OurStory Scotland
@ourstoryscotland.bsky.social
Registered charity collecting, archiving and presenting the lived experiences of Scotland’s LGBTQ+ community since 2001
Join us and others on World AIDS Day for a film screening, panel discussion and torch procession www.edinburghartfestival.com/event/world-...
World AIDS Day: Screening + Procession - Edinburgh Art Festival
Join EAF, the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt Partnership, Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, and David McLean of Bona Varda for an intimate screening, panel, and procession of remembrance and reflection — and a ch...
www.edinburghartfestival.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Join us and others on World AIDS Day for a film screening, panel discussion and torch procession www.edinburghartfestival.com/event/world-...
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For World AIDS Day we want to talk about Ally Van Tilo, aka Alistair Hume, who we interview last month. He raised over £14million for people living with HIV by touring with the UK AIDS Memorial Quilts - one he helped make to remember a friend John MacIntyre artsandculture.google.com/story/uk-aid...
December 1, 2024 at 2:26 PM
For World AIDS Day we want to talk about Ally Van Tilo, aka Alistair Hume, who we interview last month. He raised over £14million for people living with HIV by touring with the UK AIDS Memorial Quilts - one he helped make to remember a friend John MacIntyre artsandculture.google.com/story/uk-aid...
Make sure to look out for a longer interview with Ally on BBC Scotland News at 7pm tonight www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Founder wants UK Aids quilt to be brought home to Edinburgh
Ally Van Tillo helped start the memorial and wants to bring it back to Scotland after 30 years.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 17, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Make sure to look out for a longer interview with Ally on BBC Scotland News at 7pm tonight www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Today marks the 25th anniversary of the repeal of Section 28/2A in Scotland. I'm proud to have played a part, as Chair of the West of Scotland Scrap the Section group, in that campaign for repeal. This is a brilliant record - well done @ourstoryscotland.bsky.social and Ross Whyte. Have a listen...
Song From The Back Of The Bus, marks the repeal of Section 28 twenty five years ago today - hear @valmcdermid.bsky.social @suejohn.bsky.social @louisewelsh00.bsky.social and more discuss the campaign and how this informs their worries today 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 open.spotify.com/episode/7lrP...
Songs From the Back of the Bus
OurStory Scotland · Episode
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June 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the repeal of Section 28/2A in Scotland. I'm proud to have played a part, as Chair of the West of Scotland Scrap the Section group, in that campaign for repeal. This is a brilliant record - well done @ourstoryscotland.bsky.social and Ross Whyte. Have a listen...
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If you want to find out more about the Repeal of Section 28 in Scotland, check this out from @ourstoryscotland.bsky.social
Song From The Back Of The Bus, marks the repeal of Section 28 twenty five years ago today - hear @valmcdermid.bsky.social @suejohn.bsky.social @louisewelsh00.bsky.social and more discuss the campaign and how this informs their worries today 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 open.spotify.com/episode/7lrP...
Songs From the Back of the Bus
OurStory Scotland · Episode
open.spotify.com
June 21, 2025 at 7:27 AM
If you want to find out more about the Repeal of Section 28 in Scotland, check this out from @ourstoryscotland.bsky.social
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Section 28 is an incredibly shameful part of our recent history, and yet, 25 years after its repeal we are seeing its harmful rhetoric being employed again.
These two releases are as much a warning as they are a celebration of progress, and the people who make that progress happen. 🏳️🌈
These two releases are as much a warning as they are a celebration of progress, and the people who make that progress happen. 🏳️🌈
June 21, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Section 28 is an incredibly shameful part of our recent history, and yet, 25 years after its repeal we are seeing its harmful rhetoric being employed again.
These two releases are as much a warning as they are a celebration of progress, and the people who make that progress happen. 🏳️🌈
These two releases are as much a warning as they are a celebration of progress, and the people who make that progress happen. 🏳️🌈
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‘Songs From the Back of the Bus’ was originally commissioned by Shaper/Caper for their 2024 'Queer & Now' exhibition with support from @ourstoryscotland.bsky.social. It is a reworking of Brian Souter’s 'Keep the Clause' campaign billboards, which promoted his privately-funded 2000 referendum.
