SCOTSGAY MAGAZINE ================= ScotsGay is a monthly magazine for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals. Edited, printed and published in Scotland ScotsGay 60/- Light - Issue 52a - July 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: Dundee Cologne - Travel Feature Aberdeen Glasgow Edinburgh Pride Scotia Scottish Media Monitor Fringe Previews Book Festival Preview Voice Personals Boxes - the ScotsGay Meet Market Helplines Venues --------------------------------------------------------------- Dundee/Dun Deagh ================ It's been really good weather in Dundee and that seems to have had an effect on customers of all venues - some of which claim to have air conditioning! The wimmin have been fighting which has created more heat. They've been so well behaved the last couple of years. Perhaps it's all the inbreeding that's going on with the lesbians recently! Still, the club had a successful Miss Lesbian Dundee competition recently which featured Italians, Spaniards and a few from the Central Belt as well as some local talent. The winner was Helen and special mention should go to karaoke Suzi who hosted the event, giving up her birthday evening to do so. At least it spared us from honorary lesbian Madam Grump. Biggest cheer from the crowd went to Suzi Carl I guess, but with a hundred pounds of winner's cash in her pocket, Helen soon became the most popular as she spent the money on drinks for her friends. We hear it may become an annual event so perhaps it will become better advertised. The club recently had boy band FY8 who went down very well with the boyz and 'boy' lovers amongst us. They performed their soon to be released hit record (don't they all?) and promised to come back to perform if they got a hit! Chart toppers (well number two was the highest they got - but we are only reading Madam Grumpy's press release) The Fast Food Rockers mimed their hit about pizzas recently on a Scottish tour which included supporting Westlife. Now there is a job I fancy. Better do it now before the West boyz get too fat. The local holiday fortnight is upon us and to celebrate Brian might have brought up a big name act but he decided to put on prize karaoke and generously gave a bottle of vodka. His generosity might be applauded but Suzi broke his fingers getting the bottle out of his hand. Charlie and Ian may have given up trying to get Kerry back as manager. The couple have appointed barman Gary to add some younger faces behind the bar. As he is under 40 I think they have achieved that. He should remember that the Lovely Kerry regularly gets her hair done and that the just out of bed hair style is now well out of vogue. Hopefully, there will be no need to panic in Charlies! The heat and smoke in Charlies is sometimes so unpleasant that we often go to Lloyds next door. Well it's gay friendly too. Especially now it has appointed former club manager Gavin Smith as barboy. Is he older than Charlie? Charity Drag Night at Charlies will have been held by the time you read this. Hopefully a lot of money will be raised for their retirement home. Seriously, it should be great fun and all the best to the dragsters. Hot news from staff at the club is that Brian is thinking of applying for a wedding licence so that same sex marriages can take place there. This is in preparation for the law being changed in the UK. How forward thinking and capitalist of the man! He obviously had some time to think whilst trawling the beaches at Sitges. Perhaps the marriages can be consumated in the toilets afterwards just like so many do before going out together. Brooklyns has been heaving on many nights and so they dropped some of the drinks offers. It's still possible to get a pint for a pound at the start of the evening but if you want cheap pints later, Carling at GBP 1.50 is still a good deal - if you like English lager. The quiz nights which were introduced recently on Thursdays have also been well attended. However the prize always goes to the intellectuals of the We Bissums team - so they are well named! Can I suggest some more up to date questions as the Prime Minister is no longer local MP Winston Churchill - it's that former socialist Tory Blair. Club drink promos of alcopops 2 for 1 on most nights have made it quite busy mid week and Slasher Reilly's music is also much improved. The interestingly named shot 'Stiffys' is now available in three flavours but you still have to go to the toilet for spunk flavour! That's all for now, folks! Shafted Pic: Gay Men's Health Tayside continues to expand and meet the needs of gay and bisexual men in Tayside. As you can see, it's all happening at Gay Men's Health! Stay tuned for further developments! For more information on Gay Men's Health contact Dundee (01382) 525255 or check out WWW: http://www.gaymenshealthtayside.com/ For more information on volunteering for Gay Men's Health contact Dundee (01382) 525255 or E-mail: dita.stanis-traken@thb.scot.nhs.uk --------------------------------------------------------------- Cologne Travel Feature ====================== Koeln, known to us Scots as Cologne, is now but a short flight away from Edinburgh by new low cost airline Germanwings who insisted on taking Sister Athletica de la Bain there for the Christopher Steet Day weekend. Unfortunately, they flew her back! Koeln, estimated to be the same size as Edinburgh, witnessed numerous mini events designed to 'meet and greet' the thousands of locals and worldwide travelers to this the largest LGBT event in Europe. The weekend was launched by an open air concert/street party, with acts to entertain a diversity of taste but with always with celebration in mind. A massive warehouse party at Joystick, with an estimated attendance of over one thousand mainly men of muscle, sweated and glistened becoming a frenzied mass as each moment drew nearer to the climax of the weekend, the Chistopher Street Day Pride March. From the early hours of Sunday (6th July take note!) thousands jostled to get a good position to see ,and enjoy, this EuroPride 2003 extravaganza. Over two and half hours, 88 floats wound their way through this magnificent city to the cheers and applause of an appreciative international LGBT visitors and locals alike. Diversity and inclusion delighted the throngs as Gay and Lesbian police officers proudly march alongside other members from the other essential services. EuroBear and Mr Gay Europe 2003 drew cheers as did the many dancing troupes, especially the Swinging Sisters delighting the crowds on the many stops on its winding 3 mile march. My own sisterly brethren marched, accepted and received my blessing from the Convent of Dunn Eideann, before blessing with timely reminder of the safer sex message the gathered and appricative faithful. The final day of the street concert, and many well known European names in the world of entertainment delighted and encouraged many sing-a-longs. As day turned to night the LGBT community scene turned its eyes to a sizable club and pub scene. Koeln has a large and diverse offering for both local and visitors alike. From leather to lace, the City of Koeln and the LGBT community have demonstrated well fought and hard won battles against many right wing opponents, spearheaded by the Roman Catholic church who on an annual basis challenge the Christopher Street celebrations in favour of their own now smaller Easter Parade (oh how Judy would have cried). In the wee small hours LGBT couples, most walking hand in hand, can be seen winding their home through a city that is supportive and at ease with it's LGBT community. Bill McKee (aka Sister Athletica de la Bain OPI) --------------------------------------------------------------- Aberdeen/Obar Dheadhain ======================= It's that time of the month again, the short ginger balding one wants his copy and I want a holiday. So hello to all