SCOTSGAY MAGAZINE ================= ScotsGay is a monthly magazine for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals. Edited, printed and published in Scotland ScotsGay 60/- Light - Issue 51a - May 2003 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 2003. Permission is hereby given to distribute this material provided that this copyright notice is included and that distribution is specifically for non-profitmaking reasons. Distribution for profit must be done only with prior written consent of the magazine any deviation from this will be seen as an infringement of copyright. Hardcopies are limited to one per person for personal use only and such hard copies are subject to the same copyright restrictions as laid out above. The printed edition of ScotsGay is available by post at the following rates: 6 issue sub (UK & EC) 8ukp 6 issue sub (Overseas) 15ukp 12 issue sub (UK & EC) 15ukp 12 issue sub (Overseas) 28ukp Make Cheques and POs payable to 'Pageprint'or 'ScotsGay'and send them to: Subscriptions ScotsGay Magazine PO Box 666 Edinburgh Scotland EH7 5YW Inside this issue: Editorial - Pride Scotia Edinburgh Glasgow Scottish Media Monitor Dundee Aberdeen ScotsGay Voice Personals Boxads - the ScotsGay Meet Market Venues ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EDITORIAL ========= So, it worked! Last month's call to arms, legs and other body parts in ScotsGay led to a successful meeting in the Holyrood Tavern and the formation of a new, not for profit company, Pride Scotia which will organise this year's Pride March in Edinburgh. And it's all go for Saturday 19th July when rather a lot of us will wander gaily through the streets of the Capital City from round the back of Waverley Station, up to the Royal Mile, down the Mound and along Princes Street finishing up somewhere at the top of Broughton Street convenient for all the flesh pots of the Gay Village! Well, that's the plan, the police haven't actually agreed the route yet, but the awfully nice Chief Constable (pictured on our front cover along with the Lord Provost and Keith "Quality Incentives" Cowan) seemed terribly supportive about the whole thing at the recent launch of the Police's anti-harrassment initiative. The Lord Provost was duly buttonholed by Sister Athletica de la Bain who told her that the credibility of the whole Labour administration would be at stake if we didn't get the rainbow flag fluttering above the City Chambers. The Provost seemed bemused as she reached for Kelly, the City Officer, and demanded that he save her from this rabid nun. Unfortunately for publicans and gay business owners, the good City Officer hasn't been at hand to save them from the gentle attention of Pathetica as she bullies and cajoles them into advertising in the Pride Programme: "Look, my dear. If we're delivering thousands of pooves, dykes and bicycles into the vacinity of your emporium on 19th July, you can get your hand in your trousers and buy a wee ad. Or we'll send Brother Bimbo del Doppio Senso and Pastor Best round to darken your doors". It seems to be working, and the Hush Money is trickling in. In addition to the March, there's going to be a Health and Community Fair - which will probably be a cross between stalls and a car boot sale (with Pride Scotia's Convenor Zander as the car boot). All the health and community groups are in process of being contacted and are being encouraged to turn up with their wares. Pride Scotia organising meeting are open to all and are held in the back room of the Holyrood Tavern at 2pm on the following Sundays: 1st, 15th, 29th June and 6th & 13th of July. However, the ingenue who suggested they knew of a cheaply bookable popular beat combo was given short shrift at the last meeting. Nobody had heard of Atomic Kitten. It's early days yet - there will probably be a lot more things happening - though they'll be being organised by people like you rather than people like Pride Scotia. That's one of the themes of the day - it's your day - do your thing. Be like the Little Milk Maid: stick Saturday 19th July in your dairy or don't cry over spilt milk. John Hein E-mail: john@scotsgay.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EDINBURGH/DUN EIDEANN ===================== As we calm down from Eurovision madness and face the humiliation of relegation, we can look forward to an even bigger event in the LGBT Community. Pride Scotia, the annual pride march for the Scottish Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community which will be held on Sat 19th Jul in Edinburgh. Habana will be doing its best to raise money for the event with various can rattling exercises going on! Miss Cilla Slack will be taking a bus load of folk through to Glasgow on 6th Jun in an attempt to raise awareness but, most importantly of all, to raise some fucking money! Keep an eye on Habana to find out what's on on the actual night of Pride Scotia. GBP1 drinks Mon-Wed between the hours of 9 and 1 is proving to be a real winner with the public! A new night, which was held at Habana, was the post Eurovision Party on the Sunday after Eurovision. This night proved to be a real success with all the golden oldies of Eurovisions gone by! (A real hit with the old fogies!) Planet Out will also be joining in all the capers with a fundraiser evening on Fri 27th Jun. No details confirmed as of yet, but no doubt excellent drink promos, lots of giveaways and games topped of with a named DJ! Check out Planet for more details. Looking for a place to party before Vibe on a Tuesday? Well Pout is the place to be! Big Gay Al hosts the weekly quiz at 8pm then provides all the camp and cheesy tunes until close. Fruit Salad on a Thursday night seems to be getting busier every week. DJs Jon Pleased and Morgan provide the tunes and are more than happy to play requests. Just as the dance floor has cooled down from Vibe's first birthday party, a new project has been announced from Vibe's compere James Longworth called BLAZE! On the first and third Friday of every month starting in the first week of July BLAZE will take place in Club Ego situated on Picardy Place. The music policy: James himself along with guest DJs will play commercial/funky house along with all the latest dance tunes. Entry is GBP3 before midnight and GBP4 after. Be sure to go as early as possible to avoid queue. Excellent drink promos will run throughout the night in case the entry fee is an issue! Vibe is always a cool, fun, no hassle sort of night filled to the brim with student totty - well, it's mid-week, what do you expect!! Another fantastic new night, which started on Sun 11th May, is BOOTYLUSHOUS. This night is held in the Cocteau Lounge of Club Ego. Resident DJs include Dale from Lush/Joy, and DJ Craig. The night will take place every sun and will include a variety of R n B soul and funk. Entry is a measly GBP2! Sure to be a stomper of a night, just what Edinburgh needs on a Sunday. Booty is a fun and chilled night (ideal for a Sunday) www.clublush.co.uk Taste - the club night for extroverts and perverts - is held at the Liquid Rooms, 9c Victoria Street, Edinburgh. Taste is one of Edinburgh's longest and probably one of the most successful clubbing nights. A safe and enjoyable space is provided for a hassle free attitude night. Taste's main room residents are DJs Fisher and Price. An eclectic mix of tunes is on offer. Held weekly Sunday's from 11pm - 3pm entry is an affordable GBP8 for non-members. However if you manage to click your heels and get there before midnight then a GBP5 door charge is available. Drink promos run until 1am. Sun 6th Jul is Taste's 9th birthday with The Sharp Boys and different gear: GBP12 entry. WWW: http://www.taste-clubs.com/ The hugely popular monthly extravaganza that is JOY will take place on Sat 7th Jun at the usual venue, Club Ego. Resident DJs Alan and Maggie Joy will provide the music in the main hall, along with Brett King who hosts the pre-club party at Planet Out (6 Baxter's Place). Trendy Wendy, and Sally F provide the tunes for the chill out area downstairs in the Cocteau Lounge. Entry is GBP10 for non-members. After recovering from a Night Of A Thousand Madonnas at the baby club night - Wiggle, the next date has been confirmed and will take