BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Lavender Menace - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://lavendermenace.org.uk
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Lavender Menace
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/London
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20250330T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20251026T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20260329T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20261025T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20270328T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20271031T010000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260313T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260313T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093326
CREATED:20260225T104743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T121716Z
UID:17553-1773410400-1773415800@lavendermenace.org.uk
SUMMARY:Dyke's Delight: Kate Charlesworth in Conversation with Jay Whittaker
DESCRIPTION: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 Guide and The Life & Times of Auntie Studs. Kate will be in conversation with award-winning poet and writer Jay Whittaker. \n\n\n\n\nBook ticket\n\n\n\n\nThis event is part of our exhibition Past Shelves: Queer Histories of Reading (5 March to 30 April\, Museum of Edinburgh)\, created in partnership with the Museum of Edinburgh (City of Edinburgh Council). Thank you to our funders\, National Lottery Heritage Fund and Awards for All. \n\n\n\n\nKate Charlesworth began to work as a cartoonist and illustrator in the 1970s. Her work has appeared in LGBT publications such as The Pink Paper\, Gay News\, Strip AIDS\, Dyke’s Delight\, whilst in the mainstream media she drew weekly strips for The Guardian\, New Scientist\, and the Independent. The award-winning graphic novel ‘Sally Heathcote – Suffragette’\, co-authored with Mary and Bryan Talbot\, appeared in 2014 and was followed in 2019 by her award-winning LGBT memoir/history\, ‘Sensible Footwear – a Girl’s Guide.’ \n\n\n\n\n\nJay Whittaker is an award-winning poet\, author of two full length collections: Sweet Anaesthetist\, (Cinnamon Press\, 2020) and Wristwatch\, (Cinnamon Press\, 2017)\, which was Saltire Society Poetry Book of the Year 2018. Current projects include her third poetry collection\, a queer sewing memoir in prose\, and co-hosting EH11’s grass-roots poetry night\, The Graveyard Shift. \n\n\n\n\n(Photo by Ryan McGoverne) \n\n\n\nLocation and Access\n\n\n\nThis event is taking place at Assembly Rooms\, 54 George Street\, Edinburgh EH2 2LR. \n\n\n\nThe venue is fully accessible on the ground and first floor areas for all visitors with mobility difficulties and accessibility needs via a lift or handrail assistance. For full accessibility information\, visit the venue website: https://cultureedinburgh.com/our-venues/assembly-rooms
URL:https://lavendermenace.org.uk/event/dykes-delight
LOCATION:Assembly Rooms\, 54 George Street\, Edinburgh\, EH2 2LR\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lavendermenace.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Eventbrite-tempate-15.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260329T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260329T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093326
CREATED:20260301T152434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260308T140326Z
UID:17561-1774792800-1774800000@lavendermenace.org.uk
SUMMARY:Becoming Archived with the Lesbian Snapshot Collective
DESCRIPTION:“…[G]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 \n\n\n\nIn an era shaped by Section 28 and silence\, many lesbian lives of the 1980s and 1990s were undocumented or deliberately hidden. Join the Lesbian Snapshot Collective to bring those images into the light—out of our shoeboxes\, out of our closets. In this creative archiving workshop\, we will explore personal snapshots\, storytelling\, consent\, and what it means to record your own history. \n\n\n\n\nBook ticket\n\n\n\n\nYou are invited to bring a personal photograph\, share its story\, and reflect on what it means to archive lesbian life now. \n\n\n\nThis event is for all lesbians\, dykes\, and queer and trans women. Those that came out before the year 2000 are particularly welcome. Find out more about the Lesbian Snapshot Collective. \n\n\n\nWhat to expect \n\n\n\nAn informal creative workshop in a small-group setting. The workshop lasts for 2 hours with a break in the middle. \n\n\n\nYou are invited to bring a personal photograph\, share its story\, and reflect on what it means to archive lesbian life now. \n\n\n\nBooking \n\n\n\nTickets are pay-what-you-can. Booking in advance is essential as places are limited so\, if you are unable to attend\, please let us know as soon as possible so we can offer your place to someone else. \n\n\n\nVenue & Accessibility \n\n\n\nThe event is located at the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive in Edinburgh Palette. There is information on how to get to us on public transport and by car\, along with access information\, on our location & accessibility page. \n\n\n\nAny other questions \n\n\n\nPlease email us: themenaces@lavendermenace.org.uk
URL:https://lavendermenace.org.uk/event/lesbian-snapshot-collective
LOCATION:Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive\, Edinburgh Palette\, Edinburgh\, Scotland\, EH7 6AE
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lavendermenace.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Eventbrite-tempate-17.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260401T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260401T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093326
CREATED:20250430T134301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T111801Z
UID:3117-1775048400-1775059200@lavendermenace.org.uk
SUMMARY:The Lavender Drawing Board
DESCRIPTION:The Lavender Drawing Board: Co-working for queer creatives \n\n\n\n\nBook a place\n\n\n\n\nResearching\, writing and creative freelancing can be a lonely road. The Lavender Menace Drawing Board offers a calm\, supportive atmosphere for studying\, reading and library-reasonable creative work in the company of fellow queer bees. \n\n\n\nBecause of the nature of the building\, we can’t guarantee silence but we will hold the quietest space we can within the room. There are nooks to break out into if you need to discuss\, plan or scheme and adaptable floor-room for bigger (potentially messier) projects. \n\n\n\nThe final half hour of every session will be a bookable spot for anyone looking for feedback\, help or advice on their latest endeavour. Do you need to read through a scene? Test the flow of a piece of writing? Assistance on a funding application? This will be your moment! \n\n\n\nBookingWe only have capacity for a limited number of people in the archive\, so please book in advance. If you are unable to attend\, please let us know so we can offer your place to someone else. \n\n\n\nVenue & AccessibilityThe event is located at the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive in Edinburgh Palette. There is information on how to get to us on public transport and by car\, along with access information\, on our location and accessibility page. \n\n\n\nAny other questionsPlease email us: themenaces@lavendermenace.org.uk
URL:https://lavendermenace.org.uk/event/drawing-board
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lavendermenace.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Eventbrite-tempate-19.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260404T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260404T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093326
CREATED:20260311T124216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T124230Z
UID:17582-1775311200-1775316600@lavendermenace.org.uk
SUMMARY:Menacing Since 1982
DESCRIPTION:This free event brings together the people behind Scotland’s first LGBT+ bookshops\, Lavender Menace (1982-87) and West & Wilde (1987-97). \n\n\n\nSigrid Nielsen\, Bob Orr\, and Raymond Rose were all involved in these first two bookshops in Edinburgh\, where LGBT+ people could find books\, space\, and community. \n\n\n\nThe event will be hosted by Anna Broomfield\, the coordinator of Past Shelves\, an oral history project about experiences of LGBT+ reading and books. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of our exhibition Past Shelves: Queer Histories of Reading (5 March to 3 May\, Museum of Edinburgh)\, created in partnership with Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. Thank you to our funders\, National Lottery Heritage Fund and Awards for All. \n\n\n\n\nBook ticket\n\n\n\n\nLocation and Access\n\n\n\nThis event is taking place at Assembly Rooms\, 54 George Street\, Edinburgh EH2 2LR. \n\n\n\nThe venue is fully accessible on the ground and first floor areas for all visitors with mobility difficulties and accessibility needs via a lift or handrail assistance. For full accessibility information\, visit the venue website: https://cultureedinburgh.com/our-venues/assembly-rooms
URL:https://lavendermenace.org.uk/event/menacing-since-1982
LOCATION:Assembly Rooms\, 54 George Street\, Edinburgh\, EH2 2LR\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lavendermenace.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Eventbrite-tempate-18.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260412T121500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260412T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093326
CREATED:20240426T193500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260321T172839Z
UID:2391-1775996100-1776002400@lavendermenace.org.uk
SUMMARY:Queer Men for Queer Literature
DESCRIPTION: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 second Sunday of every month and we pick a different theme/topic each time. \n\n\n\nIn April\, we’ll be talking about Queer Antagonists\, Enemies\, and Rivals. \n\n\n\nYou don’t need to prepare anything in advance\, but you’re welcome to bring along a text or extract from a piece of published gay writing you feel a connection with. \n\n\n\nThese sessions are for anyone who identifies as a gay\, bi\, or queer man and wants to discuss books. Our events are trans-inclusive: trans men\, trans mascs\, and non-binary folks welcome. \n\n\n\nBooking \n\n\n\n\nBook a ticket\n\n\n\n\nBooking in advance is essential as places are limited so\, if you are unable to attend\, please let us know as soon as possible so we can offer your place to someone else. \n\n\n\nVenue & AccessibilityThe event is located at the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive in Edinburgh Palette. There is information on how to get to us on public transport and by car\, along with access information\, on our location & accessibility page. \n\n\n\nAny other questionsPlease email us: themenaces@lavendermenace.org.uk