you bendy boyz 'n' girls in Gay Grampian. Out Clubbing: not much in the way of news as Frankie is currently on his hols, but the usual drinks promos continue. So I will bring you news on the Ms Lesbian Aberdeen event next month. FY8 came up and performed a few of their numbers and went down well with the assembled masses, most of whom were drooling into their alcopops. Hopefully much more news from the club next month. Abacos continues to pull in the punters' pink pounds and is carrying on with the usual drink promos. Jason and the guyz providing an excellent service; if you haven't been there for lunch yet give it a try as the food is fab! Oh Henry's on Adelphi in Aberdeen is once again going gay, (see, all those rumours were right!). Re-named INDIGO, the city's latest gay lounge bar and nightclub opens doors on the 1st August. Having recently been refurbished, the club looks nothing like it did when it last opened its doors to the gay scene. It has a comfortable laid-back atmosphere with big comfy couches over looking the harbour. A reasonable sized dance floor to bop the night away and will be open 7 nights a week from 5pm to 2am weeknights and 'til 3am at the weekends. Plenty of themed nights are planned such as the obligatory 'Shag Tag' and a 'Will & Grace Night' along with other competitions and drinks promos. On the nightclub side, the manager is planning an R'n'B night on Tuesdays, a Dance night on a Sunday and all those favorite cheese, chart and dance at the weekends and weeknights. Indigo will be free entry every night (now there's something different!) For further info contact Fraser on Aberdeen (01224) 586949. We wish the guyz the best of luck with the new venture. The word on the street is that another venue is due soon within a 2 minute walk of Abacos and Indigo, (would that be the old Po Na Na's?) so will Aberdeen have 4 venues shortly, (Will our pink pound stretch that far? Have we all got enough outfits to visit each one? These questions and more to be answered soon!) Homophobic Attacks: Our friends at Grampian Police are advising members of the LGBT community to avoid the Windmill Brae hill and the Windmill Bar for a while as two attacks on members of our community left one with quite severe injuries. Some of the bar's clientele are members of the BNP/SNF along with Aberdeen Soccer Casual type Muppets; for your own safety, if you are leaving Out Clubbing and need to get to Bridge Street, go onto Union Street first. Grampian Police have one suspect who has been charged, released on bail and will appear in court soon. Wellman's gay sauna is getting busier and busier with lots of hot, lean, sweaty bodies, (better stop now!), using the facilities, the charges remain as per the last article, but someone pinched 3 of the pool table balls ("What for?", he asks. Then wishes he hadn't!) so a cost of GBP 2 per hour has been levied. If whoever purloined them puts them back (minus the lube!) you get it free again! NELF is on holiday at the moment but will start meeting again in September. The organization is now a company limited by guarantee--the North East LGBT Forum Limited. The BBC are looking for young folk aged 24-30 (that's me out of the game then!) (Never knew you were on it, dear!--Ed.) to appear in a new show called 'Folked Up?'. The challenge is for parents to live for a week in their kids' shoes, (more bloody reality TV!) and the Beeb is looking for a Scottish LGBT person who lives near London to take part. For details contact Paul Connolly on 020-7502 5666. Granite Sisters are organizing Scotland's first 'Dance & Chat' for gay women at the Aberdeen Arts Centre on Sun 7th Sep from 4-9pm. Tickets are GBP 3 each. The centre is closed to the public on a Sunday so the 'Dance & Chat' is exclusively for those who want to go along. Contact Granite Sisters on Aberdeen (01224) 713336 or E-mail: 4-2-9@clara.co.uk That's all for this month folks, I'm off to put on my leathers and get something large and throbbing between my thighs. As always, be happy, play safe and remember "Let's be careful out there". Mark Thomson E-mail: markt@phacescotland.org --------------------------------------------------------------- Glasgow/Glaschu =============== Salutations and felicitations gentle folk. So, shall we start with the good news or the bad this month? Heads I win: tails you lose. Pride Scotia went with a bang, I myself stayed in like a wimp still recovering from my trip to Brighton. However reports back are very positive and the turn out was reasonable, given it's the holiday season etc. So hopefully this is the start of more good times for Pride marches in Scotland. A new sauna has opened (at last). It's Club Eros which replaces Spa 19. Happy smiling faces are pictured behind the desk at the opening... On a less positive note, Relax Central sauna appears to have closed. Telephone calls to the premises have garnered no response. Thus far we have no real indication of the reasons for this action. Although it appears that an all too frequent one is top of the list of the most obvious. A lack of support from the community that it sought to serve. I am sick to death of hearing the moaning and whinging from all corners of the so-called LGBT community about lack of venues, choice and facilities. Because virtually every time someone tries to address this problem they run up against the same lukewarm response. A similar situation faces the owners and organisers of the Mercury Lounge, hereafter to be known as Mercury. They have tried to establish a number of different midweek events, Ladies' nights, comedy nights etc. But the turnout has been poor. The main and most pathetic reason is because it is too far to walk: for fuck's sake, it's on Bath Lane not the other side of the moon. I am seriously considering carrying a length of 2 x 4 with me in the future and any whinging bastard is likely to get a major battering. If you want more choice and better facilities then get off your lazy sad sack arses and support people when they go to the trouble and expense of trying to provide you with somewhere to go and something different to do. Mercury will continue to operate on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. So if you do not want to see this venue lost to the community completely I suggest you make an effort to support it. So, to business: the next Ultra-Violate is due to be held on 30th Aug at the Edinburgh Dungeons so make a date in your diary. If this night is half as good as the first it promises to be an absolute cracker. The atmosphere generated in this venue is fantastic. The crowd is the usual very diverse mix to be found at Violate events. Before then is the usual clubnight on 2nd Aug 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 GBP 10 on the door or GBP 5 for members. Club Mystyx' next date is Saturday 23rd August. A great centre of the city venue, ideal for those who like their perversions served straight with a twist! Doors open at 8pm and close at 1am, The entrance fees are the same as usual, GBP 5 for members, GBP 8 for non-members. Membership is available on the door at GBP 5 for a year. Location is the basement of Blackfriars Bar, Bell Street, Glasgow. Dress code is fetish and black. New Flesh on Wednesdays Rock/Nu Metal at Privilege, 69 Hope Street, Glasgow (Just up from the Solid Rock Cafe). Doors open 9pm-2am (GBP 1 between 9pm and 10pm, GBP 2 between 10pm and 11pm, GBP 4 after 11pm). BEDLAM next event is Sat 26th Aug. Usually falls on the last Saturday of the month. Doors open at 9pm. Qudos, Main Floor, Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow University, Hillhead, Glasgow 9pm- 2am. Tickets from usual outlets are GBP 3 usually available from Osiris, 487 Great Western Road, Glasgow & Missing Records, Wellington St, Glasgow or on the door on the night. Second Nature on Friday 8th and Friday 22nd August 11pm 'til 