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It is in their books, their magazines, their songs and shaped like hearts by Swizzles for them to pop in their mouths and suck. She was unmoved: "An approved teaching pack for schools in Lothian suggests 13-year-olds create a 'fun' storyboard for a film involving gay and oral sex... It is coarse, crass and probably damaging". What sex education teachers need to find out is how much kids know, vital in tackling classroom prejudice or educating gay kids. Teachers need positive, cohesive and truthful material, not pigeons cooing or passages from the gospel according to St Paul. Colette Douglas Home was another columnist apparently worried such fears will be dismissed "as just another crusade from the moral right". (Which, aided and abetted by the Christian Institute, is exactly what it is)! Reporter Eddie Barnes, working for that voice of muscular Christianity, the Scottish Daily Mail, pursued the religionists' tired message in another story over the "sordid sex education booklets". Even moral campaigners admit they've not found one instance where the packs, Primary Schools Sex and Relationships Education and Taking Sex Seriously have been used in Scottish schools. These were Eddie Barnes's worst nightmare. "Among other suggestions, the booklets tell teachers to give five-year-olds lessons on the names of sex organs and get 11-year-olds to role-play being homosexuals". (What a damn good idea! Children decorating Raploch with flower-baskets; chilled cabinets of Chardonnay in Haddows; tables and chairs outside Greggs; an IKEA in Castlemilk; Executive-funded cat refuges... Where do I sign)? The subsequent debate over the sex-education material, carried out by the Executive's education committee in January, was branded a "breakthrough" by "campaigners" who believed they had forced Holyrood to look again at the "controversial packs". The 11,500 signatures of outrage from churchgoers in the Motherwell and Wishaw area were quickly watered-down by the Mail to "a petition signed by 11,500 parents". Education minister, Cathy Jamieson - "Miss Jamieson" to the Scottish Daily Mail - was chastised for accusing the religionists of "deliberately sensationalising the material". But sensationalising the material was exactly what the Christian Institute intended by staging a special exhibition at the Scottish Executive. Dorothy Grace-Elder MSP jumped on the bandwagon suggesting "every one of her parliamentary colleagues should be given copies of the offending material..." Don't worry, dear, the Christian Institute's resources stretch well beyond a few sheets off a second-hand Xerox and judging by your comments in the Scottish Daily Mail, I can see you got yours! The hysteria was given further impetus by Isabel Oakshott. Probably fancying herself as something of a hotshot in the reporter's department, she found "5,000 youngsters have now been withdrawn from schools in Scotland..." in the Scottish Daily Mail. The suggestion was made that Scottish parents were appalled by the prospect of their kids receiving sex education and were lining up to pull their kids out of classes. "Many also claim that classroom bullying and the use of lurid sex and drugs materials have left them with little choice". While there has indeed been wild speculation of around four to five thousand kids being taught at home, the official figure in Scotland is actually only 350. The Scottish Daily Mail made a "case study" of Cameron Turner in south Ayrshire. His ma, Jackie, dutifully explained to the Mail that Cameron "changed from being a normal cheery, inquisitive little boy into a totally different person..." After hinting how destructive sex education had been in a school Cameron had only attended for a period of months, his parents removed him and "within six months his old personality returned". Hallelujah! And praise the Lord! By Friday 4 January the Scottish Daily Mail startled its frail readers when it squealed with delight from its front page: "SEX PACKS FOR YOUNG PUPILS TO BE DUMPED". The Scottish Executive guidelines clearly state that schools should use materials that are "appropriate, having regard to each child's age, understanding and stage of development". With infections of chlamydia recently found to be twice as bad as previously thought, infecting one in seven of teenage girls of 16 and under, and 40% of under-16s claiming they don't even know what HIV and AIDS is; I have to ask what sort of sex education are school-kids actually receiving? The Catholic Church's sinister-looking spokesman for the Archdiocese in Glasgow, Ronnie Convery remarked to Scotland on Sunday: "They suggest that the safe sex message is simply not getting through to young people. Every option seems to have been tried except the a-word - abstinence". Poor Ronnie. The Catholic Church has been flogging the 'a' word for a very long time now, a path from which even some of its own priests have strayed, falling into the pants of their own choristers. It is not abstinence, but a progressive sex education that must be tried. If it works in Europe, why should it not work in Scotland? John Macleod - another religionist with his own column - sang from the same hymn sheet in The Herald. Considering John Macleod's record on all things sexual it says something about The Herald that they should let him write about sex education. Would you let Fanny Craddock tile your bathroom? "We have had decades of ever more candid sex education in our schools..." he sighed. Have we? Didn't do him much good then, did it? "No group of single-issue fanatics must ever dictate public policy; but all have the right to be heard". Who could he be referring to when he writes about "single-issue fanatics", I wonder? And what "right to be heard" have sexual liberals ever enjoyed in the Scottish media? Macleod described John Oates of the Catholic Education Commission as "characteristically thoughtful" and a man who made his "unhappiness clear, in measured terms". Macleod insisted: "Much of the emotional fever behind the Clause 2A row exploded because Wendy Alexander chose gloatingly to proclaim its imminent repeal at an international gay conference on Glasgow; the first real evidence that she isn't much of a politician". Well Mr Macleod isn't much of a columnist and should get his facts right. Wendy Alexander promised to repeal Section 2a to a small group at Glasgow University on Friday, 29 October 1999. She had spoken to gays the week before at an Interpride conference but made no mention of the repeal of Section 2a then. The 'explosion of emotional fever' was courtesy of - yes, you have it - a GBP2million campaign supported by religionists and spearheaded by major Scottish newspapers. Kids can begin having sexual fantasies from a very early age indeed. We know this. We 'protect' them with an age of consent for sexual liaisons of 16 years. How has this message of abstinence served them? We know that the repression of sexual expression can be dangerous and unhealthy. How open was the subject of sexuality in the family of the man who gunned down a classroom of children and their teacher in Dunblane? Born illegitimate; he was told his own mother was his sister and was brought up by his grandmother. Was not the man who murdered young men and disposed of the body parts of Barry Wallace in Loch Lomond from a strictly religious and morally conservative family? Has it not been some Catholic priests whom, whilst trying to suppress their sexual appetite, been responsible for a catalogue of shameful abuses of children in their care? Don't we have a duty, an opportunity even, at a formative stage, to educate children properly about sex? Why should erotica - balanced, sharing, caring and loving erotica - not be placed in reach of children in the school library to satisfy their curiosity? Unless of course, erotic images circulating the playground, which no one has any control over, is preferable? The material in these sex education teachers' guidance booklets is not erotica, but information. The badly drawn line drawings of lesbians are so far from the planet Erotica that the light from Erotica would take a billion years to reach Earth! Nonetheless, a shopping list of what was "all too graphic detail" for the sexually dysfunctional Scottish Daily Mail, which included gay sex of course, tripped off the reporters pen and into his notebook: How a condom works, defining the words, 'bisexual', 'lesbian' and 'affair', "taking the contraception pill to