My Queer Diary: 23rd-29th June '25

Welcome to My Queer Diary, a weekly digest of LGBT+ events taking place around Edinburgh. Feel free to get in touch: myqueerdiary@proton.me

Thanks to the community organisers, event promoters, artists, workers and business people keeping the queer community thriving.

Monday 23 June

LGBTQ+ NA

18:30-19:45, LGBT Health & Wellbeing, 4 Duncan Place, EH6 8HW

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a fellowship or society of people for whom drugs had become a major problem. Narcotics Anonymous uses a 12-step model developed for people with varied substance use disorders. There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using.

S/he is Still Her/e - The Official Genesis P-Orridge Doc

20:30, Cameo, 38 Home St, EH3 9LZ

Genesis P-Orridge lived their art to the extreme. A pioneering musician, avant-garde artist, spiritual explorer and gender revolutionary, Genesis has been featured in films and videos, but never the full story… never this intimate... until now.

Tuesday 24 June

QTIPOC Writers Group

18:30-20:30, LGBT Health & Wellbeing, 4 Duncan Place, EH6 8HW

A community group in Edinburgh for LGBTQ+ People of Colour aged 16+ to connect and write together. A space for Queer, Trans, Intersex People of Colour to meet other QTIPOC writers, and explore and develop their stories and writing.

Open Comedy Mango

19:00-22.00, Artisan Roast, 72-74 Leith Walk, EH6 5HB

It’s nearly the last Tuesday of the month, which means it’s nearly MANGO, our monthly celebration of female/trans/non-binary comedy.

Wednesday 25 June

LGBT Age Film Club

13:00-15:30, LGBT Health & Wellbeing, 4 Duncan Place, EH6 8HW

Our monthly LGBT Age film club welcomes all older LGBT+ people (50+) for relaxed get-togethers in a safe and friendly environment where all LGBT+ identities and experiences are affirmed. These provide great opportunities to meet new people, reconnect with old friends, and watch great films.

Queer in math and queering math: in celebration of pride

18:00-19:30, International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS) G.03, Bayes Centre, 47 Potterrow, EH8 9BT

Queer theory challenges essentialist or normative conceptions of identity, often using personal stories to show the limits of conventional categories. In this talk, Riehl shares her journey as a queer mathematician, tracing the formation of a pair of identities that were more often developed in parallel rather than fully integrated. In addtion she will explore the recent "queering" of the concept of "identity" in mathematics, which enables a more expansive notion of mathematical equality than appears in traditional mathematical foundations.

Music and Words from the Trans Imaginary: An Evening with CN Lester

19:00-21:00, Reid Concert Hall, The University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, EH8 9AL

CN Lester is a multi-genre musician: a classical singer, improviser/deviser, composer, and alternative piano-based singer-songwriter. For An Evening with CN Lester, they will perform selections of their soulful, melodic, piano-based music, brought to life by the sumptuous sound of the Reid Concert Hall’s Steinway piano. CN will also deliver a reading of their recent reflections on the current state of life for trans people in the U.K.

Thursday 26 June

Trans Drop-in Sexual Health Clinic

13:00-16:00, LGBT Health & Wellbeing, 4 Duncan Place, EH6 8HW

An inclusive, welcoming space for trans and non-binary people to get tested and discuss PrEP, contraception, or overall sexual health and wellbeing

Lino Printing Workshop

16:00-19:00, Kafe Kweer, 5 St. Peter's Buildings, EH3 9PG

Queer Lino Print Workshop with Celesti Ink Led by Orion (he/they) a queer, trans, and neurodivergent tattoo artist based in Leith with a deep love for lino printing this 3-hour workshop is all about carving, inking, and creating in good company.

Dyke Bar Goes Feral

20:30-23:00, Kickass Grassmarket, 2 West Port, EH1 2JA

Dyke Bar will officially be hosting FREE pre-drinks before heading to mash house to dance the night away from 11PM. FERAL is for the girls, dolls, dykes and those who feel safe in queer femme spaces! (no men allowed). Dyke Bar is an invitation for all dykes to go to the pub - it's a match made in heaven x

The Roze Garden: Cabaret & Club Night

21:00-01:00, The Street, 2b Picardy Place, EH1 3JT

Looking for the ultimate Thursday night out in Edinburgh? Join us at The Roze Garden, hosted by the fabulousChloe Roze, for a night of unforgettable live entertainment, show-stopping cabaret performances, and a vibrant club atmosphere.

FERAL: A Queer Femme Club Night

23:00-03:00, The Mash House, 37 Guthrie Street, EH1 1JQ

This is a space for the girls, femmes, queers, sapphics, dykes & dolls. If you feel at home in queer femme spaces, or want to - this space is yours to own and embrace your wild side. This isn’t your typical girls night out—this is where queer feminine energy comes to play. Come hungry, come bold, come as the best version of yourself. Wild. Wet. Unapologetically FERAL xoxo

Friday 27 June

Bound

18:15, Cameo, 38 Home St, EH3 9LZ

Violet, the mistress of the gangster Caesar, is in a torrid love affair with Corky. For Violet to dump Caesar, they formulate a plan to rob millions of dollars of stashed mob cash, blaming him for it.

Wildrose

19:00, St. Leonard’s Bar, 81-85 St. Leonard’s Street, EH8 9QY

A night for 40+ queer lesbians, and non-binary folks plus the people who love them. Trans inclusive.

Kiki - Pride NEVER Dies

21:00-01:00, Leith Arches, 6 Manderston Street, EH6 8LY

KIKI is back and this time we are celebrating PRIDE. We thought why not finish the month off right! Pride is a very special time for us and we always want to make sure that we all have a voice to speak up and advocate for our amazing community. But it’s also about having fun and being ourselves and that’s why we are bringing the best queer party in toon back to the iconic Leith Arches.

Craic Pride

21:00, CC Blooms, 23-24 Greenside Place, EH1 3AA

Hosted by Violet Grace with Scarlet Pleather and Kate Butch.

Saturday 28 June

Queer Gardening Group

10:00-14:00, Gracemount Community Garden, Gracemount House Dr, EH16 6FD

Natural dye plants intro. Gardening and socialising in nature for queer people. The sessions are very relaxed, no experience is necessary and all are welcome! You can come for the whole session or drop-in when suits you. Bring warm clothes and lunch :)

Edinburgh Curveballs: 2025 Open Squash Tournament

10:00-17:00, Pleasance Sports Complex & Gym, Centre for Sport and Exercise, 46 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ

Come play in Scotland's capital with friends from LGBTQ+ clubs across the UK and further afield in a fun and friendly tournament, open to all. We will meet at 10am to play round robin games to determine ranking for the afternoon knock-out. Lunch and snacks will be provided to all attendees, included in the cost of the event ticket. Players in the lower categories who get knocked out in the first round will enter a plate tournament - so everyone will get a good few games in.

Girls Rock School Edinburgh: Summer Showcase

19:00-22:00, Wee Red Bar, Lauriston Architecture Building, 74 Lauriston Pl, EH3 9DF

It's that time again! Come on down to the Wee Red Bar for a hot summer's night of full-throttle musical riot action from our brand new graduate bands from the Girls Rock School Edinburgh! With a stellar line up of GRSE acts: IOTA, EEL PIT, IWONA and the GRSE ALL STARS, CARO KEMP, STEPWIFE, APRIL CUNLIFFE, and our fabulous headliner ELSIE MCDONALD!

Edinburgh Gay Men's Chorus Presents: Boyz Aloud!

19:30-21:30, Stockbridge Parish Church, EH3 5BN

Everybody (yee-ahh)! Rock your body (yee-ahh) down to Stockbridge Parish Church on Saturday 28 June for Edinburgh Gay Men's Chorus's summer concert dedicated to one of pop music's greatest creations: the boyband! Whether you were caught up in Rollermania in the 70s, were a 90s kid who knew every step to the Backstreet Boys' dance routines, or covered your wall in posters of your favourite One Direction member in the 2010s, EGMC have got your favourites covered.

Transcendence

23:00-03:00, Liquid Rooms, 9C Victoria St, EH1 2HE

Join us for an unforgettable evening of fierce performances, unapologetic self-expression, and community love. From dazzling drag royalty such as Krystal Klear and more, your hostess with the most and to the hottest DJ Amy L'Amour spinning anthems all night long, this is the space to celebrate who you are—loudly, proudly, and without limits.

Sunday 29 June

Walk 'n' Talk: Arthur Seat

11:00-13:00, Holyrood Park, Queen's Drive, EH8 8HG

Join a friendly and welcoming group of LGBTQ+ people for a slow outdoor walk around Arthur Seat. Connect with other members of the local LGBTQ+ community, and get some fresh air and gentle exercise. We will finish with a hot drink and a chat at Summerhall.

Queer Moves

11:00-12:15, Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU

Queer Moves is a community group led by queer community members with the support from LGBT Health and Wellbeing and Dance Base. This group was created through the desire to connect with the queer community in Scotland and make space for those who wish to explore dance and movement for art, healing, fitness, socialising and connection. This group will allow a space to ground with our bodies, individually and as a group.

Tea4T - Transgender Social

12:00-12:30, Kafe Kweer, 5 St. Peter's Buildings, EH3 9PG

An event for trans socialising, with free tea and pastries of your choice! Come mingle, connect, and process together in a safe supportive space. If you'd rather process alone, a tea and pastry will be available for you to have alone for takeaway. It's the least we can offer right now.

Creative Journaling for LGBTQIA+

18:00-20:00, The Salisbury Centre, 2 Salisbury Road, EH16 5AB

Take time at the end of your week for self-reflection. Together in a supportive group, we will journal using guided prompts to help process life events, imagine potential futures, and remember moments of magic. No writing experience is required.