Events

We are delighted that a portion of the exhibition has been extended to 20 September 2026! You can find Past Shelves in the Huntly Room and Costume Gallery, on the […]

Join queer artist Annie Lord for a workshop exploring objects in the archive. Still lifes are artworks featuring inanimate and often everyday objects. In this informal creative workshop, you are […]

From the legends behind A Queer Was Here and Auld Edinburgh, comes the Lavender Menace Queer History Quiz! Join us at Argonaut Books for a fun and informative evening. Think pub quiz, but all […]

What does it mean to find flashes of recognition in the archive? How might moments from the trans past open up avenues to imagine new ways of being, writing and […]

For every Ewan Forbes, there were dozens more people in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Scotland who lived lives that moved away from the gender to which they were assigned at birth. […]

Bats have inspired many writers and artists throughout history. They’re a liminal being, living between land and sky, emerging at dawn and dusk. This is perhaps what leads some queer […]

Listen to the audio version of this webpage: Join artists and educators Lou & Debbie for an audio described tour of our Past Shelves: Histories of Queer Reading exhibition at […]

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 […]

On the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month, the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive is open 2pm–4pm for our informal Social Sundays. Join us for tea, cake and lots […]

Join us at our monthly Queer Joy book club! In September, we’ll be reading These Heathens by Mia McKenzie. We normally meet on the third Sunday of each month to […]

Future Drop Outs is a co-working group for queer students, researchers, and writers. Join us for a calm, supportive studying session, 1-4pm on the third Monday of the month. What […]