END SCOTSGAY MAGAZINE - INSIDE OUT ============================== InsideOut is a monthly magazine for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals. Edited, printed and published in Scotland Issue 10a - July 1996 ***Now available on the Web: http://www.scotsgay.co.uk/ How to Subscribe and Unsubscribe information is now at the END of the magazine. The printed editions of ScotsGay and InsideOut are available by post at the following rates: 6 issue sub (UK & EC) 6ukp 6 issue sub (Overseas) 12ukp 12 issue sub (UK & EC) 10ukp 12 issue sub (Overseas) 22ukp Make Cheques and POs payable to 'Pageprint Limited' or 'ScotsGay' and send them to: Subscriptions ScotsGay Pageprint Limited PO Box 666 Edinburgh Scotland EH7 5YW The most accessible guide to Scotland's lesbian, gay and bisexual scene - and it's free! Inside, we take a quick preview of Edinburgh's Festivals aand list all the pubs and clubs, bookshops and cafes, where arll the new talent will be hanging out. Just in case, however, we also carry Scotland's tastiest selection of box ads, our world-spanning Meet Market ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this issue: The Edinburgh Festivals Quicky Festival Guide Scene News from Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinbugger and Glasgow Boxes - The ScotsGay Meet Market Venues --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A VERITABLE FESTIVALS-FEST! =========================== It's Edinburgh, it's August, the place is stowed out with bloody tourists: it's Festival Time! And not just any old Festival, but, in fact, rather a lot of them with some celebrating their 50th anniversary. Apart from the International Festival, the Fringe Festival and the Film Festival (all 50 years old) there's a TV Festival and The Edinburgh Mela - a newish ethnic celebration that is attracting more and more people each year. It's my 20th Festival - and things have changed a lot since the days when I used to sleep rough in the city whilst managing to go to a dazzling array of artistic events over the three weeks. Whilst I'm now a little too elderly for that sort of thing, fun tho' it was, and I now live in Edinburgh anyway, my perception of the Fringe is that it is now much more professional and much of the raw edge of youth and amateur groups is missing. That's a shame. A lot of the missing university and school groups (now that there's little finance floating around for a week's holiday/educational trip) were superb - often making up what they lacked in experience by their sheer enthusiasm. From a queer point of view, we've always been represented somewhere on the programme: be it by Alan Melville (before my time but the record is superb), Gay Sweatshop, Mark Bunyan or Karen Dunbar. This year, the International Festival continues its love affair with Mark Morris - his dance group is collaborating in a production of Gluck's opera Orfeo ed Euridice - probably best known to most through the late Kathleen Ferrier's recording of the aria 'What is Life?'. They are also dancing the world premiere of a work specially created to celebrate the Fiftieth Festival to music by Monteverdi - it's titled, somewhat imaginatively, New Work. Houston Grand Opera are doing Four Saints in Three Acts, the landmark in 20th century theatre music with music by Virgil Thomson and libretto by Gertrude Stein - neither of whom were of the marrying kind! At least it should be better than the dire Nixon in China which was Houston's last production at the Festival. The Film Festival has the world premiere of A Bit of Scarlett - Andrea Weiss's survey of the history of homosexuality in UK film and TV, there's the international premiere of Tattoo Boy - a tale of two prostitutes Sam and Rebecca and the child prostitute they team up with, and the world premiere of The Sun, The Moon, The Stars - an Irish rites of passage film which includes the incredibly talented and heterosexual Jason Donovan in its cast. There's the UK premiere of My Friend Joe, a touching Czech children's film about the unusual friendship between two boys. Probably most interesting is The Pillow Book - in order to persuade a gay publisher to print her new book, Nagiko writes the text on her lover, Jerome (Trainspotting star Ewan McGregor) - Director Peter Greenaway will be talking about his film at one of the showings. Also worth watching are: Fetishes - a portrait of a US S&M parlour!, The Incredibly True Adventure Of Two Girls In Love - a US lesbian short, Steve Buscemi's Trees Lounge - the lives and loves of the regular drinkers in the Trees Lounge, and Plump Fiction - a piss take of Mr Tarantino's works with Tim Roth as Forrest Gump. But it's the Fringe Festival which, as usual, has the most shows and the most queers. On the next page I'll be presenting our 'pull out and keep with your Fringe Programme' Guide to all that's worth parking your bum on a seat for at the greatest arts festival in the world! John Hein ----------------------------------------------------------------------- QUICKY FRINGE GUIDE =================== c o m e d y : Corky and the Juice Pigs - History of Comedy. A gay romp through the history of comedy from pre-history to the space-age. (Assembly Rooms V3, 10.10pm Aug 10-24) Dyke comedienne Sandi Toksvig is doing a one woman show in the Assembly Rooms - it's called Rambling and no doubt is. (Assembly Rooms V3 6pm Aug 10-31). Julian Clary is part of the BBC Radio 4 season where he's sharing his idiosyncratic choice of his best loved prose in a literary version of Desert Island Discs entitled With Great Pleasure. It's a free show too! (Pleasance V33, 1pm Aug 27). Bert Tyler Moore of Gaytime TV will hopefully have a better script for his show - Bert & Will in Sorted for Teas and Bics - than the one he had on telly. It's billed as a tip-top sketch show and also stars Bert's friend Will Smith who is allegedly of a heterosexual disposition. (Pleasance V33, 6.20pm Aug 7-12, 14-26, 28-31) Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club present a comedy entitled Rent. Bondage and rent boys. Jolly good show. (Pleasance V33, 2.05pm various dates). Star of stage, screen and Portobello, Rhona Cameron, does stand up at the Assembly Rooms. Hope it's not as embarrassing as her interview with kd lang! (Assembly Rooms V3, 7pm Aug 25-31). Last year's Perrier