Pride Scotia was
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
's national community-based
LGBT Pride
In the context of LGBTQ culture, pride (also known as LGBTQ pride, LGBTQIA pride, LGBT pride, queer pride, gay pride, or gay and lesbian pride) is the promotion of the rights, self-affirmation, dignity, equality, and increased visibility o ...
festival alternating between the cities of
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ...
and
Glasgow
Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom ...
, held in June from its beginnings in 1995 until 2008, when it split into separate organisations.
Between 1995 and 2002, the pride marches were organised by Pride Scotland Limited, until it went bust in December 2002 with debts of around £60,000. A new organisation, AL D ltd was founded in 2003 to continue the tradition of the annual march and festival. This organisation changed its name to Pride Scotia (Edinburgh) in 2004 and a separate organisation Pride Scotia (Glasgow) was created with the two organisations organising Pride Scotia in their respective cities in alternate years thereafter. Pride Scotia Edinburgh is a company limited by guarantee whilst Pride Glasgow is now a
Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. In 2008, the Glasgow arm of the organisation announced it was splitting completely, and has since used the name
Pride Glasgow
Pride Glasgow is an annual lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) pride festival held in Glasgow, Scotland. Typically around 5,000 people take part in the parade element of ''Glasgow Pride''.
History
''Pride Glasgow'' was established ...
.
History
The precursor event to Pride Scotia was called ''Lark in the Park''. It was organised by the
Scottish Homosexual Rights Group and first held in 1988 Edinburgh’s Princes Street gardens and again in 1989 and 1992.
In 1991 there was a Scottish Pride event held in Edinburgh on 22 June. It started with a picnic on Calton Hill followed by a march, along the pavement, from Waterloo Place to the bottom of the Mound at the National Gallery.
In 1994, Laura Norris and Duncan Hothersall, both members of the
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh (, ; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a Public university, public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded by the City of Edinburgh Council, town council under th ...
LGBT society "
BLOGS
A blog (a Clipping (morphology), truncation of "weblog") is an informational website consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries also known as posts. Posts are typically displayed in Reverse chronology, reverse chronologic ...
", decided to organise a
Pride Parade
A pride parade (also known as pride event, pride festival, pride march, or pride protest) is an event celebrating lesbian, Gay men, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) social and self-acceptance, achievements, LGBT rights by country o ...
to take place in the city of
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ...
.
Pride 1995
The first Pride Scotia march in Scotland gathered on Barony Street in Edinburgh on 17 June. Police estimated that around 3000 people attended. The route followed was Broughton Street, Leith Street, Princes Street, the Mound, George IV Bridge, and down Middle Meadow Walk into
the Meadows. The first Pride Festival on the Meadows began as the procession arrived, and had a stage and surrounding stalls. It continued regardless of the rain, finishing as scheduled at 9pm. The cleanup took almost the entire Sunday and around 20 volunteers.
Pride 1996
The second Pride march in Scotland was held in Glasgow on 22 June, finishing with a festival on
Glasgow Green
Glasgow Green is a park in the east end of Glasgow, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde. Established in the 15th century, it is the oldest park in the city. It connects to the south via the St Andrew's Suspension Bridge.
History
In ...
. Guests included
Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp (born Denis Charles Pratt; – ) was an English raconteur, whose work in the public eye included a memoir of his life and various media appearances. Before becoming well known, he was an artist's model, hence the title of h ...
.
Pride 1997
The third Pride march in Scotland was held in Edinburgh, with the festival again on the Meadows on 21 June. This year was the first year to include a minute's silence, followed by a minute's noise to mark the effects of
AIDS
The HIV, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that attacks the immune system. Without treatment, it can lead to a spectrum of conditions including acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It is a Preventive healthcare, pr ...
and
HIV
The human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are two species of '' Lentivirus'' (a subgroup of retrovirus) that infect humans. Over time, they cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in which progressive failure of the im ...
on the LGBT communities in Scotland. The tradition has been repeated year by year since, led by the
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (SPI), also called Order of Perpetual Indulgence (OPI), is a charitable, protest, and street performance movement that uses drag and religious imagery to satirize issues of sex, gender, and morality (particular ...
.
Guest stars at the festival included
Mary Kiani
Mary Kiani, usually spelled Märy Kiani on her records, is a Scottish singer who first had hit songs as vocalist for dance music act The Time Frequency (TTF) in the early 1990s and later a solo career. Before TTF, Kiani was a session musician ...
