That the Parliament congratulates the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive, which is based at St Margaret’s House in Edinburgh, on its work as Scotland’s only dedicated public archive for LGBTQ+ literary heritage; recognises that the archive traces its roots to Lavender Menace, which it understands was Scotland’s first lesbian and gay bookshop and the second in the United Kingdom, and was founded by Sigrid Nielsen and Bob Orr in Edinburgh in 1982; notes that the archive was formally established in 2019 and now holds over 3,000 volumes of stories of reading and writing, and that its team of volunteers has created a digital catalogue, making the collection more widely accessible; further notes that visitor numbers increased by 56% in 2024-25, reflecting what it sees as a growing demand for LGBTQ+ heritage and community spaces; commends the archive for its programme of free events, reading groups, exhibitions and community gatherings, and for its recent collaboration with the Museum of Edinburgh on Past Shelves: Histories of Queer Reading; acknowledges that the archive is currently seeking urgent funding support to secure its future, and wishes Bob Orr, Sigrid Nielsen, the board of directors and all of the volunteers continued success in preserving decades of queer lives, voices and stories for generations to come.