SCOTSGAY MAGAZINE ================= ScotsGay is a monthly magazine for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals. Edited, printed and published in Scotland ScotsGay 80/- Heavy -Issue 32 - February 2000 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 - On the buses News - Tubby Bear strikes again Holyrood - Section 28 and partnership rights News - Bites Nunsense - Sisterly advice Dance Chart - Alan Joy Scotsdyke - The new gay tartan Scottish Media Monitor - Section 28 in the press Granny Spice - Bashing the Bishop Scene - News from everywhere Reviews - Film, literature and theatre The Nice Bit - Bicon 2000 International - News from around the world Scotsgay Voice - Our own 1-2-1 dating service Boxes- The ScotsGay Meet Market Listings - Checked and updated every issue Venues - What and where ---------------------------------------------------------------------- EDITORIAL ========= The results of a recent survey which shows that gay men in Edinburh are considerably more likely than heterosexual men to be the subject of physical assault, should come as no surprise to any of our readers. Although the gay ghetto can give us a feeling of security, of being safe amongst our own kind, the very fact that we congregate in a relatively small area can allow us to be identified more readily by those who intend us harm. It's no coincidence that the number of queer bashings has markedly increased throughout Scotland since Brian Souter started spending his money on these vile Keep the Clause advertisements which are skilfully designed to whip up adverse feelings towards homosexuals. Mr Souter, himself, may be taking a chance when out on the streets. In Perth, from whence he and his wife hail, he's well known for his eccentric wearing apparel. It would be poetic justice indeed if some ignorant lout was to fail to realise that his red patent leather shoes were not of the type that would be worn by any self respecting homosexual and give him a doing. Not that we would wish such a salutary experience on anybody. Even Mr Souter. Section 28 seems to be throwing up some unexpected heroes. Certainly, who would have seen dear old Donald Dewar as a doughty champion of our rights? But a stalwart he seems to be when it comes to his desire to get rid of the discredited Tory law. Although I don't like the way he was wobbling as we went to press. And the Liberal Democrats with their two out MSPs, Iain Smith and Keith Raffan, have been excellent too. (Shame you were obviously in a hurry, Iain, when you walked past our Demo outside Edinburgh City Chambers the other Monday). Not forgetting the SNP's Roseanna Cunningham, who obviously won't be getting Brian and Batty Souter's votes next time she stands for election in Perth! But Alex Salmond's latest pronouncements are a bit of a scunner. You'd think, though, that Jack McConnell, Scotland's 'Chancellor of the Exchequer', would have learned something about the politics of gay oppression during the time he shared a flat with a gay man. However, reports in the national press indicate that he is one of those who think that the Scottish Executive may have to reconsider its position and bend to pressure from our opponents. If Labour loses Ayr at the by-election, it's not going to make much difference to the price of beans - it's only a bloody marginal anyway! Remember, there are more voters around who are practicing homosexuals than there are practicing Christians. As always, time will tell. But bearing in mind that New Labour never listens to anybody when they get it wrong (as over Student Financing and the Millennium Tent), why the hell should they be listening to Souter and his crowd when New Labour has, for once, been getting it 100% right? John Hein ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS ==== TUBBY BEAR'S MALICE HARMS LGBT GROUP Outright Scotland's plans to revive Gay Scotland as a monthly newspaper have been temporarily stalled as the result of a former editor's threats to a printer. According to Gay Scotland's new Editor, Andrew Wilson, former Editor-in-Chief Paul Bryan-Ivison has threatened to remove a major print contract from an English printer if they take on the job of Gay Scotland. Andrew told ScotsGay, "Ivison warned the printer that he would make sure that they would lose the business if they printed GS. Even though he may not have the absolute authority to shift the print contract he is the main contact with the printer and so he could easily pick on or invent a number of printing errors and lapses in quality over time that would force the decision to move printers." And ScotsGay has heard recordings which confirm Andrew's story. He continued, "Personally, I am exhausted, angry and disgusted. Paul has abused his position to stifle competition. He has also abused his position to carry out a petty, childish vendetta that only harms Scotland's oldest queer rights organisation and Scotland's queer communities." "His motivations can only be guessed at and I cannot see what he hopes to achieve." "There are other printers. We will deal with them instead. It will take more time. We may have to adjust our format and we may end up having to pay more for it. But we will do it. We will find a suitable printer for Gay Scotland. "We will then set about the process of producing a medium for information and communication by and for our diverse and disparate queer communities. We will produce a Gay Scotland." Ownership of the title reverted to Outright last year after Ivison abruptly ceased publication and left the country owing large sums of money. He had been attempting to sell his interests in the paper to Edinburgh gay businessman Barnby Miln who claims that he broke off negotiations when he discovered that he was being asked to pay for items of office equipment which were leased and didn't actually belong to the publication! Former car salesman "Mrs Tubby Bear" Ivison, now an undischarged bankrupt, subsequently surfaced as Editor of an English based gay publication, but moved to another post there following complaints from, amongst others, Pride Scotland. When we attempted to contact him for comment, Ivison did not return ScotsGay's telephone call. Perhaps because he feared we would add any conversation to our own recorded archive of the wit and wisdom of Mr Rusty Water! --------------------------------------------------------------- HOLYROOD ======== SEX SHUN 28 The Scottish Parliament debated section 28 for the first time early in February. The Tories proposed a motion to scrap repeal, while the Scottish Executive proposed an amendment to that motion to confirm its plans to repeal Section 28 and to review the curriculum guidelines on personal development, health and sex education. The Executive's amendment was passed by 88 votes to 18 with 3 abstentions. The 18 voting against were the entire Tory block, with the other five parties and Dennis Canavan voting for repeal. There are two more votes on this issue in the Scottish Parliament before the Ethical Standards Bill becomes law - one vote in late March on the principles of the Bill, and one in late June on the detail of Section 28 repeal. Despite this good result, it is vital that we continue our lobbying (see below), as there is no doubt that Keep the Clause will continue too. On the same day, the House of Commons voted by 263 votes to 102 to give a second reading to the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, which equalises the age of consent at 16 for all in Britain and 17 in Northern Ireland. There will be one more vote in the Commons on a later date, then the Bill goes to the Lords who can at worst hold it up for a few months, but cannot block it. The Commons vote followed a vote of the Scottish Parliament three weeks earlier by 90 votes to 17 in favour of equalising the age of consent and allowing a Westminster Bill to include Scotland. What you can do to help Repeal of Section 28 is supported by five out of the six political parties represented in the Scottish Parliament. However, we know that some MSPs have been receiving hundreds of letters opposing repeal. This letter-writing campaign has been promoted through some evangelical and other churches, and of course encouraged by the Daily Record and Scottish Daily Mail, whose biased coverage of this issue has been nothing short of disgraceful. Using Brian Souter's 500,000 pounds, there will be an ongoing advertising campaign for the next four months, trying to stop repeal. MSPs do listen to their constituents, and some of them will start to get very nervous about voting for repeal if their postbag continues in this way. Those of us who support equality for all under the law of Scotland are up against a million pound publicity machine, a professional PR company, some of the tabloid press, and the organisational structure of the Catholic and many Evangelical Churches. We must make sure that MSPs hear our voices too. We need to tell our MSPs that repealing Section 28 is the right thing to do, and that they have our support in voting for repeal. At the moment the impression is being given that the vast majority of people oppose repeal, which is simply not the case. Everyone resident in Scotland has eight MSPs - one constituency MSP and seven regional ("list") MSPs. It is important that we write to all of them, not just the constituency MSPs. All the Tory MSPs and most of the SNP MSPs are regional. To find out who your eight MSPs are, just go to this web page and enter your postcode: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msps/search-msp.htm You will be presented with a list of all eight of your MSPs. Alternatively, ring the Scottish Parliament on 0131-348 5000 and ask them. The address for all your MSPs is: Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP Please write to all eight, saying that you are a constituent of theirs, and asking them to support repeal of Section 28. It's best to keep your letter quite short, and to keep it polite even if you dislike an MSP's politics! You might want to mention one or two of the following points in your letter (preferably in your own words): + The law should treat gay and straight people the same, and should not single out gay relationships as unacceptable, as Section 28 does + 56% of teachers say that Section 28 makes it more difficult to meet the needs of lesbian, gay and bisexual pupils + If you can say something about your own experience of homophobia or bullying at school, please do + Section 28 is bad for all pupils, as it legitimises intolerance and prejudice + You cannot turn pupils gay by opposing homophobic attitudes in schools and by giving support to gay pupils - "promoting homosexuality" is a myth + Repeal of Section 28 will help local authorities to make sure that their services are available to all people regardless of sexual orientation + If you can say something about your own experience of discrimination in local authority service provision, please do Please ask your friends and colleagues to write too! Updates on the Section 28 repeal campaign can be found on our website, at: http://www.diversity.org.uk/equality/ Thank you for your support! Tim Hopkins RESPECTING OUR FAMILIES AT LAST Jim Wallace, Justice Minister for the Scottish Executive, is introducing recognition of same-sex couples into Scots law for the first time. Mr Wallace has put down an amendment to that effect to the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Bill which is currently before the Scottish Parliament. Outright Scotland is delighted that the Executive are respecting their commitment to equality of treatment for all. Outright and other LGBT groups were responsible for alerting the Executive that the Bill as originally introduced was discriminatory. Unfortunately, the Executive's amendment does not bring equality even though it is a great step forward. THE BILL Put briefly, the Bill will require consultation with your "nearest legal relative" if you are incapacitated through, for example, an accident. At first, same-sex couples were not to be recognised even though unmarried mixed-sex couples were. This would have meant that a nephew you hadn't seen for years might have had more status than your lover of twenty years. It would also have meant that our families would have be disrespected yet again and that the Scottish Parliament would begin its activities legislating for inequality. The Executive now want to recognise same-sex couples but the test they want to introduce, though not outrageous, is not the same as the test for mixed-sex couples. What Outright Scotland and others have suggested is they use the formula which applies to UNMARRIED mixed-sex couples, that is "a relationship equivalent to that between a man and a woman living together as husband and wife". A BETTER WAY After consultation, Nora Radcliffe MSP submitted an amendment as suggested by Outright Scotland, the Equality Network and by Professor Kenneth Norrie of Strathclyde University. Nora is MSP for Gordon and sexual orientation Reporter to the Equal Opportunities Committee. Unfortunately the Executive have failed to understand the new amendment, despite Nora and other MSP explaining it to them, but at least they are willing to discuss the matter further. Strangely, Phil Gallie MSP has emerged as a champion of recognition of same-sex couples. He goes even further and wants almost all people who live together, such as "lifelong friends", recognised in law as having to be consulted where a person is, unfortunately, incapacitated. Pity this outbreak of common sense and decency does not extend to repeal of Section 28. With all-party support it seems like same-sex couples will be recognised in Scots law soon. The Executive's amendment would bring recognition for many same-sex partners, even though it would involve a different test applying to us than applies to heterosexual unmarried couples. Brian Dempsey Outright Scotland Assistant Secretary secretariat@outright-scotland.org A STRATEGY FOR EQUALITY The Scottish Executive's Equality Unit is currently consulting on their document "Towards an Equality Strategy". Outright Scotland feels that it is vitally important that the Unit hears from LGBT groups and interested individuals to ensure that LGBT equality is seen as a priority. Unfortunately, in a recent meeting with the Parliament's Equality Committee the representatives of the Equality Unit mentioned only sex, race and disability discrimination both in their presentation and in their briefing to MSPs. They did, however, acknowledge that they have a legal responsibility to tackle discrimination based on sexual orientation when challenged on the issue by MSPs Nora Radcliffe and Kate MacLean. This despite meeting with Outright Scotland and the Equality Network late last year. Yvonne Strachan, head of the Equalities Unit said "The equality unit was set up to support the Executive in its commitment to promote equality of opportunity. In doing that, it has three main remits. The first is to provide a single point of reference and advice in the Scottish Executive to ensure that the various aspects of equality are given a particular focus, and that information may be disseminated throughout the Executive. The second remit is to mainstream equality into all policy areas. The Executive is committed to ensure that equality of opportunity should be at the heart of policy making. For that to be developed, focus needs to be given to the principles of mainstreaming. The unit was established to assist the Executive in that task. The third remit is to promote equal opportunities within the Executive and beyond. That task will constitute raising awareness on equality of opportunity in various ways. The consultation document has been distributed to about 40 LGBT groups in Scotland for comment before 4th April. Further copies can be had by phoning the Equality Unit on 0131-244 5198. ---------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS BITES Hoots! Now that the Rothes Glen Hotel is a private residence, the 'Kilts in the Country' weekend which was held last April has changed its venue. Over the weekend of 7th to 10th April the event, for gay men who either wear or appreciate the kilt, will move to Inverness. There will be Scottish music, country dancing and ceilidh dancing. One evening will be a Burns Night. Further information from Ian Stirling, 69 Harbour Street, Nairn. IV12 4PY. Tel: Nairn (01667) 454760. Shut Crusaid, the HIV/AIDS fundraisers recently closed their Edinburgh office. Dundee Dundee Women's Performance Network will be in cahoots with Dundee Rep Community Department when they present Dundee's first ever women's performing arts festival. Called "Oestrogen Zone 3 - Three Times A Lady", the fest runs from 4th to 18th of March. Mr Gay UK Scottish heats for this popular contest will be at Icons@Club Mercado (Edinburgh) on Sunday 5th March, Club 2000 (Aberdeen) on Friday 17th March, Liberty Nightclub (Dundee) on Saturday 18th March, Bennets (Glasgow) on Friday 28th April and Queer Sunday@E2K (Edinburgh) on Sunday 30th April. Dumfries Monthly lesbian and gay nights are going to be held at the Burns Theatre. The first was on Thursday 3rd February and consisted of a showing of "Thelma and Louise". Further details from Dumfries Switchboard. Salt and Sauce, Please! Fags In the Scottish Highlands (FISH) is a new group aiming to use direct action to raise awareness of queer issues. They are looking for local supporters to join them. E-mail: fish_activists@hotmail.com or write c/o Box 114, The Glass House, 42 Birch Grove, London. W3 9SS. O'er The Border Danny Hearty has been appointed as manager of Outreach Cumbria which is based at 14 Portland Square, Carlisle. West To East After four and a half years as a volunteer and Information Worker with Body Positive Strathclyde, Paul Robertson has left to take up a new post with Gay Men's Health in Edinburgh. New Phace Charlie McMillan is the new Chief Executive at Phace West. He comes to the job after an 11 year stint working with young people in Edinburgh. World AIDS Day The next meeting of the Steering Group which is behind the organisation of WAD on 1st December is to take place in the Body Positive Strathclyde Centre on Tuesday 7th March at 6pm. All welcome! Grin and Bear It Starting 1st April the BearScots will hold a monthly meeting for bear lovers from 8pm in Edinburgh's Claremont Bar on the 1st Saturday of every month. WWW: http:// www.bearlovers.demon.co.uk/bearscots/ Web Weaving New websites this month include Outright Scotland (http:www.outright-scotland.org/), Liberty Nightclub in Dundee (http://www.liberty-nightclub.co.uk/) and the Steve Retson Project (http://www.steveretsonproject.org.uk/). Amnesty Amnesty International has welcomed the proposed repeal of Section 28. Welfare Rights Advice Offered within Steve Retson Information Unit at the GGLC, welfare advice work will now take place on every 2nd Wed of the month from 7pm to 9pm. It's a generalist advice service available covering Benefits, Finance, Housing, Legal, Employment & Consumer Rights. The Advisors have been trained by the Citizens Advice Bureau. Advisors - Marion & Connor. Co-ordinator - Michael Shreenan. If you want more details contact Michael Shreenan on 0788 0531198. Please note this number is not an advice line and is strictly for information on when the Advice Store is open. Ten Grand Former RAF technician Michael Stalker, sacked by the RAF in 1998 for being gay, has won a UKP10,000 settlement from the Ministry of Defence. The 27-year-old from Drongan, Ayrshire, had been scheduled to take the MOD to an employment tribunal claiming unfair dismissal and sex discrimination. Edinburgh Funeral Pride Activist, Paul Craig, (27) who worked for both Pride Scotland and London Pride, was found dead in his London flat on 31st January. He had succumbed to a virulent strain of influenza. Call Me A CAB Citizens Advice Scotland is to hold an inaugural meeting on 11th March to ascertain what kind of support lesbians, gay men and bisexuals working in Citizens Advice Bureaux in Scotland would like. For further information (in strictest confidence), phone Ian on Nairn (01667) 454760. Chimera Six HND students in Promotion and Management at Jewel & Esk Valley College are holding a one night fund raiser for Waverley Care Trust. The event, which will take place on Friday 31st March in The Vaults, Niddry Street, promises to bring Edinburgh's premier clubs under one roof for a night of pure chaos. Bingo Bus The Glasgow based HIV/AIDS fundraisers Rainbow Fund will be having their annual outing to Blackpool on 29th April. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NUN-SENSE ========= It was good to see so many of the Gathered Faithful at the Switchboard Valentine's Ball in Edinburgh. Sister Bobby had to keep an eye on the gaggle of excited novices all on her own as poor old Sister Athletica de la Bain was stuck at a conference in Newcastle, or Birmingham, or some other dreary English city (aren't they all?-Ed.). We were also honoured with the presence of St Tim and met a plain clothes Sister from London. Many condoms were handed out and we even had some wonderful dental dams available. Hopefully they all got used later that very night. It has been suggested that some members of the Order are nothing but media whores. To refute such appalling allegations, Sister Bobby and Novice Brother Bimbo del Doppio Senso hauled themselves off to the studios of Grampian Television to appear on Loud TV blessing two straight couples and a pair of dogs. The dogs had been together the longest and seemed most likely to last, especially as the grooms went missing minutes before the filming. Not only were they nowhere to be found, but they'd disappeared with the Sisters' share of the hospitality! Novice Brother Bimbo offered to elope with the two brides, both stunning redheads, but they declined and the grooms were soon found hiding amongst the studio audience. No sign of the wine though. Still, no-one likes to see a nun in distress and more was soon provided. Immediately prior to recording, the Sister and Novice Brother were warned of three Very Naughty Words which they were not to use. For the record, they were "cunt", "motherfucker" and "Jesus Christ". A strange choice for a programme which, a couple of weeks earlier, had treated us to a middle-aged man in a gold lame suit dropping his pants to show off his Prince Albert and guiche (no, Editor, you don't want to know what that means. Trust us on this one). You can see that we only ever involve ourselves in high class, educational programming. Another fine and erudite programme is Sky's Prickly Heat. It's worth watching just to see Julian Clary making the wee straight numbers nervous. But best of all was a letter he read out, to the effect of "While all this female nudity is well and good, please could we see more cocks? Signed Sister Whip Me Beat Me, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Essex"! Bug of the Month: syphilis Symptoms: Stage 1 (10 days to 3 months after contact)- swollen glands in groin and painless sore on the penis, around or in the vagina, arse or mouth; Stage 2 (2 weeks to 6 months after sore heals, or 6 weeks to 8 months after exposure) - Rash on palms, soles of feet or over an entire body part. Doesn't usually hurt or itch. Stage 3 - DON'T ASK!!! Exposure: Direct physical contact with a sore to the bloodstream. Untreated: Affects the entire body. Can cause brain damage, paralysis and permanent blindness. Cure: Antibiotics '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. --------------------------------------------------------------- DANCE CHART =========== 1 Apparition Partial Hallucination (Original) Low Sense 2 L.S.G. Into the Deep E.P. Hooj Choons 3 Avatar Machine Life (Alternator Mix/Trance Mix) Dragonfly 4 Country & Western Positive Energy (Deep Cover Space Dub) Caged 5 Moby natural Blues (Peace Division Dub/Perfecto Dub) Mute 6 Science Department Repercussion Bedrock 7 Matt Darey presents DSP From Russia with Love (Matt Darey Original Mix) Liquid Asset 8 Evolution Phoenix (Evolution Original Mix) Fluid UK 9 Ritmo G 13 (Evolution Remix) Fluid 10 2 Smokin' Barrells Basses Loaded (Nave Dub) YoshiToshi 11 Schiller Ruhe (Humate Mix) Polydor 12 Krystal Burning Flame: Act III-The Final Instrumental FX 13 Oliver Lieb Subaumstimulation (Johnson Mix) Orbit/DMD 14 Mara Lateral Horizon (Paolo Gargano Remix) Choo Choo 15 Funk Function! Empress 1 White Label 16 Moloko The Time is Now (Matt Darey Vocoder Dub) Echo 17 Flickman Sound of Bamboo (Yomanda vs Hi-Gate Mix) Inferno 18 Silvio Ecomo Standing Bango 19 Durango 95 Drum Decay Duty Free 20 Axel Paradiso (Digital Monkeys Remix) Coded --------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTSDYKE ========= Tartan it up Well girlz what do you think of our new re-location? We even got a bit of colour! Between you and me, I think the editor gave it to me so I wouldn't bawl about being moved, but it comes in handy this month as I have some pix of the first Gay Tartan to show you's and, well, what's the use in showing tartan in black and white? It would look like the latest in chess gear! Anyway I asked Erica to tell us a bit more about the tartan and here's what she said H. When did you first get the idea of a Gay Tartan? E. Last spring in a warehouse we had launched a Haddington tartan so I thought why not launch a Gay Tartan? H. How long did it take to develop? E. Using the colours of the rainbow flag it took about 4 to 5 months. H. Why do you think we need a Gay Tartan? E. Well there is every other tartan and I thought it would be fun and why not have one of our own? H. Is the Gay Tartan available in most tartan shops? E. Not yet, but what we are trying to do is mail order through our shop. H.Did you have any difficulties with manufacturers when you told them it was a Gay Tartan? E. None at all. H. Have you ever had anyone not buying it because it was a Gay Tartan? E. Not to my knowledge. H. Will it be listed as Rainbow Tartan in shops? E. Yes it is registered as Rainbow Tartan and it will be launched in April at a fashion show in Edinburgh. H. Are any of the proceeds of the gay tartan going to help the gay community? E. Yes. Some will be going to Switchboard and we are hoping to get a stall at the next Pride in Glasgow so we will be donating to that as well as other events. H. What items do you have in the Gay Tartan? E. As well as teddy's dresses in the tartan we also do ties, cufflinks, earrings, bow-ties, braces and waistcoats. H. If people have difficulty in buying some Gay Tartan how would they get in touch with you? E. They can pop in to the shop in Haddington at 6 Court Street or they can contact me on Haddington (01620) 824 570. So there you have it girlz - our own Gay Tartan and you could even rustle something up with it for the next night at Divas which will be on the 18th of March and it's a Latin American night. Love to all Heather heather@drink.demon.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTTISH MEDIA MONITOR ====================== Hey you! (The Church). Me! (Garry Otton)... OUTSIDE! In almost five years of the SCOTTISH MEDIA MONITOR, I've not seen anything like it! All it took was an evangelical cunt with enough stushie to buy his way round a democratically elected Parliament. A prick of a church leader, lecturing to us about sex, after his own had long since shrivelled-up with disuse. And an arsehole, of the sort that can put together a Scottish edition of The Sun! Never mind Keep The Clause: Jack Irvine couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery! And then there were Scotland's papers! With everything, in the market place from Andrex to Bronco, what sent the Scottish public clamouring for dock leaves? On more than one occasion I was two prunes and a Senna pod away from shitting in an envelope and sending it to the Keep The Clause campaign. (Don't even think it, by the way! Only the responses he's requested, please to Keep The Clause, FREEPOST, SCO 5219, Perth PH2 8BR. For each one, Souter donates 20p to the Royal Mail)! The only anti-gay law brought in by a democratic government in modern times; Section 28 was a vindictive, spiteful law based on a dishonest Conservative political campaign. Junk waiting to be thrown out. That was before Brian Souter set off for the tip with a back- hander for the binmen. But "this is not homophobic," (Scottish editions of the Daily Telegraph). "We've got homosexual friends, I've had people with HIV in my house," (Daily Record). "I respect their rights...," (Scottish Sun). His weasel words didn't impress me. He might wear red shoes, but he's no Friend of Dorothy! The Church of the Nazarene is the beneficiary of his religionist addictions. "The church's application form for membership requires those who join to 'endeavour in every way to glorify God by a humble walk, godly conversation, and holy service' and 'abstaining from all evil, seek earnestly to perfect holiness of heart and life in the fear of the Lord.'" Except when it comes to running the competition off the road to build a business empire. "Ethics are not irrelevant, but some are incompatible with what we have to do, because capitalism is based on greed," he whined. Souter teamed up with Jack Irvine, Scottish Mirror columnist and owner of Media House, a PR firm used by the Daily Record. Yup! The same one used by Bank of Scotland after it forged links with televangelist Pat Robertson. Regular SMMers should already be familiar with Irvine's views on "slobbering queers." "A pretty young boy of 16 can't vote for his local MP, but he can now be buggered by him... Bum chums for sleazy old pervs." Otherwise he's not homophobic, oh no! "I have a long standing friend and client who is gay. I helped him when people wanted to out him. I'm not homophobic. I have gay friends." (Sunday Herald). Name one! Under a huge portrait of himself in the Daily Record Cardinal Winning smiled, "I'm no bigot," before showering Brian Souter in his praise. "I am happy with his Christian commitment. I applaud the man." Winning's loving arms were wide open: "It is heartening to see Christians from so many denominations coming together on this." With Muslims begging to join Catholic schools in Scotland for fear their children might learn what really went on during the crusades, The Herald columnist Anvar Khan wrote: "The gang's getting bigger." The Scottish Daily Mail set up a special team of journalists to rubbish our equality and declared a "wave of public revulsion" over teaching gays they were acceptable. The Daily Record's 'Brigadier' Tom Brown set aside this special time to humiliate himself in public. Shuffling about Anderston Quay in his dressing gown he pulled out his wee Bible and waved: "Hallelujah for Cardinal Thomas Winning and Brian Souter... What puts them in the same pulpit is a shared belief in promoting what is right and wholesome and opposing what is unwholesome and perverse... I haven't lived a sheltered life- entirely the opposite, in fact- and I know the wide range of acrobatics and abnormal activities heterosexual couples can get up to." He gave Brian a quick make-over: "At home, he is just another parent- with four young children... with every father's worries about his children's future." He was just doing something "for all parents." Brown afforded us a glimpse of his sick 'marriage' he wants promoted to kiddies in our schools: "...Really contented couples are a wife who thinks her man is an over-weight, untidy layabout... She feels superior and he gets to slump in the couch, having tea and biscuits and watching the footie. It's the recipe for the perfect marriage. Trust me, I know." All the while accusing us of militancy, he warned of "demos" funded by Souter's charity. This was supposed to counter "the well-funded, articulate gay movement with its access to the highest echelons of government." An extraordinary assertion given the backing Baroness Young received in an unelected chamber while Scotland's Equality Network struggles on UKP3,000 a year! The Scottish Sun bragged how Souter had been "offered backing by political groups in America, British trade unions and a number of 'disillusioned' Labour MPs and MSPs." The Daily Record still insisted "all Mr Souter is doing is evening up the odds a little for the silent majority." Awwww! "2:1 AGAINST GAY LESSONS... The people have spoken... The Record poll vindicated Cardinal Thomas Winning- who wants Section 28 retained and describes homosexuality as a 'perversion.'" Cardinal Winning was out of the country when he called gays 'perverted.' The Scottish Daily Mail asked: "Doesn't the Cardinal have a point...?" And fanning the flames of militant action: "Winning had reason to urge the silent majority to rise up." Scotland On Sunday shares militant extremist Gerald Warner with the Scottish Daily Mail. He repeated Wendy Alexander's story of her gay pal's experience of bullying in school. How she told an audience, "tomorrow... the first phone call I will make will be to that schoolfriend to tell him... 20 years on, kids at that same school in Renfrewshire will have a better chance of growing up at ease with themselves..." Warner scoffed. "Cue violins... pass round the Kleenex... Hollywood would love it. '(Say, is Tom Hanks available to play this Scottish guy that gets a hard time from the machos in the football team? How about Julia Roberts as this Alexander broad...?)'" In his obsession for all things homosexual, Warner declared: "Homofascism is now, aggressively and shamelessly, the ideology of the Scottish Eecutive... The turning point... was when they came for the children... an aggression by homosexuals... against our children. It is as simple and wicked as that... to proselytise in schools, to recruit adolescent boys at an age of confused identity, vulnerable to the false comfort offered by homosexual missionaries... The material directed at children is pornographic to the vilest degree... The useful idiot fronting this offensive is Wendy Alexander, the thirty-something Minithter for Communitieth... (sic). These are the dark forces which will blight the next generation if a stand is not made against them. Every opinion survey registers massive opposition to this programme for the systematic corruption of the nation's children... This is not a democratic government... A head of steam is building up, of public resentment against ...the strutting homosexual lobby. This mood will not now be reversed; the longer it is frustrated, the heavier the penalties that will be exacted from (the enemy) of Scottish decency. ...Why are we ruled by fat women...?" Stop reading now, and take a moment to visualise the duct tape over his mouth. The Scottish Sun could've grabbed the chance of ridiculing the Record and lashing out at the competition with a refreshingly liberal, lively, informed and forward-thinking opinion on sex education. What did the illiterazzi get? A sermon! "God put his own son in a household with a mum and dad... We are the ones who are today grateful to Brian Souter, the raiding of his charitable fund, and the righteous stirring of sensible Scots everywhere. To use a Biblical term, the thought of removing Section 28 is an abomination. To use another, the idea deserves the same fate as Sodom and Gomorrah." It appears gays "have followed the call of their genes and by and large have forfeited the joy of children... Are we homophobic to reflect this? Not at all." And so sure of that they exhorted: "What better use of charitable money than to turn the tide of muddle-headed thinking that assaults young minds?" With the sniff of Souter's full-page ads doing the rounds, what better use indeed? The Scottish Sun's resident homophobe Jim Sillars had a glimpse of Scotland after repeal: "...Test tube births on a scale of millions, with the sperm of homosexuals conveyed artificially to women's ovaries, in order to give homosexuals full rights to have children. That test tube world is the only logical conclusion of the Tatchellite campaign of full and equal rights." Thank you, Jim. We're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view. When Old Mother (Joan) Burnie tried to contact Wendy Alexander, she was left "distraught, devastated and dismayed" when her "humble request for an interview" was knocked back. "That it should be a woman makes it doubly hurtful." The Record's Old Mother Burnie whined. "Wendy, Wendy, can't we kiss and make up?" Then bitched: "...Don't you think the Ann Widdecombe hair-style and wardrobe is inappropriate for someone as young and sweet-natured as you?" Meeeow! As Scotland emerged as an inward-looking theocratic state dominated by superstitionists, one senior editor solemnly observed to Iain Macwhirter of the Sunday Herald: "Could we all have got it wrong? Is this what Scotland is really like...?" Don't blame the public. This is the result of years of superstitionists peddling a pernicious moral propaganda through the media, government and schools. It has nothing to do with 'protecting children.' If that were indeed the case, they would be campaigning for the immediate adoption of the Dutch system of sexual education. Where kids are only 'saved' from sexual ignorance; there is a teenage pregnancy rate seven times lower than Scotland's; a lower incidence of sexual disease, and (as countless studies prove) kids actually start sex later. Torcuil Crichton wrote in the Sunday Herald: "If your own memory of sex education in school is of one of embarrassment and fidgeting - or a whole class giggling its way through a video - then you have a fairly accurate picture of what passes for sex education in Scottish schools today..." Things could only get better. While Scotland watched our Wend tighten her grip round the neck of the Clause monster, an insider at the Big Issue in Scotland informed me they had been disgusted by the campaign and were rethinking their ban on gay chatline ads. With new research undertaken in Italy and the US linking homophobia with homosexuality, should we not be questioning the very personal campaigns of Winning, Warner, Souter, Sillars, Irvine and Brown and asking: What is this really about, guys? CUT IT OUT! * The Daily Record declared: "For once, we haven't got anything to say." But that would have been too much to ask, wouldn't it? In fact, no-one could get them to shut the fuck up! The Daily Record's, homophobic editor Martin Clarke bathed in his own shite. Oh sorry, I mean an "avalanche of letters" (which he later admitted was only in the region of three or four hundred). And that doesn't include the fridge, garden gate and a soggy mattress its readers sent in response to the Record's kind offer of a free parcel collection service for boxes of signed petitions. If ever there was an argument for homosexuality to be discussed in schools, here it is: - "...Tyranny of the minority." Steve Barlow, Isle of Mull. "...Promoting filth." Joan Gray, Glasgow. "I'm an Orangeman yet find myself agreeing with Cardinal Winning on this issue." Steven McLean, Glasgow. (Why did you think Mandy was sent to Northern Ireland if not to prove we can heal the sectarian divide)? "Anyone believing Section 28 should be repealed... should watch Queer As Folk... gay pornography... a scene depicting child abuse." G Hunter, Clydebank. "At one time gays kept their problems to themselves..." J Hoolahan, Blantyre. "Sex education should be left to the parents..." Brian McLean, Edinburgh, "a practising homosexual." (That letter must've been planted, or Brian can go on 'practising' on his own)! "Let us keep (children) holy and upright as long as possible." John Arkle, Crawford. "Trying to teach homosexuality to our children and, if that is not disgusting enough...robbing the education system... and giving it to so-called opera singers who scream Italian songs no one understands." W Stewart, Greenock. "...The Government allows them into the armed forces. I can imagine the Last Post being sounded to the tune of Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant Major." D Cooper, Glasgow. Cheap advertising...? "Courage, the homosexual self-support group, consider gay sexual practices to be dangerously addictive. School pupils would be badly misled if this... was not presented in schools." G Pontier, Rutherglen. (What, so you can get your poisonous little hands on them, sweetheart)? "I would like to thank the Record for speaking up for the parents of Scotland... I am not homophobic but I want all children to be protected from the promotion of homosexuality." * Ooh look! Another Mary Campbell, Uddingston. This time in the Sunday Mail: "Filthy material... has already been printed, just waiting to be given to our schools in the guise of health education." Stockpiled, apparently, Mary according to 'er up the stair! * "We don't want our schools turning out a load of pansies." Bernard Manning. (Scottish Mirror). * Iain Johnstone, Macmerry, East Lothian wrote in The Herald: "The purpose of sex is procreation, not recreation... Any other approach to sex is a perversion and its practitioners are perverts. An octopus may have fun with a set of bagpipes but it is not sex." * "The promotion of homosexuality to children as young as five... Presently being pumped into British schools..." Scottish Mail. * "The Edinburgh-based Equality Network... e-mailed thousands... demanding action from members across the UK. The Equality Network refused to comment." Scottish Mail. Actually, they were never asked! And if they had would have pointed out a similar action by some churches. * Jack Irvine's 'letter' to Wendy Alexander in the Scottish Mirror indicates his position in slave/master relationships. Down on his knees. "I believe you are one of the best things to have happened to Scottish politics. You are clever, honest and energetic and would seem to have a brilliant future. In addition... I found you to be a thoroughly agreeable woman... However, your one fault, and it may recede with experience, is that you don't want to listen to ordinary people... I'm a wee bit worried that your young, malleable mind is being influenced by the elite company you keep in Glasgow's West End..." Whaddya wanna do Wend? Crack the whip or feed his dick through the shredder? "Maybe successful businessmen make you nervous..." Let's do the shredder! "Firstly, let me say I am writing this to you neither as a newspaper columnist nor the boss of a PR firm. I am writing to you as the father of two children... Before I was a father... I was the stereotypical, hard-drinking, hard-living newspaperman of popular legend... One night I was working on a story about a young runaway boy whom an evil gang of paedophiles had murdered and... the tears welled up in my eyes. I had to walk away from the desk to compose myself." Cue violins... pass round the Kleenex...! "Every parent who is reading this knows what I am talkin about... It was therefore not surprising that I received a call from... Brian Souter. ...He told me that he and some friends had been reading some of my recent Mirror columns. (Irvine wrote: "Remember, the next time an old fruit gets caught with his hands in a 14-year-old's pants, he will probably get off when he lisps: 'but I thought the boy looked 16).'" Irvine continued: "He asked if I would co-ordinate a Keep the Clause campaign... It took me all of one second to agree... We're just two Scots laddies who were brought up in council houses... Brian and I are getting tired hearing the protestations of the many gay activist groups." I will always cherish the original * "We already know to steer clear of places like the 'Pink Triangle' in the Broughton Street area... Isn't that enough...? Is it any wonder that there is a backlash from the majority...?" Tom Brown, Daily Record. * In delicious irony, the new Daily Record building on Anderston Quay - in the heart of Glasgow's red light district - leans over a massage parlour! garryotton@bigfoot.com Badges Of Shame! A forthcoming book by Garry Otton on the repression and distortion of sex by the media and church is being considered. Next month, author and MediaWatch columnist Terry Sanderson sits in while Garry takes a break. SCOTTISH MEDIA MONITOR web site! http://www.bigfoot.com/~scotmedia (c) Garry Otton 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GRANNY SPICE ============ Clause 28 -a cautionary tale of money, the churchman and the minister. The story so far - a sexy young attractive woman government Minister takes on a self- seeking misogynist cleric "I'm a Prince (or, is it a Queen?)-on your knees!" (One wonders where he's said that before?- maybe at Blairs, former home of another Grampian Quine! ) Not for Winning the piety and quietism of Cardinal Basil Hume. Having initially fucked up all his press conferences and cover-ups in the past, he's better trained now. He spits it out over the airwaves and in the press, "Homosexuality, it's a perversion, they are anti-family and disease spreading"-(BBC Radio4). Ever frightening and misinforming, I thought it was Mugabe? He's mastered the baby posing for the pro-life terrorists photocall Why not? He's a politician isn't he? Oh he's a priest... I forgot, he just tells his sheep (flock?) how to vote. Soon joined by a red flag singing multi-millionaire Winning's poof-bashing wagon gathers momentum. "No, I didn't pay my Poll tax (render unto Caesar), but I'll spend every penny to thwart Parliament on Clause 28!" Welcome to democracy Scottish style. Any more beatings in Edinburgh this week? Well it's ok-the Cardinal says they are perverts, and disease spreaders, I heard it on BBC Radio 4. Yet again, while sunning himself in Malta (as pensioners shiver in Scotland), he attacks us, calling gays Nazis which is rich coming from a cult which breeds fascism, intolerance and anti-Semitism and whose leader Pius XII -- a rampant germanophile kept silent while Jews and gays were slaughtered. Not satisfied with his coverage, now we have banner of truth Ronnie Convery, a pint-sized spinner (product of a catholic-oriented newspeak factory in Hope St not known for its Reithian traditions.) Whitewash handy, the diminutive spinner dispenses economic veracity to the press on what he claims Winnie really said, but was misreported yet again. (All the while people are being assaulted in the name of God). Tell that one to the mother of a murdered son! No balance is ever given to rebuff their slickly prepared performances nor the anti-gay propaganda. We are portrayed. as threatening, propagandist and as having friends in high places. The Head of their PR machine describes us as "slobbering old queers" Many appear uncomfortable with their own sexuality. But are their Catholic/Christian friends in the media tipping the balance in their favour? Winning's diatribe continues... There are no Catholic homosexual teachers or, if there are we'll get rid of them! There are no priest abusers. But yes, I have set up a contingency fund for claims of abuse (must think of Peter's pence). Here endeth the press conference. Observing, a quiet cleric called Father John Breslin of St Bride's, (who has counselled) and saved from suicide "victims" of the Cardinal's homophobic propagandists in the past slips away in despair as truth is persistently distorted. Assaults on Gays continue to mount... Witchfinder Tom urges caution. No hanging of pooves under bridges-we've been down that road... Just put the frighteners on a few MSPs including the jittery Nationalists. As for lovely Wendy according to the papists she's mad! But, then those dried up "alleged" celibates don't like women- they like the drink and the races and boys for the crack of course! Which crack? The saga continues, a young woman struggles with an ignorant (i.e. not knowing), Catholic girl friend to an NHS hospital. Inside Winning's fellow-travelling doctors refuse the girl a termination. Fortunately, trains still run to England, she leaves like so many before her. Is this my Scotland of 2005?: Winning preening in his scarlet flummery. "Does my bum look too big in this papal tiara?" Francoist Warner goose-stepping alongside while the Diva presides over mass conversions to Rome of fundamentalists/misogynists and homophobes. A backward step to intolerance and hounding sometimes to the death for gays? Clerics and millionaires setting the political agenda? Look how fucked up Ireland is with religion! But the south is coming out of the darkness, Romanist scandal and hypocrisy have seen to that! World Pride 2000 is in Rome- Go and fuck some sense into those priests! Beti. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LETTERS ======= Negative Message With regards to the front cover of issue 31a, my partner and I and a close friend all feel that the cover did not give a positive gay message and in our opinion it was the worst cover photo ever printed on a ScotsGay magazine. I am sorry, but a bitch lesbian (nothing against lesbians as we are gay and our female friend is bisexual) with a cigarette in her mouth, puffing out smoke, wearing a yellow anorak walking around town with a police cone is not a positive message at all. Anyway, that's our opinion, and I hope you will take this as positive feedback. The gay community suffers from enough discrimination because of a negative portrayal given to us by the press and society and we feel that the image that was used on the front cover only plays into their hands, as the media has a misconceived opinion that all lesbians are arrogant, butch and fat and that all gay men are camp and effeminate. Name and address supplied. Cover girl Heather replies: It was a spliff; the 'anorak' was a fairly expensive jacket and what about the stereotype of the image-obsessed gay man? +++ Big is Beautiful! I was saddened to read the article on eating disorders in the latest edition of ScotsGay. As we approach the new Millennium, the gay community is still obsessed with the "body beautiful", to such an extent that one of our own has been forced to consider dangerous and sometimes fatal surgery. There was a case last year in a BBC documentary where someone undergoing this form of surgery died on the operating table. As a large gay man, I have been out on the gay scene for almost 24 years, in varying degrees of largeness, and have had experience of being pilloried for my size. However, I have refused to let it ruin my life. Just look at how many magazines feature contact adverts and sections catering for the larger man. Those who admire the larger man are now coming out of a closet within a closet and are unafraid to show the world that big is beautiful. I feel that the gentleman in question should see a counsellor who specialises in working with those who have been abused, and talk things through the issues surrounding abuse. This would do a lot more for raising self-esteem than any operation. I, too, can sympathise with the situation as regards boyfriends. One has to move on, and there is life and love out there if one believes in oneself. If magazines such as ScotsGay and other featured larger men within the pages of their journals, a lot more people would be happy with themselves. I am ashamed to feel part of a community which talks of diversity and inclusion, but seeks to alienate some of that community because they do not look like something out of a fashion magazine. A new century dawns. Perhaps our community really will embrace diversity! Robbie Campbell 15 Grafton Place, Townhead, Glasgow. +++ Depressed I am a gay person in my early 20's. It was with great interest I read the article you printed on bulimia, and I can sympathise with some of the problems the writer encountered, although on a smaller scale. Since I was 13 I have suffered from self hate, and since 15 self harm, becoming increasingly severe as time went by. It ranged from scratching myself with a compass when I was 15, to cutting chunks out of my body with a razor blade when I was 21, I have also been known to crack bones and burn myself. People don't understand why, and after 4 years of counselling I only have a slight understanding of why it happens. I also suffer from severe depression, so deep and dark that I have tried to end my life on more than one occasion. I should be enjoying my life, not suffering for who I am. Some people think I should feel lucky that I have not some physical disease, but believe me, I'd rather be dying than having to live with this mental strain for the rest of my life. I take anti-depressants, have done constantly for 5 years now, you name it, I've tried it, I get relief for a few months with some, but I always end up where I started, back in the black hole. I had bulimia for a time, still find it hard to resist the urge, just another way of trying to feel some kind of self confidence from within, but it didn't matter how much weight I lost, I still felt like the fattest person on earth. So you could safely say I have not come to terms with who I am, I was brought up with homosexuality being next to murder in the bible, so what am I supposed to think of myself? I'm brainwashed. I really try to accept that I am gay, but unfortunately a lot of people who are very comfortable with who they are make life difficult. I went to the local gay club regularly for the last two years; it felt good to have somewhere to go where I thought people understood. But then one night when I was in the club I was assaulted for no reason at all, very wrong place at the wrong time, that is when you realise not everyone in there is your friend, when you need them most. I was sober and asked for help, but I was told to leave if I wanted any help (Police attention). People who I thought had been my friends turned their back on me, I walked out hurting because I had been assaulted, but hurting even more inside because I had been rejected. I involved the Police, I had to, or there would have been no justice at all, maybe there still won't be, they asked questions about the place where I had been, and why I thought they may not have wanted Police intervention, I wasn't going to lie, I told all, I was asked to make a written statement, I did so. Now things are even worse. People would rather believe it was all a grudge against this club than see it for what it really is, serious lies have been told to help them save face, they don't care if I suffer, just about making money. I have taken no action against this club, as I was advised to do. To let you understand, I am from a very religious background, I am not a troublemaker, and because of this whole event my parents have found out about my partner and myself, not a nice thing to happen, so if anyone has suffered because of this it is me, it is me who is having the panic attacks and flash backs, it is me who is having to deal with a devastated family and it is me who is being punished for telling the truth (The owner has banned me - his prerogative). Maybe somebody else would have coped better, but life wasn't a bed of roses as it was. The whole situation is making me ill, perhaps if they are reading this they will feel proud that they have had such an effect on me, important even, but it isn't something to be laughed at, I am not one of the OUT confident types who likes a drunken fight on a Saturday, I am someone who has been fighting with an illness for years, and I don't have much fight left in me. And the sad thing is, when they read this, it'll add fuel to their fire and they'll bear an even bigger grudge, because they don't seem to care. Gay people should stick together, not bitch like seems to be the norm. We may not think we need each other, but when someone turns their back on you when you need them most, you'll know how it feels. Name and address supplied ------------------------------------------------------------------- GLASCHU/GLASGOW Hiya Scumbagz! Well, what happened to all my Valentine cards then? Bloody typical of you lot! I get loads of smutty E-mail, but still no sign of potential boyfriend material on the horizon! (Sniff) Still, best wishes to Jamie and the lovely Jaye who've just got engaged. What a nice couple they make. Glad to see more of our diverse community exchanging rings. Jaye-chuck the flowers in my direction, 'cos I never give up hope. Austins is packed out when there's live entertainment on. It's not easy filling a pub on a cold Tuesday night in February, but a good crowd turns up to see Colin, Nadeen, Laura or whoever happens to be on at the Tuesday Club. D.J Wendy from the Waterloo does a stint on Wednesday and Friday nights. Nothing's finalised for Saturday, but something will be organised shortly. For those of you who like Karaoke, Betty B and Jason are doing Sunday nights-you'll know them both from the old Austins, and Betty B can still be found down at the GGLC on Fridays, alternating with Matron Ricky and Francine. Centurion Health Club has changed since I was last in. The new heating has made quite a difference-it was certainly warm enough when I was in last week. I know some of you prissy queens wouldn't be seen dead in a sauna because you're a bunch of stuck up wankers, but you really should give it a try. A session on the exercise bikes, gym equipment or sweating it out in the steam room could do wonders for some of you fat bastards who wonder why you never get a shag! (I refer the Honourable member to his opening paragraph-Ed.) The private cabins were all permanently occupied-the clientele taking the chance to enjoy some quiet relaxation in peaceful solitude. I've always found it quite funny how the sauna-queens in Edinburgh are so shy, gripping their towels tightly round them, unlike those on the West Coast. Nice to see that the value of Stagecoach shares have plunged 60% to a record low. Poor old Brian Souter might soon need the dosh he's put aside for his "Keep the Clause Campaign" to keep his buses on the road. Please note that it is probably a criminal offence to waste his money by sending blank postcards, empty envelopes, old telephone directories etc to "Keep The Clause", FREEPOST, SCO 5219, Perth, PH2 8BR as anything sent costs his campaign at least 19p. Apparently he's even received a garden gate with matching fridge and soggy mattress! It's perfectly legal to add your comments to his website at http://www.keeptheclause.co.uk/. The vast majority of the postings so far have been in favour of repealing Clause 28. He must have been soooo relieved when a recent "technical problem" stopped more of us from adding our views! If any of you stroppy queens and dykes actually want to get your fingers out of your arses and do something about the bullshit from Souter and the tabloids, there are regular meetings in the GGLC on Wednesdays at 5.30pm. You can help by going around the bars getting signatures etc-get down to the meetings and offer a hand! It's disappointing these days to note that all those doing all the fighting and campaigning generally tend to be in their 30s and 40s. There are some younger people involved, but the younger generation should learn that the whole LGBT fight for acceptance requires a bit of effort, rather than sitting on your arse hoping somebody else will do all the lobbying and letter writing. Don't kid yourself that the whole Clause 28 issue is irrelevant to you-the press are using their predictable scaremongering tactics with talk of "protecting schoolchildren" (not from their parents, the group most likely to abuse them) and "promotion of homosexuality". This incitement to hatred has already lead to 4 queerbashings in the past 2 weeks in Glasgow (that I know of) and one threatened stabbing in one of the clubs. If you think all this doesn't affect you, think again. You might be the next victim now the trash media have declared open season on us. Welcome to the fight! Planet Peach is attracting a reasonable crowd these days. The guys are a bit pissed off with the Poo, who barred them from putting out flyers in their bar- no problem, just do like we did with Penelopes and leave a pile on the window sill outside! I had the same difficulty some time ago with one long-gone and even more forgotten Poo-Fhrer who tried the same thing. One date to keep clear is Monday 6th March, when ABBACADABBRA will be doing a PA at Planet Peach. It's a Rainbow Fundraiser night, and there'll be raffles, safer sex packs and a buffet. Tickets are UKP5 in advance and UKP7 on the door. What's happening about Madam Rickitt? Is she still doing a PA? I had a moan last month about Bennets, the Poo and the Uni LGBT Society's websites that were months out of date. Bennets are now (allegedly) updating their site. I've given up hope of the Poo updating theirs which hasn't changed for 2 years. Their heads must be too far up their arses to let their fingers out, so we can probably expect them to still be advertising DJs who disappeared a P45 and a divorce ago, well into the next millennium. The good news is that the UNI LGBT Society now has a nice new website at http://www.gla.ac.uk/Clubs/LGB with lots of information for you academics. And talking of the Poo, I see they are no longer open during the afternoons on weekdays. They've also started charging UKP2 to get in with a flyer at the weekend. No doubt the theory behind this ploy is that after you've paid UKP2 to get in, you'll stay there, rather than fork out another fiver to get into Bennets. The Boogie Bar up in Hope Street is increasingly popular with the LGBT crowd. It's open Mon - Sat 12 noon till midnight and serves food. There's a Sci Fi night on Tuesday, student night on Thursday, 70s night on Friday and Walter does his ABBA revival night on Saturdays. The theme of the entertainment is 70s revival, and the place is going down well with the twinkies as well as the older crowd. Mary Kiani opened up her new club Slave down on Clyde Street this weekend in the old Hatt Club building. Not much feedback yet, but it seems like they're targetting a gay- friendly crowd and play fairly hard dance music, including Chicago House (don't ask me what that means). Gay nights are planned. From Tuesday 7th of March, Big Greg promises a night of fun down in the GGLC, with quizzes and competitions. Should be good for a larf as he goes down well with the punters. He also tells me that Penelopes will re-open in June. The GGLC held a Poetry and Writers evening last Wednesday hosted by Viv Gee, with a selection of poetry from Edwin Morgan. It attracted over 50 people, and will be repeated on the third Wednesday of every month. Other events to look out for are the Rocky Horror night on 26th Feb and St Patricks Night on 17th March. The regular quiz night on Thursday, Karaoke on Friday and Sunday continue to draw good crowds. And now we move on to the Pub and Club ratings which you all love so much! Austins and the Waterloo tied for Best Pub (34%), Trade got best Club Night (42%), Best Club was Bennets (87%), Best Service went to the Waterloo (36%) with Sadie's, Del's and the Poo all on equal last place at 1% each. No doubt you're all dying to know who got the Biggest Dump Award - the Poo was way out in front at 46%, followed by Del's on 28% and Sadie's came third at 10%. If any of their bar staff want to give me a hard time over the figures, don't fucking bother to waste your time! This is what the scene thinks of your pubs - if you don't like it, either shut up or shape up! SNIPPETS Been asked by Jason to tell you he's appearing in "La Cage Aux Folles" at The Kings Theatre from 24th to 29th April.t The rest of it and so on.t I keep raising the supply of ScotsGay to Borders Books, and every month they keep on running out! Quite a feat for a shop to move 3% of the total Glasgow quota at UKP1 a copy (Keeps the Small Bald Ginger One in designer clothes) t I remarked a few issues ago that the rate of new heterosexual HIV infection in Scotland had outstripped the number of gay cases. This has now been repeated in the national figures. Obviously the infection rates in the gay community are still too high, but the message is getting through. It's still the case that young gay men are still at risk, which is why any youngsters reading this should get in contact with Steve Retson Clinic, Phace West and the other safer sex organisations for information. I know it's a cliche that some people get infected after only 1 shag, while others can be absolute sluts and get away with it - ever wonder why? t Self - defence classes are held on Sunday afternoons at the GGLC - contact Gary or Jason at the centre for details. t Some of you sad losers are still wearing combats! It's 6 years since I dumped mine 'cos they were becoming fashionable, and you wankers still think they are trendy! Right then, better get this off to the Small Bald Ginger One cos it's way overdue! Send any gossip, scandal etc to the address at the back of the mag, or by e-mail. Love, Goldilocks Website:- http://www.gay-glasgow.co.uk E-mail:- goldilocks@gay-glasgow.co.uk -------------------------------------------------------------------- DUN EIDEANN/EDINBURGH ===================== A big kiss to everyone who's e-mailed since last month. The more of you that get on the net, the more that you E-mail me. If YOU have any comments -maybe we haven't covered your favourite night spot sufficiently, whatever - let us know... Right then, Kickin' off with Edinburgh's favourite night club... JOY! Now in its seventh year, you don't need me to tell you just how big JOY! is. A true phenomena, JOY! bucked all trends again by being busy as hell early in Y2K. Maggie and Alan rewrote the book with a constantly evolving gay night that straights die to get into. The JOYous pair remain the resident DJs located in the main dance area playing House, Trance and Techno. If you like a really happy crowd, you'll love this. At the same time the sooo shy Trendy Wendy and super-fly Sally Findlay crank it up in the back room with D.I.S.C.O., chart stuff and other camp nonsense. The next JOY! is on 4th March. Get there early and get in cheaply. So what of Alan Joy's other clubs, MINGIN' and FILTH? Well, in Alan's own words... "Ive decided to discontinue FILTH, my dress-code club... although the people attending had a great time and certainly let their hair down, the numbers were not sufficient for it to survive. MINGIN' has taken over its slot and will now run fortnightly. People seem to be very pleased with news of the double dosage!" So you too can be MINGIN' twice a month... check it out on 11th and 25th of March at Studio 24. It's only a fiver to get in! Must say hi to Laura, Danny, Helen, Sean, Dougie and the lovely Tim who all had a fab time at the Lothian Switchboard Lesbian and Gay Ball at the Assembly Rooms. Traditional bagpipes, Ceilidh, and Trendy Wendy (again) with a marathon stint in the Tackno room. Perfect. Congratulations to all the Switchboard volunteers who worked as hard as hell, as well as the more than able Planet Out bar staff who took care of the drinks side of things. We were wondering if cute bar boy Funky Alan could wear any less. Please. Alan is a promoter of ICONS at Club Mercado. Their next big night will be Mr Gay UK ICONS on March 5th. So if you fancy your chances at being Edinburgh's chief pretty boy then you know where to go. Details are sketchy as we go to press but we're promised a great time. Staff at ICONS have a good track record and know how to create a real party atmosphere. This is the Must Attend event in March. Now regular readers will wonder why I've been so nice lately. It's true that ScotsGay's strength has always been its honest reporting of the scene, good or bad. That's why people read it. Well, fear not and read on... At the top of this piece I said that I was getting more E-mails than ever and that y'all should keep 'um coming. Now I want you to vote on the scene's best and worst. A chart will be published every month, with best and worst getting plenty of free publicity. Don't keep it to your self! Tell us about it! E-mail at the address below or snail mail to the address printed at the back. Next month, I'll get around to the already promised special on gay eateries and take a closer look at ICONS Mr Gay UK. Yum! All the best, Martin Walker mgwuk@hotmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DUN-DEAGH/DUNDEE ================ The unexpected has happened - Liquid Silk has dried up. It seems that he offended Ms Grumpy just once too often and threats were made causing him to resign promptly with honour and health intact. In the meantime, our small bald ginger one has asked me to fill in until a permanent replacement is appointed. One thing you have to say about Ms Grumpy, he's not afraid to book medium sized acts into a small club. But it seems that the half pint size Terry George won't be around for the Dundee heat of Mr Gay UK which is to be held in Liberty on Saturday 18th March. Brian tells me that, unlike most heat venues, he'll be operating a one person one vote system instead of having a small but select judging panel. That means that you, the punter, have the chance to select the winners. 1st prize UKP150, 2nd 75 and 3rd UKP25. Other forthcoming attractions at the club include bus loads of Edinburgh folk from Queer Sunday coming up on 24th March for a Queer Friday (contact Grant at Queer Sunday if you fancy the trip) followed by an appearance by Rozalla at a Freedom Party the following night. According to Brian, who seems to have a penchant for acts I'm too young to have ever heard of, Rozalla had a number of hits in the late 80's including Everybody's Free and Are You Ready To Fly? Personally, the late licence until 3.30am seems more interesting. You can now read all about Liberty and BarXS on their new web site at http://www.liberty- nightclub.co.uk/. The pictures on this page have been taken from the site and are the more restrained ones! Charlies has been increasingly busy of late. New Year saw the place packed whilst Liberty failed to pick up trade as most folk just went home when the pub shut. Charlie has been running a number of promotions including cut price Holsten Pils - just a shame that the T- shirt offer expired 4 years ago! The community seems to have pulled together over proposals to open a Rave Night Club next door to Libertys. After receiving letters from all and sundry, the licencing board knocked back the proposal on the grounds of 'Public Order and Safety' which must have come as a slap in the face to Ecan Leisure who also operate Club 2000 in Aberdeen. The recent meeting between Tayside Health Board and other interested parties in Dundee has lead to a decision to appoint an HIV Prevention Officer. Look out for the post being advertised soon. And that's it for this month. If you don't want to hear from me again, why not offer to fill my place? If you feel you can do as well or better, phone 0131-539 0666 or E-mail editorial@scotsgay.co.uk. Iain iain@drink.demon.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------- OBAR DHEADHAIN/ABERDEEN ======================= Blimey, it doesn't seem like a whole month since the last issue, does it? Time flies when you're having fun, I suppose, although I don't know if fun is the word I would use. Having finally found a proper job, I'm beginning to wish I was still a dosser... Well, for those of you who visit the City Bar on a regular basis, you'll have noticed the change of decor in the toilets - well, the gents anyway. Mark, one of the regulars to be seen propping up the bar, has transformed what was rather dull into a bright, happy place to be! Tom of Finland-style characters are painted on the walls, looking over a white picket fence, with the sun blazing down from above! It's quite a superb job really, so top marks there. If you're interested, my flat is in dire need of some interior design...It's actually been fairly quiet in the CB recently. Not just a lack of punters in the early evening, but since Chris has been on holiday my visits there have been rather peaceful!!(I know I'm going to regret this...) But I'm well used to getting my head bitten off these days, as I discovered on a recent visit to Club 2000. It would seem that my comments in the last issue did not go down well either with management or DJ. I'm not going to apologise for what I said, as I was merely reflecting the views of several people that had made similar comments. After all, one of my jobs is to put forward the views of the public, especially if they're afraid to speak out themselves. It would seem that I have been rather down on C2k of late, but that's just a reflection of the number of bad comments I hear. I will still point out that the best course of action if anyone has a grievance about Club 2000 is to speak to the powers that be. After all, they're the only ones that can do anything about it! Lust is the next new thing to happen in Aberdeen. I paid a visit last Friday, but I'm afraid I wasn't too impressed. It seemed like any other night in Rabbies! DJ Steve was having a right old time of it too, as he was suffering from dodgy headphones. Still, if you want a down-to-earth night with down-to-earth prices, that's your bar! On a rather serious note, I saw a flyer issued by Aberdeen Drugs Action on the counter in the City Bar. It warned that a batch of pills in Holland had been found to contain strychnine, which is used as a rat poison. Since most ecstasy tablets in the UK come from that neck of the woods, those of you who partake would be well warned to take heed. They're 9mm in diameter, 4mm thick, yellowish in colour, with brown speckles and no logo. Care should be taken with pills anyway, but please be extra-vigilant. Further information can be obtained by contacting Drugs Action. Finally, it would seem that Grampian Television is attempting to haul itself kicking and screaming into the 21st Century. Those of you who watched Loud TV (Mondays 11.30pm, ITV) will already have seen a few familiar faces on the goggle-box. Gawd, and I thought you lot were all closets!! And as ever, the bloody Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence got in on the act. Blessing dogs on the telly? Whatever next? (But where was Sister Ovina Fornicata, Tender of the Blessed Flocks of Aberdonia?-NBBdDS) Take care, people. Love to all. Gus gus@drink.demon.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MOIREIBH/MORAY ============== Here we are again, folks, in amongst the snow and the rain but we do love it in this part of the world, eh? Another quiet month once again as The Plumm and I have just finished discussing, over several strong cups of coffee. The biggest event was the Moray Social Group Ceilidh held in the Park House Hotel which has rapidly become home from home. A good turnout to the party started the ball rolling and soon the kilts were spinning to the music of 'Ceilidh Sound' a fabulous two piece band who came complete with very fetching pink shirts, which was even more coincidental as they had had no idea what kind of occasion they had been booked for. They'll be asking from now on, though! Unfortunately everyone behaved themselves (which makes a change) and no scandal can be reported from the evening. As usual, though, those brave enough to venture out in their kilts ended the night in Joanna's nightclub which must have been an horrific experience for those who agree that 15-odd tartans don't go very well with the lovely yellow carpet! Grampian Police in Moray have been wonderful once again and created a post for one of their officers to become the LGB liaison in the area. This will be an officer who will deal exclusively on behalf of our clan and will be involved in any LGB related cases. This will help to make it easier for anyone to come forward and speak confidentially to the police about gay issues and not feel that they are incriminating themselves or putting themselves in a compromising situation. I received a call from the police headquarters asking me to go along and meet the potential candidate and I have to say she was very welcoming and full of enthusiasm. Her appointment is yet to be confirmed but I asked if she'd mind me mentioning it in the column, which she didn't, but don't all rush up there to speak to her just yet, I'll keep you up-dated on any progress. After loving it so much the last time we went, Charlie and I took a return visit to wonderful Dublin, where everyone is still gorgeous, and to add to the fun we went with two straight (yes, straight) male friends. We were on a mission to show them exactly what they were missing! Part of this process involved taking them on a night out to the George which is the gay venue in Dublin. They loved it! Despite latching on to a couple of (actually very nice) girls, by the end of the weekend we had converted them into total acceptance of our ways - in mind, if not in body! What's going on with the homophobic lot, then? Someone, allegedly that Mr-I-Own-The- Buses-Souter, has splashed out on big bloody bill-board posters at the side of the road - there's one as you drive into Elgin - advertising the opinion that Section 28 should stay. 'Keep The Clause' it yells out in big red letters after quoting some old dear from Inverness bleating about how her two kids could be asked to partake in homosexual role-play in the classroom. Typical! We never got that option when I was at school before the clause came in. The youth of today have got it all and better toys than we had, too. It's just not fair. Mind you, anyone who watched the first series of Queer as Folk will have had a giggle at Souter's expense as his worst nightmare appeared on the screen. In the scene after Nathan has just been shagged by Stuart, he's climbing onto the bus while shouting out to his friend Donna, "I'm doing it! Really doing it!" As he's waving out the back window the bus pulls away and the huge 'Stagecoach' logo is emblazoned across the screen! See, Mr S secretly approves by advertising his company on our homosexual TV programmes! Bless. Talking of homosexual programmes (?) what is that Loud TV all about? It's not a gay programme but it did have the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence on it the other day. It's a shame we couldn't actually hear what Sister Bobby was saying for all the squealing coming from the stupid mutt in the bow-tie just off screen! And the dog wouldn't shut up, either. Quality programming! Anyway I'll stop ranting now and sign off for another month so take care and make the most of every minute! Dr. Kenniff --------------------------------------------------------------------- SCENE PHOTOGRAPHERS WANTED! =========================== Do you like to take pictures as you go around the fleshpots of Scotland? Don't you think these pages would look better graced with your photographs? If so, E-mail: editorial@scotsgay.co.uk. Until then, here's a sexy airliner from our layout artist's porn collection. This Boeing 737-33V (G-EZYK, MSN 29335) was photographed at Luton Airport at about 2.30pm on August 2nd 1999. A regular visitor to Scotland, she is the 3094th 737 built. Get those pix in, or next time it's one of Hein's signal boxes! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FILMS ===== by Malcolm Epstein The tendency to make feature films longer is the current trend although greater length is no guarantee of greater quality. Newish writer director Paul Thomas Anderson made Boogie Nights a hit although it was at least half an hour too long for my taste. His latest Magnolia (18) lasts three hours and ten minutes. So maybe American audiences want longer times in cinemas to stop thinking about their crime rate that is rapidly rising. For decades French movie makers have made films about a cross section of people without much connection in the storylines. Magnolia does this with rather too many four-letter words. Mr Anderson managed to persuade Tom Cruise to do a lengthy cameo which has brought him a Golden Globe award in the Best Supporting Actor class. And. As Hollywood has money to burn, there are amusing special effects at the end if you are still in your seat. Writer and director Anthony Minghella, who won awards for The English Patient, has adapted a Patricia Highsmith thriller The Talented Mr Ripley (15) for the screen. Multi- millionaire's son Jude Law spends his time sunbathing on the French and Italian rivieras and his father pays Matt Damon to go there and persuade him to come home and work at absolutely anything. Poverty stricken Matt's sense of humour appeals to Jude and fiancee Gwyneth Paltrow to include him in their circle. But it all turns sour when Mr Law shows a schizophrenic side to his personality. A quality movie only marred by the vagueness in the writing of the scene where Jack Davenport could be fancying Matt - which may well have been as it was in the book. Lovers of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operas must see Topsy Turvey (12) - a Mike Leigh dramatisation of their period in Victorian London squabbling over the writing of their constantly revived shows. In fact, "HMS Pinafore" has just started a run at the Savoy Theatre where it first received rave reviews in 1878. Opulently costumed, it has the pick of British singers and character actors with another performance by Timothy Spell that I will long remember about behind the scenes dramas rehearsing "The Mikado". Essential to anyone who has enjoyed their music and lyrics. There has been no shortage of filmed versions of Jane Austen novels and Mansfield Park (15) has more poignancy than the others as new writer director Patricia Rozema has based it not only on the book, but the writings of the Austen personality of the time. It is a Cinderella story of an impoverished girl adopted by wealthy relatives early in the 19th century when the ambition of most females was to marry a man of means. Her guardian here, Harold Pinter, is outraged when she rejects a rich suitor. The difference between family conflicts then and now make it engrossing viewing as does a very attractive cast. American lawyers have certainly led the way in making tobacco companies pay for the health care of people addicted to smoking. Mississippi and 49 other states won $246 billion in court. The Insider (15) is the story of a top scientist, Russell Crowe, former head of research and development at a tobacco company, who was a central witness in court cases after the head of the country's biggest tobacco companies had perjured themselves by insisting smoking was not addictive. Al Pacino plays an investigative TV reporter and lawyers to defend their case. A film for those who want to see wrongs righted and only disappointing for the lack of a major court case in the final scene. The Hurricane (15) is another true story that has Denzil Washington as a boxing champion whose dreams of winning the middleweight title are destroyed when he is arrested for the murders of three people in a New Jersey bar. Though innocent, he is given a life sentence and, from a prison cell, writes his story "The Sixteenth Round", that is published. It is read by social activists who become convinced of his innocence and visit him regularly. The goodness of people is shown in their determination to find evidence for a retrial to end his 20 years behind bars. Inspiring stuff and proof many white people have no racial prejudice. This must be Kevin Spacey's year. After the success of the must-see American Beauty on release now, there is Ordinary Decent Criminal (15) on the way. Set in Dublin, Kevin heads a band of thieves on motorbikes whose passion is bank robbery and outwitting the police. His charisma has two sisters mad about him who are happy to bring up his children and satisfy every horizontal need. One of Britain's most impressive actors, Stephen Dillane, is a frequently humiliated police inspector. With a little more luck he would have played the lead here. Awards are being showered on Michael Caine for Cider House Rules, taken from a best- selling novel by John Irving, that has him as a doctor running an American orphanage. The story follows the life of his best pupil who as assisted on every operation, but decides to leave for a while to gain experience of life. Those of us with active tear ducts will need paper tissues. If a good looking cast of both sexes on the disco circuit looking for sexual excitement appeals, you must consider Body Shots (18). It is as uninhibited as Hollywood can be to keep within censorship rules and its unknown cast pleases producers tired of paying astronomical money to top stars. That 20 year old hit The Long Good Friday (18) has been revived, understandably as it is the best British gangster film ever made, and superbly displays the talents of Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren. If you've never seen it, you're in for a treat! ------------------------------------------------------------ BOOKS ===== Reviews by Andy Martin Those Bones are Not My Child By Toni Cade Bambara Edited by Toni Morrison The Women's Press UKP12.99 This book is not published till the 30th of March and I am always asked never to review a book till it is published, but I felt I had to express my feelings on this important work as soon as I read the book and I thank The Women's Press for the permission to do so. I have sat here for hours trying to express my feelings about this book as I felt it was sort of an honour to be reading the last work of Toni Cade Bambara (she died in 1995 ). Ms Bambara was an acclaimed novelist, short story writer, poet, teacher, civil rights activist, social worker, educator and filmmaker. We all want to leave something of ourselves when we die, something that would benefit us all and I feel that Ms Bambara has done this with her book, it is not a nice read, it is not a happy tale, no it is a fictionalised account of the Atlanta Child Murders (more than forty coloured children murdered in Atlanta in the early eighties ) for whom a coloured man was arrested and jailed. There was very little evidence to support his guilt and many felt that this was a cover-up by the police to protect a right wing movement with which it is thought had connections with the police. We may never know the truth but at least with the help of Ms Bambara's novel we at least hear the word from the street. Toni Cade Bambara lived in Atlanta at the time of the murders and this work is the completion of 12 years of research in and around the places where the murders occurred. This novel will take you through a roller coaster of emotions and hopefully it will leave you with many unanswered questions which need to be addressed. A Teacher teaches, A Great Teacher leaves us with the need to educate ourselves, to ask questions, to seek our own truths. We in this United Kingdom are seeing tell tale signs of this possibly happening here, we have and are seeing cover-ups by police and government, we are getting closer and closer to the conditions of 1930's Germany, NOW is the time to start opening your eyes and seek the truth, demand it, or soon we will all end up in the Jack Straw/Tony Blair holiday camp and the last thing we will ever see is ARBEIT MACHT FREI. Last Rights Poems by Marvin K. White Alyson Books UKP7.99 Marvin K. White is a poet, performer, and visual artist. I cannot really do this guy justice by just babbling on so I have instead chosen my favourite piece from this book to say what I have to say, it touched me on many levels. "shhhhh be quiet" (kelly says before brandon makes it into the room comfortably) "what's going on? why is everyone here? where is brenda?" (he asks) "she at the clinic getting her test results" (says donna) "and we're all worried" (chimes in andrea) "why?" (brandon asks) "because..." (they all say) "we've shared the same blow dryer!" Dirty Planet - Friends of the Earth Guide to Pollution and What You Can Do About It. Caroline Clayton Livewire (Women's Press) UKP4.99 This book gives us a detailed selection of environmental potential catastrophes and shows us that we can all do our bit to slow down or stop these tragedies from happening. As I was discussing this problem with friends a little while ago here in Colne in Lancashire a women interrupted us and said that if there had not been objections to the proposed motorway which would have gone across the outstandingly beautiful and desolate Lancashire and Yorkshire moors then we would not have traffic jams in the town. She also pointed out that more tourists would have come to admire the moors (yup driving on those wide wild country roads, don't you just love it ). Together as a nation we seem to have become less thoughtful and more greedy than ever before, isn't it time to redress the balance. You cannot save the world, you are only one person, but you can make a difference and if everybody does their own bit then we can start talking about saving the planet. This book also provides you with useful addresses and phone numbers. I do not want to preach to anybody but the way I look at is that you should at least know what's happening out there in the world so go get this book and educate yourself. Reviews by Dirk Kriete That's Mr Faggot To You Michael Thomas Ford Alyson Books UKP8.99 I have to admit total ignorance... I had never heard of Michael Thomas Ford until this book arrived about a month ago. After reading it though I did something I've never done before... I bought a book previously written by this guy, in fact "That's Mr Faggot to You" is the sequel to "Alec Baldwin Doesn't Love Me". And I am glad I did, both these books had me in stitches and if I ever hear anybody say something along the lines of cynicism being lost on the Americans I will point them in the direction of this writer. Here is a man who can make all experiences seem totally hilarious, from a CD player seemingly possessed by the religious right to the social faux pas of sending a man flowers via the perils of using lavender-scented soap as lubricant to the angst of talking his 12-year-old nephew through his first love triangle. He apparently has written some 20 books as well as a syndicated humour column which appears in magazines and newspapers across the USA. Often books don't very well survive the move across the Atlantic from the American culture to ours, but in this case the essays featured just smirk at the eccentricities of merely living and have managed the crossing without fatalities. Fool's Errand Louis Bayard Alyson Books UKP8.99 A few years ago when I was still buggering about on the old Amiga, we used to waste an inordinate amount of time playing a game known by the title of this book "Fool's Errand". So when this book arrived it brought back memories and I started reading it straight away. And then I kept reading, and then I did a bit more reading and a bit more, and just like playing that game I could not tear myself away. I mean really the game and the book have nothing but the title in common, I was just hooked on both. The story of the book is set in some American city (can't quite remember which one) and it starts with a boring party and the main character finding himself in a room by himself having a bit of a snooze. He wakes briefly to see a dream of a man, but before he can act he's disappeared. And this is the beginning of a fool's errand which leads to vigils in the local super market car parks, nightly sojourns into the world of bars and disco's and other peoples detective capabilities stressed to the limit. This book is a sparkling romantic take on the way of the human heart, where plots take turns tighter than a hairpin, disorder reigns supreme, and love triumphs in the most unexpected way. My First Time, vol. two Edited by Jack Hart Alyson Books UKP8.99 And now for something completely different.... It's one handed reading time ;-) But to be honest I really quite enjoyed this one. It's a bit kinky, a bit sweet, a bit shocking, a bit sexy, but first and foremost for me it brought back an array of memories of my early years of dabbling with my sexuality. And with essay titles like "Blowing in the New Year" or "With a Smile I let Him in" you can tell that nothing much is left to the imagination. I got another couple of books of the same genre worth a mentioning here recently, so if this is your cup of whatsit, you might like to have a look at these ones, too... Juniors Two Edited by John Patrick STARbooks Press UKP14.99 Loads of tales of porn stars, hustlers, dream boys and torrid anthologies of barely legal, highly erotic youthful encounters. This book will provide hours of cost-effective entertainment ;-) Bel Ami, Perfect Couples Bruno Gmunder UKP22.95 A gorgeously produced photo book by this German publisher. Thick pages, stunning glossy print, just the thing for the gay man's coffee table, oh yeah, and their calendars are very good, too.... Reviews by Davie Out on Fraternity Row Edited by Shane L Windmeyer & Pamela W Freeman Alyson Books UKP8.99 This is a serious of first hand accounts of what it was like to be gay within the traditionally homophobic college fraternity. We embark on a journey of both happy and sad accounts of these young gay men's lives, some of whom decided to come out whereas others decided not. It is both happy and jovial in parts but a hanky is also required in parts. The Ultimate Gay Guide John Szponarski Absolute Press UKP14.99 This guide is full of valuable information on all that there is to being GAY. The guide is well set out in sections containing detailed information. We have sections on coming out, health, legal matters. there is also a complete listing of National and Regional Switchboards and Help and Support groups. Here's a first for a Gay Guide: a detailed list of over 100 cruising sites all around the UK, all the pub and club info you'll ever need, and a national accommodation list too. You also get your chance to have your comments noted and to supply information that you may feel warrants a mention. In my opinion this has to be one of the best gay guides that I have the pleasure of reading. Every Gay household should have a copy... ---------------------------------------------------------------- DANCE ===== Martin Powell This month sees quite a lot for lovers of contemporary dance. Glasgow has the New Moves (new territories) 2000 festival. I will not attempt to summarise all of the 52 page programme here. I will only point out that there are two main themes: Australian dance and a programme called Men Solo. Included in Men Solo are two programmes by Australian Dean Walsh (Tron Theatre, 17 March 9pm & 18 March 10.30pm). Walsh's work is said to portray a queer artist's world that is vulnerable but strong, submissive yet forceful; suppressed anger and despair conveyed with huge dollops of humour. Compagnie Thor from Belgium (ie Michael Sears), have Cyberchrist and Pin Up (Tron Theatre, 7 March 7.30pm). Cyberchrist draws on 16th century anatomical engravings of Andre Vesale and the fourteen Stations of the Cross as its inspiration and aims to convey the ever changing nature of blasphemy and religion in the way the human body can be used and displayed. Pin Up in contrast has Sears exploring artificiality and femininity. However Glasgow is not the only place with great dance. Edinburgh is lucky enough to have a rare chance to see the Canadian company La La La Human Steps (Festival Theatre, 17-18 March 7.30pm) performing Salt. Make no mistake, they are sensational. Choreographed by Edouard Lock this company has a reputation for delivering huge spectacular shows (which must cost a fortune). This looks no different, consisting of dance, projected images, and music composed by American David Lang played live on stage. Lock demands unbelievable feats of his dancers - their stamina must be immense. The last time I saw them I was worried the principal dancer would have a heart attack before the show finished such were the demands placed on him. I'm glad to say he didn't. Absolutely unmissable. ----------------------------------------------------------------- BI-VOCAL -- THE NICE BIT ======================== The National Bisexual Conference (BiCon) Last year's BiCon was held in Edinburgh, put together by our very own Alison Rowan. This time round it's held in Manchester during the Mardi Gras. The following is shamelessly stolen from BiCon's excellent website at http://bi.org/~bicon/bicon2000/. BiCon is a long weekend of fun and frolics for bisexual people of all ages and genders, their friends, partners and allies. It includes all sorts of activities from discussion workshops and guest speakers to live music and discos. The UK BiCon has been held for seventeen years - BiCon 2000 will be the eighteenth such event. They have grown in that time from a small, one-day event hosted by London Bisexual Group to the huge sprawling monster we know and love today. BiCon 2000 will be held in Oak House of Manchester University, and depending on attendance we will be using some adjoining buildings too. It's Manchester Mardi Gras that weekend, and we hope you will have an opportunity to take in some of the festival without missing out on too much of BiCon itself. The venue is very compact and well served by public transport. Accommodation is totally self catering but don't panic as there are 3 supermarkets within about 10 minutes walk, and an assortment of takeaways within 5 minutes which stay open until around 5am. The venue is largely accessible to people with mobility problems but with a good rate of attendance leading us to expanding the conference, we may have to accept some spaces for workshops which are less accessible than those we originally chose. There will be a crche and following some useful feedback from people who attended BiCon 1999 there will also be an extensive programme of activities for children. We have arranged some sign language interpreting for BSL but need more volunteers or suggestions about this. Prices will be based on a sliding scale according to your income. There is an Equality Fund for UK attendees, and we are asking those from overseas who can afford to make a donation to help cover the costs of those from overseas who cannot afford the full cost of attendance. Registration will open on the Thursday afternoon and be open each day until the Monday. We expect to be offering day registration at reduced rates for people who can only come to one or two days of the event. There will be a wide variety of workshops and guest speakers during the daytimes. The evening programme will include live music and a disco. The Saturday afternoon programme will be slimmed down to encourage people to join in the Mardi Gras parade. We hope to have a banner making session on the Thursday or Friday ready for Mardi Gras. BiCon 2000 Manchester 24 - 28 August The 18th UK BiCon now incorporating IBC6 the 6th International BiCon BM BiCon, London, England, WC1N 3XX http://bi.org/~bicon/bicon2000/ e-mail: bicon2000@bi.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTERNATIONAL NEWS FROM REX WOCKNER =================================== *Euro MPs support gay protections Parliamentarians from across Europe voted Jan. 26 to recommend that anti-gay discrimination be banned via the European Convention on Human Rights. The vote occurred as the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly reviewed a draft of a new "Convention Protocol" put forward by the Council's governing body, the Committee of Ministers. The recommendation now moves back to the Committee for consideration. "The inclusion of 'sexual orientation' in the new Protocol to the Convention would make it clear that sexual orientation discrimination is as odious and as pernicious as the other grounds specifically mentioned, such as race, sex or religion," said Nigel Warner, a spokesman for the International Lesbian and Gay Association. The Council of Europe's main role is to strengthen democracy, human rights and the rule of law throughout its 41 member states. Founded in the wake of World War II, it is the continent's most important human-rights organization. The European Convention on Human Rights is the most significant of the Council's many human- rights treaties. Violations of the convention are settled by the European Court of Human Rights. The Council is governed by the foreign ministers of its member states who form its decision- making body, the Committee of Ministers, and by representatives from national parliaments, who make up its Parliamentary Assembly. For more information, visit http:/www.coe.fr./ *Vatican unhappy over World Pride 2000 The Vatican is irritated over gays' plans to stage World Pride Rome 2000 this summer during the Roman Catholic Holy Year. Up to hundreds of thousands of gays and lesbians are expected to descend on the city June 28 to July 9 for the festivities, which will include a large parade July 8. On Jan. 28, the pope's number-two man, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano, urged the Rome city government to ban World Pride because thousands of Catholic pilgrims will be in the city at the same time. "Rome is ... a city apart because of the presence of the Roman Pontiff," Sodano said. "I am sure the authorities will reconsider the matter. The civil authorities know how to deal with public order. They know the rules and know how to avoid things that can harm the sensibilities of a city such as Rome." The city has given $180,000 to pride organizers to help fund cultural activities, and Mayor Francesco Rutelli said Jan. 28 the event continues to have his support. "You might not go along with the gay pride event, but it would be a mistake to ban it," he said. "Rome has a millennium-old code of welcome and respect that won't change in 2000." *Brazillian man killed by bashers Skinheads in Sao Paulo, Brazil, killed a gay man in the city's cruisy Republic Plaza Feb. 6 by beating him with brass knuckles and chains and kicking him with steel-toed boots while they shouted anti-gay epithets. Dog trainer Edson Neris Da Silva, 35, died in a nearby hospital shortly after the attack. Police promptly swooped down on a nearby skinhead bar and arrested 30 people. The 18 who were adults were charged with aggravated homicide and illegal congregation. Witnesses have fingered three of the adults as participants in the beating. Gay groups, politicians and human-rights activists staged a large anti-violence rally Feb. 12 at the site of Neris' death. According to activist records, 1,600 homosexuals and transvestites have been murdered in Brazil in the past 10 years because of their sexuality. *Former Gay Activist Elected Finnish President Finnish voters elected a former head of the national gay group as president of the nation Feb. 6. Foreign Minister Tarja Halonen was president of SETA, the national gay organization, in the early 1980s. She now has a male partner, Pentti Arajarvi. Halonen, 56, is a Social Democrat with a radical past as a follower of revolutionary icon Che Guevara. She remains popular among left-wingers, union members and communists. *Mardi Gras Rakes in $99 Million New figures reveal that Sydney, Australia's gay Mardi Gras celebration infuses almost $99 million dollars (US$63 million) into the inner-city Sydney economy. It is the highest- earning sporting or cultural event on the Aussie tourism calendar. The estimated 5,190 foreign visitors who attend Mardi Gras stay in the country an average of three weeks and spend an average of $347 per day compared to $265 for other foreign tourists. This year's celebration runs from Feb. 11 to March 4. For more information, visit http://www.mardigras.com.au/home.html *Polish Senate Votes to Abolish Porn Poland's Senate, the upper house of parliament, voted to ban all pornography Jan. 16. Dissemination of any pornographic content would result in a prison sentence of up to two years. The measure now moves to the lower house and then to the president for his signature. Poland's nascent gay press is a combination of porn, news and entertainment coverage. The most successful publication, the glossy magazine Nowy Men, fills half of its pages with hard-core photos of men having sex and the remainder with high-quality news reporting, entertainment coverage and travel writing. *Pele had Gay Sex Brazilian soccer legend Pele has acknowledged that his first sexual experience was with a man, the London Evening Standard reported Feb. 2. "It was with a homosexual," Pele said. "I was scarcely 14. But let's be fair, it wasn't just my thing. It was with a homosexual that all our team used to go out with. But after that I never again started this type of relationship." *Kazakhstan Gays Face Abuse Gay life in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan is a nightmare, gay leader Ivan Shibitov told this column on Feb. 2. Shibitov, head of the gay group Kontrast, provided details on dozens of anti-gay burglaries, beatings and murders, and on police harassment of gays via laws concerning public order, illegal meetings and insulting the President. He said doctors at the nation's AIDS center out gay patients and that all known homosexuals are coerced into taking an HIV test twice yearly. Gays who refuse to be tested are outed to their parents and bosses or teachers via mailed notices. If an individual still has not taken a test after one year, he can be sentenced to three years in prison under Penal Code Article 116. Shibitov said he has been abused by the police on several occasions. "I was being called to Justice Department where they offered me to stop gay rights protection," he wrote. "But I decided to go till the end. I was more than once accompanied to police stations where policemen broke my right hand, nose and harmed my back. After beatings there were put 6 sews on my face in the hospital." Kontrast's address is P.O. Box 108, Almaty 96, Kazakhstan. Their e-mail address is kontrast1@nlrk.kz. *Canada Plans to Equalise Gays Canada's government introduced legislation Feb. 11 that grants gay couples all the federal benefits received by common-law opposite-sex spouses and extends to gay and straight common-law couples many marriage rights that neither group currently has. The bill is a response to a string of recent court decisions, the most important of which was last year's Supreme Court ruling that Ontario's definition of "spouse" was unconstitutionally heterosexist. The legislation will rewrite more than 60 federal laws in areas ranging from pensions and insurance to income tax and prison visits. "This is a historic day for our communities," said Kim Vance, president of the national lobby group Equality for Gays and Lesbians Everywhere (EGALE). "The federal government has recognized in unequivocal terms the right of same-sex couples to equal treatment before the law. This far-reaching piece of legislation not only recognizes same- sex relationships as equivalent to opposite-sex common-law relationships, it also extends many of the rights and responsibilities of married couples to both same-sex and opposite- sex common-law partners." EGALE Executive Director John Fisher added: "For too long, same- sex relationships have been stigmatized as inferior to opposite- sex relationships. This bill provides a symbolic affirmation of the equal validity and worth of same-sex relationships. As federal law, these amendments will set a national standard across Canada, requiring our relationships to be treated with equal dignity and respect." Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia already give gay and lesbian couples the rights accorded common-law opposite-sex couples. Other provinces and territories are expected to follow suit shortly. *Dutch Clinics Should Inseminate Lesbians The Netherlands' Committee for Equal Treatment cited four of the nation's 13 in vitro fertilization clinics Feb. 9 for refusing to inseminate lesbian couples. The committee is an independent, government-appointed agency that investigates citizens' discrimination complaints. Its rulings are not binding but courts generally support its findings. *Panamanian Gays Denied Registration The gay group New Men's and Women's Association of Panama has been denied official registration. 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Germany 2 gay handsome, German friends; 46 + 55ys; coming this August to attend the "Highland Games" and the "Edinburgh Festival". We love Opera, the landscapes and the culture of Scotland. Which young gent or couple are interested in hosting and showing us around ? We live near Munich, and love to travel and meet intelligent people with good sense of humour. We both speak English. Response with photo and details: R.GUHA, Bahnhofsplz 5 / #49, D-85737 ISMANING, Germany. E-mail: rguha@eso.org Ukraine Hi! My name is Maxime. I live in Kharkiv in Ukraine. I'm 19 years old and a student. I'm very want to know with boy. I speak English is not very good. I'm like sport, dance, history... PS. I hope for your help and to live in hope! Box SG32032. USA French Jewish Bottom Slut, tall dark and handsome, going crazy for Scottish guys! Coming to Boston? I'm yours! E-mail me back and come and meet me first on WWW: http://www.geocities. com/Hollywood/Theater/2722/ if interested. Write: Daniel None, 1151 Beacon, Brookline, MA 02146, USA. E-Mail: frenchbottom.boston@tf1mail.com ***Accommodation Offered Edinburgh Central - No Bills From UKP120 pm. Friendly 54 year old nightshift worker seeks flatmate/s 18-35yo. to help keep him young, look after his flat at night and share his living costs. Large comfy bedroom, UKP180 pm one occupant, UKP240 pm. two sharing using all mod. con. amenities. Phone 0131 652 2390 7:30pm - 9:30pm nightly. Box SG32064. ***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. Enchanted Bagpiper Needed In search of a Scottish Bagpiper who might be interested in a one year or more job in the states. The job involves piping and serving and meeting guests at a Scottish Country Inn located in Ohio. Pays around $20,000 US with housing provided. Write: Michael Daniels, 14940 Mt Olive Road, Rockbridge, OH 43149, USA. E-mail: otterover@hotmail.com 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 Phone: 020-7373 1107. Models Wanted Previously published photographer needs good looking guys (18-25) who want to earn UKP20 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. 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 UKP9.95. Money back if not totally satisfied!! Box SG32001. 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 UKP3: "The Penpal List", c/o 221B Merton Road, Southfields, London. SW18 5EE. ***Back Rubs Back Rub Plus - Glasgow Discreet unhurried service given by well built guys. Student and Unemployed discounts available. This is a special offer for only Feb and March. Call Chick or Mike on 0141-889 1764. Edinburgh Lee, good looking male escort, 21, slim masculine guy offers unhurried escorting service. Out calls Edinburgh only - UKP80 first hour. Call 07050 683033. Edinburgh Mark, VGL straight acting escort in Central Edinburgh, accom/travel. 26 year old muscular guy, very fit, works out at gym - UKP80 per hour. Call for details: 07050 682 970. Edinburgh Mature educated 21 year old offers discreet and friendly personal/escort service to genuine callers in Edinburgh. Evenings and weekends. Phpne: Thomas on 0771 850 8479. Glasgow Joe Pierced, smooth skin, shaved head, friendly relaxed service. 0403 480601. Lanarkshire Escort massage with Tom. Full aromatherapy body massage for that all over sensual experience with friendly and professional guy in the Lanarkshire area. Relax and enjoy. Phone 07944 005569 (Mobile). Massage For Men Great relaxing sensual pampering by qualified genuinely caring masseur. 1 hour full body session UKP15 - 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). Kenny - Lothians. ***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. Camp and Cruise Wonderful holiday opportunity on Lossiemouth sea front. Residential four berth fully- equipped mobile home near cruisy beach WC and all facilities. UKP150 a week all in. Tel 01343 542928. ---------------------------------------------------------------- LISTINGS ======== ScotsGay Listings are FREE! We TRY to provide Scotland's most up-to-date and accurate listings. If your group isn't listed, - or if your entry needs updating - please write to ScotsGay with full details. We're not clairvoyant: If we don't know about it, it just won't go in! We'd also like to know about your forthcoming events and meetings. Although many of the listings are for specific towns, they often cover a much wider area. If in doubt, you can always phone one of the Switchboards for more information. Write to:- ScotsGay Listings, PO Box 666, Edinburgh EH7 5YW, Fax them to: 0131-539 2999 or e-mail them to listings@scotsgay.co.uk. Our most up to date listings can always be found on our web site at http://www.scotsgay.co.uk/current/list.html [__________________________________________________] NATIONAL ORGANISATIONS OUTRIGHT SCOTLAND: Scotland's oldest lesbian, gay and bisexual rights organisation. It was founded in 1969 as the Scottish Minorities Group, later became the Scottish Homosexual Rights Group and changed its name to OUTRIGHT SCOTLAND in December 1992. Write: The Secretary, OUTRIGHT SCOTLAND, PO Box 23253, Edinburgh. EH1 3XD. WWW: http://www.outright-scotland.org/ E-mail: convenor@outright-scotland.org Why not join OUTRIGHT SCOTLAND? Membership is UKP15 waged, UKP9 low-waged (under UKP10,000 pa) and UKP5 unwaged. Life membership is UKP150. Please make out your cheque/Postal Order to OUTRIGHT SCOTLAND and send to The Membership Secretary, OUTRIGHT SCOTLAND, PO Box 23253, Edinburgh. EH1 3XD. EQUALITY NETWORK: Working for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality in Scotland. Write: c/o 58a Broughton Street, Edinburgh. EH1 1SA. Phone: 07020 933 952. Fax: 07020 933 954. E-mail: equality@diversity.org.uk WWW: http://www.diversity.org.uk/equality/ We hold weekly meetings, regular forums and an annual conference; contact us for more details. Join the campaign network! LESBIAN ARCHIVE AND INFORMATION CENTRE: The UK's largest and most significant collection of materials relating to lesbian lives. LAIC (at Glasgow Women's Library) 109 Trongate, Glasgow. G1 5HD. Phone/Fax: 0141-552 8345. Open Tue-Fri 1-6pm and Sat 2-5pm. E-mail: gwl@globalnet.co.uk WWW: http://www.womens-library.org.uk/laic.htm PRIDE SCOTLAND: Pride Scotland organises the annual lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Pride march and festival in Scotland. Phone: 0131-556 8822 or 0141-400 2640. Write: c/o 58a Broughton Street, Edinburgh. EH1 3SA or 11 Dixon Street, Glasgow. G1 4AL. E-mail: info@pridescotland.org WWW: http://www.pridescotland.org/ The festival will occur in 2000 in Glasgow, but all kinds of help are urgently required all year round! [__________________________________________________] LOCAL ORGANISATIONS ABERDEEN: North East Scotland Gay Group caters for all ages and meets at 7.30pm on the 3rd Sunday of every month. Phone: Ron on Aberdeen (01224) 312547 (7-11pm). E-mail: nesgg@drink.demon.co.uk Icebreakers is a social group which meets on last Mon of each month. Contact Grampian Switchboard for details. AYRSHIRE: Ayrshire Social & Sexuality Support Group. Meets 3rd Wed of each month at 7pm in Irvine. Details of venue from David Bingham on 0141-332 3838 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) or Strathclyde Switchboard. E-mail: davidb@phacewest.enterprise-plc.com BORDERS: Borders Gay Switchboard operates every Thu evening 7.30-10pm for confidential information, advice and counselling. Phone: Galashiels (01896) 756611. Write: Borders Gay Switchboard, PO Box 13305, Hawick, Borders. TD9 9YG. CAITHNESS GAY AND LESBIAN CONNECTION: A friendly informal group which meets regularly. Write: Box 689, Journal Office, 42 Union Street, Wick, Caithness. KW1 5ED. E-mail: cglc@bigskies.screaming.net DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY: Regular social meetings - usually every second Wed. Phone: Dumfries (01387) 261818 Thursday 7.30-9.30pm Write: Dumfries and Galloway Lesbian and Gay Group, PO Box 1299, Dumfries. DG1 2PD. DUNDEE: Dundee Queerier is a monthly newsletter for people in the Dundee, Angus and Perth & Kinross areas. Contact via Dundee Switchboard. E-mail: queerier@dundeelgb.freeserve.co.uk WWW: http://www.dundeelgb.freeserve.co.uk/queerier.htm Tay Friend, holds regular social meetings for gay men. Write: Tay Friend, PO Box 182, Dundee. DD1 9UP. Or phone Dundee Switchboard. EDINBURGH: East of Scotland Repeal Section 28 Group meets Mon 7pm at the LGBT Centre, 60 Broughton Street, Edinburgh. E-mail: east_section28@hotmail.com Icebreakers is an alternative to the scene and takes place 8-9.15pm on the 2nd and 4th Wed of each month in CC Blooms. First-timers are invited to arrive at 7.30pm. Phone Lothian Switchboard for details. ELGIN: Pride of Moray Firth LGB Social Group meets fortnightly Wed from 8pm in the Georgian Suite, Park House Hotel, South Street, Elgin. All welcome. Contact for full details of this and other social events in the area. Write: PoMFSG, PO Box 5866, Forres. IV36 1WG. Phone: Moray LGB Switchboard. E-mail: PofMF@aol.com FIFE FRIEND: Small voluntary phoneline offering support, advice and information to lesbians and gay men within Fife. Fri: 7.30-10pm. Phone: Kirkcaldy (01592) 266688. Write: PO Box 19, Kirkcaldy, Fife. KY1 3JF. Runs a monthly disco and has weekly pub nights. GLASGOW: Glasgow Gay & Lesbian Centre Board - manages GGLC Limited (Charitable Company). Board meetings are held regularly, the Centre Administrator (10am-1pm Mon-Fri), has full details of meeting dates, held in the Centre, first 15 minutes are open to people wishing to attend. Membership criteria for GGLC, is available to all interested people, Annual General meeting of Members, last Sat in May, childcare, and BSL interpreter can be organised, but please give advance notice. Membership is closed in the last month. Write: Glasgow Gay & Lesbian Centre, 11 Dixon Street, St Enoch, Glasgow, G1 4AL. Phone/Fax: 0141-221 7203. E-mail: gglc1@dircon.co.uk WWW: http://www.gglc.org.uk/ also see their Art Gallery: http://www.gglc.org.uk/index2.html Icebreakers Group for lesbians, gays and bisexuals new to the scene. 8-9.30pm on 3rd Tue in each month at Sadie Frost's, 8-10 West George Street. 12.30-3pm on 1st Sun in each month at GGLC, 11 Dixon Street. Details from Strathclyde Switchboard. Out on Sunday is a social group for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people. 7.30-9.30pm on last Sun of month in the GGLC. Self determined programme, which is organised by the group. A warm welcome for new members. Contact Stuart on 0141-221 7203 or E-mail: gglc1@dircon.co.uk Section 28 Action Group - Glasgow has been organised by the West of Scotland Lesbian and Gay Forum to ensure that our communities are kept up to date on the campaign to repeal Section 28 of the Local Government Act. Meets every Wed in the GGLC at 5.30pm. Write: Patrick Harvie, West of Scotland Lesbian and Gay Forum, GGLC, 11 Dixon Street, Glasgow. G1 4AL. Phone: Patrick Harvie on 0141-332 3838. E-mail: lgforum@hotmail.com INVERNESS: Fags In the Scottish Highlands (FISH) is a new group aiming to use direct action to raise awareness of queer isues. Write: FISH, c/o Box 114, The Glass House, 42 Birch Grove, London. W3 9SS. E-mail: fish_activists@hotmail.com Highland Gay Men's Group meets on the 4th Wed of each month at 34 Waterloo Place. Phone: Inverness (01463) 711585 (Mon-Wed, Fri 9.30am-4.30pm, Thu 9.30am-7pm). Write: PO Box 67, Inverness. IV1 2XX. LANARKSHIRE: Lanarkshire Gay Men's Group is a group which meets every Wed from 8pm at Beckford Business Centre, Beckford Street, Hamilton. Social and educational events. Write: LGMC, c/o 22 Dunlin, East Kilbride, Glasgow. G74 4RU. Phone: 07967 140629. E-mail: lgmg@bigfoot.com WWW: http://www.bigfoot.com/~lgmg/ STIRLING: Stirling Gay Men's Group meets monthly (generally 3rd Fri) in private houses. Write: PO Box 28, Stirling. FK9 5YW. WEST LOTHIAN: Go West is a gay men's group which meets every Thu evening in Livingston. Phone: Bathgate (01506) 631010. Thu-Fri 9am-4.30pm. [__________________________________________________] WOMEN'S GROUPS ABERDEEN LESBIAN GROUP: Meets every Wed 8-10pm in the Women's Centre, Shoe Lane. Phone: Babs Greenwood on Aberdeen (01224) 625010. E-mail: ab.womenscentre@dial.pipex.com DUNDEE: We Bissums - a regular newletter for Dundee women. Write c/o Young Women's Project, 28 South Tay Street, Dundee. DD1 1PD. Phone: Dundee (01382) 224956. E-mail: LMat1053@aol.com EDINBURGH: AD Group: For lesbians 40+. Monthly meeting and frequent social events. For details, phone Edinburgh Lesbian Line or E-mail: 40plus@drink.demon.co.uk Edinburgh Lesbian Mothers Group (ELMG) meets on second Sat afternoon of each month at 13 Gayfield Square. Phone in advance to book creche. See listing for Lesbian Mothers Network (Scotland) for contact details. Lothian Lesbian Line 0131-557 0751, Mon and Thu 7.30-10pm. For information, advice and counselling in confidence. Write: PO Box 169, Edinburgh. EH1 3UU. Lesbian Mothers Network (Scotland): Phone: Sue Robertson on 0131-556 3899/4563. Fax: 0131-557 9650. Write: One Parent Families Scotland, 13 Gayfield Square, Edinburgh. EH1 3NX. E-mail: opfs@gn.apc.org WWW: http://www.gn.apc.org/opfs/ GLASGOW: Glasgow Women's Library, 4th/5th Floors, 109 Trongate, G1 5HD. Phone: 0141-552 8345. Open Tue-Fri 1-6pm. Sat 2-5pm. Closed Mon. Lending and reference library - books, magazines, journals, videos, leaflets and information. UK and overseas feminist and lesbian publications. Contains the Lesbian Archive and Information Centre - a unique national collection of publications, journals and ephemera by and for lesbians. E-mail: gwl@globalnet.co.uk WWW: http://www.womens-library.org.uk/ Lesbian Mothers Discussion Group: Meets every second Mon from 6-8pm. Support group, social events, informal chat. Crche and fares help available. Phone Vicky on 0141-333 1450. Lesbian Writing Group: Held in Glasgow Womens' Library, 2nd and 4th Tue of each month 6.30-8.30pm. All welcome, especially novice writers. More info from Glasgow Womens' Library on 0141-552 8345. L.I.C. - Lesbian Inclusion Co-ordination: Social group co-ordinating a range of activities and involvement for lesbians at the Glasgow Gay and Lesbian Centre. Meets at 7pm on last Tue of every month at 11 Dixon Street, Glasgow. Details 0141-221 7203, WWW: http://www.gglc.org.uk/ or E-mail: AliJarvis@unify.freeserve.co.uk OLGA - Older Women's Group: Meets monthly. Phone: Jenny on 0141-810 1468, Alex on Dalmellington (01294) 558171 or Lorna on Lochwinnoch (01505) 842352. Out And About: A new social group for gay women living in Glasgow who enjoy movies, food, drinking, talking, laughing and making new friends. Couples/singles welcome. Phone Hazel on 07990 582921. Racketeers: Women's badminton. Mixed abilities. Thu 6.30-8.30pm at the Coburn Centre, near Southern General Hospital. Self Defence and Personal Safety: Personal safety and self defence courses for women are offered by Wise Women, 120 Sydney Street, Glasgow. G31 1JF. Phone: 0141-550 7557. Women's Five-a-side Football: Indoor football. Mixed ability, new members/visitors welcome. Phone: Dunja on 0141-576 1345 for new time and venue details. E-mail: dab97215@aol.com INVERNESS: Highland Lesbian Group is a friendly lesbian social group that gets together on the first Mon of each month at the Station Hotel in Inverness from 7.30pm onwards. Also offers support and information. Write: PO Box 91, Inverness. IV2 7GJ. LESBIAN INFORMATION SERVICE: PO Box 8, Todmorden, Lancashire. OL14 5TZ. Please enclose an sae. Phone/Fax: Todmorden (01706) 817235. LILLIDOTS: Lesbian Feminist Walking Group. Contact via Dundee Switchboard, Lothian Lesbian Line, Grampian Switchboard or Strathclyde Switchboard. [__________________________________________________] BISEXUALS EDINBURGH BISEXUAL GROUP: Following the closure of this group, any bisexuals who want to make contact with the bisexual movement can call the London Bisexual Helpline on 020-8569 7500, and can subscribe to Bi Community News, BM Ribbit, London, WC1N 3XX. [__________________________________________________] ATHEISTS/HUMANISTS EDINBURGH FREETHINKERS: An informal network of militant atheists (with one militant humanist agnostic atheist). Write: PO Box 666, Edinburgh. EH7 5YW. E-mail god@antipope.org WWW: http://www.antipope.org/freethinkers/ GAY AND LESBIAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION (GALHA): A group for atheist/agnostic lesbians gays and bisexuals which promotes an enlightened, rational Humanist approach to homosexuality. Details from GALHA National Office, 34 Spring Lane, Kenilworth, Warwickshire. CV8 2HB. Phone/Fax: Kenilworth (01926) 858450. E-mail: GALHA@bigfoot.com WWW: http://visitweb.com/galha/ [__________________________________________________] BEARS BEARS' CLUB UK: For hairy, moustached and bearded men and their admirers. Aberdeen: Meets 1st Fri of each month. Aberdeen: Phone Bruce on Aberdeen (01224) 317552. E-mail: aberdeenbears@drink.demon.co.uk Glasgow: Meets 2nd Sat of each month in the Court Bar from 8.30pm. Glasgow: Phone 0141-883 9055. E-mail: glasgowbears@drink.demon.co.uk National: BCUK, PO Box 89, Hoylake DO, Wirral. L48 4LD. [__________________________________________________] BEREAVEMENT LESBIAN & GAY BEREAVEMENT PROJECT: Provides support and information to bereaved lesbians and gay men or anyone bereaved by the death of a lesbian or gay man. Phone: 020-8455 8894 7-10.30pm. Fax: 020-8200 1345. Write to: Lesbian & Gay Bereavement Project, Vaughan M Williams Centre, Colindale Hospital, London. NW9 5HG. E-mail: lgpb@aol.com WWW: http://members.aol.com/lgbp/ [__________________________________________________] BIKERS GAY BIKERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB: A UK-wide club for women and men. Active Scottish section. Details: GBMCC, PO Box 33, Long Eaton, Nottingham. NG10 2BF. E-mail: info@gaybikers.demon.co.uk WWW: http://www.gaybikers.demon.co.uk/ [__________________________________________________] CHRISTIANS A COMMON BOND: An international support group for all gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender people whose lives have been affected by the teachings of the Watchtower Organisation, commonly known as Jehovah's Witnesses. Open to all - whether active / inactive, disfellowshipped or disassociated Witnesses, or friends and family of such. E-mail: ACBUK@excite.com WWW: http://hello.to/ACBUK EVANGELICAL: Lesbian, gay or bisexual? From an Evangelical tradition? So are we. Phone: Ewan on Polmont (01324) 715542. Write: Evangelical Fellowship, 123 Byron Road, Chelmsford, Essex. CM2 6HJ. HOLY TRINITY METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH: An inclusive church of the lesbigay and trangendered community open to all irrespective of sexuality. Services: Every Sun at 6pm in the Quaker Meeting House, Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh. Relationship blessings conducted by arrangement. Phone: 0131-664 8827. Write: Holy Trinity MCC, PO Box 12433, Edinburgh. EH1 3FU. E-mail: mcc.edinburgh@cheerful.com WWW: http://www.mccedinburgh.org.uk/ L&GCM: Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement. Write: PO Box 19522, Falkirk. FK2 0WD. QUAKERS: Quaker Lesbian and Gay Fellowship (formerly Friends' Homosexual Fellowship) is a welcoming and supportive national group for people of all sexual orientations and their friends. Write: Ruth/BM, 3 Hallsfield, Cricklade, Swindon, Wilts. SN6 6LR. QUEST: Organisation for lesbian and gay Catholics. Monthly meetings are held in different regional groups throughout Britain. Scottish meetings held in Glasgow. Phone: Quest Linkline 020-7792 0234 Fri 7-10pm (answerphone at other times). Write: Quest, BM Box 2585, LONDON WC1N 3XX. (For Quest Glasgow write to: Quest, PO Box 280, Glasgow G11 7JP.) E-mail: quest@dircon.co.uk SCOTLAND 2000: Lesbian and Gay Christians forging dialogue with the Churches. 3rd-7th May. Write: LGCM/Scotland 2000, Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, London. E2 6HG. Phone/FAX: 020-7739 1249. E-mail: LGCM@aol.com WWW: http://members.aol.com/lgcm [__________________________________________________] CULTURAL CELTIC MUSIC GAY GROUP: Mixed LGB group. Scottish/Irish music/culture fans (Wolfstone, Runrig, Wolfe Tones, Athenry, Aire Og, Christy Moore, etc). Watch and swap videos/cassettes. Write to: CMGG, BM Box 7970, LONDON. WC1N 3XX. CLANN AN UABHAIR (A FAMILY OF PRIDE): New York City's own Gay & Lesbian Scottish Association. Membership open to anyone. Dances, ceilidhs, cultural events throughout the year. A particular warm welcome to anyone visiting our town from Scotland! E-mail: ibetts@erols.com for any and all information, or snail mail to Clann An Uabhair, G.L.S.A., P.O. Box 630, Murray Hill Station, New York, NY 10016, USA. Phone: 00 1 (212) 726-1418. GAY ABBA FAN CLUB: For anyone wanting to meet with other guys with a Scandinavian fixation, watch/swap videos, memorabilia or just jam with other Svenskas. Phone: 0141-943 1428. GAY CALEDONIAN CLUB (KILTIES): Meets 1st and 3rd Wed of the month in Glasgow. Phone: Bill on 0141-772 8322. GLASGAY!: Lesbian and gay arts festival which will take place from 27th October to 5th November 2000. Contact for more information or to be added to mailing list for the next Glasgay! Write: Glasgay!, Room 320A, 74 Victoria Crescent Road, Glasgow. G12 9JL. Phone: 0141-334 7126. E-mail: glasgay@drink.demon.co.uk WWW: http://www.glasgay.co.uk/ INTERNATIONAL KILT APPRECIATION SOCIETY (IKAS): Contact and social group for guys interested in viewing/wearing kilts. Regular newsletter: SAE Mervyn Tacy, `Ziveli', 20 Ordsall Park Road, RETFORD, Notts, DN22 7PA. [__________________________________________________] CYBERSPACE DIGITAL DIVERSITY: Cyberqueerdom Central. E-mail: info@diversity.org.uk WWW: http://www.diversity.org.uk/ GAY-INVERCLYDE: An E-mail community for meeting new LGB friends within the Inverclyde area. To join up, just visit WWW: http://www.boyscotland.org.uk/community_centre/inverclyde.html. For for more info contact John direct by E-mail: john@boyscotland.org.uk or phone 07970 342 862. LAMBDA BOARD - EDINBURGH: The UK's oldest lesbigay 24 hour computer based bulletin board system. Private mailboxing, areas for Women, Gay Men, Bisexuals, Leather Enthusiasts, TV/TSs, etc. 0131-556 6316. Scrolling (8N1) and Viewdata (Prestel) formats at speeds up to V22bis (2400/2400). MEN IN KILTS NEWSGROUP: Web Newsgroup for gay kilt wearers from Scotland and abroad designed to promote kilt wearing and the love of the kilt and guys in them. To subscribe - E-mail: men-in-kilts-subscribe@eGroups.com [__________________________________________________] DEAF LADDIES & LASSIES CLUB: Scottish Deaf Gay & Lesbian Club. Write: The Laddies & Lassies Club, PO Box 7005, Glasgow. G44 4XH. E-mail: LLSDGALC@aol.com [__________________________________________________] DRINK PROBLEMS If you are a lesbian or gay man with a drink problem and want help and advice, ring Tom on 0141-770 6599, 7 days a week anytime. Tom refers to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), but does preparatory work. GLASGOW GAY ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Meets every Fri 8-9.45pm in the GGLC, 11 Dixon Street, Glasgow. Phone: Robert on 0141-433 9437. E-mail: glasgowgayaa@hotmail.com LIBRA: Help for women concerned about their drinking. Free 1-2-1 counselling. 0131-661 0111. [__________________________________________________] HEALTH MATTERS AXIS: HIV Information and resource service. Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. 5 South Fergus Place, Kirkcaldy, Fife. (Behind Sheriff Court). KY1 1YA. Phone: Kirkcaldy (01592) 265666. Fax: Kirkcaldy (01592) 643866. BODY POSITIVE (FIFE): Providing support for those HIV+ and with AIDS in the Kingdom. 5 South Fergus Place, Kirkcaldy, Fife. KY1 1YA. (Behind Sheriff Court). Phone: Kirkcaldy (01592) 597756. 9am-5pm Mon-Fri. BODY POSITIVE (GRAMPIAN): A self help group offering support and assistance for individuals with HIV/AIDS in the Grampian area. Phone: Aberdeen (01224) 404408 (Telephone Answering Machine). Write: PO Box 83, Aberdeen. AB9 1AA. BODY POSITIVE (STRATHCLYDE): Providing support for those living with HIV and AIDS in the West of Scotland. 3 Park Quadrant, Glasgow. G3 6BS. Mon-Thurs 11am-8pm and Friday 11am-5pm (Administration 9am-5pm Mon-Fri). Phone: 0141-332 5010. Fax: 0141-332 4285. E-mail: bpstrathclyde@enterprise.net WWW: http://homepages.enterprise.net/bpstrathclyde/ BODY POSITIVE (TAYSIDE): Self help for HIV+ people. 11 Princes Street, Dundee. DD4 6BY. Phone: Dundee (01382) 461555. Fax: Dundee (01382) 461424. Drop In Centre: Mon (Women Only) 11am-2pm, Tue 10.30am-7.30pm, Wed-Thu 10.30am-3.30pm, Fri 11am-2pm, Sun Noon-5pm. E-mail: admin@bptayside.sol.co.uk WWW: http://www.sol.co.uk/b/bptayside/ CENTRE FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH: Temporarily at 8 Woodside Crescent, Glasgow. G3 7UL. No disabled access and Library currently closed. Open Mon 10am-4pm, Tue, Wed 10am-9pm. Phone: 0141-211 6700. Fax: 0141-211 6702. Minicom: 0141-211 6701. E-mail: cfwh@dial.pipex.com DOT (DUNDEE OUTREACH TEAM): Sexual health and relevant issues for gay and bisexual men. Free and confidential service. Drop in coffee shop: Sat 1.30-4.30pm. Friendly and informal. Harm Reduction Centre, 55 Constitution Road, Dundee. DD1 1LB. Phone: Dundee (01382) 424531. Fax: Dundee (01382) 424532. FIFE MEN: Information, advice and support on gay and health issues, free condoms, and much more! 5 South Fergus Place, Kirkcaldy. KY1 1YA (Behind Sheriff Court). Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. Sat 11am-2pm. Phone: Kirkcaldy (01592) 265666. Fax: Kirkcaldy (01592) 643866. E-mail: fmen@kirkcaldy9910.freeserve.co.uk WWW: http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~alecd/ (Please note that this web site causes Netscape to crash). FRIENDS FOR LIFE: Provides support and information in Glasgow and surrounding areas to people affected by terminal or long term chronic illness, ie Cancer, AIDS, MS, etc. 5th Floor, 52 St Enoch Square, Glasgow. G1 4DH. Office open 8.45am-5pm Mon-Fri. Phone: 0141-204 2202. Fax: 0141-204 2203. E-mail: ffl@cqm.co.uk GAY MEN'S HEALTH: A voluntary sector project for gay men. Services include individual or group support and counselling, scene work, peer education and training, volunteer projects, 'Cafe Chats', provision of condoms, lube and Safer Sex information. 10a Union Street, Edinburgh. EH1 3LU. Phone: 0131-558 9444. Fax: 0131-558 9060. E-mail: gaymen@globalnet.co.uk WWW: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~gaymen/ GLASGOW BARS AIDS WELFARE FUND: Raises funds for people with HIV/AIDS in the Greater Glasgow area. PO Box 3954, Glasgow. G31 2YF. E-mail: gbawf@hotmail.com GLASGOW FOOD LINE: Confidential service which provides nutritionally balanced meals and information to HIV+ people and carers in Glasgow. Phone/Fax: 0141-946 0003. Write: Unit A, Maryhill Workspace Limited, 45 Garrioch Road, Glasgow. G20 8RG. GRAMPIAN AIDS LINE: Phone: Aberdeen (01224) 574000 (Telephone Answering Machine). HEALTHY GAY SCOTLAND: Free condoms and lube available by post (Scotland only) through their website. WWW: http://www.hgscotland.org.uk/ HIV-AIDS CARERS AND FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP: Suite 226, Baltic Chambers, 50 Wellington Street, Glasgow. G2 6HJ. Mon-Fri 10am-4pm. Phone/Fax: 0141-221 8100. LANARKSHIRE HIV, AIDS AND HEPATITIS CENTRE: One stop shop for HIV and Hepatitis health services. Counselling Service, Monklands Hospital, Monks Court Avenue, Airdrie. ML6 0JS. Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. Phone: Airdrie (01236) 747960 or 746142. Fax: Airdrie (01236) 746195. MILESTONE HOUSE: Residential care (primarily respite and paliative care) for people with HIV/AIDS. 113 Oxgangs Road North, Edinburgh. EH14 1EB. Phone/Fax: 0131-441 6989. PHACE WEST: A locally based and managed agency for people affected by HIV/AIDS serving Glasgow and the West of Scotland. 49 Bath Street, Glasgow. G2 2DL. Phone: 0141-332 3838 Fax: 0141-332 3755. E-mail: contact@phacewest.enterprise-plc.com WWW: http://homepages.enterprise.net/phacewest/ PHAN: Pagan HIV & AIDS Network offers peer support and a forum, through correspondence, for Pagans living with or affected by HIV/AIDS to discuss issues and topics with other Pagans. Write: PHAN, c/o 22 Rosebank House, 217 Belle Vue Road, Leeds. LS3 1HG. Phone: 0831 464319. POSITIVE ACCOMMODATION TEAM: Social work service for people with HIV/AIDS providing supported living arrangements, intensive community based support and supported accommodation. General advice and information on community care and housing needs also provided. 1st Floor, Granite House, 31 Stockwell Street, Glasgow. G1 4RZ. Mon-Thu 8.45am-4.45pm. Fri 8.45am-3.55pm. Phone: 0141-552 4488. Fax: 0141-552 2760. POSITIVE HELP: Practical help for people who are infected or affected by HIV and AIDS in Edinburgh, their families and carers. 13a Great King Street, Edinburgh. EH3 6QW. Phone: 0131-558 1122. Fax: 0131-558 3636. E-mail: posihelp@globalnet.co.uk POSITIVE VOICE: Community self-help organisation for people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. 37-39 Montrose Terrace, Edinburgh. EH7 5DJ. Phone: 0131-652 0754. Fax: 0131-661 9100. Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 10am-4.30pm. E-mail: pozvoice@yahoo.com THE RAINBOW FUND: Raising funds for the future care of HIV/AIDS patients in Glasgow. PO Box 9525, Johnstone. PA5 OYB. Phone/Fax: 01505 347301. REACH OUT HIGHLAND: Supports people throughout the Highlands - whether living there or visiting - to take responsibility for, manage, and make informed choices about their sexual health and well-being. 34 Waterloo Place, Inverness. IV1 1NB. Phone: Inverness (01463) 711585 (Mon-Wed, Fri 9.30am-4.30pm, Thu 9.30am-7pm). Fax: Inverness (01463) 711793. E-mail: support@reachout.demon.co.uk WWW: http://www.reachout.demon.co.uk/Reach_Out_Highland.html ROAM OUTREACH PROJECT: Outreach sexual health service for sex workers and men using cruising areas. Spittal Street Centre, 22-24 Spittal Street, Edinburgh. EH3 9DU. Phone: 0131-537 8300 (Weekday afternoons) and ask for David or Andrew. E-mail: roamoutreach@hotmail.com SOLAS NATIONAL HIV/AIDS INFORMATION CENTRE: 2/4 Abbeymount, Edinburgh. EH8 8EJ. Information, advice and cafe. Information centre: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 11-4pm, Wed 5-9pm. Phone: 0131-659 5116. E-mail: information@solas.demon.co.uk WWW: http://www.solas.demon.co.uk/ STEVE RETSON PROJECT: Weekly sexual health service for gay men. Tue 5.30-9pm. Department of GU Medicine, Main Outpatient Department, Royal Infirmary, 16 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow. Phone: 0141-211 4753/4. Also at GGLC, 11 Dixon Street Thu 5.30-8.30pm. WWW: http://www.steveretsonproject.org.uk/ WAVERLEY CARE TRUST BUDDY SERVICE: Buddy Service offers 1:1 emotional support to individuals living with HIV & AIDS in Edinburgh and the Lothians. Write: Buddy Service Co-ordinator, Solas, 2/4 Abbeymount, Edinburgh. EH8 8EJ. Phone: 0131-478 7927. Fax: 0131-652 1780. E-mail: buddyservice@solas.demon.co.uk NATIONAL AIDS HELPLINE: Freephone 0800 567123. 24 hour service for confidential advice and information. Minicom: 0800 521361 (24 hours). Other languages: 0800 9172227 6-10pm Mon Bengali, Tue Urdu, Wed Arabic, Thu Gujerati, Fri Hindi, Sat Punjabi, Sun Cantonese. Welsh 11am-11pm on 0800 567123. (All calls to 0800 numbers are free except from some mobile networks). E-mail: info@healthwise.org.uk [__________________________________________________] LEATHER MSC SCOTLAND: A club for men interested in Leather, Rubber, Uniform. Meets at the Claremont Bar, Edinburgh, on the last Saturday of each month from 9pm. Write: MSC Scotland, PO Box 28, Edinburgh. EH3 5JL. [__________________________________________________] LEGAL GAY AND LESBIAN LEGAL ADVICE: GLAD is a London based advice line run by lesbian and gay lawyers. Phone: 020-7837 5212 (Mon, Thu 7-9.30pm). State clearly that you seek Scottish legal advice as our law is very different from that of England and Wales. [__________________________________________________] LITERARY DELANEY'S CHILDREN: For Science Fiction Folk. Edinburgh: Meets every 1st Sun of each month in Nexus Cafe from 3-4.30pm. Glasgow: Meets every 3rd Sun of each month. Phone: Paul on 0141-339 9176. POET AND WRITER EVENINGS: Every third Wed evening from 7.30pm in GGLC Cafe/Bar. Both established and new writers welcome. The programme will include an open mike session set within the scheduled evening. Contact Stuart on 0141-221 7203 or E-mail: gglc1@dircon.co.uk [__________________________________________________] MILITARY RANK OUTSIDERS: Support group of Lesbian and Gay Ex Armed Forces Personnel. No rank distinctions. Write: Rank Outsiders, BCM Box 8431, London. WC1N 3XX. National Helpline: 020-7652 6464. Wed 7-9pm. Scottish Co-ordinator North: Calum McLean. Phone: Inverness (01463) 236878. E-mail: info@Rank-Outsiders.org.uk WWW: http://www.rank-outsiders.org.uk/info [__________________________________________________] OLDER GAYS CAFFMOS: Contacts And Friendship For Men Over Sixty - for the older gentleman and his admirers! Write: "CAFFMOS", PO Box 2273, Hove. BN3 2GF. Phone: Hove (01273) 220995. E-mail: Caffmos2@aol.com WWW: http://members.aol.com/Caffmos/ PHOENIX: National group for the over forties and friends of any age. Write (enclose sae: Phoenix, PO Box 103, Wallington, Surrey. SM6 9SJ. [__________________________________________________] ORDER OF PERPETUAL INDULGENCE The Sisters and Brothers of the OPI are part of a world wide order of queer men and women of all sexualities which is open to all who feel the habit. Its tenets are: The expurgation of stigmatic guilt and the promulgation of universal joy. OPI CONVENT OF DUNN EIDEANN: Write: Sister Athletica de la Bain OPI, c/o PO Box 666, Edinburgh. EH7 5YW. E-mail: dunneideann@hotmail.com OPI CONVENT OF MORAVIA: A more Northern manifestation of the Sisterate. Write: Sister Bobby OPI, Convent of Moravia, 2-4 Lamb Street, Bishopmill, Elgin. IV30 2DG. Phone: Sister Bobby on Elgin (01343) 542928. [__________________________________________________] OUTDOOR CLUBS CELEBRATE: Celebrate is a community organisation that puts on residential community events for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and people who identify with those groups. Our events are a chance for people to get away from it all for a while, meet other people and explore community, creativity, diversity. Contacts for Celebrate! 2000 in SW Scotland are Sue: Tel: 0113-275 6641, Antony: Tel: Bognor Regis (01243) 867547 (E-mail: Antony@chuter.screaming.net) or David: Tel: Hindhead (01428) 607554. E-mail: Celebrate!@cwcom.net) WWW: http://www.celebrate.cwc.net/ DUNDEE HILLBILLIES: Hillwalking group meets 2nd and 3rd Sun of each month (Mar-Dec). Phone: Kevin on Dundee (01382) 455099. E-mail: hillbillies@drink.demon.co.uk GAY BIRDERS CLUB: A club for gay and lesbian bird-watchers. UK-based with a world-wide membership, and particularly active in Scotland. Write: Deneside, Foulden, Berwickshire. TD15 1UL. E-mail: gay.birders@dial.pipex.com WWW: http://ds.dial.pipex.com/gay.birders/ GAY OUTDOOR CLUB: Holds regular events including walking, skiing, cycling, mountaineering, camping, youth-hostelling, badminton and swimming. Also holds regular socials in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Please send an A5 sae to GOC, PO Box 16124, Glasgow, G12 9YT, or ring one of the Scottish contacts: East: Grant on 0131-556 8705 (E-mail: g.obrien@btclick.com ), West: Jonathan on 0141-342 4088; North: Michael on Lairg (01549) 421344. (E-mail: Michael.Keates@groupwise.uhi.ac.uk ). WWW: http://bi.org/~goc/ Forthcoming events: Fri/Sun Feb 18/20: HIGHLANDS. Hillwalking and cross-country ski-ing weekend based at Glen Feshie Hostel. Make your own booking on Kincraig (01540) 651323. This is a popular independent hostel, so book early to avoid disappointment. Co-ordinator is Michael on Lairg (01549) 421344. Fri/Sun Feb 25/27: MOUNTAINEERING. Sat Feb 26: BORDERS. Walk in the Eildon Hills. Co-ordinator is Andrew on 0131-477 0499. This will be followed by a slide evening at James's - contact 0131-229 3142. Sat Feb 26/Mon Mar 5: MOUNTAINEERING. Skiing or mountaineering in the South Tyrol. Contact is Richard on 0151-644 7061 and Roger on York (01904) 659544. Fri/Sun Mar 3/5: WEST HIGHLANDS. A weekend in Johnny's cottage at Cuil in Moidart (OS Sheet 40 Ref. 744688). Access to Loch Shiel, Morar, Roshven and Resipole. Co-ordinator is Johnny on Cupar (01334) 657801. Thurs Mar 9: EDINBURGH. Contact Grant on 0131-556 8705 for details. Fri/Sun Mar 10/12: SOUTH-EASTERN HIGHLANDS. Weekend of walking based at Glen Doll Hostel. Make your own booking on 0541 553255. Co-ordinator is Noel on 0131-667 7853. Fri/Sun Mar 17/19: HIGHLANDS. Hillwalking weekend based at West Highlands Lodge, Kinlochleven. This is an independent hostel. Make your own booking on Kinlochleven (01855) 831471. Co-ordinator is Les on Inverness (01463) 238920. Fri/Sun Mar 24/26: MOUNTAINEERING. Backpacking in the North West Highlands. Contact is Tim on 0131-478 0844. Sun Apr 2: BORDERS. Thornylee to Innerleithen upland walk via Windlestraw Law. Co-ordinator Alastair on Galashiels (01896) 757861. Fri/Sun Apr 7/9: HIGHLANDS. Hillwalking and skiing depending on conditions and staying at the comfortable Edwardian Auchendean Lodge Hotel. Co-ordinators: Eric or Ian on Dulnain Bridge (01479) 851347. Thu Apr 13: EDINBURGH. Special social evening. This month the social will be held at the Sheep's Heid in Duddingston. Bowls, balls and other pastimes as well at the usual 8pm start. GLASGOW GAY RAMBLERS GROUP: Informal and leisurely walks on 2nd Sat of each month. Meet 11am in Berkeley St (opposite Mitchell Library). Sensible footwear/clothing and packed lunch required. Phone Ross on 0141-950 1081. [__________________________________________________] PARENTS PARENTS' FRIEND: Phone: Wolverhampton (01902) 820497. Hours change weekly, but telephone answering machine will always give current details. Fax: 0113-294 9677. Write: c/o Voluntary Services Council, 2/3 Bell Street, Wolverhampton. WV1 3PR. WWW: http://www.parentsfriend.demon.co.uk/ SCOTTISH PARENTS ENQUIRY SERVICE: Support for parents of lesbians gays and bisexuals. Contact via Lothian Switchboard or write to SPE, PO Box 169, Edinburgh. EH1 3UU. [__________________________________________________] POLITICAL AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER NETWORK: Campaigns for lgbt prisoners of conscience overseas and works within Amnesty UK to change attitudes. Write: AIGLBTN, 11 Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh. EH1 1DR. Phone: Catherine on 0131-555 0534 or Dave on 0141-554 7159. E-mail: dgilmour@innocent.com DELGA-SCOTLAND: Liberal Democrats for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Equality. Write: DELGA-Scotland, 4 Clifton Terrace, Edinburgh, EH12 5DR. E-mail: delga.scotland@delga.libdems.org WWW: http://www.scotlibdems.org.uk/ao/delgscot/delgscot.htm THE GAY POLITICAL PARTY: Contact: c/o David Shiloh, 109 (8/2) Bluevale Street, Dennistoun, Glasgow. G31 1HL. LESBIANS & GAY MEN SUPPORTING IRISH POLITICAL PRISONERS/IRISH SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGNS IN SCOTLAND/LONDON: For details of monthly pickets, socials, functions, commemorations, etc, write to: Paul, BM Box 7970, London. WC1N 3XX. LIBERAL PARTY LESBIAN AND GAY CAMPAIGN: Phone: Southport (01704) 500115 (day), 0151-259 5935 (Telephone Answering Machine). Write: Liberal Party Lesbian & Gay Campaign, 41 Sutton Street, Liverpool. L13 7EG. E-mail: libgay@libparty.demon.co.uk WWW: http://www.libparty.demon.co.uk/ OUT FOR INDEPENDENCE: The SNP's LGBT Group, has been established to bring together lesbians, bisexuals, gay men and transgender people who support Independence, and to act as a forum within the SNP to discuss LGBT issues. Write: Out for Independence, 6 North Charlotte Street, Edinburgh. EH2 4JH. E-mail: mail@snplgb.freeserve.co.uk WWW: http://www.snplgb.freeserve.co.uk/ THE PASSION BRIGADE: Mixed sex/sexuality - all ages and races. Anarchism. Details (2 postage stamps please) from BM Box 207, LONDON. WC1N 3XX. SCOTTISH LABOUR CAMPAIGN FOR LESBIAN AND GAY RIGHTS: Works within the Labour and Trades Union movement to secure equality for lesbians and gay men. Meets quarterly. Write: c/o GGLC, 11 Dixon Street, Glasgow. G1 4AL. TORCHE: Tory Campaign for Homosexual Equality. Write: BM TORCHE, London WC1N 3XX. E-mail: Torche@cableinet.co.uk WWW: http://www.torche.gb.org/ [__________________________________________________] PRISONERS FREE MAGAZINES FOR PRISONERS: Copies of ScotsGay are sent free of charge to prisoners in UK prisons and institutions. Please contact us if you wish to be added to our free mailing list. GAYS INSIDE: Support group for gay and bisexual prisoners. Requires volunteers to join and write to inmates. Information pack available. Write: GI, 1 Dixon Close, Steeton, West Yorkshire. BD20 6QG. E-mail: gaysinside@hotmail.com PRISONERS' LGBT GROUP: For lesbian, gay, bisexual, TV, TS or just curious people who are in prison (or any institution) in need of advice, help or a friendly ear. Run by gay guy in HMP Shotts. Write: Joseph N Campbell, (LGBL Angel Fire), 142/29 Delta, HMP Shotts, Lanarkshire. ML7 4LE. [__________________________________________________] RAPE/SEXUAL ABUSE M-LINE: Phone: Dundee (01382) 858085. Daily 7-9pm. MEN AGAINST SEXUAL ABUSE: Phone: 0141-550 2048. Tue 7-9pm. RAPE AND ABUSE LINE: For male and female survivors. Women answer the phone: Dingwall (01349) 865316 7-10pm nightly. Men answer the phone: Dingwall (01349) 862686 Mon and Wed 7-10pm. Callers are welcome to phone either line. Write: PO Box 10, Dingwall. IV15 9HE. [__________________________________________________] REAL ALE DIVERSE DRINKERS: Edinburgh group for lgbt real ale and cider fans. Meets in The Holyrood Tavern every 1st Mon of each month from 8pm to sample the brewers' art. Phone: Karen on 0131-557 8790. E-mail: karen@fisherrow.co.uk WWW: http://www.antipope.org/feorag/drinkers/ GLASGOW GAY REAL ALE GROUP: Meets first Wed of each month plus regular visits to real ale pubs in the Glasgow area and to real ale festivals. Why not come along and have a beer and a laugh? Phone: Ken on 0141-427 4764. E-mail: ggrag@dodrums.dircon.co.uk WWW: http://www.dodrums.dircon.co.uk/ggrag/ UK pub listings can be found at WWW: http://www.goldings.demon.co.uk/queerale/ [__________________________________________________] SKINHEADS OI SCOTLAND!: A new group, based in Edinburgh, for gay Skins living in, or from, Scotland. Dedicated to the promotion of Boot-worship, discipline, loyalty and camaraderie. Non-racist; Non-sectarian; Non-political. Write an appropriate letter for further details: PO Box 13487, Edinburgh. EH5 1QN. [__________________________________________________] S/M SCOTTISH BDSM: BDSM pub social, first Monday of the month, Holyrood Tavern, Edinburgh, (back room), 7pm onwards. For those into bondage, discipline, Domination & submission, SM, spanking and fetish. All sexualities welcome, guaranteed no hassle, no trolling, just friendly chat with like-minded individuals! E-mail: summer160@hotmail.com SM GAYS: Write: SM Gays, BM SM Gays, London. WC1N 3XX. E-mail: info@smgays.org WWW: http://www.smgays.org/ [__________________________________________________] SPORTS ABERDEEN GAY MEN'S SWIMMING GROUP: Swim every Wed from 8pm onwards. Phone: David on Aberdeen (01224) 317552. E-mail: agmsg@drink.demon.co.uk EDINBURGH GAY MEN'S RUNNING CLUB: Meets for 3-4 mile casual local run. Phone: Alistair on 0131-556 9995. EDINBURGH GAY MEN'S SWIMMING GROUP: Meets informally Mon at 8pm in the Commonwealth Pool. Phone: Tom on 0131-229 5755. E-mail: egmsg@drink.demon.co.uk GAY GOLF CLUB: Call Frank for details on 0141-576 2373. GLASGOW BADMINTON GROUP: Meets Knightswood Secondary School on Monday nights 7-10pm. Phone: Clive on 0141-779 2321. WWW: http://www.bigfoot.com/~drb61 GLASGOW SWIMMING GROUP: Meets informally 7.30-9pm Mon at Govanhill Baths and Thursdays at North Woodside Pool. Phone: Douglas on 0141-636 1510. E-mail: drb61@bigfoot.com WWW: http://www.bigfoot.com/~drb61 LESBIAN & GAY FOOTBALL SUPPORTERS NETWORK: Write: GFSN Membership Secretary, c/o Central Station, 37 Wharfdale Road, London. N1 9SE. E-mail: blue.moon@ndirect.co.uk WWW: http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Slope/3743 QUEER FISH SWIMMING GROUP: Meets every Fri 5.15pm in the foyer of the Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh. If you're looking for people to swim with but can't make that time, get in touch anyway. Phone: Kate on 0131-556 9958. E-mail: kate@ling.ed.ac.uk WWW: http://www.ling.ed.ac.uk/~kate/queerfish.html [__________________________________________________] STUDENTS Many Universities and Colleges have Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Societies. Contact these via your Student Union or Student Association. Many are open to non-students living in the area. Phone: NUS Scotland LGB Officer on 0131-556 6598. Fax: 0131-557 5679. Write: LGB Officer, NUS Scotland, 29 Forth Street, Edinburgh. EH1 3LE. E-mail: nus-scot@dircon.co.uk OPEN UNIVERSITY L&G SOC: Write: BCM OULAGS, London. WC1N 3XX. E-mail: oulags@openlink.org WWW: http://home.wxs.nl/~mhodson/oulags/ [__________________________________________________] TV/TS ABERDEEN: 3G (Grampian Gender Group). Meets 3rd Sat of each month Noon-5pm. Phone: Gillian on Aberdeen (01224) 633108 6.30-9.30pm Mon-Tue. EDINBURGH: Scottish TV/TS Group meets last Sat of each month. Phone: Agnes on 0131-229 7177 evenings. GLASGOW: Crosslynx meets second Wed of each month (except December) from 7-10pm. Phone: Crosslynx Helpline on 0141-332 3333 Mon 7.30-9.30pm. WWW: http://SGLS.tripod.com/transgen.htm HIGHLAND T-GROUP: Monthly transgender support group meeting in Inverness. Phone: Inverness (01463) 711585 (Mon-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm). Write: Julia Gordon, c/o Reach Out Highland, 34 Waterloo Place, Inverness. IV1 1NB. E-mail: julia@reachout.demon.co.uk [__________________________________________________] VISUAL IMPAIRMENT SCOTSGAY ON DISC: The text from ScotsGay and InsideOUT is available free of charge to visually impaired readers on 3.5" or 5.25" computer disk in IBMPC format. We will be glad to add you to our mailing list if you send your name and address (and disk size required) to us at: SOD, ScotsGay, PO Box 666, Edinburgh. EH7 5YW. E-mail: SOD@scotsgay.co.uk [__________________________________________________] WORKPLACE EIS GAY AND LESBIAN NETWORK: Write: c/o 46 Moray Place, Edinburgh. EH3 6BH. Phone: Veronica Rankin (Equality Officer) on 0131-225 6244. E-mail: vrankin@eis.org.uk GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL G&L EMPLOYEES FORUM: Phone: John Dawson on 0141-959 7457 or Charles Thomson on 0141-287 3744. GMB SCOTLAND EQUAL RIGHTS GROUP: Write: Mary Senior, Regional Equal Rights Officer, GMB Scotland, Fountain House, 1/3 Woodside Crescent, Glasgow. G3 7UJ. Phone: 0141-332 8641. E-mail: mary.senior@gmb.org.uk UNISON GLASGOW CITY LESBIAN & GAY GROUP: Meets monthly on Payday Tuesday in the GGLC at 6pm. Phone: Neil MacInnes on 0778 7506287. E-mail: neil.macinnes@unison-glasgow.demon.co.uk UNISON SCOTLAND L&G COMMITTEE: Write: Neil MacInnes, Secretary, UNISON House, 14 West Campbell Street, Glasgow. G2 6RX. Phone: 0141-332 0006 or 0778 7506287. E-mail: neil.macinnes@unison-glasgow.demon.co.uk UNISON WEST NETWORK: For Unison members in the West of Scotland. Meet quarterly. Phone: Neil MacInnes on 0778 7506287. E-mail: neil.macinnes@unison-glasgow.demon.co.uk [__________________________________________________] YOUTH GROUPS Bi-G-LES Youth: Strathclyde's Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Youth Group: Friendship and support for under 26s. Meets Tue 8pm and Fri 4pm at the GGLC. Details from Strathclyde Switchboard or PHACE West (0141-332 3838). Write: c/o GGLC, 11 Dixon Street, Glasgow. G1 4AL. E-mail: info@bi-g-les.freeserve.co.uk WWW: http://www.bi-g-les.freeserve.co.uk/ DUNBARTONSHIRE SEXUALITY AND SUPPORT GROUP: A local group that helps young gay men come to terms with their sexuality. Open to men aged 26 and under. Meets 4th Tue of each month. Phone: Julian Heng on 0141-332 3838 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) or Strathclyde Switchboard for details of venue. E-mail: julianh@phacewest.enterprise-plc.com HIGHLAND GAY LESBIAN AND BISEXUAL YOUTH GROUP: Meets 7.30pm 1st Wed of each month at 34 Waterloo Place, Inverness. Phone: Inverness (01463) 711585 (Mon-Wed, Fri 9.30am-4.30pm, Thu 9.30am-7pm) and ask for Ronald or Kerr. Social meeting 3rd Friday of each month, same time and place. E-mail: project@reachout.demon.co.uk LANARKSHIRE GAY, LESBIAN AND BISEXUAL YOUTH GROUP: If you are under 26, live in Lanarkshire and are looking for support and friendship, whether you're coming out, thinking about it, or just want to know more, then contact Paul on 0845 6071936. E-mail: bigllany@hotmail.com LESBIAN YOUTH SUPPORT INFORMATION SERVICE: PO Box 18, Ashton-under-Lyne, Cheshire. SK15 2FE. Enclose sae. STONEWALL YOUTH PROJECT: Provides services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered young people living in Edinburgh and the Lothians. Project Phoneline: 0131-556 4040 (Tue 7.30-9pm) is staffed by trained young people and staff members ready to give information or just chat. Stonewall Youth Group is for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered people aged 13-18 in the Lothians. Meets every Fri eve in Central Edinburgh. Stonewall Friends is for young people aged 18-25 and meets every Wed eve in Edinburgh with regular social events at other times. Stonewall Girlz carries out events and projects for lesbian, bisexual and transgendered women aged 13-25. Office Phone/Fax: 0131-622 2266 (Tue-Fri 3-5pm). Write: Stonewall Youth Project, PO Box 4040, Edinburgh. EH3 9YF. E-mail: syp@dircon.co.uk WWW: http://www.syp.dircon.co.uk/ YOUTHCON: A gathering for lgbt young people aged 25 or under which will be held in Edinburgh 10th-12th Mar 2000. Write: YouthCon, c/o 58a Broughton Street, Edinburgh. EH1 3SA. E-mail: youthcon@youthcon.force9.co.uk WWW: http://www.youthcon.force9.co.uk/ YOUTHNET: Group for young (25 and under)lesbians, gays and bisexuals or anyone who is unsure. Informal meetings held fortnightly on Sun evenings. Phone: Dundee (01382) 202620 Mon 7-10pm. Write: PO Box 53, Dundee. DD1 3YG. E-mail: switchboard@dundeelgb.freeserve.co.uk WWW: http://www.dundeelgb.freeserve.co.uk/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. WWW: http://www.citybar.co.uk/ CLUB 2000 62 Shiprow. Tel: (01224) 596999. 10pm-2am. Friendly, small and intimate pub/club. Entry charge Fri/Sat only. UKP1 before 11pm and UKP2.50 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. Cyberpoint now available. 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. WWW: http://www.liberty-nightclub.co.uk/ [__________________________________________________] 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. 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 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 friendly, 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 - 10pm-3am. Future date: 17th Mar. 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 looks as if he might be but isn't), Steve (who is a scraeming nancy boy!), the (ever changing) Sandra or Maya (who has returned from her Virgin days!!!). Toys galore, video rental too! Glamour shop upstairs stocks larger sizes. FLY BAR 2 North St Andrews Street. 11am-1am. Newly established gay bar, 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 22 Greenside Place. Tel: 0131-558 1270. Noon-1am. Under the new management of Brian. Centrally located pre club bar. Food served from Noon. E-mail: cafehabana@hotmail.com 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. 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, 207 Cowgate. JOY Info Line: 0131-467 2551. 10.30pm-3am. Every 4th Sat. Next dates: 4th Mar, 1st Apr, 29th Apr. 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 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 2nd Sat. Next dates: 26th Feb, 11th Mar, 8th Apr. Alan Joy's club Mingin' features Alan Joy himself on the decks plus Brian Dempster. UKP5 entry. E-mail: its.mingin@virgin.net 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. SASHA'S Tippler's Bar, 17 Bread St. Info Line: 07720 011032. Sun 8pm-1am. Scotland's only lesbian strip bar. Shows start 9pm. SHEBANG Wilkie House, Cowgate. Tel: 0131-557 4656. Next date: Sat 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. 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. Tuesday Club from 8.30pm with Laura James and Chris. DJ Wendy on Wed, Fri from 9pm. Betty B commits Karaoke on Sun from 9pm. 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/ BOOGIE BAR 261 Hope Street. Tel: 0141-331 1886. Mon-Tue 11am-9.30pm. Wed-Sat 11am-Midnight. Sun Noon-Midnight. New gay friendly 70's bar. 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 Noon-10pm, 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 ZONEUpdated! 240200 11 Dixon Street. Tel: 0141-248 2593. Mon-Sat 11.30am-7pm, Sun 1-7pm. 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 date: Sat 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! Quiz 9pm Thu. 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! Live music Fri and Sat eve. 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-Fri 5pm-1am, Sat-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. 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- HELPLINES ========= BISEXUAL HELPLINE Tue, Wed 7.30-9.30pm, Sat 10.30am-12.30pm. 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