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The amazing River has performed at Oban Pride for the last 3 years, so we can't wait to welcome them back for a 4th year!!

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Text: Introducing our first amazing performer at the Rainbow Ball on 30th August 2025 @ 7.30pm is the enormously talented RIVER #obanpride2025
August 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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🥁 Watch this space because we will be announcing the amazing acts who’ll be performing at our Rainbow Ball 🌈🪩

📅 7:30, August 30th
📍Corran Halls
💷 Entry by donation

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Rainbow graphic with the text: “Over the following week, Oban Pride will be introducing our wonderful acts for our Rainbow Ball 30th August 2025 7.30pm @ Corran Halls Entry by donation on door. #obanpride2025 Registered charity: SC049763”
August 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Welcome to Bluesky Oban Pride!

Love seeing more LGBTQ+ organisations making the move to join us all here!

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Hello Bluesky! We’re launching our account here just in time for LGBTQ+ history month 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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A rainbow bordered graphic reading: “LGBTQ+ History Month February This LGBTQ+ History Month, we are showcasing some queer faces, past and present, who have made an impact.” A rainbow bordered graphic with text reading: “Gilbert Baker June 2, 1951 - March 31, 2017 American artist, gay rights activist Designer of the rainbow flag; a worldwide symbol of LGBTQ+ pride. His flag became widely associated with LGBTQ+ rights causes; a symbol of gay pride that has become ubiquitous in the decades since its debut. California state senator Scott Wiener said Baker "helped define the modern LGBTQ+ movement". Baker served in the United States Army from 1970 to 1972. He was stationed as a medic in San Francisco at the beginning of the gay rights movement, and lived there as an openly gay man. After his honourable discharge from the military, he worked on the first marijuana legalisation initiative in 1972, and was taught to sew by fellow activist Mary Dunn. He used his skill to create banners for gay-rights and anti-war protest marches, becoming friends with Harvey Milk and joining the gay drag activist group Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Baker created the Rainbow Flag with a collective in 1978.”
February 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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We are thrilled and so proud that one of our #ObanPride2025 Stallholders – the amazingly talented Whitney – is on The Great Pottery Throwdown 2026!

Massive congratulations, Whitney, and best of luck from Oban Pride! ❤️

You can find him on Instagram www.instagram.com/macchoi_pott...

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Whitney standing behind his stall at Oban Pride, with two promotional screenshots from the Great Pottery Throw Down featuring him, and a screenshot from our announcement that he would be attending Oban Pride
January 3, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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Reminder of what’s in store on Saturday! See you there!

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📣 After last night's big announcement, here is the official schedule for Oban Pride 2025 🎉🎉🎉
August 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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This will be Theo's second time performing solo at #ObanPride. Woo hoo!!! 🎉

Check them out: @theo.plays.music on IG

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A photo of Theo performing, on a rainbow background. The text reads: “THEO #obanpride2025 Registered charity: SC049763”
August 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Annie Wallace
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A rainbow bordered image with an photo of Annie Wallace, smiling in a black blouse with a sparkly pattern and a lovely dark red jacket over it, with the text "born 6 May 1965, British actress" beneath it. The main text reads: "Annie Wallace is best known for portraying the role of Sally St. Claire in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, a role she has portrayed since 2015. She is the first transgender person to portray a regular transgender character in British soap opera history. On 15 November 2015, she was placed at number 17 on the Rainbow List, published by The Independent on Sunday; an annual list of the most influential openly LGBTQ+ individuals in the United Kingdom. She won The National Diversity Awards "Celebrity of the Year", at Liverpool Cathedral, on 16 September 2016. Three weeks later she was nominated in the BAFTA Scotland Awards in the category of "Best Actress - Television" for her role in Hollyoaks, the first ever British transgender actress to be nominated for a BAFTA award."
February 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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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! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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A graphic with a view of the Oban city centre skyline with flags from last year’s march visible, with a swooshing rainbow overlaid. The text reads “Oban Pride 2025. 29th - 31st August 2025”. The charity’s logo (a rainbow atop a stylised rendition of McCaig’s Tower with the words “Oban Pride” underneath it) is on the bottom left.
February 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Next at the Rainbow Ball at #ObanPride2025: Spotlight 💃🏼

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An image some of the Spotlight Team and the text “Next up to be joining us on stage at the Rainbow Ball We would like to introduce you to the uber talented Spotlight Musical Theatre Group #ObanPride2025 Registered charity: SCO49763”
August 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Tag your photos with #OP25BestPhoto and obanpride.bsky.social for a chance to win one of our Beary Maniloban bears