avoid unwanted pregnancies", putting condoms on dummies, "illustrations of a naked man and woman" and explaining masturbation to children at upper junior level. But the exploitation in "all too graphic detail" of sex crime is what the paper has thrived on for years. When the Scottish media distorts, silences or misrepresents liberal views on sex, it does not protect children; it only helps expose them to greater dangers. Refuting a charge of being "an old-fashioned prude" over her condemnation of 'porn', Old Mother Burnie in the Daily Record stormed: "What couples do when they are alone together is no-one's business but their own - as long as it is mutually enjoyable, neither is coerced into it and it doesn't frighten the horses. I'm not the morality police and if that's what you both like, then it's got nothing to do with me. There's also porn and porn. But, hard or soft, it's got sweet FA to do with me". On a youngster's access to 'porn' she issued some stern advice. "...Where we part company is over your sons' sex education. I don't think showing them adult videos is the best way for them to learn about a loving relationship - especially when they are both boys. Your wife may be able to tell the fantasy from the reality, but I doubt they can, so I should find another way to give them the facts of life". But why? When exactly does the ability to tell fantasy from reality - when 'pornography' suddenly becomes acceptable for everyone except horses - kick in? If love and respect for women is erotica's missing ingredient, I think Old Mother Burnie should switch on the video and take another look. In far the majority of erotica I've seen, far from being the aggressor, men frequently adopt submissive roles. Women are often portrayed taking the lead or acting out the role of a dominatrix. If only Scottish children could be more quickly associated with such fine examples of non-sexist behaviour than the gratuitously violent and aggressive films that are consumed by under 16s in cinemas and living rooms up and down the country today! The Scotsman's Linda Watson-Brown never misses an opportunity to wage her personal vendetta against "porn" in the pages of The Scotsman. The News of the World's plea for a so-called 'Sarah's Law', after the child's rape and murder at the hands of Robert Whiting, was just another opening. Watson-Brown only muddied the waters with her own prejudices. In her view, none of us are capable telling the difference between fantasy and reality. "It is normal to see the magazine I saw last week on the day of Roy Whiting's conviction, and which I am happy to pass on to the police..." Her views are clearly the sort that would interest the Scottish Daily Mail. (It was only a matter of time, really). Reminding readers she was a libertarian at heart in a piece titled: "HUMAN RIGHTS VERSUS CHILD'S RIGHTS", Watson-Brown tried to make a case for Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf's suggestion that paedophiles ought to be gaoled even before they have committed a crime and earned herself the dubious accolade of becoming another columnist to write for both Associated Newspapers and Scotsman Publications. 'Protecting children' is a convenient mask to hide insecurities over sexual issues. Take Joan Bakewell, who undertook the task of talking us through the changing role of sexuality in a fascinating programme called Taboo. Columnist Selina Scott didn't like it. Fidgeting uncomfortably in her stays, she wrote in the Sunday Mail: "What it's actually about is showing clips of nudism, sex and violence from TV and movies. Okay, each programme is dressed up with a lot of pseudo-intellectual nonsense about how repressed Brits had to be dragged into mainline European thinking on such things as reading dirty books, doffing their duds and having it off on the office desk". Pseudo-intellectual? I don't think so, love! The programme was perfectly clear. But along with most Scottish newspapers, the sexually repressed Sunday Mail has to have a morally conservative, sexually illiberal columnist spouting nonsense and in this case it's Selina Scott. Banging the tambourine of Scotland's religious militants, she cried: "Scottish 11-year-olds are being provided with educational material that asks them to name types of sexual activity performed by homosexuals and lesbians...," (better from a sex education teacher than their classmates in the playground wouldn't you say, Selina?) "...it comes as no surprise to learn about a new sex education board game for 13-year-olds, in which they practice putting on condoms". In the playground they blow them up like balloons and burst them. Sex education will do a lot to challenge Scotland's abysmal record of sexual ignorance. We have the highest rate of teenage pregnancies in Europe. Ms Scott was having none of it. On the teaching packs she indicated where she was coming from: "Along with the Kirk and Catholic Church in Scotland, I take the view that they will do exactly the opposite". Well it doesn't. So you choose... a tired has-been of a newsreader versus conclusions reached by the World Health Organisation after countless studies? Oooh, let me think about that for a moment...! Leafing through the same paper Selina Scott writes for shows just how screwed up some Scots are about sex. The Sunday Mail found a Scots firm who manufactures an "anti-sleaze superloo". No, I couldn't quite believe my eyes, either! The Ayrshire company, Healthmatic have been frighteningly vigilant. There are weight sensors on the floor, ready to detect if two people use it at the same time. If parents take in their kiddie, a "weight distribution sensor" compensates. Disabled users are issued with a special key that overrides the weight restriction of 24 stone. The prude-loo has already been installed along the seafront at Ayr. Joe Orton would turn in his grave! But who would have sex in these superloos anyway? There are a plenty of deserted car parks and beaches in the locality already - two of them gay. But please don't tell the local paper, the Irvine Herald. They have also recently asked to be removed from the Scottish Media Monitor subscribers list. Removed or not, they are still monitored for their treatment of sexuality. The newspaper informed me: "GAY is an old Anglo-Saxon word for joyous or happy. We have seen very few homosexuals who are joyous or happy, most appear to be very sad and disturbed people. However, you can monitor us if you wish, it is of no consequence". Useful tip: We have a living language whereby changes to word meanings are commonplace. 'Gay' has been through a variety of primary meanings. In the nineteenth century it was often used to refer to female sex workers after a period when it simply implied that a woman was sexually available. In the seventeenth century it commonly referred to 'straight' male philanderers. A man who had just had sex - any sex - is a man who is usually happy and joyous, wouldn't you say? Answers in plain text please, to irvineherald@s-un.co.uk. Garry Otton's book SEXUAL FASCISM is published by Ganymede Books priced GBP8.99. You can read Scotland's newspapers every day online. In the Full Monitor: The Record and Sun wrapped for tackling transgender and SMM/ScotsGay awards for best and worst press. The Scottish Media Monitor: http://www.scottishmediamonitor.