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SUMMARY:'Coming Out': National Library of Scotland in conversation with Lavender Menace
DESCRIPTION:Join the National Library of Scotland for a screening of the 1983 documentary ‘Coming Out’ followed by an exploration of the Lavender Menace archive. \n\n\n\nJoin the Lavender Menace bookshop co-founder Sigrid Nielsen and other members of the community group\, for a showing of this documentary. It includes footage of the Lavender Menace bookshop which opened in 1982. \n\n\n\nThe film screening will be followed by an opportunity to see a live- streamed display of selected manuscripts from Bob Orr’s archive about the setting up of the Lavender Menace bookshop. The archive is held at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh. These manuscripts will prompt a discussion with Sigrid and the other members of the group about the establishment of the bookshop in the 1980s and the work that continues today. \n\n\n\nThe event is organised by the National Library of Scotland. Book your tickets through NLS: \n\n\n\n\nBook tickets\n\n\n\n\nLocation and accessiblity\n\n\n\nThis event will be at Kelvin Hall\, 1445 Argyle Street\, Glasgow\, G3 8AW. \n\n\n\nAccess information for Kelvin Hall is available on the National Library of Scotland website. \n\n\n\nIf you have any questions about this event\, contact the NLS team: nlsevents@nls.uk
URL:https://lavendermenace.org.uk/event/coming-out-national-library-of-scotland-in-conversation-with-lavender-menace
LOCATION:Kelvin Hall\, 1445 Argyle Street\, Glasgow\, G3 8AW
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SUMMARY:Desire Paths: Opening night
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an informal party to celebrate the opening of our new co-curated exhibition! There’ll be drinks and nibbles\, and the chance to hear more about the stories featured in the exhibition. \n\n\n\n\nBook tickets\n\n\n\n\nDesire Paths: Reading Queer Edinburgh is an exhibition which explores our city’s histories through a queer lens. Drawing on books from our collection and Edinburgh’s rich LGBT+ history\, this exhibition maps Edinburgh through queer literature and places. The exhibition encourages visitors to reexamine the Edinburgh spaces they encounter in their everyday lives and to add their own experiences to Lavender Menace’s archive. \n\n\n\nLocation and accessibility\n\n\n\nThe exhibition will be in Gallery 2\, on the third floor of Edinburgh Palette at St Margaret’s House. You can find directions to Edinburgh Palette on our location and access page. \n\n\n\nGallery 2 is on the third floor of the building\, which can be accessed via the staircase or the lifts. \n\n\n\nOther Desire Paths events\n\n\n\nThis event is part of our Desire Paths programme\, which includes the exhibition and accompanying events: \n\n\n\nDesire Paths: Reading Queer Edinburgh is an exhibition which explores our city’s histories through a queer lens\, drawing on books from the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive collection and Edinburgh’s rich LGBT+ history. 19th-25th February 2025\, 11am-4pm \n\n\n\nLyra Celtica: Harry Josephine Giles on Wilfion – Join us for an evening celebrating the work and legacy of genderweird Celtic Revival writer Fiona Macleod / William Sharp with Harry Josephine Giles and special guests. Wednesday 19th February\, 6pm-7pm \n\n\n\nEve by Jo Clifford – Join us for a reading from Eve by Jo Clifford followed by a Q&A with the writer and performer. Eve tells tells a story that is both gentle and passionate\, intimate and political\, to remind us that the journey towards our real selves is one we all need to make. Thursday 20th February\, 6.30-8pm \n\n\n\nThis project is co-curated by a team of volunteers from Lavender Menace and funded by Edinburgh 900. \n\n\n\nFind out more on the Lavender Menace website: lavendermenace.org.uk/events
URL:https://lavendermenace.org.uk/event/desire-paths-exhibition-opening
LOCATION:Gallery 2\, Edinburgh Palette\, St Margaret's House\, 151 London Road\, Edinburgh\, EH7 6AE
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SUMMARY:Desire Paths: Reading Queer Edinburgh
