“Most people think of Gay Pride as a party but it’s more about raising awareness and providing support. “Jane Henderson from Hamilton, who’s a singer and massive on the Glasgow gay and cabaret scene, is working hand-in-hand with me to organise the performers. “We’re planning it for June and we’re thinking about the venue just now,” he continued. This year Garry expects things to change for the better with the first of what he hopes will be an annual Lanarkshire event. Drag queen highlights Pride 2021 after cancellation of main event.We need something to show that there are role models and positive destinations for them.” Read More Related Articles And there’s still a lot of negativity and bigotry in the areas they live. “We have a number of young people in the classes we take who identify as gay, but they don’t see any positive role models locally.
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“I’ve been doing this stuff in drag and being filmed for a TV campaign and it’s going all over the UK, there’s Pride events happening in Edinburgh, London and Glasgow and I just kept thinking there’s nothing happening here. There’s not even any pubs that do anything at all. “I think if you look at Lanarkshire as a whole there’s is nothing. Garry, who last year was named as the first winner of the Pride Glasgow TikTok Drag Race competition, has enlisted the help of colleagues and friends to arrange an inaugural event that will facilitate a day of celebration for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in the local authority area. However, he remains disappointed that until now there have been no significant or official Gay Pride events in North Lanarkshire.
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