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BEST PHOTO COMPETITION TAG YOUR PHOTOS #OP25BESTPHOTO ON FREE TO INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK OR ENTER: BLUESKY HOW TO PLAY • Post your photos from Oban Pride 2025 on Instagram, Facebook, or Bluesky by Wednesday 3' September • Tag your photo: #OP25BestPhoto and @obanpride • We'll choose the photo that best captures pride - the spark and feeling of the day • The winner will be announced and contacted via social media on Saturday 6th Prize: One of our adorable Oban Pride Beary Maniloban bears
August 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Jill Nalder

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A rainbow bordered image with a smiling photo of Nalder, with the text "born 1961. Welsh actress and activist" beneath it. The main text reads: "Nalder was brought up in Neath, Wales. In 1980 she moved to London and graduated in 1982 with a qualification in acting and musical theatre. While there she became involved in HIV/AIDS activism at the height of the crisis. With other members of the West End theatre community, she participated in fundraising campaigns, including cabaret shows and performances in Soho, to raise money to support AIDS awareness and research. Nalder also supported gay men suffering from AIDS and made numerous visits to patients in hospitals around London. In 2021, screenwriter and producer Russell T Davies based the character of Jill Baxter in his Channel 4 television miniseries It's A Sin on her life during the 1980s. Nalder and Davies first met at the age of 14 while performing in youth theatre in West Glamorgan in Wales and remained friends. She shared her life stories with Davies as he was developing his script; the Hampstead flat Nalder shared with three fellow students during the 1980s inspired the "Pink Palace" flat in the series. The character based on her is played by Lydia West, whilst Nalder plays her mother, Christine."
February 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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The final round of stalls you can see tomorrow at #ObanPride2025 Don't forget these are just a taster! We have many more 🎉

Seamus Sews @SeamusSews (IG & Facebook)

PCS: www.pcs.org.uk

Samaritans Scotland: @samaritansscotland (IG & Facebook), www.samaritans.org/scotland/sam...

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A graphic with the text "Stalls showcase! Seamus Sews Seamus Sews makes and sells a variety of fabulous sewn goods! With a range including clothing, accessories, tote bags, makeup bags and more, they also take commissions. Public & Commercial Services Union PCS is a Trade Union for employees of the Scottish Government. We are a pro equality trade union and are committed to challenging all forms of discrimination and exclusion. Samaritans Scotland Samaritans Scotland provides a vital lifeline for people and communities across the country. Their vision is for a Scotland where fewer lives are lost to suicide and where everyone can get the right help and support when they need it most. -and many more! We have over 40 fantastic stalls of all kinds for you to check out this weekend - arts, crafts, charities, services - many run by members of the LGBTQ+ community. There is something for everyone so don't miss out!"
August 29, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Hello Bluesky! We’re launching our account here just in time for LGBTQ+ history month 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#lgbtqhistorymonth25 #obanpride2025
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A rainbow bordered graphic reading: “LGBTQ+ History Month February This LGBTQ+ History Month, we are showcasing some queer faces, past and present, who have made an impact.” A rainbow bordered graphic with text reading: “Gilbert Baker June 2, 1951 - March 31, 2017 American artist, gay rights activist Designer of the rainbow flag; a worldwide symbol of LGBTQ+ pride. His flag became widely associated with LGBTQ+ rights causes; a symbol of gay pride that has become ubiquitous in the decades since its debut. California state senator Scott Wiener said Baker "helped define the modern LGBTQ+ movement". Baker served in the United States Army from 1970 to 1972. He was stationed as a medic in San Francisco at the beginning of the gay rights movement, and lived there as an openly gay man. After his honourable discharge from the military, he worked on the first marijuana legalisation initiative in 1972, and was taught to sew by fellow activist Mary Dunn. He used his skill to create banners for gay-rights and anti-war protest marches, becoming friends with Harvey Milk and joining the gay drag activist group Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Baker created the Rainbow Flag with a collective in 1978.”
February 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Indya Moore

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A rainbow bordered image with a photo of Moore, in a black shoulderless dress, with the text "born January 17, 1995 American actor and model" beneath it. The main text reads: "Known for playing the role of Angel Evangelista in the FX television series Pose, Time magazine named them one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019. Moore is transgender and non-binary, and uses they/them pronouns. Moore has spoken openly about their lifelong struggles with the bullying and transphobia that caused them to leave home at 14 and drop out of school in the 10th grade. In an interview with Pose co-star, Mj Rodriguez, Moore discussed how, despite identifying as non-binary, being seen as a woman means they are still subjected to the same "surveillance and scrutiny" as women, and to a desire to use fashion to take back that power.."
February 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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📣 The first of our series of posts showcasing some of the amazing stalls we have in store for you at #ObanPride2025. Just a taste of the range we have to start with...

