SCOTSGAY MAGAZINE ================= ScotsGay is a monthly magazine for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals. Edited, printed and published in Scotland ScotsGay 60/- Light - Issue 44a - March 2002 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 2002. 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. 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The drama re-captures Crisp's youth in the 1930's, encounters with prejudice and the law and the constant battle to express himself openly, with a few moments of real happiness. This excellent film was a Prix Italia and Emmy Winner, whilst John Hurt's memorable performance as Quentin Crisp earned him a BAFTA award for Best Actor. Thanks to Clear Vision, we have 3 DVD and 3 VHS copies to give away to ScotsGay readers. All you have to do is send a postcard with your name and address on it to: Naked Civil Servant Offer, ScotsGay, PO Box 666, Edinburgh. EH7 5YW. Please indicate if you want DVD or VHS. The title has been available to buy since 11th February from all good video stores or direct from Clear Vision (Tel: 020-8292 4875). And, wherever you buy it, 20p per copy is being donated to the Terrence Higgins Trust. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Glasgow/Glaschu =============== Arsebandit with attitude HIYA SCUMBAGZ! Right then - The small Bald Ginger One is screaming for his copy as usual, the cat's been fed, Mrs Goldilocks has been shagged, so I suppose I'd better get some words down for this month's edish! As usual, I'll start off with a round up of all the queeny clubnights for the disco dollies which seem to be attracting more of you lot every month. MELTING POT has recently celebrated its first birthday, and continues to sell out every month, so remember to get along early to avoid disappointment. It's held every month at the Riverside Club in Fox Street with tickets GBP10 on the door. This used to be held on the 3rd Saturday of each month, but is now on the last Saturday. There will be a Bank Holiday Special on Sunday 31st March, and the next date after that will be Saturday 27th April. Also at the Riverside Club is the monthly FUSION clubnight. The next date for you is Saturday 13th April and tickets are GBP7 on the door. You can also get along to the preclub in the Candle Bar from 9-11pm where DJ Greg is playing "Girl Friendly House" whatever that is. FUSION are hoping to bring up more big name DJs in the near future, and have already booked Gonzalo, one of the resident TRADE DJs. Although TASTE is held in Edinburgh, a lot of you are going through there each Sunday, so I'll give it a mention. It's run by the same group who brought you Fruitfly, and has some of the same DJs. Although it's held every Sunday, make a note of 14th April, when Jon Pleased will be doing his quarterly residency. Ther clubnight is now being held in the Liquid Room and tickets are the usual GBP6 for members and GBP8 for the peasants. The next date for FOOT THERAPY is Friday 5th April up at Alaska in Bath Street Lane. Tickets are a tenner with GBP8 concessions for students, and there are two rooms open playing different music. TRAXX will be held on Saturday 6th April at the Soundhaus in Hydepark Street, and this particular clubnight is members and guests only, so call them on 07855 418745 if you want to join. There are three rooms open with resident DJs and guests playing different tastes in music for you. TRAXX also have a monthly clubnight in the Arches, and Grandmaster Flash will be playing on Friday 12th April. Tickets are a whopping GBP14 on the door, but you can save GBP2 if you buy them in advance. The Gay Goths can get themselves along to BEDLAM up at the Queen Margaret Union on Saturday 30th March where you can have a really good cheap night out with admission only GBP3 on the door. (Mrs Goldilocks has just read this and is already trying to decide what to wear (You out, most probably. --Ed)!) And finally, I've had a lot of you asking when Fruitfly will be returning. I'm still waiting to hear if they have found a new venue yet, but will let you know as soon as I find out myself. The Revolver Bar recently celebrated their first year in business, and marked it with a week of events, raffles and competitions. Some of the prizes have still not been claimed, so Brendan and Jon have decided to auction them off for charity. The Revolver has already raised GBP300 for Switchboard, Pride and The LGBT Centre, so you can add to that by bidding for items on their website http://www.revolverdotbar.com/ Recently, Jon and Brendan submitted details of their bar for inclusion in the British Tourist Authority listings in New York, resulting in the following interesting situation. Unknown to Brendan and Jon, their e-mail was forwarded to BTA employee Tara Lorimer, one of the same Glasgow family who own Benetts and Sadie Frosts. Ms Lorimers reply to the BTA employee who had forwarded it to her was "How dare that old Queen try and put us out of business! Just wait till I get home!" Unfortunately, she then sent her reply back to Brendan and Jon by mistake, and on realising her error, was forced to phone up and make a grovelling apology, insisting she was only being humourous. Quite understandably, Jon and Brendan are less than happy at her offensive comments and accusation that they are trying to put Sadies out of business, and have reported her to her superiors at the British Tourist Authority. If Ms Lorimer is still in a job, she would do well to think twice before making such offensive comments. I mentioned last month that there would be a new