An LGBTQ+ Pride event will be held in Oban for the first time in May this year. Organisers are set to launch Oban Pride, which will celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, at The Lorne Bar on Friday February 22, when the team will be unveiling its logo and announcing the date for this year’s inaugural Oban Pride day.
Oban Pride spokesperson Gary Hamilton told The Oban Times: ‘The idea was born from an anti-stigma campaign that was running in Oban in conjunction with Waverley Care Scotland and Oban Phoenix Cinema.
‘The purpose of Oban Pride is to promote equality and diversity throughout Oban as well as providing safe spaces for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies to come together to celebrate and promote equal rights throughout Scotland while reffecting on our history,’ added Mr Hamilton.