About Queer Stories

These are the stories of the silenced.

From 1988 to 2000 Section 28 was in effect in Scotland, prohibiting the "promotion of homosexuality" by local authorities across Britain. A generation of LGBTQ+ people were abandoned, villainised and abused, and we can still see it’s impact today.

Part of the Year of Stories 2022, Shaper/Caper presents Queer Stories - a FREE brand new pop-up performance that gives a voice to the silenced. It explores the impact of Section 28 on the Scottish LGBTQ+ community through dance and verbatim spoken word, inspired by our interviews with LGBTQ+ people who lived through the time.

Performed in queer-friendly spaces across Scotland, featuring choreography by the award-winning Thomas Small, Queer Stories beautifully blends lively action and tender vignettes that breathe life back into forgotten memories of the time.

After the performances, audiences are invited to share their own memories and stories, to further enrich this incredibly important oral history.

This event has been supported by the Year of Stories 2022 Community Stories Fund. This fund is being delivered in partnership between VisitScotland and Museums Galleries Scotland with support from National Lottery Heritage Fund thanks to National Lottery players.

Touring:

25th November 2022: Cheerz LGBTQ+ Bar and Club, Aberdeen

28th November 2022: Eden Court, Inverness

30th November 2022: CC Blooms LGBTQ+ Bar and Club, Edinburgh

1st December 2022: Merchant Gallery LGBTQ+ Bar, Glasgow

2nd December 2022: Howden Park Arts Centre, Livingston

3rd December 2022, DCA, Dundee

Watch Online:

For a limited time, you can watch Queer Stories here: