Jaime Valentine

Co-founder of OurStory Scotland, collecting, archiving and presenting LGBTQ+ life stories since the start of the century.

[OurStory Scotland @OurStoryScot]

This is wonderful to read!

[OurStory Scotland @OurStoryScot]

Today the incredible Ally Van Tilo donated his story to our archive, he was a trailblazer in early HIV fundraising, the NAMES project aka the UK AIDS Quilts and owned and ran the bar Key West

[Shaper/Caper @shapercaper]

Queer & Now has been touring Scotland in tandem with Small Town Boys, and makes its final stop of the tour from tomorrow until Sunday! You can catch this free exhibition 10am-5pm everyday at The Anatomy Rooms on Shoe Lane!

[Queer Heritage and Collections Network @QueerHCN]

We are only a week away from the Queer Heritage and Collections Symposium 2024! 🌈

There is still time to register online: https://t.co/R1fFJklH7G

The digital programme can now be accessed on our website! We look forward to seeing you there! #QHCN2024

https://t.co/8NLwcG6FDj

[Eve Brandon @EveBrandon_]

Very excited to have a story in this anthology! I had so much fun writing it, especially with all the advice and support I got from my absolutely wonderful mentor @HeatherParryUK . Thank you @HRFMichael, @ryanjjvance, and @404Ink for such a brilliant opportunity!!

[OurStory Scotland @OurStoryScot]

Great to see @shapercaper’s Queer and Now exhibition in full swing! We trained the artists and asked them to add to our archive, great to see what can be done with oral history interviews

WASPS Artist Studio Glasgow 1-13th with some artists giving a talk on the 11th

[OurStory Scotland @OurStoryScot]

Excellent podcast-of-passion from our Secretary, Amanda, she’s worked so hard on this! What a wonderful way to celebrate SheBoom by hearing what it means to the drummers themselves 🥁 https://t.co/puFQMAe77o

[Jaime Valentine @OurJaime]

The latest @OurStoryScot oral history recordings of SheBoom participants and of queer music, along with their compilations for radio/podcast, will be archived @natlibscot in the OurStory Scotland Collection @nlsarchives

[Jaime Valentine @OurJaime]

On the @OurStoryScot podcast there is a brilliant new episode compiled from oral history recordings by Amanda with members of SheBoom, the Glasgow-based women’s drumming band and collective.
https://t.co/1QmoBLIGQa

[Jaime Valentine @OurJaime]

Listen to this wonderful queer discussion of music @ehfm_live compiled from oral history interviews recorded at Kafe Kweer.
https://t.co/87sNvjGOSq

[OurStory Scotland @OurStoryScot]

Yesterday we had the pleasure of interviewing Scotland’s first out non-binary councillor, @grogipher

[Scottish Archives @ScotsArchives]

Last month we partnered with @scotrefcouncil & @OurStoryScot to put on the Preserving Stories of LGBTQ+ Refugees in Scotland for future generations event.

Read Chris Afuakwah's reflection on the wonderful event here:
https://t.co/P0Lx9MCHo7

[DMG @dmg_dom]

Had such a braw day! Always lovely to see Sigrid @menacesof2019 and fab to meet @SuzanneRBlack Thanks for having me @PortyPride 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

[Community Archives & Heritage Group Scotland @CArchivesScot]

Today we’re celebrating #worldrefugeeday with collecting and preserving stories of LGBTQI+ refugees in Scotland. We are delivering a group oral history workshop, with the recording going to @natlibscot Part of the Refugee Festival Scotland official programme. Save our #archives

[Jaime Valentine @OurJaime]

This is a great project by @VADundee integrating the stories of objects with more personal accounts evoked by the exhibits, thereby illuminating disregarded LGBTQ+ histories.
https://t.co/su5MQSZgya

[V&A Dundee @VADundee]

New tour alert 📱🚨

We've just launched our new Lavender Labels tour on @_smartify! Explore the hidden histories of many of the museums iconic objects, and the untold stories of the LGBTQ+ designers behind them 💭

Sponsored by @artfund.

Find out more:
https://t.co/43HjoWVwH9

[DMG @dmg_dom]

First Pride Month event complete, @natlibscot put on a lovely spread for us - the cakes weren’t bad either

[OurStory Scotland @OurStoryScot]

Transgressions -our workshop on breaking rules, up ending the status quo and being an uppity queer babe, will be introducing material used in a new podcast celebrating gender expression…with a special guest storyteller 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @natlibscot on the 7th of June https://t.co/eittNFZtYJ

[Jaime Valentine @OurJaime]

Jimmy Donnelly has given @ourstoryscot a wonderful oral history interview for archive @nlsarchives At a time when his sexuality was regarded as crime, illness & sin, he found support through Glasgow venues, @questlgbti and 50 precious years with James Morrow the love of his life.

[Jaime Valentine @OurJaime]

More than 20 years ago, when @OurStoryScot set out to record our stories, we received invaluable advice and support from Rob Perks of @OralHistorySoc as recalled in this memory for their 50th anniversary.
https://t.co/TxtmsJvazm

[Caspian @caspianreads]

Excited to be at @VADundee for Hands Off today!!