place on Sat 21st Jun. DJs Trendy Wendy and Jon Pleased blend camp with classics and new sounds. A free pre-club party at Planet Out featuring DJ Brett King from 10pm-1am is always an excellent warm up for the night ahead. If you are mincing past the Regent Buffet (just across the road from the Stag and Turret and round the corner from SOLAS) try knocking up Alan Joy as he has recently bought the lease and is currently in the middle of renovating (see photo above). He plans to put in real ale which will certainly please the Lesbian and Gay Real Ale Drinkers. My Editor tells me that a throwaway line about "The Regent For Results" may have some resonance with our more mature readers - don't see it myself! The new Q-Store is now open on Barony Place. Remember Out Of The Blue? Remember how it closed? Well this is the replacement. If you are walking past and think that it is closed - it's not! The blinds are dark and the door is always closed so just walk in. I think it's just to please the locals who complained about it. So be sure to flash your dildo in the air for the entire world to see when you make a purchase! Q-Store is situated right beside the Blue Moon Cafe which now has a trendy little extension added on! Be sure to check it out next time you're down - it's a sort of trendy airy spacious bar. Wee Alan E-mail: weealan@drink.demon.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GLASGOW/GLASCHU =============== Salutations and felicitations, gentle folk. So another issue and the bald headed ginger one has insisted I cater more for the Twinks. Only he knows why, after all it is rather like encouraging rodents. So there will be lots of poxy dance clubs mentioned with house, deep house, dark house, heavy house, ad nauseam. Any complaints: address them to the editor! On a brighter note, there will it seems be a Pride March in Edinburgh this year. A motley collection of fools and optimists met in the Holyrood Tavern on 4th May and a scheme was hatched to once more put Queers on the streets of Edinburgh on 19th Jul. For anyone wishing to help, meetings will be held on the following dates at the Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road, Edinburgh from 2pm-4pm: 1st, 15 and 29th Jun, 6th and 13th July. Volunteers are required to act as Stewards, Fundraisers, Hellraisers, Dogsbodies and all round Good Eggs... Tel: 0131-550 0898. E-mail: volunteers@pride-scotia.org WWW: http://www. pride-scotia.org/ This year's slogan is 'We're here - Because we're Queer!' Short, sharp and to the point, anyone wishing to donate printed T-shirts with the above slogan on will be welcomed with open arms. So, onwards and upwards: here, as promised, is lots of clubby stuff for you sad little disco bunnies. Traxxevents and The Arches present: 3 Clubs in 1 Night! Melting Pot vs Death Disco vs Traxx on Sat 21st Jun (Late licence 10.30pm - 4am) at The Arches, Midland Street, Glasgow. Melting Pot Room: Danny Krivit (Body and Soul, NYC) Scottish Debut (4 hour set) with Billy Woods (Melting Pot). Death Disco Room: Ladytron (DJ set) The Freelance Hellraiser (DJ set) with residents DJ Mingo-go & Onna X (Bis). Traxx Room: Stacey Pullen (Black Flag Recordings, Detroit) (3 hour set) Kirk Degiorgio (As One, Ubiquity, ART) with Tom Churchill (Emoticon / Headspace Recordings). Here follows some of the publicity Shite from the organisers. 'This is the hottest ticket in town this month. Melting Pot have pulled out all the stops and have bagged none other than the legendary Danny Krivit for the evening - A DJ of over 30 years standing (Blimey he must have sore feet by now). If you are looking for something a bit more electronic, then teeter along to the dance arch for what promises to be a floor-slamming couple of hours as the Ladytron ladies pitch camp at Death Disco. Reuben and Helen bring their Liverpool versus New York post-pop electro-noise DJ set to Glasgow. Think Electronica 2003 meets the 80's. Spiffing! (Christ is this shite for real?) Death Disco is also delighted to welcome back (to his spiritual home) its rolling resident The Freelance Hellraiser, the man responsible for mixing Christina Aguilera with The Strokes to create the bastard-popclassic A Stroke of Genius. His manic, mixed up DJ sets blend hip-hop, house, pop, funk and rock - think Jay-Z, James Brown and Shaun Ryder doing unspeakable things to Britney Spears...ooh lovely. As always residents DJ Mingo - Go and Onna X (Bis) do their thing... beautifully. Over in the Traxx arch Stacey Pullen and Kirk Degiorgio will be treating... no teasing the crowd with some of the finest musical treats known to man. One of the new wave of Detroit artists who has followed in the footsteps of techno innovators like Derrick May, Juan Atkins, and Kevin Saunderson, Pullen has recorded under various guises, most notably; KosmicMessenger and Silent Phase. Known for a rather eclectic style, mixing techno with house and garage music, Stacey is a pioneer in his own right. Kirk Degiorgio aka AS ONE is one of the most sought-after mixers/producers in today's eclectic dance music scene. His style can be partly traced to his main musical influences: P-Funk, Motown, early hip-hop, Detroit techno and mid-60's Blue Note. Kirk's performance will be rather special, as he won't be using any vinyl. Instead he is pioneering the use of a new computer software package, called Ableton Live that allows him to play totally live! (He is a fucking DJ what do they mean play live!) Not to be missed!' OK. Let's get back to the adult stuff: club Violate on Sat 7th Jun at the Big Joint in Scotstoun. A very popular event this club welcomes a mixed crowd of all ages. Music is a mix of Dance and Rock. A play area is set up in the large back room and food is included in the ticket price. As an introduction to the BDSM scene, this club night is ideal. Doors open at 8pm club runs until 2am Tickets are GBP10 on the door or GBP5 for members. Annual membership is available on the door at GBP10. Discount news: Now you can get 10% off in Red Moon, 5 Dixon Street. Open Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun. Take along your Violate membership card. Don't forget that it will also get you 10% off in Cyber and all UK outlets of Clone Zone as well as reduced entry to Club Lash. The club Mystyx date on 28th Jun is a special night not only as it the first themed night and what else would it be but 'The Rocky Horror Show'. It is also the unveiling of the club's new purpose built equipment. Before it was hired from Nightshades SM club in Edinburgh. But now they have designed and constructed their own kit. Doors open at 8pm and close at 1am, The entrance fees are the same as usual, GBP5 for members, GBP8 for non-members. Membership is available on the door at GBP5 for a year. Location is the basement of Blackfriars Bar, Bell Street, Glasgow. Dress code is fetish, black and definitely Rocky Horror! A small prize will be given for the best costume and the usual good beer, good play and sweeties will be available to all. Anyone have a clue what is happening to the Candle Bar? Answers on a postcard please. Along with these specific club nights are of course the usual suspects offering a variety of experiences. From the traditional discreetly mixed pubs like the Victoria Bar on the Bridgegait, who offer a warm atmosphere and a decent pint of ale, to the hot sweaty dance clubs like Cube on Queen Street, on a Monday and Tuesday night, for those who just do not want the weekend to finish. For those of you looking for something to do during the day, there's the CCA or the Tron Theatre. Or maybe you fancy dropping into the LGBT Centre at 11 Dixon Street and whiling a few hours away over a cup of coffee in the GLC Cafe/Bar? Men could always check out the new Club Eros at the corner of Bridge Street and Carlton Place. It's the shortly to open (Sun 1st Jun) replacement for Spa-19, describing itself as "Scotland's only therapeutic relaxation centre and gym exclusively for gay and bisexual men". Offering the usual facilities, Eros will be operating as a Private Members Club and if you're a current member of Spa-19 you won't have to re-apply. And the two minute stroll from Spa-19 will do you all the world of good! So, the bitch is back biting babies and shooting squirrels. Sorry to disappoint but all went well down South and I have never felt better. I will take this opportunity to thank my surgeon Mr Phil Thomas and all the staff at the Sussex Nuffield. Their care and compassion was infinite, may your gods smile upon you. Another scintillating column comes to an end, the weather's looking good and the talent's looking better. But remember folks, whatever you find to do: be safe. Angharad E-mail: Angharad@drink.demon.