finalist Scott Capurro is a very funny Yank who is playing a new character this year - a San Franciscan radio psychologist with advice for everyone. (Pleasance V33, 9.45pm Aug 9-9-12, 14-19, 21-26) Then there's our very own Karen Dunbar (silly name, she's never out of the bars) who's appearing at CC Blooms along with Derek Douglas. Sadly, she seems a bit too originally ethnic for the London based journos who do all the festival reportage on the telly. But, if Billy Connelly can make it, I don't see why she shouldn't - after all, she's butcher and funnier!. (CC Blooms V78 8pm Aug 11-17, 25-31). The extremely gorgeous and talented (and straight) Richard Herring (and I did so want him to have my babies) has a one man show - Punk's Not Dead. He's also appearing with his co-star from BBC2's Fist of Fun, Stewart Lee (the man who gets his gags from evangelical bookshops of a type picketed by Edinburgh pooves). On at the Pleasance with a one night special in the Queen's Hall. (Pleasance V33, various times and dates, Queen's Hall V72, 10.30pm Aug 25). Graham Norton escapes from Carnal Knowledge to prove that he can be a very funny man indeed. The smiles of Kilroy and the thighs of Oprah. (Assembly Rooms V3, Aug 9-26, 28-31). My favourite is of course The Old Man of the Fringe - Earl Okin. Definitely straight tho' pretty gay friendly, Okin's brand of light music and humour is not to be missed. (Hill St Theatre V41 8.10pm every night and Southside V82 4.15pm - some afternoons). d a n c e : Side By Side Theatre Company present Being There. Two gay men - one HIV+. Their relationship portrayed through dance. Moving stuff. (St Bride's Centre V62, 6.15pm Aug 26-31). m u s i c : As usual, David Hume, fiddler extraordinaire and director of Philomusica, presents a massive season in St John's Church (V127), St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral (V91) and St Mark's Unitarian Church (V125). All good tuneful stuff - none of your modern shite here! And lots of local musicians too! Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group, a camp and subversive lot if ever there was, perform Murder at the Savoy. G&S slaughtered in the best possible taste. (Chaplaincy Centre V23, 7pm Aug 18-24). t h e a t r e : Aiming The Rifle have two productions of queer interest. Wardrobe uses film, visual imagery, puppetry and text and includes a gay son in a dysfunctional family. (10.45pm Aug 25-31). The Burning/Freezing Abusement Park explores misogyny and child abuse by women. (10.15am Aug 27-31). (Rifle Lodge V101). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde's masterpiece, returns with Bare and Ragged Theatre who got very good reviews last year with the same show. (South Bridge Resource Centre V123, 3pm Aug 26-31). David Benson, after five years (and four Fringe Firsts) with the Grassmarket Project, celebrates the life and times of a comic genius in Think No Evil Of Us: My Life With Kenneth Williams. (St John's Church Hall V126, Various times and dates). The vastly underrated Jonathon Hall has two plays performed by Bradford Playhouse Touring Company - Buy (life in a supermarket) and Behind The Aquarium At The Last Pizza Show (a gay couple who find that wanting and having are not always the same thing. (Southside V82, 2.15pm alternating daily from Aug 10-24). Lady Bracknell Was A Lesbian is an award wining exploration of prejudice and its victims set against a backdrop of Northern Irish politics and the armed forces' ban on homosexuality. Performed by The Broken Dream Theatre Company. (C, V19, 7.45pm various dates from Aug 7-31). Gagging With Mince and Tatties is John Binnie's latest excuse to get dragged up with his friends - it's Clyde Unity's 10th excursion to the Fringe and like the last bus from Glasgow, not to be missed! (Theatre Workshop V20, 10.30pm Aug 12-26). Cygnet Theatre are putting on Boy Actor - part history, part fantasy. A scullery boy is found in one of Queen Elizabeth I's gowns. (Pleasance V33, 2.10pm Aug 7-18). Capital Theatre Company's one woman show. Join Janey Ferguson on a voyage of discovery with her newly gay son. (Diverse Attractions V11, 7pm Aug 12-17). Fiona Knowles and The MsFits, bring their hilarious and moving show about women to Edinburgh after its sell out at Mayfest - Let's Play Murder. (Diverse Attractions V11, 8.45pm Aug 19-24). Tangerine Productions are doing the ever entertaining Entertaining Mr Sloane - Joe Orton's superb dark comedy of interesting sexual entanglements. (Gilded Balloon V38, 2.15pm Aug 9-31). Stormin' is another entanglement - this time of love and homophobia. A very funny new play by Martin Green performed by the Love Theatre Company. (Gilded Balloon III V12, 2.15pm Aug 9-25). Another Kenneth Williams tribute is Kenny Carries On. A one act play set on Williams's final birthday performed by HH Productions. (Diverse Attractions V11, 3pm Aug 9-24 not Suns) Late Returns is a play dealing with sex in our public schools. A cruel but comic assessment of male relationships - from Impending Theatre Company. (Moray House Studios V169, 8.15pm various dates Aug 8-30). No Holes Bard Theatre Company present an Elizabethan tale of adultery and dark love with a bisexual at the heart of things. (Rifle Lodge V101, Various times and dates) The Picture of Dorian Gray again - this time by Optimism. (C, V4, 4.30pm Aug 8-31, not 18). Back once more is Pantomime Productions with Chloe Poems: Liverpool's gingham diva, socialist poet transvestite and healer. Probably beginning to suffer from overexposure, but if you haven't seen her before, worth trying. (Pleasance V33, 11.45pm Aug 7-12, 14-25, 27-31). Prominent Features present Making Love. Six people and sex in Edinburgh - looking for love in cafes and cruising grounds. (C V19, 11pm Aug 7-31 not 15,22,29). More Wilde, this time Salome. Intrigue and incest performed by The Regal Boon Dogglers. (C V19, 6.45pm Aug 7-17). Trial Run, from Shocking Pink Productions, is the tale of a woman's life from first sexual fantasy to being chucked out of the army for being a dyke. (Theatre Workshop V20, Various times and dates). Another production of Wilde's Salome - this time a new physical interpretation by Strangefruit Stageworks. (Marcos V98, 5pm Aug 11-24). Theatre Paradiso is presenting Charlie's Angel. 