,
Labi Siffre
Claudius Afolabi "Labi" Siffre ( , born 25 June 1945) is a British singer, songwriter and poet. Siffre released six albums from 1970 to 1975 and four from 1988 to 1998. His compositions include " It Must Be Love", which reached number 14 on the ...
and
Glasgow Gay Men's Chorus. The three Scottish women's drumming groups amalgamated for the festival: SheBoom from Glasgow, Commotion from Edinburgh and Elles Belles from Dundee.
Pride 1998
On 13 June, the fourth march began in Blythswood Square and ended at
Glasgow Green
Glasgow Green is a park in the east end of Glasgow, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde. Established in the 15th century, it is the oldest park in the city. It connects to the south via the St Andrew's Suspension Bridge.
History
In ...
, where the festival took place. The Glasgow women's drumming group, SheBoom, led the march. The Pride Scotland banner for 1998 was carried by
George Galloway
George Galloway (born 16 August 1954) is a British politician, broadcaster, and writer. He has been leader of the Workers Party of Britain since he founded it in 2019, and is a former leader of the Respect Party. Until 2003, he was a member ...
,
Tommy Sheridan
Thomas Sheridan (born 7 March 1964) is a Scottish politician who served as convenor of Solidarity from 2019 to 2021. He previously served as convenor of the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) from 1998 to 2004 and as co-convenor of Solidarity from ...
, and
Louise Fyfe
Louise most commonly refers to:
* Louise (given name)
Louise or Luise may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Songs
* "Louise" (Maurice Chevalier song), 1929
* "Louise", by The Yardbirds from the album '' Five Live Yardbirds'', 1964
* "Louis ...
.
Guest stars at the festival included
Jimmy Somerville
James William Somerville (born 22 June 1961) is a singer from Glasgow, Scotland who rose to prominence in the 1980s with the synth-pop groups Bronski Beat and the Communards. With Bronski Beat, Somerville achieved commercial success with the 1 ...
,
Karen Dunbar
Karen Dunbar (born 1 April 1971) is a Scottish comedian, actress and writer. She first appeared on television on the BBC Scotland sketch comedy series ''Chewin' the Fat'' (1999–2002) and was subsequently given her own show by the channel, ''Th ...
,
Carol Laula,
Horse
The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 mi ...
,
Lorraine Jordan,
Kate Copstick
Kate Copstick is a Scottish actress, television presenter, writer, critic, director and producer.
Early life
She was born in Glasgow, Scotland and studied for a law degree at the University of Glasgow.
Career
As a comedy actor, Copstick app ...
, and
Huffty.
Pride 1999
Keeping with tradition, this year's Pride was held in Edinburgh, on 19 June. Assembly in East London Street. In keeping with the two previous Edinburgh prides, the route followed was Broughton Street, Leith Street, Princes Street, the Mound, George IV Bridge, and down Middle Meadow Walk into the Meadows. The route passed the then-current home of the
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament ( ; ) is the Devolution in the United Kingdom, devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. It is located in the Holyrood, Edinburgh, Holyrood area of Edinburgh, and is frequently referred to by the metonym 'Holyrood'. ...
, and the headquarters of the
Bank of Scotland
The Bank of Scotland plc (Scottish Gaelic: ''Banca na h-Alba'') is a commercial bank, commercial and clearing (finance), clearing bank based in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is part of the Lloyds Banking Group. The bank was established by the Par ...
, which had earlier that year been the scene of protests against the
Pat Robertson
Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson (March 22, 1930 – June 8, 2023) was an American Media proprietor, media mogul, Televangelism, televangelist, political commentator, presidential candidate, and charismatic movement, charismatic minister. Rober ...
deal. The lesbian drummer band Commotion, near the head of the procession, ceased playing in silent protest as the march passed the bank, and many marchers followed an informal call to "boo the bank".
The festival was held in the Meadows: the theme for this year's festival was Celebrate Diversity and included the introduction of the Diversity Area.
Pride 2000
Pride was held in Glasgow much later than usual this year, on 2 September.
Pride 2001
Pride held in Edinburgh on 23 June.
