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• EDBURGH'S FIRST OPENLY GAY LORD PROVOST URG PEOPLE TO 'BE THEMSELV AND BE NFINT'
• EDBURGH'S LORD PROVOST SAYS HE WOULD NEVER HAVE GOT ROLE DURG HIS EARLY UNCILLOR DAYS AS GAY MAN
• GEE GBB: WHY I SUPPORT GAY MISTERS
• EDBURGH'S FIRST OPENLY GAY LORD PROVOST URG PEOPLE TO 'BE THEMSELV AND BE NFINT'
• EDBURGH'S LORD PROVOST SAYS HE WOULD NEVER HAVE GOT ROLE DURG HIS EARLY UNCILLOR DAYS AS GAY MAN
• EXPRS & STARHOMENEWSSPORTENTERTAMENTSERVICNOTIFITN SETTGSSUBSCRIBE TO ONE OR ALL NOTIFITN SOURC OM THIS ONE PLACE.NEWSLETTERSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO GET THE DAY'S TOP STORI SENT DIRECTLY TO YOU.SIGN ME UPNEWSALL NEWS COST OF LIVGLOL HUBSCRIMEPOLICSHEALTHBSEDUTNVOICFEATURENVIRONMENTMORE UK NEWSNOSTALGIAPROPERTYTRANSPORTMOTORSWORLD NEWSVIRAL NEWSFEED A FAYSPONSORED ARTICLFD NEWS FOR YOUR TOWNLIB DEMS CELEBRATE FORMER CHARY CEO’S APPOTMENT AS EDBURGH LORD PROVOSTUK NEWSPUBLISHED: MAY 26, 2022ROBERT ALDRIDGE, A UNCILLOR FOR 38 YEARS, HAS BEEN UNANIMOLY SELECTED AS THE CY’S NEW LORD PROVOST.SUBSCRIBE TO OUR DAILY NEWSLETTER!SIGN UPROBERT ALDRIDGETHE STTISH LIBERAL DEMOCRATS HAVE HAILED THE APPOTMENT OF A FORMER HOMELS CHARY CHIEF EXECUTIVE AS EDBURGH’S NEW LORD PROVOST.LIBERAL DEMOCRAT GROUP LEAR COUNCILLOR ROBERT ALDRIDGE WILL TAKE UP THE HISTORIC ROLE OF THE CY’S 248TH LORD PROVOST.AT THE FIRST MEETG OF THE NEW UNCIL, UNCILLORS UNANIMOLY BACKED MR ALDRIDGE’S NOMATN AND HE WAS SWORN TO THE ROLE A SHORT CEREMONY THE CY CHAMBERS.HE WILL SERVE AS EDBURGH’S CIVIL HEAD WHERE HE WILL NVENE ALL FURTHER MEETGS OF THE UNCIL AND WILL REPRENT THE CY AS PART OF A VARIETY OF ANISATNS CLUDG THE FRIDGE FTIVAL AND THE ROYAL EDBURGH MILE TATTOO.HE HAS SERVED AS UNCILLOR FOR THE DM BRAE AND GYLE WARD FOR 38 YEARS – MAKG HIM THE UNCIL’S LONGT SERVG MEMBER.MR ALDRIDGE, FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF A NATNAL HOMELS CHARY, THE STTISH COUNCIL FOR SGLE HOMELS, AND FORMER PRINT OF THE EUROPEAN FERATN OF NATNAL ORGANISATNS WORKG WH THE HOMELS, SAID HE IS “HONOURED” TO TAKE UP THE ROLE.IT IS ALSO BELIEVED HE WILL MAKE HISTORY AS THE CY’S FIRST OPENLY GAY LORD PROVOST.HE SAID: “I’D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO NOMATED ME TO TAKE ON THIS ROLE, I FEEL REALLY HONOURED.LIBERAL DEMOCRATS LEAR ALEX COLE-HATON HAS PRAISED THE APPOTMENT (LLEY MART/PA)“MOST OF ALL THOUGH, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE VOTERS WHO PUT ME HERE, AND ALL THE FOLK WHO LIVER THE LEAFLETS AND KNOCK ON DOORS TO MAKE POSSIBLE. I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE WE GET THE GLORY, BUT THEY DO THE HARD WORK THAT GETS HERE.“I’M LOOKG FORWARD TO STARTG THIS NEW ROLE AND I PROMISE TO SERVE EVERYONE THE CY, NO MATTER WHO THEY VOTED FOR, TO THE VERY BT OF MY ABILI.”STTISH LIBERAL DEMOCRATS LEAR ALEX COLE-HATON HAILED THE APPOTMENT.THE EDBURGH WTERN MSP SAID: “OVER THE PAST 38 YEARS, ROBERT HAS BEEN A WONRFUL SERVANT TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE REPEATEDLY PUT THEIR TST HIM.“NOT ONLY HAS HE SERVED TIRELSLY ON THE UNCIL, CLUDG A STT ADMISTRATN, HE HE HAS NEVER LOST TOUCH WH THE LOL PEOPLE HE IS THERE TO SERVE.“SPEAK TO THE PEOPLE OF DM BRAE AND GYLE AND IS REMARKABLE HOW MANY WILL TELL YOU THEY’RE ON FIRST NAME TERMS WH HIM.“THAT’S THE SPIR OF LOLISM, ALONG WH HIS TIRELS WORK HELPG TO TACKLE HOMELSNS AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, MAK HIM SOMEONE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS ARE IMMENSELY PROUD TO LL OUR OWN AND SOMEONE I AM PROUD TO LL MY IEND.“I’M CERTA HE’LL MAKE AN EXCELLENT LORD PROVOST AND CELEBRATE HIM BEG THE FIRST OPENLY GAY PERSON TO TAKE UP THE ROLE.”MR ALDRIDGE WILL ALSO TAKE ON THE POSN OF LORD LITENANT, THE QUEEN’S REPRENTATIVE EDBURGH, GREETG MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAY AND VISG HEADS OF STATE TO THE CY.LABOUR UNCILLOR LEZLEY MARN CAMERON WAS APPOTED AS DEPUTE LORD PROVOST.UK NEWSMOST READ
• EDBURGH LLED ON TO STOP ST PETERSBURG ANTI-GAY LAW
• EDBURGH'S FIRST OPENLY GAY LORD PROVOST URG PEOPLE TO 'BE THEMSELV AND BE NFINT'

