SCOTSGAY MAGAZINE ================= ScotsGay is a monthly magazine for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals. Edited, printed and published in Scotland. Scotsgay 60/- Light - Issue 31a - January 2000 (ScotsGay 60/- Light is the version published in odd numbered months - it was previously called InsideOUT) ELECTRONIC EDITION ***Now available on the Web: http://www.scotsgay.co.uk/ How to Subscribe and Unsubscribe information is now at the END of the magazine. All Material Copyright (c) Pageprint Limited 2000. Permission is hereby given to distribute this material provided that this copyright notice is included and that distribution is specifically for non-profitmaking reasons. Distribution for profit must be done only with prior written consent of the magazine any deviation from this will be seen as an infringement of copyright. Hardcopies are limited to one per person for personal use only and such hard copies are subject to the same copyright restrictions as laid out above. The printed edition of ScotsGay is available by post at the following rates: 6 issue sub (UK & EC) 6ukp 6 issue sub (Overseas) 12ukp 12 issue sub (UK & EC) 12ukp 12 issue sub (Overseas) 24ukp Make Cheques and POs payable to 'Pageprint'or 'ScotsGay'and send them to: Subscriptions ScotsGay Magazine PO Box 666 Edinburgh Scotland EH7 5YW Inside this issue: Editorial Glasgow Edinburgh Nun Sense Scottish Media Monitor Aberdeen Moray Inverness ScotsGay Voice Boxes - The ScotsGay Meet Market Venues and Shops and Things... ----------------------------------------------------------------- EDITORIAL ========= Last month, I warned that the backlash was on its way. It has now arrived with a vengeance! Two good Christian men are at the forefront of the opposition to the repeal of Section 28 in Scotland. The first is Brian Souter, an adherent of some relatively small, obscure but, nonetheless, nasty brand of Protestantism. He's throwing his vast wealth behind a campaign to persuade the Scottish Parliament to keep Section 28. He's obviously a very moral and upstanding fellow when it comes to making sure that schoolkids aren't allowed to learn that homosexuality is as normal as having breakfast. It seems that he'd rather keep this information from them to protect them from naughty ideas but most of you know just what sort of hurt that can lead to. We really shouldn't be too surprised that this good Christian man's actions lead to hurting others. His Christian business practices include cut throat competition leading to the bankruptcy of many small bus operators, asset stripping, mass sackings of staff to keep down costs, and reduction of wages with changes to long established working practices. You can read all the details, if you can stomach them, in an excellent book called Stagecoach by Christian Wolmar. The second good Christian is Cardinal Thomas Winning - part of the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church - a body which is hardly new to being nasty to homosexuals. According to the Catholics, "homosexuality is an intrinsic moral disorder". Thanks a bunch! Bearing in mind the recent history of the Church of Rome, I'd rather take lessons in morality from Neil Hamilton or Fugger Al Fayed. Just how many children have been raped and/or beaten by the good Christian nuns and priests of that great Church? It's only really in the last decade that they've ceased their practice of covering up such serious wrong doing by Roman Catholic clergy - but that has come about only as a result of victims speaking out at who knows what cost to themselves. All, of course, is justified by faith. Maybe some of the Christians who support the repeal of Section 28 will speak to their imaginary friend (who, presumably, is the same one that Souter and Winning pray to) and see what he can do to correct their misguided bretheren. But, as Heather, our front page lass with the pointy hat, says, "My son has an imaginary friend called Jack. He's six and I'm sure in time he'll grow out of it. What excuse do Christians have?". For those of us in the real world, it's time to get our pens out and write to our MSPs urging support for the repeal of Section 28. If you don't know who your MSP is, phone the Scottish Parliament Information Service on 0131-348 5000. Or you can e-mail your views to ethicsbill@scotland.gov.uk Let's be honest, for most ScotsGay readers, our school days are long gone, we don't have (or want to have) children and this aspect of Section 28 won't affect us personally. But we owe it to lgbt youngsters to do something so that they won't have to go through school without relevant and truthful education about sex and sexuality. Too many of us know only too well what the silence did to our lives. Some of us are still recovering. Some never made it - those we know (or suspect) died at their own hands in that terrible loneliness which comes from being 'the only one like me'. But of course, many good Christians believe it would be better if their children were dead rather than gay. 'God' help the lgbt offspring of such as they! John Hein -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Glaschu/Glasgow =============== Arse Bandit with Attitude Right then, what did you think of Hogmanay? Biggest heap of over-hyped, over-priced load of shite or what? Certain venues hoped to rip us off even more than usual, but plenty of us told Bennets and The Poo "Fuck your overpriced club- We're not coming in!" Neither venue was anywhere near full, and both started to empty rapidly long before the intended closing time. It was an expensive night out for those who paid UKP20 to get into The Poo, thought it was shite, then forked out another UKP20 for Bennets and were equally disappointed. So few people were willing to pay the UKP10 that The Poo thought they could screw out of us on Xmas Eve, that they had to halve the entry charge, due to the lack of customers. Make no mistake - both clubs will be pissed off-they got their fingers well and truly burned, and we have the power to help them learn from their mistakes! Both The Waterloo and the GGLC sold out long before Hogmanay. I wanted to go to The Waterloo, but was having a bit of a crisis with my very own stalker. Billy (The Tinman) tells me that everyone had a great time. The buffet was wonderful. Fishpaw, Myrtle and Wendy kept everyone amused, and an impromptu cabaret was supplied by Rab the barman and Wendy, whose boxers still adorn the bar. I saw in the New Year at the GGLC. Entertainment was provided by Stu, with a PA by the Reverend K.Y. Jelly (who's currently stepping out with the lovely Jaye - wonder what the General Assembly will make of that!). I ended up snogging more lesbians than guys at midnight! The place stayed busy right up 'til chucking out time, and a lot of you have told me that next Hogmanay you'll be taking your custom to The Waterloo, GGLC or Austins as you're fed up of the annual "screw the punters" lark that certain places indulge in! Had a long chat with Robert Austin about his plans to bring back the live entertainment. The good news is that all the sound-proofing is now in place and, by the time you read this, the Tuesday Club will be back. It's going to start at 8:30, and Chris and Laura James will be doing sets throughout the evening. And if that's not enough for you, Robert hopes to start the Sunday entertainment again. This is going to be in the evenings, probably from 7pm onwards - no acts decided yet, so watch out for further details. And while we're on the subject of Austins, better give a pat on the back to their chef, as I've had a lot of you telling me how much you like the food, particularly the generous portion sizes! They're now serving food up to 8:30pm. Over at the GGLC, the entertainment has changed around a bit. Karaoke with Graham (Lola Lay-a-lot) is on Sunday nights, and the Friday Karaoke is still going strong with Francine, Betty B and Matron Ricky taking it in turns to MC. Big Greg ("it's not a fucking carpet, it's called a fleece and it's chic!") Campbell, will soon start Karaoke on Tuesdays. For those of you who don't know Greg, he's as loud as he is large, and isn't averse to a having a bit of fun with the audience (taking the piss mainly), so that should be another good larff. On Thursdays, George (you'll be wanting a bonus ball then?) Butler is doing his quizmistress bit and building up Thursday into another good night out. Other GGLC dates for your diary are BiGLes Disco on Sat 12th Feb, Rocky Horror night on 26th Feb and St Patricks Night on 17 Mar. Saturday 29th January sees ABBA - part 3! Yes, it's back, and will probably sell out just like the other 2 nights! As usual, dress up if you want to, and enjoy the decade that taste forgot! Pullmans Bar and the Punjab Express Restaurant in Coatbridge is worth a mention. Kally already has a large Gay and Lesbian clientele, but extends a warm welcome to all the locals in Coatbridge who are looking for a place to meet. The public bar is on the ground floor, and has a seperate area towards the fireplace, where the LGBT clientele meet. The restaurant is upstairs, with a similar area to the rear. Both are open 7 days a week from 11am til midnight. Kally has a no-bullshit attitude towards his clientele, so don't worry about any hassle from the natives! Everybody is welcome so long as they leave any prejudices at the door, and he's into martial arts, so the local troggies are hardly likely to argue! The bar has a D.J on Wed to Sun evenungs, with Karaoke on Thursday, and a quiz on Sunday night. Definitely worth a visit! Raymond tells me that his, basically straight, Freuds bar in Troon now caters for the LGBT community on Wednesday nights, and he would like to welcome all the local scene. If things go well, he'll extend his opening hours. Another straight pub currently looking to expand its Gay and Lesbian clientele is MacSorleys on Jamaica Street. I've spoken to manager James, who tells me that the venue has always had a strong LGBT following, and you'll all be welcome to come on in. Macsorleys, is Glasgow's second oldest pub, and has recently had a quarter million pound refurb to restore the traditional interior. Food is served from midday, there's Karaoke on Wednesdays with a UKP50 prize, and live music at weekends. The music is loud and rocking, so start growing yer hair now! I see Brian Souter, multimillionaire co-owner of Stagecoach group is backing a campaign to prevent the repeal of the iniquitous Section 28. No surprise that one of his spokesmen churned out the predictable quote " He is a committed Christian and a family man" O.K Brian, nothing wrong with being a Christian, but admitting to being a family man is a bit radical, given that 85 percent of the child abuse which concerns the Scottish School Board Association is perpetrated by so called "family men". Family values - don't we all just love them, unless you're the poor kid whose father has just slipped his hands under the duvet! A protest demo has been announced to support the repeal of Section 28. Meet at 6pm outside City Chambers on Monday 31st January. You are asked to dress up if you want (go on - get the drag out and reinforce all the negative stereotype images that the breeders already have of us) and the protest will be candlelit, so bring a candle. Heard a lot of you taking the piss about the Boyz Awards not giving anything noteworthy to The Poo. Ooh err! Bit of a domestic there! Or have they finally realised that the gilding has worn off to expose a venue where poor service, arrogance and rudeness are rife? How times have changed since The Poo could get away with disgraceful behaviour. The glitter and kudos are gone, all remaining prestige wiped away, and nothing left but the inexorable decline into mediocrity which this dive truly merits. I finally got hold of Brian from Liberty in Dundee to check on the progress of his move into the Glasgow scene. He hopes to be open in time for Pride on 24th June, but remains tight lipped about the site of his operation. He confirmed that the capacity of the club will be over 1000, comparable to Benetts, and there will also be 3 LGB feeder bars in the same complex. This new venture will have an enormous impact on current venues, and the less professionally run ones will have to drag themselves up to an acceptable standard, or close the doors forever. Ms Grumpy has also asked me to point out that his venture involves only himself and the breweries - there is no involvement with a Glasgow businessman as certain rumour-mongers would have you believe. I finally got through to check out the Townhouse sauna in Edinburgh! Brett and Martin asked me to give it my (professional?) opinion, so I had to do my duty didn't I? What can I say? Very plush! Also very clean. Had a wonderful time, although you'll have to guess what I got up to! And so we move on to the Pub and Club ratings for this month. The Waterloo got Best Pub award (37%), with Austins coming second (25%), and The Poo coming last(2%). Best Club Night went to Trade (45%), Best Club went to Bennets (92%) and Best Service went to The Waterloo (42%) with The Poo coming last (0%). I've added a new category-"Biggest Dump". Have fun-you vote for it and I'll print it! I ain't scared of telling it like it is! SNIPPETS The annual GBAWF Gay Ball will be held on Monday 27th Feb. Full details can be found on posters in the pubs and clubs. Already heard a lot of complaints about the UKP25 price-a lot of you have said you won't be going this year, so I hope it's not been priced out of the reach of too many. * Any chance of Bennets, The Poo or the Uni LGB society updating their websites this century? * Sadies is slowly sinking further. Waxys, Bar One and Costa have obviously had an adverse effect on the straight daytime food trade, but they seem to be doing little to retain the remaining LGB clientele. I'm not the first to wonder if Sadies will be the first casualty of 2000. Right then, time for me to bugger off to bed! The full, unedited version of this column, along with the latest gossip, can be found on my web site. Love, Goldilocks Website:- http://www.gay-glasgow.co.uk E-mail:- goldilocks@gay-glasgow.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dun Eideann/Edinburgh ===================== Already the year seems so old... so what's coming up on the gay scene in Edinburgh? In this month's round up we'll kick off with a couple of 'must attend' nights... ICONS, at Club Mercado on the 6th February, is the first big night of 2000. Alan, part promoter and part go-go dancer, is promising us an entertaining evening with "The Divas of the Millennium." A night packed with Whitney and Celine and the like - you know the score. ICONS made a very promising start in ninety-nine and is sure to become a firm favourite amongst the capital's gay and good this year. In March they have ICONS Under The Knife! featuring all the major plastic people in POP!! So expect Cher and Tina and some of the Jacksons! More on that next month... February's showstopper will be the sell-out Lesbian and Gay Switchboard Valentine Ball at the Assembly Rooms. To make sure that you're there on Saturday 12th February, get your ticket now - at the usual outlets. The Assembly Rooms are absolutely massive so although the night will be packed you'll have plenty of room to move. Also, the entertainment will be second to none if previous years are any thing to go by. For more on the Ball give Lothian Switchboard a ring on 0131-556 4049 any night between seven-thirty and ten. As busy as busy bees are the staff and customers of Planet Out, which remains as Edinburgh's premier gay bar in 2000. Some misogynist idiot male was complaining that the place attracts too many women, "Half the people in here are women!" he mussed. "Just like half the population of Scotland," I thought, and told him so. CC Blooms is just about still standing, as the punters survive the cold queues outside, waiting to enter. People have been complaining, but it has been pointed out that the place is much more pleasant and safe as a result of the new queuing system, and that you have to wait at many clubbing venues across the city. CC's Management has got it right on this one I feel... Cafe Habana seems to be picking up a bit after months and months of people slagging it. (The cafe that is, not just people slagging it generally, that would of course make no sense.) A little birdie tells me that changes for the better are under way, especially in the food department. You'll read more about this and other gay eateries next month... If you haven't been outside the gay triangle for a while then maybe you should. Distinctly queer is the straight bar (Straight? Snigger!-bisexual typesetter) near the Odeon Cinema on South Clerk Street called The Cauldron. Wear black. Also in the area on Buccleauch Street is the Meadow (or Moo) Bar, which features a very tasty range of bar staff in a relaxed easy going atmosphere. Live DJs noise the place out late most evenings. The final straight plug must go to The Peartree, which is just up the road from The Moo. Avoid the karaoke on Thursdays and chat to the students about enlightened attitudes to sexuality. The bar staff are all great too, except for one with short black hair who's a complete... Lots of Love, Martin Walker. mgwuk@hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Nun Sense ========= Sweethearts! It seems our cheap reputation has reached the hallowed cloisters of ScotsGay Towers and we've been given our very own column. I suppose we could tell you all about Sister Athletica de la Bain's recent trip to San Francisco,where she picked up a few interesting things! Fotunately, none of these were the STDs discussed in a leaflet published by the San Francisco Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. I'm sure you're all fed up of us nagging you about HIV and AIDS, and thrusting condoms under your nose so, for a change, we'll discuss some of the other unpleasant and preventable bugs which can be caught via sexual activity. The 'Bug of the Month' feature will be based on information the San Francisco leaflet. Every ScotsGay 80/- Heavy lists health-related organisations where you can find out about your local clinics and get further information. But for now, and still ripping off the Californians, we have to warn you about the deadliest STD of them all-guilt. It hides in the deepest, darkest places in our hearts and minds. We often don't even know we have it. Symptoms include feeling bad after a trip to the bars, baths, bushes, cottages, or waking in someone else's bed. Low self esteem, excessive drug use, being mean and/or judgemental to friends, family, co-workers or total strangers. Symptoms appear from 2 to 3 years of age and in many cases persist throughout life. If untreated it can result in lost of ability to be happy; loss of spontaneity; lots of therapy; loss of love; Random Acts of Meanness; impotence; sexual dysfunction; epidemics of sexually transmitted diseases. You get it from someone else's Family Values, religious schools, 3 or more hours of TV a day, AOL, letting someone else decide what is good for you and politicians. Cures inlude respecting and loving yourself, random acts of kindness, your own family values, a good giggle and lightening up. Order of Perpetual Indulgence Important Notice A meeting of the sisters has been arranged to discuss the present and to plan for the future. All sisters, past and present, are invited to attend. The meeting will be held on February 11th at 9pm in the Meeting Room, LGB Centre, Broughton Street, Edinburgh. For details, ring Sister Bobby on 01343-542928 bug of the month: crabs Symptoms: insane itching in hairy body areas, tiny red spots in underwear. Occasionally see the insects. Appear: when eggs hatch in 7 to 21 days or sooner if you have a live crab. Exposure: through body contact or contact with infected linen or clothing. Untreated: Crabs grow as large as human beings and are considered to be dependents by the Inland Revenue. Cure: Various lotions. Wash all clothes and linens. 'Bug of the Month' is ripped off from Play Fair, written by Sister Dana van Iquity and published by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Inc. in San Francisco. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Scottish Media Monitor ====================== Garry Otton catches the media with its tongue up the Church's arse! I wanna head-count! I want the media in those churches and counting heads NOW! And when they've finished totting up exactly how many wrinkled arses on seats. I want them to justify the use of quotes from assorted church fuckwits who are supposed to speak for everybody each time some serious sexual issue is raised in the press! Take the UKP600,000 sex education project currently being researched in Tayside and the Lothians. Alongside quotes from the project's principal investigator at the Medical Research Council's social and public health sciences unit based at Glasgow University, The Scotsman stuck the Catholic Church's 'Sexfinder General' Monsignor Tom Connolly who blasted: "Telling young people about using condoms and safe sex is wrong, wrong, wrong..." The Daily Record labelled Phace West, Glasgow's gay men's health project, a "group who push gay sex messages to children as young as 12..." despite support from both academics and professionals. The Daily Record were forced to remind readers of the "outrage" Phace West "caused" by "handing out free condoms to gay men at Strathclyde Park, a well-known area for gay pick-ups." (Phace West is committed to preventing the spread of HIV amongst married and closeted Daily Record readers). Its readers were further misled by promises of "graphic pornographic images and lurid descriptions of gay sex" on the Phace West web site. To 'balance' the story they produced Colin Hart from a more controversial source: The extreme right wing Christian Institute, dedicated to brainwashing the foolish and feeble-minded. Then Mrs Anne Allen from the Kirk's Board of Social (Ir)Responsibility who set off the alarm and declared money "for health education and HIV and AIDS prevention is being diverted into promotion of sexual activity." The Daily Record is wrapping a complex issue in religious propaganda. This tabloid needs a new look, a new editor and a new direction if it is to survive into the new millennium. I was in the Netherlands over Christmas and talked to a gay group about the Scottish media. I took the Daily Record's old brigadier- (Boys' Brigade. "Nothing nancy-boy there...") - Tom Brown with me. (Not literally of course. Although it might have done him good)! I nearly had a riot on my hands! "We are sick of you! Fuck off! We don't want Scotland in Europe!" Cried one Dutchman. They were told about the struggle to repeal Section 28 and the comments of the Daily Record's "VOICE OF AUTHORITY," flying in the face of the best sexual, social and psychological research we have. Brown used his column to filibuster and promote an evil agenda: Kicking-off by cold-bloodedly recommending our segregation. "Who are the first people you would want to help? Children? The shivering old folk? Poor families? The homeless? Homosexuals? How did they get priority...? How come an insidious minority with a perverse agenda commands the attention of a new minister...? We were not told about a hidden policy to expose our children to harmful propaganda." The Daily Record printed a reader's letter congratulating him. His fascist rant was never likely to be properly challenged in the Daily Record and he knew it! There "is no reason to expose schoolchildren to corrupting smut like the teaching aid Beyond a Phase, which aims to 'challenge heterosexism and homophobia' in schools. It pursues the familiar homosexual tactic of rubbishing heterosexism and repeats the lie that those how oppose homosexuality are 'homophobic'- and their 'hatred' is a disguise for their own homosexuality. How is that supposed to make young people feel about their heterosexual parents?" But don't you know about the research undertaken in Italy and the States that has revealed just that? And I'm sure you're aware, Pop- despite the media's best efforts to hide it- that The Herald's columnist John Macleod- once as homophobic as you - has just been 'outed.' "Being normal is natural," Brigadier Brown asserted before finally ejaculating into the face of reason. Believing the repeal of Section 28 was turning "acceptance into flaunting. Homosexuals cannot accept the unhappy status their way of life forces on them. They want the impossible- everything that comes with a normal, natural family relationship." Which is why Tom Brown could never be a happy homosexual. The Daily Record's treatment of gays is no better than its treatment of Jews exactly one hundred years ago when they were applauding the Catholic Church's involvement in anti-Jewish sentiment. Let's be on our guard against fascism in the 21st century! The Church will go to any lengths to prevent the repeal of Section 28. From press releases issued by the church hierarchy to the damning indictments, (wrapped in the padded diapers of moral concern) of old biddies in harl-spattered semis in the north. In the Lochaber News, Andrew Holmes of the Highland Christian Schools Trust found "homosexual youth workers... appointed to promote homosexuality and help young people to 'come out.' In some cases the aim is to work with children as young as nine..." A slap on the back from the church for that one, Andrew! And what did he think about kids being picked on? Being called 'gay' or 'lezzie?' "...This constitutes childish cruelty in the same way that children use other derogatory terms to insult one another. It does not constitute homophobic bullying." Oh well, if you're so comfortable with that Andrew, you won't mind the teacher explaining what these terms really mean in the classroom, will you? His argument soon deteriorated into the completely barking: "Liberal legislation is making our nation a place of darkness..." Good job there's not a full moon every day! But for R S Stephen from Cairnbulg, the dispensary was shut: His only visitor, the Fraserburgh Herald. Reader Wayne wanted to share with us Mr Stephen's latest rant and promptly despatched this cutting to the Scottish Media Monitor. "The Bible calls sodomy an 'abomination.' Leviticus 20.13... The Scots Parliament has voted to have prayers to Satan and demons 91 for, 7 against and 13 abstentions on the 9.9.99 and is now legislating Sodomy as a wonderful thing... 9.9.99 is 6666 upside down as Satanists always do things and 91 = 7 x 13 and that's the devil's number to perfection (7). I mentioned that in a letter to the (Fraserburgh) Herald a few weeks ago and on my way to deliver it I picked up a bill and was astonished to find it was for UKP91...! One Tory MSP commented this is 'astonishing and rather chilling.' God now will deal with the Parliament and the nation as He did Sodom with nuclear fire... Have a nice day, albeit a chilling one." NURSE! The screens...! Old Mother (Joan) Burnie was at it again, mixing up her poisonous tincture of advice to a married man who "did all the guy things..." before he met a guy in the States and found out what he'd been missing all these years. "What do you want me to say?" The old crone snapped. "Give you permission to do the dirty on your wife and kids and to swan off into the moonlight with lover boy?" No apologies for all the heterosexist crap the Daily Record had been ramming down his throat all these years! I'm surprised her 'advice' wasn't enough to send him toppling over the Forth suspension bridge in paroxysms of guilt. "...What you don't do is to ditch everything on the strength of a couple of nights of illicit sex." And if that wasn't enough to make him feel thoroughly wretched... "I hope you used protection. If you didn't and are sleeping with your wife, you are guilty of criminal negligence and before you do one other thing, get yourself tested for all the STDs." No telephone number for groups sucking thousands of pounds of taxpayer's money. Just two words of advice: "Get counselling." The Scottish News of the World has already expressed its disgust at what some of us get up to on gay beaches. But not ashamed of double standards, the tabloid printed an "amazing confession" of a "horny pair" revealing "every steamy detail" of "leggy Lorna Gordon and hunky Liam Sullivan" taking a swim. "...Naked below the waist and making love in the water." The paper revealed that "having sex outdoors is a massive turn on for randy Scots." After discovering, in their sex survey, that readers liked a "red-hot catalogue of thrills, frolics and fantasies..." the Scottish News of the World expressed the results in the language of restraint: "Torried... Shocking and worrying" and begged their readers to help them "expose Scotland's seedy sex industry." Scottish News of the World reporters visited a sauna and saw a "blonde... wearing a figure-hugging gown with high heels- but when she bent over it was clear she had NOTHING on underneath." After one of the reporters was offered sex "...Our man showed the red card to this filthy come-on, then made his excuses and left." Home to mammy for his tea. Awww! E-mail: garryotton@bigfoot.com For a catalogue of media homophobia in Scotland and that letter the press has kept from the public: To Cardinal Winning, with love from Peter Tatchell. Read it on the SCOTTISH MEDIA MONITOR web site! http://www.bigfoot.com/~scotmedia Copyright Garry Otton 2000 Cut It Out * Teacher, Martin Flynn from Milton Street, Motherwell wrote to the (Times Educational Supplement) TES Scotland to say: "Many teachers view the practice of homosexuality as a complete abomination. Many parents and pupils are aghast at the thought of discussing such a disorder... Parents and pupils are sick to the back teeth of liberal minded people foisting their morality on to them... As a parent and teacher I stand beside Thomas Winning's view of things. Lord Jesus, give me the courage to continue." Is this what we are teaching our teachers? * Over the repeal of Section 28, TES Scotland (The Times Educational Supplement's) editorial advised "none of the opponents is of course directly homophobic. Even Cardinal Thomas Winning, who set the hare running in a newspaper article, referred only to the 'disorder' of homosexuality." Only? * Gerald Cunningham in Aberdeen's Press & Journal over the film Dogma: "No one would be allowed to insult and mock homosexuals and lesbians in the way we Catholics are so mocked and insulted in this film. Political correctness is the order of the day." * In school role play, the Scottish School Boards Association's Mrs Hill in The Scotsman had no problem with children playing the part of a prostitute, but was "absolutely appalled" they might be forced to play "a black lesbian gay in a wheelchair" or "a bisexual granny." * The Daily Record: "Hugh was just 14-year-old when he met Beggs in the sauna at the Galleon Centre in Kilmarnock- a favourite haunt for the town's gay community." And "neighbours said Beggs regularly went to the gay haunt (Bennets) and was often seen returning with young men." Are we ghosts? Obviously, 'cos when the Daily Record recognised an alleged gay killer who used the Internet to pick up guys was on the loose, this is where they aimed the warning: "Some of the romance chat rooms turn out to be highly explicit... And women need to be especially careful. A female log-in name is likely to attract more attention, some of it inevitably unwelcome, than a male one." * In a letter to the editor of Glasgow's Evening Times, (a paper opposed to the repeal of Section 28), Mrs A. M. H. "a happy, fulfilled mother and grandmother" told readers, being gay leads "our children... more often than not to a sad, unfulfilled life (and increased dangers of AIDS)." Anyone know if she has shares in Gillette? * The Scottish Daily Mail's militant Gerald Warner on his idea for proposed youth camps, reasserting "the values of integrity, heroism and all-round manhood... The proposed training would be compulsory..." and run by "servicemen... At age 15, all boys would attend a three-week camp with no girls attending, to undergo exercises in hardship, discomfort and solitude..." And for the gals? "...Self-respect, self-reliance, and homemaking skills (regardless of the screams of establishment feminists who eat out in expensive restaurants), financial management and many other useful preparations for careers and marriage." They'll love you for that! I can just hear them giggling together, sealing the tops on their jars of chutney! * ------------------------------------------------------------------- Obar Dheadhain/Aberdeen ======================= Happy New Year! Well, here's hoping, anyway. Wow, I finally feel as if I've got my breath back after what seems like a never ending cycle of getting extremely drunk, falling asleep (or passing out, whichever came first), being extremely hang over for at least twelve hours ad infinitum...So, what did everyone get up to then? I decided to do something aside from the usual pubbing and clubbing this time round. Indeed I saw the new year in at Golden Square of all places! Well, enough of the pleasantries. Santa was particularly good to me this year in that I now have a brand new soap-box! And I'm gonna use it too. What on earth was going on with the fiver entry fee to Club 2000... on the second of January? Is this to make up for missing out on our lovely pink pounds on Hogmanay? If so, pretty poor show, folks! I was pretty miffed, and a few others I've met since then said that they were pretty disgusted. It's a shame, really, when many people would have already had quite a dent in their wallets. Not providing a good service, at all really. Don't stop to take in a breath yet, I haven't finished. It has come to my attention that certain people are finding it amusing to point the finger at various individuals, tell a load of crap to the door staff which then results in the poor unsuspecting punter getting thrown out of Club 2k. This happened to two of my friends over the festive period. I realise that certain complaints have to be acted upon by the door staff, but when the only evidence is a pack of lies from some bitchy little queen, it's a little unfair to say the least. I recently attended a meeting between Grampian Police and "interested parties", which was set up to address policing for the LGBT community. After an initial reluctance for anyone to speak out at the beginning, it became clear that there were quite a few issues that needed to be addressed in order that relations between the queer community and the police could be improved. This was the first "public" meeting, but it has set the ball rolling for further communication, which can't be a bad thing, really. Right, new venue folks. Rabbie's Bar has been changed somewhat of late, although I haven't yet been in. It's gone all mixed apparently. There's a DJ from Thursday to Sunday nights from 8pm, and what's more, the drinks prices are staying at UKP1.40 per pint and UKP1.05 a nip. We've almost got our own wee pink triangle here in Aberdeen! And now the headlines: Club 2000 has revised opening hours: 10pm instead of 9pm. New door charges too: Fri/Sat UKP1 before 11pm, UKP2.50 afterwards * City Bar News: The Bears Club are picnicking at the City Bar on Friday 4th February. Apparently it's the first meeting for the North East of Scotland. * A football club has been started up for "partaking of alcohol and viewing of men in shorts, or for the ladies, the game itself!" * Website being set up: http://www.citybar.co.uk/ * C4 Website to include CB details, along with Bass's other gay outlets * Happy Hour (hooray!), Mondays 8 'til close. Selected drinks, check at bar * Monkey Bar: beware homophobic bouncers. I could sit here for much longer and spout forth with great volumes of gibberish, but I'm probably running out of space on the page by now. So in the meantime, Cheerio. Gus gus@drink.demon.co.uk -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Moireibh/Moray ============== What with all the excitement going on in Emerdale at the moment - Gavin, you made my year! - it's a struggle to sit down and get on with writing this column in the evenings! But I have to all the same... So what's new this time? Well very little unfortunately! Everyone seems to have been doing their own thing over the festive season and only bumping into each other on the odd occasion. Hogmanay was spent by some in the town's pubs and clubs many of which stayed open late (or early depending on how you look at it) serving into the small hours. Tickets were sold out for Joannas within a few days for Christmas Eve, Christmas day and Hogmanay though this did nothing to discourage people bravely queueing up outside in the hope of getting out of the Morayshire gales and into the fun and games. Hogmanay night started long before the 'River of Fire' failed to light, with the usual gathering in Downtown USA of a few of The Clan including our Plumm who was joyfully heading towards the New Year with a new man, and David who was telling me that he was modelling his head of hair in its natural grey colour for the occasion. I meanwhile was getting very merry on too many spicey-and-cokes and vaguely remember buying several of the bar staff drinks which is very un-like me! There was a major lack of Steps being played so Libby, the DJess, was hounded for a couple of tracks to keep us (OK, me) happy. At about 11pm we made our way into Joannas, clutching our valuable tickets. It was just beginning to fill up ready for the midnight hour but there was still loads of folk outside queueing to get in. The actual build-up to 12 o'clock was a bit lost and came and went like most other saturday nights which was quite dull. Still we were determined to enjoy ourselves and partied onto 3am. Not content with finishing there, there was a party at Charlie's involving as much mess as possible. Just how many party poppers does it take to cover every inch of the livingroom? Once the balloons had all expired it was time to whip out the vibrating pets. The unfortunate bee and sheep were destined to spend most of the New Year in various peoples underwear, not a new idea for many of the Moray crowd who end up at Charlie's pad but kept us entertained for a while. It was only going to be a matter of time before the Twister was un-leashed and it wasn't difficult finding willing players for that game, either! The celebrations carried on beyond 7 in the morning before one-by-one the revellers dropped asleep. Oh did I mention about a strange pair of shiny gold undies doing the rounds, or a unique game of pass-the-kilt? No? Probably a good thing... Onto the latest news, I was speaking to the folks in the Giles Cafe Bar who tell me that due to impracticalities (good word!) they have had to cease the Wednesday meetings but all is not lost as these are now being held in the Park House Hotel in South Street (just up from Louigi's chippie), again, on the second and fourth Wednesday each month. Well that's about it for another month. Not much to report but I did ask for all the news from various corners of our Moray world but no-one had much to report! Everyone's too busy enjoying themselves elsewhere...like Dublin for example...fab! Right, don't forget 'Queer as folk' starts its re-run again soon in readyness for the 2 hour special that will tie-up all the loose ends left at the end of the series, but then we've all got it on video anyway, haven't we?! Take care and make the most of every minute! Dr Kenniff --------------------------------------------------------------------- Inbhir Nis/Inverness ==================== Happy 2000!!!! Well, from what I can remember of it, it was, anyway! No bugs of the Y2K kind ruined the party, although we thought for a while that the infamous 'Gay Bitch Project' would have to be renamed the 'Gay Itch Project', but the less said about that, the better...! Filming has been completed and the video was premiered to a selective audience at Reach Out Highland's Xmas party (tell you more about that later!) I'm afraid that the video won't be made available for general release, but will remain firmly shut away in my top drawer next to...well, we won't mention what. Somehow, I don't think the humour would be to everyone's taste even though certain people who have seen it five times still wet themselves at the sight of yours truly in 3-inch thick spectacles peeing behind a tree and falling semi-conscious into the River Ness. But I really must give thanks to Ronald's artistic ability (and yeh, okay, you looked alright in that bobble hat), Francis' well-co-ordinated handling of the equipment, the neighbours for not calling the police, Tracey for the camcorder, Barry and his beard, Nikki's hedgehog and the Orgasmic Bush. And you thought Inverness was quiet? Still, I'm not sure the Gay Bitch will go down quite as well as 'Bi-tanic' - our next project. And no to all the gay men who wanted 'Deep-er Impact' or 'Lord of the Rims'. We have to draw the line somewhere, people! But perhaps after an eventful night at a friend's place, when a certain fire-fighter turned the heat up by appearing in her uniform, we should consider producing a version of 'Fire Walk With Me', cause from where I was sitting, it certainly gave rise to Twin Peaks! You can aim your hose and wet my burning bush anytime, babe!! So...the Christmas Party! That went down well...among other things...apparently it got much more interesting into the wee small hours of the morning, but I promised those involved I wouldn't breathe a word. Fancy a crisp, Ronald? Unfortunately I missed the naked desk-top dancing, so we'll have to have a replay at some point...preferably when the battery in my camera isn't dead. New year was fantastic - most people were seen in Sleepers (which has since been renamed 'Slappers') in a state of drunken demise until 4 in the morning. Sorry, but I can't remember much about it after my tights came off in the toilets (Look, I had a hole, okay??! And everyone was poking it and making it run!) And thank you, Gordon, for the present. I don't quite know what I'll do with a plastic expanding willy, but it's the thought that counts. The Highland Lesbian Group had a Christmas outing to Inverness Rollerbowl - probably the only time you're likely to see them putting their fingers into a bunch of balls! On a more serious note, the next conference for the 'Scottish Network for Lesbian Strength' is to be held in Inverness on April 1st (no joke) and a women's disco is being held on the night to mark the occasion - phone the group between 10am and 10pm to find out more details about the event and the group in general. The next support night for the Gay Youth Group is February 2nd - the first Wednesday of the month - phone Reach Out Highland (01463 711585) for more info. It's okay - most of us don't bite - well, not unless you ask! The anti-homophobic bullying video has now been filmed, is presently being edited, and is to be shown to a select audience early Spring. Contrary to what one 'certain individual' declared in the Highland News, it has nothing to do with Inverness College and is not an Inverness college project. The Gay Youth Group facilitated the project with support from Reach Out Highland, and the 'certain individual' concerned had no right discussing the project with the local press without first collaborating with the group. Okay, knuckle-rapping session out of the way, but the point had to be made. You know who you are. That's why I'm called Nessie-lessie...cause I've got the hump. Well, there are other reasons, but that's another story. On the subject of the video, though, the Youth Group would like to thank Reach Out Highland, and especially Jacqui Brown, for their enthusiasm, patience and general level of support in helping us to get this project underway - thanks to everyone who helped in its production. I'm signing off, now, because I have to go and buy fish and play with my new camcorder - I never realised how useful a zoom lens could be... Take care, have fun, be happy. 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Friendship and fun guaranteed. Box SG31155. Do You Seek Real Friendship? This Edinburgh gay guy does. I am early 40's, slim, good body, 5'6", brown hair, blue eyes. Likes music, films, pubs/clubs, nights-in. Seeks similar guy 30-45 for fun/friendship. Possible 1-2-1. Box SG31156. Aberdeen Hi I'm a 28 year old looking for someone 20-30 for fun nights in and out. Hopefully leading to 1-2-1 relationship. Box SG31157. Step We Gaily On We Go Two Edinburgh guys looking for others to go on local and country walks at weekends. Also enjoy swimming, running, tennis, theatre, films. Photo and contact number appreciated. Box SG31158. New Beginning 32, artist returned to Edinburgh after time away - looking for someone who stays for breakfast. Box SG31159. Muscle Man Wanted for strict training by 40's whip-master, straight acting and looking. Powerlifters, bodybuilders and rugby players preferred. Photo please. Box SG31160. Seeking Orientals Edinburgh based gay guy, 34, seeks younger slim and smooth oriental guy for fun and hopefully 1-2-1. I'm genuine, friendly, slim, hirsute and 5'11". Can travel/accommodate. Box SG31161. Edinburgh VGL, SA/SL, Nsc, 26, 6', dark, fit, sexy, hungry for heat, passion, excitement and love, needs same 20-35 (fit), sane, VSA, GSOH, assertive, reliable, romantic. ALA. Box SG31162. Highland Guy Seeks Friends Active mid 50's seeks passive friends for occasional meet Ross-shire, Sutherland or Caithness - age 20-40. Can travel, accommodate. Box SG31163. 30 Year Old Looking For Older I'm 30 heavy and tall. I'm looking for someone older who just wants someone to have fun with and maybe develop into a 1-2-1. No time wasters please. Box SG31164. Aberdeen 22 year old guy, 6ft, medium build, non-scene, inexperienced, WLTM similar guy for fun, friendship and maybe more. ALA. Box SG31165. Free And Single Chubby, bubbly, 46 year old, Falkirk based, is looking for a nice, sincere friendship and love with any nice guy. Please write. Box SG31166. We Have All The Time In The World Derek: we both got a bit confused. I'd like to see you again, as I know we could be good friends. Give me a call and we can talk. Regards, Robbie. Box SG31167. Soul Mate Needed I'm Ray, 25, QGL, GSOH, gay, recently out, SA/SL, ponytailed, 6'6". Enjoy music, reading and O Grades. You, 23-35, GSOH. Prefer Edinburgh area. I've never had a boyfriend as yet. Box SG31168. Want To Try Glasgow Leather? You, 18-35 looking for safe way to try leather/rubber but don't know how. Me, experienced, dominant 40's with the gear. Give me a chance to show you the ropes. Box SG31170. Blairgowrie - Perthshire - Edinburgh Young 40 year old guy seeks younger for discreet pleasure. Smooth slim guys very welcome. Interest in underwear a bonus. Beginners, straight or bi please get in touch. Box SG31171. Genuine Lanarkshire Guy Slim 31 5'7" seeks similar guy 30-50 yrs for friendship, love, trust and allow my sock fun fetish - at least I'm being honest about it. ALA. Box SG31172. Glasgow Area - Anywhere In Scotland Me 6'2", rugby type, S/A, S/L, male, seeks young 18/27 non scene slim to medium build. If you fit the bill please reply, discretion assured. No time wasters. Photo please. Box SG31173. Angelic Deviant (Wings Included) Barely 18, tall skinny art student, slightly goth angel. Horny hair-dye fiend. Placebo fan. WLTM young fun loving devil for heavenly fun and wicked frolics. Glasgow area. ALA. Photo? Box SG31174. Edinburgh Friendly guy, 40, seeks no strings fun with 18-22 year old. Can accommodate or prepared to travel. Photo and frank letter please. Box SG31175. Stirling Discreet fun offered to undergraduates by mature guy. I have a flat near to the Uni and you can pop in for a few hours during the day between lectures or stay the night as you wish. Box SG31176. ***Bisexual Edinburgh - Glasgow - Anywhere Considerate first time safe experience offered to young, smooth, bi or bi-curious guy by older, experienced, versatile and considerate man. Can accommodate or will travel. Daytime, evening or overnight. Photo appreciated but not essential. Total discretion assured. Box SG31103. Daytime Fun Offered to bi or bi-curious student types looking to experiment with older guy (in late forties) in seclusion of self contained flat. I have both gay and straight porn. Box SG31104. 35 Year Old Looking For 1-2-1 Living outside. Own flat and car. Ordinary guy wants to share life with guy who wants me as me - nobody else. Pierced nipple, does not mean into rough sex, not the case. Looking for partner to share the good times and the bad. Love the odd 3some or more, so open partnership would work if you care for and luv me. Box SG31111. The Complete Package Do you have what it takes? Do you enjoy probing your inner desires and making them reality? Well... Australian/European dom female, sensual yet wild and experimental, seeks 24-38 yo sub/dom bi-male for friendship/relationship. Let's start off slow and see where it leads to. A picture would be beneficial. Box SG31169. ***Straight Stirling - Edinburgh Straight guy, 30, hard working and happy with life. WLTM straight or bi female, must have a sense of humour! ALAWP. Box SG31102. ***Friends Abroad Australia GAM (Aus) seeking e/penpals. My name is Wai from Melbourne, Australia. I'm a computer prof and would like to form friendships with GWM in UK. I'm sincere with GSO(dry)humour. Write: Wai-man Lam, 197 Cashmere Street, Ascot Vale, Victoria, 3032, Australia. E-mail: slimswimmer@hotmail.com India Looking for a good companion all around the universe. I'm 20 fair, black hair and eyes. Write: N Raj, 33 Susja Sertry Street, Cennai, India. E-mail:raj_n10@yahoo.com Italy Hello there! I'm 33, Italian. Write: Enrico Martina, Via XX Settembre 4, 00187 - Rome, Italy. E-mail: ItaBoy@usa.net USA I'm 35. I need lots of Gay Scottish penpals to E-mail and type me letters, etc. I'm 5'8", 151lbs, hazel blue eyes, dark brown hair, with body and facial hair. If you want to correspond with me, please reply to my ad. OK. Good luck. I'll tell you more if you reply. Write: Myles Kroll, 1133 Railroad Ave. #310, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA. E-mail: myles35@earthlink.net ***Looking For David Wingrove Can you help me find my friend and college mate David Wingrove. Rumour has it that he was last seen living in Edinburgh and working for a magazine called Gay Scotland, which I see has since folded. Is there any possibility that anybody knows where David is or how to find him? Alternatively, could you let David know that I am looking for him and give him my E-mail address, and also tell him that my "snail mail" address in New York is still the same, and is still his home in New York whenever he would like, and could you, if any of you perchance sees him, give him my love and best wishes? E-mail: JulianLowenfeld@att.net Suited Angel Get In Touch!!! You - Angel lookalike in grey suit/black coat who swooped into BORDERS, Glasgow, at lunchtime 7/1/00, and bought a Robbie Williams Calender. Me - cute guy with jaw-dropping to the floor hoping that you would come over and slay me!! Box SG31131. Tom Of Jenners Foodhall You worked with me as above. Temp in Nov-Dec 1991. You were gay/bi. Me closeted. Never told you I was gay. Loved you then - still do. Also gay were Dean and Derek. Box SG31141. ***Wanted Adidas Sambas Wanted Hi Guy's, I am looking for an old pair of Adidas Sambas size 9UK or above. If you can help, please contact me. Thanks. Any used condition will be accepted and I offer CASH to buy them. I don't want the new style as they have changed a little and I don't like them, OLD style only please. E-mail: martynw@hotmail.com or write: Box SG31113. ***Jobs Offered Employment at the Townhouse Full time position with generous retainer plus additional income. Position involves general reception work - meet and greet - plus helping to keep the sauna tidy during peak times. Also, in addition to the retainer, an attractive income can be made through the provision of massage to our members. Applicants must be suitably qualified for massage and be in receipt of all documentation & licences, including insurance. We're looking for a small team of personable young men who can work between the hours of 1-6pm, preferably on a rotation basis, five or six days a week. In the first instance, please call 0131-556 6116. Cash For Your Body Photogenic guys can earn UKP 75 cash - or UKP 100 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 Phone: 020-7373 1107. Models Wanted Previously published photographer needs good looking guys (18-25) who want to earn UKP 20 per hour for publication work. For details please phone Stuart on 0141-636 6556 (No withheld numbers please) or E-mail budgie@shaws.u-net.com ***Services 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 Hove (01273) 220995 for information. Contact Mag Contact Mag for adults: over 900 photos. Approval copy from: Matchmaker (K38), Chorley, PR7 4BS. Or ring 01257 483335 (24 hours). Free TV/TS News A Tranny not for profit newsletter. Views, news, venues and free personal adverts. A5 sae: BM Box 2534, London. WC1N 3XX. 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 Interior design can be affordable. Beautiful curtains, stunning rooms created to order. Huge selection of fabrics available, rooms created to your specifications. Business enquiries welcome. Phone: Douglas on FREEPHONE 0800 980 2275. 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. Internet Porn Fed up clicking through endless sites looking for all the best porn, only to find yet another dead link or rip-off site?. Don't waste any more time and money - get my list of all the best FREE hardcore sites. No rubbish! No scams! No rip-offs! All sites TOTALLY free, and no credit card required. For my comprehensive listing of the web's best HARDCORE porno, send cheque/PO for UKP 9.95. Money back if not totally satisfied!! Box SG31101. 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. Phone 07970 421153. Worldwide Penfriends Regular lists. Make friends, exchange holidays, improve your languages. For general and music lovers' lists send UKP 3: "The Penpal List", c/o 221B Merton Road, Southfields, London. SW18 5EE. ***Back Rubs Back Rub Plus For the new millennium, prices reduced!! Mention this advert for discounts. Unhurried service from well built guys. Call Mike or Chick. Phone 0141-889 1764. Edinburgh Paul, age 30, ex-army. All services offered and all tastes catered for including role play, S&M, etc. Individuals or parties. Tel: 0771 296 5318. Edinburgh - Glasgow - New Lad Good-looking, WE, fit and horny lad. Friendly, discreet and unhurried for versatile uninhibited fun/games, escort, massage and other interests. Jason 07974 525758. Out calls. Evening and weekends. Escort/Massage with Tom Full aromatherapy body massage for an all over sensual experience with friendly and professional guy in the Lanarkshire area. Relax and enjoy. Tel: 07931 506013 Mobile. Glasgow's Hotest Duet! Glasgow's top to masseurs Jay (24) and Allan (44) offer professional massage/escort services. For a discreet, confidential service, call Jim or Allan on 07931 120394 or 0141-401 8045. In/out/hotel calls. Massage For Men Great relaxing sensual pampering by qualified genuinely caring masseur. 1 hour full body session UKP 15 - includes soothing candles, music, warm towels, shower, refreshments. Exceptionally good value. Jim. Phone 0131-556 7199. Massage Services By Chubby Escort Genuine big and cuddly chubby gay man gives gentle massage to all men. UKP15. Tel: 0131-653 0436 or leave details on 07880 658324 (Mobile phone). Kenny - Lothians. Public School Rugby Type Escort Well educated, discreet, bi-guy, 5'10", dark, muscular, offers a personal escort service, alone or with partner to genuine callers. Southern Scotland and Borders. Aromatherapy massage and games upon request. Phone: Chris on 0700 682970. ***Where to Stay Gay Friendly Guest House - Edinburgh Run by gays with a mixed clientele. We are situated 1 1/2 miles from Princes Street and most tourist attractions. We have a full Scottish and continental breakfast menu. All rooms have a refreshment tray and cable TV. We have en- suite and basic rooms available to suit both budgets. A warm welcome awaits you at the Alexander. For more information, phone Glenn or Alex on 0131-624 4028. Fax: 0131-477 1246. Or E-mail alexander@guest68.freeserve.co.uk 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: phone 01261 851154. Sutherland On A9 to Wick, B&B. Roadside. 60 miles from Inverness. Double or single. Phone: Helmsdale (01431) 821570. Tayside B&B Gay friendly B&B, riverside setting, Strathtay, 30 miles North of Perth. Double or single. STB Four Stars. Own trout fishing available. Phone Richard on 01887 820944. The Maltings Bed & Breakfast Small guest flat double room. Friendly Service. Homely atmosphere. Midway between Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen. Phone: Peter on 01674 674148 or mobile 0831 438999. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. THE CITY BAR 25 Netherkirkgate. Tel: (01224) 619941. 11am-Midnight. Friendly city centre venue in side street just a few yards from the main road. CLUB 2000 62 Shiprow. Tel: (01224) 596999. 10pm-2am. Friendly, small and intimate pub/club. Entry charge Fri/Sat only. ukp1 before 11pm and ukp2 after with no re-entry fee. AYR: WEE WINDAES 9 Newmarket Street. Tel: (01292) 267360. Mon-Sat 11am-12.30am. Sun 12.30pm-Midnight. Although mainly straight during the day, the manager hopes to increase the growing number of lesbian and gay customers that frequent the bar. COATBRIDGE: PULLMANS BAR AND PUNJAB EXPRESS RESTAURANT 22 West Canal Street. Tel: (01236) 440643. Comfortable bar with restaurant upstairs. Run by Kally. Food served 11am-Midnight, children's certificate and carry out food. Popular with local LGBTs who gather through in the back room round the fire. Gay friendly, warm welcome, and no bad attitudes from the local troggies allowed. Veggie nosh and bits of dead animals for the carnivores. Live music Wed to Sun eves, Karaoke on Thu and Quiz on Sun. Nice place! DUNDEE: 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. CHARLIE'S BAR 75 Seagate. Tel: (01382) 226840. Mon-Sat 11am-Midnight. Sun 12.30-11pm. Dundee's longest established gay bar. 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. EDINBURGH: ATOMIX 60 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-558 8174. Sat-Wed Noon-7pm. Thu-Fri Noon-8pm. A different world of gay shopping - gifts and toys for gay boyz and girlz. Exciting new fashion ranges and made to measure service. Catalogue update released 14/11/99. E-mail: atomix@tinyonline.co.uk BLACK BO'S 57/61 Blackfriars Street. Tel: 0131-557 6136. Fri-Sat Noon-2pm. Daily 6-10pm. Superb little vegetarian restaurant. Friendly staff. Mixed clientele. Excellent value lunch menu. BLUE MOON 1 Barony Street/36 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-556 2788 (Bar) or 0131-557 0911 (Office). 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. C32 CAFE 32c Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-557 2012. 10am-11pm. Stylish new gay friendly licensed cafe with extensive menu including vegetarian selection. 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 2a Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7770. Mon-Sat 11am-1am. Sun Noon-1am. Busy, stylish and gay friendly. WWW: http://www.catwalk1.co.uk/ THE CAULDRON 77 Clerk Street. Tel: 0131-622 7236. Noon-12.45am. One of Edinburgh's other well kept secrets. Friendly real ale boozer frequented by omnisexual persons mainly of a Gothic persuasion. C.C. BLOOM'S 23 Greenside Place. Tel: 0131-556 9331. Mon-Sat 6pm-3am, Sun 4pm-3am. Karaoke on Thu and Sun. Male strippers Sun at 4.30pm. Disco every night from 10.30pm. 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. Last Sat of month: a male only night called Kruz aimed at leather, denim, rubber, skinhead, uniform and bears run in conjunction with the MSC Scotland Monthly Meeting. 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 comprehensive & 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. 10am-10pm. 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. Future dates: 21st Jan. Women only one nighter with all proceeds going to Edinburgh Switchboard. DUST Studio 24, 24 Calton Road. Thu 11pm-3am. A mix of Goth, Rock, Industrial, Metal and Punk DJ's. ukp2. Drinks promos. All sexualities. EDINBURGH GAY ESCORTS 19a Albany Street. Tel: 0131-558 1011. Fax: 07079 002683. Provides gay and lesbian escorts throughout Scotland. Tours of Edinburgh and surroundings. Member of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association. E-mail: enquiries@edinburghgayescorts.co.uk WWW: http://www.edinburghgayescorts.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 ORIGINAL licenced SEX shop where you'll be made welcome by the very bearish Vince (who's straight), Paddy (who isn't), Steve (who isn't either!) or Maya (who is not an ancient civilisation!!!). Toys galore, video rental too! Glamour shop upstairs stocks larger sizes. FILTH: A CLUB WITH NO MORALS Studio 24, 24 Calton Road. Info Line: 0131-467 2551. Every 4th Sat. Next date: 29th Jan. 10.30pm-3am. Alan Joy's new project FILTH is an extension of his club MINGIN'. The emphasis will still be on dark, sexy, trance music but there will be a strict dress code at the door. Sexy clubwear, leather pants or even plain underpants (optional). If people start getting a wee bit frisky and disappear into dark corners with someone they shouldn't, does it matter? No bystanders or spectators allowed. Dress up or go somewhere else! Entry ukp5. FLY BAR 2 North St Andrews Street. Mon-Sat 11am-1am, Sun 11am-11pm. Newly established gay bar, open until 1am most evenings, popular with women. Offers up and coming new DJ talent at the decks at weekends and a variety of other weekday events. Look out for monthly Women Only events in the bar. Warm friendly atmosphere. Food served Noon-3pm daily. E-mail: flybar@ic24.net HABANA'S 22 Greenside Place. Tel: 0131-558 1270. Noon-1am. Under the new management of Brian. Centrally located pre club bar. Food served from Noon. HOT STUFF 89 Rose Street Lane North. Tel: 0131-225 7651. Noon-1am. Previously Frenchies, this vibrant gay 70's disco theme bar in the heart of Rose Street is run by Shiela Blige. HOLYROOD TAVERN 9a Holyrood Road. Tel: 0131-556 5044. Noon-12.45am. Edinburgh's best kept secret. Real ale in a gay friendly atmosphere. "If you must go on the scene, why not have some beer first?" Diverse Drinkers meet there on the first Monday of the month from 8pm - WWW: http://www.antipope.org/feorag/drinkers/ IGNITION @ THE MISSION Studio 24, 24 Calton Road. Every 4th Fri. Next date: 11th Feb. 11pm-3am. Two floors of clubs. A major ROCK NIGHT on the first floor with Billy Ritchie. OVERLOAD - Nu Metal, alternative - on the 2nd floor. Drinks promotions. JOY Wilkie House, Cowgate. JOY Info Line: 0131-467 2551. 10.30pm-3am. Every 4th Sat. Next date: 5th Feb. Joy, Scotland's most upfront gay club! ukp7 members/ukp10 non-members (reduced entry of ukp6/ukp9 before 11pm. E-mail: joy.scotland@virgin.net WWW: http://freespace.virgin.net/alanjoy.dj/joyhome.htm KERO-SCENE Studio 24, 24 Calton Road. Info Line: 0131-667 1167. Wed. 11pm-3am. Alternative pansexual night club: Goth, Industrial, Metal, Extreme. DJ's Leaf, Wally, Icky, Dug. ukp1.50 entry. E-mail: Pickle_000@hotmail.com WWW: http://connect.to./nightnews/ 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. Every 4th Sat. Next date: 12th Feb. Alan Joy's club Mingin' features Alan Joy himself on the decks plus Brian Dempster. ukp5 entry. Special FREE party on Sat 29th Jan. E-mail: its.mingin@virgin.net WWW: http://freespace.virgin.net/alanjoy.dj/mingin.htm THE MISSION Studio 24, 24 Calton Road. 11pm-3am. Every second Sat. Alternative music nightclub. Three floors of clubs, Rock, Gothic and Indie/dance, at Burn, Earth-Inferno and Mission Control. Happy Hour, Music Promos, Live Acts. (The Mission is the largest alternative club in Scotland with an average attendance of 600 plus.) 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. The Mission is the largest alternative club in Scotland with an average attendance of 600 plus. 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. Great food and drink at reasonable prices. Quiz night every Tue. Live music 3rd Mon of month. Internet access available. 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! ICONS Club Mercado, 36-39 Market Street. Tel: 0131-226 4224. 1st Sun of each month. 10pm-3.30am. Themed club nights - look out for flyers. OOT: OUT ON TUESDAY Stand Comedy Club, York Place. Tel: 0131-558 7272. Second Tue of each month. 9-11pm. Monthly gay comedy club in established comedy venue. Hot food. E-mail: tommy@thestand.freeserve.co.uk OUT OF THE BLUE 1 Barony Street. (Downstairs at the Blue Moon CafE). Tel: 0131-478 7048. Sun-Wed Noon-7pm, Thu-Sat Noon-8pm. Gay and lesbian store selling books, mags, videos, toys, wearing apparel, etc. PLANET OUT 6 Baxter's Place. Tel: 0131-524 0061. Mon-Fri 4pm-1am, Sat-Sun 12.30pm-1am. Food served: Fri 4pm-9pm, Sat-Sun 12.30pm-8pm. Popular and busy gay bar with friendly staff. QUEER SUNDAY @ EDEN Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7435. Sun 10pm-3am. Weekly Gay Club in the centre of the Broughton Street Triangle. Two drinks for the price of one before Midnight. SHEBANG Wilkie House, Cowgate. Tel: 0131-557 4656. Next dates: Sat 12th Feb, 11th Mar. 11pm-3am. Mixed club with an all-woman DJ line up. WWW: http://www.webflyers.co.uk/shebang/ THE STAG & TURRET 1-7 Montrose Terrace. Tel: 0131-478 7231. 11am-1am. Friendly gay local just round the corner from the Solas Centre. SOLAS CAFE 2/4 Abbeymount. Tel: 0131-661 0982. Mon, Tue, Thu, 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 Wilkie House, Cowgate. 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. WWW: http://www.webflyers.co.uk/taste/ 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 SAUNA AND GYM 53 East Claremont Street. Tel: 0131-556 6116. Noon-11pm. Scotland's largest, featuring steam room, 20 person sauna, large Jacuzzi, new Kruze Video Zone, licensed bar and cafe, free weights gym, massage by appointment. Admission ukp8 (Concessions ukp5), Annual Membership ukp2. Proudly gay owned and operated. WWW: http://www.townhouse-sauna.co.uk/ TRANS-MISSION Studio 24, 24 Calton Road. 11pm-3am. Next date: 12th Feb. BDSM mixed fetish night. Entry ukp6 (ukp5 Mission members or with flyer). Strict Dress Code - no fetish dress = no entry. 2 floors with private dungeons. Guest masters and mistresses. Mission DJ's. Alternative and pansexual. UP Studio 24, 24 Calton Road. 11pm-3am. Every 4th Fri, beginning 3rd Mar. Mixed night for fun loving people with credible dance music. E-mail: up.up@talk21.com WEB 13 13 Bread Street. Tel: 0131-229 8883. 9am-10pm. Informal mixed cybercafE with homely and approachable staff. The largest cybercafE in Scotland with 27 terminals, 2 iMacs and a text scanner. New rates: 20 mins ukp1, 40 mins ukp2, 60 mins ukp3. The cheapest in Scotland, maybe even Cyberspace! 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 Noon-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: AUSTINS 61b Miller Street. Tel: 0141-221 0444. Noon-Midnight. Food: Noon-8.30pm. Smart plush bar. Upmarket. Overseen by Sandra and her friendly crew. The Tuesday Club is now back on from 8.30pm with Laura James and Chris. Coming soon: Karaoke on Sunday eve. BENNETS DISCO 80-90, Glassford Street. Tel: 0141-552 5761. Tue-Sun 11pm-3am. Beautifully appointed busy club on two floors. Frequent PAs. Tuesdays are straight. WWW: http://www.bennets.co.uk/ CCA Centre for Contemporary Arts @ McLellan Galleries, 270 Sauchiehall Street. Tel: 0141-332 0522. Lgbt-friendly arts complex temporarily located in the McLellan Galleries whilst their old building is being completely rebuilt to their requirements. 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. Sun-Fri 11am-11pm, Sat 11am-7am (All Nighter). Facilities now include 2 saunas, steamroom, jacuzzi, gymnasium, fully equipped cafe, large rest area, luxury private rest rooms (just recently opened), television lounge, smoking and non-smoking lounges, free hot food, Loyalty Scheme for regular clients. E-mail: centuriglw@aol.com CLONE ZONE 11 Dixon Street. Tel: 0141-248 2593. 11am-10pm. Clothes, videos, magazines, toys. In increasingly less temporary accommodation at the GGLC due to a building mishap at their Virginia Street premises to which they hope to return one day. 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. Nice if your face fits. FRUITFLY The Arches, Midland Street. Tel: 0141-221 9736. Next dates: Sat 19th Feb, 18th Mar. 11pm-4am. Mixed club run by Taste from Edinburgh. WWW: http://www.webflyers.co.uk/fruitfly/ GLC CAFE/BAR GGLC, 11 Dixon Street. Tel: 0141-400 1008. Daily 11am-Midnight. Full breakfast always available. Home cooking. Friendly and busy! Karaoke on Fri and Sun. GLASGOW GAY & LESBIAN CENTRE (GGLC) 11 Dixon Street, St Enoch. Tel/FAX: 0141-221 7203. Reception: 0141-400 7203. Daily 10am-Midnight. Welcomes lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transexuals. Services include: CafE Bar, Clone Zone shop, Info Box, Health Info, Interest Groups, Free Newspapers, Diary of Events, Reading Room, Garden of Reflection, Function space for hire and innovative Art Gallery. Increasingly busy and popular! Fully wheelchair accessible venue. E-mail: gglc1@dircon.co.uk WWW: http://www.gglc.org.uk/ also see their Art Gallery: http://www.gglc.org.uk/index2.html 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. Not as busy as it used to be. LOVE BOUTIQUE Alaska, Bath Street Lane. Tel: 0141-248 1777. 10.30pm-3am. 2nd Sat of month. Busy mixed club popular with the younger crowd. MacSORLEYS BAR 42 Jamaica Street. Tel: 0141-248 8581. Mon-Sat Noon-Midnight, Sun 12.30pm-Midnight. Glasgow's second oldest pub which is now actively seeking lgbt trade! PANTS Planet Peach, Queen Street. Tel: 0141-226 8990. Mon, Tue 11pm-3am. Two nighter with DJ Shawn. Various drinks promos. Entry ukp3 (ukp2 with flyer). THE POLO LOUNGE 84 Wilson Street. Tel: 0141-553 1221. Mon-Thu Noon-1am, Fri-Sun Noon-3am. Upmarket bar with low seating and hopelessly out of date web site. WWW: http://www.pololounge.co.uk/ SADIE FROST'S 8-10 West George Street. Tel: 0141-332 8005. Noon-Midnight. Bar meals Noon-7pm. Recently re-painted, but the fridges still leave a lot to be desired. Women only on 1st Fri in Blue Room with Karen Dunbar. Quiz on Wed. Karaoke with Karen on Thur. Disco with Grant Duff on Fri and Sat. Karaoke on Sun with Georgie Boy. 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 month. 11pm-4.30am. The most famous club night in the UK with a host of big name DJs. Entry ukp11 in advance, ukp13 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/ 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: 0909 46 44 112 (60p per min at all times). BDSM and general pervery. Operates in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Glasgow dates: CafE Stella. Sat 29th Jan - Burns Night Bash. Yup, fetish Burns night, has to be seen. E-mail: info@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. TROON: FREUD'S 11 West Portland Street. Tel: (01292) 318258. Wed 8pm-12.30am. 'Gay friendly night' with DJ Barron. A new venture which may expand if there is sufficient clientele. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ScotsGay: a monthly magazine for lesbians, gays and bisexuals. ScotsGay 60/- Light appears in odd numbered months, whilst ScotsGay 80/- Heavy appears in even numbered months. ISSN: 1357-0595. Edited, printed and published in Scotland. Copyright Pageprint Publishing Limited, January 2000. PO Box 666, Edinburgh. EH7 5JW. 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. 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