'Beneath Charlie's laddish bravado lies an inability to accept his gay twin - a heartfelt plea for men to accept love between men.' And so say all of us! This one got good London reviews. (C V19, 9.45pm Aug 7-31 - not 29). At the Traverse, Ian Brown's last production as Artistic Director is Shining Souls. Nine characters in search of their souls, sex and a new wardrobe. In Here Lies Henry, Henry is gay, smug and superficial - a play full of puns, wordplay and recurring themes. Starving Artists (USA) Mark Pinkosh and Godfrey Hamilton return to the Traverse for Viper's Opium - two innocents at large under a Los Angeles Moon. (Traverse V15, Various dates and times). West Yorkshire Playhouse With Stars & Angels present Jean Fergusson as Hylda Baker - trail blazing comedienne. (Pleasance V33, 6.15pm Aug 7-11, 13-18, 20-25, 27-28, 30-31). And finally, we mustn't forget the Caledonian Beer Festival - a haven for Real Ale Perves! It's free (but you'll have to buy your own beer - 50 to choose from - you can buy me one too!). There's music every night varying from Scottish ceilidh to jazz and blues. (Caledonian Brewery V183, 11am-11pm, Aug17-25). Well, that's just a few shows - there are many more and maybe I'll even see you out and about as ScotsGay will be reviewing a few of them for our issue which should be out about half way through the Festival. John Hein ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABERDEEN ======== Salutations from the City of Roses! Captain's log - Stardate 204014 These are the continuing voyages of the USS Caberfeidh Its continuing mission to seek out new life and fresh meat, to encourage it to flaunt itself shamelessly at the club at least once a week, to boldly go where many a cock has gone before but with ATTITUDE. To seek out old Queens and get them back on the scene. So dust off that frock, polish up those Leathers and settle back with a big one ( drink I mean - you have got a one track mind haven't you?) and let's see what's been going down since the last Instalment....................... Well things have really blossomed since the departure of Miss Minerva to Glasgow. The sun's come out and the clouds have cleared giving way to a new and more positive day, although I hear it's been quite cloudy in Glasgow, nothing to do with the arrival of Minerva I'm sure! There have been a few happenings in the city since my last column, there have been some closures and one big opening (there you go again with your innuendos) but more about this later. First I would like to share a few thoughts with you.... Well I'm going to anyway cos it's my column. It struck me whilst I was sitting on Glasgow Green admiring the passing trade and revelling in our new found attitude of gay pride that it was all good and well blowing our whistles and proclaiming our undying pride and unity but what about when we all go home - will our voices still ring so loud? I know it's not so easy on your own turf, but it's not impossible so what can we do to keep this new feeling of self-pride alive in ourselves and our community?....... First off we should support our local clubs and organizations, OK there is only one exclusively gay venue in the city and we all moan that there isn't anywhere else to go but if there was would we support it? Or would we end up with the sort of rivalry we saw during the time that the Pink Flamingo was open? We have to put our money where our mouth is and say what we mean. Then perhaps local businesspeople will be encouraged enough to take the risk and open another venue. Secondly all the bitching and back stabbing needs to stop, if it isn't acceptable for the straights to slag us off then isn't it completely unacceptable for us to do it? We can get enough of this from the Hetero community without having to add to it, we should be showing a united front after all there is strength in numbers. United we stand divided we fall! Nuff said. Anyway lecture over I guess you want to know what's been going down, what of these closures and openings?... well the city's local Internet Cafe has been forced to close its doors due to the loss of their late license which is a real shame as the venue was home to many a good night and was very gay friendly and had been known to display ScotsGay's website on their monitors from time to time. At the time of this going to press word had it that this is only a temporary thing and the cafe hopes to open again in a few months time, rumour has it that plans are under way to buy the building and re-open bigger than ever and rumour also has it that should this come off that there will be a gay night on the cards. Time will only tell as we all know how these rumours tend to go - watch this space for further developments. Well the start of the month saw the opening of Aberdeen's newest and biggest club 'THE WORKS' which although not a gay venue is very gay friendly. The club houses the latest in air conditioning and lighting and sound technology. The Ministry of Sound in London has been working closely with the club and will be sending up regular guest DJ's to play at the club. The decor of the club has to be seen to be believed - it is on two levels and has two bars (the staff are decked in head to toe army fatigues - yum!) The actual decoration of the club is all done in corrugated iron and has a very underground feel to it (should appeal to all those into S/M). There also is word that a possible gay night is being seriously discussed at the moment and word has it that our own Allan Saddler has been approached as possible DJ for the evening. The evening looks like it will most probably take place on either a Monday or Tuesday night - watch this space! The nights taking place at the moment are as follows: Wed - Classic House, Thurs - Rap, Hip Hop and Jungle vibes, Fri - Uplifting Garage, Sat- Kicking House, Sun - Salsa night (get those Carmine Miranda hats out girls!) Yours truly managed to get his hands on a VIP pass for the press night and duly togged up and hit the club to see if it would live up to all the hype. The evening was excellent with plenty of hunky bodies to look at and kicking sounds emanating from the DJ booth. The highlight of the evening was the live set by Rude who supported Alanis Morrissette on her recent tour. The venue promises to be something else but don't take my word for it go along and support the