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SCOTTISH MEDIA MONITOR ====================== Religionists and Media Cronies Renew Attack on Scottish Gays Garry Otton Religionists and their media cronies are using the manufactured outrage over the repeal of Clause 28 in Scotland - the law preventing local authorities from the so-called 'promotion' of homosexuality - to prevent the furtherance of gay equality. Scotland on Sunday's homophobic Catholic, Conservative columnist Gerald Warner scoffed that the Greens, "after two weeks in the political sun, have turned Pink, proposing legislation for homosexual 'marriage'. Here it comes - Section 29! What was that wise saw about forgetting nothing and learning nothing?" The Courier's political editor, Steve Bargeton in Dundee warned: "Holyrood is set to be engulfed in a fresh storm over homosexuality of the kind that tarnished the reputation of the first Scottish Parliament in 1999". Tarnished? But Clause 28 was repealed, was it not? Bargeton - an amateur, surely? - was convinced "the issue divided the nation and left the Parliament with the reputation of being more concerned with political correctness than the interests of the public". Well, Steve, I'm not interested in your personal opinions, and neither, I'm sure are your readers. Religionists deliberately hampered what could have been a simple Parliamentary procedure to repeal an English Act that could not be enforced in law. There was also a public duty to counter a wealthy religionist's multi-million pound personal campaign to 'Keep the Clause'. But what's Clause 28 got to do with the Green Party's efforts to bring some semblance of equality for unmarried straight and gay couples? MSP, Patrick Harvie - who a BBC Radio Scotland newsreader pointed out was "unmarried" - proposed a Bill for registered partnerships, both gay and straight. The Courier's Steve Bargeton wet his knickers. He insisted it was "plans to bring in new legislation for homosexual couples to have the same rights as married ones - a move seen by some as effectively 'same-sex marriage'." Call it what you want. But most gays DON'T want the religious institution that is called marriage. I would like to think most heterosexual couples opting out of marriage don't either. This was about equality. Giving couples - that is all couples, straight or gay, in committed relationships - equality in laws governing such things as tax, inheritance, pensions, bereavement and visiting rights in hospitals and prisons. Michael McMahon MSP, who in no reports was ever exposed as a staunch Catholic, opposed to the fair treatment of gays, told The Courier: "It's highly debatable whether gay marriage meets people's priorities". (That's funny. neither does Catholicism meet mine). Time and time again, from the First Minister down, we were reminded that our quest for equality was not important; 'not a priority' and something that mustn't divert attention away from 'more important' issues. Equality for gays was shadowed by the threats of militant religionists; we were fobbed off as less-deserving, second-rate citizens. MSPs were running scared. The Scottish Daily Mail sharpened its knife and prepared to indulge religionists in their obsession with homosexuality. MSP Patrick Harvie was sacrificed on the front page under the headline: "GREENS THREAT TO THE FAMILY". Harvie was made out to be a fraud. A "militant gay activist turned MSP". Kate Foster, so called Scottish Political Reporter, danced in the flames and declared Harvie "wants gay couples to be allowed to take part in civil ceremonies that would give them the same legal rights as married couples". Leaning on a religious metaphor she advised: "Patrick Harvie may have been elected to Holyrood under the umbrella of the Green Party, but one look at his CV suggests his real passion is not environmental reform but the crusade for gay rights". The List MSP for Glasgow's sexuality was unnecessarily exposed; described as a "bisexual" who "worked full-time for a publicly-funded 'education project' criticised for distributing pornographic leaflets on homosexuality to children". That 'criticism' was initiated by the same machinery oiling the cogs of this poisonous report: The notorious Christian Institute. The inverted commas around "education project" referred to Gay Sex Now, a booklet that contributed to the fall in HIV rates in Glasgow amongst gays to less than that of heterosexuals. Inverted commas were also used by Foster to retort how Harvie had "insisted his Bill was needed to end 'discrimination' against gay couples". Whoops! A bit of personal opinion there, Kate? And pornographic? Who says so? The Mail's barking mad organ grinder, the Christian Institute? Oh, do me a favour, love! Alongside a photograph of "a homosexual couple in Holland", (?) The Mail declared "voters turn on Greens for suddenly championing homosexual weddings instead of the environment, while critics condemn 'attack on the family'." They found one. Cheryl Osbourne from Glasgow who told them that the Green Party "should be concentrating on the focus that people elected them for and gay marriages are certainly not in any way related to the environment". But who said anything about gay marriages? Harvie made it clear to Foster: "This is definitely not about gay marriage... It is a mechanism which would be open to mixed or same-sex couples". Who cares? Certainly not The Scottish Daily Mail. The words: "Gay marriage plans savaged", was splashed across the tops of two pages. Instead of those directly affected by the discrimination Harvie wanted to challenge, Kate Foster lazily paraded the usual homophobic rent-a-gobs available at the touch of a Mail reporter's Quick-Dial key. She found, "a spokesman for the Scottish Tories said the move could undermine marriage", Valerie Riches of right-wing militant group Family and Youth Concern cried: "This is all part of the homosexual agenda designed to destroy the family", a spokesperson for the Catholic Church added wistfully: "Hopefully, this Bill won't be successful" and, of course, Colin Hart from the militant Christian Institute warned: "The whole motivation behind this is to give gays tax benefits. But there are many people caring for elderly relatives or disabled people who would be far more entitled to those rights that gays want. It is just a recipe for unjustness and unfairness and downgrades marriage." So forget the disproportionate number of gays in the caring profession. There you have it. Gay couples are cheating the elderly and disabled of what's rightfully theirs! Oh, Kate! And just to think you could have taken another path and have been a journalist! Another one of The Scottish Daily Mail's cronies, Graham Grant dropped in a few paragraphs to give his angle on the repeal of Clause 28 in Scotland. Neatly sidestepping the plethora of religious propaganda infiltrating schools, Kate Foster described Clause 28 as "the law preventing the distribution of gay propaganda in schools". The Mail's editorial tried to make a causal link for voter apathy in the recent Scottish elections to the support for the massively funded 'Keep the Clause' campaign by millionaire evangelist, Brian Souter, three years ago. Despite a huge majority turning their back on Souter's private opinion poll, the editorial insisted: "MSPs denounced their own electors as 'bigots' and pressed on regardless. The electorate got the message and responded this month with a 50 per cent abstention rate..." But The Mail hadn't got the message. The party that most supports the aims of The Mail's religious agenda - the Tories - gained no seats and even continue to lose support, while the Greens increased their number of seats in Scotland from one to seven. Er... Hello! Doesn't that tell you something? The editorial whined: "It was not simply that people were opposed to the politically-correct posturing of the parliament - it was the irrelevance of the issues it was pursuing..." Once again, we are all equal in our pursuit of fair play, but clearly, some are more equal than others. Kate Foster went on to darken Patrick Harvie's name. "Yet, for all his controversial views," she gasped in surprise, "Scotland's first openly gay MSP was born into a comfortable middle-class family". Aww! But didn't he just tell you he was bisexual? And neither was he "Scotland's first openly gay MSP". What about Iain Smith or Keith Raffan? With The Mail's usual disregard for inconvenient detail, Foster warned that Patrick was "a member of the militant gay rights group Stonewall", a remark, I confess, had me tipping my chair over and rolling across the floor in laughter! Is this bitch real? She warned that "only now that he has settled into his GBP49,000-a-year job as an MSP is the extent of his homosexual militancy becoming clear". We should be more wary of The Scottish Daily Mail's religious militancy. So-called 'gay militancy' has only ever been about a pursuance of equality and fair play in society. It never has been about 'special rights'. Neither has it cost anyone their life. Religious militancy, however - be they holy wars, the troubles in Northern Ireland or the tragic events of September 11 - are quite a different matter. Tom Curtis and Jason Allardyce painted an even darker picture of Patrick Harvie in Scotland on Sunday when they quoted an unnamed "politician" at his election hustings after he admitted he had worked in the gay and lesbian community: "You could hear a pin drop... The whole front row winced at what he had said". Curtis and Allardyce offered the opinion that "unconventional sexuality remains a taboo too far for many Scots", providing, in support, alleged homophobic comments from the leader of the Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party and a Tory MSP who failed to get elected! Brian Souter was said to have been "upset". Ex-Scottish Sun editor and Keep the Clause PR man Jack Irvine was quoted saying: "The tone of the conversation has been 'have you seen this latest bit of crap?' My instinct is that this time people have just said, 'Oh, f*** [It appears that the Scotland on Sunday can't spell Fuck!. Ed.] it, do what you want'." He believed "many people may be sickened" and added: "There's a great middle Scotland out there which I think is probably appalled. There's been a lot of gay propaganda trying to make out that this is normal but I always understood marriage was really for procreation, and, as far as I know, gays can't procreate together". Irvine appeared to be a victim of his own propaganda. Allardyce claimed Irvine believed "he accepted some of the arguments that people living together, of whatever sex, should have equal rights under the law". Since this is all Harvie is proposing, what on earth was that dickhead Irvine on about? Conservative, Catholic media whore, Mrs Katie Grant was called in to do her bit for marriage and comment on the Scottish Green Party's "latest wheeze". Marriage was "not a lifestyle option"; Mrs Grant sniffed as though gays shop for partners in Ikea: "It is a serious and deep-seated commitment". But how many times did Patrick Harvie have to say this: The Greens weren't seeking "gay marriage". And even if they were, some gay partnerships have been a good deal more suited to the role Mrs Grant believed could only be claimed by heterosexuals who marry for what she snottily called "a personal commitment of faithfulness to each other... broadened into a commitment to stability and growth within society". Mrs Grant was dancing through the daisies in her nightdress while extolling the virtue of a thoroughly nauseating Victorian myth: "Married couples accept the disciplines of marriage because they believe it provides the best environment in which children can flourish, thus replenishing the nation with people who know something about morality, authority, commitment and the joy to had from living as a family". She was in full finger-wagging mode: "Fine, Mr Harvie. But people who do not wish to be married, who wish to remain publicly uncommitted... should accept the consequences. Nobody is stopping them from arranging their lives exactly as they like. But if you wish to do things your own way, you cannot expect the whole world to dance to your tune". Only he wasn't asking for 'special rights': She was! The horsey, wax-coated bitch wanted heterosexual Marrieds to benefit from all the special rights and privileges they could grab for themselves. "Maybe the Greens and those who support this latest proposal should get out more", she snapped. Maybe if someone opened the stable door, she could, too. Crying out to politicians to come to her rescue, she bawled: "Who among them will show some leadership and put the promotion of marriage top of the list of priorities?" But marriage is already promoted by statute. And the Greens did not, in any case, want to undermine it. Mrs Grant adopted a more sinister tone: "...There is a deeper agenda. Civil partnerships will not just involve heterosexual couples. Gay couples, too, will benefit, thus softening us up for an eventual bill to promote gay marriage". Softening up Mrs Katie Grant? Now there's a challenge! She begged: "Ideally, children should have a mother and a father who live together. Parliament should promote the ideal. It is as simple as that". But it is not an ideal every child has. And gay couples are sometimes the only couples that have come forward to offer them a secure and loving home. There is no point in The Daily Mail and it's religious cronies scapegoating gays for the decline of marriage. There are many very traditional gays who desire marriage of some kind, and many, like me, who wouldn't give you a pretty posey for it. It is not gays, but changing fashion, that is to blame for its decline. Marriage is a construction, and not, like so many religionists seem to believe, as natural as birth and death. It is both refreshing and astonishing that a gay or bisexual MP or MSP has dared to stand up and make any sort of stand for gay equality. Thanks to orchestrated homophobia from the likes of white trash like k.foster@dailymail.co.uk, political parties in Scotland like Labour, the SNP and, of course, the Tories, have turned their back on Green MSP Patrick Harvie and are running scared from any resurgence of the infamy of the notorious Clause 28 campaign, masterminded by a former editor of The Scottish Sun. Only the Liberal Democrats and the SSP have, by and large, stood by their commitment to equality. We should recognise Patrick Harvie's courageous and noble efforts. That's something you all might want to remember come the next election. Finally, the sacking of Peter Cox from his position as editor of The Daily Record is not good news. Cox took over from the hardliner Martin Clarke who oversaw a plummeting circulation when he virtually turned the paper over to Keep the Clause campaigners during the repeal of Section 28. Bruce Waddell, who was editor of The Scottish Sun, has replaced Cox. During the Section 28 stushie, a Scottish Sun editorial claimed: "Section 28 is one of the most precious safeguards in Scottish society. It blocks right-on thinkers from foisting the mechanics of homosexuality on children in the classroom". In another editorial The Sun was tub-thumping: "God put his own son in a household with a mum and dad... We are the ones who are today grateful to Brian Souter, the raiding of his charitable fund, and the righteous stirring of sensible Scots everywhere. To use a Biblical term, the thought of removing Section 28 is an abomination. To use another, the idea deserves the same fate as Sodom and Gomorrah". So convinced that the "righteous stirring of sensible Scots" was the answer - an opinion I can't imagine going down so well with factory workers, office staff and hod carriers - the editorial exhorted: "What better use of charitable money than to turn the tide of muddle-headed thinking that assaults young minds?" (And, of course, fill the coffers of Murdoch's newspapers with some lucrative advertising promoting the Keep the Clause campaign). Without considering the lesbian, gay and bisexual men and women who have children, its editorial cried: "Those of us who go with the 90 per cent majority in our sexuality are the ones who have children to worry about". The editorial boasted: "Cabinets, the legal profession, showbiz and, let it be said, newspapers all have open doors to gay people". But Waddell's Scottish Sun didn't employ an openly gay columnist, only a homophobic old boot, Jim Sillars! The editorial added smugly: "They have followed the call of their genes and by and large have forfeited the joy of children... Are we homophobic to reflect this? Not at all". Waddell's appointment is a retrograde step for the Scottish tabloid. Garry Otton's book SEXUAL FASCISM is published by Ganymede Books priced GBP8.99. garry@scottishmediamonitor.com Due to a shortage of space, further homophobic stories in Scotland's media are only available on the SCOTTISH MEDIA MONITOR website: http://www.scottishmediamonitor.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DUNDEE/DUN DEAGH ================ It's back to business as usual at the popular hostelry Charlies Bar. After their extended holiday, Ian and Charlie have regained a tight grip on the business so returning it to profit. They even had a great drinks deal on with certain pints at a pound in the early evening. It was a short lived offer brought about either by the competition doing the same or, as some unkind people said, to get rid of old lager. That of course was not true. The recent football spectacle could be watched on the bar's new big screen television. Celtic were thrashed in Europe regardless of the size of screen you watched it on. Fortunately, the match was before the recent showers proved that the roof repairs had improved but not stopped damp problems. Eurovision was the name of the game at the city's other gay bar Brooklyn in St Andrews Lane. The UK entrant was still crap even though it was on a massive screen. Winners Turkey are unlikely to be appearing in the club as they were even turned off before singing their winning song at the end of the show - Madame Grumpy skimping on the lecky again! No doubt we shall have the UK group singing in the club as they tour the gays hoping to re-ignite their careers. It's been standing room only at karaoke time in Brooklyns lately - (Madame Grumpy skimping on the chairs? Ed.). Thanks to ongoing drinks promos and a fun presenter in the bubbly Suzi, the quality of singing has improved too so what was once a night of painful assault on the ears can now be quite enjoyable. A karaoke competition would be great too like they had in Liberty a couple of years ago. OUT nightclub staff have put on their summer uniform and they look very smart too. Shorts were requested by women customers so they can drool over the female staff even more. Most male customers have seen the barmen unclothed so Graeme's shaved legs will stay covered. Since they reintroduced the drinks promos the club has been a bit busier on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Local holiday weekends have also brought busy Sundays too. The recent attempt by the self appointed sex education and healthy gay men groups failed to attract any interest other than their own. A meeting to discuss the way forard was held in such secrecy that you had to phone a number before being told where to meet. Reminded me of a rave friends insisted taking me to a few years ago. Discreet or clandestine meetings should be a thing of the past and we should all be out and proud. Future happenings in Dundee over the swnmer are a charity drag night in Charlies which should be great fun. Even Ian has promised to get on the slap! The club has linked with the Westlife tour to get the support act FY8 appearing in July. Whilst they are good and handsome it might have been a better coup if Westlife appeared at the club. Not of course that we at ScotsGay are claiming or even suggesting that any member of a group called Westlife might be gay. So don't bother to sue me. The Editor's address is at the back of this issue. Shafted ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABERDEEN/OBAR DHEADHAINN ======================== Hiya all you guyz 'n' girlz out there in Bendy Land, at the time of going to press the PRIDE in Aberdeen event will be upon us. Got to get this in as well as the short ginger balding one is screaming at me!! (I'm late as usual). I write this just as the curtain has come down on "Beautiful Thing", the first part of our Aberdeen celebrations. Now I may be a wee bit biased, but "what a fantastic show!" The cast treated an audience of around 200 to a superb night of entertainment; there were tears of sadness and laughter, (that was only the crew!!) as the story of our two young heroes discovered the joy of love. The cast lead by Director Paul Hudson surpassed themselves, starring Matthew Middler (Jamie), Andy Malcolm (Ste), Belinda Findlay (Sandra), Emma Clifford (Leah) and not forgetting the spaced out Duncan Munro (Tony) who pulled together to give a very fast moving and emotional performance. Early indications from the viewing public was that it should have run for more than just one night (don't think I could have survived though!) with many saying they would have come again, can't say much more than that really apart from to thank everyone who took part, acted as stage crew, (especially Gordon Lawson who finally got his huge erection on stage!!!!) helped out or assisted in any way and not forgetting our sponsors Aberdeen City Council and OUT Clubbing. So what is it next year you lot, "Torch Song Trilogy"? I can feel the grey hairs coming in now! So apart from getting ready for PRIDE what else has been happening on the good ole' Aberdeen gay scene: Out Clubbing ran the Mr Gay Aberdeen Competition (this replaced Mr Gay UK) on the third of May. A bevy of beauties strutted their stuff in front of a packed club, with the usual cat calls of "get em off!!!!!!" The winners on the night were in reverse order; 3rd Place - Jay, 2nd Place - Matthew and 1st Place - Kevin winning a bottle of champagne, bunch of flowers and of course cash, presented by a very smiley Madam Grumpy (well he had been rubbing in the baby lotion!!). The club is looking great with the refurbishments nearly completed, but bloody hell, the carpet disnae half get to your eyes when you're pissed! As usual the drinks promos are continuing to run with the 2-4-1 Wicked and VK's. Abacos (noticed the mistake in the last article yet?) has in fact been taken over with Jason in charge behind the bar. The bar will be offering live music, DJ and karaoke; it has a great atmosphere and looks modern and fresh. Thanks and a big hug to Jason who supplied the champagne for the "Beautiful Thing" after show party. So if you're looking to go somewhere different before you hit the club, try it out! Nothing else as far as Castro's or the other rumours from last month, but as usual I will try and keep you posted. Wellman's Health Studio is just about ready to open their doors and is still aiming for a PRIDE weekend launch (and God will I need it!). The sauna is just waiting for some final bits and pieces to be sorted and then the doors will open for Aberdeen's first gay sauna. Price still to be confirmed but contactAberdeen (01224) 211441 for further details. That's all for now folks, much shorter column (leave it!!) than normal but got to go and organise this PRIDE stuff. As always be happy, be safe and "let's be careful out there". 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Likes role play. Your place. Will also correspond. Box SG51152. Fife - Central - All Scotland Middle aged Fife guy (versatile) seeks slim guys of any age for no-strings fun. My place or yours. Bi's, married, male couples most welcome. Very discreet. ALA. Get writing. Box SG51153. Glasgow Gay Guy Gay guy, 40's, friendly, GSOH and young outlook seeks similar for friendship and maybe 1-2-1. I'm 5'8", slim, fit with a medium muscular build, dark hair and brown eyes. Box SG51154. Glasgow Gay guy, 30, slim, fit, smooth body, SA/SL, GSOH, genuine, honest, relatively inexperienced but hard and horny. Looking for new mates, possible 1-2-1. Letter and photo ensures reply. Looks and age unimportant. Box SG51155. Sorely Missed Re: Ad in April issue, please substitute Tony for Kenny. He is a foremen in a sawmill in Tullibody, muscular and hairy, (dark hair). Please get back in touch, I miss you. Box SG51156. Dundee - Tayside Slim, non-scene, gay male, 50's, likes walks, music, theatre. 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Box SG51161. Dornoch - Sutherland Handsome guy, lonely, bored, seeks friendship, contacts, perhaps more. Age and status immaterial. Photo /phone. Box SG51162. Bit Of Tenderness I'm 39, 5'6", slim, blond, non-smoker with own home. Down to earth, genuine, not a time waster, non- scene. Looking for someone who is genuine, working class, non-smoker, non-scene and down to earth aged 40-50. Dinners out or cosy nights in, visits to the cinema or theatre followed by a beer in a non-scene venue. Mutual exchange of love, tenderness and respect is wanted by a guy with a sense of humour and easy going nature. Seeking genuine replies please, ALA. Box SG51163. Tayside Gay Couple 39, and 41, new to the area and want to make new friends. Box SG51164. Nephew Looking For an Uncle If that is you, get in touch. Good food and drink, lots of laughs. Good fun in bed. All from a 35 year old guy. Looks not important. 18-30 year old sought. Must be keen. ALA. Box SG51165. 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Big House Boy Six foot, obedient house boy likes role play in soft underwear. Seeks master, dom, TV or effeminate man to serve and obey. I am large built. Box SG51171. Edinburgh Fit, attractive, non-smoking, bi guy, 40's, offers sensual massage to 18-25 year olds. Total discretion assured. Box SG51172. Cumbernauld Gay Cumbernauld guy, 60, would like a younger guy to share exciting evenings. Mobile numbers will not be answered. Box SG51173. Edinburgh Experienced, versatile, older, married guy, discreet, looking for young male to enjoy coming to terms with their sexuality. Box SG51174. *BISEXUAL Bi Curious? There has to be a first time for everything! Aged 16-21; get in touch? Considerate experienced versatile older guy will talk you through things at your own pace before getting down to some safe fun. Your limits respected. Total discretion assured. Live in Edinburgh but will travel if required. Box SG51103. Highlands Looking for a guy for friendship and fun. Prefer to travel at this stage. Me: 52 years old with sense of humour and easygoing. I enjoy a degree of CD sometimes. All contacts answered. Box SG51110. Bi Guy Dominant seeks submissive bi female for fun and games and lashings of fun. E-mail contact preferred prior to any meeting. Box SG51116. Bi Male 54 Male bi into O poss WS and other mutual fun likes TVs TSs or any other fetish males also adult babies or nappy lovers/wearers, etc. All are welcome: couples, les or whatever persuasion. All for mutual fun and hopefully friendship/ more? Can/will accommodate in Stranraer area. Age etc unimportant but willingness to want to meet and be prepared to travel essential. Any males who fancy being a daddy to me or TV/TS to play mummy or daddy or both most welcome. Surely there must be some genuine people out there in ScotsGay land and not time wasters? Im a 100% gen guy looking for same and hopefully as a regular friend too. So cum on, get in touch please. Box SG51121. In Need Of A Gentle Hand This 57 year old Paisley bi-male needs discreet daytime de-stressing. Can you handle this? Please write, enclosing photo. Box SG51122. Friendly TV For Friendly Lady Friendly slim, tall, attractive Tv in Edinburgh looking for a friendly lady to share good times. Genuine and honest... I like to go out as Karine as much as I can... Hopefully someone genuine is out there xxx. Box SG51133. Inexperienced Bi-guy I am 29 years old from the southside of Glasgow. Slightly submissive, and fairly inexperienced with other guys. Looking for an older more dominant guy for mutual fun in the afternoons at the weekend, I cannot accommodate, but can travel. Open minded, and willing to try most things once. I am 6ft tall, average build with dark hair and green eyes. Box SG51135. Looking For Mistress Submissive Aberdeen guy, 34, 5'8", slim build, attractive, looking to meet dominant mistress for spanking/cp, bondage and master/slave. Reply if you want to be my mistress. Box SG51140. Edinburgh Bi Guy Mature fit w/e long stayer WLTM young couple for active or passive fun. Box SG51145. Strict Master Requires well-built, strong, submissive types keen to learn new ropes and obedience. Must be able to take CP. Photo essential. Glasgow/anywhere. Box SG51146. *STRAIGHT Edinburgh - Central Scotland Friendly, fit, 50something silver bear seeks morally relaxed women of all ages for fun and friendship. Box SG51102. *FRIENDS ABROAD INTERGAY Penpal contacts with gay men all over the world. Over 120 subscribers in 30 countries. To join is free: send your ad. Only subscribers get the booklet with all data and addresses by enclosing GBP5. INTERGAY, Voorstraat 12-A, 4033 AD Lienden, Netherlands. France Looking for friends who like travel and to visit us. We are two guys: German and Polish We like music, cooking, nature, animals, swimming, correspondence. ALA. Write: Henry Dan, 30, Chemin de la Petite Abadie, F-06730 St Andre de Nice, France. E-mail: zigi.chicko@wanadoo.fr Latvia Good-looking, 29 year old guy from Latvia would like to find an older man for really serious relations. Write: Alexander Chernov, Lugazu 4-57, Riga, Latvia. E-mail: sasha2003@one.lv Nepal Looking for male friend from Europe. Write: Thakur Simkhada, POBox 3283, Kathmandu, Nepal. E-mail: info@botanicaltreks.com *LOOKING FOR Greg/Graig From Glasgow Looking for Greg (dark hair, blue eyes) from Glasgow. We met at the George in Dublin in 1999 in September (after several sights we talked, two girlfriends came to take me home and you wanted me to stay with you, in front of the wardrobe we started to...), you worked in the computer business, stayed at a friend's flat (he was out for a wedding) and we had big fun that Thursday night. I'm from Germany, now 25, and seeking since ages for you. E-mail: cameron_78@gmx.de Edinburgh Were you in the New Town Bar on Sat 19th April? If you were, did you or a friend of yours pick up a grey jacket? It's made by Gap, size small, with a Waverley Care Tartan Red Ribbon on the outside pocket and a purple LGBT Youth pen and lip balm in the inside pocket. Please, please, please can i have it back. I will NOT be angry, and I may even buy you a drink to say thanks and no hard feelings. I just want my jacket back. E-mail: K.Moncrieff@sms.ed.ac.uk or Write: Box SG51109. *ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE Bo'ness Two bedroom flat available now. Tel: 0131-558 1279. Fraserburgh Free accommodation and meals offered to guy interested in working with fabulous circus high school and stunt horses and ponies. Andalusian Lipinzzaner, Falabellas and German Shepherd Dog act. Free training given by Advanced Animal Trainer. For more info, phone: 01346 583145. Glasgow - Govanhill Self contained second floor flat. Semi furnished. One room, separate kitchen, separate WC/shower room. Suit one person. Requires decoration by new tenant. Low rent: GBP150 per 4 weeks. 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A *women only space* where all women are welcome without prejudice. Free use of computers and Internet connection. Latest computer/women's magazines/morning newspaper. [For women in the gay community there is also a copy of the latest edition of AroundAB-out2001 Newsletter.] Cosy pop-in coffee lounge. [Donations for refreshments are expected.] Information-Resource Area /Women's library. Computer/Confidence/Empowering/English as a second language courses run throughout year. Access for disabled. No smoking policy in Centre. Contact Maria Clark for more details at E-mail: awc@clara.co.uk OUT* 7 Crown Street. Tel: (01224) 212527. Sun, Thu 11pm-2am. Fri-Sat 11pm-3am. Popular large venue. Regular promos and PAs. Gay owned. Now Aberdeen's only gay venue following the closure of Fidel's. DUMFRIES SWEATY BETTY'S* Ay-Jay's Bar, The Crichton Campus, Bankend Road. Tel: (01387) 702221. Last Fri of every month. However, May date has been cancelled. 9pm-1am. A new regular club night for lesbians, gay men and their friends. GBP3/GBP2 concs. E-mail: surefire.promotions@ virgin.net DUNDEE BROOKLYN'S BAR* 2 St Andrew's Lane. Tel: (01382) 200660. Wed-Sun 7pm-Midnight. Well appointed gay friendly bar next door to Out 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. OUT* 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 BLACK BO'S 57/61 Blackfriars Street. Tel: 0131-557 6136. Wed-Sat 6-10pm. Superb little (mostly) vegetarian restaurant. Friendly staff. Mixed clientele. BLUE MOON* 1 Barony Street/36 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-556 2788 (Bar) or 0131-557 0911 (Office). Mon-Fri 11am-11pm, Sat-Sun 10am-11.30pm. Food served until 10pm. Popular lesbigay cafe/bar complex. BOBBIE'S BOOKSHOP* 220 Morrison Street. Tel: 0131-538 7069. Mon-Sat 10am-1pm, 2-5.30pm. Mixed bookshop selling a selection of UK and imported gay magazines. BOOTYLUSHOUS* Club Ego, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434. Info Line: 07736 936650. Sun. 11pm-3am. New gay night with DJs Dale and Craig playing a mix of RnB, Soul and Funk. Drinks promos all night. GBP2 entry. WWW: http://www.clublush.co.uk/ C.C. BLOOM'S* 23 Greenside Place. Tel: 0131-556 9331. Mon-Sat 7pm-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: info@claremont-bar-edinburgh.co.uk WWW: http://www. claremont-bar-edinburgh.co.uk/ EASYINTERNETCAFE 58 Rose Street. Tel: 0131-220 3577. Daily 7am-10.45pm. Large Internet Cafe from which many gay men seem to troll the net instead of just picking up each other! WWW: http://www.easyinternetcafe.com/ EDINBURGH LESBIAN GAY AND BISEXUAL CENTRE* 58a and 60 Broughton Street. Houses Sala Cafe-Bar and Massage for Health. Also provides meeting and noticeboard space for many lesbigay organisations. Private mailboxes available. 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. 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. Daily Noon-12.45am. Food: Mon-Tue 5-8pm, Wed-Fri Noon-2pm & 5-8pm, Sat Noon-8pm, Sun 12.30-8pm. Functions catered for by appointment - kitchen also available for big groups at any time. 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?" CAMRA's Lesbian and Gay Real Ale Drinkers meet there on the first Mon of the month from 9pm - 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. 11pm-3am. Monthly. Next date: Sat 7th Jun. DJs Maggie Joy, Alan Joy and Brett King in the main hall take the music from funky house at the start of the night to tougher house and trance as the night progresses. Trendy Wendy and Sally F are more laidback in the downstairs room. Free Pre-Joy party at Planet Out beforehand (10pm-1am) featuring DJ Brian Dempster from Mingin'. GBP8 members/GBP10 non-members. E-mail: clubjoy@blueyonder.co.uk. LAUGHING DUCK* 24 Howe Street. Tel: 0131-220 2376. Mon-Thu Noon-Midnight, Fri-Sat Noon-1am, Sun 12.30pm-Midnight. Stylish, comfy bar with relaxed atmosphere serving food till 7.30pm and a fantastic GBP3.99 brunch till 4pm on Sun. DJs on Sat nights. Pub Quiz every second Sun from 9pm. Function Room Hire. E-mail: contact@thelaughingduck.co.uk. WWW: http://www.thelaughingduck.co.uk/ 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. 368-370 Gorgie Road (Currently not licensed as a sex shop). Tel: 0131-468 6969. Mon-Sat 11am-8pm, Sun Noon-8pm. Scotland's ORIGINAL licenced SEX shops where you'll be made welcome by the very nice assortment of folk who work there! Toys galore, video rental too! Larger sizes stocked. LUVELY The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street. Tel: 0131-225 2564. Info Line: 07711 307997. First Sat of each Month. 10pm-3am. Mega club night with resident DJs Tommy Kay, Newton & Stone, Jared and GP. WWW: http://www.luvely.net/ MASSAGE FOR HEALTH 58a/60 Broughton Street. By appointment only. Massage therapy from qualified practitioners Anne (Tel: 07986 810190) and John (Tel: 07970 921209). Also Meditation, Relaxation and Yoga Classes throughout the year - phone John for details. E-mail: info@massageforhealth.co.uk WWW: http://www.massageforhealth.co.uk/ MINGIN' Studio 24, 24-26 Calton Road. Info Line: 0131-467 2551. 11pm-3am. Fortnightly Sat. Next dates: 31st May, 14th & 28th Jun. Alan Joy's dark, sexy, dirty house night features Alan Joy himself on the decks plus Brian Dempster. GBP6 entry (GBP5 before midnight). E-mail: mingin@blueyonder.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. Drinks Promotions Daily. Downstairs Bar open Fri & Sat with resident DJ from 10pm-2am. Also available for hire Sun-Thu. No EIGHTEEN* 18 Albert Place. Tel: 0131-553 3222. Daily Noon-10pm. Long established sauna club for gay and bisexual men. Excellent facilities include large sauna cabin, 14 man steam room,10 (very popular) private rooms, 8 man filtered Jacuzzi, communal and private showers, video, TV lounge and hot and cold refreshments. Warm, clean and friendly. GBP9 (GBP7 concessions). WWW: http://www.number18sauna.co.uk/ OOT: OUT ON TUESDAY* Stand Comedy Club, 5 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.co.uk WWW: http://www.thestand.co.uk/ PLANET OUT* 6 Baxter's Place. Tel: 0131-524 0061. Daily 4pm-1am. Popular and busy gay bar with friendly staff. Q-STORE* 5 Barony Street. Tel: 0131-477 4756. Mon-Fri 11am-7pm. Sat 11am-6pm. Sun 1-5pm. New gay and lesbian store. E-mail: info@q-store.com WWW: http://www.q-store.com/ SALA CAFE-BAR* 60 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-478 7069. Tue-Sun 11am-11pm. Previously known as Nexus, the cafe/bar at the LGB Centre has re-opened after major refurbishment including new bar area. Relaxed atmosphere, friendly staff, eclectic menu. Regular live music and gallery space. E-mail: salacafebar@hotmail.com SOLAS CAFE* 2/4 Abbeymount. Tel: 0131-661 0982. Mon, Wed, Fri 11am-4pm, Tue, Thu 11am-8pm. Attached to Solas HIV/AIDS Information Centre. Good home cooking (everything cooked on the premises). Vegetarians and carnivores catered for. THE STAG & TURRET* 1-7 Montrose Terrace. Tel: 0131-661 6443. Mon-Sat 11am-1am, Sun 12.30pm-1am. Friendly gay local just round the corner from the Solas Centre. Two new pool tables upstairs. STEAMWORKS* 5 Broughton Market. Tel: 0131-477 3567. Daily 11am-11pm. New sauna with large spa pool, steamroom, dry sauna, labyrinth, massage, cafe lounge, free Internet access, vertical tanning. WWW: http://www.steamworks-sauna.co.uk/ TACKNO Massa (formerly 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. 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 with guests whilst Martin Valentine and Steven Wanless play garage and US house in the Back Room, to an up-for-it mixed/gay crowd. GBP6 Members/Guests GBP8. GBP5 entry before 11.30pm. Drinks promos until 1am. Sun 8th Jun: Jon Pleased (Quarterly Residency). Sun 6th Jul: 9th Birthday Party with The Sharp Boys and Different Gear. GBP10 members/GBP12 guests. E-mail: contact-us@taste-clubs.com WWW: http://www.taste-clubs.com/ THAI ME UP 4 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-558 9234. Daily Noon-11pm. Superb gay friendly Thai restaurant situated in the middle of Edinburgh's gay area. E-mail: management@tmeup.com WWW: http://www.tmeup.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, Kruze Video Zone, licensed bar and Broadband Internet cafe, free weights gym, massage by appointment. Admission GBP9 (Concessions GBP6), Mon 18-25 years old GBP4 entry, Tue GBP5 before 2pm, Wed GBP10 per couple, Thu GBP7 entry before 4pm, Fri GBP7 entry after 9pm, Sat 2 for 1 beers and spirits, Sun GBP5 for students. Annual Membership GBP2. Proudly gay owned and operated. WWW: http://www.gayscotland.com/townhouse/index1.htm VELVET* Club Ego, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434. Last Fri of each month. 11pm-3am. Next dates: Fri 27th Jun, 25th Jul - No Velvet in May or August at Ego. Women's club nite, for gay girlies and their specially invited gay boy friends. A fresh new approach to a girls' nite out, with DJ Michelle (Poptastic/Wiggle/Joy/Planet Out). GBP6/GBP5 conc. with ID - 2 for 1 b4 11.30pm. E-mail: clubvelvet@blueyonder.co.uk WWW: http://www.www.webflyers.co.uk/Flyer/377 VIBE* Club Ego, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434. Tue 11pm-3am. James Longworth upstairs playing mainstream charty party toons and guest R'n'B DJs downstairs. Drinks promos. GBP2 members/GBP3 non-members. E-mail: vibe@100ent.com WWW: http://www.vibetuesdays.com/ WEB 13* 13 Bread Street. Tel: 0131-229 8883. Mon 10am-8pm, Tue-Sat 10am-10pm, Sun Noon-6pm. Informal mixed cybercafe with homely and approachable staff. E-mail: info@web13.co.uk WWW: http://www.web13.co.uk/ WIGGLE* Club Ego, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434. Info Line: 0131-467 2551. 11pm-3am. Monthly. Next date: Sat 21st Jun. In the main hall, resident DJs Trendy Wendy and Jon Pleased blend camp with classics and new sounds. Sally F and DJ Michelle go a touch alternative downstairs. Free pre-Wiggle party at Planet Out featuring DJ Brett King from 10pm-1am. Entry to Wiggle is GBP9. E-mail: wiggle@blueyonder.co.uk WORD POWER* 43 West Nicolson Street. Tel: 0131-662 9112. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10.30am-6pm. Independent radical bookshop. E-mail: books@word-power.co.uk WWW: http://www.word-power.co.uk/ 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 BURLY* Mercury Lounge, 142 Bath Lane. Tel: 0141-248 1777. Infoline: 07930 357401. 10pm-4am (subject to late licence). 2nd Sat and last Fri of each month. Fri 30th May - Topless and Tattoo night. Fri 27th Jun - "Mr BURLY 2003". 1st Prize: 2 Night Winter Break for 2 in Amsterdam. GBP5 (free membership). Drink promos. Runner Up Prizes donated by Clone Zone, Bodyline Tattoo and The Art House. Club night for the over 25 age group. Dress Code: rubber, leather, uniform, industrial, denim, rugby & kilts. Designed to be cruisy. WWW: http://www.dv8scots.co.uk/ E-mail: dv8scots@hotmail.com CANDLE BAR* 20 Candleriggs. Tel: 0141-564 1285. Mon-Fri 4.30pm-Midnight, Sat Noon-Midnight, Sun 12.30pm-Midnight. Upmarket bar in the heart of the Merchant City. Regular cabaret, karaoke and disco. Under new management. CCA* 350 Sauchiehall Street. Box Office Tel: 0141-352 4900. Cafe Tel: 0141-332 7959. Box Office: Tue-Thu 11am-11pm, Fri-Sat 11am-Midnight, Sun 11am-6pm. Gallery: Tue-Sun 11am-6pm, Thu 11am-8pm. Cafe: Tue-Sat 11am-9.30pm, Sun 11am-4pm. The Centre for Contemporary Arts. Performance & exhibition spaces, Cafe/Bar, bookshop. E-mail: gen@cca-glasgow.com WWW: http://www.cca-glasgow.com/ CLONE ZONE* 45 Virginia St. Tel/FAX: 0141-553 2666. Mon-Sat 9am-7pm, Sun Noon-7pm. Clothes, videos, magazines, toys. Has now moved out of the GGLC and into new premises a few doors North of their original shop. E-mail: admin@clonezone.co.uk WWW: http://www.clonezone.co.uk/ CLUB EROS* 1-3 Bridge Street. Tel: 0845 4562310. New "therapeutic relaxation centre and gym exclusively for gay and bisexual men"! Due to open Sun 1st Jun. Private members club run by same folk as Spa-19 - current members of which will have their membership transfered automatically. E-mail: cluberos@hotmail.com CLUB MYSTYX* Blackfriars Bar (Basement), 36 Bell Street. Tel: 0141-552 5924. Next date: Sat 28th Jun. 8pm-1am. Members Only BDSM play club. GBP5 membership (available at door), GBP5 entrance for member, GBP8 for guests accompanying members. Fetishwear/black dress code: no sportswear allowed. E-mail: club_mystyx@yahoo.co.uk WWW: http://www.geocities.com/club_mystyx/indexmystyx.html 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 11.30pm-3am. Two-nighter with DJs Shawn Roberts & Shazza Halliwell. Various drinks promos. Entry GBP3. E-mail: thornleisure@yahoo.co.uk CYBER* Unit 3, King's Court, 107 Kings Street. Tel/FAX: 0141-553 0942. Mon-Sat 10am-6pm. Sun Noon-5.30pm. Alternative clothing. WWW: http://www.cyber-clothing.com/ DELMONICA'S BAR 68 Virginia Street. Tel: 0141-552 4803. Daily Noon-Midnight. Nice if your face fits. EASYINTERNETCAFE 57/61 St. Vincent Street. Tel: 0141-222 2365. Daily 7am-10.45pm. Large Internet Cafe from which many gay men seem to troll the net instead of just picking up each other! WWW: http://www.easyinternetcafe.com/ FOURPLAY Envy, 26 Cambridge Street. Tel: 0141-332 3437. Wed 11pm-3am. A new one nighter. GBP4/GBP2 with flier. Selected drinks GBP1 all night. E-mail: envy-glasgow@luminar.co.uk 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, Joys-4-Us, 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: admin@glgbt.org.uk WWW: http://www.gglc.org.uk/ JOYS-4-US* 11 Dixon Street. Tel/FAX: 0141-248 6065. Mon-Sat 11am-7pm, Sun Noon-4pm. Toys for girls and boys. Fetish, bondage, leather, cards, magazine, mucky vids. E-mail: lesley@joys-4-us.co.uk WWW: http://www.joys-4-us.co.uk/ THE LANE 60 Robertson Street Lane (off Argyle Street). Tel: 0141-221 1802. Noon-10pm. "Exotic Gay Men's Club" with sauna and private cabins. Not very busy. THE MENS ROOM 130 Great Western Road. Tel: 0141-332 1001. FAX: 0141-332 4555. Tue 10am-6pm, Wed-Fri 9.30am-7pm, Sat 9.30am-5pm. One stop male grooming emporium. E-mail: enquiries@themensroom.biz WWW: http://www.themensroom.biz/ MERCURY LOUNGE* 142 Bath Lane. Tel: 0141-248 1777. Tue-Sun 10pm-3am (except Thu - open for comedy from 9pm). Well appointed club. Full programme of PAs, etc. E-mail: mercurylounge@hotmail.com OOT IN GLASGOW* Stand Comedy Club, 333 Woodlands Road. Tel: 0870 6006055. Second Wed of each month. 8.30-10.30pm. Monthly gay comedy club. E-mail: admin@thestand.co.uk WWW: http://www.thestand.co.uk/ THE POLO LOUNGE 84 Wilson Street. Tel: 0141-553 1221. Mon-Thu 5pm-1am, Fri-Sun 5pm-3am. Smaller than previously but retains same attitude. WWW: http://www.pololounge.co.uk/ RELAX CENTRAL* Central House, 2nd Floor, 50-58 Jamaica Street. Tel: 0141-847 0088. Noon-10pm. New Sauna in the City Centre. E-mail: info@relaxcentral.co.uk WWW: http://www.relaxcentral.co.uk/ REVOLVER BAR* 6a John Street. Tel: 0141-553 2456. Noon-Midnight. A refreshing antidote to the current gay scene. Pool table, state of the art free jukebox (with over 7,000 tracks on it), reasonably priced drinks, good quality service, no karaoke. E-mail: info@revolverdotbar.com WWW: http://www.revolverdotbar.com/ SADIE FROST'S 8-10 West George Street. Tel: 0141-332 8005. Mon-Sat Noon-Midnight, Sun 1pm-Midnight. Bar meals: Until 7pm. Gay friendly as long as you don't kiss your same sex partner. Heterosexuals are, of course, more than welcome to consume each others' tonsils. SILKS AND SECRETS* 308 Argyle Street. Tel: 0141-572 1017. Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun Noon-5pm. Clothes and toys catering for gay, transvestite and fetish tastes. Friendly understanding staff. Larger sizes stocked. SPYKER* Unit 7, King's Court, 99 Kings Street. Tel: 0141-552 3111. Mon-Fri 11am-5.30pm, Sat 11am-6pm. Fetish Wear. TRON THEATRE CAFE BAR* Chisholm Street. Tel: 0141-552 8587. Mon-Sat 10am-Late, Sun 11am-Late. Friendly theatre bar. Mixed. Good food. E-mail: boxoffice@tron.co.uk WWW: http://www.tron.co.uk/ THE TUNNEL 84 Mitchell Street. Tel: 0141-204 1000. Wed 11.30pm-3am. Allure is a new gay night from the folk who bring you Cube. DJ Darren. Entry GBP3. E-mail: thornleisure@yahoo.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. Convenient for the Citizens Theatre. 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. Runs regular clubs at the Big Joint in South Street, Glasgow on the first Sat of each month. Also holds special one off clubs called UltraViolate roughly every 3 months - next one will be in Edinburgh about the end of Aug start of Sep. With UltraViolate, they are trying to find extra-special venues, bring in more space for stalls, exhibitions and possibly performers but not the usual angle grinder to the groin routine. 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 GATE CAFE BAR* 21 Queensgate. Tel: (01463) 711700. Mon 10am-11pm, Tue 10am-1am, Wed 10am-11pm, Thu-Fri 10am-1am, Sat 10am-12.30am, Sun Noon-11pm. Gay friendly bar with dedicated gay nights Tue & Fri. Drink promos and DJs. SLEEPERS Station Square, Academy Street. Tel: (01463) 231926. Mon-Sat 11am-11pm, Sun 12.30-11pm. Inverness's main gay-friendly establishment. Currently closed and undergoing refurbishment - will open under a new name. KIRKCALDY FEUARS ARMS 66 Commercial Street. Tel: (01592) 269056. Mon-Wed 11.30am-3pm & 5-11pm, Thu 11.30am-3pm & 5pm-Midnight, Fri-Sat 11.30am-Midnight, Sun 12.30-11pm. Mixed venue. Traditional pub (in CAMRA's 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. 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