• Social Sunday: Trans & non-binary open mic

    Sunday 25 May, 2pm-4pm A relaxed Social Sunday open mic with tea, coffee, and snacks. Social Sundays are usually an informal, drop in session every 2nd and 4th Sunday. We […]

  • Mapping Your Library with OurStory Scotland

    Doors open 1.30pm. Workshop 2-4pm. Join Lavender Menace for a creative oral history workshop with Dom Millar-Graham, chair of OurStory Scotland. In Mapping Your Library, participants are invited to narrate […]

  • Social Sunday: Spike, Saturn & Friends of Storm

    On the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month, the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive is open 2pm–4pm for our informal Social Sundays. On Sunday 27th July, we are running […]

  • Queer Community Programming Group with Filmhouse

    Are you interested in queer films?Would you like to be involved in deciding which queer films are shown atFilmhouse?Come along to our new community programming group, a collaborationbetween Filmhouse, Lavender […]

  • Sapphic Spaces: In conversation with June Thomas

    Epworth Hall 25 Nicolson Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Join Wuthering Dykes Book Club and Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive for an evening with the lesbian legend June Thomas, author of A Place of Our Own. June will be […]

  • Asexuality in the Archive

    This interactive workshop introduces how asexuality was treated as a medical issue in the Victorian Age and its impact on contemporary media representation. It will begin by examining how nineteenth-century […]

  • Gay Scotland Now Collage Workshop at Edinburgh Zine Fair

    Edinburgh Zine Fair Floor 3, 151 London Road, Edinburgh

    Join Lavender Menace for a free and fun collage workshop remixing text and images from Gay Scotland. Gay Scotland was a staple of the Scottish queer scene when it was […]

  • 3,000 Lesbians Go to York

    Filmhouse 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh

    Join Lavender Menace at the Filmhouse for a screening of this brilliant new film. Followed by a Q&A with author Jane Traies and director Rachel Dax, and a booksigning.3000 Lesbians […]

  • Queer Men for Queer Literature

    A friendly monthly discussion group about gay books and gay writing, for people who enjoy reading and talking about how gay writing has impacted our lives. We meet on the […]

  • CANCELLED: Scotch Verdict with Lillian Faderman

    UPDATE: Unfortunately, we have had to cancel this event due to unforeseen circumstances. Join Lavender Menace for a conversation with Lillian Faderman about the writing of her acclaimed book Scotch Verdict. […]