place, let them see the power of the pink pound and who knows, perhaps the rumour will come to fruition. Well things have been picking up at the Club Caberfeidh which is a very positive sign for the city. On the last few visits to the club I have noticed quite few new faces popping up, giving us old uns something fresh to look at and chase after, zimmer frames allowing! The club has also started letting out the venue on a Monday night for Private functions and this is proving very popular with the local clientele. Also returning to the Caberfeidh are the very popular karaoke nights on Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10pm - 11.45pm, so dust off those sequins and studs and get along and let your alter ego loose. Also a Malibu night to promote the new Individual drinks is soon to be launched, I am reliably informed there will be plenty of freebies on the go. The date hasn't been confirmed yet but watch the notice board in the club for more information or ask Jacqui or Elaine. I have to say there is a distinct lack of Bears and leather folk on the scene nowadays, what's happening guys? Where are all you guys going and what happened to the Bear club? There were plans to have it in the Caberfeidh, is that still on the cards? Drop me a line and let me know, my e-mail address is at the bottom of the page. Anyway if you are interested in hiring the Caberfeidh for a private function contact Jacqui for more details : 01224 212181 or pop into the club on an evening. Anyway punters that's all for now I'm off to practice my 'Disco Queen' for the karaoke night. So until next time; Fuck hard and Fuck safe. Cheers! Doug AKA Little Bear littlebear@drink.demon.co.uk -------------------------------------------------------------------------- DUNDEE ====== There's nothing worse than waiting for the phone to ring sometimes. The only thing that is worse is when it does ring and our dear Editor's dulcet tones reveal themselves enquiring as to whether his copy is ready and you think 'where the hell has the last month gone and what on earth am I going to write as absolutely nothing has changed!'. A Saturday In The Life Of A Dundonian. Thrilling stuff, I wonder when Spielberg is going to make the movie. It goes something like this ... First stop, Deva's. A few drinks to set you up for the evening. Actually, things have definitely heated up, the warm weather has attracted the hibernation crowd who have woken up to the fact that there is a gay pub in Dundee and it has been increasingly busy at the weekend. The women's pool competition is being held every second Wednesday, the next one is on 7th August from 8pm. This has been a successful event with decent prizes to keep everyone interested. Still no sign of any alterations being made to the premises, however. And so, on to Liberty Nightclub, before midnight if you want to get in for a quid less which makes the entrance fee extremely good value for money. The club is still going from strength to strength. I haven't been given details of upcoming events but they did have a comedienne one Friday night recently which unfortunately I was unable to attend. Still, it's nice to see a gay club considering its female clientele. Now if they managed to get Rhona Cameron from Gaytime TV they would really pack the place, I'm sure. Please? Well, maybe they could just make one of those 'short' film! The Women's Disco at Sinatras is on Friday 16th August from 8pm. A new women's group has been running for a couple of months now and are organising all sorts of events. They hold regular meetings and I will get more info for the next issue. My apologies to Liberty's for the photo not making last month's column because of a postal strike. Hopefully it will appear this time (subject to our Editor's eccentric filing system (which, er, seems to have swallowed it whole... Ed.)). For now, I'm away to watch the Olympics on the telly, and to think I was panicking as to what I was going to do when Wimbledon finished! Jol ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EDINBURGH ========= Hi! From Embruh! And another new columnist for ScotsGay as Marcc takes one too many weekend away and the Editor becomes rude and dismissive! What's been going on? Well, quite a lot really! Sadly, the days of Drondale in the Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Centre in Broughton Street are numbered - they've given notice to their landlords that they're giving up the business there after fifteen years or so. It seems that the forced move downstairs was the last straw. Although they haven't been seen around much recently, Bill and Marion Drondale put an awful lot into the Centre and SHRG in the early days and their contribution should not be allowed to go unrecorded. It'll be sad too not to be able to pop in for a gossip and a slag with Terry. There are supposed to be new tenants who want to move in, but whatever happens, with the cafe shut until September, it means that the Centre won't be much of an advertisement for our movement during the festival. Up the road, Over The Rainbow may soon be in the hit parade. Manager Peter is about to cut a track in aid of charity and it's likely to be on the tape stands within weeks. Perhaps he should be kept to the confines of the kitchen as his dish clanging is said to be more melodic than he! Joking apart, he's pretty good and, believe it or not, he is also a qualified music teacher as well as being an ace trumpeter. Alan and Maggie are now the proud parents of the born again JOY!. It was quite a complicated labour, but they got there in the end. The nation's housiest gay shindig has re-emerged after a six week break with a fresh feel. It frequents the Royal Chimes Nightclub on Royal Terrace which puts the club near the Capital's homo-triangle - nice and handy for the likes of Route 66 CC's and Cafe Kudos. Speaking of CC Bloom's, they are now checking ID on the door in order to stop under 18s getting in. Could be a disaster for members of the Youth Group, but it's the law and one which the local polis have suddenly taken an interest in. Rumour has it that disgruntled competitors are quite jealous of the packed houses that Bloom's has been getting. I do feel, though, that the management should invest in better air conditioning! The New Town Bar is still as popular as ever