Meet the Team

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I have been on the Pride in Moray Committee for 3 years now. I am the Secretary, Co-Treasurer and Vendor Coordinator. 

I'm a Support Worker for adults with learning disabilities, I love my job. I love sketching, arts & crafts, I love spending time with my partner and my kids. I'm a big fan of Dolly Parton, I met her 12 years ago!  

I spent most my life hiding my true self, scared to tell anyone who I truly was. This badly effected my mental health. Pride is important because for others, it means that they can talk to like minded people, so they don't have to hide; where they can get help & support and advice they might desperately need.

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I joined the Committee in 2019 and am currently the Treasurer. In my spare time you will find me belting out a tune. I love to sing. My favourite movie is Avatar it’s the best! Being the first ever hostess of Pride in Moray as my alter-ego Idah Dun’im has to be one of the top highlights of my life! 

Pride is important to me as being an openly gay guy at 16 here in Elgin there was no visibility for the LGBTQIA+ community. It was very isolating. Fast forward another 16 years and we as a committee pulled together to put on an amazing first ever Pride In Moray 2022. It was a moment for the history books and I am so happy that we could enable this event to show people they are seen and we are here to stay! We have a long way to go and a long way we will go! Never feel ashamed for being unapologetically yourself because you are unique and that is to be celebrated! I don’t want to fit in to a world that doesn’t accept me I want to live in a world where I am me! 

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I joined the committee in early 2023 and am currently the Youth Co-ordinator and volunteer my time for various other tasks to help with the charity.

 I love music! Listening, writing, playing, singing or dancing to it around the house. The beach is my place of peace and being out with the camera capturing the beautiful Scottish landscape.

 Being in a rural area it can feel very isolating. Pride is such important part of highlighting the LGBTQ+ community and the support that is there.  

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I've been part of the Committee since the end of 2023 where I've been involved in  marketing, entertainment and as head of youth sub committee.

 I am a theatre and circus performer and director, and I run Moray Flying Circus. So when it comes to anything aerial I am obsessed. I also enjoy swimming in the river and sea all year round, eating delicious food and trying to learn the ukulele.

 I grew up not accepting my sexual identity because I didn’t see it represented. It wasn’t until adulthood I finally began to realise I am queer and proud of it! Representation is so important and helping to make that happen, particularly in a rural area, is something I want to be a part of.  

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I am a Graphic Designer and joined the committee in early 2024 to offer my brand and design skills. I love anything that's creative where you can lose yourself in the flow! Design and circus are my main two passions, I also love gaming, art, and listening (and dancing badly!) to rock and techno music.

Pride is really important to me, especially in Moray as growing up here was a very isolating and anxiety inducing time as someone who was struggling with my identity and orientation as a teenager. Back then you wouldn't even see an LGBTQ+ poster or any kind of media. I'm so happy I can bring my design skills to help Pride in Moray's visual identity and create more of a presence, especially for younger people to help them feel safer and proud of who they are! 

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I joined the Committee in February 2024 as a vendor coordinator.  I am a whittler, metalhead and all round creative person. I've got many hobbies including baking, drawing, foraging and walking in the wilds. My proudest moment will always be watching my son grow up. My favourite movie is Twilight.

 I lived a life being completely sheltered from who I am. As a trans man I didn't have any representation growing up and because of this had no idea who I was until relatively recently. It's massively important that we can access community and others who share the same life paths so we can flourish in our truths. Pride is belonging. 

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I joined the Pride in Moray committee at the start of 2024. I mainly look after marketing tasks such as maintaining our website and social media, but I will get my fingers stuck in most things!

 In my spare time you will find me cuddled up with my partner and two cats, reading queer fiction, watching Heartstopper on repeat and having a laugh with friends. 

 I knew I was queer from a young age, but homophobic language used in daily life around me made me fear being open about who I am. It wasn't until I moved away from my hometown that I started to accept myself, and after many years felt comfortable being unapologetically queer. There is a clear lack of diversity within rural populations in Scotland; in the workplace, in community events, and in general rural local life. That's why I think it is so important that Pride in Moray continues to grow, thrive and spread love in our community.