Pride 2002
Pride held in Glasgow on 22 June. The march began in
Blythswood Square
Blythswood Square is the Georgian square on Blythswood Hill in the heart of the City of Glasgow, Scotland. The square is part of the 'Magnificent New Town of Blythswood' built in the 1800s on the rising empty ground west of a very new Buch ...
and ended in
Glasgow Green
Glasgow Green is a park in the east end of Glasgow, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde. Established in the 15th century, it is the oldest park in the city. It connects to the south via the St Andrew's Suspension Bridge.
History
In ...
where rain helped to shrink numbers below financial viability for what was the first (and only) festival to have an admission charge.
Guest speakers at the festival on Glasgow Green included
Tommy Sheridan
Thomas Sheridan (born 7 March 1964) is a Scottish politician who served as convenor of Solidarity from 2019 to 2021. He previously served as convenor of the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) from 1998 to 2004 and as co-convenor of Solidarity from ...
,
Dorothy Grace Elder, and
Roseanne Foyer from the
Scottish TUC.
Pride 2003
This year, the march took place in Edinburgh on 19 July. Following the bankruptcy of Pride Scotland, this was the first year that Pride was organised by Pride Scotia. The festival was held in various locations along
Leith Walk
Leith Walk is one of the longest streets in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is the main road connecting the east end of the city centre to Leith.
Forming most of the A900 road, it slopes downwards from Picardy Place at the south-western end of the str ...
, including a sports day in
Gayfield Square and a Health and Community Fair in
Club eGo on Picardy Place.
Pride 2004
This year, the march took place in Glasgow on 19 June. The festival was held in
The Arches.
Pride 2005
On 25 June, the march took place in Edinburgh, from East Market Street to Broughton Street. A Health and Community Fair was held in
Club eGo on Picardy Place. Other associated events included an exhibition of AIDS/HIV commemoration quilts and a programme of LGBT films in the Filmhouse.
Pride 2006
On 24 June, thousands took part in a march through Glasgow city centre ending in the festival at
George Square
George Square () is the principal Town square, civic square in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is one of six squares in the city centre, the others being Cathedral Square, Glasgow, Cathedral Square, St Andrew's Square, Glasgow, St Andrew's ...
. There was a small controversy with ten firemen refusing to hand out leaflets.
Pride 2007
On 23 June, the march and festival took place in Edinburgh. Due to bad weather the march was rerouted at the last minute to bypass The Mound. The march ran from East Market Street, via Princes Street, St Andrew Square, and Broughton Street and concluded in Pilrig Park where a Tented Village included marquees for Community, Youth, Performance, Men, etc.
Pride 2008
This year, when Pride was to be held in Glasgow, the organisers announced they would be splitting from Pride Scotia, forming their own organisation, which they called
Pride Glasgow
Pride Glasgow is an annual lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) pride festival held in Glasgow, Scotland. Typically around 5,000 people take part in the parade element of ''Glasgow Pride''.
History
''Pride Glasgow'' was established ...
. Pride Scotia will still continue to run in Edinburgh every 2 years as it has done previously. The re-launched festival was held on 30 August 2008 and was attended by approx 5000 people, and involved a march from Blythswood Square to George Square with a rally and speeches from
Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon (born 19 July 1970) is a Scottish politician who served as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 2014 to 2023. She has served as a member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) sin ...
deputy first minister,
Irfan Rabbani Glasgow City Council
Glasgow City Council (Scottish Gaelic: ''Comhairle Baile Ghlaschu'') is the Local government in Scotland, local government authority for Glasgow, Glasgow City council area, Scotland. In its modern form it was created in 1996. Glasgow was former ...
Equalities spokesperson
Bruce Fraser Chief Executive of Gay Men's Health and
Patrick Harvie
Patrick Harvie (born 18 March 1973) is a Scottish politician who served as Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights from 2021 to 2024. He has served as one of two co-leaders of the Scottish Greens since 2008, and i ...
MSP and leader of the
Scottish Green Party
The Scottish Greens (also known as the Scottish Green Party; ) are a green party, green List of political parties in Scotland, political party in Scotland. The party has 7 MSPs of 129 in the Scottish Parliament, the party holds 35 of the 1226 ...
.
Pride 2010
This was the first year Pride was held in both Glasgow ''and'' Edinburgh. The Edinburgh arm was held on 26 June, and the Glasgow arm on 17 July.
Pride 2015
Pride 2015 was held in Glasgow Green. There was a main stage which featured performances from
Heather Peace
Heather Mary Peace (born 16 June 1975) is an English actress, singer and LGBT rights activist. She is known for her roles as Eve Unwin in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' and Nikki Boston in the BBC school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road' ...
