INSIDE OUT ========== InsideOut is a monthly magazine for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals. Edited, printed and published in Scotland Issue 27a - May 1999 ***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 In this issue: Granny Spice Pride Scotland Revolution Nightclub Edinburgh Glasgow Dundee Scottish Media Monitor Inverness Moray Aberdeen ScotsGay Voice Personals Boxes - The ScotsGay Meet Market Venues ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GRANNY SPICE ============ It is with more than a tinge of sadness that we commence this month after the dreadful events of SOHO. One must congratulate the Met police for moving so fast - let's hope they've got the right guy! Hopefully, he was acting alone. It of course means that we must be even more vigilant. I'm glad to report that the Newtown Bar was particularly efficient with its polite doormen on that weekend although I'm told of complacency elsewhere. We must never become complacent in the fight against intolerance and hatred engendered by those forces of the extreme right particularly those of the religiously demented ilk. - Like the scumbag press they quickly do a volte face and drip with hypocrisy when such outages occur against gay people. Weeks before they're feeding and whipping up prejudice with their homophobic ranting ! My parliament at last - but what a poor turnout? - but how many just could not get off their arses and vote? The LibDems were quick to show their real colours when it came to selling out for a bit of gold. Nothing changes much - 300 years ago it was the Lords of the Congregation - now it's the LibDems - no balls at all - hint of power and they'd flog Granny Spice off to the ovens - Well, watch them and punish them at the next one. One would have thought my dear cousin Betty Windsor could have got some nice drag out for all those "closet queens" who turned up for the opening ceremony - there were so many labour MAFIA present I felt I was back in dear old Palermo. I suppose the other Betty is too pre-occupied with wait for it "Sophie's Wedding" - Oy Vey Maria - is that going to be a show, watch out for the London/Scotch Gay set who've managed to ingratiate themselves into the inner sanctum (rhymes with rectum) - A certain well hung impresario who used to troll St Vincent Street in his flashy car when considerably younger and certainly poorer will be there of course - and WE all know where that cock's been! Talking about MAFIA, I see that El Cardinale Tom (I really don't want to be the next Pope, honest!) Winning, has started his politicking again. Instead of interfering in politics he should get his other witchfinder general Tom Connolly to concentrate on the scandals of Nazareth House, and refrain from hiding away p‘dophile priests - and wait for it the best is yet to come Rumour has it that at least one prominent cleric of that old Blairentian clique could be outed this year! The stars say it all.. We of a certain age are aware that nearly all this mob were contemporaries at BLAIR'S College - Like ETON et al - they're not going to rat on each other are they? That unholy mob make Torquemada look positively saintly when it comes to character assassination! - and the Lanarkshire branch are not averse to using tactics imported from their brethren across the water. Try being critical of them in downtown Lanarkshire ! You might have difficulty in walking afterwards, and what kneecaps you have left wouldn't take you to Carfin on a pilgrimage never mind Compostella! We look forward with glee to the burning of the incense handbags and Tom's PR ("We never lie.") cover up team in action - Warning to dissenters you could end up under the suspension bridge facing "Marcinkus Towers") - from where that odious brand of religious razzmatazz is spun like Mandy couldn't spin - 2000 years more experience I suppose.. ! To lighter things, frocks (and cocks) are busily being prepared for "Pride".. This year more than ever we should force ourselves to turn up - we must show our solidarity. Encourage "Straight/Gay friendly/Bisexual/Ambi sexual or whatever " friends to come along - people at ease with their own sexuality have no difficulty in supporting us. I'm told that Lady Barbara of Court bar fame entertained well in Blackpool apparently getting more than one stick of ROCK! The main event being her waking up between TWO well-hung policemen from the south-east. At one point in the night there were rumoured to be an inordinate number of men in the room - plaintiff cries from Babs of "Next please!" were heard... (lucky, lucky bitch!) Alas herself has been so good .apart from cold douches chez the lovely Joe and friendly staff at No 18 Sauna - which continues to buzz - I'm so busy with my dissertation on "Faggotry at the Court of King James I " - Voila! Even in medieval Scotland it just depended who was shagging your arse! - wait till it gets published! Love & safe fucks all, Beti! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PRIDE ===== IT'S YOUR PRIDE MARCH! A Pride March and Festival is an amazing spectacle to experience. When you go out on the gay scene it can be difficult to feel that you fit in unless you have a certain look. We all know what The Look is - for guys the pressure is on to be young, thin, and look good in a tight T-shirt; for women, it's no-nonsense boots, short hair, no make-up, and so on. Kind of ironic when you think how most of us complain about the pressures to conform to straight society's norms. But it's not compulsory to act or look a certain way in order to be gay, and at Pride Scotland you'll find people of all ages, genders, looks, and orientations. Marina is a thirty-something self-employed artist and designer. She has long shoulder-length wavy hair, a wardrobe full of skirts, and a gloss of red lipstick. She likes it that way, and can become somewhat weary of the subtle, and sometimes not-so-subtle, pressure to conform to the lesbian stereotype. "Other dykes, some of them anyway, can refer to you as a 'daisy' and things like that", she shrugs smiling, "I know one older woman who started wearing dresses again and now she gets called a 'born again femme'! Usually it's just harmless joking of course, but if it catches you at a vulnerable moment it can make you feel like you somehow don't belong... Just because you prefer a more sort of 'femmier' look doesn't mean to say that you're weak, or powerless, or pandering to the patriarchy or something." Marina's idea is to have a 'Femme Visibility' section on the march. "I've got nothing against the usual dyke look at all. In fact, to be honest, I really go for women like that! (Laughs) But when I heard that the theme for this years Pride was 'Celebrate Diversity' I thought, well, let's just highlight the fact that there are other options." "Anyone can create their own section of the Pride Scotland March", says Pride Scotland's March co-ordinator Stuart Brown, "You don't necessarily have to get in touch with us first, it's a free for all thing. I remember in '97 one guy turned up waving a Spanish flag, and all the other Spanish or people of Spanish descent on the march just sort of spontaneously gravitated around it. In an few minutes he'd created his own wee 'Gay Spaniards' section! Anyone can do the same." DYKES ON BIKES One such person is Tanya Muir. Tanya is known to many on the Edinburgh scene as one of the bar staff at the popular Planet Out bar. She's been a keen motorcyclist since the age of 19. Starting out on her Dad's moped, she's now 28 and has just bought her fifth and biggest ever motorbike. "It's a Yamaha Virago XV750... Loads of chrome, lots of torque, and big vibrations when you're riding on it!", Tanya brims with enthusiasm as she talks about her machine, "It's a big mean mutha - a total head turner!" "I love the freedom of biking, and you look as cool as hell when you're on a bike. I can go up to girls and say (puts on gruff voice) 'come and see my purple helmet!' (Laughs)... I've got two helmets for my bike, you see, and they're both purple!... Plus any excuse to wear leather of course." Tanya got the idea of riding her bike in the Pride Scotland March during a trip to London. There, she saw the "Dykes on Bikes" group riding their machines as part of the Pride UK Parade. The Sydney Mardi Gras also includes bikes, but it's never been tried at Pride Scotland before. "Motor vehicles are the one area when we do need to know what you're planning in advance", says March Co-ordinator Stuart, "In the case of Tanya's 'Dykes on Bikes' section, we needed to get clearance from the police first... Obviously there are safety issues we have to consider with something like this. If anyone, male or female, wants to ride their motorbike in the Pride Scotland March they must get permission from our Floats Co-ordinator Dion first. Dion's quite a keen dyke biker herself actually." Tanya has already found some people to ride with her at Pride: "My pal Lesley is going to ride her Suzuki GSX600F; there's another going to ride a Suzuki 800 Intruder; my pal George, he's going to ride his custom built Yamaha Power Valve; and I know two other lassies who are probably going to ride their bikes as well... but the more we get, the merrier." And Tanya's already planning her outfit for June 19th: "I'll be wearing leather chaps up to here, big leather gloves, and dark sunglasses... Yeah, dead butch, eh? My mate says I should glue on a big bushy moustache just to finish it off, and you know - I just might!" CELEBRATE DIVERSITY It's a tyrannical idea, "different is bad". Attacks on diversity have a long and frightening history. We all know about the Nazis in Germany - sameness was demanded, diversity exterminated. In the