with a good mix of clientele. Downstairs is always an experience with its dark corners and labyrinth of corridors. And there are always a few good guides to help you through if you get lost! Sakred, the gay Saturday nighter at the Honeycomb (Blair Street), is pulling a fair crowd in. The venue is tops and the music excellent. It has a number of ex-JOYites amongst its customers too. With the festival coming on, it looks like it might be time to get out of town and what better than A Weekend in the Country? It's a joint fundraiser run by Moray LGB Switchboard and Rank Outsiders and takes the form of stalls, raffle, food (BYOB), a fun night and sleepover at Courage Farm, Auldearn. Tickets are ukp5. For further information, phone Bobby on 01343 542928. Back in Edinburgh, Lothian Switchboard have announced their post festival Grand Ceilidh in the Assembly Rooms on Friday 20th September. Tickets (ukp8/ukp6) are available from Route 66, West & Wilde and the Assembly Rooms. This is sure to be a popular event - so book early. During the festival itself, apart from the vast amount of totty wandering the streets, most of the pubs and clubs will be putting on some form of attraction even if it's only the extra boozing hours - look out for the posters. JOY is doing 3 extra Sunday nights (11th, 18th, 25th August) in The Music Box, 9c Victoria Street.(11pm-4am ukp5). Catch you all next month and remember - a condom isn't just for National Condom Week! Iain iain@drink.demon.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------- GLASGOW ======= Oh well, that time again. Time for me to gather up all the bar flyers, ciggy packets, Sadie Frost menus and other bits of paper I scribble notes and observations down on while out on the Glasgow scene, and get this months column written. Was supposed to be having a night out at Madges tonight, but came home earlyish, cos tonight (morning now) is the only chance I'll get before copy deadline. It actually takes a couple of hours to get all the bits of paper together, write the column then change it all around again!!. Well wasn't that some slagging yours truly got from the new Aberdeen SceneQueen last issue!!. Me a sad old queen indeed!!. Puhleez!!. Not sad, as for old, at least I've still got all my hair, as for being a queen, if you think being short fat and bald equals MACHO, get a grip!!. As for God helping all the Minervas of the World, don't need any help, Minerva is the Goddess of Wisdom, for those who didn't know it!! All SceneQueens now on Internet, so now you can let me know what's gonna be happening so I don't miss it, send me some HOT GOSSIP, exchange recipes etc. His Editorness wants all e-mails routed via ScotsGay, cos he likes reading other peoples mail. Internet is not really as sad as I first thought, although I've had to buy a pair of open toed sandals, corduroy trousers and a cardigan to feel comfortable. Still got to get the nerdy specs. Can now be contacted via e-mail through minerva@drink.demon.co.uk. Having to use the boyfriends computer though, cos mines not compatible. What's wrong with a ZX80 and 300/300 modem?? Some really awful sights around in Sadie Frosts on hot afternoons. Why do the people with the worst bodies wear the naffest shorts and skimpy T-shirts?. Still, at least they've got the light bulb in the Gents bog fixed. Sometimes feel like going into Sapphos in drag to get a game of pool. That's one thing I miss about Aberdeen, do none of the poofs down here play the great game?. Club X seems to be busier than usual on Mondays, despite being the only place to go. It's a good place to go for a cheap night out, cheap entry and cheap drinks all night on Monday. Finally got up to Atlantis. During the day it's very straight, but you can sit at the tables outside and watch the talent go by. A bit gayer at night, but I'd really have to describe it as a mixed cafe-bar. Nice place to go for a meal with the other half, but if you're out on the prowl for a bit of trade, then this is not really the market they're targeting. Staff are friendly, service is good, and the Scoobysnacks are cheap. Bennetts is still closed for refurbishment, building still covered in scaffolding, Couldn't help but laugh at the signs outside, saying it's a 'Hard hat area'. Remember when people used to wear them back in the 70s, Village People had a lot to answer for?. Guess which sad scene correspondent gets off on their music, SAD, SAD, SAD!!!. No, it's not ME!. Gay and Lesbian Centre seems to be doing O.K. Whenever I've been in, there've been quite a few people there picking up their copies of Boyz etc. If you find that the bars are out of free copies of ScotsGay magazine, you can always get down there and BUY one!!. Austins still doing O.K. This is another good place to go in the afternoon, and also has a happy hour in the early evening. Delmonicas is as busy as ever, and definitely not the place to go for a quiet drink after work. Early evening Happy Hour packing them in, and if you're looking for a bit of trade before heading off home, then this is where to go!!. Unfortunately, due to copy deadlines, I wasn't able to report on Pride for last issue, but I'd like to spend the rest of this column on some of the sights that were down on Glasgow Green that fabulous Saturday afternoon. Firstly, raspberries to all those who couldn't be bothered to attend. More raspberries to those who spent the afternoon in the pub, and to all those who think it is somehow fashionable to make a point of not attending, may all your camels go lame, and suffer the curse of eternal fleas! Saw quite a few familiar faces from the Grotty City. Glad you made the effort. Anybody else notice the 2 pensioners who had obviously wandered on to the site by accident?. Think it was Phyllis and Percy from Corrie. Anyway, they were just siting there totally bemused by the whole affair, no animosity, just total bewilderment!. (My typing's getting crappier, must be the sherry). Heard a few complaints about the music not being audible away from the stage. As we all know, Glasgow Green is a highly residential and agricultural area, and we must have legal constraints to ensure that 6000 fairies and dykes don't make a lot of noise that will wake up little old ladies in their sheltered housing, or scare the horses. O.K, so the beer tent ran