June 21, 2025 at 7:29 AM
‘Songs From the Back of the Bus’ was originally commissioned by Shaper/Caper for their 2024 'Queer & Now' exhibition with support from @ourstoryscotland.bsky.social. It is a reworking of Brian Souter’s 'Keep the Clause' campaign billboards, which promoted his privately-funded 2000 referendum.
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I created the video for ‘Dìlse’ using archival footage, which I got with kind permission from Jim Hubbard (co-founder of the ACT UP Oral History Project) and commissioned animation by Sam Myers.
June 21, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I created the video for ‘Dìlse’ using archival footage, which I got with kind permission from Jim Hubbard (co-founder of the ACT UP Oral History Project) and commissioned animation by Sam Myers.
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Today is the 25-year anniversary of the repeal of #Section28 in Scotland. I decided to mark the day with two releases:
‘Dìlse (featuring Kathleen MacInnes)’
youtu.be/9uhvvlTq_6Q
rosswhyte.ffm.to/dilse
…and ‘Songs From the Back of the Bus’
tinyurl.com/mppfrfh4
‘Dìlse (featuring Kathleen MacInnes)’
youtu.be/9uhvvlTq_6Q
rosswhyte.ffm.to/dilse
…and ‘Songs From the Back of the Bus’
tinyurl.com/mppfrfh4
Dìlse (featuring Kathleen MacInnes)
YouTube video by Ross Whyte
youtu.be
June 21, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Today is the 25-year anniversary of the repeal of #Section28 in Scotland. I decided to mark the day with two releases:
‘Dìlse (featuring Kathleen MacInnes)’
youtu.be/9uhvvlTq_6Q
rosswhyte.ffm.to/dilse
…and ‘Songs From the Back of the Bus’
tinyurl.com/mppfrfh4
‘Dìlse (featuring Kathleen MacInnes)’
youtu.be/9uhvvlTq_6Q
rosswhyte.ffm.to/dilse
…and ‘Songs From the Back of the Bus’
tinyurl.com/mppfrfh4
Song From The Back Of The Bus, marks the repeal of Section 28 twenty five years ago today - hear @valmcdermid.bsky.social @suejohn.bsky.social @louisewelsh00.bsky.social and more discuss the campaign and how this informs their worries today 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 open.spotify.com/episode/7lrP...
Songs From the Back of the Bus
OurStory Scotland · Episode
open.spotify.com
June 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Song From The Back Of The Bus, marks the repeal of Section 28 twenty five years ago today - hear @valmcdermid.bsky.social @suejohn.bsky.social @louisewelsh00.bsky.social and more discuss the campaign and how this informs their worries today 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 open.spotify.com/episode/7lrP...
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Songs From the Back of the Bus
Podcast episode coming 21 June @ourstoryscotland.bsky.social
#Section28 🏳️🌈
Podcast episode coming 21 June @ourstoryscotland.bsky.social
#Section28 🏳️🌈
June 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Songs From the Back of the Bus
Podcast episode coming 21 June @ourstoryscotland.bsky.social
#Section28 🏳️🌈
Podcast episode coming 21 June @ourstoryscotland.bsky.social
#Section28 🏳️🌈
We had a lovely time sharing our queer literary lineage with those who joined our mapping the shelves workshop at the Lavender Menace Book Archive -
Lesbians 🤝 sci-fi
Gay cis men 🤝 magazines
The whole LGBTQ+ community 🤝 comic books
🏳️🌈 WE ALL LOVE BOOKS! 🏳️🌈
Lesbians 🤝 sci-fi
Gay cis men 🤝 magazines
The whole LGBTQ+ community 🤝 comic books
🏳️🌈 WE ALL LOVE BOOKS! 🏳️🌈
June 9, 2025 at 6:32 AM
We had a lovely time sharing our queer literary lineage with those who joined our mapping the shelves workshop at the Lavender Menace Book Archive -
Lesbians 🤝 sci-fi
Gay cis men 🤝 magazines
The whole LGBTQ+ community 🤝 comic books
🏳️🌈 WE ALL LOVE BOOKS! 🏳️🌈
Lesbians 🤝 sci-fi
Gay cis men 🤝 magazines
The whole LGBTQ+ community 🤝 comic books
🏳️🌈 WE ALL LOVE BOOKS! 🏳️🌈
There are still some spots left on our workshop *tomorrow* at the Lavender Menace book archive in Edinburgh - come talk about queer books in a queer space with fellow queers between 2pm-4pm Mapping Your Library with OurStory Scotland www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mapping-yo...
