Burnt love letters: A history of queer love
Date & Time
📅 Sat, Feb 14, 2026
🕐 2:00 PM
Ends: Sat, Feb 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Location
📍 National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW
🏙️ Edinburgh
About This Event
This Valentine’s Day, discover the beautiful ways people have shared the love 'that dare not speak its name'.
Valentine’s Day is a celebration of romance and love... But what about love that does not quite fit inside the rigid boxes of society? What about queer love?
This Valentine’s, Sacha Coward will discuss the beautiful ways people have shared ‘the love that dare not speak its name'.
About the speaker
Sacha Coward is a historian, public speaker, tour guide and author of 'Queer as Folklore: The Hidden Queer History of Myths and Monsters'. He is passionate about queer history, mythology, folklore and storytelling in all their many forms.
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National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW
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Duration
1 hour
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