Andrew Henderson
@ahenderson96.bsky.social
Award-winning journalist based in the Scottish Highlands covering sport and LGBTQ+ stories, and occasionally where they intersect. Founder of @Prideoftheterraces.com. Views my own. He/him
After being believed to be the first Scottish Premiership club to give free tickets to the LGBTQ+ community in 2015, Ross County welcomed Highland Pride back to Dingwall last week in what will hopefully be the very start of a new long-term relationship.
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Ross County ‘couldn’t have been more welcoming’ to Highland Pride
The Staggies set aside some free tickets for the LGBTQ+ charity for the win over Ayr to break down some barriers to sport.
www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk
April 24, 2026 at 8:40 PM
After being believed to be the first Scottish Premiership club to give free tickets to the LGBTQ+ community in 2015, Ross County welcomed Highland Pride back to Dingwall last week in what will hopefully be the very start of a new long-term relationship.
www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/ross-co...
www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/ross-co...
About 35 miles north of Inverness in Tain, you might not expect to see much of an LGBTQ+ scene. A monthly meet-up there has just celebrated its fourth birthday though, and the impact it has had has been life-changing for attendees.
Read all about it here: www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/lgbtq-g...
Read all about it here: www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/lgbtq-g...
LGBTQ+ group in Tain has been life-changing for attendees
One group member described it as ‘essential’ for the well-being of LGBTQ+ people in rural areas.
www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk
April 24, 2026 at 8:37 PM
About 35 miles north of Inverness in Tain, you might not expect to see much of an LGBTQ+ scene. A monthly meet-up there has just celebrated its fourth birthday though, and the impact it has had has been life-changing for attendees.
Read all about it here: www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/lgbtq-g...
Read all about it here: www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/lgbtq-g...
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The latest interview on POTT is an apt one for the end of Football v Transphobia and Trans Day of Visibility. Isabelle’s story is a reminder of the challenges LGBTQ+ pupils can face in schools, and the power of inclusive spaces in getting them back into sports
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Isabelle Westcott: “I felt like I got to shine for the first time in years.”
Isabelle Westcott had started to believe that there was no space in football for her. That was until a move for university, an iconic football song and an inclusive club right on her doorstep.
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March 31, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The latest interview on POTT is an apt one for the end of Football v Transphobia and Trans Day of Visibility. Isabelle’s story is a reminder of the challenges LGBTQ+ pupils can face in schools, and the power of inclusive spaces in getting them back into sports
prideoftheterraces.com/2026/03/31/i...
prideoftheterraces.com/2026/03/31/i...
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New on POTT: Poppy Watson! A co-founder of Slay FC and president of Edinburgh Uni’s pride society, it was an absolute pleasure to speak to Poppy about the impact those spaces have - and bringing a bit of a Highland vibe to Scotland’s capital.
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Poppy Watson: “It’s actually not that hard to be inclusive.”
Poppy Watson grew up without much representation in the Scottish Highlands, but she has created a huge queer community of her own at university – including co-founding a football club that ha…
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March 22, 2026 at 5:11 PM
New on POTT: Poppy Watson! A co-founder of Slay FC and president of Edinburgh Uni’s pride society, it was an absolute pleasure to speak to Poppy about the impact those spaces have - and bringing a bit of a Highland vibe to Scotland’s capital.
prideoftheterraces.com/2026/03/22/p...
prideoftheterraces.com/2026/03/22/p...
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Brand new on POTT: Edinburgh Jitsu! Instructor Ben Reynolds explains how he went from reluctant participant to running the club, and what he’s doing to keep it an inclusive space.
Thanks to Ramsay Banks for putting this one together.
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Thanks to Ramsay Banks for putting this one together.
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Edinburgh Jitsu: “I’m very proud of the fact that our club has been a consistent feature in the community for such a long time.”
Against his own expectations, Ben Reynolds has found a home in martial arts – and now he helps others do the same by teaching them self-defence at Edinburgh Jitsu.
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March 10, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Brand new on POTT: Edinburgh Jitsu! Instructor Ben Reynolds explains how he went from reluctant participant to running the club, and what he’s doing to keep it an inclusive space.
Thanks to Ramsay Banks for putting this one together.
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Thanks to Ramsay Banks for putting this one together.
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Some of you may know (and even subscribe already), but I run an LGBTQ+ newsletter through HNM! It’s free to subscribe, and has the latest queer news from across our patch and also features that anyone with an interest in the community can relate to! Sign up here
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/lgbtq/
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/lgbtq/
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Sign up to The Queerier, our brand new newsletter for LGBTQ+ news across the Highlands and Moray.