gay night starting in one of the major clubs, and VICTORIA'S will now be holding a weekly clubnight called 28:ad on Wednesdays. The opening night will be on the 27th and comedian Craig Hill will be appearing. There will be 3 rooms open, including one for VIPs, and each will be playing different music, so the Kylie fans and the serious dance bunnies should all be happy. I haven't had the entry price confirmed, but I think it is going to be around GBP3, so it should be a fairly cheapo night out. I recently met with Assistant Manager David, who has lots of ideas for Wednesday nights, so expect to see PAs etc in the near future. Watch out for the flyering team who will be hitting some of the bars on the night. The Steve Retson Project are now extending their service to Wednesday nights as well as Tuesdays up at the Sandyford Initiative in Sauchiehall Street. The hours are 5.30-8.30pm on both nights, and they'll be happy to advise you on all aspects of your sexual health. Steve Retson have also recently refurbished their rooms at the Glasgow LGBT Centre and have now re-launched their service on Thursday nights with the same hours as above, and the separate Club SRP for under 25s on Saturdays from 1- 3.30pm. Snippets and stuff Remember that the gay comedy night OOT has changed from Sundays to the second Wednesday of the month, so get yourselves along on 10th April for a good night out. easyinternetCafe have cut their opening hours even further, and are now closing the doors at half past 10, and chucking everyone out at 10.45pm. The bottom has clearly fallen out of the internet cafe business, so further reductions may still happen. Of course, if they actually turned the heating on then they might have fewer complaints about the place!. >>> The "refurbishments" to Delmonicas have now been completed, considerably reducing the size of the establishment and this has resulted in a lot of you whining even more about the place. Just shut up, stop snivelling and squeeze up a bit on your next visit! It comes as no surprise to hear that the service in Dels is as bad as ever, so some things never change. >>> News also comes in regarding another serious assault in the Polo. Unfortunately, as Glasgow's two part time gay clubs continue to lose the Pink Pound, they are forced to admit more straights, so we can probably expect more of these in the future.It would seem that Glasgow's most popular gay bar - The Waterloo will shortly be getting another refurb. Seems only like yesterday since that last one. No doubt Jo's customers and staff will be wondering what they will be coming back to this time. I really must try to get down to the Waterloo on Sunday afternoons for the bingo, as I've not been for a while. I assume Francine Fishpaw is as rude to the punters as ever (they love it really). >>> I mentioned last month that I'd been chatting with a lot of my adoring fans online, so if you're ever in the Glasgow or Edinburgh rooms on Gay.Com say hello to me. Right then, it's gone 3am so I'd better get off to bed now. As usual, complaints, death threats and requests to get shagged should go to the e-mail address below, or at the back of the magazine. Wotz on this month? Bedlam Saturday 30th March Melting Pot Sunday 31st March Foot Therapy Friday 5th April Traxx Saturday 6th April (Soundhaus) OOT Wednesday 10th April Traxx Friday 12th April (Arches) Fusion Saturday 13th April 28:ad Every Wednesday Taste Every Sunday Happy Shagging. Luv, Goldilocks E-mail: goldilocks@goldilocksworld.co.uk Webshite: http://www.gay-glasgow.co.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------------- Edinburgh/Dun Eideann ===================== The weather is getting slightly better, and I'm sure I saw the sun through the clouds one day last week! People are looking forward to Summer, and, it's maybe just me, but I can definitely feel a more positive attitude in the air. Promoters in the capital have certainly got the sun in their souls, and are planning events for you all to get excited about during those hot summer days and balmy nights. (Well, we can dream, can't we?!) The first of the Must Go events this year is the 2nd of the Mingin' Ahoy boat trips, which is on Saturday 18th May. Tickets are available from Mingin' from the end of March, priced GBP15, which includes travel to and from South Queensferry, where the boat goes from, and also free entry to Mingin' afterwards! Those who were at the last one will be queueing up for tickets, and those who weren't, won't want to miss it! Alan Joy's other Saturday job; JOY, is hosting an Easter Hair Ball on Saturday March 30th at EGO, which is simply an excuse for you all to drag those wigs out of the cupboard (like they're in a cupboard!) and bare those hairy chests. I've no idea what the men will do, but I'm sure they'll think of something! Those of you who were regulars at UP! when it was at Studio 24 will be delighted to hear that the club is returning to its original slot on a Friday night at Studio 24. Many of you stopped coming to UP! when it moved to The Venue, and Saturday nights, as there was simply too many other clubs on that you all wanted to go to, well, now there's no excuse, so get yourself down there and onto that bouncy castle on Friday 12th April. Don't forget also that there's UP!'s free parties at Pivo cafe/bar on the third Saturday of every month, with DJs Nic Cavendish and guests, and it's free entry! Lush, the great fun night with great commercial tunes is on every month at Ego on the last Friday of every month. (next date, 29th March) , with DJs Dale and Craig taking the helm, and