, George Bowie,
Union J
Union J were an English boy band, consisting of members JJ Hamblett, Jaymi Hensley, George Shelley and Josh Cuthbert. Shelley left the group in 2016 and was replaced by Casey Johnson, who left several months later, Cuthbert left the grou ...
and
Katrina and the Waves
Katrina and the Waves were a British Rock music, rock band formed in Cambridge in 1981, widely known for their 1985 hit "Walking on Sunshine (Katrina and the Waves song), Walking on Sunshine". They won the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest with the ...
.
Pride 2017
Pride 2017 was held on 19 and 20 August 2017 at Glasgow Green. The annual parade took place on Saturday 19 August 2017 from Glasgow Green at 12pm.
Pride Awards
The Pride Awards acknowledge the people and the work accomplished in Scotland over the previous twelve months, in the name of promoting equality, tolerance and respect, and have been presented at the annual Pride festival each year since 1998.
There are six award categories:
#
Activism
Activism consists of efforts to promote, impede, direct or intervene in social, political, economic or environmental reform with the desire to make Social change, changes in society toward a perceived common good. Forms of activism range from ...
#
Art & Entertainment
#
Culture
Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and Social norm, norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, Social norm, customs, capabilities, Attitude (psychology), attitudes ...
#
'Friend for Life'
#
Health
Health has a variety of definitions, which have been used for different purposes over time. In general, it refers to physical and emotional well-being, especially that associated with normal functioning of the human body, absent of disease, p ...
#
Pride Scotia
Pride Scotia was Scotland's national community-based LGBT Pride festival alternating between the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, held in June from its beginnings in 1995 until 2008, when it split into separate organisations.
Between 1995 and ...
Ian Dunn Memorial Award for Activism
In January 2007 it emerged that
Ian Dunn, after whom the Ian Dunn Memorial Award was named, had been a founder member of the banned paedophile activist group,
PIE
A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a pastry dough casing that contains a filling of various sweet or savoury ingredients. Sweet pies may be filled with fruit (as in an apple pie), nuts ( pecan pie), fruit preserves ( jam tart ...
in 1974. After learning of this, lesbian
Scottish Liberal Democrats
The Scottish Liberal Democrats () is a liberal, federalist political party in Scotland, part of UK Liberal Democrats. The party holds 5 of the 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament, 6 of the 57 Scottish seats in the House of Commons and 86 of 1 ...
politician
Margaret Smith threatened to return her 2004 award unless it was renamed. Bisexual
Scottish Greens
The Scottish Greens (also known as the Scottish Green Party; ) are a green political party in Scotland. The party has 7 MSPs of 129 in the Scottish Parliament, the party holds 35 of the 1226 councillors at Scottish local Government level.
The ...
MSP
Patrick Harvie
Patrick Harvie (born 18 March 1973) is a Scottish politician who served as Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights from 2021 to 2024. He has served as one of two co-leaders of the Scottish Greens since 2008, and i ...
, the 2003 recipient of the award, also suggested it should be renamed. The Ian Dunn Memorial Award is no longer listed on the official website of the
Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland, which until 2007 had been responsible for managing the award.
'About our charity: Scotland'
''tht.org.uk'' official website. Terrence Higgins Trust
Terrence Higgins Trust is a British charity that campaigns about and provides services relating to HIV and sexual health. In particular, the charity aims to end the transmission of HIV in the UK; to support and empower people living with HIV, to ...
. Scotland.
* 1998: Tim Hopkins, Equality Network
The Equality Network is one of Scotland's national organisations working for LGBTI rights and equality. Established by LGBT activists in 1997, it is a registered charity of Scotland, registered charity and a company limited by guarantee (no. SC ...
* 1999: Magie Meager Magie may refer to:
* Bob Magie Jr., American curler
* Elizabeth Magie (1866–1948), American game designer
* William Francis Magie (1858–1943), American physicist, a founder of the American Physical Society
* Magie Dominic (born 1944), Canadian ...
, Equal Opportunities Officer
Equal(s) may refer to:
Mathematics
* Equality (mathematics).
* Equals sign (=), a mathematical symbol used to indicate equality.
Arts and entertainment
* ''Equals'' (film), a 2015 American science fiction film
* ''Equals'' (game), a board game ...
for West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire (; , ) is one of the 32 Local government in Scotland, local government council areas of Scotland. The area lies to the north-west of the Glasgow City council area and contains many of Glasgow's commuter towns and villages. ...