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March 5, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Some of you may know (and even subscribe already), but I run an LGBTQ+ newsletter through HNM! It’s free to subscribe, and has the latest queer news from across our patch and also features that anyone with an interest in the community can relate to! Sign up here
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/lgbtq/
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/lgbtq/
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New on POTT: @ans.bsky.social! A pleasure to speak to them and a truly remarkable story with coming out later in life as non-binary, ultra-running and cancer all intertwined. You do not want to miss this one! Read the full thing at the link below 👇
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Anson Mackay: “I’m not going to hide it from other people any longer, and especially not in a space I love.”
Anson Mackay’s life changed a handful of years ago, with a terminal cancer diagnosis coming quickly off the back of realising they were non-binary while out running.
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February 21, 2026 at 3:45 PM
New on POTT: @ans.bsky.social! A pleasure to speak to them and a truly remarkable story with coming out later in life as non-binary, ultra-running and cancer all intertwined. You do not want to miss this one! Read the full thing at the link below 👇
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Just realised I never got around to sharing this on here - last month I went to Out In The Hills in Pitlochry where I heard about the Hebridean Baker’s background in football - naturally that meant I had to follow it up with a chat for POTT. Read it below!
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Hebridean Baker: “My whole life I knew football was where I wanted to be – albeit I had to find my place.”
Coinneach MacLeod (aka The Hebridean Baker) has become known for his culinary creations all around the world – but much of his life work has come in the football sphere.
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February 21, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Just realised I never got around to sharing this on here - last month I went to Out In The Hills in Pitlochry where I heard about the Hebridean Baker’s background in football - naturally that meant I had to follow it up with a chat for POTT. Read it below!
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I am very much not religious, but for a while I’ve wanted to write about how Christianity and LGBTQ+ identities can co-exist. Lots of hate on social media seems to be rooted in religious beliefs, and I know some have tense relationships with organised religion, particularly at this time of the year.
December 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I am very much not religious, but for a while I’ve wanted to write about how Christianity and LGBTQ+ identities can co-exist. Lots of hate on social media seems to be rooted in religious beliefs, and I know some have tense relationships with organised religion, particularly at this time of the year.
I’m determined to keep POTT going even when life gets busy, but I’ve been thinking for a wee while I could use some help to post as frequently as I want to. With that in mind, I’m delighted to welcome Ramsay to the team to help me out with writing some articles, and here’s his debut for the site 👇
There has been an explosion of inclusive football in Glasgow over the last few years - and that’s in no small part thanks to the Glasgow Community Football League. Here’s founder Julie Richard, speaking to Ramsay Banks for POTT, about the project’s growth.
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Glasgow Community Football League: “We had a chance to show the LGBTQIA+ community that they had a safe space to play.”
The founder of the GCFL speaks to Ramsay Banks about the league’s evolution over the last few years, and why it remains a safe haven for many of the players involved.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I’m determined to keep POTT going even when life gets busy, but I’ve been thinking for a wee while I could use some help to post as frequently as I want to. With that in mind, I’m delighted to welcome Ramsay to the team to help me out with writing some articles, and here’s his debut for the site 👇
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It’s time for allies in the media industry to speak up for LGBTQIA+ people
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/its-time-for-allies-in-the-media-industry-to-speak-up-for-lgbtqia-people/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/its-time-for-allies-in-the-media-industry-to-speak-up-for-lgbtqia-people/
It’s time for allies in the media industry to speak up for LGBTQIA+ people
We need more voices - not just in private, but in the newsrooms, speaking out in pitching meetings, and pushing back against harmful narratives.
www.wearequeeraf.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It’s time for allies in the media industry to speak up for LGBTQIA+ people
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/its-time-for-allies-in-the-media-industry-to-speak-up-for-lgbtqia-people/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/its-time-for-allies-in-the-media-industry-to-speak-up-for-lgbtqia-people/
After going through 500+ comments on Facebook under two good news stories for the LGBTQ+ community, I’d had enough. It’s time that more news organisations call out these “debates” for what they are: hate. I was angry when I did so, but I wrote this
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Enough is enough when it comes to hateful comments
Reporter Andrew Henderson gives his take on the trend of social media comments turning abusive under LGBTQ+ articles.