it really is the most fun you can have with your clothes on! Give it a try! Another night of camp nonsense is Fairy Liquid, at Loca in the Cowgate on a Tuesday night, It's truly tottytastic, and the music is just what you need on a Tuesday; songs you can sing along to! At least until you're no longer capable of singing, what with the drink promos available! After years of campaigning and quoting double standards; the dykey doo, as it's become known, or Angel Delight (Formerly Divine Divas) has now allowed men as guests on their nights! Having visited on the Christmas date, when men were always allowed, I can categorically say that it's a great night out, and, with DJ Michelle at the audio controls, the tunes are great too! Many of the girls on the night admitted that they preferred guys being there as it lightened the atmosphere somewhat. Go on guys, grab a girl and get yourself an invite! You won't regret it. On the bar front, Planet Out has now been handed over to the capable control of Louise, who had been assisting Anne for some time, and who, I'm sure will continue the good work Anne had done, and implement some great ideas of her own! The Laughing Duck seems to be bubbling nicely under its new management. Stowed out at the weekend, it's reasonably busy even midweek and seems to be drumming up quite a good lunch trade too. Easter weekend will see DJs on Friday and Saturday nights with a number of promos from Thursday night onwards. Hangovers were the order of the day after Mark's 7th birthday party at the Holyrood Tavern. No, he's not 7 (although he may act like it at times) - it's his landlordship of the pub that was being celebrated. The Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence turned up too late for the buffet but in time to present him with a suitable scroll which, I understand, is soon to be framed and used to cover up one of the imperfections in decor. Our front cover shows the happy (or should that be hippy?) event. Another piece of news, as we go to press, is that the planned gay sauna in Broughton Market has been turned down for its 5am license, instead it's been granted a 1am license in line with other licensed premises in the area. Plenty of time for you to get a sauna and a drink eh! Habana has been ringing the changes with Johnboy's Quizieoke. The new format has 30 questions to tickle your intellect and the two highest scorers then go head to head. Habana also has an Easter Funday Sunday planned which kicks off with Karaoke at 4pm. If you donate an Easter Egg to the Sick Kids, you'll get a free Smirnoff Ice. And there are other promos too! No news of anything new happening at CCs, so unless it actually goes stale and is shut down by the council for smelling the area out, there's nothing to report there! Anyway, I'll hopefully see you all around over the next month, but, if not, take care of yourselves, and each other. Tottytastic E-mail: tottytastic@drink.demon.co.uk -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dundee/Dun Deagh ================ Spring is in the air and the rabbits are at it already! A little bit behind most of the gay scene and considerably behind the Liberty staff. As part of an unofficial promotion it appears that included in the entry charge is a night of passion with certain bar persons, so long as you are under 25 and very good looking. With their fashionable skimpy FCUK tops, the bar boyz are looking very sexy too. Shame that the lovely Ally has left but a delight for us all that Kier and his cute bum have both returned behind the bar. No doubt the bar sales will shoot up with another smiling member of staff to match 'GG'. The club has launched its Spring promotions too. We are eagerly awaiting the quest to find Dundee's entrant to Mr Gay UK. The first Scottish heat is on Saturday 6th April and contestants are being sought. However you can probably enter on the night. Will the club boss be persuading customers to take part with the usual lure of free Aftershock till you are so pissed you can't say no? We at ScotsGay hope that the previous arrangement of everyone getting the chance to vote is used again. We also hope to get some photographs this year as the organiser hasn't got to keep sweet Boyz magazine now that the bailiffs have called upon them! Tina Cousins who is the singer on Mysterious Times with Sash and also has hits with Pray and an album called Killin' Time is at the club on 13th April. It's apparently six pounds to get in but, as she is a bit more current than some artistes they have had, I reckon it's worth it. But what do I know as I got Desperate Darren's age wrong in the last issue. Should have checked with some of his former shags who now include someone else who works at Libs! It's a rumour which seems to have some substance and as such we perhaps should not share it with you. Rumours without substance are often more interesting. The group Atomic Kitten have been booked to appear at Liberty on Saturday 22nd June. This is an amazing coup for the gay scene in Dundee and for Brian who also booked them into Glasgow for Pride Day. Tickets for Liberty will be available to regulars soon priced at a tenner which might put some off. With one of the group likely to be heavily pregnant at the time, Libs are lucky to have a few Doctors as customers who shall be only too happy to deliver the pussy from the pussy! OK, so I was slated by the Friends of Liberty Society for mentioning it was time for a makeover. If they had told us it was going to happen this year then I wouldn't have ruftled any feathers, Facts are, it's overdue but is being