past few months we have seen examples of how that idea continues alive and well - the London bombings, ethnic cleansing in Kosovo, and closer to home, Bank of Scotland's shameful support for the powerful extreme right-wing politician and evangelist Pat Robertson. "Celebrate Diversity" is the theme for this year's Pride Scotland, and on the festival site you'll find the Diversity Area - a new initiative aimed at giving a platform to a wide range of groups. Some of them seem to have no obvious connection to LGBT people. But hang on a second, isn't poverty an LGBT issue? Don't LGBT people share the same environment as everyone else? Don't ethnic communities face intolerance and prejudice just as we do? Issues of Diversity affect all people. The Diversity Area aims to build bridges with our "fellow travellers" in the struggle to embrace and celebrate the wonderful diversity of human beings and the earth on which we live. If you want to discuss creating your own section on the Pride March leave a message for Stuart on 0131-556 8822. If you'd like to take part in Marina's "Femme Visibility" section, call her on 07931 960 608. And if you fancy riding your motorbike in the march call Dion on 07887 915 011. Pride Scotland is still recruiting stewards. If you'd like to volunteer your services, leave a message for Lesley or Ian on 0141-400 2640. Full details of the 1999 Pride Scotland March and Festival can be found in the official Pride Scotland souvenir programme and on the official Pride Scotland website at: http://www.pridescotland.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------ REVOLUTION NIGHTCLUB ==================== PINK 54 REVOLUTION NIGHTCLUB 3 MAY 1999 The Beginning of a Legend... They promised us disco divas, fire-eaters, acrobats and muscle men doing back flips over the dance floor, quaffing copious amounts of champagne, great music to dance the night away with, an awesome light and sound system and two top PA's. Those of us lucky enough to attend the joint venture between Revolution and Lothian's L&G Switchboard were certainly not disappointed. The only thing they could not promise was the support of our gay community, maybe if they could have, it would have been the roaring success it deserved to be. Despite the poor turnout of people, the evening carried on as planned. Poptastic's Michelle and Burger Queen's Craig set the pace for the evening with their collection of Dance, House and Hi NRG as well as old time classics accompanied alongside by Revolution's very own dancing boys and girls. Things really got going with a performance by Kelly who psyched the crowd up for Nikki French of Total Eclipse of the Heart fame, who by the way are absolutely fab women! After their performance they hung around with the rest of us and joined in with the fun , frolics and festivities. Well done to those who turned out and supported this event, well done to Revolution for hosting it and let's hope that those men in suits at head office aren't put off by the lousy attendance and that it really will be the Beginning of a Legend. Certainly everyone I spoke to on or after the night had a great time. Pink 54 was a refreshing and exciting change from the usual hum drum routine we are all acquainted with in Edinburgh. Personally I felt privileged as if I was attending a preview of things to come, I just wish there had been more people there to share my experience. Pink 54 is what Edinburgh's Gay Scene has been wanting and needing for a long time. Trixie --------------------------------------------------------------------- EDINBURGH ========= I've got to get a couple of things off my chest. I've been scribbling on and on about the wonderful Edinburgh gay scene now for about a year. Every month the Small Bald Ginger One (other wise known as the Editor - and formally known as the Small Balding Ginger One) throws a tantrum and yells 'ScotsGay should have gone to bed 3 days ago - where is your copy!?' ...to which I reply that it got lost in the fax, E-mail, post, boyfriend, whatever - and then I go and write it. Well, I'd like to announce that this month's copy is on time. Unfortunately I can't because it's late as ever but it did occur to me to send it earlier. I just got distracted that's all. The staff at Cafe Habana are distracting enough, and for all the right reasons. After an initial will they/won't they with the gays of Edinburgh, owner Ray (of New Town Bar and Chapps fame) has definitely come down on the side off the gay contingent, but will not refuse entry to well behaved heterosexual grannies with blue rinses and Daily Mail fixations. In other words Habana is 'gay friendly', but watch out when the Playhouse empties. Any road up, Habana has great staff, a pretty good snack bar, and it's not as expensive as Cafe Kudos used to be. Have I mentioned the great staff? Good. The almost new decor at CC Blooms reminds the seasoned scene-queen (do people still use that term?) of the afor-mentioned Chapps of old. Everything is black! A big round of applause must go to the staff at CC's though, for the brilliant handling of the Nail Bomb scare last month. They were cautious, but not over zealous, in dealing with a very tricky situation. All the staff on the Edinburgh Scene were excellent, but those at CC's were exceptional. Well done also to those members of the Anti Nazi League who where petitioning at the time. If you want to get involved with the ANL phone Jules on 0131-667 1008. She says that those that joined the group during the petitioning will be sent stuff in the post soon. Let's hope that the guy they've got behind bars is the right one. I was saddened to hear of the resent demise of the once great Gay Scotland magazine. Although I disagreed with its uncritical approach to the gay scene, it was still well worth reading and I for one will miss it enormously. Must say hi to top bar manager, Phil of the New Town Bar. Phil is the Wonder Woman of the capital's bars scene. I have been neglecting the NTB of late, and for that I am sorry. I'll be there again soon with a camera, so I'll sort you, the punters, out with a pic or three. Have to be careful what we publish with these terrible obscene publication laws. And finally a mention for Mother Babs. She wants to meet all those who have never (yes never!) visited her boudoir that is the French Connection. It's small, and it's a little out of the way but, hey it's worth the trip and is perfectly formed. Karaoke with attitude. Beware! Martin Walker mgwuk@hotmail.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GLASGOW ======= The Arse Bandit With Attitude! Well, seems like we opened up a can of worms with last month's issue when we blew the lid on the failed attempt to prevent the free circulation of ScotsGay Magazine. Would be nice to call it Scotland's most popular mag, but we're all that's left now! I was even on the radio recently to discuss the situation regarding the attempted censorship! Anyway, I've had a lot of people expressing their disgust at this attempt to gag the press, and certain people on the scene are now being regarded with considerably less esteem than they used to be. Disappointed to note that those responsible have still made no attempt to justify their actions, and the scene have drawn their own conclusions from this. Not surprising really, trying to defend the indefensible! Just a pity that you'll have to go to some of the other bars to pick up the mag now, but there's nothing stopping you from sitting in the KCL venues and READING it right under the noses of the Virginia Street Junta is there?? Perhaps not, they might take the huff and proclaim a Delmonican Edict banning the "dissemination of subversive literature" within their premises, "a heinous crime punishable by banishment into the wilderness", and let's face it, unlike us stroppy ScotsGay lot, your average Glasgow queen just doesn't have the balls to create a scene! I suppose I'll never be welcome in certain pubs and clubs until they're doing THEIR job properly, or I'm NOT, wishful thinking eh? Still, nice to know that they think that the press is such a threat to their reputation that they feel they have to try and suppress us! Just shows that we're having the desired effect, otherwise they wouldn't bother!!! I think we've made our point on this one (or in my case, got the last word), so in the eloquent words of my Small Bald Ginger Editor-FUCK 'EM!! Loads of silly rumours doing the rounds regarding the new club and bars which should be opening early next year! I have been in contact with the businessman behind the venture, and he tells me that the plan is to open a complex with at least two bars and a large capacity club, which will be the largest gay venue in the city. He already owns the gay club in Dundee, and has obtained the backing of two major breweries. Two sites are currently under consideration, both close to the Pink Triangle, and the plan is to open in March next year. The prospect of a third club and at least another two bars should be a great improvement to our currently shrinking scene, and unlike our two current clubs, the new one will be open 7 days a week. More details as soon as I get them!!!! Poofiest party night coming up has got to be the ABBA 25th anniversary bash due to be held in the GGLC on the 3rd of July from 8pm onwards. Hard to believe it's a quarter of a century since they won Eurovision, and some of you cissies that I see in the clubs dancing to ABBA weren't even BORN when they were at their peak! Anyway, tickets for the party night are ukp3, and somebody's managed to get hold of a limited edition picture CD, which will be raffled in aid of centre funds. Raffle tickets are 2 quid each, and even I've bought some, although I'm buggered if I know what I'd do with an ABBA CD! Don't know whether the night is going to be officially fancy dress, although you lot don't need much encouragement. But please, no more jokes about me ironing my hair and being a dead ringer for Agnetha! Should be a good night out for the screamers! For all you sad bastards who still haven't realised that Karaoke is really naff and at least the breeders had the good sense to dump it years ago, you'll be in your sad little heaven to know that there's a competition coming up where the winner gets to sing at Pride. Heats are 8pm on Sun 16th May at Sadies, 8pm on Fri 21st May in the Waterloo, and 7.30pm in Dels on Sun 30th May. Grand Final will be held in Bennets on Thursday 7th June at midnight. So better start practising at murdering "I am what I am" and "I will survive", if you're a poof, or "Crazy" if you're a dyke, cos let's face it, that's about the entire Lesbigay Karaoke repertory!! And talking of Pride, if you've been looking for their website, it's moved to http://www.pridescotland.org/ I had expected the Tuesday club night at Planet Peach to have lasted a little longer, but Penelopes quickly won the battle, and Bad Puppy rapidly became a Dead Puppy. I warned some weeks ago that one of the clubs would pull the plug, as there is only sufficient trade to support one venue, but had hoped that you would have had a choice for a little longer. Good news is that Mr Nash started a Monday club night at Bar Budda a few weeks ago. It runs from 11-3, costs ukp3 with a flyer, usual drinks promos, and it's called Duck Monday. However, Penelopes are also running a Monday-nighter with free entry and cheap booze, so once again, enjoy it all while you can, cos it's not going to last! Will Duck Monday become a Dead Duck, or will Pennys give in this time? Watch this space!! The GGLC Cafe-bar changed hands as planned, and you'll now receive a warm welcome from Alex, Gordon and Morag. They've got various plans for future entertainment, watch this column for details as they get things arranged. The new owners were unable to sell alcohol for a short period until the drinks licence was transferred, but this recently went ahead, and the cafe is now fully licensed. Seems to be doing quite well as it's always fairly busy and the staff provide good service. The May Queen Fˆte at the GGLC was another well attended event, with the Centre packed out with bargain hunters checking out the stalls for cast off 'must have' camp stuff. Quite a few of the Glasgow A-list were in attendance too!! Tried to get into the Cafe for something to cure the chronic dehydration I was suffering from that afternoon, but you couldn't move in there due to the crowds, so I suspect they must have done record business too! The sum raised for Centre funds was ukp1,200, not bad at all. Overall, the Centre's a lot busier than it used to be, due to the growing number of groups and meetings being held, and there are always new posters appearing on the noticeboards advertising new groups starting up. If you've got a hobby, and are looking for fellow enthusiasts, speak to one of the Centre staff about putting up a poster. And if you want to know just how much busier the centre is these days, consider this-About a year ago, ScotsGay used to deliver 100 copies every month. Last month we dropped off 600, and they STILL ran out!!! Not bad eh?? GOSSIP: -+- In addition to the GGLC Website, Press Officer Stuart Hammond has now also created an on-line art gallery of current and previous material exhibited in the Centre - http://members.aol.com/gglcart/ -+- The Caledonian Society (Kilties), not long back from their last outing, are getting ready for their next trip on Monday 31st of May, which is yet ANOTHER bloody holiday weekend! Plans are to go to St Andrews or the Trossachs this time round, and a trip later in the year to Scandinavia. (Anywhere but Esbjerg , used to work out of there, makes Stonehaven look like fun!!) Keep getting asked to join the Caledonian Society, but I know the effect the sight of me in a kilt has on you lot, so it's probably not a good idea (not without about 8 pints in me anyway!) -+- I believe that the Phace West volunteer who was beaten up recently in Kelvingrove Park is now out of hospital, but has required corrective facial surgery. Watch yourself if you're out and about!! -+- DJ Stella is now looking for suitable premises to run another Tuesday club night to take over from Dead Puppy. -+- A coach through to Pride in Edinburgh on Saturday 19th June has now been arranged. Due to leave at 9.45am, which means you can still go out on Friday night, get pished, get shagged and bring your bit of trade along for the march so you can walk hand in hand and piss off all the blue rinse brigade over in the capital. Wonder how many of our MSPs will be on the march? Wonder how many should be? If you want to join the coach through to Edinburgh, give Larry Byrne a call on 0141-427 0805. -+- The GGLC will be holding their AGM on the 29th of May from 2pm onwards. It's open to the public, so you're welcome to attend. -+- Alison down in the Waterloo asks me why I never write about the staff down there. Well, why not ask your boss to teach you some of the finer points of bartending widely practised on the Glasgow scene, yet totally overlooked in your own pub. Try being rude to the customers, stand at the end of the bar gossiping amongst yourselves while ignoring all the customers, learn that all important "fuck-off" body language that tells the punters that you're far too good to have to serve them! It's all about that ATTITUDE bollocks, learn all the crap that the others seem to take such a pride in, and I'm sure the Waterloo will attract as many column inches as some of the less professionally run places in the city!! Some people are never happy! I even gave the Waterloo a Goldilocks Recommended rating in my Glasgow listings (and I didn't sleep with any of the staff either!!) -+- Anybody got any good rumours about what's happening with the new Austins? Keep hearing various venues mentioned, but I reckon it's all just guesswork. Anybody know where, when or if it's actually going to open? Any chance of an official press release? -+- And finally, thanks to everyone concerned about my well being after my recent mugging. Face is back to normal at last! PS: My Glasgow website is now up and running, URL is at the bottom of the page or you can get to it from the ScotsGay site (http://www.scotsgay.co.uk/). It's got links to most of the sport, hobby, social and meeting groups operational, but if there's anybody I've missed out, please send me details. Any of the pubs or clubs arranging parties or PAs can also arrange to have details posted any time as the site is updated regularly. Only started recently, but already had a few e-mails in saying it's good to have something which is updated regularly to advertise the ever changing list of places to go and club nights etc. This site covers everything happening in the city, is registered with all the search engines, is accessible from most gay sites, and input from all groups and venues will be appreciated. Luv Goldilocks E-mail: goldilocks@drink.demon.co.uk WWW: http://www.goldilocks.freeuk.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DUNDEE ====== Still busy on the scene and in the cruising areas of Dundee this month. The better weather seems to have brought more guys out at Riverside. Unfortunately there have been another couple of Police incidents with them seen to stop and question men who were walking in the vicinity of the main road. Apparently these guys caught the attention of the police van whose occupants obviously had their own stop and search agenda that night. Beware!! The Pyjama Party held at the local nightspot was well attended but very few were wearing night attire. This resulted in the champagne prizes for different categories being not very hotly contested and most bottles going to the participating staff. Will my idea for a Toga Party be acted upon cause I think it would be a proverbial feast of flesh? It is traditional in the Licensed Trade, is it not, that when you sack staff for stealing you also ban them from the place. They were not barred from Liberty. As a thankyou for that concession the disaffected have organised a smear campaign implying that Barry and Brian are all the bad bastards under the sun. Jumping on the bandwagon has been Stephanie Rookie; many cannot understand why he has not been chucked out of the club a long time ago. Their latest attempt at trying to organise a boycott of Bar XS was dealt a serious blow when the venue slashed many prices to a pound when they got a whisper of the plan. Whilst Dundee's gay scene is the best it has ever been there appear to be small minded people willing to try to jeopardise others efforts. But that's not just Dundee is it? Stripper The Penetrator returned to Dundee for another successful expose. Birthday boy Brian Taylor was set up by former Liberty Manager Colin Bruce to participate with the Stripper. Poor lad froze at the crucial moment and was replaced by the ever willing and ever able Laurie. Charlies Bar was very busy for the owner's birthday party. Former DJ Jan was the host and with Karen there it was just I like the old times - unfortunately! The Yellow Pages are full of Professional Karaoke hosts who I'm sure would be pleased to work in any gay venue! Happy birthday to Charlie who is now one step nearer the bus pass!!!!!! Celebrating also is Nathan (see past ScotsGays) whose romance with anyone continues. I understand not all relationships are happy with his bed swapping antics revealed in this publication. To paraphrase, Nathan, if you can't stand the heat, stay out of the lavatory. Dundee Outreach Team have again organised a bus to Pride in Edinburgh. Last year's bus was cancelled when it appeared Fitba supporters were to share Glasgow Green with the Pooves & Dykes. It's a great way to get to Edinburgh and back very cheaply, but tickets are just about all snapped up so be fast. They tell me Liberty's Brian is going on the bus and that he may provide the inflight entertainment again as he did two years ago, which thought might just encourage folk to take the train. Resident Liberty DJ BP is rumoured to be playing in the Smirnoff Dance Tent, DOT are in the health tent and Liberty have put up some cash. So Dundee will be well represented. Well done. Glasgow based DJ Stella played to a packed house at Liberty Nightclub recently. The different music style was appreciated by the vast majority with only one or two old queens grumping. The popular DJ is heard at many one nighters but should have a residency in Glasgow. Perhaps he is not sufficiently grovelling for the existing venue managers. Much speculation on the Glasgow scene about just where in the pink triangle I.iberty's owners are planning to open. The Company themselves have become a little tight lipped and my contacts in the property world of Glasgow are not as well developed as in Dundee. One rumour involves changing a large building into a number of bars and a massive nightclub almost creating a Glasgow version of Manchester's gay village. Exciting stuff but it's only a rumour - at the moment! Blundertek, the failed Malone enterprise, was meant to re-open with Ewan Melville in charge. Funding problems seem to be thwarting his endeavours with the small venue. Aberdeen is also rumoured to be getting another venue but Liberty have denied any involvement with that. So that's it - rumours and facts as seen by me, when watching you! Liquid Silk -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTTISH MEDIA MONITOR ====================== by Garry Otton. The Scottish media's biggest embarrassment! "I'm ashamed of them. And I'm angry with them." Those were the words of Sean Connery over the media's treatment of the SNP in the run-up to the Scottish election. Those words could so easily have been ours. When Sex. In Scotland? Went out over SubCity Radio in Glasgow last month, it was the first ever gay programme for and by gays ever heard in the city. We made history, yet Glasgow's Evening Times couldn't bring themselves to mention it. I'm ashamed of the Scottish media too. But then you know that already anyway. BBC Scotland on the other hand has been busy showing Assembly 99, reporting on the proceedings at the Kirk's General Assembly every week at peak time. Bored already? I think it is about time that programme controllers declared their interests in the Church. That way, we might go someway into understanding why this small minority (1% of the population are church-goers) should get special attention above gays, an ever greater minority who are being subjected to so many abuses of civil rights in this country. It took a bomb to shut them up. A gay issue, yet the silence of the Scottish media's commentators was almost palpable. The Herald must have gagged Wee Free John Macleod from questioning whether or not we were capable of living, which he usually does when he writes about us. And where was the Scottish Daily Mail's extremist Gerald Warner in all this? Or the arrogant Scottish Mirror's Jack Irvine? Or Scottish Sun trap-gob Jim Sillars? The Sexfinder General Father Tom Connelly was unusually quiet too whilst the Daily Record's Tom Brown just farted in another direction. All of a sudden, their foetid opinions on our lives seemed inappropriate. The Herald ran the headline: "BOMBERS IN SOHO." But Soho had nothing to fear. It was queer blood the fascists wanted. And if bombing queers wasn't bad enough for readers of the Daily Record they emboldened a small paragraph amongst the columns of horror to help it make more sense for them: "The area is also popular with tourists and theatre-goers having an early meal before taking in a show." ooo After their series on the sex secrets of Scots, it actually seemed like the Scottish Sun was beginning to adopt a more positive attitude to sex. But then The Sun went back in again. An "embarrassing row" erupted over North Lanarkshire Council director of education, Mike O'Neill's 50th birthday treat: a sexy strip-o-gram "called Vicki who was dressed in kinky cop outfit." SNP councillor John Murphy, poor dear, was outraged. He was forced to ask "the Chief Executive to launch an investigation into these reports. 'We need to get to the root of these claims. I believe it is shocking that a council office was used for something like this.'" Worse was to come. Erotic star, Rocco Siffredi appears for just eight minutes in Catherine Breillat's movie Romance premiered at the forthcoming Edinburgh Film Festival. The Scottish Sun discovered it featured "full frontal nudity" and dragged out Sexfinder General, Father Tom Connelly to gurgle: "Films such as this just encourage perverts and rapists." And then, to cap it all, the Scottish Sun turned on "barmy plans to establish a San Francisco-style gay quarter and a women-only housing complex in Scotland." They fell to pieces over "gender-bender" Barnaby Miln, the former aide to the Archbishop of Canterbury expressing a rather stretched optimism that "Edinburgh could become the gay capital of Europe." Then, smelling like one of those "looney left" stories of the eighties, they added: "Women want to build a male-free estate in Glasgow." Er. So? The Sunday Mail's Melanie Reid, in a piece headed "Barny's barmy army." sniffed: "Barnaby Miln. would like to put up bright flags around the gay part of Edinburgh." In many countries, our rainbow coloured Freedom flags - alright then, "bright flags" - fly from both gay business and private residences. Now, if flying one up at your window was to piss off the Scottish media so much, what are you waiting for? Our Barny has been causing something of a fracas in the Scottish press recently. "For 25 years, the father-of-two was a pillar of the establishment..," sighed the Daily Record. It really was all too much them. "Thousands of homosexuals are flocking to Edinburgh." they shrieked. Well, of course, that alone would shake the Daily Record to the core so they had to drag out Daphne Sleigh, Edinburgh's local Tory councillor, who sounded so terribly English when she huffed: "It sounds so terribly un-Scottish." ooo It would be a tad dishonest to label the new Scotland football colours pink. The tops are well designed and feature two colours, one of which is only as pink as a Glasgow tenement, home to some of the hardest of Glasgow men. Two models of both sexes showed the tops off for the Sunday Mail, the girl's breasts was made to swell out of the unbuttoned top forcing the tabloid to comment: "She looks the part, he looks a prat." The Sunday Mail photographed a builder, pointed and laughed at by his mates as he paraded up and down in the shirt sneering: "WHAT A SITE. builders blow the whistle on a pinko pal." You may recall in last month's column the plight of Deputy Head, Nigel Craik who was signed up to the sex offender's register, and escaped a prison sentence only because the Lanarkshire sheriff was assured he was guaranteed to lose his job. The "sinister Sir" was reprimanded for greeting pupils with "Hello gorgeous, do you still love me?" He also tickled boy's feet and massaged sunscreen onto them. Were any of the boys tall, cute and blond? It didn't say. This month we have art teacher, Gordon Spain. Not a hint of criminal charges against him in his story in the Scottish Sun. He quit two days after bosses at Irvine Royal Academy launched an investigation after he ran off "with tall brunette," 16-year-old pupil Laura Priestley. We assume he had sex with this "tall brunette" of a schoolgirl. Much of the story was given over to Priestley justifying the two-month old affair to Scottish Sun readers. What net-curtain mentality the Scottish News of the World displays when it begs: "Do you know a star who's cheating? Is a football ace doing the dirty with you? Perhaps you know a TV or pop star who's cheating on their wife or girlfriend and playing away from home. Call us on the number below. And don't worry about the cost - we'll ring you straight back." And even more worrying: " Do you know a story about a sex perv? Is a fiend stalking your town? Call us on 0141-420 5301. We'll ring you back." The tabloid sneered how "pastor backs the pervs in his pews. Sandie Jamieson caused uproar when he welcomed. three convicted perverts into the Lighthouse Christian Centre in Dumfries." The pastor appeared to have been chastised by the Scottish News of the World because he defended his decision "to let three vile sex offenders join his congregation." Nazi law made the distinction between murderers, 'perverts' or the mentally challenged and 'normal' people. They encouraged, first the segregation of 'subnormals,' then their elimination for the good of mankind. Presently in our society we acknowledge that all human beings have the potential for murder, sex crime or mental breakdown. That is a difference the Scottish News of the World would do well to acknowledge. It took the mother of a bullied soldier to put the Scottish News of the World's gossip line to better use. Many members of the Armed Forces are subject to bullying. The tabloid told one ex-squaddie's story: "Andy thought his dreams of a manly career had come true when he joined the King's Own Scottish Borderers in 1982, aged just 16. But he fell apart after he was repeatedly humiliated, abused and beaten up. Andy told how a soldier who was a champion boxer attacked him one night in a bar, calling him 'a poof.'" "Financial giants Scottish Widows have axed three staff. after bosses caught them trawling for filth on the world-wide-web." It was all that was needed for the prudes on the Scottish News of the World to tighten their stays and list anyone caught handling "filth" including a North Lanarkshire councillor who "called up smutty pictures." As the heat is turned up on anyone accessing "filth" or "porn" on the Internet, another sexually repressed tabloid, the Sunday Mail joined in with "porn storm worker in sack threat." This time, officials at Highlands and Islands Enterprise suspended disabled Sandy Dingwall after they found him accessing "Internet sleaze." ooo With gay issues, the media cannot report beyond their own blinkered agenda. In a one-sided story the Scottish Daily Mail announced: "Wife takes an overdose after Lib Dem's gay romance." There was the family album piccie, five children, all happily smiling. Underneath the picture of Scots politician, Bob Mowatt and his wife appeared the caption: "living a lie." She was "a loving wife left devastated." Mrs Mowatt had taken an overdose and "Mr Mowatt was later forced to resign as leader of Berkshire County Council after it was revealed that he had spent ukp250 a month ringing homosexual chatlines from his council office." The tragedy is all embracing. Mrs Mowatt is a strict Irish Catholic unable to come to terms with what is an all too common theme in a sexually repressed country: gay partners in marriage. No mention was made of the fact that Mr Mowatt may have loved his wife deeply. And it is certainly not Mr Mowatt's fault that limited opportunities to negotiate gay sex or romance resulted in the continued use of expensive chatlines. Was he responsible for setting the tariffs? Perhaps the Scottish Daily Mail is suggesting he should have picked a bloke up at the office party? The Scottish Daily Mail reported the "sex shame of Kirk elder" after 68-year-old Colin Stirling "sexually molested" a nine-year-old girl at his Sunday school. He was jailed for three months. Do you remember the story in Dundee's Courier & Advertiser early last year of the Roman Catholic priest who sent a Valentine card to try and win back a youth after their relationship had ended? If I'm not mistaken, he got six years! Check out the site that outrages the Scottish press and otherwise 'angers parents!' http://www.bigfoot.com/~scotmedia (c) Garry Otton 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ INVERNESS ========= Hi there folks and welcome to the Pre Pride issue of ScotsGay. Things socially are improving somewhat up here just now. There have been several really good nights in Sleepers/Station Hotel of recent times where it seems we monopolise the corner of the bar by the door in Sleepers. These nights were patronised by several 'weel kent' faces and I'm delighted to say several new ones too. The Youth Group had a Drag Night Party recently which was good craic, not many in drag but still a good laugh. Reach Out Highland has finalised the hire of the mini bus to Pride Scotland. They request confirmation of any booking made and payment by 31st May. The bus will leave the car park beside ROH at 6pm on Friday 18th June and is due to return on the afternoon of Sunday 20th June. The cost is ukp11 per person as ROH will be subsidising the cost of diesel. However, any Pride-goers must organise their own accommodation!!! Everyone please remember the up and coming Dance and Walk For Life. If you have not signed up, contact ROH. Do it today! Finally, the Highland Festival is on just now with lots of music, bands, etc in evidence. Many bars in the town are on the pub circuit for this (sort of like a mini Mod) and also opening times in certain places have been extended. I'm not sure when this issue will hit the streets but here is a list of events coming up in the near future for Sleepers Bar within the Station Hotel (licence until 3am unless otherwise stated):. Mon 31st May - Karaoke, Wed 2nd June - Keystone, Thu 3rd June - Sid Griffin & Kate St John, Fri 4th June - Pigmeat Petesmith, Sat 5th June - The Peynote Brothers - 2am, Curfews: Weekdays - in by 12.45am. Saturday - in by 11.30pm I have been to a few of the nights so far and they were great. Staff and doorstaff are all very friendly and welcoming. Maybe see you there! Love, Calmac xxx -------------------------------------------------------------------------- MORAY ===== I cut the deadline fine every month and this time was no exception as once again poor Mr H has been on the phone chasing up my contribution for publication. As I click away on the keys, I await return phonecalls from several folk who will shed lots of light on lots of news for me to write about. Charlie and Sugar Plumm are heading for the bright lights of Old Aberdeen tonight with a small posse in tow so that gives me a head-start for gossip next month, but what about this past month? Well the weekend away camping on the Isle of Mull was entertainment from beginning to end from what I hear! Fifteen of them piled into a mini bus and set off for the dizzy Highlands and needless to say the first stop en-route was a pub. Much drinking ensued whilst the bus made its way along the road which was fortunate for Myra because she gets a bit sea-sick, you see? Well they had to go on a ferry and poor Myra finds this a lot easier to cope with after knocking back a few. It added insult to injury when in fact they had to take two ferry trips! The weather was so nice on the journey that they stopped at Calgary Bay to have an impromptu barbecue on the white sandy beach and then set off to complete the journey. Unfortunately for the campers the weather didn't stay lovely, and the rain started as soon as the tents were erected. Now, when I was told about this 'camping' trip to Mull I pictured a field full of tents and lots of people enjoying the outdoor life. Ha! The sensible ones all booked themselves into a hotel leaving Andrew and Paul outside in one tent and Kev and his other half in another. On the lawn. In front of the hotel! It didn't take long for Kev to realise that he and his partner would be far better off joining the warm and dry others in the hotel bar... whilst our Andrew and Paul persisted with the canvas. Paul by this time was all the better for a few drinks but unfortunately tripped over the guy-rope holding up their outer tent. This hadn't dawned on either occupant until the early hours of the morning when Andrew realised that the inside of the tent was soaking wet. He immediately bailed out of the drenched tent and headed into the hotel. Leaving Paul sleeping out in the rain. Needless to say Paul was not looking a million dollars when he finally surfaced (no pun intended) and spent the rest of the weekend with everyone else in the hotel! The hotel life on Mull was much enjoyed and even (I am reliably informed) a lucky lemon found its way between many-a-person's thighs (?!) and Darren was awarded the prestigious Best-in-Drag award (which I believe is a bit like Best-in-Crufts) and fun was had by all!! The next exciting event was Keith's Birthday Party where all-and-sundry tried to get there. Once again the obligatory brown and blonde wigs were passed around for any budding Agnethas and Fridas in the crowd to strut their stuff. In fact the vibes of Dancing Queen and Mamma Mia played havoc with Keith and Ian's speakers and in the end they dramatically went pop (the speakers, that is). The birthday boy spent a lot of his evening sporting nothing but a boa and a pair of edible pants, but after a few hours of high-energy perspiration, the pants were rendered unwearable (although, I am told, not inedible!) and Keith was brought back to Earth having to make-do with a pair of real ones. The evening was topped off by the presentation of a freshly-baked penis cake (oh please) which all agreed was consistently moist... Well, enough of this nonsense, I have to get this thing jammed in the fax now, but before I go I've been told that the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are staging a major fund-raiser for Pride this coming weekend, so if you see them, donate whatever you can... and if anyone is wanting free condoms, lube, femidoms etc., send two first class stamps to: Convent of Moravia, 2-4 Lamb Street, Elgin, Moray. IV30 2DG. There! I've got to go to work now so I'll catch you next month, and remember: make the most of every minute! Dr. Kenniff --------------------------------------------------------------------- ABERDEEN ======== Time seems to be passing so quickly these days. June is just around the corner and before you know it, it'll be Christmas again! Recent weather has been absolutely fab too. Having spent the last few days soaking up various sorts of radiation, I have managed to actually get a bit of a tan for a change. And what can I say, my parents' local beach has become a little bit of a magnet too! I wonder why... I have gossip. Yes, indeed, for the first time in ages, someone finally came up and gave me some info that may or may not interest you. Shadows, on Market Street, has apparently been increasingly more gay friendly, and if my source is correct, it will be almost officially mixed in the near future. I do occasionally go there, and it seems a decent enough pub. I do hope they keep their cheap drinks promotions on the go, though, as ukp1 a pint does cater more for the slightly leaner pockets. Watch this space for more details... Righty-ho... Pride Scotland is coming up very shortly. The March and Festival take place in Edinburgh on the 19th June, and for those of you who wish to go but don't wish to pay an extortionate amount to travel there, there is hope in the form of the OPI's Mobile Indulgence Unit, which will be travelling from Elgin, via Aberdeen on the Friday evening, and returning by the same route on the Sunday. There are limited seats, but if anyone is interested, contact Gay Line North East on (01343) 542928, after 7pm, for details. ukp15 is the price that we're currently looking at, but accommodation is not provided, so separate arrangements will have to be made. I can warn you that a trip with the Sisters is definitely not for the faint-hearted, frigid or fuddy-duddy!! It is said elsewhere in this magazine that if you wish any events to be advertised or covered, please do ring and let us know. We're not psychic here at ScotsGay, and if you don't tell us about it, we won't know. There's no use moaning at me if I fail to write about a forthcoming event, and be warned, handing me bits of paper or telling me in the Club isn't a wise option!! Details should either be sent to me c/o ScotsGay, or phone 0131-539 0666, fax on 0131-539 2999 or e-mail me at the address below. Please let us know a few weeks in advance, to allow for copy deadlines. Before I forget, I have been pestered in recent weeks because I haven't mentioned a certain person in my copy. Well, Mark, door steward extraordinaire and a very nice good looking one at that (especially doable in his combats...), here's your mention! Now, is that worth a shag? That's about all for now. If I don't see you out and about, then perhaps I'll see you at Pride Scotland. Let's hope the weather holds out for that one! Ta-ra! 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N/SM, bespectacled, sharing country/city life, fitness partners, massage, wine, photography. Let's get together! ALAWP. Box SG27132. Edinburgh Or Scottish Borders Wanted: Younger guy 18-35 who would like to meet a stable minded friendly older guy aged 40. Rewards include home cooking, loyalty, massage, poss 1-2-1. Student perhaps. Genuine replies only. Box SG27133. Glasgow - Lanarkshire Sexy 6ft gym trained 40's guy, earthy ordinary professional looking for similar working guy who remembers being in love and seeks the same. This time, guard the flame? Box SG27134. No Sell By Date - Fife Early retired male, N/Sc, N/S, looking for friend any age non sexual to share theatre, cinema, music, walking when the sun shines. Sense of humour, genuine and honest. ALAWP. Box SG27135. Edinburgh Transvestite Submissive TV, 35, seeks WE horny man for fun times. Let me satisfy your needs in a womanly way. Hand written replies with your picture would be best. Demonstrate your sincerity. Box SG27136. Edinburgh A house full of books and a garden full of flowers: but no love. Mature guy, 42, hirsute would like to hear from young guy who needs an older friend. Student welcome. Box SG27137. CP Given 45 year old guy seeks guys 25+ who require no strings discipline. Limits respected. Can accommodate. Discreet and genuine. Glasgow area. ALA. Box SG27138. Dundee Attractive intelligent guy, 35, with a GSOH, seeks bi, gay dark handsome business type 25-50. Ex model, you'll not be disappointed. ALAWP. Box SG27139. Clyde Coast Ayrshire. Attractive, youthful 53, slim, good body, passive, seeking discreet active male 43-60 for friendship, mutual pleasure and share new experiences. Likes small briefs, gay videos. Can travel most weekends. Box SG27140. Edinburgh Indian guy, 45, seeks afternoon meetings with friendly guys. Race, age, immaterial. Discretion required and assured. Box SG27141. Friends - Penfriends Horny guy (30) looking for guys 18-30 for hot horny fun or correspondence. Into most things and open to suggestions for more. Frank letter appreciated. ALA (Photo helps but not essential). Box SG27142. Edinburgh Struggle over Dad's knee as he leathers your bare bottom with his old, short, broad, dark brown, five-fingered belt and makes it hot, red and stinging, as he has many others. Forgiveness afterwards. Under 35. Can accommodate. Box SG27144. Edinburgh Gentle furry bear (40) with a true good sense of humour seeks younger guy(s), preferably smooth, who seek better company than normally found in CC Blooms. Box SG27145. Stirling Friendly professional (44) with flat near to University would like to meet an undergraduate for occasional (or regular) fun and friendship. Total discretion offered (if required). Might suit shy or bi-curious guy. Non smoker preferred. Box SG27148. Edinburgh - Glasgow - Anywhere Ageing slapper, 45, would like to share the benefits of his experience with young man with poor eyesight. Non scene. Non fussy. Just after a bit of fun. Box SG27149. Fife Would like to meet lad to pal around with - me 39, slim, 5'9", N/Sm and N/S. Enjoy walking, driving, visiting places of interest and shopping. Box SG27150. Edinburgh 39 year old homely type would like to meet someone for genuine long term relationship. Must like children and cats. ALAWP. Box SG27151. Paisley - Glasgow - Show Me Yours And I'll Show You Mine Young 51 year old male, N/Sc, N/Sm, discreet, seeks 40-55 year old for friendship, possible relationship. I adore lots of hot, horny, sensual foreplay before penetration! Into tiny briefs and gay videos. Can accommodate. I know you're out there - so get writing. Photo appreciated and returned. Box SG27152. *Bisexual Edinburgh - Glasgow - Anywhere Bi-curious? Beginner? Why not explore possibilities with a discreet mature guy. If you're under 22, and would like to learn what it's all about, then get in touch. I can accommodate or travel. Total discretion assured. Box SG27105. Bi Male Glasgow Area Guy, 40's, seeks gay, bi, TV or TS for hot fun and lasting friendship. First timers and bi-curious welcome. I'll offer understanding and encouragement. Discretion assured/expected. ALA. Box SG27111. Gay Male Beefy gay male seeks similar bisexual men for fun and friendship. 18-45. Particularly like rugby and weightlifting types. Glasgow/anywhere. Box SG27143. *Straight Edinburgh - Stirling Off the wall guy, 30, lots of gay friends, distinct lack of female companions, seeks relationship with good looking bi female nutter! Nice Catholic girls need not apply. Box SG27107. Looking For Box SG27055 Due to us being a shower of numpties here at ScotsGay, we've managed to lose the address of the box holder for SG27055. Please get in touch so that we can pass on your box replies! *Friends Abroad Ukraine 30 year old, 177cm, 74 kg, non smoker, non drinker, non drug user, graduate, teaches geography in Secondary School. Hobbies: nature, travel, geography, music, art, sport, etc. Looking for special friend. Write: Valentin, PO Box 575-8, Kiev 252126, Ukraine. *Jobs Offered Bi & Gay Staff Wanted Good looking guys 18-25 only. Promotional work for tour guides company and distribution company. No sales or experience required. Write to Splash, 81 Henderson Street, Leith, Edinburgh. EH6 6ED. Cash For Your Body Photogenic guys can earn ukp75 cash - or ukp100 with chest and arm definition - posing for Mike Arlen who has had 13 glossy magazines published called Mike Arlen's Guys. Send snapshots of your magnificent body to him: Mike Arlen, Wetherby Studios, 23 Wetherby Mansions, Earls Court Square, London. SW5 9BH or call on 0207-373 1107. Edinburgh Is there anyone who is prepared to teach conversational French or Spanish (for a fee) locally? Please contact and leave message on 0131-452 8929 with details. Models Wanted Previously published photographer needs good looking guys (18-25) who want to earn ukp20 per hour for publication work. For details please telephone Stuart on 0141-636 6556 (No withheld numbers please) or E-mail me: sborg16184@aol.com *Products Aloe Vera For your health's sake take a high quality natural product which aids the immune system and detoxifies the body and much much more. You owe it to yourself! Call me to find out more: 0141-959 0431. Or E-mail me: bmdoc@dircon.co.uk *Services Business Opportunity Great business opportunity in health, nutrition, skin care and cosmetics. Take charge of your own future using the world experience of a multi billion dollar 20 year old company. Real earnings potential with backing of a sponsor. Tel: 01772 555619. CAFFMOS Contacts and friendships for men over sixty. The organisation for the more mature gentleman and his admirers. Write to: CAFFMOS, PO Box 2273, Hove. BN3 2GF. Or Phone 01273 220995 for information. Computer Headaches? For fast relief, contact PCMS. Troubleshooting, upgrades, PC setup, New PCs built to your requirements. E-mail: PCMS@pobox.com or Fax/Tel: Douglas, 0141-636 1510. WWW: http://www.pobox.com/users/pcms Contact Mag Contact Mag for adults: contains over 900 photos. Approval copy from: Matchmaker (K38), Chorley, PR7 4BS. Or ring: 01257 483335 (24 hours). Gay Erotica Explicit short stories, previously unpublished, for only ukp2 each. Variety of topics covered. All stories over 2000 words long, and totally uncensored. Send SAE for list and further details. Box SG27106. Golden Wheel Seeking discreet gay or bisexual new friends, male or female? Long standing service, all areas and worldwide. Send stamp for details to: (Sadie), The Golden Wheel, Liverpool. L15 3HT. Interior Design - Play Rooms Interior design can be affordable. Beautiful curtains, stunning rooms created to order. Huge selection of fabrics available. Play rooms also created to your specifications. Discretion assured. Call Douglas on 01670 503811. International Pen Friends Would you like to correspond with gay men all over the world? It is possible through INTERGAY, an international gay pen club. For info, write to: INTERGAY, Voorstraat 12-A, 4033 AD, Lienden, The Netherlands. Make The Most Of Your Garden This Year Personal touch landscape design and planting services - serving the entire central belt. Let me deliver a personal design solution to your garden from design to completion. All tasks considered and estimated for , first consultation offers free advice and no obligation. Call 07970 421153. Pen Friends Lesbian Gay and Bi Pen Friends, non profit service, Box numbers, Monthly listings, no outdated ad's, free voice mail, SAE PO Box 2000, Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire, England, BL6 7PG. Tel/Fax: 01204 667747 or E-mail lgb@clara.net WWW: http://www.angelfire.com/ga/lgb/index.html Videos Gay videos for sale. All of a very good standard. Send for a list today. Box SG27116. Worldwide Penfriends Regular lists. Make friends, exchange holidays, improve your languages. For general and music lovers' lists send ukp3: "The Penpal List", c/o 221B Merton Road, Southfields, London. SW18 5EE. *Back Rubs Black Male Escort Educated, discreet, expensive VWE escort - women welcome too. In or out calls. Tel: 07970 528229. Central Scotland Black Top, active Muscular VWE lad, six footer, 12.5 stones. 27, smooth with strong arms and thighs, offers a discreet and friendly back rub. In or out calls, Call Chris 07050 082461 or 0141-579 7273. Edinburgh Cuddly chubby gay man offers discreet personal service to genuine callers. ukp20. 0131-271 0481. Edinburgh - New Lad Mature, educated 21 year old male, offers discreet and friendly personal service to genuine callers. Professional rates. In or out. Call anytime. Thomas. 0131-558 3785. Escort - Kissogram - Massage The very best for entertainment. The ultimate in sexual fantasy. Private shows or parties: the choice is yours. 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Glasgow Joe Skin, horny, smooth, pierced, friendly. In/out - 7 days 24 hours. Good rates for an unhurried, relaxing service. Call me: 0403 480601. Glasgow Mike The best sensual/erotic back rub offered by attractive, slim, horny guy. Excellent value. New clients most welcome. Call 0141-889 1764 and ask for Mike. Mature European Versatile. Offers passive services only. Scotland. My place or your hotel. Also 4 European languages spoken. Well educated. For business or pleasure call Moss on 0790 1671834. 24 hours. West Glasgow For the ultimate in pleasure! Let your body talk the language we understand. For the extra bit in value. All races welcome. Value guaranteed. Call Ross or Tony 07931 613616. Our Prices Will Not Be Beaten! Our service is unmatched, satisfaction guaranteed. Discounts available. Call Mike or Chick on 0141-889 1764. Rub You Right Good looking, smooth faced, well hung lad gives fantastic back rubs. Into Lycra, Speedos, J/Straps and pouches. Brilliant prices. Call Jamie - 0403 237403. South Lanarkshire Blond slim horny guy, 5'9", all tastes, all races. On your own or with friend. In/out. Call Zander on 01698 333625. Massage For Men Great caring, relaxing, sensual pampering. One hour full body treatment ukp15. Jim. 0131-556 7199. *Where to Stay North East Scotland Farmhouse Retreat Bed & Breakfast Gay, non scene, rustic, remote, private, warm relaxed atmosphere. Enjoy that extra special break you really need. Treat yourself. Discretion assured service. Details and other information: Telephone 01261 851154. Rothes Glen Hotel Moray's premier country house hotel, in acres of grounds and glorious views towards the Grampian Mountains, is noted for warmth and friendly service. Six miles south of Elgin, midway between Inverness and Aberdeen. Contact Michael or Freddie, Rothes Glen Hotel, Rothes, Morayshire. AB38 7AQ. Telephone: 01340 831254. E-mail: 101516.1660@compuserve.com The Maltings Bed & Breakfast Small guest flat double room. Friendly Service. Homely atmosphere. Midway between Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen. Call Peter on 01674 674148 or mobile 0831 438999. USA One Bedroom Condo, Los Angeles, California available for vacation rental. Located in West Hollywood, Walking distance to clubs, restaurants, bars, gym. Fully furnished, all new and updated, linens, etc. $650 per week. If interested call Michael at 00 1 714-381-5855, or write to Michael Winston, 8577 Rugby Drive #202, West Hollywood, Ca 90069, or E-mail: LagunaGuy9@aol.com. *Spirituality Christian Gay Event "PARTNERS", a retreat/holiday for Christian lesbians and gays. A supportive event on the beautiful Welsh coast. June 5-10. Details: http://home.clara.net/loyola/ Tel: David: 0151-426 4137. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- VENUES ====== aberdeen ABERDEEN WOMEN'S CENTRE Shoe Lane, off Queen Street. Tel: (01224) 625010. Fax: 01224 625777. Tue-Thu 10am-2pm. Where the women hang out. Lesbian group meets Wed 8-10pm. CLUB 2000 62 Shiprow. Tel: (01224) 596999. 9pm-2am. Following the closure of Castro, now Aberdeen's only gay pub/club. Friendly, small and intimate. Entry charge Fri/Sat only. Free before 11pm and ukp2 after with no re-entry fee. dundee CHARLIE'S BAR 75 Seagate. Tel: (01382) 226840. Mon-Sat 11am-Midnight. Sun 12.30-11pm. Previously known as Deva's and, before that The Gauger, Dundee's longest established gay bar has recently changed hands and is much improved. LIBERTY NIGHTCLUB 124 Seagate. Tel: (01382) 200660. Wed-Sun 11pm-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. BAR XS St Andrew's Lane (behind Liberty Nightclub). Tel: (01382) 200660. Mon-Sat 8pm-Midnight. Sun 8-11pm. Cafe/bar for lgb clientele under the same successful management as Liberty to which it has its own entrance. edinburgh ATLANTIC BLUE The Dome, 14 George Street. Info Line: 0131-538 1598. First Sun of each month. 10.30pm-3am. The newest gay/gay-friendly club in Edinburgh for the kitsch and glamourous party people which will change its name every month in order to confuse people - it opens as Elegance. ukp3/ukp7. Craig Burger Queen is the DJ. ATOMIX 60 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-558 8174. Sat-Wed Noon-7pm. Thu-Fri Noon-8pm. Another world of gay shopping - gifts and toys for gay boyz and girlz. Formerly PJ's but now under new management. BLACK BO'S 57/61 Blackfriars Street. Tel: 0131-557 6136. Daily Noon-2pm (in the bar) 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. Mon-Fri 11am-11.30pm, Sat-Sun 9-12.30am. Food served until 10pm. 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 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 decidedly gay friendly. C.C. BLOOM'S 23 Greenside Place. Tel: 0131-556 9331. Mon-Sat 6pm-3am, Sun 3pm-3am. Karaoke on Thu and Sun. Male strippers Sun at 4.30pm. Disco every night from 10.30pm. THE CAULDRON 77 Clerk Street. Tel: 0131-622 7237. Mon-Sat Noon-1am. Sun 12.30pm-1am. Edinburgh's best kept secret. Real ale in a gay friendly atmosphere. Esoteric jukebox. "If you must go on the scene, why not have some beer first?" Frequented by members of Diverse Drinkers who meet there on the first Monday of the month from 8pm - WWW: http://www.antipope.org/feorag/drinkers/ CITY CAFE 19 Blair Street. Tel: 0131-220 0125. 11am-1am. 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-Sat 11am-1am, Sun 12.30pm-1am. Restaurant: Mon-Wed 11.30am-2.30pm and 6pm-10pm, Thu-Sat 11.30am-10pm, Sun 12.30pm-10pm. Gay owned, gay friendly and renowned for courtesy, comfort and good food. E-mail: robin@scifipub99.freeserve.co.uk WWW: http://www.scifipub99.freeserve.co.uk/ CLOUDS 16 Forth Street. Tel: 0131-550 3808 FAX: 0131-550 3807. A gay-owned, Edinburgh based Letting Agency offering a compre- hensive competitive service for Landlords/Owners for long-term short term property management. E-mail: cloudsacc@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. E-mail: edinburgh@cybersurf.co.uk WWW: http://www.cybersurf.co.uk/ DIVINE DIVA'S The Venue (Top Floor), 15 Calton Road. Tel: 0131-556 8997. Every fourth Fri - 9.30pm-3am. Women only one nighter with all proceeds going to Edinburgh Switchboard. DUST Studio 24, 24 Calton Road. Info Line: 07901 600242 (DJ Dave). Thu 11pm-3am. Edinburgh's unique Goth, Industrial, Metal and Punk DJ's at the DUST Gothic Nightclub. ukp2. Happy hour. All sexualities. WWW: http://members.xoom.com/dust_net EDINBURGH GAY ESCORTS Tel: 0131-558 1011. Provides escorts throughout Scotland. Walking tours of Edinburgh. Member of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association. E-mail: gayescorts@bmiln.demon.co.uk EDINBURGH LESBIAN GAY AND BISEXUAL CENTRE 58a and 60 Broughton Street. Houses Atomix, Nexus 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), Paddy (who isn't) or Steve (who is too cute to ask!). Toys galore, video rental too! Glamour shop upstairs. 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. IGNITION Studio 24, 24 Calton Road. Info Line: 07901 600242. First Fri of each month. 11pm-3am. A major INDUSTRIAL music dance night on the 2nd floor, an Indie-Rock night on the first floor. Drinks promotions. All sexualities. WWW: http://members.xoom.com/dust_net INTERNATIONAL BRIGHT YOUNG THING Studio 24, 24 Calton Road. Info Line: 07901 600242. Sun 11pm-3am. A place for young international holidaymakers, backpackers and hostellers on a budget to meet Edinburgh's beautiful people. International and alternative dance music. Drinks promotions. All sexualities. Entrance free. WWW: http://members.xoom.com/dust_net JOY Wilkie House, Cowgate. JOY Info Line: 0131-467 2551. 10.30pm-3am. Next date: 29th May. Joy, Scotland's most upfront gay club! ukp7 members/ukp9 non-members (reduced entry of ukp6/ukp7 before 11pm. E-mail: joy.scotland@virgin.net WWW: http://freespace.virgin.net/alanjoy.dj/joyhome.htm MASSAGE FOR HEALTH 58a/60 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-669 8039, 0131-478 1090 or 07970 921209. By appointment only. Therapeutic massage from qualified practitioners Anne and John. Concessions available. MINGIN' Studio 24, 24 Calton Road. Info Line: 0131-467 2551. 10.30pm-3am. Alan Joy's club Mingin' runs every fourth Sat featuring Alan Joy himself on the decks plus Brian Dempster. ukp5 entry. E-mail: its.mingin@virgin.net WWW: http://freespace.virgin.net/alanjoy.dj/mingin.htm THE MISSION Studio 24, 24 Calton Road. Info Line: 07901 600242. Every second Sat. Dates: 29th May, 12th and 26th June. Three Floors of Clubs for different people at the new MISSION alternative music nightclub. The original Rock, Gothic and Indie/dance clubs. (Burn, Earth Inferno and Mission Control.) ukp4/5. Happy Hour. All sexualities. WWW: http://members.xoom.com/dust_net NEW TOWN BAR 26B Dublin Street. Tel: 0131-538 7775. Mon-Sat Noon-1am. Sun 12.30pm-1am. Especially popular with Bears, but has wide clientele. Intense, the downstairs Disco is open Thu-Sun 10pm-1am. NEXUS CAFE-BAR 60 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-478 7069. 11am-11pm. The cafe at the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Centre. Friendly and increasingly busy. E-mail: nexus1cb@aol.com No EIGHTEEN 18 Albert Place. Tel: 0131-553 3222. Mon-Sat Noon-10pm, Sun 2-10pm. Long established sauna club for gay gentlemen! THE OLIVE GROVE 36 Broughton Street. Mon-Sat 10am-6pm. Eclectic little deli. Notably stocks an amazing range of seriously perverted chillies - remember to wash your hands! Part of the Blue Moon Cafe complex. THE OUTHOUSE Broughton Street Lane. Tel: 0131-557 6668. Daily Noon-1am. Gay friendly cafe bar in a small lane in the gay triangle. OUT OF THE BLUE 36 Broughton Street. (Downstairs at the Blue Moon Cafe). Tel: 0131-478 7048. Daily Noon-7pm. Gay and lesbian store selling books, mags, videos, toys, wearing apparel, etc. PERMISSION Pansexual fetish club currently in hibernation due to closure of their venue. Write: Permission, BM Boog, London WC1N 3XX. E-mail: permission@hedonism.demon.co.uk WWW: http://www.hedonism.demon.co.uk/permission PLANET OUT 6 Baxter's Place. Tel: 0131-524 0061. Mon-Thu 4pm-1am, Fri-Sun 12.30pm-1am. Food served: Mon-Thu 4pm-9pm, Fri-Sun 12.30pm-7pm. Formerly Route 66. Has been extensively refurbished. But there's still no real ale! SHEBANG Wilkie House, Cowgate. Tel: 0131-557 4656. Next dates: (Sat) 5th June, 3rd July. 11pm-3am. Mixed club with an all-woman DJ line up. THE STAG & TURRET 1-7 Montrose Terrace. Tel: 0131-478 7231. 11am-1am. Friendly and thriving gay boozer just round the corner from the Solas Centre. 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). Vegetarians and carnivores catered for. TACKNO Club Mercado, 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: 0131-557 4656. Sun 11pm-3am. Edinburgh's only weekly House dance club with DJs Fisher and Price, Martin Valentine and Stuart Barrie. Mixed. 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. TOWNHOUSE HEALTH CLUB 51-53 East Claremont Street. Tel: 0131-557 6430. Noon-11pm. Plush new healthclub. Usual facilities. E-mail: davidklan@bothysummerside.freeserve.co.uk VIVA MERCADO Club Mercado, 36-39 Market Street. Tel: 0131-226 4224. 2nd and 4th Sat of each month 11pm-4am. Mixed and crowded club night. WEB 13 13 Bread Street. Tel: 0131-229 8883. Mon-Fri 9am-10pm, Sat 9am-8pm, Sun 11am-8pm. Informal mixed cybercafe with homely and approachable staff. The largest cybercafe in Scotland with 19 terminals. Their regular happy hours provide (at ukp3.50 an hour) probably the cheapest web access in Scotland! E-mail: queries@web13.co.uk WWW: http://www.web13.co.uk/ falkirk DROOKIT DUCK 16 Grahams Road. Tel: (01324) 613644. Mon-Wed 11am-3pm and 6-11.30pm. Thu 11am-3pm and 5pm-Midnight. Fri-Sat 11am-12.30am. Sun 7pm-Midnight. Straight bar used by a few discrete local gays. Near to Grahamston station. galashiels GREEN'S DINER 4 Green Street. Tel: (01896) 757667. Tue 10am-5pm, Wed-Sat 10am-10pm. Relaxed Eurocafe style every opening day from 10am-5pm, Full Restaurant Service from 5pm (Booking essential 10 days in advance for weekends). Mixed. E-mail: Greensdiner@hotmail.com glasgow BENNETS DISCO 80-90, Glassford Street. Tel: 0141-552 5761. Tue-Sun 11pm-3am. Beautifully appointed busy club now on two floors. Frequent PAs. Tuesdays are straight. CCA Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street. Tel: 0141-332 0522. Temporarily relocating just down the road to the McLellan Galleries whilst their old building is being completely rebuilt to their requirements. E-mail: gen@cca-glasgow.com CAFFE LATTE 58 Virginia Street. Tel: 0141-553 2553. Mon-Sat 11am-Midnight, Sun Noon-Midnight. European style diner. Relaxed atmosphere. Wide selection of pastas, pizzas and sandwiches. CENTURION 19 Dixon Street. Tel: 0141-248 4485. Fax: 0141-400 1080. Sauna and Shop: Sun-Fri Noon-10pm, Sat Noon-Late (Allnighter). Reduced entry charge at weekends! All the usual facilities. CLONE ZONE 11 Dixon Street. Tel: 0141-248 2593. Mon-Wed 11am-7pm, Thu-Sat 11am-9pm, Sun 1-7pm. Clothes, videos, magazines, toys. In temporary accommodation at the GGLC due to a building mishap at their Virginia Street premises to which they hope to return shortly. E-mail: admin@clonezone.co.uk WWW: http://www.czone.demon.co.uk/ COURT BAR 69 Hutcheson Street. Tel: 0141-552 2463. Mon-Sat 8am-Midnight, Sun 12.30pm-Midnight. Intimate bar beside former Sheriff Court. Straight until mid-evening. DELMONICA'S BAR 68 Virginia Street. Tel: 0141-552 4803. Daily Noon-Midnight. Large pub - popular with the younger crowd. DUCK MONDAY Budda Bar, 142a St Vincent Street. Tel: 0141-221 5660. Mon 11pm-3am. ukp3 entry with flyer. Drinks Promos. Various DJs. FRUITFLY The Arches, Midland Street. Tel: 0141-221 9736. Third Sun of each month. 11pm-4am. New mixed club run by Taste from Edinburgh. GLC CAFE/BAR GGLC, 11 Dixon Street. Tel: 0141-400 1008. Daily 10am-10pm. Full breakfast always available. Home cooking. Friendly and busy! GLASGOW GAY & LESBIAN CENTRE (GGLC) 11 Dixon Street. Tel/FAX: 0141-221 7203. Daily 10am-10pm. Glasgow's community centre for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals. Caf‚. Clone Zone shop. Two large meeting rooms available for hire. GGLC Art Gallery. Getting better and better after recent changes in management. Increasingly busy and popular! Fully wheelchair accessible venue. E-mail: gglcpress@aol.com WWW: http://members.aol.com/gglcpress/ also see their Art Gallery: http://members.aol.com/gglcart/ 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 ukp2.50 per half hour. Food served all day. E-mail: tim@linkcafe.co.uk WWW: http://www.linkcafe.co.uk/ THE LANE 60 Robertson Street Lane (off Argyle Street). Tel: 0141-221 1802. Mon-Fri 1-10pm, Sat-Sun Noon-10pm. "Exotic Gay Men's Club" with sauna and private cabins. Look for the green light. 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. PENELOPE'S 18 Jamaica Street. Tel: 0141-400 1423. Mon-Tue 11pm-3am. Weekly club nights. DJ Greg. Regular PAs and drinks promos. Free entry on Mon. THE POLO LOUNGE 84 Wilson Street. Tel: 0141-553 1221. Mon-Thu Noon-1am, Fri-Sun Noon-3am. Upmarket bar with comfortable seating. WWW: http://www.pololounge.co.uk/ 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. Dress Code night on Fridays in the Blue Room. SILKS AND SECRETS 308 Argyle Street. Tel: 0141-572 1017. Mon-Sat 10am-5.45pm. Sun Noon-5pm. Clothes and toys catering for gay, transvestite and fetish tastes. Friendly understanding staff. Larger sizes stocked. TRADE The Arches, Midland Street. Tel: 0141-221 9736. 1st Sat of each month. 10.30pm-5am. The most famous club night in the UK with a host of big name DJs. Entry ukp10 in advance, ukp12 on door. TRON THEATRE CAFE BAR Chisholm Street. Tel: 0141-552 8587. Noon-Midnight. Friendly theatre bar. Mixed. E-mail: info@tron.co.uk WWW: http://www.tron.co.uk/ UNSCENE 13th Note Cafe, 50-60 King Street. Tel: 0141-553 1638. 1st and 3rd Wed. Doors open 8.30pm. Relaxed mixed club. Indie/whatever music policy. Guaranteed HiNRG-free zone. VICTORIA BAR 157-159 Bridgegait. Tel: 0141-552 6040. Daily 11am-Midnight. Basically straight, but justly popular with Glasgow's many Real Ale queens and dykes. VIOLATE PO Box 808, Glasgow. G71 7YN. Violate Club Line: 0890 1292 058 (60p per min at all times).BDSM and general pervery. Violate will be back monthly at the Cafee Royal, Edinburgh on Saturday 3rd July. Also coming up are Carol's Clothes Party on 29th May and the Summer BBQ on 17th July. Contact us for details of both. E-mail: update@violate.co.uk WWW: http://www.violate.co.uk/ THE WATERLOO 306 Argyle Street. Tel: 0141-229 5891. Mon-Sat Noon-Midnight. Sun 12.30pm-Midnight. Semper idem! Popular, crowded, down to earth gay drinking shop. Scotland's oldest gay bar - what more can we say? Busy, busy, busy! Awarded the Betty Hutton seal of approval. inverness NICO'S BAR/BISTRO Glen Mhor Hotel, Ness Bank. Tel: (01463) 234308. Wed and Fri 9-11pm. Smart relaxed bar popular with some local gays especially on Wednesday and Friday nights (9.15pm onwards). Mixed clientele. STATION HOTEL Station Square, Academy Street. Tel: (01463) 231926. Wed and Fri 9-11pm. Inverness's main gay friendly establishment. Smart hotel bar. Increasingly popular with Inverness gays who are tired of putting up with the antics of a certain homophobic establishment owner. stirling BARNTON BISTRO 3 1/2 Barnton Street. Tel: (01786) 461698. Mon-Thu 10.30am-Midnight, Fri-Sat 10.30am-1am, Sun Noon-Midnight. (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, May 1999. 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. Maps: (c) Collins 1998. Reproduced by permission of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Editorial: Tel: 0131-539 0666. Fax: 0131-539 2999. E-mail: scotsgay@drink.demon.co.uk. 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