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SUMMARY:Who’s Lore is it Anyway? Queering Scottish Folktales with Elisabeth Flett
DESCRIPTION:Come along to the archive for a queer folklore-themed writing workshop with Scottish author Elisabeth Flett! Elisabeth’s 2025 novel No Such Thing As Kelpies is an LGBTQ+ modern re-imagining of Scottish fairy tales and folkloric creatures. Together we’ll be learning a few fun facts about Scottish folklore\, hearing a couple of extracts from Flett’s book and trying our hands at writing our own queered tales. This will be a relaxed\, fun session – no need to have previous experience in writing\, just come with something on which to write and a hunger for some tale twisting! \n\n\n\n\nBook a ticket\n\n\n\n\nAbout the facilitator \n\n\n\nElisabeth Flett (she/they) is an award-winning writer\, theatre-maker\, musician and general feminist trouble maker. A 2021 graduate of the Elphinstone Institute MLitt course in Scottish Ethnology and Folklore\, Flett is fast becoming a well-known figure in the world of queer Scottish folklore with their 2024 solo storytelling show The Selkie’s Wife enjoying particular acclaim. They are passionate about mental health awareness\, LGBTQ+ rights and gender equality\, themes which often feature in all forms of their work as a creative practitioner. \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. No experience necessary and no advance preparation needed. We will have material for you to use here. \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/queering-scottish-folktales
LOCATION:Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive\, Edinburgh Palette\, Edinburgh\, Scotland\, EH7 6AE
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SUMMARY:The Museum of Transology in conversation with Richard Sandell
DESCRIPTION:Join Lavender Menace and the CILIP LGBTQ+ Network for an online evening discussion about protecting and sharing trans heritage. Curator E-J Scott will be in dialogue with Professor Richard Sandell in an event chaired by historian Elena Fritzsch. \n\n\n\n\nBook a space\n\n\n\n\nAbout the speakers\n\n\n\nE-J Scott is a curator\, cultural producer and academic whose practice focuses on enabling communities who may traditionally have been marginalised in museums to recentre their histories via interventive participatory practice. E-J is a Senior Lecturer on the BA (Hons) Culture\, Criticism and Curation at Central Saint Martins\, University of the Arts London. They founded the Museum of Transology in 2014\, now the largest collection of material culture representing trans lives in the world (Bishopsgate Institute\, London). \n\n\n\nRichard Sandell is Professor of Museum Studies and co-director of the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries at the University of Leicester. He is a co-author of Trans-Inclusive Culture: guidance on advancing trans inclusion for museums\, galleries\, archives and heritage organisations. \n\n\n\nElena Fritzsch is an historian and a former volunteer archivist at Lavender Menace. She has an MA in History and Politics from the University of Edinburgh and a postgraduate degree in History from Leiden University\, where her research focused on gender-affirming healthcare in trans magazines. \n\n\n\nBooking\n\n\n\nTickets are free – donations are appreciated but optional. Booking in advance is essential as places are limited so\, if you are unable to attend\, please cancel your ticket.This event will take place on Zoom. A meeting link will be sent out on the day of the event. \n\n\n\nAny other questions\n\n\n\nPlease email us: themenaces@lavendermenace.org.uk
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SUMMARY:Pub Quiz Fundraiser for Lavender Menace
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a pub quiz\, raffle and social with Dyke Bar! \n\n\n\nFundraising for non-profits and LGBTQ+ organisations is especially tough right now\, and we’d love your support to help us keep the archive doors open.  \n\n\n\nLavender Menace volunteers will host a big gay pub quiz\, with questions themed around LGBTQ+ books\, Edinburgh’s queer scene\, and other queer media. We’ll also be running a raffle with amazing prizes from local organisations and artists! \n\n\n\nAnd after the quiz\, stick around for Dyke Bar for a pint and a blether. Follow @edinburghdykebar for more info. \n\n\n\nHow to book/take part \n\n\n\nPlease book a ticket via Eventbrite. You can donate when you sign up\, or you can book a free ticket if you plan to donate on the night: \n\n\n\n\nBook a ticket\n\n\n\n\nYou can choose your own donation amount for the pub quiz. Raffle tickets are £1 each or £4 for a strip of 5. \n\n\n\nLocation & access \n\n\n\nThis event will be at Leith Depot. \n\n\n\nThe bar is at ground level with ramps at the main entrance and into the venue. Ramps are also available for access to the stage performance area. An accessible toilet is located within the venue. Find out more on the Leith Depot website: https://leithdepot.com/about-us.html \n\n\n\nDonate  \n\n\n\nIf you can’t make the event but you want to support us\, you can donate to the archive here: \n\n\n\n\nSupport the archive\n\n\n\n\nDonations help us with the costs of book preservation\, events\, opening hours\, staffing and volunteer management. Thank you so much!
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