dry, but only 3000 people were expected. This is a good sign, hopefully next year the organisers will project for an attendance of 8000, and it will still run dry! Same argument applies for those moaning about the queues for the bogs, although I hope that next year, Edinburgh city fathers base the bogroll requirement on Kms per Hectare instead of numbers expected. This years Scottish Pride was not a victim of poor planning, it was a victim of its own success, and no bad thing!!. Got my autographed pix of Mr Gay U.K. , Whoar!!, whatta hunk, and nipples you could lunch on for a week!!. Talking of lunch, howzabout more veggie food next year, the carnivores were well catered for with plenty of brutallybredandsadisticallyslaughtered meat products, but QuornQueens and TofuTarts had a choice of veggieburgers, eating the grass or raiding the Botanic Gardens!. Didn't realise how many gay people have kids, lots of dykes and (surprisingly) guyz down there that afternoon with their offspring. Being Scottish Pride, it was nice to see lots of people wearing tartan. Must wear my kilt next year!. Quite a few in mini-kilts too, fancy one myself, but the other half thinks they're a bit slutty, course they are, that's the point!!. Who else saw His Editorness's sunburnt bonce?. Heard that Air Traffic Control at the Airport had planes mistaking it for a landing beacon!!. Because the Glasgow scene is so big, His Royal Heinous has pandered to my ego and decide to let me have my own Website, so you'll be able to see what's going on day by day, without having to wait for the monthly issue of ScotsGay. It will soon be available for surfing at http://www.scotsgay.co.uk/glasgow/ Well, it's taken me 2 hours to write and rearrange this, And half a bottle of scotch, and my typings gone to shit. Hopefully His Editorness will correct all the speling mistakes (dont bother, let thek think I'm a lush). If you want to see some really crap typing, take a lok at Blobbys raw copy. I can do better strapping a hand of bananas on my knob and bouncing it off the keyboard. Gotta go to bed before I fall asleep, see you next issue Luv, Minerva......ZZZZZZZZZ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BOXES - THE SCOTSGAY MEET MARKET ================================ To reply to a Contact Ad: By e-mail: We can now accept replies by e-mail for Box Numbers. They should be sent to boxreplies@drink.demon.co.uk and will be printed out and posted on by snail mail to the box number holders. There will be no charge for this service. As box number holders are unlikely to have access to e-mail, please include your name and address so that they can get back to you! And remember to include the box number that you're replying to clearly on each reply. By snail mail: Just pop your reply in an envelope with the box number written in the TOP RIGHT corner and place the envelope with your reply inside another envelope with two loose first class stamps. 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I'm 20, 5'9", slim smooth with big brown puppy-dog eyes and golden locks. ANYTHING goes!!!! Box SG10102. Glasgow Gay guy (30), straight acting, dark haired, boyish looks, honest, genuine, horny, caring, seeks guy aged 18-25 for a good friendship,some good horny fun, and hopefully for a one-one relationship. I can accomodate and I promise discretion at all times. Bi's and those who are a bit curious are also welcome. Please write or if you prefer you can e-mail me at scotzboy@aol.com. Box SG10103. Married Bisexual Seeks plump gentleman (with emphasis on gentle) for casual, discreet and clean fun. Me mid thirties, slim, 6ft and inexperienced. You plump, sympathetic and funny. Must possess swagger and poise, style and grace. Jocky Wilson need not apply. Glasgow/ Edinburgh area. Box SG10104. Edinburgh - East Lothian I'm 32, bi and inexperienced. would like to meet someone for first time introduction to bi-experience. Can accommodate or travel. Box SG10105. 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E-mail: sandman@mail.bogo.co.uk or write to Box SG10110. Edinburgh Festival You: young, student type perhaps, likes the company of older guys. Me: mature (40), would be glad to take you out to some shows. Box SG10117. Glasgow - Edinburgh Professional guy, 48, slim with tache, w/e, s/a, seeks 30+ for fun, friendship and possible 1-2-1. Box SG10118. Skin Sub skin into black yellow needs hard man to give him a hard time. Come and strap me down. Photo and phone number gets reply by return. Box SG10119. Manchester Guy Loves Scottish Single, 1953 HIV+ model, 154lbs, tache, short crop, blue eyes, GSOH, in love with accent, hairy and vwe guys up to 45 for fun times. No strings, own place, can travel. Box SG10120. Tayside - Central Scotland 40 year old into keep fit, hill walking, massage, seeks non smoking friend who is preferably firm bodied/well built. GSOH. ALA. Box SG10122. Guy Modular 5'10", blue eyes, seeks romantic dedicated lover. Generous. Likes toys, videos, used underwear. 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No boating experience necessary but a clean driving licence needed to share towing on long journeys. Friendly relaxed companion with GSOH and liking for good food and drink and seeing things would be ideal. Box SG10127. Edinburgh - Scotland Guy, 34 years, 5'5", non scene, looking for genuine friend or friends. non smoker that likes to have safe fantasies, fun in our leathger gear - nothing too heavy. Genuine replies please. ALA. Box SG10128. Rubber - Denim - Leather Guy, 32, cropped, into rubbber, denim, leather, DMs, seeks like minded guys w/s, poppers, for fun times inside or out. Skins, bikers, most welcome. ALA. Box SG10129. Afternooners? Writer, works mornings, wltm horny guy to unwind with in afternoons - drinks, chat, hot cummy sex! I'm 30's, dark, tall, Glasgow. Rude letter please! Box SG10130. Aberdeen - Edinburgh - Glasgow Good looking 35 looking for spankings, beltings on bare. Give or take both ways. Role play and limits respected. 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Gay Friendly. Tel: 01904 634745. Fax: 01904 621327. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- VENUES ====== Aberdeen -------- ABERDEEN WOMEN'S CENTRE Shoe Lane. Tel: (01224) 625010. Fax: 01224 625777. Mon-Fri 9.30-4pm. Where the women hang out. Lesbian group meets Wednesday 8-10pm. CLUB CABERFEIDH 9 Hadden Street. Tel: (01224) 212181. Tue-Sun 10pm-2am. Disco - tends to be quiet midweek but busier at the weekends. SWEET! Exodus (upstairs), Triplekirks, Schoolhill. Tel: (01224) 624288. Fri 10pm-2am. Weekly house night with the JOY DJ's from Edinburgh. Dundee ------ DEVA'S 75 Seagate. Tel: (01382) 226840. Mon-Sat 11am-Midnight. Formerly the Gauger, Dundee's long established gay bar. Something for everyone! Pool table. LIBERTY NIGHTCLUB 124 Seagate. Tel: (01382) 200660. Thu, Sun 10pm-2.30am. Fri, Sat 11pm-2.30am. Good atmosphere, very popular disco with wide selection of sounds. Thursdays and Sundays are quieter. WWW: http://www.scotsgay.co.uk/liberty/ Edinburgh --------- BLACK BO'S 57/61 Blackfriars Street. Tel: 0131-557 6136. Mon-Fri 12.30pm-2.30pm and 6pm-10.30pm, Sat 12.30pm-10.30pm, Sun 6pm-10pm. Superb little vegetarian restaurant. Friendly staff. Mixed clientele. Good value lunch menu. BLUE MOON 1 Barony Street/36 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-556 2788. Popular lesbigay cafe/bar complex. The Cafe opens Daily 11am-1am. The Buzz Bar is open Nightly 5pm-1am, and the new Pool Room is open Nightly 5pm-1am. CAFE STREUSELKUCHEN 60 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-556 0152. Tue-Sun 11am-9pm. Due to open soon in the old Eat Out space as an upmarket bun shop selling sticky German buns (baked on the premises) and continental coffee. CAFE KUDOS 22 Greenside Place. Tel: 0131-556 4349. Daily Noon-1am. Food Noon-9pm. Fresh, stylish and always crowded. WWW: http:/www.scotsgay.co.uk/kudos/ CAFE LUCIA 13-29 Nicolson Street. Tel: 0131-662 1112. Generally 10am-10pm but hours vary according to performances. Mixed bar attached to the Edinburgh Festival Theatre. Full of luvvies and their friends! C.C. BLOOM'S 23 Greenside Place. Tel: 0131-556 9331. Daily Noon-3am. Bar/diner serving superb food in the Hole in the Wall restaurant (Noon-2.30pm,5-9pm). Karaoke on Thursday and Sunday. Male strippers Sun at 4pm. Disco every night from 10.30pm. CITY CAFE 19 Blair Street. Tel: 0131-220 0125. Mon-Sat 11am-1pm, Sun 11am-Midnight. Not as outrageously mixed as it used to be, but still seriously conventional. CLUB ORANGE 33-39 Market Street. Tel: 0131-226 4224. 1st Sun of each month. 11pm-4am. Club run by the Gay Preservation Society. COLLETTE AT WEST & WILDE 25a Dundas Street. Tel: 0131-556 0079. Beauty and Body Therapist. CYBERIA 88 Hanover Street. Tel: 0131-220 4403. Daily 11am-10pm. Friendly mixed cybercafe with friendly mixed gorgeous staff (says Seumas). WWW: http://www.cybersurf.co.uk/ DRONDALE LIMITED 60 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-556 1471. Open Mon-Fri 10am-7pm, Sat Noon-7pm, Sun Noon-6pm. At the front of the Edinburgh Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Centre. Undoubtedly the largest gay shop north of Manchester, with a large selection of magazines, cards, toys, underwear, swimwear, leather and rubberwear. Well worth a visit even if only for the cute staff (if you like that sort of thing). But you'll have to be quick because they're closing soon! EDINBURGH LESBIAN GAY AND BISEXUAL CENTRE 58a and 60 Broughton Street. Owned by OUTRIGHT Scotland. Houses Calosa Publishing Limited, Drondale Limited, Cafe Streuselkuchen and Plakativ. Provides meeting and noticeboard space for many lesbigay organisations. Private mailboxes available. FANTASIES 8b Drummond Street. Tel: 0131-557 8336. Mon-Sat 10am-9pm. Sun Noon-9pm. Scotland's ONLY licenced SEX shop where you'll be made welcome by the very bearish Vince (who's straight) or Paddy (who isn't). Toys galore, video rental too! FLUFFY AT THE HONEYCOMB The Honeycomb, 36-38a Blair Street. Tel: 0131-226 7651. New monthly club - 2nd Wednesday 11pm-3am. FOUR BBBB's CLUB 26b Dublin Street. Tel: 0131-538 7775. Big Beary Bulky Boys have their own club at Intense in the New Town Bar on the 4th Friday of the month. 8-10pm - bar opens to non members 9pm-1am. FRENCH CONNECTION 89 Rose Street Lane North. Tel: 0131-225 7651. Mon-Sat Noon-1am. Sun 1pm-1am. After a period as Maggie Rayes, this old favourite has reverted to the old name and the old management has returned. Never a dull moment. Karaoke Tue & Fri. JOY Royal Chimes Nightclub, 3 Royal Terrace. Tel: 0131-556 6918. JOY Info Line: 0131-467 2551. Fortnightly from Sat 20th July. 11pm-3am. Joy has found a new home just on the edge of the gay village. Downstairs: Maggie and Alan. Upstairs: Trendy Wendy's disco room. Plus chill out lounge. KUBHLAI KHAN 43 Assembly Street, Leith. Tel: 0131-555 0005. Mon-Sat 6pm-2am. Sun 12-Midnight. Mongolian barbeque. Mixed. MARMALADE CAT BISTRO Old Craighall Road, Millerhill, near Dalkeith. Tel: 0131-660 1211. Mon-Sat Noon-2.15pm and 6-9.30pm, Sun 12.30-2.45pm and 6-9pm. Mixed establishment specialising in Portuguese cuisine. Vegetarian menu available. NEW TOWN BAR 26B Dublin Street. Tel: 0131-538 7775. Daily Noon-1am. Especially popular with Bears, but has wide clientele. Intense, the sub-basement leather and fetish bar is open Thurs-Sun 9pm-1am - men only. No EIGHTEEN 18 Albert Place. Tel: 0131-553 3222. Mon-Sat Noon-10pm. Sun 2-10pm. Sauna club for gay gentlemen - run by a couple of straight Dykes! Now open on Sundays! OVER THE RAINBOW 32c Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-557 8969. Daily 11am-1am. Not quite as camp as it used to be, but still attracting a mixed crowd. ROUTE 66 6 Baxter's Place. Tel: 0131-556 5991. Sun-Fri 3pm-1am. Sat Noon-1am. Food served all day. Discos Fri and Sat. Real Ale. TASTE The Honeycomb, 36-38a Blair Street. Tel: 0131-220 4381. Sun 11pm-3am. Weekly mixed members' club with DJs Fisher and Price. Visitor's passes from West & Wilde. THEATRE ROYAL BAR 24 Greenside Place. Tel: 0131-557 2142. Mon-Sat Noon-midnight. Sun 12.30pm-11pm. Basically straight, this Real Ale bar (formerly a Gas Board Showrrom) in the middle of Edinburgh's Gay Triangle attracts a fair number of queers for an off-scene pint before heading for nearby fleshpots. TOLERANCE 33-39 Market Street. Tel: 0131-226 4224. 3rd Sun of each month. 