URL:https://lavendermenace.org.uk/event/qm4ql
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lavendermenace.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/QM4QL-web-banner.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260412T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260412T183000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093326
CREATED:20260317T115317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T091358Z
UID:17591-1776013200-1776018600@lavendermenace.org.uk
SUMMARY:Sarah Schulman: The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity
DESCRIPTION:What is solidarity? And how can solidarity effectively challenge the status quo? \n\n\n\nJoin acclaimed writer\, activist and historian Sarah Schulman to celebrate her latest book\, The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity. Schulman looks to the past\, present\, and future to unpack the often misunderstood concept of solidarity.  \n\n\n\n\nBook tickets\n\n\n\n\nReflecting on her own experiences as a queer artist as well as wider political movements – such as New York City’s AIDS activism in the 1990s and the current worldwide protests organising against Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people – Schulman considers how true collaboration may help us move closer towards justice. Throughout\, she unpacks both successes and failures of various movements\, highlighting how we can better stand with others. Crucial and insightful\, The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity is a hopeful call to action. \n\n\n\nSarah Schulman is a novelist\, playwright\, screenwriter\, nonfiction writer\, and AIDS historian. Her books include The Gentrification of the Mind and Conflict Is Not Abuse. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker\, New York\, Harper’s Magazine\, The Atlantic\, The Nation\, The New Republic\, The New York Times\, and The Guardian. \n\n\n\nIn collaboration with Peninsula Press\, Sliver\, Outburst Arts\, EAF (Edinburgh Art Festival)\, Glasgow Women’s Library\, Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive\, Lighthouse Books\, and London Review of Books.
URL:https://lavendermenace.org.uk/event/sarah-schulman
LOCATION:Augustine United Church\, 41 George IV Bridge\, Edinburgh\, Midlothian\, EH1 1EL\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lavendermenace.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Book-Cover-1536x864-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260419T121500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260419T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093326
CREATED:20241001T124052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260322T144442Z
UID:2791-1776600900-1776607200@lavendermenace.org.uk
SUMMARY:Queer Joy
DESCRIPTION:Join us at our monthly Queer Joy book club!  \n\n\n\nIn April\, we’re reading The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka. \n\n\n\nWe normally meet on the third Sunday of each month to discuss queer books through a lens of finding joy in LGBTQ+ stories. Queer books are often distressing or tragic\, so we started a book club focused on seeking out more uplifting stories. That doesn’t mean we always read lighthearted books\, but through our discussions we try to focus on the joyful aspects of living a queer life. \n\n\n\n\nBook a ticket\n\n\n\n\nBookingBooking in advance is essential as places are limited so\, if you are unable to attend\, please let us know as soon as possible so we can offer your place to someone else. \n\n\n\nVenue & AccessibilityThe event is located at the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive in Edinburgh Palette. There is information on how to get to us on public transport and by car\, along with access information\, on our location & accessibility page. \n\n\n\nAny other questionsPlease email us: themenaces@lavendermenace.org.uk
URL:https://lavendermenace.org.uk/event/queer-joy
LOCATION:Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive\, Edinburgh Palette\, Edinburgh\, Scotland\, EH7 6AE
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lavendermenace.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Eventbrite-tempate-21.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260420T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260420T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093326
CREATED:20250724T173732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260329T130124Z
UID:15246-1776690000-1776700800@lavendermenace.org.uk
SUMMARY:Future Drop Outs: co-working group