3am GBP 2 before Midnight, GBP 4 after. Second Nature is a new twice-monthly party at The Universal, 57-59 Sauchiehall Lane, which brings together the talents of Tom Churchill (Emoticon Recordings) and Andrew Pirie (Traxx). This night has no musical boundaries and will allow the DJs to play whatever they want from a wide spectrum of soulful music past and present. In the relaxed setting of the upstairs bar/lounge, you can expect to hear sounds ranging from broken beat, deep jazz, funk and soul to house, disco/boogie, dub, hip hop and electronica - anything goes. Next dates: Sept 12th, 26th. Along with these specific club nights are of course the usual suspects offering a variety of experiences from the traditional 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 the Cube on Queens Street, on a Monday and Tuesday night for those who just do not want the weekend to finish and for those of you looking for something to do during the day. There is of course 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 on a cup of coffee in the GLC cafe/bar. Whatever you fancy check out the listings page at the back for further details. Remember folks, whatever you find to do: be safe. Angharad E-mail: angharad@drink.demon.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------- Pride Scotia 2003 ================= Pic caption: Pride...More Pooves than you could shake a stick at. More Lesbians than you'd dare shake a stick at. More Bicycles than there were Lesbians shaking sticks. And several Transfolk shaking... A lovely day out for all our pretend families. Fuck you, John Smart! Next year: Glasgow. Unless we compromise on Falkirk! --------------------------------------------------------------- Edinburgh/Dun Eideann ===================== Did everyone enjoy Pride then? At least it was a warm day. The march went without any major hiccups and all venues were packed, but no hassle throughout the day, well except the brawl that took place out in the street! A big massive thank you and well done to staff who worked long hours and gave up their day to serve a bunch of drunks slavering pish over the bar! CC Blooms celebrated their ninth birthday last month with a fantastic evening's entertainment, full of fun and frolics. Thanks to Brian and Diane I had wet knickers all fuckin' night as I was forced (yeah right!) to dance on the stage with a rather fine, young, sweaty and well hung stripper! I don't know how much you guys paid but it was well worth the money! The girls were catered for also as a rather fit young lady cavorted round the stage to Christina's Dirty track. The evening took the theme of Grease and all staff and punters got into the swing of it and provided one of the best nights I have had this year. Big ta very much to; Diane, Brian, Sam, Peter, Georgey Boy and the rest of the CC's gang. Latest news on Alan Joy's new pub, the Regent is that unfortunately the opening will be put back until JOY celebrates its tenth birthday which will be held on Sat Aug 2nd. The new venue for JOY will be the Venue. Entry is GBP 15 for non-members and GBP 12 for members. Tickets are on sale NOW at Planet Out and Q-store. The club will be on all three levels of the Venue, all resident DJs will be there including a few special guests. The next Wiggle date will be Sat 16th Aug and will be a funky 80's night. Blaze seems to be the hottest thing on the scene just now. James Longworth (yup from Vibe on a Tuesday) provides the camp, cheesy poptastic tunes in the main hall, and some other thing is going on in the Cocteau Lounge! I think it's an R n B thing they have on the go. It's separate from the Blaze thing so make sure if you are going to the Cocteau Lounge don't stand in the maaaaaasssssiiiive queue for Blaze! Despite the big queue (which is for the fire regulations!) the night itself is fab so if you haven't been it's on every Friday at Club Ego. VIBE is still as busy as ever packing in almost 400 folk every Tuesday, with two floors open and drink promos all night. Before I go it's time for a Kleenex moment. Velvet (women's club night at Ego) did not pass its trial and has now become homeless after Friday 25th July. Well done to the Velvet team for giving it a go. Pity you never got that much support from your market! Speak Soon! Alan E-mail: weealan@drink.demon.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------- Scottish Media Monitor ====================== Garry Otton on Invasion of Privacy Reporters Derek Alexander and Lorna Hughes were looking for a good party! "A five-day sex marathon at a mansion near Dunoon, Argyll". Whoaw! I'll grab my coat! But hold it! Party poopers, Lorna and Derek from The Sunday Mail were blowing no one! The balloons and cherry-flavoured condoms can stay in their packets. They only thing they blew was the whistle on the organiser and any other "sordid activities" that "seedy" Jim Gallagher might plan, including turning his modest tattoo shop at Saltcoats in Ayrshire into a "sex empire". (What... In Saltcoats? Oh, pleeease)! Reporter Derek Alexander gushed a censorious priggishness: "The Sunday Mail can reveal the seaside shop is just a front for his real business - recruiting young women for country house orgies... featuring girls dressed as naughty schoolgirls and men togged out as headmasters. Vampires and vicars are another popular theme". News indeed to poor Jim Gallagher whose recollection of two parties - one on the shop's opening night and another on Hallowe'en - featured him dressed as a fireman along with a few mates and another couple dressed as Fred and Wilma Flintstone! Jim insisted there was never any country house party, and if you believe him - (the choice is between Jim Gallagher or an ex-junkie wanting to see her story on a fish supper wrapping) - there was no country house either! The Sunday Mail was sorely vexed: "Gallagher charges GBP 10 to join his sordid website and allows members to download explicit pictures of girls who have starred in his movies. He recently boasted he has more than 1000 members... It's a profitable business. Gallagher has raked in around GBP 10,000 from sex-hungry punters who have joined his swinging club". (And still works all day in a tattoo shop in Saltcoats? Go figure)! Jim is perplexed. His website, www.midnightdragontattoo.com (a must-see) costs less "to join" than a copy of The Sunday Mail: It's free! Jim Gallagher insists that the Internet site that "flogs triple-X movies" and so upset the Victorian Sunday Mail was not his at all. Nonetheless, house prices in Saltcoats were set to plummet. "...Council officials are bound to have something to say about the sordid activity Gallagher pursues on his premises". Why? Jim doesn't recall having had any orgies in "the back shop of the Midnight Dragon Tattoo parlour, where he also films hard-core porn". He says: "I run a Tattoo Studio, not a 'parlour' and do not have a 'back shop'. I do, however have an 8 x 8 office, situated at the back of the premises, on the upper floor". Not exactly ideal for the sort of parties The Mail were fantasising about. Jim's efforts to 'expose' his tormentors on his website resulted in further aggression in The Sunday Mail with another headline: "Tattooist on gaming rap". The tabloid snapped: "A tattooist who makes porn films and organises orgies faces prosecution - for an illegal fruit machine". After alleging he'd installed the machine without a gaming licence, reporters called a "spokesman" for North Ayrshire Council who told them: "We are investigating the matter which will also be of interest to the police". And something that might be of interest to Jim Gallagher is the success Louise Port, a GMTV producer and girlfriend of former Scotland football manager Craig Brown, had in screwing Trinity Mirror, owners of The Sunday Mail. The Daily Record and Sunday People falsely alleged she had an affair with a journalist and