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October 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
After going through 500+ comments on Facebook under two good news stories for the LGBTQ+ community, I’d had enough. It’s time that more news organisations call out these “debates” for what they are: hate. I was angry when I did so, but I wrote this
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/enough-...
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/enough-...
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Rainbow Warriors: “I feel like I’m not alone anymore.”
The impact that the Rainbow Warriors at @stenhousemuirfc.com have had in less than a year has been life changing for those involved. Here’s founder Ritchie speaking about how it all came together.
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The impact that the Rainbow Warriors at @stenhousemuirfc.com have had in less than a year has been life changing for those involved. Here’s founder Ritchie speaking about how it all came together.
prideoftheterraces.com/2025/10/18/r...
Rainbow Warriors: “I feel like I’m not alone anymore.”
Founder Ritchie Currie-Jenkins talks about the impact that having inclusive sports spaces outside of Scotland’s big two cities can have, and what he personally as a trans man has gained from …
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October 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Rainbow Warriors: “I feel like I’m not alone anymore.”
The impact that the Rainbow Warriors at @stenhousemuirfc.com have had in less than a year has been life changing for those involved. Here’s founder Ritchie speaking about how it all came together.
prideoftheterraces.com/2025/10/18/r...
The impact that the Rainbow Warriors at @stenhousemuirfc.com have had in less than a year has been life changing for those involved. Here’s founder Ritchie speaking about how it all came together.
prideoftheterraces.com/2025/10/18/r...
I’ll have said this before, but every now and then I do an interview that reminds me why I do this - speaking to Olivia was definitely another one of those moments. Talking about some hugely important topics, and hearing how things came full circle at Endon, made me emotional just listening to her
A long overdue POTT interview to share the story of Olivia Robinson, whose love of cricket (and sport in general) helped her through struggles with mental health and eating disorders. She has just walked from Land’s End to John O’Groats - read why here 👇
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Olivia Robinson: “I’ve gone from wanting to end my life to really loving my life, and loving who I am.”
Walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats was a cathartic experience for Olivia, who used the challenge as an opportunity for self-reflection after battling depression and eating disorde…
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September 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I’ll have said this before, but every now and then I do an interview that reminds me why I do this - speaking to Olivia was definitely another one of those moments. Talking about some hugely important topics, and hearing how things came full circle at Endon, made me emotional just listening to her
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We had to move the date for this. Now happening 26th July... bsky.app/profile/chao...
New date for the postponed Inverness protest just dropped...
Sat 26th July, 1.30pm outside the Inverness Town House. Put it in your diaries. Print out the flyer and distribute.
Sat 26th July, 1.30pm outside the Inverness Town House. Put it in your diaries. Print out the flyer and distribute.
July 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
We had to move the date for this. Now happening 26th July... bsky.app/profile/chao...
It’s Pride month! And with multiple Pride marches taking place in the Highlands for the first time ever this year, here’s a thread of content going out across Highland News and Media’s websites to mark the occasions… 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️👇 @wearequeeraf.com @lgbtiscotland.bsky.social @proudchangemakers.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
It’s Pride month! And with multiple Pride marches taking place in the Highlands for the first time ever this year, here’s a thread of content going out across Highland News and Media’s websites to mark the occasions… 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️👇 @wearequeeraf.com @lgbtiscotland.bsky.social @proudchangemakers.bsky.social
Had a couple of things on the go for #LGBTHistoryMonth throughout February that I haven't got around to sharing here, starting with an event that LGBT+ Youth Scotland held in Inverness to encourage young people in the Highlands to use their voices.
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‘Our ability to make a change by simply being ourselves is amazing to me’
A panel addressed the attendees to close out LGBT+ Youth Scotland’s event at Eden Court last weekend.
www.inverness-courier.co.uk
March 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Had a couple of things on the go for #LGBTHistoryMonth throughout February that I haven't got around to sharing here, starting with an event that LGBT+ Youth Scotland held in Inverness to encourage young people in the Highlands to use their voices.
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/our-abi...
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/our-abi...
The headline "Super Caley Go Ballistic Celtic Are Atrocious" still gets talked about to this day. Saturday, though, marks 25 years since Caley Thistle beat Celtic 3-1. To celebrate, we'll have a bunch of different perspectives from the triumph coming up on @invernesscourier.co.uk in the coming days.
February 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The headline "Super Caley Go Ballistic Celtic Are Atrocious" still gets talked about to this day. Saturday, though, marks 25 years since Caley Thistle beat Celtic 3-1. To celebrate, we'll have a bunch of different perspectives from the triumph coming up on @invernesscourier.co.uk in the coming days.
