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2 Pride House Glasgow 2014 Youth Programme Supplement LGBT Youth Scotland is working to ensure that young people have equal access to sporting activities improving the overall health and wellbeing of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people. In 2014 the Commonwealth Games will provide an impetus for opportunities for LGBT young people to engage in sport and physical activity as well as raise awareness of LGBT people s experiences and needs in this area. LEAP Sports Scotland is committed to ensuring that the Pride House Programme has plenty of opportunities for young people to take part. There are many activities which are exclusively for young people, and many more which are inclusive of young people. This supplementary programme has the best of these events listed in one handy guide. For a wider selection of events, see the main Pride House programme.

3 MONDAY 14th JULY / FREE / 7pm DUMFRIES YOUTH HIP HOP A local dance teacher will take us through some moves and you can choose to come back and perform the dance at the Pride Picnic. Participants need to bring water and wear comfortable shoes and clothing for dancing in. Sign up at the D&G LGBT Centre or info@lgbtyouth.org.uk SATURDAY 19th JULY / FREE / 11am-5pm GAME PRIDE GLASGOW CORNER OF KING STREET AND OSBORNE STREET, GLASGOW At Pride Glasgow, join us for a taste of what s going on over the Commonwealth Games with demonstrations of a few sports and opportunities to try them out. Also try out some healthy eating taster platters. Sign up via or on Facebook. SUNDAY 20th JULY / FREE PRIDE PICNIC DUMFRIES VENUE AND TIME TO BE CONFIRMED Come along to our Pride Picnic in Dumfries and enjoy a fun family friendly afternoon with performances of youth dance, samba drummers, singers and much more Pride themed and commonwealth focused activities such as Dumfries mini gay games. Sign up at the D&G LGBT Centre or info@lgbtyouth.org.uk

4 SATURDAY 26th JULY / FREE / 10.30am-4.30pm PRIDE HOUSE TREASURE HUNT Join Pride House for a Treasure Hunt which will pit your wits against other teams and see you hurtling around our beautiful city of Glasgow while taking in the sights and discovering interesting facts. Teams get 3hrs to complete the hunt, must be back by 4.30pm. Free event, just turn up. TUESDAY 29th JULY / FREE / 6.30pm INVERNESS BOATING EVENT LOCH NESS In conjunction with the local scouts, Pillar Youth Group in Inverness will be having a boating event. You could come along and just be a passenger, or sign up as part of the crew, where you ca learn a bit more about it and take a turn at captaining the boat too. Even if you ve never been to Pillar before, we re keen to hear from you. info@lgbtyouth.org.uk for more details and to book up. WEDNESDAY 30th JULY / FREE / 6pm SOUND YOUTH TRAMPOLINING EVENING MEADOWBANK SPORTS CENTRE, EDINBURGH Come bounce with other young people in Edinburgh and try out trampolining. Under the watchful eye of a Scottish trampoline expert, we will have lots of fun whilst learning the basics. info@lgbtyouth.org.uk for more details and to book up.

5 THURSDAY 31st JULY / FREE / 6pm GLOW YOUTH ICE SKATING EVENING DEWARS CENTRE, PERTH Join other young people in Perth for a fun evening of ice skating. Whether you ve tried it before, or are a complete beginner, this is an evening that will suit everyone. info@lgbtyouth.org.uk for more details and to book up. SATURDAY 2nd AUGUST / FREE / 11am-noon YOUTH RECEPTION oin us in Pride House to hear from Tam Baillie, Scotland s Commissioner for Children and Young People, Fergus McMillan, Chief Executive, LGBT Youth Scotland and other guests. Help us to celebrate the Commonwealth Games through the eyes of LGBT young people. Sign up at SATURDAY 2nd AUGUST / FREE / noon-4pm YOUTH ZONE Come and help us to mark the contributions of LGBT people in sport and Commonwealth Games. There will be indoor games and competitions, youth work activities, and link ups with young lgbt individuals and groups from around the world who we support through our campaign. Sign up at

6 SATURDAY 2nd AUGUST / FREE / 4pm-5pm PRIDE HOUSE OPEN STAGE There will be an open stage where we are inviting young people who are singer songwriters to come up and entertain us. The winner of this open stage will be invited to perform alongside other artists at the Pride House closing ceremony party on 3rd August. info@lgbtyouth.org.uk to take part. 29th-31st AUGUST / FREE TRANSPORT RESIDENTIAL WEEKEND VENUE CONFIRMED ON APPLICATION TRANSport is a weekend-long residential for young people aged who identify as transgender who want to take part in outdoor activities and get to know their peers in a fun, safe environment. The focus of the residential will be on having fun, making friends and being active. We ll also be unpacking some of the barriers to transgender young people taking part in sport and thinking of ways to overcome them. Signing up at WEDNESDAY 30th AUGUST / FREE / noon-6pm LEGACY SPORTS CHALLENGE FAIR GLASGOW GREEN FOOTBALL AND HOCKEY CENTRE Come along and try out a variety of sport and activity taster sessions, and meet some of the groups. You ll have the chance to take part in activities as well as signing up for future events. Sign up through the Game Changers facebook page or turn up on the day.

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