She absolutely loves Leeds and the freedom to just be yourself! A bit to far away for me but she is happy x
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My mum went to Leeds uni, and still talks about how wonderful it was 
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Brighton and Hove Pride is huge without a doubt @Duncan
Hopefully you get to enjoy many events close to you.
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Thanks so much @DuncanB, I imagine Pride events are a lot quieter where you are now! I remember Brighton getting very busy during May-June-July with all the visitors popping down for Brighton festival, then Pride, and then staying as they’d fallen in love 
Our little city has started holding Pride events in recent years and they’re so cute, it’s really lovely to see our neighbo(u)rs and mayor out supporting us, rainbow flags everywhere like queer bunting!
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Not sure if there are Pride events nearby where I live @Duncan
Inverness most likely.
The Brighton and Hove Pride is massive. Funny you saying people fell in love with the place and stayed.
Similar with the Universities.
A lot of people ended up working in coffee shops after graduation.
I often joked in a tongue in cheek way that we had the most qualified baristas in Britain 
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Haha so true about the unis in Brighton creating overqualified baristas @DuncanB! Perhaps too much information but one of my exes made great coffee for that very reason! I assume they’ll be replaced soon enough by Costabots 
Over here there’s a common refrain that taxi drivers are frequently doctors and architects from outside the US, while baristas, waiters and barkeeps are often the artists, musicians and actors.
And of course who needs writers anymore when AI is so good /sarcasm
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Isn’t it crazy @Duncan how people’s professional qualifications gained in other countries are often not recognised.
I use to train Doctors in Wales in Leadership and Teamwork. For a lot of them a Consultant post was their next step.
There was however a group of Doctors who could never make that step because they qualified outside of the UK.
I remember one workshop I did in Wrexham where one women who couldn’t become a Consultant here had been a Medical Director at a hospital in Romania previously.
Highly skilled but could only progress so far.
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So true @DuncanB, I think it’s a real pity so many professional qualifications aren’t more easily transferable between countries. It’s really cool you got to train those doctors, bet you heard some fascinating tales of what took them to the UK.
Personally I think if someone has spent years studying/training/researching then they’ve already developed equivalent skills. Sometimes it really is just about whether language is also compatible, and I’m sure we know how Brits can tend to differentiate by accent, let alone place of origin 
In my case my qualifications needed to be officially transcribed for the US state I hoped to work in—you have to apply and pay for transcriptions in each separate US state you plan to work in, each with slightly different requirements…
It’s expensive being an immigrant, professionally qualified or not!
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Funny we were talking here about Pride up here the other day @Duncan
Just noticed on Facebook that Highland Pride is this weekend on 6th June.
Was sure there would be something
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Yes I know it’s crazy in the USA with different States having different licensing for professions @Duncan
Definitely makes it expensive for people
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Oh that’s so great that you’ve got a Pride event near you @DuncanB, looks like it’s in Inverness. I’ve wanted to visit there for many years so I can check out some family tales and see Loch Ness for myself, so now I have even more reason!
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Yes Inverness would be the place @Duncan as capital of the Highlands
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