Untold LGBT history story to be told at new Pride Edinburgh tour
dailyrecord.co.ukLGBT history is to be revealed to the public for the first time to celebrate Pride month in June. One of Edinburgh's top attractions is offering a series of guided tours that have been designed to reveal the hidden stories of LGBT community life in Edinburgh from as far back as 1546 until 1912.
Edinburgh's The Real Mary King's Close will be sharing its research in the series of new, educational and thought-provoking ‘Pride History Tours’.
The research was undertaken by The Real Mary King’s Close’s Robert MacRae (Guest Services) and endorsed by Dr Emma Macleod, Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Stirling.The tours will also support a local charity, LGBT Youth Scotland, with proceeds being donated to the charity which supports LGBTI young people all over Scotland.
General manager from The Real Mary King’s Close, Paul Nixon, said: “We’re extremely proud to be working with LGBT Youth Scotland and The University of Stirling to reveal over four centuries of Scotland’s untold LGBT history as part of Pride month in June.“Our series of six ‘Pride History Tours’ have been carefully designed to reveal the previously untold stories of LGBT community life in Edinburgh from as far back as 1546, at a time when homosexuality was a crime.“We hope these tours will go some way to highlighting how far we’ve come in terms of LGBTI equality and human rights, as well as celebrating Scotland’s LGBT history.”The one-hour guided tours will start at The Real Mary King’s Close at 5.15 pm and 5.30 pm on six separate dates during Pride Month, including:Tickets are priced at £23 per adult and £15.95 per child (5-15 years) and are available to buy online here.