Mapping Your Library with OurStory Scotland
Eventbrite - Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive presents Mapping Your Library with OurStory Scotland - Saturday, May 31, 2025 at Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive at the Edinburgh Palette, Edinburg...
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
There are still some spots left on our workshop *tomorrow* at the Lavender Menace book archive in Edinburgh - come talk about queer books in a queer space with fellow queers between 2pm-4pm Mapping Your Library with OurStory Scotland www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mapping-yo...
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We record the lived experiences of Scotland’s LGBTQ+ communities’ because our stories are far too often erased, manipulated and used against us. Let’s celebrate our stories, our heritage and our solidarity! We were always here and always will be! youtu.be/H39lI8eNSQo?...
We Were Always Here - King Hoberon
YouTube video by King H/Helena Fox
youtu.be
May 27, 2025 at 8:56 AM
We record the lived experiences of Scotland’s LGBTQ+ communities’ because our stories are far too often erased, manipulated and used against us. Let’s celebrate our stories, our heritage and our solidarity! We were always here and always will be! youtu.be/H39lI8eNSQo?...
We record the lived experiences of Scotland’s LGBTQ+ communities’ because our stories are far too often erased, manipulated and used against us. Let’s celebrate our stories, our heritage and our solidarity! We were always here and always will be! youtu.be/H39lI8eNSQo?...
We Were Always Here - King Hoberon
YouTube video by King H/Helena Fox
youtu.be
May 27, 2025 at 8:56 AM
We record the lived experiences of Scotland’s LGBTQ+ communities’ because our stories are far too often erased, manipulated and used against us. Let’s celebrate our stories, our heritage and our solidarity! We were always here and always will be! youtu.be/H39lI8eNSQo?...
We’ve joined forces with our gorgeous pals the Lavender Menace Book Archive and want you to come along! Ever find yourself on a bookshelf? Between the pages? We want to hear about the lovely queer books that have helped make you the lovely queer you are today 💗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mapping-yo...
Mapping Your Library with OurStory Scotland
Join Lavender Menace for a creative oral history workshop with Dom Millar-Graham, chair of OurStory Scotland.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 2, 2025 at 5:52 AM
We’ve joined forces with our gorgeous pals the Lavender Menace Book Archive and want you to come along! Ever find yourself on a bookshelf? Between the pages? We want to hear about the lovely queer books that have helped make you the lovely queer you are today 💗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mapping-yo...
History…herstory…you’ve always been and always will be a big part of OurStory 🏳️⚧️
April 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
History…herstory…you’ve always been and always will be a big part of OurStory 🏳️⚧️
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Voices:
Alex Heatherington
Sue John
Val McDermid
Jim Mearns
Edwin Morgan
Martin Thain
Louise Welsh
Jim Whannel
Ross Whyte
Archival recordings of interviews with Val McDermid, Edwin Morgan, and Louise Welsh used with kind permission by OurStory Scotland.
Alex Heatherington
Sue John
Val McDermid
Jim Mearns
Edwin Morgan
Martin Thain
Louise Welsh
Jim Whannel
Ross Whyte
Archival recordings of interviews with Val McDermid, Edwin Morgan, and Louise Welsh used with kind permission by OurStory Scotland.
