SCOTSGAY MAGAZINE ================= ScotsGay is a monthly magazine for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals. Edited, printed and published in Scotland ScotsGay 60/- Light - Issue 41a - September 2001 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 2001. 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) 6GBP 6 issue sub (Overseas) 12GBP 12 issue sub (UK & EC) 12GBP 12 issue sub (Overseas) 24GBP Make Cheques and POs payable to 'Pageprint'or 'ScotsGay'and send them to: Subscriptions ScotsGay Magazine PO Box 666 Edinburgh Scotland EH7 5YW In this issue: Glasgay - A very beautiful thing... Aberdeen Glasgow Edinburgh Scottish Media Monitor Inverness Dundee ScotsGay Voice Personals Boxes - The ScotsGay Meet Market Venues ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Glasgay - a very beautiful thing ================================ Glasgay have just announced their programme for this year's Glasgow LGBT Arts Festival which will run from 26th October until 4th November. Using the Tron theatre as a base, Glasgay will be presenting theatre, music, cabaret, comedy and much more in a programme sponsored by Unison, the Trades Union. Other venues in use will be the Grosvenor Cinema (celebrating its 80th birthday year with everything from sing-a-longs to camp classics) Waterstone's bookshop (which will host Glasgay's literary events) and the Gallery of Modern Art (which will be holding an exhibition of photographs). There are also talks, workshops, community projects and much more. Amongst the highlights of the Festival will be Show Off - an hour of "quirky, witty and extraordinary entertainment" - which will form part of the re-opening season at the CCA. This is a show which wowed audiences at Sydney's Mardi Gras. One night only on Wed 31st Oct! There will also be an interesting Launch Party: Gay Jeans Featuring DJ Hashpuppy. This is in the Tron Theatre Foyer on Fri 26th Oct. "Wear your Genes on your Jeans. Dress code: Denim Only." Glasgay's website at http://www.glasgay.co.uk/ should reveal more for those of you who can't wait until they get hold of a programme or get their hands on the next edition of ScotsGay. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aberdeen/Obar Dheadhain ======================= Hello Everybody! The events around the US on Tuesday have left me stranded in New Orleans. Still, there are much worse places to be stuck, and now that I have resigned myself to being here for several more days I decided to get down to enjoying myself, courtesy of Robert Gordon's uni. New Orleans, also known as the Big Easy, is a great place to be. It has a relaxed attitude about everything, including sexualitity and drinking laws. The French Quarter is what I would consider the center of life in New Orleans. There are no such things as optics or opening times here, and drinking on the streets is allowed, leading to a great atmosphere every night right across the area. The most popular bars have to be the Cafe Lafitte in Exile, and Oz: The Land of Dance, both on Bourbon Street. For some genuine New Orleans music however the House of Blues is one of the best clubs, and I heard some great Southern singing in the Voodoo at Congo Square. It is well worth a wander right through the French Quarter. The further end of this area contains the majority of gay bars and guest houses, as well as some of the best shops. This is slightly further than the major tourist area, which is concentrated around the West end of Bourbon and Decatur Street. Gargoyles is one shop in the further reaches I plan on spending many of my hard earned dollars, more alternate clothing and boots than I have ever seen in all the United Kingdom! There are four major celebrations in New Orleans every year, unfortunately none of which coincide with my visit here. At the end of January and begining of February is the Mardi Gras. Seemingly beads are used as a currency during this time, and some outrageous stuff goes on in the pursuit of more beads on the balconies about the French Quarter. The next event in the calandar is the Jazz Fest, which occurs about the last weekend of April into the first week of May. Next up comes the Southern Decadence XXX celebration, a fortnight of, well, decadence it would seem. It has just occurred, and I have been hearing some great stories about the various competitions and events that were taking place during that time, such as the Dungeons and Dragqueens and Wet Boxer Short competitions. This event takes place each year about the end of August. At the end of September, there is the annual Pride event, again most of the gay (and many of the straight) bars take part with stuff going on for well over a week. The final big event of the calender takes place on Halloween, which again is seemingly a big event about these parts. The local rag, known as Ambush (http://www.ambushmag.com/) can be contacted for details about all these events and exactly when they occur. So, the weather is great, the attitiude is great, the partying is great. New Orleans is well and truly a place I hope to see again, hopefully under better circumstances (i.e. without the terrorism and with the boyfriend). C-ya-al-ater, Chris chris@cutearse.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Glasgow/Glaschu =============== Hiya scumbagz! As usual, I'll kick off with all the various clubnights for the all the disco dollies. Fruitfly, Glasgow's busiest clubnight goes ahead on Saturday the 22nd down at the Arches with resident DJs Brian Fisher and Mark Price, and a special appearance from Mark Moore. Entry is the usual extortionate UKP12 with reductions for students, members and blaggers. Don't forget the pre club party at Soba where you might be lucky enough to pick up a pass getting you cheap entry. Doors open at 10.30pm, and remember to get down early as there will be another 700 waiting to get in! I had a nice chat with Marnie from Fusion recently, and she tells me that the next date down at the Renfrew Ferry will be Saturday 20th of October. Anyway, I've had a lot of good feedback from the scene about Fusion, so I expect the wait will be worth it - tickets are a reasonably priced fiver plus booking fee from 23rd Precinct Records and Kushi, or UKP7 on the door. I also believe that Fusion DJ Greg has been a bit worried that his mum might have seen the photos of him in a wig and high heels - can't think why, it's perfectly normal heterosexual behaviour! For all you fans of purple lipstick etc, remember the Bedlam Goth night on Saturday the 22nd of September up at the Queen Margaret Union in Hillhead. Tickets are a nice cheap UKP3 from Missing Records or on the door, and the clubnight runs from 8pm til 2am. The Passionality and Fun nights down at Cube on Mondays and Tuesdays are now becoming so busy that Gordon and Shawn are considering opening both parts of the club on both nights. The club was recently refurbished to provide more room, and there certainly seems to be more of you going along these days. I mentioned last month that there seemed to have been a recent change in the door policy due to the number of complaints about the conduct of some of the straights in the club. Gordon tells me that this was indeed the case, and although straight people are welcome, it is on the understanding that they are in a gay venue, and should behave accordingly. Shame that Benetts could not do likewise, and drop the stupid "no kissing" rule, in order to pander to the minority of straights in their club - shame on you!. Anyway - Passionality is held on Monday nights