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    Queer Traces exhibition

    Curator and volunteer archivist Alex Lednicky presents Queer Traces, an exhibition which traces queer history through the books and ephemera at the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive.

  • Decorative image reads: Plotting on the Body. Experimental writing and collage for queer people of colour feeling the weight of gender essentialism

    Plotting on the Body with Jj Fadaka

    Free workshop for for queer, trans, intersex and non binary people of colour Doors 5pm, event 5:30pm-7:30pm Plotting on the Body is a reflective writing and collage workshop for QTPOC […]

  • Photos of Sigrid, Bob and Cameron.

    Once Upon A Gay in Edinburgh (Portobello Book Festival)

    Portobello Library 14 Rosefield Ave, Portobello, Edinburgh

    Portobello Book Festival will take place at the Portobello Library 4th-6th October. We are delighted that Bob and Sigrid will be featured at this event: A chance to find out […]

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    Meet the Poets: In/Visible with JJ Fadaka

    LGBT Health and Wellbeing 4 Duncan Place, Edinburgh

    Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive and LGBT Health and Wellbeing come together once again to celebrate the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2024 alongside Black History Month for another showcase […]

  • Emma’s Big World Aids Day Quiz For Waverley Care

    Leith Depot 138-142 Leith Walk, Edinburgh

    Organised by Speak Out Studio in partnership with Lavender Menace Time: 7pm – 9:30pm (doors at 6:30pm)Location: Leith Depot, 138-142 Leith Walk, Edinburgh, EH6 5DT Join us for an evening […]

  • Transfixions with Shola von Reinhold and Skye Arundhati Thomas

    Doors: 6.30pmEvent: 7-8pm Join Lavender Menace for an evening with writer and editor Skye Arundhati Thomas in conversation with artist and writer Shola von Reinhold. Von Reinhold’s celebrated novel, Lote, weaves narratives […]

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    Queer Gothic writing workshop with Heather Parry

    Join Lavender Menace in our friendly queer book archive for a hands-on writing workshop with Heather Parry exploring the craft of the queer gothic story. Materials and refreshments provided. Heather […]

  • Illustration of Candice Purwin who is white with dark hair tied up in a bun. The background image is of a table covered in paper, two people cutting and sticking, and flowers in the foreground.

    Comics for Connection with Candice Purwin

    Lavender Menace and illustrator Candice Purwin welcome you to Comics for Connection, an afternoon workshop in our archive where you will learn how to make your own art and zines […]

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    Desire Paths: Opening night

    Gallery 2, Edinburgh Palette St Margaret's House, 151 London Road, Edinburgh

    Join us for an informal party to celebrate the opening of our new co-curated exhibition! There’ll be drinks and nibbles, and the chance to hear more about the stories featured in […]

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    Desire Paths: Reading Queer Edinburgh

    Desire Paths: Reading Queer Edinburgh is an exhibition which explores our city’s histories through a queer lens. Drawing on books from our collection and Edinburgh’s rich LGBT+ history, this exhibition […]

  • Illustration of Fiona Macleod, a woman with dark hard looking over her shoulder.

    Lyra Celtica: Harry Josephine Giles on Wilfion

    Doors 5:30pm, event 6pm-7pm Join us for an evening of readings exploring the work and legacy of genderweird Celtic Revival writer Fiona Macleod / William Sharp with Harry Josephine Giles […]