April 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Voices:
Alex Heatherington
Sue John
Val McDermid
Jim Mearns
Edwin Morgan
Martin Thain
Louise Welsh
Jim Whannel
Ross Whyte
Archival recordings of interviews with Val McDermid, Edwin Morgan, and Louise Welsh used with kind permission by OurStory Scotland.
Alex Heatherington
Sue John
Val McDermid
Jim Mearns
Edwin Morgan
Martin Thain
Louise Welsh
Jim Whannel
Ross Whyte
Archival recordings of interviews with Val McDermid, Edwin Morgan, and Louise Welsh used with kind permission by OurStory Scotland.
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An original ambient score accompanies the testimonies of those who lived through & campaigned for the repeal of the discriminatory #Section28.
The interviewees reflect on this significant period of recent LGBTQ+ Scottish history & discuss their concerns for what may yet lie ahead.
The interviewees reflect on this significant period of recent LGBTQ+ Scottish history & discuss their concerns for what may yet lie ahead.
April 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
An original ambient score accompanies the testimonies of those who lived through & campaigned for the repeal of the discriminatory #Section28.
The interviewees reflect on this significant period of recent LGBTQ+ Scottish history & discuss their concerns for what may yet lie ahead.
The interviewees reflect on this significant period of recent LGBTQ+ Scottish history & discuss their concerns for what may yet lie ahead.
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'Songs From the Back of the Bus' will be broadcast on @radiophrenia.bsky.social this Thursday at 10am. This piece was originally developed as part of Shaper/Caper's #QueerandNow exhibition with support from @ourstoryscotland.bsky.social
radiophrenia.scot/schedule/
radiophrenia.scot/schedule/
April 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
'Songs From the Back of the Bus' will be broadcast on @radiophrenia.bsky.social this Thursday at 10am. This piece was originally developed as part of Shaper/Caper's #QueerandNow exhibition with support from @ourstoryscotland.bsky.social
radiophrenia.scot/schedule/
radiophrenia.scot/schedule/
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Really loved participating in the Shaper/Caper #queerandnow artist panel at @vadundee.bsky.social. Some great discussions around queer artmaking & the power of oral history, such as that done by @ourstoryscotland.bsky.social who I am so profoundly proud to be a member of. Also V&A Dundee staff rock!
February 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Really loved participating in the Shaper/Caper #queerandnow artist panel at @vadundee.bsky.social. Some great discussions around queer artmaking & the power of oral history, such as that done by @ourstoryscotland.bsky.social who I am so profoundly proud to be a member of. Also V&A Dundee staff rock!
Lovely visit to the Lavender Menace Queer Book Archive to talk about queers things - oral history, archiving; mapping &, of course, books!
January 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Lovely visit to the Lavender Menace Queer Book Archive to talk about queers things - oral history, archiving; mapping &, of course, books!
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Here today with @ourstoryscotland.bsky.social
December 8, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Here today with @ourstoryscotland.bsky.social
Here today! If you’re around Edinburgh pop in to see us and come to the wee panel discussion this afternoon www.bedlamtheatre.co.uk/seasons/bedc...
Bedlam Theatre
The EUTC’s Community Festival is a celebration of Edinburgh’s radical community. Bedlam Theatre will open its doors from 10am until 8pm over the weekend to host a range of interactive workshops, talks...
www.bedlamtheatre.co.uk
December 8, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Here today! If you’re around Edinburgh pop in to see us and come to the wee panel discussion this afternoon www.bedlamtheatre.co.uk/seasons/bedc...
For World AIDS Day we want to talk about Ally Van Tilo, aka Alistair Hume, who we interview last month. He raised over £14million for people living with HIV by touring with the UK AIDS Memorial Quilts - one he helped make to remember a friend John MacIntyre artsandculture.google.com/story/uk-aid...
December 1, 2024 at 2:26 PM
For World AIDS Day we want to talk about Ally Van Tilo, aka Alistair Hume, who we interview last month. He raised over £14million for people living with HIV by touring with the UK AIDS Memorial Quilts - one he helped make to remember a friend John MacIntyre artsandculture.google.com/story/uk-aid...