at Cube 44, and tickets are UKP3 or UKP2 with a flyer, and Fun is held on Tuesdays in Cube 34 with tickets costing UKP3 all night. Both clubnights are open from 11.30pm til 3am, and there are various drinks promos to keep it a fairly cheap night out. Also, if you have any suggestions or complaints - Gordon and Shawn want you to tell them, as they are keen to listen to what the scene actually wants on Mondays and Tuesdays. The Revolver Bar held the first of their theme nights recently which turned out to be even busier than expected, with loads of you turning up in combats and number one crops, no doubt hankering after the good old days in 1994 when they were still in fashion. Quite a few customers also got their hair cropped for charity, and at the end of the night, UKP200 had been raised for Switchboard. The Revolver have recently re-vamped their website, and you can see some photos of the night at http://www.revolverdotbar.com/ The next theme night is on Friday the 28th of September, and it's called TEAM REVOLVER. In case you haven't guessed, Brendan's decided to hold a sportswear night, so dig out the trainers, shorts and rugby or football tops and get down. The night is licenced to 1am, it's free and there will be various drinks promos on the go. Brendan and Jon also promise various surprises too! There have been a few other changes at the Revolver, including the long awaited pinball machine which always seems to have someone playing it, the baked potato oven which is a welcome addition to the menu, and even more tracks on the free juke box. Instead of the usual predictable Hallowe'en crap which all the other bars will no doubt be doing, the Revolver has decided to have a theme of "Dead popstars" to include "Popstars whose careers are dead" Should be interesting to see you lot battling it in the Kylie/Beckham debate. The competition for the most boring holiday postcard is still open, and Glasgay is coming up shortly, so watch out for various promos which The Revolver will be doing during the festival. Hard to believe that the bar has now been open for six months, but the scene appear quite happy with the way things are going, and hopefully the next 6 months will be even more successful than the first 6. It's nice to see so many of you finally learning to vote with your feet and take your custom to properly run establishments, instead of the poorly run places who are finally beginning to suffer for their arrogance! Quest Glasgow is a Gay Catholic charity, and they've asked me to mention a fund raising afternoon they will be holding soon. Profits will go towards Milestone House in Edinburgh, which is an HIV/AIDS hospice - the only one of its kind in Scotland. There will be a speaker from Milestone along to show slides and give a talk, and afterwards there will be an auction, with all proceeds going to the hospice. If you have any contributions to the auction, they would be gratefully received, and the event will be held on Sunday 28th of October in the Strathclyde Chaplaincy Centre in John Street at 3pm. If you didn't make it along to the last joint LGBTC/Switchboard fundraising Ceilidh, you missed a great night out, and should buy your tickets early for the next one in November. Congratulations to the Candle Bar, who recently celebrated their first birthday. The place has really taken off (even more so since the refurb) and it's nice to see Dullmonicas getting their arse kicked by a properly run establishment. Jeanette has a new set of drinks promotions running at the moment, and you can now buy vodka for 50p a shot on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4-midnight, and on Sundays from 4-7pm. Pints are only UKP1.25 on Monday, and Wednesday all night, and there are various other happy hours on the other nights. There have also been a few changes to the entertainment, and you now have Spin Doctor Stu on Wednesdays and Fridays, Karaoke on Thursdays, Disco on Saturdays, the ever popular Robert and May Miller on Tuesdays, and of course Angie O on Sundays. (I bumped into Angie O recently, and she confirmed that those sunglasses are due to the previous night on the piss in Dod and Bunty Town) The latest addition to the Candle Bar entertainment is the new games night on Monday compered by Babra Bush - there are various games, and the chance to win some money too! Up in Centurion Spa, the redecoration of the private rooms has been completed, and the steam room has had a new floor installed. Centurion have also had some of their busiest days recently, and are still hoping to move into new premises before long. As it's getting towards the end of the year, I expect that the Winter Warmer promotion will be starting up again quite soon, so look out for the flyers in the pubs. SNIPPETS >>> Congratulations to Jaye Richards, on her recent appointment to Chair of Pride Scotland. Jaye is the first transgendered person to head a Pride event anywhere in the UK. >>> The Equality Network website has had a major re-design recently, and now includes more resources - check them out at http://www.equality-network.org/ >>> I see Bennets have got a new notice board on their website. The old one recorded IP addresses, and it was easy to see that Bennets had actually made many of the postings themselves (proof available, so don't even think of denying it) in order to make their website look busier. I wonder why they decided to change to the new system (which doesn't record the tell tale IP addresses) >>> I hear that the Glasgow LGBT Centre have decided not to stock 16 Magazine after complaints from Centre visitors.>>> The Glasgow Poets Musicians and Writers Group will be holding an event in the GLGBTC on Wednesday the 17th of October with the theme "Prisoners of Conscience" There are various other events being held in the Centre towards the end of next month which I'll plug in the next issue. >>> Graeme from Switchboard has asked me to point out that the service is only currently operating on weekdays from 7-10pm due to a shortage of volunteers. If you would like to train as a volunteer, give them a call on 0141-332 8372 >>> I'm still getting a lot of you asking what is happening about Boyz Magazine - I don't think any of the pubs are still taking it, but limited copies are available from Clone Zone. This means that those venues who refuse to advertise in ScotsGay because we've dared to criticise their shitty standards in the past, are going to have problems promoting their events. My heart bleeds for you NOT. That's it again for this month - anybody who wants to complain, send in some gossip or who gives a good blow job should get in touch with the e-mail address below. (Only joking about the last bit - the missus would go mental) Happy shagging! Goldilocks E-mail: goldilocks@btclick.com The Glasgow Gay and Lesbian Webshite: http://www.gay-glasgow.co.uk ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Edinburgh/Dun Eideann ===================== Well, it's over, for another year. Those attractive theatre types are no longer to be found standing in a corner looking lost in CC Blooms, and the Chinese bagpiper has long since packed up his pipes! I hope some of you took my advice last month, and checked out some of those clubs and bars which don't specifically advertise themselves as "Gay", but who, in my opinion, are doing far more for the cause of gay rights by creating truly "gay friendly" environments, where people go to dance, chat, flirt, and even pick up in a space where it doesn't matter what you do in bed before you get through the door. I'm