Festivals

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A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.

Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.

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Piece of fabric with a Chinese illustration, in a small packet with unrelated Chinese writing. The illustration represents two characters (one entirely visible, one hidden) under a costume of a beast, seemingly for a Lion dance or another traditional dance, usually performed during the Chinese New Year and other traditional, cultural and religious festivals.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of 67 physical items, mainly theatre programmes, hand-outs, and newspaper cuttings relating to student theatre in Edinburgh in the late 1960s. Also includes an inventory, and a list of known student performances in Edinburgh from autumn 1964 to summer 1972. Most items are originals, but a few are copies.Click ...

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A supplement issue which provides a guide to Gay Scotland's selection of festival events, as well as a guide to gay life in Edinburgh.

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Front cover reads: "AIDS in Scotland. Special 2-page report". This issue also includes coverage of: a national Befriending conference; a report on a Gay Christian Movement meeting and an article covering the Church of Scotland's Report on Homosexuality; Gayfest '83; the sale of Gay News; "World Gaze" - coverage of international gay news; Lesbian Line and ILIS conferences; and "Summer In London", including information on getting there and getting around.

Scope and Contents This front cover reads: “Fest Extra” and shows dancer Michael Clark and a short article included in this issue discusses his Edinburgh International Festival show, which was designed by Leigh Bowery. This issues discusses: the Edinburgh Gay and Lesbian Pride rally and the London “Lesbian and Gay Pride Carnival Parade ; a forum for the Scottish Homosexual Rights Group (SHRG); the suicide of a gay man who had been evicted from his lodgings; discrimination against gay men and...

Scope and Contents The front cover reads: “Pride and Strength”.This issue includes: an article about Strathclyde Regional Council and Section 28; a review of the Lark in the Park, a gathering of the gay community in Edinburgh which had music and stalls; a review of London’s Lesbian and Gay Pride March; a feature on intolerance both against and within the lesbian and gay community; a “deviant’s guide” to the Fringe; an interview about the difficulties facing the Gay Sweatshop Theatre Company;...

Scope and Contents Issue number 46 (Edinburgh Festival Fringe Issue).This issue includes: an article on Section 28 and Edinburgh District Council’s refusal to give a grant to Lark in the Park; obituary for physique photographer Hoffman; coverage of the gay and lesbian community in the mainstream press; an article on the gay community in Thailand; an interview with author Fiona Cooper; a feature on the International Lesbian and Gay Association in Vienna; coverage of the Edinburgh International...

Scope and Contents The front cover reads: “International Report”, “Coping with The Festival?”, and “Lesbian Scotland returns!”. This issue includes: an advert for the 8th National Bisexual Conference in Cosmopolitan magazine; a report on Pride 1990; articles relating to the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival; a report on the 12th Annual Conference of the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA); updates on the HIV and AIDS epidemic; international news relating to the LGBTQ+ community;...

Scope and Contents The cover reads: “Edinburgh Festival Fringe Guide”, “One Man’s Meat”, and “Doc and Raider Hit Scotland”.This issue includes: a report on the Royal Bank of Scotland apologising to Leeds Lesbian and Gay Group for refusing to open an account for them; a review of Gay Mens Week at Lauriston Hall; an article titled "Out of the Closet, Into – Where?", which discusses visibility; a guide to the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival; a feature titled "What is AIDS?"; articles and...