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Alan Cumming is a man who wears many hats: actor, producer, presenter and queer bar owner, but being artistic director of Scotland 's Pitlochry Festival Theatre may be his most personal project to date. The 60-year-old star, born just 15 miles from Pitlochry, aims to put the town on the map with Out in the Hills, a new festival dedicated to LGBTQ+ arts. Taking place from 16 to 18 January, the festival will brighten up the start of 2026 with film screenings, theatre performances, photography exhibitions and intriguing conversations.

In the philosophy of Practice Makes Love Easy (PMLE), love is not just a feeling-it's a daily discipline, a creative force, and a communal rhythm. It is with great honor to present Carly Ozard (they/them/she) as the ninth accomplished individual featured in this column. Few embody the ethos of PMLE as fully as Ozard, who is a non-binary entertainer, educator, and activist whose voice carries across stages and communities from San Francisco to New York. Ozard's work is a living testament to love practiced boldly, inclusively, and with deep intention.