attended to. The plans are waiting to be approved by the authorities the owner told my Editor recently. Pillow talk is the way to get such exclusives! I would rather remain ignorant than be ravaged by these two! The entrance to Brooklyn is having to deal with more customers on most nights. Unfortunately these customers can no longer enjoy the illuminated signage which once adorned the walls. Thieves took off with same leaving a bit of a mess and they could have been electrocuted. So for the culprit just look for charred hands. If you are in the know just look at those who are barred already! Old Pop and others at Charlie's Bar are enjoying yet another busy spell in the popular pub. He had to close the doors early again recently because they were mobbed. It of course had nothing to do with the fact that the competition from along the road were in on a rare spying mission! Of course, I will again be accused of trying to create a war where there are no hostilities existing. If you believe that then you'll believe anything although Old Pop hasn't called the 'cunt along the road' a 'cunt' this month so, let there be peace!! (Which is nothing to what I called Madame Grumpy when he buggered off on yet another holiday without leaving the promised copy for his booked ad.--Ed.) Drinks price wars in the two big clubs in Dundee are affecting trade in the gay scene pubs. Liberty has started loads of 2 for 1 drink promos every night of the week. Brooklyn is offering double vodkas very cheap. Charlie's doesn't think they need to do any better deals than they do already which makes me more inclined to be found at Bar None next to the Circus Nightclub where you can drink for 30p a shot. Bus loads of queens down from Aberdeen next week then...! Only joking! Will Aberdonians have more choice of venue soon or is Brian expanding southwards like his waistline? Rumours are rife of a new venue in each of the major cities of Scotland (Inverness lost again!) by a new company. As a roving (some would say revolting) reporter, I have been asking questions to get some answers. With so many doors being slammed in my face I think I am on to something. Please don't expect investigative journalism in this mag but I will let you know what I find out! It appears that our Gay Men's Health worker has been very busy lately and that's why no health promotion work has been done on or off the scene for over a year. So what is the money being spent on as it's a rare find to get an unused condom in some toilets in the Seagate? The lovely Tayside Police were astonished to learn gay men were having sex in the area where a prostitute was almost murdered next to the former Foundation Club. Brian of Liberty was also perturbed to learn that gays had taken his warnings about the numbers being beaten up behind the old Brannigans Bar and had all moved for sex alfresco in Foundry Lane. A fumble in a warm car in Riverside is always more civilized as many of us can testify! Shafted ------------------------------------------------------------------- Scottish Media Monitor ====================== Garry Otton on Changing the Papers' Nappies If homosexuality has become in the eyes of the media, 'the love that won't shut up', then they only have themselves to blame. Ripping off the dustsheets that covered the issue of same-sex co-parenting, the Scottish press exposed the worn and stretched Dralon covers of its own prejudiced armchair opinion. The experiences of gay mums and dads were surplus to requirement. But for the very public muddle of the parenting arrangements for Baby A, everyone else would have remained blissfully unaware that gay and bisexual men and women have been bringing up babies since before we rubbed sticks together to make fire. Jonathan Brocklebank in the Scottish Daily Mail reported the arrangement as "bizarre". Precisely why these arrangements should be so clandestine was bellowed from the front page of the Scottish Daily Mail: "LAW SAYS SAME SEX PARENTS ARE NOT A FAMILY". But when Sheriff Laura Duncan snubbed the lesbian couple and granted the sperm donor parental rights, it was a hollow victory for Family Values campaigners; he was gay! Suggesting the matter should be clarified by Parliament after public debate, (remember Clause 28)? virtually ensured the future of further backroom deals like those of Mr X and Missus Y and Z. In law, homosexuality is commandeered by heterosexism, with its prejudices legitimised in statute. So-called 'equality' for homosexuals in Britain is built into laws that refer to criminal behaviour, like the Sexual Offences Act or tagged onto separate and unrelated legislation like Clause 28 of the Local Government Act. Jonathan Brocklebank in the Scottish Daily Mail made references to the "parenthood deal" being "struck in a Glasgow nightclub" as if no 'straight' relationship would ever stoop to anything so tacky. He should get out more. Scotland boasts the highest rate in Europe of pregnancies amongst teenagers with sex in which no thought was given at all. The court case made it clear that Mr X did not enter into the arrangement lightly and while there was insufficient evidence that he saw his role as purely that of a sperm donor there was no evidence that Baby A was not properly cared for by his lesbian parents. Generally, with a few notable exceptions, the Scottish press showed itself to have improved somewhat in the handling of gay issues with many newspapers actually quoting gay organisations like the Equality Network, Outrage! and Stonewall. The Herald's Vicky Collins asked someone at the Catholic Church for their opinion - for a laugh, surely - who said: "The case showed that such arrangements between lesbian and gay couples did not work" and the Scottish Sun sought the opinion of Tory MSP Phil Gallie who appeared to reflect the Tory's recent volte-face over gay sex when he surprisingly advised them "this ruling is spot on". For Gillian Bowditch in the Sunday Times Scotland, the "sordid trade in human life" was less about finding the child a loving family and more about determining every child had a "mamma and dadda". The Daily Record declared the 18-month baby as a "big loser" and bemoaned "the tangle of relationships, sexual preferences and political correctness" which "says a lot about 21st century standards". The Record's editorial got its homophobic knickers in a twist as bad as it ever has in the past. "None of the adults involved deserve much sympathy. They all appear to have acted for their own selfish reasonsÉ The lesbians wanted to complete their 'family' and the gay man wanted the fatherhood his sexuality denied him". The editorial sighed: "Sadly, as the child of such a bizarre triangle, no law can protect him from the narrow-minded or guarantee him a happy future". So does this mean the Daily Record will stop the catalogue of intolerance, homophobia and hatred that festers in its pages and contributes to an unhappy future for us all? News that "Miss Y" had helped her partner's brother stay with his American boyfriend by marrying him granted the couple more unwarranted cynicism in court and in the Daily Record where they just scoffed: "MARRIAGE SHAM". The story was milked in the Record the following day and likewise in the Scottish Sun. To its credit, the Record didn't rely on the Catholic Church for its comments which left the editorial team to expose their homophobia under such headlines as: "A QUESTION OF FAMILY VALUES". The opinion of the Daily Star in Scotland was: "To use a sperm donor and then object when the man turns out to be a good father is disgusting". Lesbianism is rarely labelled 'disgusting' in tabloids like the Daily Star, it's usually 'entertainment'. The mother was referred to as Miss Y to protect her identity, yet the Daily Star in Scotland and Glasgow's Evening Times more or less exposed her when the latter broke the story, calling her "a principal drama teacher in a Roman Catholic school". The Record added that the lesbian couple lived in a "terraced house in the city's West End". Gays are clearly everywhere. And as 'out' as the press wishes. The Scottish Daily Mail indicated that the Catholic school where Miss Y worked "remained in blissful ignorance of her sexual leanings". (Not now, I'm sure)! A Catholic spokesman hinted her job might be safe after admitting in The Herald that only religious education teachers were vetted to ensure they were not gay! How comforting! Most of what was spouted from the Scottish Daily Mail - which never rises above anything but a house journal for religionists anyway - was entirely predictable. Their 'back-in-my-day' editorial shook in disbelief at "the grotesque caricature to which family life has been reduced today". The editorial grumbled about a "nightmare situation" that "in today's have-it-all society, the law offered no impediment to their securing a gratification which their sexual orientation would otherwise have ruled out. The sperm donor was homosexual. Again, the law placed no obstacle in his way". Apart from castration, I wonder what 'obstacle' could possibly be put in the way of any homosexual - the majority of whom have experienced 'straight' sex of one kind or another - from having a baby! The editorial tugged on the emotions: "Where in all this was there any true concern for the happinessÉ of the baby that was being brought into the world as a designer accessory?" Certainly not in the attempted exposure of everyone concerned, or even press justification for impediments to gay parenting on the grounds a child could be bullied. A child could be bullied for all sorts of reasons. There can be no justification for bullying, full stop! Never mind the thousands of unwanted babies that are born every minute, hundreds of column inches were now poured on a baby who was anything but! With two mummies and a generous daddy begging to be financially responsible for his care and proudly walking away with the opportunity to take Baby A out every Saturday, he was destined to a very good start in life indeed! Katie Grant in the Scottish Daily Mail didn't see it that way. She was called on to coo over the baby before spitefully announcing: "Starts in life do not come much worse than this". Over such "dubious morality" she insisted: "Gay men and women, once would have accepted childlessness as just part and parcel of their sexuality, now expect - even demand - to have children". She produced an insidious rationale that respected the "mistakes" of heterosexuals who were not the proper parents of children, when they "sought above all not to make the children objects of curiosity". Sweeping everything under the carpet, in other words. "All that has now vanished", she cried in "a world that generates nothing good". Mrs Grant couldn't wait to hint how the Sheriff was "a woman paid through the public purse". Can she really afford to put aside what children of hopeless heterosexual parents might be costing gay taxpayers? It is not the fault of gays if the law has brushed us aside and left gay parents vulnerable to dispute. Katie Grant polished her prejudices and re-presented them with a new vigour in Scotland on Sunday, another paper she is entitled to air her opinion, asking: "SurelyÉ there is a time to say 'stop', a time to draw the line, a time, dare I say it in the current climate of instant gratification, to accept that babies cannot be for everybody". The Scottish Daily Mail stirred more fear, advising on the "rules for responsible donors", adding: "Practising homosexuals are automatically disqualified from donating because of the risk of the baby contracting HIV. Gay and lesbian couples who enter into private arrangements are not subject to any of the normal medical checks and balances and can leave themselves open to serious infection". In fact, both parties can be checked for HIV or STIs before they enter into the arrangement, so this is nonsense. The Mail also regurgitated a tale of a lesbian couple who "provoked outrage when they used a pickle jar and a syringe to produce two DIY babies" before splitting up. In fact, it was over the vile prejudices evoked by the press that contributed to the split when Lisa Dawson expressed her fears that people would point at the child and say: 'There's the pickle-jar baby'. Or, 'there's the lesbian mother'. Katie Grant stood in for Lesley Riddoch while she took time off from presenting her otherwise highly-respected current affairs phone-in on BBC Scotland. Mrs Grant is a homophobic, Catholic, Conservative, pro-foxhunting and Family Values crusader, otherwise lapped up by Scotland's conservative press. Regularly appearing in the Scottish Daily Mail, Scotland on Sunday and The Scotsman, I would've thought BBC Scotland could've been credited with a bit more savvy than to go ahead and recruit such a controversial character for this job. This does not reflect so badly on Ms Riddoch as it does on her production team. Oh well, this is the same station that allows Old Mother (Joan) Burnie to review the press, after all, and even interrupts the news with religious propaganda in the shape of 'Thought For The Day'! The Daily Record's opinion of George Michael was once again aired without contradiction, this time in its pop pullout by John Dingwall. Quite what such a fogey was doing reporting on the pop scene baffled me, but then the Daily Record doesn't exactly boast a surge in young readers. George Michael was described as a "seedy recluse" who spent his time composing "sleazy lyrics" and "seedy ramblings" for "forgettable music releasesÉ plugged by a pathetically lurid video". Oh, come on Dingwall! Get with it! "The promo (of his new single 'Freeek') includes nudity, the man himself in bondage and shots of dogs mounting each other". Competing with Pop Idol, Gareth Gates in the charts, Dingwall, who probably preferred St Winifreds School Girl Choir singing 'There's No-one Quite Like Grandma', described Gareth as a "picture of innocence, choosing a classic love balladÉ" Awww! George Michael rocked Dingwall because "it seems he is determined to shove his perverse sexual cravings in our faces". He insisted that George Michael's former group Wham! had always wanted to "corrupt their fans" and produced some evidence in the shape of some shenanigans at one of their concerts. "Dressed in tiny white shorts, they played badminton during one forgettable number, stuffing shuttlecocks down their shorts then batting the feathered objects into the crowd". Dingwall demanded gays and "his remaining die-hard fans that it is now time to turn our backs on the singer and call a halt to his musical parade of sexual perversion". Interestingly, while one reporter, James Scott wrote in the Daily Record: "George MichaelÉ suffered (a) career dip after coming out", another reporter, a few pages later, Trevor Ward wrote: "When George Michael was convicted of committing a lewd act in a Los Angeles public toilet in 1998, he had to admit he was gay. Michael's next album Ladies and Gentlemen sold a staggering 8.5 million copies". So which is it? Jim Sillars, the Scottish Sun's answer to Richard Littlejohn flew to the United Arab Emirates and gushed with praise. "There was no swearing to be heard, no rowdiness and the security men, unarmed, were the model of politenessÉ" Perhaps, with any luck, Sillars might opt to live there permanently. Only, I wonder what the Arab authorities would make of him writing for one of their papers? He'd soon feel the butt-end of a rifle up his silly arse! No doubt, sitting on a deck chair in the sand, resting his postcard on rolled-up trouser legs, he got Oman mixed up with Largs, sighing: "Nice and quiet, people going to picnics on the beautiful beaches, families out with the childrenÉ Normal life is the norm here". While in Scotland we had long-since forsaken family values, Sillars observed: "One of the virtuous characteristics of this region is the continuation of close family ties". He insisted "as Islamic societies they have values which are different, not superior or inferior to ours, but different - andÉ they should be respected for them". I challenge any 'normal' person to respect a country that recently sentenced a man to 4,750 lashes, at 95 lashes a time, during a six-month jail term for having sex with his sister-in-law. A barbaric country like the United Arab Emirates still punishes consensual sodomy by up to ten years and in Dubai, the only gay club was closed after just one night on the orders of Crown Prince General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum. garry@scottishmediamonitor.com Garry Otton's book SEXUAL FASCISM is published by Ganymede Books priced GBP8.99. You can read Scotland's newspapers every day online. The Scottish Media Monitor: http://www.scottishmediamonitor.com/. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aberdeen/Obar Dheadhain ======================= Hello everybody! By the time you've got this in your hands, the city's newest gay bar, Fidel's, will have opened its doors. Located on Regent Quay, just at the foot of Marischal Street, it is easily within walking distance of its sister Bar Castro's. Doors are open from Monday 25th of March, from noon to midnight Monday to Saturday and 2pm to midnight Sunday's. Entry will be free for the first fortnight - by my reckoning that means up to April the 8th - and then doors will be closed to the public and it will be members only. Membership will be GBP40 for the year, and members can get guests in for GBP2. Becoming a member will give you entry to the bar which serves 35ml measures, free access to the computers and Internet and no doubt some deals with Bar Castro's - including free entry to Bar Castro's when Fidel's shuts on a Friday and Saturday night. There are also plans for Fidel's to expand into the other floors of the building. These additional floors will possibly house a sauna and the various paraphenalia that come with such places. These plans are, however, subject to scrutiny by the licensing committee of Aberdeen so it will be at least June before any action can be taken, if allowed. I remain sceptical, but wish them all the best in their application. A bit of diversity in the scene can't be a bad thing. Although Fidel's doors haven't even opened yet, it has suffered its first homophobic crime: the freshly painted door was scratched and kicked - sounds like a closet bitchy queen to me! The excellent security that has been installed did however mean that the eejit was quickly identified, and good detective work by Fidel's owner means that he will think twice about doing any such thing again in the future. Work on Fidel's does not mean that Bar Castro's has been forgotten. There are also plans for a refurbishment in the club, perhaps even a re-arrangement that could lead to a couple of extra feet to fit punters into on a Friday and Saturday night. After all, size matters! Lashed is back! There will be a one off night at Lava, Belmont Street, on Sunday 31st March. This is a mixed/alternative night that has been housed in various venues, but I for one reckon it's found an ideal match with Lava. With success, it may become a monthly feature once more. I missed the last LGBT Forum on Tuesday 19th of March. I do know that its name has changed; it is now the North-East Equality Forum. Any points of interest raised and a date for the next meeting will be included next month. Ottakar's bookshop - in the Trinity Centre on Union Street - has started a gay interest section. They are looking for input from the LGBT community as to what sort of literature you would be interested in seeing there. 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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] Quality Videos 3 hours for GBP15. State preference: Teen (18+), American jocks, hard group, skin, bi-sex or sae for list to Box 50303, 39a Dalry Road, Edinburgh. EH11 2BU. Discretion assured. TD Monthly The UK's fastest-growing contact publication for gay men into spanking/CP and all related interests. Please send SAE for details. 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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] 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 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 these venues stock 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 Regular events: LESBIAN NIGHT 1st & 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. Pool table now installed. E-mail: LesbianNight@hotmail.com or Tel: (01224) 713336. POOL NIGHT every Friday evening from 8pm onwards. Bring your own refreshments or make coffee/tea in our kitchen. 50p for all the pool you can play! For more details E-mail: AroundAB_out2001@hotmail.comor 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. FAX: (01224) 637999. 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/ E-mail: bar@castrosbar.com FIDELS* 40 Regent Quay. Mon-Sat Noon-Midnight, Sun 2pm-Midnight. New club which will become members only in the 2nd week of April. Annual subscription GBP40 - members can sign in guests for GBP2. Bar. Free Internet access for members. Same owners as Castro's. 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. Every fourth Fri. Next dates: 19th Apr, 17th May. 10pm-3am. New Superclub for women with a percentage of profits going to charity. Resident DJ Michelle plus guest DJs special guests and acts. GBP6 or GBP5 concesssions (GBP5 on the door before 11pm). Price rise due to very large rent increase. Fantastic drinks promotions plus drinks prices lowered across the board. E-mail: angeldelightsus@hotmail.com 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. C.C. BLOOM'S 23 Greenside Place. Tel: 0131-556 9331. Mon-Sat 7pm-3am, Sun 8pm-3a m. 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-Sat 7am-11pm, Sun 8am-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! 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. Lots 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 Club Ego, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434. JOY Info Line: 0131-467 2551. 10.30pm-3am. Fortnightly Sat. Next dates: 30th Mar, 13th & 27th Apr. Joy is Scotland's most upfront gay club. On two levels. 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. 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 Club Ego, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434. 10pm-3am. Next dates: Sun 21st Apr, 19th May, 16th & 30th Jun, thereafter 2nd Sun of each month. Commercial gay club. Gay/straight friendly. DJ's Scott Pearce, Brian Dempster and Yogi Haughton. GBP10. LUSH! Club Ego, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434. 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 WWW: http://www.luvely.net/ 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, 24-26 Calton Road. Info Line: 0131-467 2551. 10.30pm-3am. Fortnightly Sat. Next dates: 2nd, 16th & 30th Apr. 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 PhÏnix Cellar Bar under the PhÏnix Bar at 46 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-557 0234. Info Line: 07831 372154. Monthly. 8.30pm-1am. Next date: Sat 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 WWW: http://www.thestand.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. OXYGEN Club Java, 39 Commercial Street, Leith. Tel: 0131-555 0007 or 07976 834195. Monthly. 9pm-2am. Mixed club: "our doors are open if your mind is open". Members GBP8 before midnight or GBP10 after. Non members GBP10 all night. Come early for drinks promotions. Bring four friends and a taxi receipt to the cash desk and they will refund your taxi fare up to GBP4. WWW: http://www.cluboxygen.co.uk/ 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. Karaoke on Fri from 8pm. 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 The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street. Tel: 0131-225 2564. Info Line: 0131-557 4656. Sun 11pm-3am. DJs Fisher & Price play a progressive mix of garage and house in the Main Room whilst Martin Valentine plays garage and US house in the Back Room, to an up-for-it mixed/gay crowd. GBP6 Members/Guests GBP8 (GBP10 on guest DJ nights). Easter Sun 31st Mar: For one night only - Taste Members' Private Party @ Berlin, Queensferry Street Lane. 10pm-3am (12.30am curfew). With DJs Fisher & Price and Martin Valentine. Places must be booked in advance - limited places available. Members only can book online at http://www.taste-clubs.com/ or by phoning 0131-557 4656. Members Free/Guests GBP8. Sun 14th Apr: Jon Pleased (Quarterly Residency), Sun 28th Apr: Alex Anderson (The Gallery, London). 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! Studio 24, 24-26 Calton Road. Tel: 0131-557 0751. Fri 12th Apr and every 4th Fri thereafter. 10.30pm-3am. Quality Tribal and Progressive trance, and usual UP! nonsense including bouncy castle and dressing UP! box! DJs Adrian Davenport & Nic Cavendish. GBP6 Members, GBP8 Guests. Also, 3rd Sat of each month at PIVO, Calton Rd. DJs Nic Cavendish and guests. FREE 9pm-3am 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/ WOMAN'S OWN Club Java, 39 Commercial Street, Leith. Tel: 0131-555 5600. First Fri of each month. 10pm-2am. New club for women. Resident DJ Roz & guest DJ Lauren. Both DJs were finalists in the Vestax competition. GBP5 before midnight or GBP7 after. Come early for drinks promotions. Cocktails for only GBP1.50 all night. If you bring four friends and a taxi receipt to the cash desk they will refund your taxi fare up to GBP5. WORK? Club Ego, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434. First Fri of each month. Next dates: 5th Apr, 3rd May, 7th Jun, 5th Jul. 10.30pm-3am. Popular monthly one nighter. GBP6 members/GBP8 non-members. GLASGOW 28:AD Victoria's Night Club, 98 Sauchiehall Street. Tel: 0141-332 1444. FAX: 0141-332 5818. Wed 11-3am. New gay night. 2 DJs and surprise PAs. 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-8pm, Sun 1-7pm. 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. Has recently shrunk during a refurb but we are pleased to confirm that the standard of service hasn't changed one iota. EASYINTERNETCAFE 57/61 St. Vincent Street. Tel: 0141-222 2364. 7am-10.30pm. Previously known as easyEverything. Large Internet Cafe from which many gay men seem to troll the net instead of just picking up each other! GLC CAFE/BAR* 11 Dixon Street. Tel: 0141-226 5050. 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. 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. 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 WWW: http://www.thestand.co.uk/ THE POLO LOUNGE 84 Wilson Street. Tel: 0141-553 1221. Mon-Fri 5pm-1am, Sat-Sun Noon-3am. Smaller than previously but retains same attitude. 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 6,000 tracks on it), reasonably priced drinks, good quality service, no karaoke. Food available at all times. 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 Noon-4am (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. Free breakfasts on Sun. 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: Until 7.30pm). Near to railway station. Mixed, busy, bohemian and friendly bar/bistro. Popular with students and Sons/Daughters of the Rock alike. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ScotsGay: a monthly magazine for lesbians, gays and bisexuals. ScotsGay 60/- Light appears in odd numbered months, whilst ScotsGay 80/- Heavy appears in even numbered months. ISSN: 1357-0595. Edited, printed and published in Scotland (c) Pageprint Limited, March 2002. PO Box 666, Edinburgh. EH7 5YW. Non profit use by the lesbigay community of material in the magazine will normally be permitted free of charge - but contact us first for permission. We haven't had sex with most of the people who appear in the magazine, so we don't actually know what their sexuality is. Editorial: Tel: 0845 120 8062 (+44 131-539 0666). Fax: 0131-539 2999 E-mail: scotsgay@drink.demon. co.uk. 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