# Event Details - **Event Name**: Queer in a Wee Place – LGBTQ Lives and the 2026 Scottish Election - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 21 Apr, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Tue, 21 Apr, 2026 at 04:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Join us to explore the connections between LGBTQ lives and politics in Scotland (and beyond!)About this EventDiscussions about the lives and experiences of LGBTQ communities are part of Scotland’s political and media landscape – in good and bad ways.Ahead of the upcoming election to the Scottish Parliament on 7 May 2026, join us to explore the connections between LGBTQ lives and politics in Scotland today. Whether discussing the expansion of hate crime legislation or the exclusion of trans people from public life, Scottish politics and questions related to gender, sex and sexuality are entangled.This panel discussion celebrates the launch of Queer in a Wee Place: Small Nations, Sexuality & Scotland (Bloomsbury Academic) – a new collection of reflections on queer lives and experiences in Scotland. The book charts tensions between past, present and future imaginaries of a Scotland as a progressive ‘wee place’ and challenges related to the under-resourcing of and backlash against equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives, legislation such as hate crime laws and the UK Supreme Court ruling on ‘sex’ in the Equality Act.Praise for Queer in a Wee Place:“Fresh, insightful, thought-provoking – Queer in a Wee Place takes us on a journey across a wide terrain. Scotland in all its multiplicity. Scotland anew!” — Jackie Kay“This book provides a powerful and vast validation of the varied experiences and blends of identities that queer people experience as well as some needed wake-up calls on where Scotland is as a country. A necessary contribution to queer discourse.” — Emma Roddick MSPUse the promo code GLR BD8 to save 20% when purchasing a copy direct from the publisher. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/dba059d0-1b87-11f1-8d71-3969b732b709-rimg-w510-h740-dcef7b8e-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/edinburgh/queer-in-a-wee-place-lgbtq-lives-and-the-2026-scottish-election/100001984217590226 - **Event Categories**: Business - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Edinburgh - **state**: SC - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh - **lat**: 55.94473230000001 - **long**: -3.192856 - **full address**: Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh, 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Queer in a Wee Place – LGBTQ Lives and the 2026 Scottish Election - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/d10608d51bce3cef225a852cb302f6283f5eee2c6653cbd8915c44f34a5f35bf-rimg-w1080-h1350-dc9043bf-gmir.jpg?v=1773040591 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Queer in a Wee Place – LGBTQ Lives and the 2026 Scottish Election being held? - **A:** Queer in a Wee Place – LGBTQ Lives and the 2026 Scottish Election takes place on Tue, 21 Apr, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Tue, 21 Apr, 2026 at 04:30 pm at Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh, 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Queer in a Wee Place – LGBTQ Lives and the 2026 Scottish Election? - **A:** Queer in a Wee Place – LGBTQ Lives and the 2026 Scottish Election is organized by Gender + Sexuality Data Lab. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Queer in a Wee Place – LGBTQ Lives and the 2026 Scottish Election", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/d10608d51bce3cef225a852cb302f6283f5eee2c6653cbd8915c44f34a5f35bf-rimg-w1080-h1350-dc9043bf-gmir.jpg?v=1773040591", "startDate": "2026-04-21T15:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2026-04-21T16:30:00+01:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/queer-in-a-wee-place-lgbtq-lives-and-the-2026-scottish-election/100001984217590226", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1 Lauriston Place", "postalCode": "EH3 9EF", "addressLocality": "Edinburgh", "addressRegion": "SC", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "55.94473230000001", "longitude": "-3.192856" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join us to explore the connections between LGBTQ lives and politics in Scotland (and beyond!)", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-03-09", "availabilityEnds": "2026-04-21T16:30:00+01:00", "validFrom": "2026-03-09", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/queer-in-a-wee-place-lgbtq-lives-and-the-2026-scottish-election/100001984217590226" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-03-09", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-03-09", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/queer-in-a-wee-place-lgbtq-lives-and-the-2026-scottish-election/100001984217590226", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Gender Sexuality Data Lab", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/gender-sexuality-data-lab/27559055", "description": "The Gender + Sexuality Data Lab is a north star for researchers, practitioners, activists and creatives engaged in critical work on collecting, analysing and using gender, sex and sexuality data. 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