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Ed Sum (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈
@musedot.bsky.social
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Gay, neurospicy, pogonophile, Oban Pride Treasurer, self-employed occupational therapist (available for private work), Indian head massage-rer, CIEHF Graduate member, occasional lecturer, experienced with scritches for cats
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musedot.bsky.social
Anyone want to sponsor me? go.rallyup.com/climbthewall...
Please set a donation limit as I will try to climb 100 metres in the next two weeks. A bouldering (no harness) route is about 3 to 4 metres high, and an auto-belay/top rope (with harness) route can be 6 to 15 metres, or more!😬
CLIMB THE WALL: A Global Climb-A-Thon For Palestine
Help Ed S. raise funds for Boulder-Nablus Sister City Project!
go.rallyup.com
June 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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obanpride.bsky.social
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ The first Kintyre Pride weekend is coming up next weekend! With the Parade on Saturday April 12th and a host of exciting events from Thursday to Saturday, it promises to be a fantastic one!

Big congratulations and good luck from your friends in Oban ❤️
Kintyre pride parade Saturday 12th April 1:30 From Campbeltown Ferry Terminal "The Importance of Being Earnest" Campbeltown Picture House Thursday April 10th. Doors open 7pm, normal admission applies. Karaoke, The Feathers, Friday April 11th 9:00pm till late David & George Karaoke, The Feathers, Saturday April 12th, 5:30-7:30pm Fun Day, The Toon Hall. Saturday April 12th, 3:00-5:00pm. Footnotes Dance Group, highland dancers, CGS drama club, biscuit decorating, arts and crafts, snack shop, craft fair, glitter tattoos, face painting, Kayleigh McLean photography. Fun day out for everyone Spectacular Drag Duo Act: Divine Intervention & Madame Joe. Lily Minogue, DJ Allan Glendinning, Surprise ct. The Town Hall Campbeltown. Saturday April 12th. Doors open 8:00pm #15 per ticket. This is a licensed event over 18s only
April 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
musedot.bsky.social
Have a great time everyone!
Sorry I can't be with you this year to provide Indian head massages but I hope to be able to join you again next year 🏳️‍⚧️
transpridescotland.bsky.social transpridescotland.bsky.social @transpridescotland.bsky.social · Mar 29
Today is the day...

We are looking forward to seeing you all in Kirkcaldy. We have put some information about the route in today's pictures.

We will be starting to assemble at Fife College at 12:00 read to head off for Adam Smith at 12:30.

Lets hope the weather is good for us.
March 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM
musedot.bsky.social
Bute Pride is on Bluesky 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
butepride.bsky.social ButeLGBTQ+ Community @butepride.bsky.social · Mar 9
Welcome to Bute Pride on Bluesky!
We are a small community group bringing you an extraordinarily large Scottish Island Pride - get ready for the most spectacular Pride yet on 8-10th August 2025.

Lots more info to follow.
March 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
musedot.bsky.social
Hope to see some of you join us online if you have links to Oban 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
obanpride.bsky.social Oban Pride @obanpride.bsky.social · Feb 21
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Join Oban Pride in celebrating our 5th Anniversary, LGBTQ+ History Month, & Purple Friday! ​​

Share your stories on @queeringthemap.bsky.social —a global project archiving queer experiences.

We’ll show you how in our live event!

#ObanPride #QueeringTheMap #LGBTQHistoryMonth #PurpleFriday
An image of the section of the Queering the Map map, from their website, showing Oban, Ganavan, and Soroba. Text overlays read "Join Oban Pride in Making Our Mark on Queering the Map. Friday, 28th February, at 6pm on Facebook Live & YouTube. Write a few sentences and record our - your - part in LGBTQ+ History." The Oban Pride logo -- a rainbow over a stylised version of McCaig's tower with the words "Oban Pride. Registered charity SC049763" is in the top right corner.
February 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
musedot.bsky.social
A very special part of my life for the past 6 years. Little did I know, sitting in the Lorne back then, what we would achieve and how life changing it would be to some people across Argyll 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
obanpride.bsky.social Oban Pride @obanpride.bsky.social · Feb 22
A very special date for #LGBTQHistoryMonth today - the launch of Oban Pride! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

On this day in 2019 we held our official launch event in the Lorne Bar with music and Dragaoke. From there look how far we have come!

Thank you to everyone who has supported us since ❤️

#ObanPride2025 #ObanPrideHistory
A rainbow bordered graphic entitled "Oban Pride Launch Event. February 22nd 2019." There's a photograph from the launch event, showing a room decorated with pride flags, with the centrepiece being a tower of balloons in rainbow colours, with a black balloon at the top with the words "Oban Pride 2019" printed on it. The main text reads "On this day in LGBTQ+ history: Oban Pride was officially launched! Dragaoke, a DJ, and a fantastic party in the Lorne Bar, and the announcement of our programme of events for the year - including the date of our first Oban Pride: May 18th!"
February 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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obanpride.bsky.social
Join us on Friday 28th February live on Facebook Live and YouTube.