EDBURGH'S FIRST OPENLY GAY LORD PROVOST URG PEOPLE TO 'BE THEMSELV AND BE NFINT'

PeopleThe first openly gay Lord Provost of Edburgh has urged young people who are worried about their sexualy today to “be themselv and be nfint.

”Robert Aldridge, who beme the pal’s ‘First Cizen’ last month amid roundg support om all policians, said his early days as a uncillor was unlikely a gay person would have been elevated to the historic 66-year-old said: “I don’t thk would have happened the days of back to basics and all that. ”And he sisted ’s “not a gay csa by me or anythg like that”, addg: “It’s jt a part of who I am.

The first openly gay Lord Provost of Edburgh has urged young people who are worried about their sexualy today to "be themselv and be nfint.

EDBURGH'S LORD PROVOST SAYS HE WOULD NEVER HAVE GOT ROLE DURG HIS EARLY UNCILLOR DAYS AS GAY MAN

" Robert Aldridge, who took up civic lear duti last month amid roundg support om all policians said his early days as a uncillor was unlikely a gay person would have been elevated to the historic role.

GEE GBB: WHY I SUPPORT GAY MISTERS

" Mr Aldridge said 's "not a gay csa by me or anythg like that", addg: "It's jt a part of who I am.

Legislatn is clearRecently, I attend a nference where young gays and lbians spoke about their problems of inty.

Personally, I nnot see matters whether a mister is gay or lbian, is whether they n exercise a mistry that is relevant to the age we live there be any areas where discrimatn is permted? Robert Aldridge, who beme the pal’s ‘First Cizen’ last month amid roundg support om all policians, said his early days as a uncillor was unlikely a gay person would have been elevated to the historic 66-year-old said: “I don’t thk would have happened the days of back to basics and all that.

EDBURGH'S FIRST OPENLY GAY LORD PROVOST URG PEOPLE TO 'BE THEMSELV AND BE NFINT'

Mr Aldridge said 's "not a gay csa by me or anythg like that", addg: "It's jt a part of who I am.

Liberal Democrat group lear Councillor Robert Aldridge will take up the historic role of the cy’s 248th lord the first meetg of the new uncil, uncillors unanimoly backed Mr Aldridge’s nomatn and he was sworn to the role a short ceremony the cy will serve as Edburgh’s civil head where he will nvene all further meetgs of the uncil and will reprent the cy as part of a variety of anisatns cludg the Fridge Ftival and the Royal Edburgh Mile has served as uncillor for the Dm Brae and Gyle ward for 38 years – makg him the uncil’s longt servg Aldridge, former chief executive of a natnal homels chary, the Sttish Council for Sgle Homels, and former print of the European Feratn of Natnal Organisatns Workg wh the Homels, said he is “honoured” to take up the is also believed he will make history as the cy’s first openly gay lord said: “I’d like to thank everyone who nomated me to take on this role, I feel really honoured.

“I’m certa he’ll make an excellent lord provost and celebrate him beg the first openly gay person to take up the role.

EDBURGH'S LORD PROVOST SAYS HE WOULD NEVER HAVE GOT ROLE DURG HIS EARLY UNCILLOR DAYS AS GAY MAN

I'd like to thank everyone who nomated me to take on this role, I feel really honouredRobert AldridgeHe has served as uncillor for the Dm Brae and Gyle ward for 38 years – makg him the uncil’s longt servg Aldridge, former chief executive of a natnal homels chary, the Sttish Council for Sgle Homels, and former print of the European Feratn of Natnal Organisatns Workg wh the Homels, said he is “honoured” to take up the is also believed he will make history as the cy’s first openly gay lord said: “I’d like to thank everyone who nomated me to take on this role, I feel really honoured. A aln of groups has lled on the Lord Provost of Edburgh, Stland to to tervene on St Petersburg’s anti-gay law. Edburgh is twned wh the Rsian cy, whose lawmakers passed an ial vote on a “gay propaganda” law last year by 27 to 1.

Amid ternatnal nmnatn, a further vote on the bill, which threatens the voice of the cy’s gay muny, was postponed November. Commentators say would le out nearly all public events rried out by or on behalf of gays and LGBT anisatns. “There has been harassment, timidatn and terference wh gay pris and other public events; as well physil vlence and the tentn of peaceful monstrators by the police.