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Edinburgh/Dun Eideann ===================== Firstly, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ONE AND ALL! I trust you all had a fantastic time. (I know I did!). By all accounts, my predictions were correct; the busiest parties on Hogmanay were JOY's party at The Venue, UP!, Pillbox and Lost At Studio 24, and Atomic Baby @ The Liquid Room. Nice to know that you all take notice of what we say here at ScotsGay Towers. Now that the festivities are well and truly over, and miserable January is here (It's snowing outside my window as I type) sometimes it's difficult to get excited about anything, as everything we all love seems like months away. A bit of positive mental attitude is all that's needed. A forced smile, a few press ups and of course, a couple of vodkas can make all the difference, and before you know it, and in spite of yourself, you're having a fabulous time! We should be out of the quiet time for clubs by now, and all your favourites should be stowed to the rafters again by the time this hits the streets. One of the most welcome returns this month to your diary should definitely be LUSH, which returns on the last Friday of every month with DJs Dale and Craig bringing you all your favourite dance and chart tunes @ Ego. So make sure you get yourself down there! JOY continues to pack them in every fortnight, with special guests every time downstairs joining Wendy and Sally, including Dale (Lush) and Michelle (UP!). UP! Returns on Saturday 2nd Feb, with DJs Adrian Davenport and Nic Cavendish. Don't forget the preclub party at Pivo, on Calton Rd from 9-1am. Also another special date for your diaries is UP!'s 2nd birthday party on Saturday 2nd March. Watch out for special giveaways and surprises. Mingin' remains one of Edinburgh's favourite clubs, with a friendly and fiercely loyal crowd, and some of the best music in town, and is on every fortnight at Studio 24. Cafe Habana has apparently had a new sound system installed, and the last time I was there, it sounded a lot clearer, which can only be a good thing. Planet Out is still host to Trendy Wendy's classic nonsense night every fortnight on a Monday, and with DJ Dale (Lush) playing all the best in commercial dance every Saturday, this is still the most popular gay bar in town, and quite rightly, as they make an effort to get your business! There's a new bar in town too: Flashback, in Hope Street at the West End is going for the gay market. They're doing lots of drinks promos at the moment to try and pack in some trade. Seemed quite a light and airy place when I was in recently. Don't forget, of course, Tackno, Trendy Wendy's fantastically successful cheesefest on the last Sunday of every month, at Club Mercado. As you know, there's a theme every month, and if you make an effort to dress up, you'll get in cheaper, and probably have more fun too! Get there early to avoid disappointment though, this is a busy one! Fairy Liquid, at Loca on the Cowgate has been one of the last few months' success stories, and is where all the beautiful young people hang out every Tuesday night. Charty, even cheesy music, and a great fun atmosphere which is difficult to create on a midweek night. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed! For those of you feeling the strain of the holiday period, and whose bodies are feeling less than perfect, there's somewhere you can ease those aches and pains. For those of you who would prefer to have your massage WITHOUT the extras, I can heartily recommend Robert Stone Therapeutics, with beautiful premises on Broughton Rd (right behind the Claremont Bar) You can book an appointment for a Swedish technique massage, or a quicker Indian head massage, or simply call for details on 07768 618547. He also has a wonderful range of gifts available. For those of you who like the more traditional type saunas: the people behind the Townhouse on Claremont Street are moving their premises to a larger and more luxurious space on Broughton Market. Watch this space for more details. Purely for research purposes, I have been on a visit to CC Dooms, just to make sure that what I'd been saying was true, and sure enough! The music was sheer pish! The staff have more attitude than is good for them, and the door staff look like they're on contract from a Alcatraz. GET A GRIP PEOPLE! Speaking of the Claremont Bar, I can also recommend the Quiz night on a Wednesday, a really good fun night out, with a friendly crowd. January is a really dull month, so sorry there's no really exciting gossip for you, but I'll be out with the sniffer dogs this month, and promise to bring you something really juicy for next month. Take care now. Tottytastic tottytastic@drink.demon.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Glasgow/Glaschu =============== Arsebandit with Attitude HIYA SCUMBAGZ!! It came as a bit of a shock to realise that ScotsGay has actually been going for 7 years now! I've been around almost since the first issue, but it seems only like yesterday that I sent in my first column when I started doing the Aberdeen column. In those 7 years, I've seen a lot of contributors come and go, and likewise a lot of venues have opened and others closed. No doubt there are certain Glasgow venues just waiting for the day that I decide to stop doing this column, but I think they'll have a long wait!! In the early days, ScotsGay had a far lower readership, but now shifts more copies than ever before, even appearing in gay venues overseas. Of course, we're still banned from various Glasgow venues due to articles I've written in the past about shitty service and conditions in certain pubs, but this pathetic attempt at censorship simply means that the scene picks up their copy of the magazine in another venue. The circulation figures speak for themselves, and it would take somebody with a lot more clout than a few pathetic pub owners to affect our popularity. I've now been barred from The Poo for 4 years, and Bennets for 3, which tells you something about how those venues feel about this column. Shame for them that I'm actually a forty something hippy who hates clubbing, rather than an air head disco bunny they can push around! Of course, those venues which are run properly have nothing to fear, and it is only those which are badly run by rude arrogant staff that find it necessary to bar me from their premises. During the last few years, the amount of mail I receive has also risen dramatically, with loads of you congratulating me for having the balls to speak out about the treatment you receive in gay venues. Keep those letters coming - I'll continue to name and shame in this column, and my Small Bald Ginger Editor loves complaints for his letters page. Anyway, 'nuff of that waffle. In last month's column, I warned you all about not getting ripped off in the usual Christmas "screw the punters" game. Obviously, it seems to have worked, as both our part time gay friendly clubs were charging a fair price this year, no doubt worried that they might get their fingers burned again. I'll be giving out the same warnings this year too, so hopefully the days when clubs could charge what they liked are over. Thanks to all of you who e-mailed me for taking a hard line on the clubs over this situation - it clearly had the desired effect in keeping entry prices down!! Mrs Goldilocks and I spent most of the time at home drinking and shagging and I don't think either of the bikes moved for about 2 weeks. It seems like a lot of you did the same, and I believe one venue had to close early on Christmas Eve due to the low turn out. I've had loads of you asking me what's happening about the lack of clubnights in Glasgow at the moment, and it seems that the situation might be improving shortly. As you know, FUSION, AURALL and FRUITFLY all closed recently for various reasons, leaving the Glasgow club bunnies with a severe shortage of monthly clubnights. AURALL is now officially over, and will not be re-appearing as previously thought. FUSION has now moved to the Riverside Club in Fox Street, and will be holding their first birthday party on Saturday the 9th of February, and on the second Saturday of every month after that. Resident DJs are Greg Adamson, and Robin and Michel Patterson. Tickets are GBP7 on the door, and there will be guest DJs appearing regularly. Music policy is Light and Funky House and High Energy House, and there are pre-clubs arranged in The Candle Bar and Bar Gaudie beforehand, so you can go down and try to blag your way on to the guest list. FRUITFLY also hope to be starting again in a new venue - watch this space for details, and Craig Wilde also tells me of a new clubnight he is starting called PHONIC. This will be held in the CCA on Saturday the 30th of March, and that's all I know at the moment. Again - watch this space.. The next BEDLAM Goth night will be on the 23rd of February at Quodos. I've had a few of you asking me about this particular night, as it seems there are a few gay Goths around - give it a try, I can recommend it as a good cheap night out. Other "attitude free" clubnights which are promoting themselves as gay friendly include MELTING POT on Saturday the 16th of Feb in the Riverside Club. Tickets are GBP10 on the door, and music policy is "a fusion of disco and House" whatever that means. FOOT THERAPY goes ahead on Friday the 1st of Feb at ALASKA, and tickets are GBP10 on the door. Guest DJ this month is Chris Duckenfield, who apparently believes in playing "real House and electronic grooves played with the maximum funk". Well haud me back!!!! On Friday the 8th of Feb, TRAXX will be holding their monthly clubnight