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  • An Interview with Jackie Kay on Trumpet

    An Interview with Jackie Kay on Trumpet

    Scottish poet, playwright, and novelist Jackie Kay recently sat down for a conversation with Lavender Menace volunteer Maeve Sheridan to discuss her 1998 novel Trumpet. Following the family of a transgender musician who was outed after his death, the novel navigates media narratives that exploit trans life and the place of grief under those conditions.…

  • Iona McGregor – Scottish Lesbian Writer

    Iona McGregor – Scottish Lesbian Writer

    Describing Iona McGregor’s career gives the impression of many lives in one frame.

  • The Left Hand of Darkness

    The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuinAce Books, 1969. Exploring new worlds A love story between a man from earth and a double-sexed alien? This was a genuine case of going where no man had gone before, as Star Trek described it at the time. But The Left Hand’s fine writing and intensely real…

  • The Iron Ladies: Why do Women Vote Tory?

    The Iron Ladies: Why do Women Vote Tory? By Bea CampbellVirago Press, 1987ISBN 0860686892 Why do women vote Tory? How would a lesbian Communist journalist know? Bea Campbell, who worked on City Limits and other papers in London in the 1980s, was curious about the rise of Margaret Thatcher – who did little to help…