Andrew Henderson
@ahenderson96.bsky.social
Award-winning journalist based in the Scottish Highlands covering sport and LGBTQ+ stories, and occasionally where they intersect. Founder of @Prideoftheterraces.com. Views my own. He/him
I’m determined to keep POTT going even when life gets busy, but I’ve been thinking for a wee while I could use some help to post as frequently as I want to. With that in mind, I’m delighted to welcome Ramsay to the team to help me out with writing some articles, and here’s his debut for the site 👇
There has been an explosion of inclusive football in Glasgow over the last few years - and that’s in no small part thanks to the Glasgow Community Football League. Here’s founder Julie Richard, speaking to Ramsay Banks for POTT, about the project’s growth.
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Glasgow Community Football League: “We had a chance to show the LGBTQIA+ community that they had a safe space to play.”
The founder of the GCFL speaks to Ramsay Banks about the league’s evolution over the last few years, and why it remains a safe haven for many of the players involved.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I’m determined to keep POTT going even when life gets busy, but I’ve been thinking for a wee while I could use some help to post as frequently as I want to. With that in mind, I’m delighted to welcome Ramsay to the team to help me out with writing some articles, and here’s his debut for the site 👇
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It’s time for allies in the media industry to speak up for LGBTQIA+ people
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It’s time for allies in the media industry to speak up for LGBTQIA+ people
We need more voices - not just in private, but in the newsrooms, speaking out in pitching meetings, and pushing back against harmful narratives.
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October 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It’s time for allies in the media industry to speak up for LGBTQIA+ people
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/its-time-for-allies-in-the-media-industry-to-speak-up-for-lgbtqia-people/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/its-time-for-allies-in-the-media-industry-to-speak-up-for-lgbtqia-people/
After going through 500+ comments on Facebook under two good news stories for the LGBTQ+ community, I’d had enough. It’s time that more news organisations call out these “debates” for what they are: hate. I was angry when I did so, but I wrote this
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Enough is enough when it comes to hateful comments
Reporter Andrew Henderson gives his take on the trend of social media comments turning abusive under LGBTQ+ articles.
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October 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
After going through 500+ comments on Facebook under two good news stories for the LGBTQ+ community, I’d had enough. It’s time that more news organisations call out these “debates” for what they are: hate. I was angry when I did so, but I wrote this
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Rainbow Warriors: “I feel like I’m not alone anymore.”
The impact that the Rainbow Warriors at @stenhousemuirfc.com have had in less than a year has been life changing for those involved. Here’s founder Ritchie speaking about how it all came together.
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The impact that the Rainbow Warriors at @stenhousemuirfc.com have had in less than a year has been life changing for those involved. Here’s founder Ritchie speaking about how it all came together.
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Rainbow Warriors: “I feel like I’m not alone anymore.”
Founder Ritchie Currie-Jenkins talks about the impact that having inclusive sports spaces outside of Scotland’s big two cities can have, and what he personally as a trans man has gained from …
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October 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Rainbow Warriors: “I feel like I’m not alone anymore.”
The impact that the Rainbow Warriors at @stenhousemuirfc.com have had in less than a year has been life changing for those involved. Here’s founder Ritchie speaking about how it all came together.
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The impact that the Rainbow Warriors at @stenhousemuirfc.com have had in less than a year has been life changing for those involved. Here’s founder Ritchie speaking about how it all came together.
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I’ll have said this before, but every now and then I do an interview that reminds me why I do this - speaking to Olivia was definitely another one of those moments. Talking about some hugely important topics, and hearing how things came full circle at Endon, made me emotional just listening to her
A long overdue POTT interview to share the story of Olivia Robinson, whose love of cricket (and sport in general) helped her through struggles with mental health and eating disorders. She has just walked from Land’s End to John O’Groats - read why here 👇
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Olivia Robinson: “I’ve gone from wanting to end my life to really loving my life, and loving who I am.”
Walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats was a cathartic experience for Olivia, who used the challenge as an opportunity for self-reflection after battling depression and eating disorde…
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September 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I’ll have said this before, but every now and then I do an interview that reminds me why I do this - speaking to Olivia was definitely another one of those moments. Talking about some hugely important topics, and hearing how things came full circle at Endon, made me emotional just listening to her
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We had to move the date for this. Now happening 26th July... bsky.app/profile/chao...
New date for the postponed Inverness protest just dropped...
Sat 26th July, 1.30pm outside the Inverness Town House. Put it in your diaries. Print out the flyer and distribute.
Sat 26th July, 1.30pm outside the Inverness Town House. Put it in your diaries. Print out the flyer and distribute.
July 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
We had to move the date for this. Now happening 26th July... bsky.app/profile/chao...
It’s Pride month! And with multiple Pride marches taking place in the Highlands for the first time ever this year, here’s a thread of content going out across Highland News and Media’s websites to mark the occasions… 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️👇 @wearequeeraf.com @lgbtiscotland.bsky.social @proudchangemakers.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
It’s Pride month! And with multiple Pride marches taking place in the Highlands for the first time ever this year, here’s a thread of content going out across Highland News and Media’s websites to mark the occasions… 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️👇 @wearequeeraf.com @lgbtiscotland.bsky.social @proudchangemakers.bsky.social
Had a couple of things on the go for #LGBTHistoryMonth throughout February that I haven't got around to sharing here, starting with an event that LGBT+ Youth Scotland held in Inverness to encourage young people in the Highlands to use their voices.
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‘Our ability to make a change by simply being ourselves is amazing to me’
A panel addressed the attendees to close out LGBT+ Youth Scotland’s event at Eden Court last weekend.
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March 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Had a couple of things on the go for #LGBTHistoryMonth throughout February that I haven't got around to sharing here, starting with an event that LGBT+ Youth Scotland held in Inverness to encourage young people in the Highlands to use their voices.
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The headline "Super Caley Go Ballistic Celtic Are Atrocious" still gets talked about to this day. Saturday, though, marks 25 years since Caley Thistle beat Celtic 3-1. To celebrate, we'll have a bunch of different perspectives from the triumph coming up on @invernesscourier.co.uk in the coming days.
February 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The headline "Super Caley Go Ballistic Celtic Are Atrocious" still gets talked about to this day. Saturday, though, marks 25 years since Caley Thistle beat Celtic 3-1. To celebrate, we'll have a bunch of different perspectives from the triumph coming up on @invernesscourier.co.uk in the coming days.
Given the circumstances behind his exit last summer, it would have been entirely valid for ICT record holder Mark Ridgers to take plenty of time away from the club. Just half a season on, though, he has a new role at Caley Thistle as a coach.
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle record holder returns to club as coach
The 34-year-old was one of several players let go ahead of ICT’s administration last summer, but he is back in a different capacity.
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February 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Given the circumstances behind his exit last summer, it would have been entirely valid for ICT record holder Mark Ridgers to take plenty of time away from the club. Just half a season on, though, he has a new role at Caley Thistle as a coach.
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I'm very lucky in my job that I get to speak to remarkable people, and Duncan MacAulay certainly fits that bill. The Inverness Fire and Rescue service employee has started up Scotland's first Transplant Football team, who will compete in the Euros in April
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‘Now that I’ve been lucky, maybe I can help others make a difference’
The founder of Scotland’s first transplant football teams says it is important to have more open conversations around organ donation.
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February 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I'm very lucky in my job that I get to speak to remarkable people, and Duncan MacAulay certainly fits that bill. The Inverness Fire and Rescue service employee has started up Scotland's first Transplant Football team, who will compete in the Euros in April
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It was an afternoon to remember for Inverness Craig Dunain's women's team on Saturday as they got the hospitality treatment at Murrayfield during Scotland's 2025 Six Nations opener, just 24 hours before returning to action themselves in the National Shield
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Inverness Craig Dunain get Murrayfield experience before cup clash in Greenock
ICD’s women won a hospitality experience for Scotland’s Six Nations opener alongside a club from Aberdeen.