EXPRS & STARHOMENEWSSPORTENTERTAMENTSERVICNOTIFITN SETTGSSUBSCRIBE TO ONE OR ALL NOTIFITN SOURC OM THIS ONE PLACE.NEWSLETTERSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO GET THE DAY'S TOP STORI SENT DIRECTLY TO YOU.SIGN ME UPNEWSALL NEWS COST OF LIVGLOL HUBSCRIMEPOLICSHEALTHBSEDUTNVOICFEATURENVIRONMENTMORE UK NEWSNOSTALGIAPROPERTYTRANSPORTMOTORSWORLD NEWSVIRAL NEWSFEED A FAYSPONSORED ARTICLFD NEWS FOR YOUR TOWNLIB DEMS CELEBRATE FORMER CHARY CEO’S APPOTMENT AS EDBURGH LORD PROVOSTUK NEWSPUBLISHED: MAY 26, 2022ROBERT ALDRIDGE, A UNCILLOR FOR 38 YEARS, HAS BEEN UNANIMOLY SELECTED AS THE CY’S NEW LORD PROVOST.SUBSCRIBE TO OUR DAILY NEWSLETTER!SIGN UPROBERT ALDRIDGETHE STTISH LIBERAL DEMOCRATS HAVE HAILED THE APPOTMENT OF A FORMER HOMELS CHARY CHIEF EXECUTIVE AS EDBURGH’S NEW LORD PROVOST.LIBERAL DEMOCRAT GROUP LEAR COUNCILLOR ROBERT ALDRIDGE WILL TAKE UP THE HISTORIC ROLE OF THE CY’S 248TH LORD PROVOST.AT THE FIRST MEETG OF THE NEW UNCIL, UNCILLORS UNANIMOLY BACKED MR ALDRIDGE’S NOMATN AND HE WAS SWORN TO THE ROLE A SHORT CEREMONY THE CY CHAMBERS.HE WILL SERVE AS EDBURGH’S CIVIL HEAD WHERE HE WILL NVENE ALL FURTHER MEETGS OF THE UNCIL AND WILL REPRENT THE CY AS PART OF A VARIETY OF ANISATNS CLUDG THE FRIDGE FTIVAL AND THE ROYAL EDBURGH MILE TATTOO.HE HAS SERVED AS UNCILLOR FOR THE DM BRAE AND GYLE WARD FOR 38 YEARS – MAKG HIM THE UNCIL’S LONGT SERVG MEMBER.MR ALDRIDGE, FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF A NATNAL HOMELS CHARY, THE STTISH COUNCIL FOR SGLE HOMELS, AND FORMER PRINT OF THE EUROPEAN FERATN OF NATNAL ORGANISATNS WORKG WH THE HOMELS, SAID HE IS “HONOURED” TO TAKE UP THE ROLE.IT IS ALSO BELIEVED HE WILL MAKE HISTORY AS THE CY’S FIRST OPENLY GAY LORD PROVOST.HE SAID: “I’D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO NOMATED ME TO TAKE ON THIS ROLE, I FEEL REALLY HONOURED.LIBERAL DEMOCRATS LEAR ALEX COLE-HATON HAS PRAISED THE APPOTMENT (LLEY MART/PA)“MOST OF ALL THOUGH, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE VOTERS WHO PUT ME HERE, AND ALL THE FOLK WHO LIVER THE LEAFLETS AND KNOCK ON DOORS TO MAKE POSSIBLE. I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE WE GET THE GLORY, BUT THEY DO THE HARD WORK THAT GETS HERE.“I’M LOOKG FORWARD TO STARTG THIS NEW ROLE AND I PROMISE TO SERVE EVERYONE THE CY, NO MATTER WHO THEY VOTED FOR, TO THE VERY BT OF MY ABILI.”STTISH LIBERAL DEMOCRATS LEAR ALEX COLE-HATON HAILED THE APPOTMENT.THE EDBURGH WTERN MSP SAID: “OVER THE PAST 38 YEARS, ROBERT HAS BEEN A WONRFUL SERVANT TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE REPEATEDLY PUT THEIR TST HIM.“NOT ONLY HAS HE SERVED TIRELSLY ON THE UNCIL, CLUDG A STT ADMISTRATN, HE HE HAS NEVER LOST TOUCH WH THE LOL PEOPLE HE IS THERE TO SERVE.“SPEAK TO THE PEOPLE OF DM BRAE AND GYLE AND IS REMARKABLE HOW MANY WILL TELL YOU THEY’RE ON FIRST NAME TERMS WH HIM.“THAT’S THE SPIR OF LOLISM, ALONG WH HIS TIRELS WORK HELPG TO TACKLE HOMELSNS AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, MAK HIM SOMEONE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS ARE IMMENSELY PROUD TO LL OUR OWN AND SOMEONE I AM PROUD TO LL MY IEND.“I’M CERTA HE’LL MAKE AN EXCELLENT LORD PROVOST AND CELEBRATE HIM BEG THE FIRST OPENLY GAY PERSON TO TAKE UP THE ROLE.”MR ALDRIDGE WILL ALSO TAKE ON THE POSN OF LORD LITENANT, THE QUEEN’S REPRENTATIVE EDBURGH, GREETG MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAY AND VISG HEADS OF STATE TO THE CY.LABOUR UNCILLOR LEZLEY MARN CAMERON WAS APPOTED AS DEPUTE LORD PROVOST.UK NEWSMOST READ

EDBURGH LLED ON TO STOP ST PETERSBURG ANTI-GAY LAW

EDBURGH'S FIRST OPENLY GAY LORD PROVOST URG PEOPLE TO 'BE THEMSELV AND BE NFINT'