at the Arches. Tickets are GBP12 on the door, and there's a whole load of DJs on the playlist. I've never heard of any of them, which is as good a recommendation as any.. If there's nothing in there that you fancy, you can always join the crowds of Glaswegian disco dollies going through to Joy in Edinburgh every month. As usual, any club promoters wanting me to give a plug to their clubnights should get in touch, and I'll try not to take the piss too much. Just don't ask me if I want to go on the guest list unless it's a Heavy Metal night (the only REAL music). (Total bollocks. What's wrong with opera?. Ed) I wrote last month that the gay comedy night OOT was moving to Wednesday nights. I completely forgot to get myself along this month, but the next date is February the 13th, and special guest is Scott Capurro, so expect a full house!! As usual, the night is hosted by Craig Hill, with help from Jill Peacock whose ability to rip fuck out of the prissy queens in the front row is definitely worth going along for. I see we've got another letter of complaint in this month about the Polo. Two in a row eh? Are they trying to take over Dels' crown for rude service? And talking of Dels, I've had a load of complaints in about the state of the place during the refurb. Seems like you lot don't like drinking in the middle of a building site! Who cares anyway?- You'll put up with any old shit while the builders are in making the place SMALLER, so shut up and stop moaning! And so we move on to the Pub and Club Awards as chosen by visitors to the Glasgow Gay and Lesbian Website. Once again, The Waterloo was voted Best Pub, but The Revolver came a very close second. Not surprising really, as The Revolver has gained a loyal following during the year it has been open. Best Club night went to Cube, which comes as no surprise, as Glasgow is a bit short on clubnights at the moment. Best Service went to The Waterloo, with The Revolver coming a very close second, and as usual, you gave Dels the Biggest Dump award. There have been numerous stupid rumours circulating about CENTURION HEALTH CLUB since its sudden closure last month. The sad malicious queens seem to have been telling people the place had been raided by the Police and shut down. Absolute bollocks of course - it had been operating for five years previously with the full consent of all the authorities, and the stories being put about are down to a few pathetic nobodies being spiteful. Like many businesses, Centurion had a bit of a financial hiccup, but is now back open as Spa19. They are in the middle of their Winter Warmer promotion, with free soup and rolls, and you can also get breakfast if you go along to the all-nighter on Saturday. Phace West will also be doing outreach work in the club, and will have a a few of their advisors in the club for a couple of hours each week. If you want any information or advice, feel free to drop in on them in the gym for a confidential chat. Spa19 are still hoping to have their new premises open in June, and it will be interesting to see if Glasgow will have a large luxurious sauna along the lines of The Townhouse in Edinburgh, although Martin tells me that the new Edinburgh sauna will be even more luxurious than the Townhouse! We'll just have to wait and see, but it will be good to have a a luxury sauna in both cities. The date for PRIDE has had to be changed, as The Lord Provost's Procession has changed its own date, and would have clashed with the Pride March. The Pride week will now start on Friday 14th of June, and finish with the march on Saturday 22nd. Pride Scotland are still accepting entries to find a logo for this year, so if you would like to submit a design, you should send it to Pride at the Glasgow LGBT Centre in Dixon Street. I've had a few of you asking me what has happened to BOYZ magazine - It's still being published, but not distributed outside London any more. The Pink Paper is still available, but there are very few free gay publications at the moment. ScotsGay continues to shift more and more copies, and Centrepoint has now become a monthly publication. A lot of venues refuse to stock Sixteen as it's simply regarded as a trash publication aimed at a trash readership, and the only other free paper is NOW, which has very little Scottish content. If you want to be sure of getting a copy of ScotsGay, better grab one early as some venues have been shifting their entire stock in record time recently. Well, that's it for this month folks!! Catch up with all the latest news in next months edition of ScotsGay. Happy Shagging! Goldilocks E-mail: goldilocks@btclick.com The Glasgow Webshite:- http://www.gay-glasgow.co.uk/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Letters ======= Dear John, STOWED THRONES I noticed your rant at Gay Times and their antiquated listings in SG43. Fair enough, although I understand that the new editor, Vicky Powell, had already taken the matter on board and has somebody working through all of their listings in order to bring them up to date. However, I also noticed that Garry Otton's piece seemed somewhat familiar. I think I'm right in saying this was the same piece that you published a year ago? People in glass houses... Regards, Brian Taylor London John Hein replies: Mea culpa! It's always rather embarrassing when criticising others for their deficiencies to find that one's own deficiencies are legion. So, for the record: 1. It was ScotsGay's 7th Birthday (and 8th year). 2. We meant Pride Scotland 2002 and not last year's Pride Scotland (although the date for 2002 has just been changed to 22nd June 2002). 3. And yes, due to a production error, we printed a year old Scottish Media Monitor (although our e-mail and web versions included the correct copy). 4. There was another right howler, but nobody seems to have noticed so we're not admitting to it! _ _ _ SEE DREW, JIMMY... Just writing to inform you that the Dundee Gay.com night out was not in fact as you quote, "Members of Jimmy's gay.com fan club". Most of Dundee Gay com feels insulted by this as most of them were there to see Drew, not Jimmy. I would be grateful if you could mention this in your next publication. All the best for 2002. Cheers, Ian Ferrier E-mail: ferret74@postmaster.co.uk _ _ _ Sir, CHICKEN AND EGG The confession by your Glasgow pub and club reviewer Goldilocks that he has managed to get himself barred from three gay venues is the funniest thing I've heard in years. There always seemed to be something personal about his scathing comments on the Polo Lounge, Delmonica's and Bennets. So now we know. And what's more, if he talks to bar and club staff in the manner in which he addresses your readers ("Hiya scumbagz", "you spineless lot") it is hardly surprising that he is not welcome. Yours etc, F Reilly Paisley - - - Dear ScotsGay, A FORMER SCREAMER SCREAMS AGAIN After talking to the God Goldilocks on the net, thought that I should write and let you all know what I think of the Glasgow gay scene. For four years I have had to endure warm beer, shite service and screaming queens (99% of which are underage) and quite frankly, I've had enough. I can go to any other bar in Glasgow and have cold beer, good service and no hassle, but just because a bar is gay, then it's immediately swarmed upon by teenage queens in girls crop tops. Now I know that at one time, I thought it was great to be a "screamer", but now I think it's just pathetic. If young people ie 15 and 16 year olds want to go on scene, they should go to the gay and lesbian youth group that runs in the LGBT Centre, but please, please don't go on about your homework in the pub and please realise that there is more to life than just Steps and S Club 7. Although I am a fan of both these bands, they don't control my primary functions ie breathing, my heart beating, etc., etc. Now let's focus on the bars and clubs: 1. They are far too hot and they need air conditioning (for the bars who have it - turn the fucking thing on!) 2. Barmen/women are supposed to serve people not stand around looking pretty and filing their nails, eyeing up customers, bitching with friends. 