• Past Shelves: Histories of Queer Reading (Exhibition)

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

    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 […]

  • Queer History Quiz

    Argonaut Books 15-17 Leith Walk, Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom

    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 […]

  • Social Sunday

    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 […]

  • Future Drop Outs: co-working group

    Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive Edinburgh Palette, Edinburgh, Scotland

    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 […]

  • Queer Gothic Words

    A monthly book club focusing on queer gothic writing. Every month we choose a book (or selection of shorter texts) by LGBTQ+ authors, or featuring queer characters/themes to read and […]

  • Social Sunday

    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 […]

  • Connective Threads: A Trans Archive Writing Workshop

    Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive Edinburgh Palette, Edinburgh, Scotland

    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 […]

  • Researching Scotland’s Trans History with Sam Rutherford

    Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive Edinburgh Palette, Edinburgh, Scotland

    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. […]

  • 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 […]

  • Queer Joy

    Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive Edinburgh Palette, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Join us at our monthly Queer Joy book club! In July, we’ll be reading Unsuitable by Eleanor Medhurst. We normally meet on the third Sunday of each month to discuss […]

  • Lesbian Words

    A monthly informal gathering to discuss literature by lesbians and queer women.