Links in the next post ⬇️
A graphic with the text "Stalls showcase! Celebrate With Pride A small pride shop with a fantastic range of flags, badges and more, their aim is to increase queer visibility in the community. Don't miss their fabulous stuff! TransActual A national trans advocacy, education and empowerment organisation, they'll be there to share resources for trans people and allies but also to hear from trans people: what are the issues impacting them and what can TransActual and others be doing? RookHart Games A community group that encourages social interaction and nurtures mental wellbeing through board games, they give people a safe place to be themselves, explore their creativity and increase skills while having fun with games from all eras. North Argyll Carers Centre A local charity, supporting unpaid carers across the Oban, Lorn and Isles area, ensuring they get all the information, help and support they need to help them carry out their vital role."
August 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Harvey Milk ❤️

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A rainbow bordered image with a photo of Harvey Milk giving a joyful smile, with the text "May 22, 1930 -- November 27, 1978. American Politician" beneath it. The main text reads: "Harvey Milk was the first openly gay elected official in California, where he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Although he was the most pro-LGBT politician in the United States at the time, politics and activism were not his early interests; he was neither open about his sexuality nor civically active until he was 40, after his experiences in the counterculture movement of the 1960s. Despite his short career in politics, Milk became an icon in San Francisco and a martyr in the gay community, and in 2002, Milk was called "the most famous and most significantly open LGBT official ever elected in the United States". Anne Kronenberg, his final campaign manager, wrote of him: "What set Harvey apart from you or me was that he was a visionary. He imagined a righteous world inside his head and then he set about to create it for real, for all of us." Milk was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009."
February 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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The Vivienne ❤️

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A rainbow bordered image with a photo of The Vivienne, smiling in a blonde wig, sunglasses, and a blue dress, with the text "2 April 1992 -- 5 January 2025. Drag artist" beneath it. The main text reads: "James Lee Williams, known professionally as The Vivienne was a Welsh drag queen and winner of the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, and the first drag performer to compete in Dancing on Ice. As well as appearing on and presenting TV shows, they released music and acted on stage, playing the Wicked Witch of the West in the UK tour of The Wizard of Oz in 2024. The Vivienne was well-known for their support of charities, particularly Sahir House, a Liverpool-based LGBTQ+ and HIV charity. After their tragic death earlier this year, tributes flowed in from celebrities and the public, praising their talent, kindness, and generosity. RIP"
February 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Lil Nas X

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A rainbow bordered image with a photo of Lil Gas X, smiling in a head-to-toe couture fuchsia Versace suit with a pink harness, with the text "born April 9, 1999. Rapper, Singer, Songwriter" beneath it. The main text reads: "Lil Nas X is a gay and non-binary rapper and singer who has won two Grammy Awards, five Billboard Music Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards, two BET Hip Hop Awards, two iHeartRadio Music Awards and two American Music Awards. He came out as gay in June 2019, and has been an outspoken advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. He uses both he/him and they/them pronouns, and has said that he wants people to use whichever pronouns they feel comfortable with when referring to him Known for his queer visuals and social media presence, Lil Nas X's success caused him to become the first person of colour and the first openly gay performer to be listed in Forbes 30 Under 30. Lil Nas X is also the first openly LGBT Black artist to win a Country Music Association award and the first openly LGBTQ+ person to win an MTV Video Music Award for Song of the Year In 2021."
February 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Russell T Davies

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A rainbow bordered image with a smiling photo of Davies, with the text "Russell T Davies OBE FRSL. Born 22nd April 1963. Screenwriter and Television producer" beneath it. The main text reads: "After graduating from Oxford University, Davies joined the BBC children's department, where he created various series including Dark Season. In 1994 he left to go to Granada Studios where he started writing adult dramas, mainly exploring the concepts of religion and sexuality. He created Queer as Folk using his experiences with the Manchester gay scene. He revived Doctor Who between 2005-2010 and then again from 2023. His series Banana, Tofu and Cucumber all looked at LGBTQ+ issues, as did It's a Sin, starring Olly Alexander, which looked at the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s and 1990s. Davies has received many awards over the years and in 2008 received an OBE for Services to Drama, and an honorary fellowship by Cardiff University. The Pink list in the Independent on Sunday has recognised Russell for his contributions to the public for 7 consecutive years, with him being voted most influential gay person in 2008."
February 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Michelle Visage
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A rainbow bordered image with a photo of Visage hands on hips in a black dress, with the text "born 20th September 1968. American singer, broadcaster, producer, actress and TV personality" beneath it. The main text reads: "Born Michelle Lynn Shupack in Perth Amboy, New Jersey USA, she first gained recognition as a member of the musical group Seduction, who charted five singles on the Billboard Hot 100. She later served as lead vocalist of another group, The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M., who reached the top of the dance charts with the single "It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day" in 1993 Michelle has been a permanent judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race and its spin offs since 2011 for which she has received 3 Primetime Emmy Awards. Michelle and RuPaul met in 1989 when Visage was performing at ‘Love Ball’ which was organised by Susanne Bartsch as a benefit for the Design Industries Foundation for AIDS. She has received many awards, including an Ally Award from Attitude Awards."
February 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Only two weeks to go! 🎉 We're excited to announce we''ll be showcasing some of the fantastic stalls we will have at #ObanPride2025 — amazing artists, talented crafts people, and charities and community groups who are working hard to make the world a little bit better for all of us!