kept it from Brown. Both papers admitted there wasn't an atom of truth in the story. Ms Port took them to the cleaners and was awarded GBP 200,000 in libel damages. It is more than just sexual dalliances and our weakness for the sins of the flesh that underpins The Sunday Mail's stand for moral purity. In plenty of time for Christmas, the tabloid announced: "JESUS TO BE NO 1 AT CHRISTMAS". The story would have bored readers of The Christian Herald! Threatening to knock Barbie off her perch, we were promised: "Jesus doll has a chance of being the No. 1 best-selling toy this Christmas". And, doing their bit, The Mail even threw in some free advertising for the websites that sold the ghastly things! The Sunday Mail's resident prude, Derek Alexander was soon back denouncing sexual expression, real or imagined, with Brendan McGinty in another "exclusive". This time, "Kinky Euphemia runs dungeon for weirdos next to precinct". Darryl and Euphemia Bunning were a "kinky middle-class couple... living a sleazy double life as a dungeon master and mistress". The shopping precinct bit puzzled me before realising, of course, that tenuous link with children was vital for a good tabloid story about sex. "Dominatrix Euphemia, 42, parades around in a basque and thigh high leather boots just yards from families shopping in Glasgow's St Enoch Square". Derek Alexander's report was uncomfortably self-revealing: Erotic yet self-chastising. The couple were doused in middle-class respectability before Alexander was forced to expose teasing snippets of their sexual dalliances. The villains were finally torched by a wrathful denouncement of their sins. "Well-spoken Euphemia... the mum-of-one travels to the dungeon each day from her smart semi-detached home in Polmont, near Falkirk... Husband Darryl, 44, collects Euphemia in their red Astra estate car... The Bunnings married in 1980 and have property in Grangemouth". How delightful! The couple were berated for helping "cranks", (elsewhere described as "a hardcore band of perverts"), who "get their sexual kicks by hanging them from the ceiling, whipping them and training them like puppies...", encouraging "grown men to dress as babies and advertise for leather-clad sex-slaves...", administering "electric shock treatment to her clients..." and smacking men "if they behave like a bad puppy..." No report such as this would be complete without the ubiquitous Sunday Mail "investigator" going as far as their moral rectitude would allow. He was escorted into "the Fantasy Room dungeon", a "candle-lit room which sported an array of whips and chains on the walls. A stretching table lay in the middle of the floor and other sex toys were laid out at the back of the room". The puppy promptly disgraced himself in his Burton's casuals! Rather than stay on for the thrashing he so richly deserved, he made his excuses and left. Mistress Guy, as Euphemia preferred to be called, was altogether more professional and shone through the report as a thoroughly responsible dominatrix. She explained to the "investigator" how "the pain can be as light or as heavy as you want. The safe word here is 'blue'. Anytime something happens during a session which you don't like all you have to say is that word and we can stop and talk about it". Such sexual maturity failed to impress the prudish d.Alexander@sundaymail.co.uk: "It's not as if they can tell people they train grown men how to behave like puppies for sexual kicks", he bitched, before adding: "Even so, they'll be in the doghouse after our revelations". (With The Sunday Mail lining the litter-tray)! It was not only the pious Sunday Mail demanding sexual conformity from the public. While Posh Becks was front-paging it on The Sun over some "sensational" sex pics, reporter Gerry Duffy was otherwise headlining how a "PERV DENTIST OFFERS GAY SEX ON INTERNET". But more on this in a moment. First, let me remind everyone, this was the same tabloid that had complained how "British Big Brother viewers" were "getting a raw deal compared with the rest of the world". The tabloid even stumped up GBP 50,000 "for the first Big Brother bonk" warning, "British bosses should take note". Every other version of Big Brother in the world had proved so much more relaxed about sex than the Brits. Big Brother contestant, Bible-reading Orkney-boy, Cameron Stout was booted out of the house and swapped with South Africa's 'Big Bamboo'. But was all this self-confessed liberalism all gas and gaiters from The Scottish Sun? Ask our "perv dentist"! All chunky Bear, [name removed by ScotsGay] had done was post a sexy picture of himself up on a gay website. (A "lewd website pose", was how the prudish Scottish Sun stiffly referred to it). Poor Sun reporter Gerry Duffy took a fit of the vapours. His report featured a picture of the dentist; his cock pixelled into obscurity and a reminder that what The Scottish Sun was obscuring was "obscene..." This was "dentist [name removed by ScotsGay] in lewd website pose". It was described as an "exclusive". (In which case, Gerry Duffy really should get out more). "Shamed [name removed by ScotsGay] poses naked on the site and touts for sex with strangers", gasped the fragrant Mr Duffy. But was this really news? And why - apart from what he pocketed in Murdoch sovereigns - should it have excited Gerry Duffy anyway? For goodness sake, [name removed by ScotsGay] was making contact with other likeminded gays on a gay website! He was being totally honest about what turned him on. "Under the name 'pipe dentist' he chats to other gay men. He boasts that he loves smoking pipes and cigars - during sex". The boring Sun dismissed it as "sordid antics". After The Scottish Sun dutifully disclosed the contents of their spiral-bound notebook to the David Garrett Dental Practice in Clydebank where the dentist worked, someone from the practice "stressed" to The Sun reporter that they "didn't know of [name removed by ScotsGay]'s kinky history". Well they wouldn't, would they? Until now. Think about this. How would you feel if, after having had some sexy fun on a gay website on the Internet, tabloid reporters, posing as moral police, invaded your privacy, printed your pictures in the papers and went to your workplace to disclose enough information that resulted in disciplinary action (in this case the General Dental Council) and your sacking? The only shocking thing about this 'report' is how it has unashamedly invaded a man's privacy. It has always been the view of the National Union of Journalists that sexual orientation should only be mentioned if it is strictly relevant to a story and journalists should neither originate nor process material which encourages discrimination. This story hangs precariously on the flimsy reasoning that [name removed by ScotsGay] was a "family dentist" and presumably not permitted to sexually express himself in this way. An unnamed "source" told the paper: "This guy is supposed to be a professional role model but his behaviour is disgusting... He's a dentist and has a privileged job. He shouldn't be behaving like that. I don't think patients will be happy". Crap! It's none of their business! The implications behind The Scottish Sun's description of [name removed by ScotsGay] as a "family dentist" were perfectly clear. The Scottish Sun should hang its sorry head in shame! The inconvenience gays impose on the rest of Scotland by 'demanding' the same rights as everyone else keeps the wheels of the newspaper print industry well-oiled. "It is all about a tiny, but very powerful and influential, gay lobby trying to impose their way of life on the rest of society", remarked Monica Burns bitterly in her letter to The Herald. The Let's-not-draw-attention-to-ourselves or I'd-rather-drink-tea sort of queer can always be found to fan the flames. The Herald, for instance, has had its fair share of gay contributors