Edinburgh Archives

A non-binary trans lesbian is plannign to open Edinburgh's first lesbian bar.

Edinburgh doesn’t have a single lesbian bar. That’s finally about to change

Vic Parsons - August 21, 2021

Crime

Three men arrested following ‘abhorrent’ attack against gay couple in Edinburgh

Maggie Baska - August 8, 2021

University of Edinburgh staff given banned list of transphobic microaggressions they can’t say to students

Emma Powys Maurice - May 3, 2021

Latest Posts

A Facebook advert for a rainbow Christmas tree, and the product in real life compared to a 6ft Christmas tree

Fun

Man orders rainbow Christmas tree to celebrate equality and love – but it backfires, badly

Josh Milton - November 27, 2020

Edinburgh LGBT+ rights protest outside polish consulate

Activists stage beautiful kaleidoscopic protest at Polish consulate with rainbows, pride and solidarity with LGBT+ Poles

Lily Wakefield - August 13, 2020

Edinburgh mayor urges Polish city Krakow to defend LGBT+ rights amid calls for ‘serious rethink’ on twinning relationship

Emma Powys Maurice - August 4, 2020

Posie Parker’s tribute to JK Rowling has already been removed

Posie Parker’s ‘I Love JK Rowling’ billboard has already been removed

Josh Milton - July 30, 2020

‘Gender critical feminist’ Posie Parker pays for billboard declaring love for JK Rowling at Edinburgh railway station

Josh Milton - July 29, 2020

A golden imprint of JK Rowling's hands were splashed with red paint and a decorate trans Pride flag left beside it. (Supplied)

JK Rowling’s golden handprints in Edinburgh have been vandalised with… a trans Pride flag

Josh Milton - July 12, 2020

Church suing Edinburgh because it refused to host homophobic preacher

Religion

The UK is in lockdown, but this church is suing Edinburgh because the city refused to host a homophobic preacher

Nick Duffy - March 24, 2020

Religion

Scotland just cancelled yet another homophobic, anti-abortion, anti-women Christian hate preacher

Lily Wakefield - February 4, 2020

Entertainment

Baga Chipz calls out ‘bigotry’ after reportedly being turned away from a casino for being a ‘fella in make up’

Reiss Smith - January 13, 2020

A gender neutral bathroom is seen at a coffee shop in Washington, DC, on May 5, 2016.

Lifestyle

This Scottish rock bar’s gender neutral bathroom policy is putting all other bars to shame

Patrick Kelleher - November 9, 2019

Scottish Secretary David Mundell arrives in Downing Street.

Current Affairs

Scottish Secretary David Mundell: ‘Coming out as gay was difficult’

Sofia Lotto Persio - February 18, 2019

Projekt 42 is offering free gym classes for trans and non-binary people in the UK