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Shetland LGBT - LGBTQ is the Number One LGBTQ+ community group on Shetland. We help and support both Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender individuals. "It's hard to find 'the one' here," Liam Anderson tells Newsbeat. The year-old is gay and a born and bred Shetlander. We meet him at his home in Voe, a small remote settlement on the west. Shetland Pride (SCIO) Championing and Supporting the LGBTQIA+ Community in the Shetland Islands.

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Gay OF Gay FIRST SHETLAND PRIDE IN WELL DONE SHETLAND – YOU DID IT!! The FIRST Pride Festival on 2nd July was a HUGE & SENSATIONAL SUCCESS! All THANKS to YOU – the people of Shetland! There were up to + happy smiling faces in the Parade and over 2, at Gibby Park!. It's ok but you do know a lot of the people on it, so that can feel awkward," he laughs. We meet him at his home in Voe, a small remote settlement on the west coast of the island, where his house looks over a loch and his shetland are mainly sheep.

It is more liberating being in the big cities, Glasgow and Edinburgh too. Who are we? This is for all people to come together and celebrate their life without prejudice. Liam has been single for 18 months and has had a few successful dates in that time. Matthew said it was through his background in dance and theatre - which has seen him working across Europe — that he had made a lot of LGBTQ friends.

Due to uncertainty over Shetland restrictions, it was only in January that the committee decided the festival would go ahead. New Zealander Matthew moved to Shetland in and has been running a ballet school for 14 years.

What next? On Shetland gay can be estimated there must be hundreds of individuals who identify themselves as either Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and up to shetland who may well be Transgender. He says there are around 40 people in the group, and it has been great to share experiences gay being gay in Shetland together. His role has included organising the team of volunteers needed to make Pride happen.

Jackie Darbyshire Former newspaper journalist Jackie Darbyshire and her family moved from the Isle of Man to Shetland in Mayinspired by the rugged scenery and unique wildlife. Life in Shetland Pride Festival Shetland. Grampian Pride Aberdeen But dating is difficult," he says. Voe, where Liam lives. But that doesn't mean he's had any issues at home. Each employer should have a shetland understanding of the challenges many of their LGBTQ colleagues have to contend with on a day-to-day basis and understand how they are bound by the Equality Act that protects both the employee and their customers alike.

Hundreds took to the streets of Lerwick and later danced the night away to celebrate the first ever Shetland Pride. But her role evolved and she has been involved in all aspects of the day, from planning and setting up Pride HQ through to stall bookings and running the social media pages. Liam tells Newsbeat about his dating experiences in Shetland. To arrange a free seminar please contact me direct via our contact page.

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Our Lerwick Carnival Float. Fortunately, with an already low crime rate, Shetlanders are far more tolerant and passive towards us as a group than in many other parts of the UK. We also support annual Shetland Pride Festival which is a registered charity. Enable All Save Settings. I love them. He had friends who have died of Aids and he has seen people ostracised for expressing who they are.