finding it increasingly difficult to write something different about places like CC Blooms. Nothing new has happened there for so long, you can hear the tumbleweed from the bottom of Leith Walk! CC Blooms is great for those of us who feel like a drink at 1.30am, don't want to pay to get in anywhere, and don't mind the fact that the door staff are rude and obnoxious, and the bar staff think they work in The Met bar! Planet Out at least try new things every now and again. You can delight in the kitsch geneous of Trendy Wendy on alternate Monday nights, and Dale from Lush can be heard spinning his own brand of commercial dance from time to time. Cafe Habana is packing them in most weekends with their programme of Pre-club madness. (A better sound system wouldn't go a miss though guys!) I haven't had time this month to check our the New Town's new underground bar, but reports are that it should be worth checking out. That covers the traditional "Gay" establishments. Let's have a look at some of the others; Pop Rockit is very busy on Friday and Saturday evenings with an attractive mixed crowd, and the Outhouse in Broughton St Lane has long had a polysexual attraction. Leith is going though a massive transformation, and those of you who consider it another country, simply because it's more than UKP1 in a taxi may have to change your opinion when the new Ocean Terminal shopping centre opens its doors on Thursday October 4th. Clubs and bars such as Club Java and Sirius can't help but benefit from the increased traffic, as well as The Shore Bar, which has been a haven for Sunday afternoon poof punters for a long time. On the club front, Joy has been getting busier and busier, and having popped in there recently for a medicinal sherry, it was obvious why; The music is cleverly put together to create an atmosphere which is sexy, flirty, and yet, non threatening to those of us who don't want to pick up anyone. Downstairs, Wendy and Sally and regular guests including Dale (Lush) have almost created a separate club within a club, with funky house sounds, and a party atmosphere you'd be pushed to find elsewhere. Luvely have moved back a gear and are repeating their themed nights, which, by all accounts, are bringing the gay crowd back in droves. No thanks to the security or bar prices at the Honeycomb. UP! Have now moved to the first Saturday of the month, and to celebrate their first Saturday night, they are hosting a pre-club party at Pivo cafe/bar on Calton Rd (right opposite the Venue) Those who come to the party beforehand (From 9pm-1am) will be rewarded with a free pass to the club, which of course, runs from 10.30pm-3am. Nic Cavendish, UP!'s main DJ has been recently taken on as one of the new M8 Magazine DJs, so turn up early and make sure you hear what all the fuss is about. Another club I'd like to recommend this month, for those of you who like the Tackno type of event is Thursday at The Liquid Rooms' "Snatch Club" which is a cocophony of nonsense, with party games, prizes, cheap drinks and a great excuse, if one was ever needed to take Fridays off and have a long weekend! Anyway, I'll keep my ear to the ground, and see you all again next month. Take care, and play safe. Tottytastic tottytastic@drink.demon.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scottish Media Monitor ====================== Garry Otton is up to his Neck in Corrections A liberal take on sex in the Scottish media? (Aye... right)! Look at The Scotsman! Up to its neck in conservative, sex-negating language bolstering its self-promoted image of propriety and superiority. Amongst their leading columnists we have an 'anti-porn campaigner', a churchgoer well past his sell-by date and a senior citizen from Peebles! Kirk Elder wrote: "Our culture is infected with indecency, pregnant with innuendo, overrun by depravity". Not realising the 'liberal sixties' hadn't crossed the Kings Road, let alone reached into the living rooms of Cheadle, he declared: "The 1960s only reached Peebles in approximately 1978, by which time the novelty had worn off". And what a fab, happening place that was! Ask Willie, the local teenage hippie who befriended local girls and kept mice. "He was, we thought, harmless enough, until he started wearing make-up and flashing Christmas lights around the rim of his Stetson, whereupon he was beaten and shaved by a gang of men in rugby jerseys and balaclavas". One of The Herald's leftover religionists, Stewart Lamont did his impression of an ostrich over accusations of sexism in the Kirk, begging: "Why is the question even being raised at all?" His impression of women appeared focused on a female minister he described as a "pain in the neck" for having, amongst some perfectly reasonable requests, "complained that the vegetarian option was salmon" at a lunch they shared. His reason for why there had been no woman Moderator in the Kirk was that "the ginger group promoting this kind of cause has chosen to vaunt leftist-feminist champions..." God forbid! And, if it carries on like this... "...Madam Moderator will be wearing jeans". Occasionally turning The Scotsman into little more than a newsletter for Hicksville Baptist Church, they also promote Conservative Catholic Mother, Katie Grant who is ready to wag her finger of moral disapproval for anyone who asked for it. And believe me... there are plenty! The Scottish Daily Mail gave her space to howl: "On the Fringe this year we had Alex Heggie's Wiping My Mother's Arse, a satire about homosexuality and Alzheimer's Disease..." And I'll be wiping my arse with Katie Grant come the release of 'Sexual Fascism' next month! Then there is Linda Watson-Brown, an 'anti-porn' feminist employed to comment - almost every day - on sexual politics. Face it! She's no Susie Bright is she? "If it is not schoolgirls themselves who are being sexualised at every turn, it is grown women who are photographed and displayed in scenes reminiscent of childhood". Her dull copy habitually regurgitates this same old trot that women are always 'victims' of men's sexual interests. Just about the most sexist point of view I've ever heard! It should come as no surprise when Iain Duncan Smith signalled his support for a repeal of Section 28 in England and Wales, The Scotsman should drag out their Scottish Political Editor, Hamish Macdonell who worked so hard to prevent the repeal of Section 2a in Scotland for the Scottish Daily Mail. (Duncan Smith's spokesman quickly retracted the statement and old Conservative morality was restored). With Scotland's richest man, Irvine Laidlaw, (worth about UKP500m) promising to fund the Conservative Party in Scotland while sunning it in Monaco, gays should remain as vigilant as we always have been of moral crackpots and religious extremists. We are likely to be their first victims. Allan Kellman, a 34-year-old music teacher from Perth demonstrated how sexually backward we are as a nation after he was caught "performing a sex act" after a party. He was laid off work, leaving the Daily Record to gasp with indignation: "A teacher cleared of indecently assaulting a colleague has been paid more than UKP30,000 to do nothing for a year". The Sheriff laughed it out of court... Well nearly! He cleared Kellman of 'sexually assaulting' a male colleague after suggesting he must've just been sleepwalking. I ask you! The Sunday Mail took what apparently only "used to be done behind net curtains" and proudly exposed "the sordid myth" of "SWINGERS" (in two-and-a-half inch letters across the page). Apparently, "couples pay a sad