11pm-4am. Women's Disco run by those awfully nice Gay Preservation Society people. TOMMY THAI'S BAR Linden Hotel, 9-13 Nelson Street. Tel: 0131-557 4344. Daily Noon-11pm. Quiet bar attached to Edinburgh's biggest gay hotel. Superb Thai restaurant. Owned by London's Philbeach Hotel. E-mail: linden.seal@ukonline.co.uk. WWW: http://www.scotsgay.co.uk/linden/ WEB 13 13 Bread Street. Tel: 0131-229 8883. Mon-Sat 10am-8pm, Sun Noon-8pm. Informal mixed cybercafe with homely and approachable staff (says marcc). WWW: http://www.web13.co.uk/ WEST & WILDE BOOKSHOP 25a Dundas Street. Tel: 0131-556 0079. Tue-Sat 10am-7pm, Sun Noon-5pm. Scotland's only lesbian and gay bookshop. Lots of books and quite a few magazines! Falkirk ------- DROOKIT DUCK 16 Grahams Road. Tel: 01324 613644. Mon 11am-3pm and 5pm-11.30. Tue-Thu 11am-3pm and 5pm-12.30am. Fri-Sat 11am-1am. Sun 7pm-Midnight. Straight bar used by a few discrete local gays. Galashiels ---------- GREEN'S DINER 4 Green Street. Tel: 01896 757667. Mon-Tue 10am-5pm. Wed-Sat 10am-10pm. Mixed. discreet trendy cafe/bar. Regular meeting place for all Border Town lesbians, gays and bisexuals. Closed Sundays. Glasgow ------- ATLANTIS CAFE BAR 22 Cambridge Street. Tel: 0141-333 1375. European style cafe/bar welcoming people whose sexual orientation is not a big deal. AUSTINS 183a Hope Street. Tel: 0141-332 2707. Mon-Sat Noon-Midnight, Sun 12.30am-Midnight. Friendly and busy basement pub. Food lunchtimes (until 5pm). Entertainment every evening. BENNETS DISCO 80-90, Glassford Street. Tel: 0141-552 5761. Currently closed for extensive refurbishment. WWW: http://www.scotsgay.co.uk/bennets/ CAFE DELMONICA'S 68 Virginia Street. Tel: 0141-552 4803. Daily Noon-Midnight. Food Noon-7pm. Busy pub with backroom area (not THAT kind of backroom!). DJ: Mon, Thur, Fri, Sat. Bingo: Tuesdays. Games/Quiz: Wed. Karaoke: Sun. Happy hours: 5-7 and 9-10 every night. Mondays: Becks at ukp1.15 all night. Soap Sunday features all day breakfasts and cheap bevvy all day whilst you watch the TV soaps ... CCA Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street. Tel: 0141-332 7521. Centre open Mon-Wed 9am-11pm Thur-Sat 9am-Midnight Sun Noon-10.30pm. Bookshop Mon-Sat 10am-6pm Sun Noon-5pm. Galleries Mon-Sat 11am-6pm Sun Noon-5pm (admission free). Two galleries, two performance spaces, cafe bar and bookshop. Lesbigay friendly place bustling with life, the universe and everything. Wheelchair accessible apart from upstairs performance space. CENTRE BOOKS GGLC, 11 Dixon Street. Tel: 0802 771857 or 0468 404996. Mon Noon-6pm. Tue-Sat Noon-8pm. Sun Noon-6pm. Lesbigay bookshop in the Centre. Something for everyone. New catalogue available - send A4 sae. WWW: http://www.scotsgay.co.uk/cbooks/ CLUB X-CHANGE 25 Royal Exchange Square. Tel: 0141-204 4599. Tue-Sun 11pm-3am. Large basement club, popular with young crowd. Wednesday nights are straight (though still quite mixed). Not as busy as it used to be. COURT BAR 69 Hutcheson Street. Tel: 0141-552 2463. Mon-Sat 11am-Midnight, Sun 8.30-11pm. Small bar beside former Sheriff Court. Straight until mid-evening. GLASGOW GAY & LESBIAN CENTRE 11 Dixon Street. Tel/fax: 0141-221 7203. Daily 10am-10pm. Glasgow's community centre for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals. Cafe, book shop (Centre Books) and Gift shop (PJ's). Other businesses in the centre include Asset Mortgages, Calosa Publishing, and Maya Vision. Two large meeting rooms available for hire. E-mail: gglc@gglc.org.uk. WWW: http://www.gglc.org.uk/gglc/ GLC CAFE/BAR GGLC, 11 Dixon Street. Tel: 0141-204 5418. Mon-Sat 10am-11pm. Sun 10am-5pm. The eaterie for the Glasgow Gay and Lesbian Centre. Now licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages. INTERNET CAFE 239 North Street. Tel: 0141-221 8447. Mon-Fri 8am-11pm, Sat 10am-11pm, Sun Noon-11pm. Popular cybercafe. Mixed clientele. WWW: http://www.linkcafe.co.uk/ MADAME GILLESPIE'S 26 Cheapside Street. Tel: 0141-204 4606. Tue-Sun 9pm-3am. Large club. Features regular PAs, and theme/party nights. PJ'S WATCHES AND GIFTS GGLC, 11 Dixon Street. Tel: 0141-226 9977. Gifts for all. SADIE FROST'S 8-10 West George Street. Tel: 0141-332 8005. Mon-Sat Noon-Midnight, Sun 7pm-Midnight. Bar meals Mon-Sat Noon-7pm. Newly refurbished with no expense spared. Friendly staff who compliment the upmarket decor. WWW: http://www.scotsgay.co.uk/sadie-f/ SAPPHO'S 8-10 West George Street. Tel: 0141-332 8005 (ask for Jane). Glasgow's first all woman bar. Very popular. Inside Sadie Frost's. SQUIRES LOUNGE 106 West Campbell Street. Tel: 0141-221 9184. Mon-Fri Noon-Midnight, Sat 12.30pm-Midnight, Sun 8pm-Midnight. Long narrow intimate basement bar, DJ Sun, Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri & Sat. Packed at the weekend. Nightly happy hours 11pm-midnight (all night Sun). VICTORIA BAR 157-159 Bridgegait. Tel: 0141-552 6040. Mon-Sat Noon-Midnight, Sun 12.30pm-Midnight. Basically straight, but justly popular with real ale queens and dykes. THE WATERLOO 306 Argyle Street. Tel: 0141-221 7359. Daily Noon-Midnight. Popular, crowded, down to earth gay drinking shop. Scotland's oldest gay bar - what more can we say? Inverness --------- NICO'S BAR/BISTRO Glen Mhor Hotel, Ness Bank. Tel: (01463) 234308. Wed and Fri 9-11pm. Smart relaxed bar popular with local gays especially on Wednesday and Friday nights (9.15pm onwards). Mixed clientele. Kilmarnock ---------- KAYPARK TAVERN 27/29 London Road. Tel: (01563) 523623. Straight pub - the lounge is used by some local gays on Mondays evenings. Stirling -------- BARNTON BISTRO 3 1/2 Barnton Street. Tel: (01786) 461698. Mon-Thur 10.30am-11.45pm, Fri-Sat 10.30am-12.45am, Sun Noon-11.45pm. (Food: Day and early evening). Near to railway station, Mixed, busy, bohemian and friendly bar/bistro. Popular with students and Sons/Daughters of the Rock alike. Good food. Real Ale. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- InsideOut: a monthly magazine for lesbians, gays and bisexuals. ISSN: 1360-9327. Edited, printed and published in Scotland. (c) Pageprint Publishing Limited, July 1996. PO Box 666, Edinburgh. EH7 5JW. In even numbered months, InsideOut appears as part of ScotsGay. Non profit use by the lesbigay community of material in the magazine will normally be permitted free of charge - but contact us first for permission. We haven't had sex with most of the people who appear in the magazine, so we don't actually know what their sexuality is. Editorial: Tel: 0131-539 0666. Fax: 0131-539 2999. E-mail: scotsgay@drink.demon.co.uk. 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