Record and celebrate your history this LGBTQ+ History Month 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
An image of the section of the Queering the Map map, from their website, showing Oban, Ganavan, and Soroba. Text overlays read "Join us in celebrating Oban Pride’s 5th Anniversary, LGBT+ History Month, and Purple Friday by contributing to Queering the Map! This global, collaborative project archives LGBTQ+ stories connected to real places. By submitting a short, anonymous vignette, you help ensure our community’s presence is recognized in Oban and Argyll’s history. During our online event, we’ll explain the project, demonstrate how to submit your story, and outline the moderation process. We welcome contributions from Oban, surrounding areas, and those with ties to the region. Join live on our social media and be part of this meaningful legacy!"
February 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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obanpride.bsky.social
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Join Oban Pride in celebrating our 5th Anniversary, LGBTQ+ History Month, & Purple Friday! ​​

Share your stories on @queeringthemap.bsky.social —a global project archiving queer experiences.

We’ll show you how in our live event!

#ObanPride #QueeringTheMap #LGBTQHistoryMonth #PurpleFriday
An image of the section of the Queering the Map map, from their website, showing Oban, Ganavan, and Soroba. Text overlays read "Join Oban Pride in Making Our Mark on Queering the Map. Friday, 28th February, at 6pm on Facebook Live & YouTube. Write a few sentences and record our - your - part in LGBTQ+ History." The Oban Pride logo -- a rainbow over a stylised version of McCaig's tower with the words "Oban Pride. Registered charity SC049763" is in the top right corner.
February 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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obanpride.bsky.social
Save the date! This year’s Oban Pride weekend will be the 29th - 31st August!

Details to follow but we will have our march, community stall village, music and much more!

As always it will be a great weekend so please come along! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#ObanPride2025 #ObanPride
A graphic with a view of the Oban city centre skyline with flags from last year’s march visible, with a swooshing rainbow overlaid. The text reads “Oban Pride 2025. 29th - 31st August 2025”. The charity’s logo (a rainbow atop a stylised rendition of McCaig’s Tower with the words “Oban Pride” underneath it) is on the bottom left.
February 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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hazelmarzetti.bsky.social
We are super excited to announce our first Queer Minds Scotland seminar with the wonderful @kirstyclarkphd.bsky.social talking about her work on LGBTQ+ youth suicide in the US and Scotland.

26th February 4-5pm (UK time)

events.bookitbee.com/university-o...

Please share widely!
Dr Kirsty Clarke - Queer Minds Scotland Network - February Event
Investigating How Societal Narratives and Social Networks Shape LGBTQ+ Youth Suicide Risk
events.bookitbee.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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hazelmarzetti.bsky.social
This online event is open to anyone interested in LGBTQ+ mental health and wellbeing, regardless of geographical location, and is welcoming of community members, practitioners, policy makers and researchers alike.
February 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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ot-expert.bsky.social
✨Special Project✨

Looking for any kind of practitioners experienced in:

🌟 Play, Language & Friendship (PLF)

🌟 Cog-Fun

Could you remotely & voluntarily share your experience with some OTs for a community-based project supporting children w/traumatic injuries in a critical region?

Pls DM & share!
February 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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ot-expert.bsky.social
✨Looking for OTs experienced in these interventions..✨

..for a very special project to support children with traumatic injuries:

✨Play, Language & Friendship (PLF)

✨Cognitive–Functional (Cog-Fun)

Pls DM if you've experience in either/both

Pls share widely to reach further

#OccupationalTherapy
February 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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casthelilghostie.bsky.social
It's a much more positive atmosphere here than The Bad Place 😆

I've got some LGBTQ+ charities/organisations on Bluesky you might want to follow here: go.bsky.app/U5t3jiN

