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  • Keepers of the Flame with Janette Ayachi

    Join poet Janette Ayachi for a creative writing workshop exploring fire as both a literal & metaphorical force – destruction & renewal, love & loss, desire & transformation – while […]

  • Collaging Queer Edinburgh with Kamal Malhotra

    Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive Edinburgh Palette, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Join artist Kamal Malhotra to explore Edinburgh’s queer history through vintage maps, images, magazines, scissors, and glue! This informal collage workshop looks at the material Lavender Menace used for our […]

  • Making Art in Dark Times with Mae Diansangu

    Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive Edinburgh Palette, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Create found poetry and collage art in ‘Recover, recycle, reimagine: making art in dark times’ – a workshop led by poet Mae Diansangu. Participants will explore what it means to […]

  • Who’s Lore is it Anyway? Queering Scottish Folktales with Elisabeth Flett

    Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive Edinburgh Palette, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Come along to the archive for a queer folklore-themed writing workshop with Scottish author Elisabeth Flett! Elisabeth’s 2025 novel No Such Thing As Kelpies is an LGBTQ+ modern re-imagining of […]

  • Pub Quiz Fundraiser for Lavender Menace

    Join us for a pub quiz, raffle and social with Dyke Bar! Fundraising for non-profits and LGBTQ+ organisations is especially tough right now, and we’d love your support to help […]

  • Decorative image in purple with text reading: Past Shelves: Histories of Queer Reading. 5 March to 3 May, 10am to 5pm, Museum of Edinburgh. See below for opening times.

    Past Shelves: Histories of Queer Reading (Exhibition)

    Museum of Edinburgh 142-146 Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom

    Opening hours: The exhibition runs 5 March to 3 May. In March, the museum is open Wednesday to Sunday. In April/May, it is open every day. Join us for the […]

  • Dyke’s Delight: Kate Charlesworth in Conversation with Jay Whittaker

    Assembly Rooms 54 George Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Join Lavender Menace for an afternoon of stories of lesbian life and art. Kate Charlesworth is an illustrator and writer of renowned lesbian cult classics like Sensible Footwear: A Girl’s […]

  • Becoming Archived with the Lesbian Snapshot Collective

    Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive Edinburgh Palette, Edinburgh, Scotland

    “…ive us a visual record of our passages… a mosaic of lesbian strength, of our strivings to remake our outer and inner worlds.” – Joan Nestle In an era shaped […]

  • Menacing Since 1982

    Assembly Rooms 54 George Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    This free event brings together the people behind Scotland’s first LGBT+ bookshops, Lavender Menace (1982-87) and West & Wilde (1987-97). Sigrid Nielsen, Bob Orr, and Raymond Rose were all involved […]

  • Sarah Schulman: The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity

    Augustine United Church 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom

    What is solidarity? And how can solidarity effectively challenge the status quo? Join acclaimed writer, activist and historian Sarah Schulman to celebrate her latest book, The Fantasy and Necessity of […]

  • Queer Joy

    Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive Edinburgh Palette, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Join us at our monthly Queer Joy book club! In April, we’re reading The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka. We normally meet on the third Sunday of […]