Council
* 2000: Scrap the Section Campaign
* 2001: Mags Mackie
* 2002: Ali Jarvis
* 2003: Patrick Harvie
Patrick Harvie (born 18 March 1973) is a Scottish politician who served as Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights from 2021 to 2024. He has served as one of two co-leaders of the Scottish Greens since 2008, and i ...
MSP
* 2004: Margaret Smith MSP
* 2005: Ailsa Spindler - Equality Network
The Equality Network is one of Scotland's national organisations working for LGBTI rights and equality. Established by LGBT activists in 1997, it is a registered charity of Scotland, registered charity and a company limited by guarantee (no. SC ...
* 2006: The Granite Sisters, Aberdeen
Aberdeen ( ; ; ) is a port city in North East Scotland, and is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, third most populous Cities of Scotland, Scottish city. Historically, Aberdeen was within the historic county of Aberdeensh ...
Award for Art and Entertainment
The winner of this award is nominated by The List.
* 1998: Lorenzo Mele MCT Theatre Co.
* 1999: Horse
The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 mi ...
- Singer and Songwriter
* 2000: Glasgay!
* 2001: OOT, hosted by Craig Hill at The Stand Comedy Club
* 2002: Glasgow Film Theatre
The Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) is an independent cinema in the city centre of Glasgow. It occupies a purpose-built cinema building, first opened in 1939, and now protected as a category B listed building.
History and architecture
Predecesso ...
* 2003: David Leddy
* 2004: Burly
* 2005: Steven Thomson
Steven John Thomson (born 23 January 1978) is a Scottish footballer who last played for Conference South side Dover Athletic.
Club career
Thomson, a midfielder, previously played for English clubs Crystal Palace, Peterborough United, Brighton ...
, Glasgay! Producer
* 2006: Ellen Galford and Brian Thompson, organisers of the Rainbow City Exhibition at the City Art Centre
The City Art Centre is part of the Museums & Galleries Edinburgh, which sits under the Culture directorate of the City of Edinburgh Council. The City Art Centre has a collection which include historic and modern Scottish painting and photograph ...
in Edinburgh
Jackie Forster Memorial Award for Culture
The winner of this award is nominated by Glasgow Women's Library
Glasgow Women's Library is a public library, registered company and charity based in the Bridgeton, Glasgow, Bridgeton area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is the only accredited museum dedicated to women's history and provides information relevant to ...
. The award is a memorial to Jackie Forster
Jackie Forster (née Jacqueline Moir Mackenzie; 6 November 1926 – 10 October 1998) was an English news reporter, actress and lesbian rights activist.p.270 From the Closet to the Screen – Jill Gardner
Early life
Forster's father was a c ...
.
* 1998: Glasgow Women's Library
Glasgow Women's Library is a public library, registered company and charity based in the Bridgeton, Glasgow, Bridgeton area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is the only accredited museum dedicated to women's history and provides information relevant to ...
* 1999: Lesbian Archive and Information Centre
* 2000: Laura Norris
Laura may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Laura (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters with the name
* Laura, muse of Petrarch's poetry
* Laura, the British code name for the World War I Belgian spy Marthe Cno ...
* 2001: BiGLes Youth
* 2002: The List
* 2003: Edwin Morgan
* 2004: Lucinda Broadbent
* 2005: OurStory Scotland / Remember When Remember When may refer to:
Music
* "Remember When" (Alan Jackson song), 2003
* " Remember When (We Made These Memories)", a 1965 song by Wayne Newton
* " Remember When (Push Rewind)", a 2012 song by Chris Wallace
* "Remember When", a song by Colo ...
* 2006: Rachel Jury
The "Friend for Life" Award
The winner of this award is nominated by the Equality Network
The Equality Network is one of Scotland's national organisations working for LGBTI rights and equality. Established by LGBT activists in 1997, it is a registered charity of Scotland, registered charity and a company limited by guarantee (no. SC ...
, to someone outside the LGBT community who has worked for LGBT rights in Scotland.
* 1999: Rab McNeil (The Scotsman
''The Scotsman'' is a Scottish compact (newspaper), compact newspaper and daily news website headquartered in Edinburgh. First established as a radical political paper in 1817, it began daily publication in 1855 and remained a broadsheet until ...
), for his outstanding work on the Pat Robertson
Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson (March 22, 1930 – June 8, 2023) was an American Media proprietor, media mogul, Televangelism, televangelist, political commentator, presidential candidate, and charismatic movement, charismatic minister. Rober ...
story.
* 2000: Nora Radcliffe
Nora Radcliffe (born 4 March 1946, Aberdeen) is a former Scottish Liberal Democrat politician. She was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Gordon from 1999 to 2007. During her two terms in the Scottish Parliament she held various ...
MSP
* 2001: Rt. Rev. Richard Holloway
Richard Holloway FRSE (born 26 November 1933) is a Scottish writer, broadcaster and cleric. He was the Bishop of Edinburgh from 1986 to 2000 and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church from 1992 to 2000.
Early life and education
Born in Po ...
* 2002: Chief Insp. Gavin Buist of Lothian and Borders Police
Lothian and Borders Police was the territorial police force for the Scottish council areas of the City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, Scottish Borders and West Lothian between 1975 and 2013. The force's headquarters were in Fett ...
* 2003: Helena Scott (Age Concern
Age Concern is the banner title used by several charitable organisations specifically concerned with the needs and interests of all older people (defined as those over the age of 50) based chiefly in the four countries of the United Kingdom.
I ...
Scotland)
* 2004: Very Rev. Prof. Iain Torrance
Sir Iain Richard Torrance, (born 13 January 1949) is a retired Church of Scotland minister, theologian and academic. He is Pro-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen, Honorary Professor of Early Christian Doctrine and Ethics at the Univers ...
* 2005: Pauline McNeill
Pauline Mary McNeill (born 12 September 1962) is a Scottish Labour politician serving as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Glasgow region. She previously represented the Glasgow Kelvin constituency. Having represented her cons ...
MSP
* 2006: Paul Parr, Deputy Registrar General
General Register Office or General Registry Office (GRO) is the name given to the civil registry in the United Kingdom, many other Commonwealth nations and Ireland. The GRO is the government agency responsible for the recording of vital record ...
at the General Register Office
General Register Office or General Registry Office (GRO) is the name given to the civil registry in the United Kingdom, many other Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth nations and Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The GRO is the government agency r ...
, Edinburgh
Award for Health
The winner of this award is nominated by PHACE Scotland.
* 1998: Reach Out Highland
* 1999: Steve Retson Project
Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen.
Notable people
A–D
* Steve Abbott (disambiguation), several people
* Steve Abel (born 1970), New Zealand politician
* Steve Adams (disambiguation), se ...
* 2000: Stonewall Youth
* 2001: Sappho – Lesbian Health Service
* 2002: Parents Enquiry Scotland
Anne Patrizio was a British retired teacher and leading campaigner for LGBT rights in Scotland.
As one of the principal organisers of Parents Enquiry Scotland, Patrizio supported parents of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and gave ...
* 2003: Alastair Pringle, NHS Inclusion
The National Health Service (NHS) is the term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom: the National Health Service (England), NHS Scotland, NHS Wales, and Health and Social Care (Northern Ireland) which was created s ...
* 2004: Tuesday Bath St AA Group
* 2005: Waverley Care
* 2006: Liz McCann from Lanarkshire HIV AIDS and Hepatitis Centre
The Pride Scotia Award
The winner of this award is nominated by the festival organisers.
* Ken Livingstone
Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born 17 June 1945) is an English former politician who served as the Leader of the Greater London Council (GLC) from 1981 until the council was Local Government Act 1985, abolished in 1986, and as Mayor of Londo ...
* Phil Carvosso
Phil may refer to:
* Phil (given name), a shortened version of masculine and feminine names
* Phill, a given name also spelled "Phil"
* Phil, Kentucky, United States
* ''Phil'' (film), a 2019 film
* -phil-, a lexical fragment, used as a root ter ...
* Glasgow LGBT Centre
* Gordon Creelie - charity fundraising
* 2006: David Thomas, Coordinator Director, Strathclyde Gay and Lesbian Switchboard
References
External links
Pride Scotia - official website: includes photos of past Prides
Remember When interviews - Doogie Hothersall, organiser of the first Pride Scotland festival
Pride Glasgow - New Website of Pride Glasgow the New Pride Event
{{Pride parades
Festivals in Edinburgh
Pride parades in Scotland
Scottish awards
1995 establishments in Scotland
Summer in Scotland
Festivals in Glasgow
LGBTQ culture in Glasgow