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  • Dorian the Maenad

    Dorian the Maenad

    Lavender Menace volunteer, Michael, explores the queer links between The Picture of Dorian Gray and the Cult of Dionysus.

  • Lavender and Menaces

    Lavender and Menaces

    The clothed lesbian body as a tool of resistance, the sapphic significance of purple, and the making of the modern-day femme

  • Menaces in Colour

    Menaces in Colour

    Cartoonist Kate Charlesworth and Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive launch their new range of cards and bookmarks!

  • Three Writing Lives

    Three Writing Lives

    Our second online event Conversations with Writers took place on Thursday 2 September. Playwright Jo Clifford and novelist and short story writer Ely Percy were in conversation with Eris Young.

  • Homophobia: A 20th Century Classic

    Homophobia: A 20th Century Classic

    How can 20th century novels help us understand homophobia? No matter how brilliantly written, many celebrated novels have homophobic elements.

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