DESCRIPTION:Desire Paths: Reading Queer Edinburgh is an exhibition which explores our city’s histories through a queer lens. Drawing on books from our collection and Edinburgh’s rich LGBT+ history\, this exhibition maps Edinburgh through queer literature and places. The exhibition encourages visitors to reexamine the Edinburgh spaces they encounter in their everyday lives and to add their own experiences to Lavender Menace’s archive. \n\n\n\n\nDates: 19th-25th February 2025 \n\n\n\nTimes: 11am-4pm (12noon-4pm on Sunday)\n\n\n\nLocation: Gallery 2 (third floor)\, St Margaret’s House\, Edinburgh Palette\, 151 London Road\, Edinburgh\, EH7 6AE\n\n\n\nCost: Free\, drop in (no need to book)\n\n\n\n\nLavender Menace is a community archive with roots in Scotland’s first LGBT+ bookshop. We have a mission to bring together the queer community in Edinburgh and beyond\, celebrate LGBT+ authors and their works\, and collect and preserve LGBT+ books.  \n\n\n\nThis project is co-curated by a team of volunteers from Lavender Menace and funded by Edinburgh 900.  \n\n\n\nLocation and accessibility\n\n\n\nThe Desire Paths exhibition will be in Gallery 2\, on the third floor of Edinburgh Palette at St Margaret’s House. You can find directions to Edinburgh Palette on our location and access page. \n\n\n\nGallery 2 is on the third floor of the building\, which can be accessed via the staircase or the lifts. \n\n\n\nOther Desire Paths events\n\n\n\nWe will have programme of Desire Paths events running alongside the exhibition. Book your free tickets below! \n\n\n\nDesire Paths: Opening Night – Join us for the opening night of the exhibition! There will be drinks and nibbles\, and the chance to hear more about the stories featured in the exhibition. Tuesday 18th February\, 6pm-8pm \n\n\n\nLyra Celtica: Harry Josephine Giles on Wilfion – An evening celebrating the work and legacy of genderweird Celtic Revival writer Fiona Macleod / William Sharp with Harry Josephine Giles and special guests. Wednesday 19th February\, 6pm-7pm \n\n\n\nEve by Jo Clifford – A special reading from Eve by Jo Clifford followed by a Q&A with the writer and performer. Eve tells tells a story that is both gentle and passionate\, intimate and political\, about the journey towards our real selves. Thursday 20th February\, 6.30-8pm
URL:https://lavendermenace.org.uk/event/desire-paths
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SUMMARY:Lyra Celtica: Harry Josephine Giles on Wilfion
DESCRIPTION:Doors 5:30pm\, event 6pm-7pm \n\n\n\nJoin us for an evening of readings exploring the work and legacy of genderweird Celtic Revival writer Fiona Macleod / William Sharp with Harry Josephine Giles and special guests. \n\n\n\n\nBook tickets\n\n\n\n\nFiona Macleod was a well-known Scottish author in the Celtic Twilight\, a correspondent to W. B. Yeats\, and possibly the originator and probably the populariser of the name Fiona. After the death of William Sharp\, a less popular writer in the same circles\, it was revealed that Fiona was also the 12-year “second self”\, “feminine self” or “dream self” of William Sharp. The combination of William and Fiona were known as Wilfion by their wife. \n\n\n\nWilfion is featured in our Desire Paths exhbition which explores Edinburgh’s queer history. Harry Josephine Giles will join us in the gallery space to discuss Wilfion’s life and writing. \n\n\n\nAbout Harry Josephine Giles\n\n\n\nHarry Josephine Giles is a writer and performer from Orkney\, living in Leith. Her latest book is the poetry collection Them! (Picador 2024). Her verse novel Deep Wheel Orcadia (Picador 2021) won the 2022 Arthur C. Clarke Award for science fiction book of the year. Her poetry collections The Games (Out-Spoken Press\, 2018) and Tonguit (Freight Books 2015) were between them shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection\, the Saltire Prize and the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award. Her stage show of her poetry sequence Drone toured internationally in 2019\, and the performance of Deep Wheel Orcadia will tour in 2025. She has a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Stirling. www.harryjosephine.com \n\n\n\nLocation and accessibility\n\n\n\nThe exhibition will be in Gallery 2\, on the third floor of Edinburgh Palette at St Margaret’s House. You can find directions to Edinburgh Palette on our location and access page. \n\n\n\nGallery 2 is on the third floor of the building\, which can be accessed via the staircase or the lifts. \n\n\n\nDesire Paths: Reading Queer Edinburgh\n\n\n\nThis event is part of our Desire Paths programme\, which includes an exhibition and accompanying events: \n\n\n\nDesire Paths: Reading Queer Edinburgh is an exhibition which explores our city’s histories through a queer lens\, drawing on books from the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive collection and Edinburgh’s rich LGBT+ history. 