MUSSELBURGH is hoping for double success in the Proud Scotland Awards 2022, which celebrate the LGBTQI+ community.
Musselburgh Sea Cadets have been nominated in the education category, and singer/songwriter Callum Beattie, who comes from the Honest Toun, is one of the finalists in the music category.
The accolades, which are back for a fourth year, recognise the “outstanding work and commitment” of individuals and organisations within and supportive of the LGBTQI+ community in Scotland.
Capital Scotland is partnering with the Proud Scotland Awards to present six categories at this year’s event, which is sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland, with public voting online now live.
A Musselburgh Sea Cadets spokesperson said: “We are delighted to announce that Musselburgh Sea Cadets have been nominated for the Proud Scotland Awards and are finalists for the awards.
“Education is the key to reducing and removing all forms of discrimination, including homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, bigotry and racism.
“The education award is to recognise an individual or group who have taken action to directly impact, encourage participation and support inclusion of the LGBTQI+ community in the field of education.
“As a unit, we are so grateful for the individuals who nominated us for this award and it makes us proud that as an inclusive organisation our work is recognised.”
The Sea Cadets are up against Lauren McKay, Em Swinton, Perth High School PRISM and Strathclyde University for the accolade.
The music award is presented to an individual or group which represents or has taken action to directly impact and support the LGBTQI+ community in their music.
Callum, who is set to
appear at the TRNSMT Festival on Glasgow Green in July (see story on Page 17) and is looking forward to the release of his second album Vandals in September, has been nominated along with Emeli Sande, Horse McDonald, Just The Brave, Mary Mac and Queen.
He said: “I’m so honoured to be nominated for a Proud Scotland Award.
“I pride myself in trying to be as inclusive as possible, so this nomination really means a lot.”
The awards take place on Friday, June 3, at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow.
The competition judges are: Stuart McPhail, who will chair the panel; Kasey Monroe, a multi-platinum-selling Scottish songwriter from Edinburgh; John Stuart, an inspector with the Care Inspectorate covering the north of Scotland; Jessica Taylor, chair of Highland Pride; actor, writer, producer and arts critic Brett Herriot; Daniel Syme, last year’s chairman of the Proud Scotland Awards; and Louise Bailey, a D&I accelerator who set up a LGBTQ+ network driving policy change and supporting many initiatives to increase awareness of and tackle challenges of LGBTQ+ people in the workplace.
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