In here
life is beautiful

CELEBRATING DIVERSE IDENTITIES
AND SUPPORTING THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY IN DUNDEE

The dream is simple...

to create a social space for the LGBTQIA+ community of Dundee. A creative hub and garden that celebrates diversity, promotes environmental awareness, inspires creativity and supports wellbeing through nature, horticulture, art, connection and opportunity.

A Growing Space

A community garden project for members of the LGBTQIA+ community who have green fingers or a love of nature and want to create something beautiful in Dundee.

Are you a keen gardener? Or would you like to learn horticultural skills?

Do you want to reconnect with nature or discover more about the environment?

Are you someone who takes positive action towards environmental issues and making change happen?

Are you aware of the positive impacts gardening has on mental health and wellbeing and want to explore this further?

Would you enjoy being outside with a friendly community of people?

If you are interested in becoming a part of our green team, get in touch! We meet once a week. Fun, informal, friendly, kind.

A Creative Space

Creativity is a key component of the project and we're looking for artists, crafters, makers, designers and writers who want to become a part of Room to Be.

Would you like to be more artistic but don't know where to start?

Are you an artist, writer or creative keen to get involved?

Are you a workshop facilitator looking to reach out to the LGBTQIA+ community?

Our creative team plan a seasonal arts programme that follows the Celtic year. This is where we come together for creativity and food to share as the seasons turn.

We also meet once a month for our Chill/Create session, where members can bring along a creative project or join in with whatever activity has been planned.

A Social Space

Having somewhere to go and different social opportunities on offer that are not only welcoming and inclusive but actively celebrates diversity and the spectrum of identities that exist within our community.

Are you a member of the LGBTQIA+ community or ally and understand the need for a visible, beautiful, progressive, safe space like this in Dundee?

Our Manifesto

To work towards the establishment of a garden and community hub for the LGBTQIA+ community of Dundee and to strengthen allyship through partnership and collaboration.

Room to Be is a not for profit community project that:

promotes wellbeing through nature, horticulture and creativity.
aims to provide opportunity for personal growth, creativity and social connection.
is climate aware, environmentally minded, always looking for ways to minimise waste.
recognises the diversity and complexity of intersectionality within the LGBTQIA+ community and is active in addressing barriers to participation.
is inclusive and celebrates the beauty of gender diversity and identity. We see trans men and women as expanding the human understanding of what it means to be male or female. We see non binary people further enriching our sense of gender as fluid and a spectrum. Trans men are men, trans women are women and non binary and intersex people exist.
we will endeavour to find ways for further outreach that helps support the LGBTQIA+ community and stand in solidarity with their right to live free from discrimination.
we are active members of the wider community and seek collaborative projects and partnerships. We value our allies and find ways in which to strengthen these bonds and connections.

Meet-ups will always be safe, inclusive, accepting and kind.

Please contact us if you have any accessibility requirements or concerns. If you struggle with social anxiety you can let us know; we will work with you to find ways to help alleviate attendance anxiety as best we can. We are happy to give more detailed forenotice of what to expect at any Meet Up if that information is helpful.

Get Involved!

Becoming a member is easy.

Ping us an email to introduce yourself and let us know what aspects of Room to Be interest you: gardening, creativity, social opportunities, Inclusivi-T, the creation of safe spaces, or all of it.

If you are an individual or organisation interested in partnership or collaboration, we'd love to hear from you.

Contact us at roomtobe.dundee@gmail.com

To Grow

Be a part of our nature and gardening task force. You do not need any prior-horticultural knowledge, just a willingness to get your hands dirty. Our most regular Meet-Up is on Saturday 11-2pm. Please do get in touch before coming so we can keep you in the loop of any changes to the programme.

To Create

Creativity is a massive part of Room to Be and there are many ways our creatives can get involved. From designing art for our website, posters and promotional material; to painting planters and making sculptures for our garden; to running creative workshops to teach members new skills. Once a month we have a creative social where you can bring whatever project you're currently working on - or you can start something new from whatever we have in our craft box.

To Connect

Connection is at the heart of everything at Room to Be, so we look to find different ways to connect and socialise with our community, from board game evenings, theatre or cinema trips, to going for a walk in nature. The possibilities are endless. Our members lead on these suggestions and Room to Be helps facilitate.

Inclusivi-T is an initiative aimed at strengthening allyship and creating new opportunities for the trans, non-binary and intersex community. This will be an ongoing timetable of events, volunteering days and opportunities with specific outreach to trans, non binary and intersex people. These events and workshops are hosted by individuals, groups or organisations who want to make it clear that trans and gender diverse people are welcome and included by them.

Dates for the Diary

Our Green Team mostly meet on Saturdays, 11-2pm. We try to keep this a regular fixture, but if other Saturday or weekend events are advertised here, the Green Team session can get reorganised. Please get in touch with us to make sure the session is running as normal. We would hate to disappoint you. We will always have outdoor or indoor tasks. We are a 'nomadic' group which means we operate from different venues and community gardens.

There is also often an opportunity to meet though the week. We use our Signal group chat to confirm these meet-ups.

If you are new to the group, please email us to let us know you are intending to come! roomtobe.dundee@gmail.com
Chill/Create is our monthly creative social held at Cake or Dice. You can come along with your own creative project or join in with whatever planned activity we've brought along. It is usually held on the penultimate Sunday of every month.
Room to Be is working with artist Manuela de los Rios from the Art and Nature Collective and sound artist Lana al Khateeb to make an LGBTQIA+ art collaboration, including sound, photography, words and prints. We will painting our 'listening chairs' lavender on Monday 24th at the MAXwell, 3pm.

This art installation project will continue into winter, planning and prepping and collating words, photography and sounds. Please do let us know if you would like to be involved.
December is the month of Yule, the winter solstice.

We will keep you posted on our festive celebration which will also be our last get-together before our winter hibernation. We will be back Saturday 10th January, 2026.