19th-25th February 2025\, 11am-4pm \n\n\n\nDesire Paths: Opening Night – Join us for the opening night of the exhibition! There will be drinks and nibbles\, and the chance to hear more about the stories featured in the exhibition. Tuesday 18th February\, 6pm-8pm \n\n\n\nEve by Jo Clifford – A special reading from Eve by Jo Clifford followed by a Q&A with the writer and performer. Eve tells tells a story that is both gentle and passionate\, intimate and political\, about the journey towards our real selves. Thursday 20th February\, 6.30-8pm \n\n\n\nThis project is co-curated by a team of volunteers from Lavender Menace and funded by Edinburgh 900. \n\n\n\nFind out more on the Lavender Menace website: lavendermenace.org.uk/events
URL:https://lavendermenace.org.uk/event/wilfion
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SUMMARY:Eve by Jo Clifford
DESCRIPTION:At St Margaret’s House – on Floor 3 in Gallery 2 \n\n\n\n6pm doors open\, event 6.30-8pm \n\n\n\nJoin us for a reading from Eve by Jo Clifford followed by a Q&A with the writer and performer. \n\n\n\n\nBook tickets\n\n\n\n\nEve tells the story of a child raised as a boy\, when she knew all along that was wrong. That child grew up to be one of the 10 Outstanding Women in Scotland in 2017. With trans rights again under threat\, legendary playwright\, performer\, father and grandmother Jo Clifford tells a story both gentle and passionate\, intimate and political\, to remind us that the journey towards our real selves is one we all need to make. \n\n\n\nJo is a writer\, performer\, poet and teacher based in Edinburgh. She is the author of about 80 plays\, many of which have been translated into various languages and performed all over the world. Her transition from John to Jo has enabled her to become an actor and performer. Performances include “God’s New Frock”\, “Sex\, Chips and the Holy Ghost”\, “The Gospel According to Jesus Queen of Heaven”\, “High Heels Aren’t Compulsory”. \n\n\n\nLocation and accessibility\n\n\n\nThe exhibition will be in Gallery 2\, on the third floor of Edinburgh Palette at St Margaret’s House. You can find directions to Edinburgh Palette on our location and access page. \n\n\n\nGallery 2 is on the third floor of the building\, which can be accessed via the staircase or the lifts. \n\n\n\nDesire Paths: Reading Queer Edinburgh\n\n\n\nThis event is part of our Desire Paths programme\, which includes an exhibition and accompanying events: \n\n\n\nDesire Paths: Reading Queer Edinburgh is an exhibition which explores our city’s histories through a queer lens\, drawing on books from the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive collection and Edinburgh’s rich LGBT+ history. 19th-25th February 2025\, 11am-4pm \n\n\n\nDesire Paths: Opening Night – Join us for the opening night of the exhibition! There will be drinks and nibbles\, and the chance to hear more about the stories featured in the exhibition. Tuesday 18th February\, 6pm-8pm \n\n\n\nLyra Celtica: Harry Josephine Giles on Wilfion – An evening celebrating the work and legacy of genderweird Celtic Revival writer Fiona Macleod / William Sharp with Harry Josephine Giles and special guests. Wednesday 19th February\, 6pm-7pm \n\n\n\nThis project is co-curated by a team of volunteers from Lavender Menace and funded by Edinburgh 900. \n\n\n\nFind out more on the Lavender Menace website: lavendermenace.org.uk/events
URL:https://lavendermenace.org.uk/event/eve-by-jo-clifford
LOCATION:Gallery 2\, Edinburgh Palette\, St Margaret's House\, 151 London Road\, Edinburgh\, EH7 6AE
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