And happy to add you if you'd like!
February 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
musedot.bsky.social
Please give Oban Pride a follow, a charity very dear to me
obanpride.bsky.social Oban Pride @obanpride.bsky.social · Feb 1
Hello Bluesky! We’re launching our account here just in time for LGBTQ+ history month 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#lgbtqhistorymonth25 #obanpride2025
#obanpridehistory
A rainbow bordered graphic reading: “LGBTQ+ History Month February This LGBTQ+ History Month, we are showcasing some queer faces, past and present, who have made an impact.” A rainbow bordered graphic with text reading: “Gilbert Baker June 2, 1951 - March 31, 2017 American artist, gay rights activist Designer of the rainbow flag; a worldwide symbol of LGBTQ+ pride. His flag became widely associated with LGBTQ+ rights causes; a symbol of gay pride that has become ubiquitous in the decades since its debut. California state senator Scott Wiener said Baker "helped define the modern LGBTQ+ movement". Baker served in the United States Army from 1970 to 1972. He was stationed as a medic in San Francisco at the beginning of the gay rights movement, and lived there as an openly gay man. After his honourable discharge from the military, he worked on the first marijuana legalisation initiative in 1972, and was taught to sew by fellow activist Mary Dunn. He used his skill to create banners for gay-rights and anti-war protest marches, becoming friends with Harvey Milk and joining the gay drag activist group Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Baker created the Rainbow Flag with a collective in 1978.”
February 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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gaapsglasgow.bsky.social
In Glasgow and have (or think you may have) #ADHD? Come along to our coffee meet up this weekend in the café in Kelvin Hall! We’ll be there from 12:30-2:00, then maybe stay longer, go for a walk.. depends how we feel! #FirstPost
An infographic with Glasgow Adult ADHD Peer Socialsing at the top, next to our logo: a semi-stylised pink brain with an orange and white traffic cone on top. Headline: Fortnightly coffee, chat (and more?) Main text reads: "Having ADHD can feel very isolating. Come meet others who understand what it's like and make some new friends!" Bullet points beneath read: "All welcome: self-diagnosed, diagnosed, or just curious. Free! We will never charge for attendance. Every other Saturday, 12:30-2:00. Coffee, chat and after, maybe a walk, a drink... Full details on the website below or drop us a message here!" A box at the top gives the dates and times of the upcoming meets: "February 1, 15, March 1, 15, 12:30-2:00" The web address is gaaps.weebly.com, our email address is contactgaaps@proton.me
January 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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gaapsglasgow.bsky.social
Like board games? Want to play with people who don’t care if you forget the rules and what you’re doing (because they also have #ADHD and do it too)? Come along to Hillhead Library every second Saturday and join us. Have fun and make some new friends! Next session: February 8th
An infographic with Glasgow Adult ADHD Peer Socialising at the top, next to our logo: a semi-stylised pink brain with an orange and white traffic cone on top. Headline: Fortnightly board games meet ups in Hillhead Library Main text reads: "Having ADHD can feel very isolating. Come meet others who understand what it's like and make some new friends!" Bullet points beneath read: "All welcome: self-diagnosed, diagnosed, or just curious. Free! We will never charge for attendance. Every other Saturday in Hillhead Library Small Hall. Drop in anytime between 1:30 & 4:30 and play Full details on the website below or drop us a message here!" A box at the top gives the dates and times of the upcoming meets: "February 8, 22, March 8, 22, 1:30-4:30" The web address is gaaps.weebly.com, our email address is contactgaaps@proton.me
January 31, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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gaapsglasgow.bsky.social
If you have (or think you may have) #ADHD and are near Glasgow, check us out! We organise weekly free activities and events where you can meet and make friends with other people who have ADHD. Reply/DM/check out our website for more details gaaps.weebly.com
GLASGOW ADULT ADHD PEER SOCIALISING
A Glasgow-based social club for people with ADHD to chat, play board games, meet for coffee, go for walks…
gaaps.weebly.com
January 31, 2025 at 10:26 AM
musedot.bsky.social
For my ADHD/AuDHD occupational therapy colleagues too 💚
drshannak.bsky.social Shanna Katz Kattari, PhD 🍉🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈♿️ @drshannak.bsky.social · Jan 29
Welp. I’m in this picture and I don’t like it.
ID: FB post from Stacey Bias. Reads “Check in on your queer friends with ADHD/AuDHD right now cuz their Justice Sensitivity combined with their Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria means that they are both acutely aware of how f*cked up things are *and* also feel personally responsible for fixing it *while* dealing with the helplessness inherent in the reality that individual action is not gonna do it this time. This means that their brains/bodies are going into overdrive and also that they are feeling guilty for any kind of self-care or joy in their lives because their brain weasels are telling them that resting or being happy while others cannot/are not is selfish. It’s an exhausting state and we’re not OK.”
January 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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otsusangriffiths.bsky.social
We have reached 150 which is the maximum number of OTs I can add to one starter pack. So good to see the OT community grow on this platform.

I have set up Occupational Therapy starter pack 2 🙌

#OccupationalTherapy
#OccupationalTherapists

go.bsky.app/BMUaY5w
November 21, 2024 at 8:56 PM
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connected2deeot.bsky.social
Have you spotted @ElizabethCasso1 is looking for our next chair. I stand down in Oct25 after 6yrs. Can I tempt you to consider this fantastic leadership role 😉 We are building in a handover period to ease transition. Go on! Take a look 👇🏻👇🏻.

www.peridotpartners.co.uk/jobs/chair-o...
Chair of Trustees | Elizabeth Casson Trust via Peridot Partners
Elizabeth Casson Trust seeks a new Chair of Trustees to support the development of occupational therapists in the UK and internationally.
www.peridotpartners.co.uk
January 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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elizabethcasson.bsky.social
♦️One more week to apply for our Personal Leadership Programme♦️
elizabethcasson.org.uk/your-develop...

Details on the website. #occupationaltherapy
#ots
#leadership
#educate
January 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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drsophiejknight.bsky.social
Occupational therapists are you interested in sharing your ideas for an OT exhibition?! Me, Jemma Channing (OT & Snr Manager Creative Health & Change, Arts Council England) & the Elizabeth Casson Trust are working to curate just such an exhibition! Share your thoughts:
forms.office.com/e/5aGUi83Twu
December 4, 2024 at 11:14 AM