Given the circumstances behind his exit last summer, it would have been entirely valid for ICT record holder Mark Ridgers to take plenty of time away from the club. Just half a season on, though, he has a new role at Caley Thistle as a coach.
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle record holder returns to club as coach
The 34-year-old was one of several players let go ahead of ICT’s administration last summer, but he is back in a different capacity.
www.inverness-courier.co.uk
February 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Given the circumstances behind his exit last summer, it would have been entirely valid for ICT record holder Mark Ridgers to take plenty of time away from the club. Just half a season on, though, he has a new role at Caley Thistle as a coach.
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www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/invern...
I'm very lucky in my job that I get to speak to remarkable people, and Duncan MacAulay certainly fits that bill. The Inverness Fire and Rescue service employee has started up Scotland's first Transplant Football team, who will compete in the Euros in April
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‘Now that I’ve been lucky, maybe I can help others make a difference’
The founder of Scotland’s first transplant football teams says it is important to have more open conversations around organ donation.
www.inverness-courier.co.uk
February 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I'm very lucky in my job that I get to speak to remarkable people, and Duncan MacAulay certainly fits that bill. The Inverness Fire and Rescue service employee has started up Scotland's first Transplant Football team, who will compete in the Euros in April
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/now-tha...
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/now-tha...
It was an afternoon to remember for Inverness Craig Dunain's women's team on Saturday as they got the hospitality treatment at Murrayfield during Scotland's 2025 Six Nations opener, just 24 hours before returning to action themselves in the National Shield
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Inverness Craig Dunain get Murrayfield experience before cup clash in Greenock
ICD’s women won a hospitality experience for Scotland’s Six Nations opener alongside a club from Aberdeen.
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February 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
It was an afternoon to remember for Inverness Craig Dunain's women's team on Saturday as they got the hospitality treatment at Murrayfield during Scotland's 2025 Six Nations opener, just 24 hours before returning to action themselves in the National Shield
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/invern...
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/invern...
There's new leadership at the top of Highland Pride for 2025, and with that has come a mission statement of sorts for what they want to achieve over the next 12 months. If their plans come off, it looks set to be a busy year...
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Engagement is Highland Pride’s priority for 2025
A new chair has been appointed to run the Highland-wide LGBTQ+ charity.
www.inverness-courier.co.uk
February 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
There's new leadership at the top of Highland Pride for 2025, and with that has come a mission statement of sorts for what they want to achieve over the next 12 months. If their plans come off, it looks set to be a busy year...
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/engagem...
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/engagem...
It will be a big moment for Ross County's under-18s tomorrow night, as they compete in the Scottish Youth Cup quarter finals for the first time ever - and it's an opportunity for them to make it even further against a side in the same league as them.
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Senior experience helping teenager shine for Ross County Under-18s
The age group will travel to Livingston tomorrow night to compete in the quarter finals of the Scottish Youth Cup.
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February 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
It will be a big moment for Ross County's under-18s tomorrow night, as they compete in the Scottish Youth Cup quarter finals for the first time ever - and it's an opportunity for them to make it even further against a side in the same league as them.
www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/sport/senior...
www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/sport/senior...
A winning start for new Nairn County interim manager Brian Macleod, whose side saw off Lossiemouth 3-1 at Station Park last weekend. Now that that's out of the way, the next challenge: doing it again, consistently
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Winning start for Nairn County interim manager in Highland League
Later than expected due to previous call-offs, Brian Macleod finally took charge of his first Wee County match last weekend.
www.inverness-courier.co.uk
February 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
A winning start for new Nairn County interim manager Brian Macleod, whose side saw off Lossiemouth 3-1 at Station Park last weekend. Now that that's out of the way, the next challenge: doing it again, consistently
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/winnin...
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/winnin...
Not so much a surprise to see Calum MacKay leave ICT earlier today given his lack of minutes, but a sad one all the same. Heard from multiple people that he was a brighter talent than his brother Daniel at the same ages, hope he lands on his feet somewhere
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ICT academy graduate leaves club
He had made 13 appearances since breaking into the senior set-up in the summer of 2022.
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February 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Not so much a surprise to see Calum MacKay leave ICT earlier today given his lack of minutes, but a sad one all the same. Heard from multiple people that he was a brighter talent than his brother Daniel at the same ages, hope he lands on his feet somewhere
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/ict-ac...
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/ict-ac...