to balance the books. Let's see... they've had columnist John Macleod (now at home writing for the homophobic Scottish Daily Mail) who once wrote how gays were "simply not equipped to live" and then there's Graeme Woolaston, a writer and book reviewer who loves to point the occasional accusatory finger at gay campaigners. He was once again in The Herald letters' pages carping: "Of course, it's been rightly observed that today it's the Love that won't shut up!" Ain't life just a bitch, Graeme! One of those tireless siren voices has been The Daily Record who, in this instance, bawled: "NEW GAY RIGHTS WILL COST MILLIONS". (As if our tax bills for heterosexual 'rights' didn't cost a penny)! The Daily Record warned: "New legal rights for gay couples are to cost taxpayers up to GBP 240 million a year". But the government's consultation document had only suggested this figure if "large numbers" signed up to "gay marriage" by 2050! (In the tacky stakes, we may have reclaimed the Eurovision Song Contest, but let's leave marriage well alone. It's so 'yesterday' and looks like disappearing faster than Eartha Kitt and the Cuban heel)! The Scottish media struggled to divorce themselves from the fact civil registration of partnerships was not about Berketex brides and something from H Samuels. On BBC Radio Scotland, Garry Robertson invited renowned homophobe, columnist Lynette Burrows from Middle England who predictably dismissed the idea as a "publicity exercise to draw attention to them". If calling up some rent-a-gob to spout nonsense on the subject is as informed as we get on the subject, I would prefer to listen to the Radio Scotland that sailed round the coast of Scotland broadcasting pop music off the MV Comet. While African women were being put at risk by the fundamentalist Christian-backed American government policy that refused to give aid money to health workers who gave abortion advice, religionists were busy meddling with a report designed to secure a better strategy for sex education in Scotland. The report recommended NHS boards ensured all young people had open and confidential access to sexual health services, including emergency contraception, either on site or in a location near all secondary schools. The Sunday Herald reported: "The Catholic Church has called on Scotland's one million Catholics to oppose the Scottish Executive's new sexual health strategy, claiming it undermines the importance of marriage and the rights of parents". This particular group of experts had the responsibility of tackling an alarming growth in sexually transmitted infections and the worse teenage pregnancy rate in Europe. The group compiling the report was forced to include a member of the Catholic Church and Father Joe Chambers wasn't playing ball. So, with a swish of priestly skirt, promptly resigned. He was reported saying: "Representing the Catholic Church I am speaking on behalf of approximately 20% of the population in Scotland. Even allowing for those who no longer practise a faith, I am quite sure that I would have the support of the vast majority when they are made aware of my reasons for refusing to sign this strategy report". Oh they will, will they? And who came up with those figures: The Christian Institute or Winnie the Pooh? Isn't Chambers a wee bit over optimistic on the numbers turning up to dusty churches on a Sunday; filling their lungs with dry rot spores? Churches won't see the numbers he imagines until they've been converted by Wetherspoons. While Father Chambers wrote to the Scottish health minister Malcolm Chisholm, a group led by Mrs Eileen McCloy, a mother of ten from Glasgow, set up a pressure group called Not With My Children insisting that only parents should make the decision about when their children should become sexually active. Chisholm caved in and turned his back on the family planning expert's findings before they had even been published. He blocked the group's proposals and promised Father Chambers no emergency contraception would be available to teenagers in schools. Garry Otton's book SEXUAL FASCISM is published by Ganymede Books priced GBP 8.99. E-mail: garry@scottishmediamonitor.com Now averaging 1000 hits a day, read the papers, post your comments or search for material at the SCOTTISH MEDIA MONITOR website: http://www.scottishmediamonitor.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------- Fringe Previews =============== This year's Fringe brochure is immense. Rooting through the thing trying to pick out what might be of interest to the L, G, B or T punter is no easy task. Here, in ScotsGay, Martin Walker has done it for you... Lets kick off with Tina C in her brand new show, 'Lifestyle Guru'. Part Judy Garland, part Lilly Savage and two parts Michael Moore (and much more attractive than all three), Tina is riding high after the phenomenal success of last year's 'Twin Towers Tribute'. "Some thought that the Twin Towers stuff was tasteless," says Tina, "they didn't like the thought of having a go at the US at their 'difficult time'. But after the Gulf War and Camp X-Ray people look back my shows and say that they weren't vicious enough. And many of my fans are straight white Americans." So what is the 'Lifestyle Guru' all about? "I'm going to tackle personal problems raised by my audience with some sensitivity and a fair dose of tough love. You see Tony Blair isn't the only one who needs a bit of guidance. There may be an occasional, umm, tenuous recourse to my extensive country music back catalogue... as well as an airing for some helpful new tracks like my new survivors' anthem, 'I Didn't Know I Had It In Me', but there is no script. It's a lot of fun. I did the show in Brighton and we had a ball!" Read more about Tina at http://www.tinac.net/and see Tina C in 'Lifestyle Guru' at the Pleasance Above from 2nd to the 25th August. One hugely talented 5 Star stand up comedian with the shortest of runs, is our cover boy Charlie Ross. Charlie, born in Glasgow, PE teacher, Rangers Fan (none are perfect), who happens to be gay, has chosen the excellent 'C' Venue to perform his brand new show, 'Tracksuits and Munchkins'. "The Wizard of Oz was the first film I ever saw, how come I didn't know then?" he winks. "But I also love football. The show is about building on the contradictions that make being happily gay in a straight world fun and interesting." He doesn't quite see himself as Dorothy. "I am so much more the Cowardly Lion - the Queen of the Jungle. It's hilarious that at the end he even gets himself a perm." Sadly, Charlie has now moved to London because of the demands of work. "Out with the Edinburgh Fringe, London is were the UK comedy scene is, but I have been performing all over the country... and they have loved it." Highly recommended. A must see show that must be considered for a prestigious Fringe First. Catch Charlie at http://www.charlieross.com/and see 'Charlie Ross in Tracksuits and Munchkins' at 'C' Chambers St from July 30th to August 10th. For one week only returns the 'Natural Born Mincer' Julian Clary, after a 50 date "No, not that kind of date..." UK tour. As we settle down to talk about his show we first tackle a subject of the utmost importance. "CC Blooms is such a sordid place, I love it." So says a smiling Julian, "But if you want to pull don't get famous - I get all the freaks." We then proceed to some thoroughly unprintable story about a one-night stand. "I picked him up in CC's... what was I thinking? And oh my God the look on that maid's face!" We gossip away for a while more before getting to the point. "No one is safe, I admit it..." we are talking about the show now, "...from George Dubya to Will Young, oh and some Cave Men, I have a wee poke." During the show, as Julian emerges onto the stage, the whole thing looks spectaclaur. "Well thank you." he interrupts my compliment, the polite young man that he is, "I have a wonderful designer. Hugh (Jelly), Gail (Mackinnon) and my pianist Sarah (Travis) will be joining me too. Oh but you saw my show - did you like the corset?" This truly is Kylie with balls. "She may have been Rear of the Year but I was Bottom of the Millennium." Go to http://www.julianclary.net/and check out the 'Natural Born Mincer' at the Assembly Rooms from 18th to 25th August. More? Well, The Royal Festival Theatre plays host to the frankly brilliant Rhona Cameron for one night only on 18th August with a world premiere stand up show. And you must catch those wonderful bread salespeople Mel and Sue at the Pleasance. Sue Perkins, of course, appeared on Celeb Big Brother where she lectured Les Dennis on the nastiness of right-wing comedy and hugged the lovely Mark Owen! (Lucky girl - who said reality TV was dull?) Mel and Sue are at the Pleasance Courtyard from 11th to 17th August. Craig Hill, fresh from T in the Park (a big HI to YANN, MO, ELL and especially DEBS who I met at T this year), is back at the Assembly Rooms from 1st to 25th August after making everyone laugh at his sell out gigs last year. Craig has the biggest smile on the Fringe. You'll smile too. And also back from 2002 success is Jason Wood, who gets his 'Hits out for the Lads' at the Pleasance Courtyard from 30th July to 25th August. Jason treats his audience to some brilliant singing impersonations, interspersed with some of the cruellest humour on the Fringe. WARNING: By no means sit in the front row. As filthy as it comes are Topping and Butch at the Smirnoff Underbelly from August 18th to 24th. Being on such a short run must help prevent the authorities getting round to banning this show. Topical and very rude - this extreme male double act could be huge this year. Fan of the Radio/TV show Dead Ringers? Check out Laurence and Gus at the Pleasance Courtyard from 30 July to 25th August for a 'History of the World' in their much-anticipated Edinburgh debut. Also at the Pleasance, Miles Jupp insists that 'Gentlemen Prefer Brogues' as he entertains and educates us in the way of the, er, gentry (allegedly). If you have seen this guy on the Stand Up Show on TV, you'll know what I mean. He's performing live from August 1st to 25th. Fan of Monty Python? 'A Very Naughty Boy - The Life of Graham Chapman' promises to tell all about the Pythons' raging alcoholic poofter - in a way he would have wanted. At the Pleasance Courtyard from Jul 30th to August 25th. Wet your appetite for more Python? Then check out the real thing at the Pleasance. "These guys are better than we were!" says Terry Gilliam. See all the classic sketches during 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' at The Pleasance from August 2nd to 10th. Deep Breath. 'Kit and the Widow at the Academy for boys' are at Stage by Stage at the Edinburgh Academy. Yes, a bit of a, ahem, mouthful. This show is for those that like a bit of cheek etc etc. - you get the idea. Sing along from August 8th to the 24th, with a signed performance on the 11th. And so to the lovely boys performing the 'Japan Experience - Gay Samurai Revue'. Sitting in the front row is a definite advantage during this hour of Oriental bodies beautiful. You won't want to look anywhere else from August 2nd to 25th. 'Puppetry of the Penis' does what it says on the tin. It's been around for years, but is well worth catching if you're not familiar with the ancient art of penile origami. Scream the house down from August 1st to 25th. 'The Lady Boys of Bangkok' are of course, practically veterans of the Fringe Big Top at the Meadows. For those who like breasts on their boys (too late I've already said it.) They burst onto stage August 1st to 30th. David Benson stunned audiences a few years back with his Fringe First show 'Think no evil of us - My Life with Kenneth Williams' (back for one night only this year at the Assembly Rooms on August 18th). He then returned with a hugely entertaining piece about Frankie Howard. This year he is 'Star Struck' with Fred Astaire, Noel Coward, Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra. How cool is that? Appearing at somewhere called the Nokia Orange Assembly from August 1st to 25th. You have got to hand it to those friendly folk at 'The Stand Comedy Club'. Not at all bothered by the new competition in the form of Jongleurs, they continue to provide top-notch comedy whilst giving the Fringe itself a good jolt in the arm. To quote from the blurb... "We make no apologies for having ruffled a few feathers over the past few years. Our stance against the increasing commerciality of the Fringe is well known, and we are as true today as we ever were to the principles that have marked us out as unique... When we say we're not putting up our prices just because the Fringe has arrived, it's not because we want to make a statement. It's because it's the right thing to do." Come to think of it, The Stand is one of the very few major venues not sponsored by some international corporation. More power to owner Tommy and Co's elbow that's what I say. Oh and go and see David Kay at the Stand 2 from August 2nd to 25th. He is just very, very funny. Trust me. Want the most diverse line up on the Fringe? To check out some opera, dance, acappella, poetry, comedy and theatre, The 'C' Venue is the place to be. Their range of shows ensures you'll find something you want to see. It's a friendly place thanks to the staff that sell the tickets, prepare the spaces and pull the pints. For starters 'Comme des Stars' looks like a real treat. It brings Edith Piaf to life, taking us back to the cafe society of 1930's Paris. What follows is a tour through the history of French song, taking in such greats as Gainsbourg, Aznavour and Brel. "Watching Comme des Starsis," it says here, "is like tasting the edge of a world." 'The Flirt Lab' also at 'C' could be a hoot. Last year, in 'Sweethearts and Bodyparts', Alys Torrance and Judith Faultless embraced the world of ludicrously titled balladry and sang for their supper as country music's bitchiest divas. This year they've packed away the gingham and blue denim and have donned their best pulling outfits to research 'The Flirt Lab'. Is it a science? Is it a gift? Is it a conspiracy? Can you learn how to do it? Should you try to avoid it? Would you do it on public transport? Are you doing it now? Do it at 'C' Jul 30th to August 24th. And while you are there witness the triumphant return of 'This is Soap', a surprise highlight of last year's Fringe (August 1st to 25th), and Canal Cafe Theatre's must see 'News Review' (Jul 30th to August 24th). Satire at its best. By no means go and see 'Bad Play'. I'm not even going to tell you what dates it's on. A full and frank review of this show will appear in our full Festival edition. I shall include expletives. Edinburgh's BIGGEST event of the Fringe this year is in support of Waverley Care, an organisation dear to ScotsGay's heart. Waverley Care is Scotland's largest charity providing care and support to people whose lives have been touched, directly or indirectly, by HIV or AIDS. Two All Star shows will take place on August 21st and 22nd at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre - featuring a who's who of current comedy talent. The current line up includes on August 21st: Arthur Smith, Jo Brand, Jeff Green, Ross Noble, Ed Byrne, Simon Evans, Dara O'Brian, John Shuttleworth, Jason Wood and Boothby Graffoe. And on August 22nd: Sean Lock, Bill Bailey, Daniel Kitson, Jimmy Carr, Adam Hills, John Bishop, Jason John Whitehead, Brendon Burns, Danny Bhoy, Gavin Webster and Rich Hall. More acts will be joining the line up for what promises to be a couple of highly entertaining two-hour shows. And for a good cause too. Well I'll be back in a couple of weeks with a stack of reviews. Missed something out? You can get me on mgwuk2003@yahoo.co.uk. Come say hi if you see me around. Vodka is good. Martin Walker Another Edinburgh Fringe and far too many shows to see. As last year, Martin Walker focusses on shows that have a specific L G B or T angle. I'm trying to pick the best of the rest. I didn't do too bad last year - picking out 4 shows that went on to win Fringe Firsts. It was not always so. I'll never forget my second year at the Fringe when the only entertainment gained from what I had paid good money to see was the laughs gained at the end of the day when others listened to my description of the rubbish I'd sat through that day. Where to begin? By trying to find which sections things are listed under. Peepolykus, who have 'Mindbender' (Assembly Rooms), are listed under comedy not theatre where I would expect to see them. By contrast 'An Audience with Paul Daniels' (St Cat's) is listed under theatre. However he also has another show, 'The Magic of Max Malini' (St Cat's), which covering Malini's life may well be what I'd call theatre. I tend not to find most of what is listed under comedy as funny, so I'll leave most of that to our other reviewers. I will however be trying to see Count Arthur Strong's 'The Greatest Story Ever Told' (Gilded Balloon Teviot). But be warned, the bumbling incompetent alter ego of Steve Delaney, is not to everyone's taste. Some find him annoying and when I saw his show last year about 5 people walked out. I think he's a comic genius. Quite what 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' (Pleasance Courtyard) will be like I have no idea. It's performed in French with English subtitles. On dance there is much at The Garage, Shakti's venue, that looks promising. There is Shakti herself who is now in her 10th year here and is doing some of the shows she has brought here over that time. UNLV College of Fine Arts are back and probably brilliant with 'The Human Show' and 'Joe... This Infinite Universe'. This features the brilliant Louis Kavouras. There's lots more there too. Scottish Dance Theatre (Dance Base) are usually superb. Turning to theatre I'm not sure how the Traverse will keep me out of the place unless they place bouncers on the door to stop me going in. Their own company have 'The People Next Door' by Henry Adam. "When September 11 changed everybody's life someone forgot to tell Nigel". They also have Dark Earth 'Scotland 2003. One nation, many divides.' I try to see everything by Paines Plough who are there with 'The Straits' by Gregory Burke, who wrote 'Gagarin Way'. The lives of 4 teenagers growing up in Gibraltar during the Falklands war. Max Stafford-Clark and Out of Joint regularly turn out brilliant work. They have 'Duck' "Sparky, moving theatre of teenagers on the brink." Told by an Idiot have 'Playing the Victim' and the even more bizarre People Show have 'Baby Jane - Show No 113'. People Show number all their work but clearly got something wrong. 'Show 112' doesn't open until September. One of the most unusual venues is described as Traverse 4. It's the public conveniences at St James Place, behind the Catholic Cathedral. Semper Fi from Ireland are there with 'Ladies and Gents'. Grid Iron have a reputation for theatre in unusual venues. This year they are doing 'Those Eyes, That Mouth' in a flat somewhere in Edinburgh. I don't think it's the flat listed in the programme. Guy Masterson's advert in the programme describes it as "unmissable theatre". It certainly was last year whether he was acting, directing, or writing. He is back with 5 shows at the Assembly Rooms and 'Under Milk Wood' at St George's West Church. There's another show he has directed and that is Pip Utton's 'Adolf' (Underbelly). A brilliant show. Utton also has 'Only the Lonely' (Roman Eagle Lodge), a story of the tribute act Troy Orbison. Volcano have 'Tallksexshow' (Underbelly), "A hilarious show with video, lecture and live demonstrations." We shall see. They also have the much heavier looking 'This Imaginary Women' "Bitter loss and tender memory". Trestle are back with their new show 'Tonight we Fly' (George Square Theatre). No doubt involving masks. KAOS have 'Titus Andronicus' (Gateway Theatre). Shakespeare reinterpreted in KAOS's unique way. I'll mention only 2 others, 'Hilt' by AS (Pleasance Dome) is the new play by Jane Bodie who wrote the superb 'Ride' that was on last year. A 'Macbeth' by Charles Markovitz (Pleasance Dome) features an all female cast with 2 Lady Macbeths, 13 witches, and 3 Macbeths. And that's just some of the shows on my absolute must-see list. Have fun, I will. Martin Powell E-mail: martinp@drink.demon.co.uk Pic captions: 'Hardcore' by Jonathan Hall (Pleasance Dome 2) "takes a look at the bizarre, blackly funny world that is the making of gay pornography" and tries to answer some tricky questions in the process. "Every year the boundaries of what is and isn't acceptable are pushed back just that bit further. To people in general a feeling of guilty titillation must surely be coupled with one of a sense of curiosity: just what is it that leads the participants of pornography to commit the most intimate of acts to film. Excitement? Hedonism? Rebellion?". 'Twelth Premise' by Brian Cammo (C Central) is about "mangled choices, friendship, love, disease, diseased love, death, casual sex, first times, drugs, hurt(ing), joy, comitment, lies, denial, despair, gay sex, breaking up, healing, moving on, it's about needing him in your bed, hope...". Set in Los Angeles, the play follows the first adult relationships of a dysfunctional group of four characters, one of whom, Aiden, explains "Oh yeah, and my mother is slowly turning into a tumor-mass. And I must confess a bit of a crush, well really a bit of a psychotic fucking passion for this boy... Goddam, it's dangerous. I just want to sleep with him". --------------------------------------------------------------- Book Festival Preview ===================== The glory in the garden continues. The Book Festival is back. I've sometimes wondered what I'd do in August if the Fringe did not exist and the Book Festival is the answer. Yet would it exist without the Fringe? Who cares, it exists and exists to be enjoyed. There seems to be an almost total dissonance between what I want to see and what the Book Festival want me to tell you about, but what the hell, I can do both - see if you can guess which is which. Once again the free but ticketed Imprisoned Writers slot is back. Every day reminding us that we in this country have it easy with that dangerous commodity - words. Sandy Balfour on Sunday 10th is talking about crosswords. At the same time Christopher Hope and Doris Lessing are discussing dictatorship with particular reference to Southern Africa. On Monday Merlin Holland, the grandson of Oscar Wilde, uncovers new evidence about Oscar's trial. On Tuesday Bernard Crick and Scott Lucas discuss One Hundred Years of Orwell. A theme that is carried on in a series of talks throughout the Festival. That day also sees Manda Scott, in her new book this Scottish author of great crime novels and psychological thrillers turns to ancient history and the inspiring figure of the great female commander Boudica. Thursday sees Muriel Gray leading The Humanist Society of Scotland Event which stresses that "morality need not be based on religious beliefs". Friday has M J Simpson doing a tribute to Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. On the same day Paul Bailey the author of Three Queer Lives: An Alternative Biography Naomi Jacobs, Fred Barnes and Arthur Marshall, presents the second volume of his memoirs, A Dog's Life. I was surprised to see the comedian Rich Hall is around on Sunday 17th but disappointed to see the blurb compare him to Woody Allen. There is one major difference between them. Rich Hall is funny. The Whisky Tasting on Tuesday 19th sponsored by Valvona & Crolla will probably be wonderful but I don't think my liver could stand it. Quite what this has to do with books I don't know, but who cares? Carol Ann Duffy, one of Scotland's best loved poets celebrates women and the unique potency of words with power and humour in two performances on Saturday 23rd and Monday 25th. Throughout it all the Spiegelbar is open from 9pm. If the weather is right, this might just be the place to be in Edinburgh at the end of a long day. 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Phone: Stirling (01786) 469483 or 0141-847 0647 WWW: http://www.centralscotland.police.uk/gblt/ CUMBRIA AND THE BORDERS GAY HELPLINE Nightly 6-9pm. Phone: Bassenthwaite Lake (01768) 776244 DIVERSITAY LGBT SWITCHBOARD (DUNDEE) Mon 7-10pm. Phone: Dundee (01382) 202620 Write: PO Box 53, Dundee. DD1 3YG. E-mail: contact@diversitay.org.uk WWW: http://www.diversitay.org.uk/ DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY LESBIAN AND GAYLINE Thu 7.30-9.30pm. Phone: Dumfries (01387) 261818 Write: DAGLAG, PO Box 1299, Dumfries. DG1 2PD. E-mail: daglag@drink.demon.co.uk FIFE HATE CRIME REPORTING HELPLINE 24 hours. Phone: Freephone 0800 3891425 A freephone number for people who wish support in reporting to Fife Constabulary crime motivated by hate. For further information about the service or becoming a trained helpline volunteer, phone us now! GRAMPIAN LESBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL SWITCHBOARD Wed 7.30-9.30pm. Phone: Aberdeen (01224) 212600 E-mail: glgbs@glgbs.org.uk WWW: http://www.glgbs.org.uk/ LOTHIAN GAY AND LESBIAN SWITCHBOARD Nightly 7.30-10pm. Phone: 0131-556 4049 E-mail: weallneedsupport@lgls.co.uk WWW: http://www.lgls.co.uk/ LOTHIAN LESBIAN LINE Mon, Thu 7.30-10pm. Phone: 0131-557 0751 NIGHT OWL HIV/AIDS CRISIS LINE Nightly Midnight-5am. Phone: 0141-332 2992 STRATHCLYDE GAY AND LESBIAN SWITCHBOARD Nightly 7-10pm. Phone: 0141-847 0447 E-mail: info@sgls.co.uk WWW: http://www.sgls.co.uk/ SWITCHBOARD LESBIAN LINE Wed 7.30-10pm. Phone: 0141-847 0547 WWW: http://www.sgls.co.uk/services1.htm LONDON LESBIAN AND GAY SWITCHBOARD 24 hours. Phone/Minicom: 020-7837 7324. FAX: 020-7837 7300. WWW: http://www.llgs.org.uk/ -------------------------------------------------------------- Venues ====== * indicates that these venues stock ScotsGay ABERDEEN ABERDEEN WOMEN'S CENTRE* Shoe Lane, (next door to Lemon Tree). Tel: (01224) 625010. Tue-Wed 10am-2pm. Thu 5-9pm. 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 BAR INDIGO* 20 Adelphi. Tel: (01224) 586949. Sun-Thu 5pm-2am. Fri-Sat 5pm-3am. New gay bar/club due to open 16th Aug in old Oh Henry's premises. Free entry weeknights and before Midnight at weekends: thereafter GBP 3 or GBP 2 with flyer. OUT* 7 Crown Street. Tel: (01224) 212527. Sun, Thu 11pm-2am. Fri-Sat 11pm-3am. Popular large venue. Regular promos and PAs. Gay owned. Aberdeen's oldest gay venue. WELLMAN'S HEALTH STUDIO* 3rd Floor, 21-23 Justice Mill Lane. Tel: (01224) 211441. 10am-10pm. Aberdeen's first (and only) gay sauna. 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. BLAZE* Club Ego, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434. 11pm-3am. 1st & 3rd Fri of each month. Next dates: 1st & 15th Aug. James Longworth's new club night playing Chart/Commercial/Funky House. GBP 1 & GBP 1.50 drinks promos all night. GBP 3 before midnight/GBP 4 after. E-mail: vibe@100ent.com WWW: http://www.blazefridays.com/ 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. Gay Night from DJ Dale Lush & Guests. R&B Soul & Funk. More of a Sunday Social than full on glam affair with drinks from GBP 1 all night. GBP 2 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 - ask for the Little Chef. 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 (except Aug - 2nd Mon) - WWW: http://www. antipope.org/feorag/drinkers/Goths meet every Wed (perverts of all shapes and sizes most welcome!) from 9pm. JOY* The Venue, Calton Road. JOY Info Line: 0131-467 2551. 11pm-3am. Monthly. Next date: Sat 2nd Aug. After two and a half years, JOY has moved from Ego to The Venue. The club will relaunch at The Venue on Sat 2nd Aug which is JOY's 10th Birthday Party! Tickets are on sale now from Q Store (priced GBP 12 for Joy members/GBP 15 otherwise). 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'. GBP 8 members/GBP 10 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. 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. Monthly. Next date: Sat 9th Aug. Alan Joy's dark, sexy, dirty house night features Alan Joy himself on the decks plus Brian Dempster. GBP 6 entry (GBP 5 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. GBP 9 (GBP 7 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/ THE REGENT* 2 Montrose Terrace. Tel : 0131-661 8198. Sun-Thu 11am-Midnight. Fri-Sat 11am-1am. Alan Joy's new gay bar, run in conjunction with Lisa from Luvely, will open some time in August. Real ale, relaxed atmosphere, comfortable surroundings plus a wee touch of food. SALA CAFE-BAR* 60 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-478 7069. Tue-Fri 11am-11pm, Sat-Sun 10am-11pm. Relaxed and friendly cafe bar situated directly above Edinburgh's LGBT Centre. Wide ranging menu. Regular live music and gallery space. Food served til 10.30pm. 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. GBP 6 Members/Guests GBP 8. GBP 5 entry before 11.30pm. Drinks promos until 1am. Sun 10th Aug: Debbie Tebbs and Mycelium (Quebec, Canada). Sun 24th Aug: August Bank Holiday Special with Jon Pleased and backroom guest John Brownlie. GBP 5 before 11.30pm then GBP 6 members/GBP 10 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 GBP 9 (Concessions GBP 6), Mon 18-25 years old GBP 4 entry, Tue GBP 5 before 2pm, Wed GBP 10 per couple, Thu GBP 7 entry before 4pm, Fri GBP 7 entry after 9pm, Sat 2 for 1 beers and spirits, Sun GBP 5 for students. Annual Membership GBP 2. Proudly gay owned and operated. WWW: http://www.gayscotland.com/townhouse/index1.htm 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. GBP 2 members/GBP 3 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 16th Aug. 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 GBP 9. 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. WWW: http://www.bennets.co.uk/ E-mail: BennetsWeb@aol.com BURLY* Mercury, 142 Bath Lane. Tel: 0141-248 1777. Infoline: 07930 357401. 10pm-3am. 2nd Sat and last Fri of each month. Club night for the over 25 age group. Dress Code: rubber, leather, uniform, industrial, denim, rugby & kilts. Designed to be cruisy. Sat 9th Aug: "Sportswear/underwear" - Dress code: sportswear, underwear, rubber, leather, uniform, industrial, kilts and denim. Dress code strongly encouraged. Stella and Carlsberg GBP 1.50 pint from 10pm-Midnight. Fri 29th Aug: "Leather & Black" - Dress Code: Leather and Black. WWW: http://www.dv8scots.co.uk/E-mail: dv8scots@hotmail.com CANDLE BAR* 20 Candleriggs. Tel: 0141-564 1285. Mon-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"! 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. Infoline: 07919 860353. Last Sat of each month. Next date: Sat 30th Aug. 8pm-1am. Members Only BDSM play club. GBP 5 membership (available at door), GBP 5 entrance for member, GBP 8 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 GBP 3. 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/ 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* 142 Bath Lane. Tel: 0141-248 1777. Fri-Sun 10.30pm-3am. Well appointed club. 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/ 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 GBP 3. 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 on 30th Aug. 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 CAFEBAR* 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. ScotsGay 60/- Light appears in odd numbered months, whilst ScotsGay 80/- Heavy appears in even numbered months. 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