price for so-called sexual freedom". We enter the strange world of reporter Natasha Weale to learn that 'they' "inhabit a bizarre world" where "outwardly respectable" people "sleep with strangers". I thought her report was going to be interrupted by a Rediffusion flash and an advert for Murray Mints but instead, there were some honest responses from participants clouded by Weale's own personal prejudices. Matty "thrives on her lifestyle" and only added "rather unconvincingly" that it was important not to get emotionally involved. Weale added: "Hearing Matty speak so freely about her sex life is incredibly disconcerting". And found "...shockingly, swinging is on the increase". Far from exposing a myth, Glasgow-based consultant psychiatrist Dr Prem Misra informed the Sunday Mail that in only two or three per cent of cases had the issue of 'swinging' ever became problematic for participants. A "randy doc" on the Isle of Coll who had - wait for it - "set up home with a married schoolmistress" held the front page of the Scottish Sun. George Cole, who started "dressing like a youngster" and Marion Forsythe, who is "no better as she dresses up in sexy frocks to go to the pub" - were "shunned". Not surprisingly, the General Medical Council "refused to comment" when asked to do so by the Scottish Sun! Some of Cole's poetry, printed as a book called 'Every Emotion' on the Internet, proved a bit controversial for the delicate Scottish Sun... "Two of his verses called Doing It and First Time are too disgusting to print in a family newspaper..." they advised. A 16-year-old was in court, accused of sex offences against little girls. Hold on though... The offences were committed when he was just nine-years-old! Of course, when Steven Christie told the court: "I am a member of my grandfather's church and there's no way I would ever do that as a Christian", my eyebrows furrowed! His future looked decidedly shaky after one of the young girls acted out sexual play with a Fuzzy Felt toy. Christie's father described her as "vindictive... disturbed..." and with "a grounding of a sexual nature that was far too concerning for a girl of her age. She used to act out sex scenes with Ken and Barbie. She would strip them off and place them on top of one another. She would put them to bed, underneath the covers, and was acting things". Mattel Inc had some serious questions to answer after I melted down the glue holding up Ken's knickers! Why was I different from normal boys like Ken? That experience could've damaged me for life had I not continued my investigations amongst classmates! But I digress... Sexual experimenting amongst kids is common. Fortunately Christie was acquitted by a majority verdict. Readers will probably remember the eight-year sentence handed to 35-year-old Charles O'Neill and six years for 21-year-old William Lauchlan for their sexual encounters with a 14-year-old boy. William Kyle, a schoolteacher found in bed with one of his 14-year-old pupils was fortunate enough to be 'straight'. He was sentenced to serve only one year. Behind the repressive rhetoric lay more sexual misdemeanours. The Scottish Sun called him a "gay predator", adding helpfully that he was "also a registered children's doc". The 40-year-old married GP, Dr Allan Buchan practiced at the Airthrey Park Medical Centre at Stirling University. It is interesting that after years of 'fondling' students who visited his surgery, it was a German student who blew the whistle. It was a story of a married man too weak to face up to his gay sexuality and "dozens of students who had been assaulted", too ashamed to blow the whistle on a horny doctor who stripped and massaged them. They were offered a helpline and counselling. Despite the Daily Record's opinion that Markus Pissarek, the German student had been "scarred" after having his life "turned upside down", Markus admitted he wasn't left with any lasting damage but warned if it hadn't been for him blowing the whistle, Dr Allen would have gone on doing it. The report in several papers on Glasgow University post-graduate student, Richard Yuill was symptomatic of the hysteria over pædophilia that had crossed the academic boundary. Researching inter-generational relationships between males, Yuill had been e-mailing former members of the Pædophile Information Exchange (PIE). His e-mails were intercepted by an academic on the continent and handed to the Scottish Mail on Sunday for reporter Marcello Mega to add: "They reveal an organised campaign to drive down the age of consent across Europe". Although the department of sociology approved the subject of pædophilia as a subject, Yuill's computer was seized and the secretary of the University court, Mr Dugald Mackie launched an investigation while the press went into overdrive. While everyone's focused on 'sex pervs' let's not forget the Catholic monk called Michael Murphy who appeared in court charged with abusing boys at St Ninian's School, run by De La Salle order. He was alleged to have thrashed boys with knotted laces, sexually molested another boy, forced a boy to sleep in a urine-soaked bed, hit a boy with a tree branch, sexually molested another, punched another in the face, scrubbed a naked boy with a floor brush until his skin bled before leaving him standing naked and cold for several hours, force-feeding him until he was sick and making him eat his own vomit. Did I hear the word 'Church'? The same organisations Tony Blair wants more involved in education; championed in Scotland by his Scottish education minister Jack McConnell. If proof was ever needed that shit sticks together you need look no further than the outfit that ran Keep the Clause, Media House International, the Daily Record's PR agency headed by Jack "slobbering queers" Irvine, former editor of the Scottish Sun and a former columnist in the Scottish Mirror, then edited by the current Record editor, Peter Cox. (Peter Cox boasts a more mature outlook on sexuality). Ramsay 'Keep the Clause' Smith, former editor of the Scottish Daily Mail has now dumped The Scotsman where he was Glasgow editor and taken up his new UKP75,000-a-year post as director of Media House. Pass me the sick bag. Garry Otton's book SEXUAL FASCISM is available in the shops from 25 October, published by Ganymede Books and distributed by AK Press Distribution, priced UKP8.99. The full Monitor can be found at http://www.scottishmediamonitor.com/ cut it out! * Host Gary Robertson coping with naturism on BBC Radio Scotland: "I'm not into baring my bits about at all... There should be a law to make you cover up". * Ryanair chief executive, Michael O'Leary's astonished PR, Piers D'eere in The Scotsman: "...I winced when he described his kilt as a skirt... Urged by the paparazzi to hug a pillar, he implied, jokingly, that it was a certain appendage and that he was excited at the prospect of his company's low fares. Well, I ask you. So embarrassing". * John Macleod writing in The Herald on comic strip 'The Broons' (which started in the Sunday Post in 1936): "It's another country: a Scotland free of high-flats, heroin needles, racism, Scot-Rail, and Wendy Alexander". Quite why a closeted gay man should group oor Wendy amongst high flats and junkies is not explained. * Old Mother Burnie, the new associate editor of the Daily Record, offers advice to a straight guy looking for sex in high-heels, stockings and sussies: "...There's something ridiculous about watching a man trying to walk in stilettos, so don't be surprised if anyone takes you up on it, but then laughs at the sight. ...Fantasies are often better left as fantasies". * The delicate Sunday Mail's 'investigators' visiting the Queen's Chaplain's sister, Deborah McLachlan-Moffat's "tawdry den of sleaze" (a sauna) in Edinburgh: "She said that for UKP60 she and her colleague would do an erotic strip tease. The Asian girl then offered a range of "extras" - too disgusting to list in a family newspaper - for up to UKP75". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Inverness/Inbhir Nis ==================== Hi there everyone. It's that time of the month again (no, I'm not having period pains, though I have had some recent troubles with my stomach) and here I am with news and gossip from in and around the Inverness area. There isn't a great deal to report this month though, I'm afraid, but I'll make an effort at least, and, try not to bore you too much. Firstly, let me apologise for the absence of my "ramblings" over the past couple of issues... I'm afraid that I've been in hospital quite a lot recently with stomach troubles, and, much like an older classic car, have needed a bit of an "overhaul" and quite a bit of TLC. However, now that my engine has been thoroughly serviced and worn out parts replaced, I feel in much better form and am back to full and proper working order. The doctors and nursing staff (both male and female) did an excellent job in looking after me... and, since coming out of hospital, I've had ample "pitstops" and have been well "roadtested". I seem to have had so many visitors at home lately that my bedsprings have been put under a tremendous strain (and me too), yet, I'm pleased to say, we've both survived remarkably well... New volunteers for "roadtesting" are always welcome... Next, I must tell you about the new airlink that we have from Inverness, which started on September 10th. Scot Airways (part-owned by Brian Souter-Ed.) have established a direct (non stop) route from Inverness to Amsterdam, Monday to Friday which is proving to be extremely popular with passengers who want to "hop over" to get a quick "leg over" in Amsterdam. It's also proving popular with guys coming over from Amsterdam to Inverness, as there has been a noticable increase in the number of attractive, hunky (and, often, willing and readily available) Dutch tourists in and around the local cruising areas. The same airline also runs a twice daily, Monday to Friday, and Sunday flight to London City Airport with low fares which are proving very popular with locals (both gay and straight). So, if you don't fancy Amsterdam for a "sexfilled weekend", then there's always the delights and fleshpots of London to explore and enjoy... I can personally recommend them both, so, come (or should that be "cum") on guys and gals... try them for yourselves... I'm sure you'll love the experience... Earlier this month, Inverness was "besieged" by lots of American, Canadian, Japanese and Korean ladies and gentlemen, all members of various overseas pipe bands, wearing clan tartans in a variety of colours and designs. They really looked quite strange as they paraded round different parts of the city in their respective "groupings", all wearing little sticky labels (just in case they got lost, perhaps... remember Paddington Bear?) . Anyway, they've now all gone home again, but Inverness still continues to attract large numbers of foreign visitors, of many differing nationalities. Several of the visiting male tourists have been observed near and around local cruising spots and are very pleased to take up an offer of "Highland Hospitality" from local gays. I'm sure that these "visitors" are able to really enjoy their stay in the Highland capital. Meanwhile, the Wednesday and Friday evening "get togethers" at Sleepers Bar in the Highland Hotel (formerly the Station Hotel) continue to be well attended by members of the local (and sometimes, not so local) LGBT community, all of whom seem to enjoy themselves and have a good time meeting up with each other and making new friends in pleasant and amiable surroundings... the music (disco and other) and the drink prices aren't bad either... If you haven't come along yet, why not give it a try? You'd be made very welcome and I'm sure you'd enjoy yourself. New faces are always welcome and there's no need to be shy or feel "left out"... There's bound to be someone there to talk to and make friends with (and, if you're really lucky, someone to have a lot of fun with... need I say more?). Well, I guess that's about all for now. So, until next time, here's hoping that you have plenty of happy and safe sex... Best wishes, Kuddels kuddels@drink.demon.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dundee/Dun Deagh ================ Sadly winter seems fast approaching and already the signs are beginning to show. Charlie, Knight Commander in the Bath and Patron of the Arts, has upped his tights from ten to fifty denier and Nelly Webb's mother won't let him out the house without his mittens! (the studded leather shorts are ok then!). Elsewhere others seem oblivious! Several customers of the place called Liberty were seem in and about the venue with less than the norm in clothing! At huge expense, Liberty had organised a PA from a Dazzling Drag artist whose name sadly escapes me.(Brian been plying you with drink?-Ed.) Thereon a night of cabaret type of entertainment ensued. However this was not the end... merely the beginning! Just as the smoke cleared from the show another sight to behold and cherish in one's memory like a celestial apparition appeared! Yes, two of the biggest 'hing-oots' I've yet seen! Dematerialised from the planet 'Too-Much-Vodka'. Affectionately know as the 'Reilly Sisters', Neilly and Jonette gave us all a brief glimpse into the world of amateur drag! Why am I bothering with all this I hear you moan? Well having consumed a league of alcohol, I fully intended to remain in that trance like state till morning. This was not to be! Having sneaked all but the briefest of glimpses at the dynamic duo, all traces of alcohol deserted me, leaving one 'Stone Cold Steve Austin' and thirty quid lighter!!(must have been Nelly's thigh high boots and hairy legs!). As you will no doubt guess I've exaggerated things a wee bit and, truth to tell, both of them gave us all a bit of fun and as this was clearly their intention I must state they were a success! The Reilly sisters, John and Neil can be seen on a regular basis at the Douglasfield bingo and they are available for panto! Also, if rumours are true, they will be appearing soon in Charlie's Bar, so watch out for the adverts on TV (yeah right!.. well, maybe Channel 6). There are various plans for theme nights etc being hatched by Liberty and Charlie's even as I type, so keep an eye out in the various venues, etc. Turning to more serious matters, I've been keeping up to date with the various resources out there to assist LGBT folk if they find themselves in such a position. I have a list as long as your arm of services available at no cost! So if you ever find yourself in need or if you just want to acquaint yourself with the services they offer then drop me a line at my E-mail address or if you can catch me sober just ask (with a vodka in your hand of course!). Remember, you don't need to tell me which service you want/need or any subject matter, I'll just send you the entire list and you can look at it. 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Northern Ireland Guy 34, brown hair, blue eyes, quiet, looking to hear from guys in Edinburgh or anywhere for friendship. 21-30. ALA. Box SG41161. Glasgow - Discreet Seeks slim guys for non-scene fun and friendship. I'm 47, tall, and like to cuddle and kiss. Looking for long term relationship. Box SG41162. Wrestling - Edinburgh - Glasgow Area Edinburgh wrestler, 11st, 5'8", slim build, fit, full wrestling gear, boots/leotard, etc. Will do nude bouts also. Requires opponents fun/fantasy keep fit, knows off wrestling mats in sauna-club. Box SG41163. Central Borders Guy 28, seeks guys for fun and friendship (28-45). Interested in guys from Borders, Edinburgh. Letters with photo receive reply. Only sincere guys need write. Box SG41164. Love Makes The World Go Round Good looking 32 year old, 5'9", slim build, blue eyes, from Glasgow hoping to meet genuine guy, 18-25 for fun, friendship, maybe more. ALA. Box SG41165. Star Sign Search 26 year old Aquarius seeks 27-40 year old Leo. I am reliable, genuine, easy going seeking relationship and fun times. ALA. No time wasters. Box SG41166. Aberdeen 30 year old SA/SL gay guy, 5'8", brown hair, eyes, average build, with GSOH WLTM similar SA/SL (25-30) guy for fun, nights in/out, friendship and maybe more. Box SG41167. Glasgow - Paisley Vintage 1951 model, body work slightly scratched, but can still reach top speed. Looking for senior mechanic to give regular service - 35+, hairy and muscular. Can accommodate. Box SG41168. Sergeant White Private Brown would very much like to meet you. He's a brawny, experienced and devoted slave. Photo appreciated. Anywhere. Box SG41169. Discover Inverness As BND Flatmate Early 40's attractive, hirsute, WLTM close companion, late 20's - mid 30's, N/Sm, sharing fun times, in/out, massage, wine, TLC, the arts, fitness, doestic duties. Theatre performers, business travellers welcome. Overnight stays for business travellers. ALAWP. Box SG41170. Intimate Photos Have your photo taken and developed. Your choice. Anything goes. Box SG41171. Edinburgh Discreet hassle-free fun offered to students by friendly 40's guy. Own house in Central Edinburgh. Regular sessions or one-offs welcome. Box SG41172. ***Bisexual Bi Curious? There has to be a first time for everything! If you're aged 16-21 or so, why not get in touch? Considerate experienced older guy will talk you through things at your own pace before getting down to some safe fun. Your limits respected. Total discretion assured. I have a large double bed and collection of gay videos in Edinburgh but will travel if required. Box SG41103. Bi Guy Seeks Bi Female 43 year old guy, 5'6", 28" waist, almost handsome, into art, music, film, motorbikes, seeks intelligent bi female soulmate for honest relationship. Personality and sense of humour absolutely essential. ALA. Box SG41104. Edinburgh Or Within 30 Miles Male, 40's, bi, NSc, fit, into Swedish massage WLTM males or females for relaxing sessions. Some experience helpful. Can travel or accommodate. Box SG41150. Edinburgh Horny VWE bi-guy seeks TV or TS for 1-2-1. Must be convincing, sub, smooth and sexy, love O+A and be keen to please her man. ALA. I'm 50+, you any age. Box SG41151. Glasgow - Paisley - Seeks Young Cute 35, male, SA, fit, short dark hair, seeks slim, smooth guy 18-27 for loving, caring relationship or a bit of fun. Hurry: offer ends soon. Photo please. Box SG41152. ***Wanted Gay Man Wanted For Donor Genuine, healthy, tested, sincere man: lesbian looking for you. Involvement negotiable. Contact would be nice. Photo appreciated. Scotland, Edinburgh. SG41105. Men Wanted For Photo Project Photography student, based in Glasgow, looking for men to take part in studies of Scotland and Scotland's men, from all areas of Scotland. All men wanted, neither age nor appearance an issue. Some nude work may be required, with discretion. All models will receive prints. If interested or require more information, then please get in touch. Box SG41138. Gay Male Donor Offered Sincere, financially secure, good looking 27 year old male seeks similarly minded lesbian. Friendship also important as access would be preferable. Photo would be nice but not essential. Box SG41140. ***Friends Abroad Canada Canadian guy wants to correspond with masculine 18 to 35 year old guys. Send detailed letter and recent photo to PO Box 60542 RPO, Montreal QC, Canada H1V3T8. My text only E-mail: be-brief@sympatico.ca Poland I am 32, 5'11", 12.5st, dark blond Polish living in Warsaw. I am looking for friend world wide if you will write to me I will write more about myself. Send pic if possible. Write: Darek Fok, ul.Broniewskiego 73/31, 01-865 Warszawa, Poland. E-mail: darekfok@hotmail.com ***Jobs Offered Assistant Instructor Required By West Highland Sailing School on fulltime, part-time or seasonal basis. Will assist in running Centre, dealing with customers and crewing on yachts and powerboats. Full training to Governing Body level will be given. Must be straight looking and acting and reasonably broad minded. All kit will be provided. Accommodation possibly available. Phone: 07831 846025 or E-mail: assegai123@aol.com Cash For Your Body Photogenic guys can earn UKP100 cash posing for Mike Arlen who has had 14 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. E-mail: mike.arlen@talk21.com [99] 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: xpozure4u@shaws2000.fsnet.co.uk [99] ***Services Bel-Ami Videos Bel-Ami videos for sale. Clearing my own collection. All excellent condition. Send sae for details. Also clearing my collection of videos for UKP5. Again, send sae for details. Box SG41101. 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. [99] Contact Mag Contact Mag for adults: over 900 photos. Approval copy from: Matchmaker (K38), Chorley, PR7 4BS. Or ring 01257 483335 (24 hours). [99] Corporal Contacts The CP Magazine offering strict male/male fun. Now in 19th year of publishing. Many Scottish subscribers. Stories, letters, interviews, photos, ads. "BEND OVER BOY!" Your SAE brings our illustrated Brochure: BCM/CORPCO (SG), London. WC1N 3XX. [43a] CP Contact Paper CP contact paper for spanking, skins, discipline, etc. SAE to TD Monthly, PO Box 352, Manchester. M60 2PG. [99] CP Equipment Canes, Birches, Straps, Strops, Tawses, Paddles - all Hand Made. From as little as UKP3. For a catalogue and order form, ring Jason Junior on Freephone 0800 9805469. E-mail: jason@jason-junior. co.uk WWW: http://www.jason-junior.co.uk [42a] 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. [99] 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. [99] Limited Companies Only UKP90 for your own Limited Company. PLCs UKP100. Charitable and Unlimited Companies also available. Freephone 0800 526421 for our free 'Guide To Limited Companies'. E-mail: cosun@drink.demon.co.uk WWW: http://www.quick-companies.co.uk/ [99] Proofreading And Tuition In English (including TEFL) French, Latin, Greek and Gaelic, typing services, historical and genealogical research. Write: Charles S Coventry, 23/9 Viewcraig Street, Edinburgh. EH8 9UJ. Phone: 0131-558 8785. E-mail: charlie_ cov@yahoo.com WWW: http://www. geocities.com/charlie-cov/ [46] Translation Services Qualified translator based in Edinburgh offers translation services between the following languages: English, Ukrainian, Russian, Turkish and French. E-mail: trots@drink.demon.co.uk or Write: Box SG41059. [99] 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 Rd, Southfields, London. SW18 5EE. [99] Back Rubs ***Deep Tissue Massage - Aberdeen Gym toned fit muscular black lad offers discreet massage service in/out. Can travel to surrounding areas. E-mail: blackabout@hotmail.com or call me on 07050 082461. Christopher. [43] Edinburgh Big, chubby, passive, gay guy, 45, gives great relaxing, sensual, erotic massage. Phone: 0131-653 0436 (or 07890 024865 anytime and ask for Kenny. [99] Edinburgh Purely platonic massage with hot bath and towels. UKP15 per hour. Men or women. Phone: 0131-538 5028. [41a] Edinburgh Rex. My place or yours. Built to please. Day/night. Phone: 07730 231443. [41a] Glasgow Attractive male, 26, offers massage to gents. Friendly and relaxing service. Most tastes catered for. Call John on 07957 236687. [41a] Glasgow City Centre Tony, toned, tanned, attractive, 5'10", blue eyes, active. Out calls only. Phone: 07765 194696. [41a] Massage For Men - Edinburgh Great relaxing, holistic, sensual, tantric, full body pampering relief in nurturing masculine environment. Shower, warm towels, refreshments. UKP15 per session. Exceptionally good value. Jim. Qualified, experienced, caring. 0131-556 7199. [44] ***Where to Stay All New, All Gay Guesthouses - Edinburgh Two great locations. Exclusively gay. Easy walk to nightlife. Stylish rooms, all with TV and video (tapes available). Shared and private bathrooms. Breakfast available till noon. Non-smoking houses. Easy parking. Room rates: UKP29-UKP49 per night. Call 0131-558 1382 or Fax 0131-556 8279. WWW: http://www.gayscotland.com/alvahouse/ [45a] 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. Available April-October. Phone: Elgin (01343) 542928. [99] Edinburgh The Alexander Guest House is a gay friendly guest house (owned and run) with a mixed clientele. Every detail has been thought of in our recently refurbished bedrooms to make your stay a more memorable one. They are equipped with refreshment trays, ironing facilities, hairdryers etc. We serve a full Scottish and continental breakfast menu. We are located 1 mile from the city on the south side with private parking. You can check out our web site at http://www.thealexanderguesthouse.co.uk/ Please call Glenn or Alex on 0131-258 4028 or E-mail: alexander@guest68.freeserve.co.uk A warm welcome awaits you. Mention ScotsGay and get 10% discount. [45a] Sutherland An A9 to Wick, B&B. Roadside, 60 miles from Inverness. Double or single. UKP13 per person. Tea and sandwiches included. Phone: Helmsdale (01431) 821570. [45a] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Venues ====== * means that the venue stocks ScotsGay. ++ABERDEEN ABERDEEN WOMEN'S CENTRE* Shoe Lane, off Queen Street. Tel: (01224) 625010. Fax: (01224) 625777. Tue-Thu 10am-2pm. LESBIAN NIGHT 3rd Wed of each month. E-mail: LesbianNight@hotmail.com or Tel: (01224) 713336. LESBIANS AND FRIENDS LUNCH first Sat of each month 12.30-2.30pm. Tel: (01224) 625010 or (01224) 212600. BAR CASTRO'S* 47 Netherkirkgate. Tel: (01224) 639920. Sun 5pm-2am, Mon 5pm-Midnight, Tue-Fri 5pm-2am, Sat 12.30pm-2am. Aberdeen's only gay venue. Free admission before 11pm. ++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 BROOKLYN'S BAR 2 St Andrew's Lane. Tel: (01382) 200660. Wed-Sun 7pm-Midnight. Well appointed gay friendly bar next door to Liberty Nightclub and under the same management. CHARLIE'S BAR* 75-79 Seagate. Tel: (01382) 226840. Mon-Sat 11am-Midnight, Sun 12.30pm-Midnight. Gay friendly bar with free disco Fri & Sat 8-11pm. Free use of premises for pre-booked groups. 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. E-mail: club@liberty-nightclub.co.uk ++EDINBURGH 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. BO'S VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT 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. C32 CAFE 32c Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-557 2012. 10am-11pm. Stylish gay friendly licensed cafe with extensive menu including vegetarian selection. C.C. BLOOM'S 23 Greenside Place. Tel: 0131-556 9331. Mon-Sat 6pm-3am, Sun 8pm-3am. Two floors. Karaoke on Thu and Sun. 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. First and Third Sats of month from 8pm: a male only night aimed at leather, denim, rubber, skinhead, uniform and bears run in conjunction with the MSC Scotland Monthly Meeting and BearScots. E-mail: robin@scifipub99.freeserve.co.uk WWW: http://www.scifipub99.freeserve.co.uk/ DIVINE DIVA'S The Venue (Top Floor), 15 Calton Road. Tel: 0131-557 0751. 2nd Sat of each month. 10pm-3am. Women only one nighter with all proceeds going to LGL Switchboard and Lesbian Line. E-mail: jean@lgls.org EASYEVERYTHING 58 Rose Street. 24 hours. Large Internet Cafe from which many gay men seem to troll the net instead of just picking up each other! EDINBURGH GAY ESCORTS 19a Albany Street. Tel: 0131-558 1011. Fax: 0870 055 3890. 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 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* 8 Drummond Street. Tel: 0131-557 9413. 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 nice assortment of folk who work there! Toys galore, video rental too! Glamour shop upstairs stocks larger sizes. WWW: http://www.delgirl.homestead.com/ HABANA* 22 Greenside Place. Tel: 0131-558 1270. Mon-Sat Noon-1am, Sun 12.30pm-1am. Centrally located pre club bar. Open and bright as well as quite intimate. Increasingly busy. Quizoke every Thu with John. Drink promos throughout the month - see ad for details. 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 Mon of the month from 8pm - WWW: http://www.antipope.org/feorag/drinkers/ HOT STUFF* 89 Rose Street Lane North. Tel: 0131-225 7651. Mon-Sat 1pm-1am. Sun 2pm-Midnight. Previously Frenchies, this vibrant gay 70's disco theme bar is in the heart of Rose Street. Karaoke Wed from 9pm. JP's Trivia Quiz (in aid of GMH) Sun 4.30pm. JOY Ego, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7435. JOY Info Line: 0131-467 2551. 10.30pm-3am. Fortnightly Sat. Next date: 29th Sep. Joy is Scotland's most upfront gay club. UKP8 members/UKP10 non-members. E-mail: clubjoy@blueyonder.co.uk. WWW: http://www.clubjoy.co.uk/ LEATHER AND LACE* 25 Easter Road. Tel: 0131-623 6969. Noon-6pm. Run by the folk from Fantasies, this shop stocks an entirely different selection of naughty clothes of the type that do not actually require a sex shop licence but would if the Good Christians at the church round the corner had their Neanderthal way! LUSH! Ego, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434. 10.30pm-3am. 1st and 3rd Sun of each month. Club night with DJ's Dale Wilkinson and Craig Dempster: funky dance, pop, house, anthems. UKP3. WWW: http://www.clublush.co.uk/ LUVELY AT THE HONEYCOMB 15-17 Niddry Street. Tel: 0131-530 5540. Info Line: 07711 307997. Monthly. Next dates: Sats 22nd Sep, 20th Oct, 17th Nov. 10pm-late. Mega club night with resident DJ's Tommy Kay, Newton & Stone, Jared and GP. E-mail: Luvely_Team@hotmail.com MASSAGE FOR HEALTH 58a/60 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-669 8039, 0131-478 1090 or 07970 921209. By appointment only. Therapeutic massage and a range of complementary therapies from qualified practitioners Anne, Alan, and John. Concessions available. E-mail: info@massageforhealth.co.uk WWW: http://www.massageforhealth.co.uk/ MINGIN' Studio 24, 24 Calton Road. Info Line: 0131-467 2551. 10.30pm-3am. Fornightly Sat. Next date: 22nd Sep. Alan Joy's dark, sexy, dirty trance night features Alan Joy himself on the decks plus Brian Dempster. UKP6 entry. E-mail: mingin@blueyonder.co.uk MSDEMEANOUR Phoenix Cellar Bar under the Phoenix Bar at 46 Broughton Street. 8.30pm-1am. Next dates: Sats 20th Oct, 17th Nov & 22nd Dec. Edinburgh's only regular TV/TS night club. TG's UKP4, Regular Mortals UKP5. E-mail: MsDemeanourUK@aol.com WWW: http://www.msdemeanour.co.uk/ NEW TOWN BAR* 26B Dublin Street. Tel: 0131-538 7775. Mon-Thu Noon-1am. Fri-Sat Noon-2am. Sun 12.30pm-1am. Especially popular with men. Real ale. Cellar Bar open Fri & Sat with resident DJ from 10pm-2am - "Formerly Men Only - Now Mixed"! Also available for hire Sun-Thu. NEXUS CAFE-BAR* 60 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-478 7069. 11am-11pm. Great food and drink at reasonable prices. Internet access available. Recently refurbished in the best possible taste. E-mail: nexus1cb@aol.com No EIGHTEEN* 18 Albert Place. Tel: 0131-553 3222. Sun-Fri Noon-10pm, Sat Noon-11pm. Long established sauna club for gay gentlemen! Facilities include large sauna cabin, 14 man steam room, 10 (very popular) private rooms, 8 man filtered jacuzzi, TV lounge with hot and cold refreshments available and friendly staff. UKP8 (UKP5 concessions). WWW: http://www.number18sauna.co.uk/ 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: admin@thestand.freeserve.co.uk OUT OF THE BLUE* 1 Barony Street. (Downstairs at the Blue Moon Cafe). Tel: 0131-478 7048. Sat-Wed Noon-7pm, Thu-Fri 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 2pm-1am. Popular and busy gay bar with friendly staff. THE QUARTER GILL* 77 Clerk Street. Tel: 0131-622 7236. Noon-12.45am. Friendly boozer frequented by omnisexual persons mainly of a Gothic persuasion. Previously know as The Cauldron but now under new management who have taken the real ale out. THE STAG & TURRET* 1-7 Montrose Terrace. Tel: 0131-661 6443. Noon-1am. Friendly gay local just round the corner from the Solas Centre. Karaoke: Wed, Fri, & Sun 8.30pm-12.30am. SOLAS CAFE* 2/4 Abbeymount. Tel: 0131-661 0982. Tue & Thu 11am-7.30pm, Wed & Fri 11am-4pm. Attached to Solas National HIV/AIDS 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. 10pm-3am. DJ Trendy Wendy. Mixed and crowded club night. WWW: http://hello.to/trendywendy/ TASTE AT THE HONEYCOMB 15-17 Niddry Street. Tel: 0131-530 5540. Info Line: 0131-557 4656. Sun 11pm-3am. DJs Fisher & Price play garage and uplifting bangin' house in the Main Room with guests and Martin Valentine and Marco Smith play garage and US house in the Back Room, to an up-for-it mixed/gay crowd. Preclub bar at Gilded Saloon, Cowgate with Marco Smith and Martin Valentine. UKP6 Members/UKP8 E-mail: feedback@taste-clubs.com WWW: http://www.taste-clubs.com/ TOWNHOUSE SAUNA AND GYM* 53 East Claremont Street. Tel: 0131-556 6116. Sun-Thu Noon-11pm, Fri-Sat Noon-Midnight. 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 UKP9 (Concessions UKP6), Mon 18-22 years old FREE entry, Tue UKP2 before 2pm, Wed UKP12 per couple, Thu UKP6 entry before 4pm, Fri half price beers/spirits all day, Sun UKP5 for students. Annual Membership UKP2. Proudly gay owned and operated. WWW: http://www.townhouse-sauna.co.uk/ UP The Venue, 15 Calton Road. Tel: 0131-557 0751. Last Fri of each month. 10.30pm-3am. LGBT House/Trance Club for all sexualities. E-mail: up.up@talk21.com WWW: http://www.upclub.co.uk/ WEB 13* 13 Bread Street. Tel: 0131-229 8883. Mon-Fri 10am-8pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun Noon-6pm. Informal mixed cybercafe with homely and approachable staff. E-mail: queries@web13.co.uk WWW: http://www.web13.co.uk/ WORK? Ego, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7435. 10.30pm-3am. Next date: Fri 9th Nov. Monthly one nighter. UKP6 members/UKP8 non-members. ++GLASGOW 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/ E-mail: BennetsWeb@aol.com CANDLE BAR* 20 Candleriggs. Tel: 0141-564 1285. Noon-Midnight. Food served Noon-5pm. Upmarket bar in the heart of the Merchant City. Beautiful place with comfortable seating. Nice staff get the Goldilocks seal of approval. Easy parking. Regular cabaret, karaoke and disco. CENTURION SPA* 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, television lounge, smoking and non-smoking lounges, Loyalty Scheme for regular clients. E-mail: centurionspa@gay.com CLONE ZONE* 11 Dixon Street. Tel/FAX: 0141-248 2593. Mon-Sat 11am-9pm, Sun Noon-7pm. Clothes, videos, magazines, toys. E-mail: admin@clonezone.co.uk WWW: http://www.clonezone.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. CUBE Queen Street. Tel: 0141-226 8990. Mon-Tue 11pm-3am. Formerly Planet Peach, two nighter with DJ Shawn. Various drinks promos. Entry UKP3. 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. EASYEVERYTHING 57/61 St. Vincent Street. 24 hours. Large Internet Cafe from which many gay men seem to troll the net instead of just picking up each other! FRUITFLY The Arches, Midland Street. Tel: 0901 0220300. Info Line: 0141-404 1510. 3rd Sat of each month (except September). 11pm-4am. DJs Fisher & Price play uplifting to pumping house in the Main Room. A hassle-free night in like-minded company - guaranteed. Preclub bar at Soba, Mitchell Lane with Marco Smith. Entry UKP8 members/UKP10 guests. WWW: http://www.fruitfly-club.com/ FUSION Renfrew Ferry, Clyde Place. Info Line: 07890 237642. 2nd Sat of every month. Next date: 20th Oct. 9pm-2am. Club night that the organisers personally guarantee will take Glasgow by storm. Entry UKP7. E-mail: mdrproductions@hotmail.com GLC CAFE/BAR* GLGBTC, 11 Dixon Street. Tel: 0141-400 1008. Daily 11am-Midnight. Full breakfast always available. Home cooking. Friendly and busy! Film Night Mon 7pm. Karaoke on Fri and Sun. GLASGOW LGBT CENTRE (GGLC)* 11 Dixon Street, St Enoch. Tel/FAX: 0141-221 7203. Reception: 0141-400 7203. Daily 11am-Midnight. Welcomes lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered. 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: lgbt.glasgow@gglc.org.uk WWW: http://www.gglc.org.uk/ also see their Art Gallery: http://www.gglc.org.uk/index2.html 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. 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, Sat & Sun eves. OOT IN GLASGOW Stand Comedy Club, 333 Woodlands Road. Tel: 0870 600 6055. Second Sun of each month. 8.30-10.30pm. Monthly gay comedy club. E-mail: admin@thestand.freeserve.co.uk THE POLO LOUNGE 84 Wilson Street. Tel: 0141-553 1221. Mon-Fri 5pm-1am, Sat-Sun Noon-3am. Upmarket bar with low seating. WWW: http://www.pololounge.co.uk/ REVOLVER BAR* 6a John Street. Tel: 0141-553 2456. Mon-Sat 11am-Midnight, Sun 12.30pm-Midnight. A refreshing antidote to the current gay scene. Pool table, state of the art free jukebox (with over 3,000 tracks on it), reasonably priced drinks, good quality service, no karaoke. Food available. E-mail: info@revolverdotbar.com WWW: http://www.revolverdotbar.com/ SADIE FROST'S 8-10 West George Street. Tel: 0141-332 8005. Noon-Midnight. Bar meals Noon-7pm. A mere shadow of its former self. 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. TRON THEATRE CAFE BAR* Chisholm Street. Tel: 0141-552 8587. 10am-Late. Friendly theatre bar. Mixed. Good food. E-mail: boxoffice@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: 09099 108174 (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 Beti Hutton seal of approval. ++INVERNESS SLEEPERS Station Square, Academy Street. Tel: (01463) 231926. Mon-Thu 11am-11pm, Fri 11am-1am, Sat 11am-12.30am. Sun Noon-11pm. Inverness's main gay-friendly establishment. Smart hotel bar. Gayest on Wed and Fri evenings. ++PAISLEY FAIRPLAY - REGARDLESS* Liberty's Night Club, 6 New Sneddon St. Tel: 0141-889 3973. Thu 10pm-late. Weekly club night. Promotions and live PA's. Entry UKP3(UKP1 with flyer). E-mail: nightlife@carnegies.co.uk ++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. 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