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A graphic with the text "Community Stalls Showcase. Watch this space for details of some of the businesses, charities and groups who'll be at our Community Stalls Village!" The back ground is a view from last year's Oban Pride march with a big rainbow flag being waved against the backdrop of the town centre. In the corner is the Oban Pride logo; a stylised McCaig's tower with a rainbow over it and our name and charity number (SC049763)
August 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Marsha P. Johnson
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A rainbow bordered image with an image of Marsha P. Johnson, smiling and looking gorgeous in a pink dress and large flowery hat, with he text "August 24, 1945 -- July 6, 1992. American gay rights activist." beneath it. The main text reads: "Stonewall Uprising warrior, Andy Warhol model, and the Mayor of Christopher Street; pioneering gay rights activist, AIDS activist and drag mother Marsha P. Johnson was both enigmatic and unforgettable. Multiple documentaries have been made about Johnson, featuring interviews with family and friends, along with what archival footage exists - at protests for gay rights, memorials for friends who've died from AIDS and gaybashing, along with her stage performances with drag troupe Hot Peaches. The best way to know Marsha is through the documentaries where she can be listened to on her own terms. Many have tried to use her to various ends in fictitious works, but thankfully, she sat for several interviews. Seek these documentaries out and learn the truth for yourself."
February 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Keegan Hirst

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A rainbow bordered image with a photo of Hirst, mid-game in a pink rugby strip, with the text "born 13 February 1988. Professional rugby league player" beneath it. The main text reads: "Hirst became the first British professional rugby league player to came out as gay in August 2015, in an interview with the Sunday Mirror. He played for the Hunslet Hawks in 2008 National League Two, and the Dewsbury Rams in 2009 Championship 1 and the Championship. Hirst also played for the Batley Bulldogs in two separate spells and for Featherstone Rovers in the Championship. He played for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League, and spent time on loan from Wakefield at Dewsbury and Halifax in the second tier. After the abandonment of the 2020 Championship season, Hirst signed for a third spell with Batley but in October 2020 announced his retirement from the game. As of 2022, Hirst is in a relationship with British YouTuber Joel Wood. He works as a coach for gay men."
February 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Dr Lady Phyll
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A rainbow bordered image with an photo of Lady Phyll, wearing a cream blouse, orange, maroon and green coloured headscarf, and a large gold ring, with the text "Lady Phyll, born November 1974. British political activist." beneath it. The main text reads: "Phyllis Akua Opoku-Gyimah, also known as Lady Phyll, is co-founder and Chief Executive of UK Black Pride and former executive director of Kaleidoscope Trust. Opoku-Gyimah is well known for her activism on race, gender and LGBT+ rights in the United Kingdom and is considered one of Britain's most prominent lesbian activists. She has raised the issue of racism in the LGBTQ+ community and spoken about the importance of intersectionality. Opoku-Gyimah made headlines when she attended the British Academy Film Awards in 2018 with British actress Andrea Riseborough. She attended the ceremony as a show of solidarity with women who had experienced discrimination as part of a campaign against sexism. She was appointed a Grand Marshall of New York Pride in 2019; the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall riots. She was named one of 100 Great Black Britons in October 2020, as part of the initiative by Windrush campaigner Patrick Vernon OBE and historian Angelina Osborne to celebrate Black British people during Black History Month."
February 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Alice Nkom

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A rainbow bordered image with a photo of Nkom, in an intricately patterned cerise, blue and white dress and headscarf, with the text "Born January 14, 1945. Lawyer" beneath it. The main text reads: "A Cameroonian lawyer well known for her advocacy towards decriminalisation of homosexuality in Cameroon, she studied law in Toulouse and has been a lawyer in Douala since 1969. At the age of 24, she was the first black French-speaking woman called to the bar in Cameroon. She has represented clients in a variety of cases, including young victims of police violence, but she became best known for her defence of people accused of homosexuality - criminalised in Cameroon. In 2003 she founded ADEFHO: the Association for the Defence of Homosexuality. For her achievements in the fight against an "anti-gay crackdown", she was listed number two in The New Yorker's "The Eight Most Fascinating Africans of 2012"."
February 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM