Societal Narratives and Social Networks Shape LGBTQ+ Youth Suicide Risk

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Hazel Marzetti @hazelmarzetti.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

This online event is open to anyone interested in LGBTQ+ mental health and wellbeing, regardless of geographical location, and is welcoming of community members, practitioners, policy makers and researchers alike.

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OT Expert @ot-expert.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

✨Special Project✨ Looking for any kind of practitioners experienced in: 🌟 Play, Language & Friendship (PLF) 🌟 Cog-Fun Could you remotely & voluntarily share your experience with some OTs for a community-based project supporting children w/traumatic injuries in a critical region? Pls DM & share!

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OT Expert @ot-expert.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

✨Looking for OTs experienced in these interventions..✨ ..for a very special project to support children with traumatic injuries: ✨Play, Language & Friendship (PLF) ✨Cognitive–Functional (Cog-Fun) Pls DM if you've experience in either/both Pls share widely to reach further #OccupationalTherapy

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Cas (The Lil Ghostie) @casthelilghostie.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

It's a much more positive atmosphere here than The Bad Place 😆 I've got some LGBTQ+ charities/organisations on Bluesky you might want to follow here: go.bsky.app/U5t3jiN And happy to add you if you'd like!

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Ed Sum (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈 @musedot.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Please give Oban Pride a follow, a charity very dear to me

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Glasgow Adult ADHD Peer Socialising @gaapsglasgow.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

In Glasgow and have (or think you may have) #ADHD? Come along to our coffee meet up this weekend in the café in Kelvin Hall! We’ll be there from 12:30-2:00, then maybe stay longer, go for a walk.. depends how we feel! #FirstPost

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Glasgow Adult ADHD Peer Socialising @gaapsglasgow.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Like board games? Want to play with people who don’t care if you forget the rules and what you’re doing (because they also have #ADHD and do it too)? Come along to Hillhead Library every second Saturday and join us. Have fun and make some new friends! Next session: February 8th

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Glasgow Adult ADHD Peer Socialising @gaapsglasgow.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

If you have (or think you may have) #ADHD and are near Glasgow, check us out! We organise weekly free activities and events where you can meet and make friends with other people who have ADHD. Reply/DM/check out our website for more details gaaps.weebly.com

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GLASGOW ADULT ADHD PEER SOCIALISING

A Glasgow-based social club for people with ADHD to chat, play board games, meet for coffee, go for walks…

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Ed Sum (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈 @musedot.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

For my ADHD/AuDHD occupational therapy colleagues too 💚

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Susan Griffiths @otsusangriffiths.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

We have reached 150 which is the maximum number of OTs I can add to one starter pack. So good to see the OT community grow on this platform. I have set up Occupational Therapy starter pack 2 🙌 #OccupationalTherapy #OccupationalTherapists go.bsky.app/BMUaY5w

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Dee Christie OBE FRCOT Hon.Dlitt @connected2deeot.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Have you spotted @ElizabethCasso1 is looking for our next chair. I stand down in Oct25 after 6yrs. Can I tempt you to consider this fantastic leadership role 😉 We are building in a handover period to ease transition. Go on! Take a look 👇🏻👇🏻. www.peridotpartners.co.uk/jobs/chair-o...

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Chair of Trustees | Elizabeth Casson Trust via Peridot Partners

Elizabeth Casson Trust seeks a new Chair of Trustees to support the development of occupational therapists in the UK and internationally.

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Elizabeth Casson Trust @elizabethcasson.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

♦️One more week to apply for our Personal Leadership Programme♦️ elizabethcasson.org.uk/your-develop... Details on the website. #occupationaltherapy #ots #leadership #educate

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Dr Sophie Knight @drsophiejknight.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Occupational therapists are you interested in sharing your ideas for an OT exhibition?! Me, Jemma Channing (OT & Snr Manager Creative Health & Change, Arts Council England) & the Elizabeth Casson Trust are working to curate just such an exhibition! Share your thoughts: forms.office.com/e/5aGUi83Twu

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