DESCRIPTION:Book now\n\n\n\n\nFuture 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 to expect \n\n\n\nA relaxed and relatively quiet space to work on your own project in the company of others. Because of the nature of the building\, we can’t guarantee silence but we will hold the quietest space we can within the room. We will have basic refreshments (tea\, coffee\, biscuits) out.  \n\n\n\nThe final half hour of every session will be an informal conversation and people are welcome to share their work if they would like to.  \n\n\n\nBookingWe only have capacity for a limited number of people in the archive\, so please book in advance. If you are unable to attend\, please let us know so we can offer your place to someone else. \n\n\n\nVenue & AccessibilityThe event is located at the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive in Edinburgh Palette. There is information on how to get to us on public transport and by car\, along with access information\, on our location and accessibility page. \n\n\n\nAny other questionsPlease email us: themenaces@lavendermenace.org.uk
URL:https://lavendermenace.org.uk/event/future-drop-outs
LOCATION:Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive\, Edinburgh Palette\, Edinburgh\, Scotland\, EH7 6AE
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lavendermenace.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FUTURE-DROP-OUTS-2160-x-1080-px.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260425T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260425T163000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093326
CREATED:20260220T094150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260329T204700Z
UID:17524-1777125600-1777134600@lavendermenace.org.uk
SUMMARY:Lesbian Words Presents: A Scotch Verdict Walking Tour with Indigo Dunphy-Smith
DESCRIPTION:Step back in time with queer history researcher and writer Indigo for this walking tour of Edinburgh. Together\, we will explore the infamous sapphic scandal that inspired The Children’s Hour\, starring Audrey Hepburn\, and Scotch Verdict by historian Lillian Faderman. As we weave our way from the New Town to the Old Town\, we’ll explore the people\, places and prejudices connected to this 1810 legal case. We’ll unpack how colonial thought and queer desire influenced the uniquely Scottish court ruling – not proven. \n\n\n\n\nBook ticket\n\n\n\n\nAbout the facilitator\n\n\n\n\nIndigo Dunphy-Smith (she/her) is a researcher and writer based in Edinburgh. She specialises in research and public programmes that create space for marginalised stories in traditional spaces. She is the author of How to: Queer Your Historic House\, a practical toolkit for uncovering queer stories in museum collections\, and co-chairs the National Trust for Scotland’s LGBTQ network and supports organisations to queer their heritage spaces. \n\n\n\n\nWhat to expect\n\n\n\nAn informal walking tour in a small-group setting. Please dress warmly for the Scottish weather and wear your sensible footwear.  \n\n\n\nThe walk lasts for 2 and a half hours\, and participants will be walking or standing for this time unless they use or bring a chair. The route goes through the New Town\, up the Mound\, and onto the Royal Mile and involves some light uphill walking (the Mound) and uneven paving. \n\n\n\nIf the tour needs to be step-free for you to attend (or if you have any access requests)\, please email us to let us know so we can amend the route: themenaces@lavendermenace.org.uk \n\n\n\nBooking\n\n\n\nTickets are pay-what-you-can. Booking in advance is essential as places are limited so\, if you are unable to attend\, please let us know as soon as possible so we can offer your place to someone else. \n\n\n\nLocation \n\n\n\nMeet at 2pm outside Cairngorn Coffee\, 1 Melville Pl\, Edinburgh EH3 7PR \n\n\n\nAny other questions\n\n\n\nPlease email us: themenaces@lavendermenace.org.uk
URL:https://lavendermenace.org.uk/event/scotch-verdict-walking-tour
LOCATION:Cairngorm Coffee\, 1 Melville Place\, Edinburgh\, EH3 7PR
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lavendermenace.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Eventbrite-tempate-22.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260426T121500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260426T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093326
CREATED:20240809T150415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260329T124019Z
UID:2623-1777205700-1777212000@lavendermenace.org.uk
SUMMARY:Queer Gothic Words
DESCRIPTION: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 discuss together. We alternate between classic and contemporary texts. \n\n\n\nIn April\, we’re reading The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole. \n\n\n\n\nBook ticket\n\n\n\n\nBooking \n\n\n\nPlease book in advance. If you are unable to attend\, please let us know as soon as possible so we can offer your place to someone else. \n\n\n\nVenue & AccessibilityThe event is located at the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive in Edinburgh Palette. There is information on how to get to us on public transport and by car\, along with access information\, on our location & accessibility page. \n\n\n\nAny other questionsPlease email us: themenaces@lavendermenace.org.uk
URL:https://lavendermenace.org.uk/event/queer-gothic-words
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lavendermenace.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Gothic-web.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR