INSIDE OUT ========== InsideOut is a monthly magazine for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals. Edited, printed and published in Scotland Issue 17a - September 1997 ***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 Scotland's fandabidozi guide to the whole gay, lesbian and bisexual scene. Check up on the gossip from Here, There and Everywhere, plus where to go, and with our Meet Market, you're sure to find someone to go there with ... In this issue: TalkOUT - Princess Di Dundee Edinburgh Glasgow Inverness Aberdeen Boxes - the ScotsGay Meet Market Venues --------------------------------------------------------------- TalkOUT ======= It's a good few years since I was the first person to put Princess Di on the front cover of a gay magazine. It caused a stir at the time - amongst both republicans and monarchists alike... However, I put her there, not because she was a Royal, but because she was the first public person to make a point of having her photograph taken actually TOUCHING People With Aids. Nearly ten years later, it's hard to believe that there was ever such ignorance of HIV/AIDS, but, at that time, the general public still believed that you could catch the virus merely by being in the same room/building/street as someone who was infected. Di's simple gesture of shaking hands with a PWA went round the world and did immeasurable good in getting people to finally realise that HIV/AIDS wasn't caught by simple social contact. Her sensible remarks, at that time, about the need for condoms in prisons caused a major stushie. And her subsequent public friendships with openly gay and bisexual men certainly did our community no harm. Whatever you may think of the whole Royal shebang, you have to admit that Diana was both in personal and political terms a true friend to our community. It's sad that her death has given rise to a whole new hypocrisy. First was the Press who hadn't had a good word to say about her for months but between the first and last editions on that fateful Sunday had turned their opinion of her from Slut to Saint. From castigation to Diolatry in one fell swoop. Next, the broadcasting organisations who, along with the Press and Politicians, turned private mourning into a manufactured public grief which clamoured for her former husband and the rest of the Royal Family to react in a particular way - when, in fact, it was none of anybody's business how (or if) they chose to mourn Diana. Then again, the way in which the public was manipulated into showing grief in particular ways. All of them ways which made a bob or two for somebody - be they florists or newspaper publishers. And woe betide anybody who wasn't moved and didn't want to participate in the Compulsory Mourning or even raised a voice against the monopolisation of our airwaves - whether it was because they didn't give a damn or just didn't choose to mourn in that way. How nice to see a gay man whose grief was genuine, her friend Elton John, putting two fingers up to those who sought to make big money from her death by his refusing them permission to include his performance at her funeral on a video unless ALL the profits went to her Charitable Foundation. As a radical, I'm perhaps unusual in not wanting to see the end of the monarchy. We all need something to look down on - and the monarchy, with all their amusing ceremonial seem to fill this purpose admirably and considerably more cheaply than would President Blair. Diana, however, was different. A fallible human being who didn't seem afraid to show that she wasn't perfect in a way which made many believe that she was. We shall not see her like again. John Hein ------------------------------------------------------------------- DUNDEE ====== Dundee's only lesbian/gay bar Deva's is undergoing some refurbishment but is still open. This appears more involved than the last refurb which consisted of one tin of paint. Clerk of Works (or is he project manager?) the one and only DJ Jan has shown he is equally proficient with electric drills and saws as he is on the record decks! Perhaps the work has been instigated by the thought of competition from other venues about to open. Planning permission is being sought by Andrea Malone to turn the gutted former "Ricks" into a pub and club by dividing the prestigious but derelict building in half. Locals believe this will cost about ukp100,000 and await with interest to see where the difference between Andrea's late auntie's legacy and said 100K will come from. The rate of pay for care assistants in London can't be that good. The premises which are located in the hettie prostitute area of town will keep the competition on their toes. Saw builders doing some work at the new cafe/bar in St Andrews Lane. Apparently it was some demolition and the refurb only starts if a licence is granted about 23rd October. Sounds quite swanky with spiral staircases, poseur tables, cupola roofs! Not a huge number of Dundonians at Fife Friend's Birthday Party in Kirkcaldy despite extensive advertising in Dundee. Still it's not quantity but quality that's important and those who made the effort enjoyed it. Dundee's Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Switchboard hold their 3rd Birthday Party at Liberty on Saturday 20th September, phone 202620 for tickets. They promise 70s, 80s, 90s music and raffles, prizes etc. With Liberty's owner still sponsoring a notice about switchboard services in the Dundee Courier more contacts appear to be made. Since the close of Aberdeen's main disco, Liberty are running a bus to Dundee. Seems the bus is only half full at the moment but perhaps it will get busier. Fresh meat is most welcome and the Aberdonians seem to enjoy the something in Dundee that perhaps we take for granted. Liberty Nightclub has been advertising nationally for a manager with 'big money' on offer. Customers are hoping to get the applicants on the casting couch. Insomniacs with a masochistic personality will be needed to cope with us lot!! The club has a late licence in October for two weekends and on Saturday 11th October they have Kerry Wilson, a comedienne who was at the club before and has since appeared on Jonathan Ross' Big Talent Show. "Star attraction" Karaoke Love have returned fortnightly on Wednesdays and drew an appreciative crowd. Dundee woman's band 'Fuze' returned to Liberty but the disjointed set was not of the quality the customers expected. Long faces all round - including Liberty's owner. Well done to all who raised money in a sponsored walk over the Tay Bridge to help buy an electric wheelchair for Deva Karen's "daughter in law"! See you seen in the City of Discovergay. Liquid Silk ------------------------------------------------------------------- EDINBURGH ========= Thank goodness that the Festival is finally over for another year and that means we've got the place to ourselves for a few months! Even so, the town has been fairly busy this past few weeks. When I was in CC Blooms the other night, it was suitably stowed out and that has applied to all the other pubs and clubs in Edinburgh with the New Town, I'm told, being particularly bustling with trade. Frenchies was also splitting at the seams when I went round to see Babs and she was so busy looking after her punters that I had to go away and phone her the following day when she told me that she'd booked Dockyard Doris for a return visit on October 11th. Edinburgh's cafe society continues to burgeon. Firstly, our cover girls, Susan, Fiona and Liz have bought the Stonewall Cafe at the Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Centre from Ian Dunn (who is taking a much needed rest). They've already changed the decor to something a wee bit more conventional (although they've only covered over the murals in case anybody thinks they've been destroyed). The trio used to be involved at the City Youth Cafe and they seem to have brought quite a few of their customers from there - although everybody is welcome. Over the weeks, they'll doubtless make more changes which will probably include the name of the place for which they invite suggestions. Certainly, the comestibles are now available in tasty large portions - what more could anybody want? Down in the former Royal Burgh of Leith (just rubbing it in, Dear Leithers), there's a new place called World Cafe which is punting itself as gay friendly. It's in Sandport Street and will be nice and handy for the Scottish Parliament which, I can exclusively reveal, will be built down there no matter what the Government have to say about 'consultation'. Yup - it's a dead giveaway when the Labour Party buys up property in the area at well over the asking price! As to the World Cafe, it seems to have a small but up-market menu which will, no doubt, appeal to a small but up-market clientele! Back up town, the Catwalk finally opened towards the end of the Festival, but not as the gay establishment originally rumoured. Nevertheless, it's deliberately gay friendly and I've noticed quite a few well kent faces sitting in there of an afternoon. On the club front, I hear that Fire Island was hoaching and I'm sure the same will apply to Joy at Wilkie House when Tony De Vit visits on Saturday 20th September. Alan Nicholls tells me that he and Maggie are working on a Hogmanay Special - but he's keeping details under his hat for the moment. Divine Devas has been swelling the funds for Lesbian Line - over ukp700 raised so far - and it is regularly attracting over 300 women down to The Venue on the second Friday of the month. According to Nancy Riach, "The best thing about the club is that women have fun. The biggest problem we have is keeping door staff because after they have worked at the club once they want to come back on their night off. We do not tolerate any aggression or violence in the club and aim to keep it a happy and safe place to be". Also swelling funds, this time for Lothian Gay & Lesbian Switchboard, is the Tartan Fling in the Assembly Rooms on Friday 19th September. Switchboard tell me that tickets are selling out fast, but you may be lucky enough to get one on the door on the night - if it isn't all over by the time you read this! Down in the Borders, Switchboard is now holding regular monthly meetings in the Golden Lion in Galashiels. They're on the first Tuesday of the month and all are welcome! Finally, if you're a woman and into walking, I hear that there's a new women-only walking group and they're holding their next walk on Sunday 19th October - phone Borders Switchboard for details - Thu 7.30-10pm Galashiels (01896) 756611. Of course, they're all mad - if the Goddess had intended us to walk she would not have given us the internal combustion engine! Iain Iain@drink.demon.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------- GLASGOW ======= Fit like fans!! Greetings to my adoring public all over the world from the official Gay Capital of the United Kingdom!! Ah well, here we go again - time to get my intergalactically famous pile of monthly shite down on paper for all you disco dollies dying to know what's HOT and what's NOT in the Smiley City. Loads of stuff for you this month which means her Editorialness will be going loopy with her Tippex, cutting huge chucks out of it, rather than ditching a few poxy adverts or giving me a six page spread! (To go with your middle age one? - Ed) Hope you all managed to make sense of last month's column, which was written by hand, and gained a few typos and misinterpretations of my scribblings between my Louis Quinz escritoire and Heiny's ZX80. Whoever develops OCR that can cope with my scrawl could make squillions! This month's column should be reasonably Politically Correct (I don't think) cos I've had to promise the boss mannie not to use the F or C words. No, I don't mean 'fuck' or 'cunt', they're OK. I'm not allowed to use 'fat' or 'chicken' cos it might upset some of you sad people who take life FAR TOO BLOODY SERIOUSLY! Lighten up and get a life, or preferably an afterlife! Nuff waffling! The latest casualty down in the GGLC has been the closure of Astro Gifts - yet another victim of too few people using the place. This now leaves the Centre with both shop units on the ground floor empty. Unless new tenants are found soon, this is bound to have serious dosh implications for the future of the complex with the Cafe-Bar likely to suffer a drop in passing trade. It still never ceases to amaze me how many people are still unaware of the Centre's existence. I've said this before, as have Pulse, the scene and certain other gay businesses, that unless a lot more people know about the place, the powers that be can hardly expect queues of lesbigays tripping to their door. Time to stop sitting on their arses hoping that things will miraculously get better, cos they won't! Posters, adverts, etc are what's needed to get the place more widely known, not farting around on committees electing spokes, chairs and action groups, etc. If the Centre had been run as a commercial venture, this problem would have been addressed many months ago. It's all very well sitting on discussion groups, proposing, seconding and discussing resolutions, theories, policies and mission statements and all the other pseudo-officious crap that committees love to wallow in, but all the pen-pushing counts for fuck all when it comes to actually attracting customers and tenants. These same opinions have been voiced by other businesses in the Gay Community but, as usual, the Centre appears to be pursuing its 'we know best' policy. How many of the remaining tenants will pull the plug before the pen-pushers sit up and accept that maybe those in the commercial sector might just know what they're talking about? By the way, all my lucky readers will be relieved to know that I'm not going to be moving back up to Dod 'n' Bunty Town after all! Yes, you'll all be glad to hear that Minerva's monthly melange (that's French for Load of Bollocks) of egotistical celebrity frivolity WILL be continuing until some rival publication (are there any left?) recognises my talents and comes banging on my door with loads of dosh, a booze, fags and clubbing allowance, a pretty young man to do the dusting and a new bike to replace my expired Z1000 (some fucking chance)! Another venue to close its doors on the Pink Pound was Jurassic Park (AKA Squires). Despite a recent public statement that the pub was definitely NOT for sale and the owners were looking forward to serving the fossils for many years to come, this has not been the case. OK, so it was never exactly trendy (how often did you see ME in there?) but it was popular enough with the farts in suits mob. I warned some months ago that the closure of Gillespies, followed by Club-X and now Jurassic Park would have a knock-on effect on the scene compounded by the opening of the Poo, refurb of Del's and Bennets and the new Caffe Latte, resulting in a concentration of pubs and clubs around the Wilson, Glassford and Virginia Street area. Minerva's crystal ball proves to be correct, yet again! Quite where that leaves Austins remains to be seen. Increasingly out on a limb, the place is going to have to work hard to get the girlz to make the effort to get out of the Pink Triangle and make the trek up the hill. Will any of this have any effect on the Waterloo, you ask? Don't make me laugh! The place is still as heaving as ever and the staff still get 10 out of 10 for ensuring you never have to wait long to get served - despite having to fight your way through the crowds to get to the bar. Wish I could say the same about certain other places where the staff are too busy gossiping about their new frock, bum wax, sun-bed tan or last night's pick-up to bother about the punters! I'm gonna have to stop slagging off the places I don't like in case any more of them close down! The much awaited Pink Party was cancelled due to the tragic death of Princess Diana. This will no doubt go ahead at some later date, after the scene have had a suitable time to mourn her passing. Shame that no amount of money or bodyguards could have saved her from something as commonplace and unforeseeable as a car crash. A new gay night has recently started on Wednesdays at Strawberry Fields (the old Ivory Black's) in Oswald Street. The first night was quiet, but the rest of the town was dead that night and these new ventures DO take a bit of time to become firmly established. The club night goes under the name of Hunky Dory, with music by DJ Lisa. Music policy is 70's, 80's and 90's with handbag and indie and strictly NO techno! Am I just plain un-trendy, or are there any other poofters out there who like a bit of good old-fashioned lug-fucking heavy metal to head-bang along to? Getting back on the subject, entry is ukp3 with a flyer and drinks are a nice cheapo ukp1.50. There should be plenty of flyers out, so the place should soon be rocking like the other gay weekday club nights. Now, a word of warning! The police seem to be upping their presence in Kelvingrove Park, so watch yourselves. There have been a few recent occasions when the boys in blue have suddenly appeared sending a gaggle of cruisers scurrying out of the bushes! Watch out for the headlights appearing around the duck pond and, if the shout goes up, make for the high ground or find some shrubbery for cover and STAY PUT! Looking back on the events of a few nights ago, it was quite funny to see a load of fairies tripping up the hill, no doubt with much tearing of frocks, broken heels and dropped handbags, all trying not to get trapped in the beams of a jam sandwich! I actually ended up cowering in the bushes waiting for them to bugger off! Anyway, half an hour, much pounding of the heart and half a packet of fags later, I thought the coast was clear and gingerly crawled out, only to almost get caught in the headlight beams as they came round again for a second sweep! Close one! Also saw an amusing incident with a foot patrol who were questioning one guy about what he was doing there at that time of night. Guy puts on this sniffy voice and claims that he was down at the duck pond to be alone with his thoughts about the death of Diana. A bit tasteless, I thought - but 10 out of 10 for originality! Anyway, plod and plodess were very nice about it and I was half expecting them to pull out a nice pot of tea and a plate of biccies to go with all the sympathy they were dishing out! This reminds me of the time when a well known slapper up in Aberdeen was questioned by the police about what she was doing in Golden Square in the early hours of the morning. So, she starts shouting "Rover! Rover!" pretending she's lost her dog. Plod disappears, only to return some hours later asking "You still not found your dog yet?" Anyway, just remember, despite 3 people getting murdered in the past week in Glasgow, and a guy getting the shit kicked out of him in broad daylight on Argyle Street, plod can still spare time and resources to go chasing a bunch of randy queens out for a quickie in the shrubbery! Now you know why your Council Tax is so high, not just coz your councillors enjoy pissing it up on foreign junkets! Oh, and do we really need all these airhead, bimbo queenyboppers in the park, giggling and screaming their tits off as they mince around trying to see who all their mates are getting off with? Why not fuck off back to the sand-pit at the other end of the park where you belong! Piece of advice for those who insist on wearing white jeans - DON'T! If plod comes in for a sniff around, they'll be able to see you for miles. Get out the camouflage gear! All change on Mondays and Tuesdays with Stella on the move again. After the move back to Tin Pan Alley, it seems they decided to put up the drinks and entry prices without warning, and without Stella's knowledge. The promised PAs have also not been forthcoming, and the last straw for an increasingly pissed-off Stella was when they kept a queue of eager disco-bunnies standing outside in the pouring rain, before finally opening the doors at midnight! If straight clubs are doing badly, and need the pink pound in order to stay afloat, they should learn to stop fucking the scene around like this, as there are plenty of other places desperate for our wonga! The Monday club night which is now called Fruity is being held in the luxurious Apartment (next to the defunct Club-X) and will be poofier and handbaggier then the old Bounce. The Tuesday JoJos night is now being held in Penelope's, who will also be having exotic dancers every fortnight. Entry is ukp3 with flyer, and drinks are ukp1.50 for both venues, and the bouncers will not be aggressive and confrontational which had been the cause of many complaints at TinPan's. PAs due to appear include Kim Mazelle and Hazell Dean, so watch out for posters and flyers. The petty and commercially unjustifiable boycott of Stella's flyering team continues in certain pubs, despite the fact that Stella is not actually competing with them to the detriment of their own trade. Quite the opposite in fact!! After all, if you go into a pub to pick up a flyer, you're going to stay for at least one drink aren't you? King City Leisure persists with this boycott, but it didn't exactly do much to save Club-X, did it now? Was going to do the usual plug about us being the largest circulation mag, 3,600 copies, published on the Internerd, etc., but we've not got much competition left have we? No room for complacency though, the standard of my column will always maintain its usual trashy standards, with no room for journalistic excellence and quality reporting which would probably bore the arse off you anyway! Ooh err Missus! Snippets: Nice to see that the obnoxious Mags Haney has been evicted from her cooncil hoose after pressure from her neighbours. Remember boyz and girlz, this was the woman who wanted a clean up against gays and prostitutes after her campaign against p¾dophiles. Why can't her sort just get back under the stone they originally crawled out from under? -+- Was Calmac taking the piss about my photo last month? Aaargh! It's boggin - must get a better one! -+- Actually, Calmac's bit in his last column about the kid on the bus calling his mate a poof reminds me of something similar wot I witnessed on the train a couple of weeks ago. Two young lads get on and, during their farting around, one of them calls the other a cissy. What cracked me up was that the kid doing the name calling was a right queeny little thing! Camp as knickers and probably no more than about twelve years old! Hard to believe people can be so poofy at that age! Makes you wonder why all those schoolgirlies are going nuts about Hanson. What a bunch of little girls blouses! -+- His Editorialness thinks I should be putting a contact ad in the Meet Market section, cos I'm always moaning about being single (sniff). Yeah, right! "Big-headed, egotistical, know-all celebrity seeks boyfriend. Must be young, pretty and rich. Needs to enjoy cooking, cos I'm bloody useless, and like housework cos I live in a fucking tip!" Any takers? No, didn't think so. -+- Can understand Gussy's moaning about the scene going to shit up in Don 'n' Bunty Town. Having managed both gay clubs in the past, I know exactly what he means about the scene not supporting what they've got. Forget all this crap about new places opening, there's only enough dosh going around to support one venue, believe me, I should know! As Gussy says, the scene have got to start patronising what's left or they'll end up with nothing at all! -+- Well, that was me thinking I'd got me column finished, and all ready for her with the baldy heid and the Tippex, and I've just realised that I've left out my bit on Delmonica's. Too late now, so I'll just mention that it's now open again after a quick refurbishment, and I'll do a write-up next month. Anyway, it's time to go, so as we say in Showbiz, "Minerva has now left the building"! LUV, MINERVA. minerva@drink.demon ------------------------------------------------------------------ INVERNESS ========= "Home is the sailor home from the sea, and the hunter home from the hill." This is the ending of a verse which I once read and now it would appear that the hunted has come home now as well in the form of Diana - Princess of Wales. I will not dwell long on this tragic and emotive subject, suffice to say that regardless of your views ie. Royalist or staunch Anti-Royalist, remember this, she was at the very least a friend to gay society and strongly supported the AIDS charities, in an age where so many of the "Establishment" cannot be said to be this. I for one think she was okay. Thanks to those who recently sent me e-mail; unfortunately I think they have been lost in John's filing system, so if you can be bothered sending them again whoever you are it would be appreciated. Quite a few busy night at Nico's recently with numbers averaging 30 odds on a good night. While this is good it is saddening to see a return to a state of affairs which has not raised its head since I first came across Nico's aged 18. Then, as is starting to appear now, there was a very definite snobbery arising between classes or job classes, those who were "professional" and management level segregated themselves from those of lesser positions and pay packets. So for those who are doing this AND THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE, just fucking (oops!) quit it, you are nothing special, gettit? I was honoured (I think!) recently to be given yet another term of endearment by one of the gang up here, now not only referred to as Auntie or Mother or Mother Inferior, now in some circles I am referred to as a Semen Vampire! I don't think further explanation is needed do you!? I've heard that "Oor Gus" has been a bit of a Semen Vampire recently (or was that sunflower?) on his visit to the Toon of Aberdeen, brazen nubile young(ish) wench that he is! On a final note now, I would like to write about a very dear friend of mine, Andrew Hunter, who is, I can now report, leaving the Reach Out Highland organisation based here in Inverness. After managing the organisation (formerly SAM) and then becoming Chief Executive, Andrew has decided that he now wishes to pursue other dreams and ambitions of his own. After five years working on amongst many other things gay, HIV, and sexual health issues, it is now time to move on. Andrew has been many things to many people, friend, colleague, mentor, adviser, the list goes on, and he has helped me in no small way in my formative gay years. I and hundreds all over the Highlands owe him a great debt of love and thanks. I take this chance Andrew to let you know that whatever you do, and wherever you go, that we will not forget you or the work you have gone. We all love and respect you and wish you all the best wishes and luck in the universe. To quote a very dear friend of mine... "Andrew Hunter - what a gem." Be all you can be kids... and more. Love, CalMac, calmac@drink.demon.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------- ABERDEEN ======== Greetings, fellow Aberdonians, fit like? I returned from Aberdeen this morning after a weekend of drunkenness and debauchery - well, more the latter, actually, but that's my business! What a hectic past couple of weeks it has been. With one club closing, and another one opening, my usual once-a-month visits to Aberdeen went out of the window and I ended up there three weekends running!! I hope you lot appreciate the fact that it costs me an arm and a leg just to produce these wondrous writings for you. Nope, didn't think you would!! Well, what's the crack then? (A phrase that my darling colleague in Inverness will be familiar with). Much mourning was in evidence a couple of weekends ago. Nothing to with the tragic demise of our very own Princess Di, but the loss of Club Caberfeidh, which closed its doors to the public for the last time on Saturday 30th August. The place heaved, and as a result those of you who turned up after 11.30pm didn't get in. I heard Jacqui say that it was regulars only, but in reality it was only if you ever bothered to turn up in the last six months that you got in, with very few exceptions. And fair enough too. I found it a little sickening that people were there in droves trying to get in on the last night, when their turning up on a regular basis could have prevented its closure in the first place. Jacqui is rather bitter about the whole thing, and I did warn you... Anyway, the people that did turn up were in for an excellent night. The atmosphere was good, and it was almost like the Caberfeidh I remember from the old days. Jacqui herself was made an honorary member of the OPI in a ceremony conducted by the Sisters (and brother) of the Moravian Chapter. There is actually a video of the event, however it will require some editing and censorship before being made public!! It was a good night anyway, and I admit to feeling a little bit emotional on a couple of occasions. As a result of the Cab's closure, Castro was apparently heaving on Saturday night, although I was actually engaged in other activities at that point! A point to note now is that Castro is now shut on Mondays - as I discovered to my horror when I went to replenish my condom supply! Well, it's not all doom and gloom really. Lust opened its doors for the first time, the night after Caberfeidh closed. The other half and I went along to De Niro's where this new weekly one-nighter is currently happening. It was a little disappointing to say the least, but it was a) the night after the Cab closed, b) the day Princess Di was killed and c) it was Sunday night, and therefore people didn't want to come out perhaps because of work commitments. There were a couple of other things happening in other clubs that night too, which perhaps affected the numbers. The place seemed to fill up for a while, and then died shortly after midnight. It was pleasing to see staff from Castro there supporting the night, as well as some of the staff from the Cab too, including Jacqui. On the 7th September, (the night originally advertised as the opening night - thanks for giving me plenty of notice, Steve!) turnout was much better. So was the music, and the atmosphere was much better too. There were a few breeders in the club, but they seemed to enjoy themselves, even if someone does need to show them how to dance!! Elaine, who was DJing did an excellent job. Her choice of music was good, and the mixing was absolutely spot on. Commercial house (with a teensy-weensy bit of handbag thrown in) was for starters, but the music got progressively harder as the night went on, with a little bit of trance (and was that techno I heard too?). By the end of the night the people that were left in the club were clapping and cheering (a-la Sweet!), and Elaine even got a round of applause. And most of the people that were there were familiar faces too... see, you do like that kind of music after all. My only niggle is that she reverted back to commercial stuff towards the very end instead of keeping the harder stuff going - something that I heard someone else say too, although it's a very minor nit-picking point really. It's the overall effect that counts in my book, and I personally had a bloody excellent night. Long may it continue! I will say one thing though, if you like Spice Girls, this is not the place for you (thankfully)! Just to clarify the details now, the place is De Niro's, the times are 10pm till 2am, the drinks are cheap, and the bar staff are cute! The forthcoming bank holiday weekend should be good, as there will be a lot of people off the next day, and more events to look forward to are the Ibiza Foam Party on October 5th. If you wear shorts and shades you get ukp1 off the entry fee. A week later on the 12th, a PA from none other than Kelly Marie! It's all the old disco stuff that will be playing, and half price entry, so be there! Remember, support for this event may pave the way for bigger and better things. On a more serious note, you've seen what can happen if you don't support your local clubs, so don't let this one go down the pan. If there's something you don't like about it, don't bitch about it, write a helpful and suggestive letter to the promoter, who more often than not will actually listen, or try and do something better yourselves. Just get off your arses and do something about it. As ever, if you need to air any views, slag off my writing (at your own peril), or want something plugged (ooh-er), do not hesitate to drop me a line c/o ScotsGay, or e-mail me at the address below. By the way, the deadline for applications for the position of boyfriend has now passed, and the vacancy has been filled! See you at the Foam Party! Ciao! Gus gus@drink.demon.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEET MARKET =========== SCOTSGAY VOICE PERSONALS It's completely free to place your ad on 0800 138 4121 We'll print your ad in our next few issues and you can pick up replies on 0891 556613. That's also the number for our Browse Hotline - 0891 556613. Calls to 0891 cost 50p per minute which is half the price charged by some other gay magazines! See magazine for full conditions of service. 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Where the women hang out. Lesbian group meets Wed 8-10pm. CASTRO BAR AND CLUB 47 Netherkirkgate. Tel: (01224) 624472. Mon-Fri 5pm-2am, Sat-Sun 1pm-2am. Cosy atmosphere. Totally refurbished since its last incarnation as the Pink Flamingo. LUST De Niro's Nightclub, 120 Union Street. Tel: (01224) 640641. Sun 10pm-2am. New gay one nighter. Varied music policy. PA's and drinks promotions. Dundee DEVA'S 75 Seagate. Tel: (01382) 226840. Mon-Sat 11am-Midnight, Sun 6.30-11pm. Dundee's long established gay bar. Dance floor with DJ Thu-Sat. Pool table. Something for everyone! LIBERTY NIGHTCLUB 124 Seagate. Tel: (01382) 200660. Wed 9pm-2.30am, Thu-Sat 11pm-2.30am, Sun 10.30pm-2.30am. Good atmosphere, very popular disco with wide selection of sounds and the occasional act/PA. Thursdays and Sundays are quieter - but not much. Edinburgh BENT 100% The Gallery, Cowgate. Infoline: 0410 750732. Every 4th Saturday.10pm-3am. ukp5 B4 11pm, ukp7 after. Gay club with strict "Nae Breeder" door policy. BLACK BO'S 57/61 Blackfriars Street. Tel: 0131-557 6136. Daily Noon-2pm and 6pm-10.30pm Superb little vegetarian restaurant. Friendly staff. Mixed clientele. Excellent value lunch menu. BLUE MOON 1 Barony Street/36 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-556 2788. Expresso Bar: Mon-Thu 7am-11.30pm, Fri-Sat 7am-12.30am, Sun 9am-12.30am. Cafe: Sun-Thu 9am-Midnight, Fri-Sat 9am-12.30am. Popular lesbigay cafe/bar complex. BOBBIE'S BOOKSHOP 220 Morrison Street. Tel: 0131-538 7069. Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm. Mixed bookshop selling a selection of UK and imported gay magazines. CAFE KUDOS 22 Greenside Place. Tel: 0131-556 4349. Daily Noon-1am. Food Noon-9pm. Fresh, stylish and always crowded. Mainly gay but tolerant of well behaved heterosexuals. 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! CATWALK CAFE 2 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7770. FAX: 0131-478 7771. Not going for a gay clientele, but still gay friendly. C.C. BLOOM'S 23 Greenside Place. Tel: 0131-556 9331. Mon-Fri 5pm-3am, Sat-Sun Noon-3am. 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. 11am-11pm. Not as outrageously mixed as it used to be, but still seriously conventional. CLAREMONT BAR & RESTAURANT 133/135 East Claremont Street. Tel: 0131-556 5662. FAX: 0131-558 3539. Bar: Mon-Wed 11am-Midnight, Thu-Sat 11am-1am, Sun 11am-Midnight. Restaurant: Mon-Fri 11.30am-2.30pm and 6pm-10pm, Sat 11.30am-10pm, Sun 12.30pm-10pm. Gay owned. Gay friendly and renowned for courtesy, comfort and good food. E-mail: scifipub@aol.com CYBERIA 88 Hanover Street. Tel: 0131-220 4403. Daily 10am-10pm (12pm-7pm Sun) Friendly mixed cybercafe with friendly mixed staff. Where the wired queers hang out. WWW: http://www.cybersurf.co.uk/ DIVINE DEVA'S The Venue (Top Floor), 15 Calton Road. Tel: 0131-556 8997. Second Friday of each month, 9pm-3am. Women only one nighter with all proceeds going to Edinburgh Switchboard. EDINBURGH LESBIAN GAY AND BISEXUAL CENTRE 58a and 60 Broughton Street. Houses PJ's , Stonewall Cafe-Bar, OUTRIGHT Scotland, Pride Scotland and Massage for Health. Also provides meeting and noticeboard space for many lesbigay organisations. Private mailboxes available. FANTASIES 8b Drummond Street. Tel/FAX: 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! Glamour shop upstairs. 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. Intimate bar just off Rose Street Crawl. Never a dull moment. Karaoke Tue/Fri. JOY Wilkie House, Cowgate. JOY Info Line: 0131-467 2551. Saturdays - 20th Sept, 18th Oct, 15th Nov, 13th Dec. 10pm-3am. Joy, Scotland's most upfront gay club! ukp7 members/ukp8 non-members (reduced entry of ukp5 before 11pm). E-mail: clubjoy@hotmail.com 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. MASSAGE FOR HEALTH 58a/60 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-220 5154. By appointment only. Therapeutic massage from ITEC qualified practitioners Sara and Anne. Concessions available. NEW TOWN BAR 26B Dublin Street. Tel: 0131-538 7775. Mon-Thu Noon-1am. Fri-Sat Noon-2am. Sun 12.30pm-1am. Especially popular with Bears, but has wide clientele. Intense, the sub-basement leather and fetish bar is open Wed-Thu 10pm-1am, Fri-Sat 10pm-2am and Sun 10pm-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! Open on Sundays - great for that aprs Kirk Session! THE OUTHOUSE Broughton Street Lane. Tel: 0131-557 6668. Mon-Sat Noon-1am. Sun 12.30pm-1am. Gay friendly cafe bar in a small lane in the gay triangle. OVER THE RAINBOW 32c Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-478 7130. Noon-Midnight. Good food. with a mixed crowd. PJ'S 60 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-558 8174. Mon-Sat Noon-7pm, Sun Noon-5pm. Gifts and toys for gay boyz and girlz. ROUTE 66 6 Baxter's Place. Tel: 0131-557 3379. Mon-Sat 12.30pm-1am, Sun 3pm-1am. Misnamed - it's the best Route to a 69 that we've ever found - ask for details of where the bus stops are! The only gay bar in Scotland which serves Real Ale. THE STAG & TURRET 1 Montrose Terrace. Tel: 0131-478 7231. Mon-Sat 11am-1am. Sun 12.30pm-1am. Food: Noon-8pm. Friendly gay boozer just round the corner from the Solas Centre. Entertainment most evenings. SOLAS CAFE 2/4 Abbeymount. Tel: 0131-661 0982. Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri 11am-4pm, Wed 5-9pm. Attached to Solas National HIV Information Centre. Good home cooking (everything cooked on the premises). Both dead animal and veggie. STONEWALL CAFE-BAR 60 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-478 7069. 11am-11pm. The cafe at the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Centre. Now under new management and increasingly busy. TACKNO 36-39 Market Street. Tel: 0131-226 4224. Last Sun of each month 11pm-4am. DJ Trendy Wendy. Mixed and crowded club night. 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. Basically straight, this Real Ale bar (formerly a Gas Board Showroom) in the middle of Edinburgh's Gay Triangle attracts a fair number of queers for an off-scene pint before heading for nearby fleshpots. 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-Thu 9am-8pm, Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-6pm, Sun Noon-5pm. Informal mixed cybercafe with homely and approachable staff. 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! WORLD CAFE IN LEITH 30 Sandport Street. Tel: 0131-538 7076. Tue-Fri 10.30am-10pm. Sat-Sun Noon-10pm. Alessandro Tidei's newly opened gay friendly cafe in Leith offering coffee and snacks from around the world. 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. Near to Grahamston station. PIERRE'S RESTAURANT FRANÇAISE 140 Grahams Road. Tel: (01324) 635843. Lunch: Tue-Fri Noon-2pm. Dinner: Tue-Sat 6.45-9.30pm. Mixed discreet clientele. Real French food and wine at a reasonable price. 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 AUSTINS 183a Hope Street. Tel: 0141-332 2707. Mon-Sat 11am-1am, Sun 2pm-1am. Friendly and busy basement pub. Entertainment every evening. Happy hours: 4-10pm daily. BENNETS DISCO 80-90, Glassford Street. Tel: 0141-552 5761. Tue-Sun 11pm-3am. Beautifully appointed busy club. Frequent PAs. Tuesdays are straight. CCA Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street. Tel: 0141-332 7521. E-mail: cca@easynet.co.uk. Centre open Mon-Wed 9am-11pm Thur-Sat 9am-Midnight Sun Noon-7pm. 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. CAFFE LATTE 58 Virginia Street. Tel: 0141-553 2553. Mon-Fri 8am-Midnight. Sat 11am-Midnight. Sun Noon-Midnight. European style diner. Relaxed atmosphere. Wide selection of pastas, pizzas and sandwiches. Licensed Noon-Midnight. CENTURION 19 Dixon Street. Tel: 0141-248 4485 Fax: 0141-400 1080.. Sauna and Shop: Mon-Thu Noon-10pm, Fri-Sat Noon-7am, Sun 2-10pm. Shop sells toys, videos, mags and everything in between. Exclusive stockists for RoB. The much awaited sauna is now open for trade of the roaring variety! E-mail: info@centurion.prestel.co.uk CLONE ZONE 35 Virginia Street. Tel: 0141-552 3103. Mon-Wed 10.30am-6pm, Thu-Sat 10.30am-10pm, Sun 1-7pm. Newly opened shop selling lots of interesting bits to take home and play with. COURT BAR 69 Hutcheson Street. Tel: 0141-552 2463. Mon-Sat 11am-Midnight, Sun 8.30pm-Midnight. Small bar beside former Sheriff Court. Straight until mid-evening. 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!). FRUITY The Apartment, 23 Royal Exchange Square. Tel: 0141-221 6381. Mon 11pm-3am. Weekly club night with DJ Stella in very sad Aberdeen FC shirt (says Minerva). GARBO'S 26 Cheapside Street. The former Madame Gillespie's which has now re-opened. 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. Other businesses in the centre include Asset Mortgages. Two large meeting rooms available for hire. Not as busy as it should be - it needs your support! Fully wheelchair accessible venue. 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-10pm, Sun Noon-6pm. The tastefully decorated eaterie for the Glasgow Gay and Lesbian Centre. HUNKY DORY Strawberry Fields, Oswald Street. Tel: 0141-221 5911. Wed 11pm-3am. Weekly club night with DJ Lisa. INTERNET CAFE 569 Sauchiehall Street. Tel: 0141-564 1052. Mon-Fri 9am-11pm, Sat 10am-11pm, Sun 11am-11pm. Friendly staff, mixed clientele, full Internet access from ukp2 per half hour. Food served all day. http://www.linkcafe.co.uk/ JOJO'S Penelope's, 18 Jamaica Street. Tel: 0141-400 1423. Tue 11pm-3am. Weekly club night: Mair Maher. Regular PAs and exotic dancers. LOVE BOUTIQUE The Arches, Midland Street. Tel: 0141-221 9736. 10.30pm-3am. 1st Saturday of the month. Busy mixed club popular with the younger crowd. OVER THE RAINBOW BISTRO 6 Kersland Street. Tel/FAX: 0141-357 3739. Cafe: Thur-Tue 9am-5pm. Bistro: Mon-Sat 7-11pm. Friendly cafe/bistro in the heart of the West End run by two beautiful, recently married, drama queens. Mixed clientele. Full vegetarian menu available. BYOW. THE POLO LOUNGE AND CLUB 84 Wilson Street. Tel: 0141-553 1221. Lounge: Mon-Thu 5pm-1am, Fri-Sat 5pm-3am, Sun 3pm-3am. Club: Fri-Sun 10.30pm-3am. Upmarket bar and club. Free entry to club before 11pm. Something new and definitely different. SADIE FROST'S 8-10 West George Street. Tel: 0141-332 8005. Noon-Midnight. Bar meals Noon-7pm. Friendly staff who compliment the upmarket decor. Nice and convenient for rail travellers to the North and East of Scotland. SAPPHO'S 8-10 West George Street. Tel: 0141-332 8005 (ask for Nathalie). Tue-Sun 7pm-Midnight. Glasgow's only all woman bar. Very popular. Inside Sadie Frost's. Pool table. TRON THEATRE CAFE BAR 63 Trongate. Tel: 0141-552 8587. Noon-Midnight. Friendly theatre bar. Mixed. VICTORIA BAR 157-159 Bridgegait. Tel: 0141-552 6040. Mon-Sat 11am-Midnight, Sun 12.30pm-Midnight. Basically straight, but justly popular with Glasgow's many 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? If you're an American visitor, tell Cal we sent you! 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, September 1997. 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. Internet World-Wide-Web: http://www.scotsgay.co.uk/ Advertising: Tel: 0131-558 1279. Fax: 0131-539 2999. 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