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February 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
It was an afternoon to remember for Inverness Craig Dunain's women's team on Saturday as they got the hospitality treatment at Murrayfield during Scotland's 2025 Six Nations opener, just 24 hours before returning to action themselves in the National Shield
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There's new leadership at the top of Highland Pride for 2025, and with that has come a mission statement of sorts for what they want to achieve over the next 12 months. If their plans come off, it looks set to be a busy year...
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Engagement is Highland Pride’s priority for 2025
A new chair has been appointed to run the Highland-wide LGBTQ+ charity.
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February 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
There's new leadership at the top of Highland Pride for 2025, and with that has come a mission statement of sorts for what they want to achieve over the next 12 months. If their plans come off, it looks set to be a busy year...
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It will be a big moment for Ross County's under-18s tomorrow night, as they compete in the Scottish Youth Cup quarter finals for the first time ever - and it's an opportunity for them to make it even further against a side in the same league as them.
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Senior experience helping teenager shine for Ross County Under-18s
The age group will travel to Livingston tomorrow night to compete in the quarter finals of the Scottish Youth Cup.
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February 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
It will be a big moment for Ross County's under-18s tomorrow night, as they compete in the Scottish Youth Cup quarter finals for the first time ever - and it's an opportunity for them to make it even further against a side in the same league as them.
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A winning start for new Nairn County interim manager Brian Macleod, whose side saw off Lossiemouth 3-1 at Station Park last weekend. Now that that's out of the way, the next challenge: doing it again, consistently
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Winning start for Nairn County interim manager in Highland League
Later than expected due to previous call-offs, Brian Macleod finally took charge of his first Wee County match last weekend.
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February 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
A winning start for new Nairn County interim manager Brian Macleod, whose side saw off Lossiemouth 3-1 at Station Park last weekend. Now that that's out of the way, the next challenge: doing it again, consistently
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Not so much a surprise to see Calum MacKay leave ICT earlier today given his lack of minutes, but a sad one all the same. Heard from multiple people that he was a brighter talent than his brother Daniel at the same ages, hope he lands on his feet somewhere
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ICT academy graduate leaves club
He had made 13 appearances since breaking into the senior set-up in the summer of 2022.
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February 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Not so much a surprise to see Calum MacKay leave ICT earlier today given his lack of minutes, but a sad one all the same. Heard from multiple people that he was a brighter talent than his brother Daniel at the same ages, hope he lands on his feet somewhere
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A return to the east coast of Scotland for this latest interview on POTT, with Asa explaining how travelling around the world for work helped give him the confidence to try out sport in the city of discovery.
Asa Bryce: "Maybe I've always been this person and just not fully lived it before. Now I am."
Having never seen himself as competitive growing up, Asa Bryce didn't know what he was missing until he joined @leapsports.bsky.social's Dundee groups last year.
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Having never seen himself as competitive growing up, Asa Bryce didn't know what he was missing until he joined @leapsports.bsky.social's Dundee groups last year.
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Asa Bryce: “Maybe I’ve always been this person and just not fully lived it before. Now I am.”
Asa Bryce would never have classed himself as competitive, but since getting more involved in sport through inclusive groups in Dundee, he has realised exactly what he had been missing out on.
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February 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A return to the east coast of Scotland for this latest interview on POTT, with Asa explaining how travelling around the world for work helped give him the confidence to try out sport in the city of discovery.
I have witnessed first hand the impact @leapsports.bsky.social have had in the Highlands through Out and About, so it was a pleasure to be part of their showcase event celebrating years of progress earlier this week. Here's a wee write up of it all
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Short film showcases benefits hundreds have had from LGBTQ+ sports project
Leap Sports have seen 300 people engage annually with their Highland-based project looking to encourage physical activity.
