Queer Books Archive
Weekly 6-8pm on Tuesdays: 11th, 18th, 25th June & 2nd July ‘Abolition’ describes an outlook towards the world that works to dismantle systems of oppression that maintain and perpetrate forms of injustice. Contemporary abolitionists argue that prisons and the police (among other institutions) are key mechanisms of anti-black, racist, classist, ableist, trans- and queerphobic oppression. […]
A friendly monthly discussion group about gay books and gay writing. Participants do not need to prepare anything in advance, but are welcome to bring along a text or extract from a piece of published gay writing they feel a connection with.This is an informal discussion group for people who enjoy reading and talking about how […]
Come and join LGBT Youth Scotland and add your voice to the (Un)seen, (Un)heard archive – a first of it’s kind collection that aims to capture the lived experience of young (and formerly young) LGBTQ+ people in Scotland today. 5pm – 6pm: We will run an informal drop in session between 5-6pm, where you can write, […]
Following our first meeting of The A Team with Eris Young on 30th June, the Lavender Menace volunteers will lead an informal discussion group for three initial meetings. Join our small group for tea, books, and discussion to share asexual and aromantic media in a welcoming space.
On the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month, the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive is open 2:15pm-4:15pm for our informal Social Sundays. Join us for tea, cake and lots of queer book discussion! There is no need to sign up in advance, you can just turn up. Social Sundays are a great way to […]
Join Lavender Menace for an in-person conversation with the wonderful Andrés N. Ordorica. We are excited to discuss his poetry and much-anticipated debut novel How We Named the Stars while exploring themes of in-betweenness in queer history, memory, and the archive.
Following our first meeting of The A Team with Eris Young on 30th June, the Lavender Menace volunteers will lead an informal discussion group for three initial meetings. Join our small group for tea, books, and discussion to share asexual and aromantic media in a welcoming space.
On the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month, the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive is open 2:15pm-4:15pm for our informal Social Sundays. Join us for tea, cake and lots of queer book discussion! There is no need to sign up in advance, you can just turn up. Social Sundays are a great way to […]
Curator and volunteer archivist Alex Lednicky presents Queer Traces, an exhibition which traces queer history through the books and ephemera at the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive.
Join us for the opening night of our exhibition Queer Traces by curator and volunteer archivist Alex Lednicky!