3. Learn what a fridge is. This is something that makes drinks cool/cold. If you have one, use it. 4. Get semi decent lighting. It's either too bright, or so fucking dark, that you have to wait until sunrise, before finding the way out. 5. Get good prices. Just cause we're gay and a large percent don't have children to spend money on, doesn't mean we want to pay extra for the privilege of drinking alcohol. There are only 2 gay bars I have been to where these do not apply: Candle Bar - a great bar, which I have only been to a small number of times, and I found it to be great especially now that it's been re-furbished. GLC cafe/bar - a good pub, good cafe, good atmosphere, good entertainment. I'm not sending this cause I hate Sadies, Dels, Moda (whatever the fuck that's all about), Polo or Bennets. Well okay, I'll be honest. They are all fucking shite bars and have the cheek to call themselves good pubs. I think I'd get better service in Afganistan that half those shite filled, stale beer, queen infested hell holes. PHEW (wipes brow) now that I've said it, I feel a hell of a lot better. Thanks for listening, James (name and address supplied) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Dundee/Dun Deagh ================ The biggest lesbian and gay scene story this month was splashed across the local papers. It concerned the departure of Gavin Smith as Manager of the popular Liberty Nightclub and not so popular Brooklyn Bar. The report was of an Industrial Tribunal judgement that stated that nightc1ub owner Brian had not coerced Gavin to resign and that he would have been justified in sacking him. The tribunal had heard that Gavin put the licence and future of Liberty at risk by his abuse of illegal drugs. Whilst many people use drugs it is expressly forbidden for licensees such as Gavin to use or condone the use of drugs. Whilst Brian undoubtedly breathed a sigh of relief at the outcome of the case, he and ultimately 'our' club have been left with legal bills which are suggested to be close to GBP3,000. That would have paid for a great party for regulars, a new carpet for the club or a nice rug for Brian's head! Gavin has told anyone who will listen that he was justified in taking the case to a tribunal and many feel Brian would be justified in suing Gavin for legal costs. Why he has not done this is a mystery. Gavin has been banned from Liberty for his admitted abuse of drugs and now that his story is public, other venues both straight and 'gay friendly' who accept him as a customer may attract the attention of the police Drug Squad. (Which all goes to show why our drug laws are a load of bollocks. Ed.) The Police have been sitting in their old van at Riverside which has therefore become almost as quiet as the Brooklyn Bar. City Council Parks Chief Councillor Farquhar has wanted rid of these gays from the 'ambassador route' near the airport for a long time and appears to have enlisted the help of the Gestapo. In a bold and unpublicised move, Liberty and Brooklyn tried to benefit from a loop hole in the local licensing to get an extra hours opening. The competition were furious when they found out but relieved when Brian failed to get agreement from the Licensing Board. He has threatened to publish the names of those who voted 'against the lesbian & gay community' as he sees it. Perhaps he was trying to counter the threat of free entry which can be achieved at the brilliant new straight nightclub Circus. Just spot the lesbian staff for special arrangements available until the management spot the staff! It IS also possible to get into Liberty on Sundays for nothing even if you haven't been in the previous night. A ready supply of the VIP passes are available from Kerry. Brooklyn Bar is fighting to get customers back with a double vodka & coke for GBP2 every night and free karaoke with Frankie on Thursdays and Sundays and they are starting to succeed. News of a refurbishment for the year old bar was met with a stony response by the Manager and the words "it's only a paint job". But not before the rumours had been started at another Seagate venue that Brooklyn's was to be shut for a whi1e. I didn't know it was as much a threat to them as they seem to! The bitchy groups which spoilt Brooklyn have started to develop in Charlie's. The last time I was in Charlie's most were over 30 years old and those in Brooklyn were under 30. Is this the start of yet another great divide in which the 'community' appears to specialise? Why Charlie closed his bar early on New Year's Eve was a mystery to those inside as it was certainly not full up. There were plenty of staff to cope. Was it hype or was it that people drank at home before going clubbing. Some angry customers even threatened a boycott. Now where have we heard that before? The seasonal festivities at the bar amounted to a small buffet and the usual old pop from Paula the DJ who plays to satisfy the boss whom a group of customers now refer to as 'old pop'. Hopeful1y the profits can pay for toilets seats and heating. Time to get to the gym before the Mr Gay UK competition in April. We missed out last year (why?) for what will be a very busy night. Hope we can all vote for the winner because it was fun calling in those sexual favours after the last time. I also heard a rumour that Tina Cousins is booked for Libs in April. If this is true, then I reckon she is the biggest name they have had. She's recorded Mysterious Times, Angel, and has a new release with Forever which we all dance to. The club may be selling tickets for this one so get me one fast. Club boss Brian took his staff to Glasgow as a thank you for their hard work recently. (Charlie is taking his staff to McDonalds). They thanked him by filling him with shots of Aftershock till the shirt came off to reveal the incredible hulk - now, that would have put me off my drink. Next morning, the subdued crew returned well partied in their luxury coach on hire from the local strip joint. Glad to hear Madame Grumpy can still let his hair down - hee hee. The poor weather has again caused problems with flooding in the Seagate but it is also the ceilng in Charlie's which has leaked yet again. Numerous people have tried to fix it and failed. We reckon a few condoms rammed in the hole might do the trick. But where can you get condoms or even lube these days in Dundee? Since the 'improvements' to gay men's health support in Dundee, you can't get condoms or lube very easily. So, save the skins from your haggis on Burns Night as it may be the only way to safely get into your man. Shafted ------------------------------------------------------------------ Aberdeen/Obar Dheadhain ======================= Hello everybody! Finally, after almost a year, Aberdeen is set to have two gay venues again. Bar Castro's are opening a second set of premises on the 1st of March. It will be called Fidel's, and will be run as a private members-only club. The location has not been revealed yet, but I can say that it is not the City Bar, Club 2000 or any of the other usual suspects. The third meeting of the North East Scotland LGBT Forum made significant progress on the 22nd of January, with some great contributions made by those who attended. Each of the four working groups - Pride, LGBT centre, Information and Constitution - came up with some great ideas. For the Pride week, various events have been considered that will be all inclusive. The group looking at the possibility of an LGBT centre put forward various ideas about what such a centre should be and how it should be run, and plan on looking in detail at Glasgow's highly successful centre. The Information group considered means for raising awareness of various issues and scene news in the area, and is now looking for an image for the Forum (any ideas about a logo and a catchier title for the forum are wanted). The constitution group set up some of the main aims and objectives of the Forum. The next meeting of the Forum will be in two months time, although the working groups will meet before then. Further details can be obtained from the Grampian LGB Switchboard - phone Aberdeen (0224) 212600. This Forum is in its early days, so if you want a say in the forming of a brighter future for the LGBT community in Aberdeen then get along to these meetings. Speaking of the Switchboard, it is desperate for more volunteers. They will have a recruitment afternoon on Sunday 10th February, call for further details. This is an excellent opportunity to gain some useful skills that are an asset to any job, and all for committing only a few hours a month to the cause. Volunteers are also been sought at Phace West; a monthly meeting and a few additional hours are all that is required. Call Aberdeen (01224) 587166 for further details. There is a Women's Disco on Friday 8th March (International Women's Day) in the East Neuk on King Street. Doors open from 8.30pm onwards, and there is a GBP3 entry cost. You are guaranteed a great nights dancing, and you will also be helping raise funds for CLAN (Cancer Link Aberdeen & North). Bar Castro_s has been fairly quite this month, the usual lull after what I've been told was a stormer of a festive period. There are some plans for Valentines Day (that would be February 14th Goldilocks!), most likely in the form of a Shag Tag. The Mudd Club - which attracts a crowd of all types and sexuality - is now taking place in two venues. There is still the Monday nights at the Palace, and now there is also the Forum on the last Saturday of every month. Sadly, this also happens to clash with Bedlam in Glasgow, so I've got some decisions to make. Out on the Green is not going to happen. Unfortunately, lack of support from the owners of Cafe 52 have meant that the once-a-month night is not going ahead. Shame, as it would have made a refreshing change in venue every now and then. Chris, chris@cutearse.co.uk http://www.cutearse.co.uk/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTSGAY VOICE FOR PERSONALS ============================ (We regret that this service is only available within the UK) To reply to ScotsGay Voice Ads, phone 09068 556613 (calls charged at 60p per minute) and use the number at the end of the ad. You can leave your own ad FREE on FREEphone 0800 138 4121. 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Box SG43119. Genuine And Only Genuine Wanted I am looking for an active/top very muscular fit guy (prefer hairy but not a must) for fun and friendship.I am very discreet, have my own place and live alone. I just want to have good times with a serious genuine guy that's not looking for his partner to be muscular too. I'm 5'9", 32w, 42c, zero crop, hazel eyes, hairy chest etc, 13 stones and 44 years old living in Greenock near Glasgow. I don't do camp/screamers and you must be straight acting looking and age is not important. I will reply to all that answer this ad. Box SG43120. Older Shaven Guy Wanted I'm 21 years old, bi, shaven and also have tendencies to wear women's undies. I'm seeking a man between the ages of 40 and 90. He would be preferably shaven. I can travel but not accommodate. If you're interested in a young looking 21 year old smooth guy in the Glasgow/Lanarkshire area, reply to me. Box SG43122. Lanarkshire Guy Seeks Similar I am 28 years old, slim build, dark hair/eyes, told nice looking, about 5'8" in height. Enjoy clubs, travel etc. Looking to meet honest slim guy for friendship/relationship between 24 and 35. In Lanarkshire/Glasgow only please. Box SG43123. Borders - Selkirk Looking for friends and friendly fun aged 18 to 40. I'm a very easy going guy and like a good laugh. You can see my profile at http://www.gaydar.co.uk/steveselkirk Told am cute and got a nice ass, so they say. I'm online in gay.com Borders room most nights and weekends. Box SG43124. Footworship Wanted 30 year old Edinburgh guy, 5'10", heavy build, dark hair and beard, masculine, size 12 feet. Like to have submissive guys worship my sweaty feet and socks. Get on your knees, lick my shoes, sniff my sweaty socks, lick my bare feet. Not everyone's cup of tea but if you're into it there's nothing better. Is this you? Get in touch. Box SG43125. Generous Glasgow Gent GWM, 42, GSOH, professional, secure looking to spoil younger brother type (22-35 years) from West Scotland. You should like dining out, cinema, holidays, quiet nights in. No strings attached. Box SG43126. Come And Get It Big Time Aberdeen guy, 32, 5'8", slim build, nice looks, clean shaven, nice body, has GSOH, looking to meet a nice guy for fun, friendship and 1-2-1. Box SG43127. Let Me Play With You I'm Graham, 28, blond hair, blue eyes, good looking, nice body looking for good times in bed. So come on, get that wrist action going and drop me a line. Box SG43128. Sexy But Shy! Shy but sexy guy, 33, gym fit body. Described as cute. Tired of scene and bull shit. Looking for mates first perhaps fun later! Long term 1-2-1 always an option. Box SG43129. Shetland Sincere, broadminded male seeks similar masculine guy in this area for mutual adult fun. My place. Complete discretion assured. Box SG43130. Lochgelly Dutchman would like to exchange ideas, memories about CP. Have my own Lochgelly (Medium, two tails), canes, crops etc. Have experience taking and giving. Am 55, muscular, hairy. E-mail: gvanamstel@yahoo.co.uk or Write: Box SG43131. Renfrewshire 58 years old, 5'7", slim, 10st 5lbs, wltm passive guy similar age or older similar height or shorter for genuine friendship and fun. Box SG43133. Lust'o'centric Model Seeks Love I'm 24 years of age and a fashion student in my 3rd year of study. I was formerly a fashion model in Mauritius and Capetown in South Africa. I am a tanned olive skin guy, 5'10", slim and a fashion addict. My hobbies are clubbing and dancing. I am a romantic when it comes to love. So, if you think that you have what it takes to please me, then contact me.Oh yes, I am particularly looking for lads between 20-25 years of age living in the Edinburgh area or Glasgow. Hormonally yours! Box SG43135. Looking For A Badminton Partner Looking to meet a gay guy 18-35 to play badminton/squash with and possible LTR. I am 34, 5'10", 15 stones, genuine, trustworthy, discreet, shy, not into pubs, clubs etc, non scene, non smoker, clean shaven, own house, car, self employed. Box SG43136. Good Looking 19 Wants Love Looking for good looking straight acting guy to share fun times and so much more. I love going out clubbing and am always up for a good laugh. I have a great personality and a great sense of humour. I am now looking for someone and something serious. Box SG43137. Dundee Son Seeks Older Men Looking for older guys aged 35-60 (I'm 28) for fun. Box SG43138. Glasgow 32 years old, 5'4", muscular build, wltm str8 looking/acting decent fit hairy guy 25-40 for fun and maybe more. Discreet. Box SG43141. Aberdeen 30 year old, 5'8", average build, brown hair/eyes, straight acting, looking, non scene gay guy looking to meet similar guy (25-35) for fun nights in/out, possible 1-2-1 relationship in the Aberdeen area. Box SG43152. Edinburgh 41 year old slim, NS, GL, SA, gen, loyal, trusting, wishes to meet guys of similar stature for friendship and possible 1-2-1 relationship. Box SG43154. Glasgow - Horny In Lingerie? Me Too! Bi guy, 40's, 6', medium build, into lingerie, seeks similar, any age. No strings fun/friendship. Discretion assured/expected. Can accommodate or travel in Glasgow area. Get in touch soon. Box SG43156. Bi Curious Male First time for everything. Young guy wanted for older male for fun, friendship. You will teach me. I am 45 and live in Glasgow. ALA. Box SG43157. Cumbernauld Area Gay male, 41, seeks partner for friendship and fun. Box SG43158. School Belt I am a retured guy in my 70's and am looking for guys who like their hands well belted to come and belt my hands. Box SG43159. Good Looking 35 year old bisexual male would like to meet men aged 18-37 for fun times in Edinburgh or Glasgow. Box SG43160. Carlisle - Dumfries - Anywhere Friendly guy, 21, SL, nice looking, 5'9", slim, GSOH, into art and design, music, days out, books, films WLTM guys 18-30 for friendship. ALA. Box SG43161. Nappy And Plastic Pants Fun Glasgow guy, loves nappy and plastic pants for wet fun wants to meet others for nappy times. Also into domination/humiliation. Lots of gear. Genuine replies only. Box SG43162. In Need Of TLC Gay guy, 40, passive, hairy, seeks strong, active, masculine guy under 45 for TLC. Can accommodate. Paisley and Glasgow areas. Box SG43164. Looking For Big Fat Men I live in the West End of Glasgow and enjoy good times with larger than life men. I am 44, 6'2", 38" waist and 16 stones with short beard and modest body hair. I am a quiet and empathetic person. I enjoy most things except clubbing!! Contact me with more questions and details. Box SG43165. No Strings - Edinburgh Late 30's, OK looks, own place, looking for day time fun with guys 30-40. Photo and phone number please. Very horny and discreet. Centre of town. Box SG43166. Glasgow Passive Seeks Active 40, 5'9", 12.5st, very hairy body, seeks active guy, 35-60, for fun. Single or couple - more for me to please. Cannot accommodate. Frank letter please. Box SG43167. Amateur Videographer Seeks good looking exhibitionist guys under 30 to film. Box SG43168. Come And Go Or even stay for a while. Friendly 40's versatile uncle type, small and chubby, offers no strings daytime/evening fun to young guys (16-25). Central Edinburgh. Discretion assured. Photo/phone helps but not essential. Box SG43169. Horny Malcontent Warm, witty, literate and arty 30something guy wants to meet younger man for provocative talks and maybe lusty fun. I don't bite but I do gnaw. Box SG43170. Looking For Love 46, 5'10", zero crop, blue eyes, hairy body, looking for guys 35-40. Enjoy cinema, walks, travel, eating out, shopping. ALA with photo. Box SG43171. Edinburgh - West Are you a student? Any nationality, under 25, enjoys company of older men? Retired English teacher would enjoy your company. No strings. ALA. Box SG43172. Like To Meet TV Or TS Or Shemale Aberdeen bi male, 32, handsome, clean, tall, dark, very interested in dressing up, would like to her from TV/TS/Shemale for friendship and letter swaps. Very genuine. Anywhere. Box SG43173. Fancy A Cuddle? I'm 33, shy but sexy guy, told I'm cute. Gym worked body. Tired of the single life, looking for more! Fancy nights out and a cuddle. Drop me a line. Box SG43174. Waxing Lyrical 69 and daisy chains or more to do with using brains. Qualified to 'O' and 'A'. Can accommodate or come your way. Edinburgh. Letters with phone numbers, please. Way lyrical. Box SG43175. 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 SG43102. Dundee - 18 Year Old Student Looking for male or female of any age or description for some fun. Never had gay experience but willing to learn. Can't accommodate but will travel. Reply guarantees response. Box SG43134. Glasgow Latin Guy Looking For Friends Glasgow Latin new guy, 30's, looking for active WE guy for fun, friendship, to share house and holidays. Any colour or race. Age 18 to 30. SA guy only. Box SG43146. London - Glasgow Bi male, 38, London based but regularly in Glasgow, seeks Bi friends for fun/correspondence. TVs very welcome. ALA. Box SG43147. Bi-sexual Transvestite 47, slim, brown hair, green eyes, sexy, NS, WLTM like minded pen friend. Age no problem. Into role play, spanking, O and A. Quite dominant. Kind. Clean Discreet. ALA. Box SG43148. Glasgow - Edinburgh Male, 39, seeks mixed couple for fun. Discretion assured. Can travel or accommodate. Box SG43149. Edinburgh Happy New Year! Discreet married bi guy, 40's, WLTM bi couple for fun and mutual pleasure. Anything safe goes. Also similar guys. ALA. Box SG43150. STRAIGHT Seeking a Mistress I am seeking a heterosexual female lady or a lesbian lady who enjoys dominating males. I am a submissive male maid seeking a Mistress for domination, chores and punishment. Box SG43121. Edinburgh - Anywhere Genial cuddly 40 year old businessman seeks morally relaxed female (16-36) for fun, friendship and maybe more. No objection to kids. Non smoker preferred. Box SG43155. FRIENDS ABROAD Spanish Penpal Have you ever thought of having a Spanish friend? 33. Madrid. Fidel. Friendly and communicative with a wide variety of cultural interests and enjoying nature. Hasta la vista, baby! Box SG43153. LOOKING FOR Uncle Wants Blond/Blue Brickie Uncle 50 years wants blond haired blue eyed brickie who was looking for uncle to give him over the knee spanking. Saw your ad - too late to phone. Box SG43103. David Seeks David In Inverness Hi David - David here. We met in G's on Saturday the 8th of December. I was the tall guy with the brown sticky-up hair and grey shirt. You were with a mutual friend Darren. I thought you were really (really) cute and funny. So if you're reading this please think about getting in touch. Box SG43104. Willie At Templeton Street - Glasgow Seeks Scott (old mobile number 07947 221 661) to explain silence, apologise and make amends. Please get in touch. Thank you. Box SG43163. JOBS OFFERED Assistant Instructor Required By West of Scotland Sailing School on full-time, part-time or seasonal basis. You 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 with a good sense of humour. 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 GBP100 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@hotmail.com [99] Models Wanted Previously published photographer needs good looking guys (18-25) who want to earn GBP20 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] ACCOMMODATION OFFERED Are You 18-25 - Free Room In Glasgow Glasgow area. Are you SA, WE, active? Free room for guy 18-25. Me: Latin, 30's, SA for fun, friends and holidays abroad. Any race or bi guy. Box SG43101. Cumbernauld 1st floor, 2 bedroom flat, fully furnished, gas c/h. Controlled entry door. Handy for town centre and transport. GBP280 pcm. Phone John on 01236 728750 or 07887 967946. 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. [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] CP Contact Paper CP contact paper for spanking, skins, discipline, etc. SAE to TD Monthly, PO Box 352, Manchester. M60 2PG. [99] 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 GBP90 for your own Limited Company. PLCs GBP100. 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 SG43100. [99] Worldwide Penfriends Regular lists. Make friends, exchange holidays, improve your languages. For general and music lovers' lists send GBP3: "The Penpal List", c/o 221B Merton Rd, Southfields, London. SW18 5EE. [99] BACK RUBS 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 Rex. My place or yours. Built to please. Will travel. Talk to me: 07730 231443. [43a] Glasgow Attractive 27 year old male offers relaxing massage to gents. Friendly, unhurried service. Most tastes catered for. Call John on 07957 236687. [44] Glasgow Area Swedish massage. Remedial and sports massage. Acupressure massage. Qualified practitioner. Evenings and weekends. Home visits. Non sexual. Drew: 01355 245708. [43a] Glasgow City Centre Tony, tanned, toned, 5'10", blue eyes, attractive. Great relaxing massage. In/Out calls. Call 07765 194696. [43a] Glasgow City Centre - UK 25 year old lad, hung, horny and fit, offers discreet massage and escort service. In/out calls, 24/7. First class luxury apartment. Call Paul on 07811 566423. Discretion assured. [44a] Glasgow Joe Shaved head, pierced, tattoed, relaxing service. All ages. Smooth skinned. In or out calls. For details call or text 07703 480601. [43a] Massage For Men - Edinburgh Great relaxing, holistic, sensual, tantric, full body pampering relief in nurturing masculine environment. Shower, warm towels, refreshments. GBP15 per session. Exceptionally good value. Jim. Qualified, experienced, caring. 0131-556 7199. [46] Lad To Amuse You Escorting services and erotic massage by 26 year old, passive, well toned ex canoeist Edinburgh student. Call (text) Shem on 07752 181 173. Website: http://www.geocities.com/ladtoamuseu/ E-mail: ladtoamuseu@hotmail.com [43a] Young 32 Year Old For All Occasions Well built, cropped, shaved lad offers all round safe service in the Fife district. Company, meals, theatre, etc. Dress for all occasions. Call me. Book now. Danny on 077610 79504. [43a] 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: GBP29-GBP49 per night. Call 0131-558 1382 or Fax 0131-556 8279. WWW: http://www.gayscotland.com/alvahouse/ [45a] Banffshire - Hillside Farm B&B Rustic retreat for masculine gay/bi men. Beautiful coastal countryside. Ideal for walks and bird watching. Discreet private services/CP/massage. Landline: 01261 851154. [47a] Cruise The beautiful West Coast of Scotland aboard a modern well equipped yacht. Good food and excellent company. Experienced skipper and attentive crew. Sail with us for a weekend, week or longer. Details from 07831 846025 or E-mail: assegai123@aol.com [44] 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] New - Exclusively Gay B&B - Glasgow Spencers Guest House. Superior accommodation in the heart of Glasgow's West End. Phone: 0141-581 6765. [44] Sutherland On A9 to Wick, B&B. Roadside, 60 miles from Inverness. Double or single. GBP13 per person. Tea and sandwiches included. Phone: Helmsdale (01431) 821570. [45a] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Venues ====== * indicates 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. Drop in for a cuppa or just a chat. E-mail: qo10@dial.pipex.com LESBIAN NIGHT 3rd Wed of each month from 7.30-9.30pm. Meet other lesbians of all ages, great fun night. Latest video always starts at 8pm for those interested. E-mail: LesbianNight@hotmail.com or Tel: (01224) 713336. LESBIANS AND FRIENDS LUNCH first Sat of each month 12.30-2.30pm. E-mail: BABSG@commdev.aberdeen.net.uk Tel: (01224) 625010 or (01224) 212600. BAR CASTRO'S* 47 Netherkirkgate. Tel: (01224) 639920. Sun 5pm-2am, Mon-Thu Noon-2am, Fri-Sat Noon-3am. Bright, friendly and open venue with DJs 7 nights. Regular theme nights. WWW: http://www.castrosbar.com/ 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. EDINBURGH ANGEL DELIGHT The Venue (Top Floor), 15-21 Calton Road. Tel: 0131-557 0751. Second Sat of every month. 10pm-3am. New Superclub for women (a replacement for Divine Devas) with a percentage of profits going to charity. Resident DJ Michelle plus guest DJs special guests and acts. GBP6 or GBP4 concesssions (2 for 1 on the door before 11pm). Fantastic drinks promotions plus drinks prices lowered across the board. 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. E-mail: admin@blackbos.com WWW: http://www.blackbos.com/ 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 9.30am-11.30pm. 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. 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/ EASYINTERNETCAFE 58 Rose Street. Tel: 0131-220 3580. Mon-Thu 7am-11pm, Fri 11am - Sun 11pm. Previously known as easyEverything. Large Internet Cafe from which many gay men seem to troll the net instead of just picking up each other! E-mail: store_edi@easyeverything.com EDINBURGH LESBIAN GAY AND BISEXUAL CENTRE* 58a and 60 Broughton Street. Houses Nexus Cafe-Bar, Pride Scotland and Massage for Health. Also provides meeting and noticeboard space for many lesbigay organisations. Private mailboxes available. FLASHBACK* 9-11 Hope Street. Tel: 0131-226 0901. 4pm-1am. Has just been converted to a gay bar. Lost of cheesy music from 70`s disco to today's cheesy pop. Drink promos every night. Karaoke every Wed from 8pm. FRENCHIES BAR* 89 Rose Street Lane North. Tel: 0131-225 7651. Mon-Sat 1pm-1am, Sun 2pm-Midnight. This vibrant gay bar (Edinburgh's oldest) is in the heart of Rose Street. Happy Hour 6-8pm every day. Karaoke Sun from 4-9pm. 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. 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/ Goths meet every Wednesday (perverts of all shapes and sizes most welcome!) from 9pm. JOY Ego, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7435. JOY Info Line: 0131-467 2551. 10.30pm-3am. Fortnightly Sat. Next dates: 2nd Feb, 16th Feb. Joy is Scotland's most upfront gay club. GBP8 members/GBP10 non-members. E-mail: clubjoy@blueyonder.co.uk. WWW: http://www.clubjoy.co.uk/ LAUGHING DUCK* 24 Howe Street. Tel: 0131-220 2376. Mon-Thu 11am-11pm, Fri-Sat 11am-1pm, Sun 11.30am-11pm. After many years and several incarnations as a straight bar, the Duck is gay again and describes itself as "Edinburgh's Oldest-Newest Gay Bar". LEATHER AND LACE* 8 Drummond Street. Tel: 0131-557 9413. FAX: 0131-557 8336. 25 Easter Road. Tel: 0131-623 6969. Mon-Sat 10am-9pm, Sun Noon-9pm. Scotland's ORIGINAL licenced SEX shops (formerly Fantasies) where you'll be made welcome by the very nice assortment of folk who work there! Toys galore, video rental too! Larger sizes stocked. LUBE Ego, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7343. 10pm-3am. Fortnightly Sun. Next dates: 10th Feb, 24th Feb. Commercial gay club. Gay/straight friendly. DJ's Scott Pearce, Brian Dempster and Yogi Haughton. GBP10. LUSH! Ego, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7343. 10.30pm-3am. Last Fri of each month. Commercial gay club. Dance, Poptunes with DJ's Dale & Craig (Planet Out/Joy). GBP5 members, GBP6 non members. WWW: http://www.clublush.co.uk/ LUVELY The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street. Tel: 0131-225 2564. Info Line: 07711 307997. First Sat of each Month. 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, 0131-620 2214 or 07970 921209. By appointment only. Massage therapy from qualified practitioners Anne, Alan, and John. 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. Fortnightly Sat. Next date: 9th Feb. Alan Joy's dark, sexy, dirty trance night features Alan Joy himself on the decks plus Brian Dempster. GBP6 entry. E-mail: mingin@blueyonder.co.uk MSDEMEANOUR Phoenix Cellar Bar under the Phoenix Bar at 46 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-557 0234. Monthly. 8.30pm-1am. Next dates: Sats 16th Feb, 16th Mar, 20th Apr. Edinburgh's only regular TV/TS night club. TG's GBP4, Regular Mortals GBP5. 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. 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. 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. GBP8 (GBP5 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. Real ale. E-mail: admin@thestand.freeserve.co.uk OUT OF THE BLUE* 1 Barony Street. (Downstairs at the Blue Moon Cafe). Tel: 0131-478 7048. Mon-Fri 11am-7pm. Sat 11am-6pm. Sun Noon-6pm. 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 STAG & TURRET* 1-7 Montrose Terrace. Tel: 0131-661 6443. Noon-1am. Friendly gay local just round the corner from the Solas Centre. Can get quite busy. SOLAS CAFE* 2/4 Abbeymount. Tel: 0131-661 0982. Tue & Thu 11am-7.30pm, Wed & Fri 11am-4pm. Attached to Solas 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: 07779 004842. Info Line: 0131-557 4656. Sun 11pm-3am. DJs Fisher & Price play a progressive mix of garage and 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. GBP6 Members/GBP8 (GBP10 with guest nights). Preclub bar at Gilded Saloon, Cowgate with Marco Smith and Martin Valentine. E-mail: contact-us@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 GBP9 (Concessions GBP6), Mon 18-22 years old FREE entry, Tue GBP2 before 2pm, Wed GBP12 per couple, Thu GBP6 entry before 4pm, Fri half price beers/spirits all day, Sun GBP5 for students. Annual Membership GBP2. Proudly gay owned and operated. WWW: http://www.townhouse-sauna.co.uk/ UP! The Venue, 15 Calton Road. Tel: 0131-557 0751. First Sat of each month. 10.30pm-3am. Progressive and Tribal trance for a pan-sexual crowd. With DJ Nic Cavendish and monthly guests. Monthly surprises including bouncy castle and bubble machine. GBP7 Members, GBP9 Guests, GBP6 NUS. Pre-club party every month at PIVO Cafe/Bar (Calton Rd) - 9pm-1am. 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. First Fri of each month. 10.30pm-3am. Popular monthly one nighter. GBP6 members/GBP8 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. CCA* 350 Sauchiehall Street. Tel: 0141-332 7521. FAX: 0141-332 3226. Sun-Thu 11am-11pm. Fri-Sat 11am-Midnight. The Centre for Contemporary Arts which re-opened recently after major refurbishment. Performance & exhibition spaces, Cafe/Bar, bookshop. E-mail: gen@cca-glasgow.com WWW: http://www.cca-glasgow.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 34 & 44 Queen Street. Tel: 0141-226 8990. Mon-Tue 11pm-3am. Formerly Planet Peach, two nighter with DJs Shawn and George. Various drinks promos. Entry GBP3. 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. EASYINTERNETCAFE 57/61 St. Vincent Street. Tel: 0141-222 2364. Mon-Thu 7am-11pm, Fri 11am - Sun 11pm. Previously known as easyEverything. Large Internet Cafe from which many gay men seem to troll the net instead of just picking up each other! E-mail: store_gla@easyeverything.com GLC CAFE/BAR* 11 Dixon Street. Tel: 0141-400 1008. Daily 11am-Midnight. Full breakfast always available. Home cooking. Friendly and busy! Karaoke on Fri, Sat and Sun. GLASGOW LGBT CENTRE (GGLC)* 11 Dixon Street. 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 very busy. MacSORLEYS BAR 42 Jamaica Street. Tel: 0141-248 8581. Mon-Sat Noon-Midnight, Sun 12.30pm-Midnight. Glasgow's second oldest pub which is seeking LGBT trade! Live music Fri, Sat & Sun eves. OOT IN GLASGOW Stand Comedy Club, 333 Woodlands Road. Tel: 0870 600 6055. Second Wed 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 5,000 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. SPA 19* 19 Dixon Street. Tel: 0141-572 0347. Sun-Fri Noon-10pm, Sat 11am-7am (All Nighter). Previously Centurion Spa. Facilities include 2 sauna cabins, steamroom, Jacuzzi, gymnasium, Construction Zone, large rest area, private rest rooms, television lounge, smoking and non-smoking lounges, video monitors installed throughout premises. E-mail: spa_19uk@yahoo.co.uk 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. KIRKCALDY FEUARS ARMS 66 Commercial Street. Tel: (01592) 269056. Mon-Thu 11.30am-3pm & 5-11pm, Fri-Sat 11.30am-Midnight, Sun 12.30pm-Midnight. Mixed venue. Traditional pub (in the Good Beer Guide) serving real ale to a wide clientele. Listed Grade B - fascinating Gents lavatory (and three resident Spirits). 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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