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January 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I have witnessed first hand the impact @leapsports.bsky.social have had in the Highlands through Out and About, so it was a pleasure to be part of their showcase event celebrating years of progress earlier this week. Here's a wee write up of it all
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Under Canvas is always a highlight of the summer at Eden Court, but they still believe they can improve - at least in the form of gender balance on their line-up. To that end, they are encouraging applications from female and gender-diverse acts for 2025.
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Eden Court pledges improved gender balance in Under Canvas 2025 line-up
Around 60 per cent of the programme features trad and folk music, which are historically dominated by male performers.
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January 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Under Canvas is always a highlight of the summer at Eden Court, but they still believe they can improve - at least in the form of gender balance on their line-up. To that end, they are encouraging applications from female and gender-diverse acts for 2025.
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Although Alfie Bavidge has been claiming most of the headlines since joining ICT, it was his fellow loanee from Aberdeen who popped up with a hugely valuable winning goal for Inverness away at Alloa this afternoon as the Highlanders closed in on Annan.
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Aberdeen loanee helps Caley Thistle close in on bottom two escape
Three points on the road this afternoon saw ICT close the gap on their League One rivals.
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January 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Although Alfie Bavidge has been claiming most of the headlines since joining ICT, it was his fellow loanee from Aberdeen who popped up with a hugely valuable winning goal for Inverness away at Alloa this afternoon as the Highlanders closed in on Annan.
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Earlier this week, Don Cowie confirmed that Dylan Smith had become the third teenager to be recalled to Ross County's first team squad after Andrew MacLeod and George Robesten. Cowie set the bar high for all three, calling them the "future of the club".
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Staggies teenage trio ‘future of the club’
Don Cowie has hailed three of his young talents, who he says feel like new signings after their loans away in the first half of the season.
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January 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Earlier this week, Don Cowie confirmed that Dylan Smith had become the third teenager to be recalled to Ross County's first team squad after Andrew MacLeod and George Robesten. Cowie set the bar high for all three, calling them the "future of the club".
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The Netley Centre's women's support group was due to have three representatives taking part in Catwalk for a Cause 2025. Sadly, Sarah Warner has since passed away in hospice care, but her friends and family will still be taking to the stage in her honour.
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Catwalk for a Cause can showcase positive side of Highland Hospice
Three attendees at the weekly women’s peer support group at the Netley Centre explain why they signed up for Catwalk for a Cause 2025.
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January 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The Netley Centre's women's support group was due to have three representatives taking part in Catwalk for a Cause 2025. Sadly, Sarah Warner has since passed away in hospice care, but her friends and family will still be taking to the stage in her honour.
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The rallying of support for the Mason family after going public with Sophie's Story has been incredibly heartening to see. In these times of strife, people rise to the occasion more often than not, and that has been hugely appreciated by the Mason clan.
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Sophie’s Story support enough to restore faith in humanity
The community has rallied around the family of a young girl diagnosed with an extremely rare degenerative condition.
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January 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The rallying of support for the Mason family after going public with Sophie's Story has been incredibly heartening to see. In these times of strife, people rise to the occasion more often than not, and that has been hugely appreciated by the Mason clan.
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Caley Thistle head coach Scott Kellacher says he is open to the idea of league reconstruction if it means ICT will stop playing the same teams four times - or more - a season.
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ICT head coach open to idea of league reconstruction
He says the repetition of fixtures does nothing to capture the imagination of players, coaches or supporters.
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January 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Caley Thistle head coach Scott Kellacher says he is open to the idea of league reconstruction if it means ICT will stop playing the same teams four times - or more - a season.
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Highland Rugby Club’s Eilidh MacGilvray was taken totally by surprise when she got the call to join Glasgow Warriors in the Celtic Challenge - but her time at university over in the USA turned out to be the perfect preparation
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American college experience set Highland rugby star up for Glasgow Warriors chance
The 21-year-old back rower is representing the Scotstoun outfit in the 2024/25 Celtic Challenge.
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January 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Highland Rugby Club’s Eilidh MacGilvray was taken totally by surprise when she got the call to join Glasgow Warriors in the Celtic Challenge - but her time at university over in the USA turned out to be the perfect preparation
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