SCOTSGAY MAGAZINE ================= ScotsGay is a monthly magazine for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals. Edited, printed and published in Scotland ScotsGay 60/- Light - Issue 55a - January 2004 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 2004. Permission is hereby given to distribute this material provided that this copyright notice is included and that distribution is specifically for non-profitmaking reasons. Distribution for profit must be done only with prior written consent of the magazine any deviation from this will be seen as an infringement of copyright. Hardcopies are limited to one per person for personal use only and such hard copies are subject to the same copyright restrictions as laid out above. 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It takes place from 5.30-8pm, in Room Number 10 at 10 Constitution Street, Dundee. For further information about the workshop, and to book a place, get in touch with Nick Laird, either by E-mail: nick@beyondbarriers.org.uk or telephone 0141-574 0242. The report into various workshops and questionnaires that was carried out by Diversitay, LGBT Youth, Beyond Barriers and Gay Men's Health Tayside at the end of last year will soon be published, and I have been told that it makes for interesting reading that could well lead to some positive action within the community. More details on this next month. The Diversitay group continue to hold their monthly get-togethers on the third Wednesday of the month, often in the DCA on the Perth Road. Exact details of when and where their next meeting will be can be obtained by calling the switchboard on Dundee (01382) 202620 on Mondays between 7pm and 10pm. On Friday 13th February there will be a Women's Valentine's Day Disco held at the Westport Lounge, North Lindsay Street from 8pm. For further details about this night E-mail: we_bissums@hotmail.com or phone Jay on Dundee (01382) 451852. On Saturday the 14th of February Charlie's Bar is having a Valentine's Day Fancy Dress Disco, urging everyone to "get your glad rags on" from 8pm to Midnight. The bar staff will of course be leading the way with their costumes, especially Ian and Gary who always outshine the punters at these events! The Fri. and Sat. night discos continue with DJ Steven providing the tunes, 8pm to Midnight. That night at Out there will be a Drama Queen 2004 competition. To enter, you have to come up with thirty words to explain why a partner or friend should be awarded Drama Queen of the year, and the winner gets a go at the controls of a plane flying over Dundee! A great idea guys with a great prize, should make for a good night! Brooklyn's meanwhile continues with the karaoke and drinks promos, currently two for one on all spirits 5-8pm. The Evening Telegraph printed an article this month about the possibility of an LGBT drop-in centre for Tayside Police staff - essentially saying that homophobic incidents have to be monitored and dealt with appropriately, and if there was a need for a centre within the Tayside force then one may be established. Good enough, but it is the letter that was printed on the 13th of January that made for more interesting reading, accusing the force of political-correctness gone mad. Using phrases like "deplore the disgusting practices of homosexuals" and "our disgust of them is perfectly natural" the author insists that they are not being homophobic, just a good well-balanced bible quoting "heterosexual Christian"; explains it all, really. That about rounds it up for this month, the usual e-mail for all your comments and newsworthy gossip. Chris E-mail: courier_chris@yahoo.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------- Glasgow/Glaschu =============== Salutations and felicitations gentle folk. Well here we all are once again. New Year has come and gone, you have broken all those resolutions that you have faithfully made for the last umpteen years and all you have to look forward to is your next holiday. Still things could be worse, hang around a while and no doubt they will be. Best of all you have this column to cheer you up! So here is a quick rundown of what has been happening. Sadie Frosts closed and has now reopened as Europa - a straight bar. The Candle Bar became the Merchant Pride. The Mercury Lounge has closed, along with the Relax Central Sauna. Those of you with a quick mind will have noticed a general theme. Due to lack of support from the LGBT community, venues and facilities in Glasgow City Centre are disappearing. Time and again I hear people complaining about the lack of choice on the scene in Glasgow. Well folks it is a simple equation: no punters = no money = closed venue. On a brighter note John and Brendan (the boys behind the Revolver Bar), have bought themselves a hotel called The Munro Inn, located in Strathyre, Perthshire. Admittedly it is a little far out geographically speaking. But they will apparently have ten letting rooms available from Easter. In addition the bar, lounge and two games rooms, containing Snooker and Pool tables, are already up and running. So if you fancy a quiet weekend away give them a call on Strathyre (01877) 384333. Prices will be around GBP40-50 per room per night subject to confirmation. The hotel is dog friendly and a number of very pleasant walks are centred on the area. So on with the motley. Club Bedlam, is usually on the last Sat of the month. This club is billed as "Pansexual - Suitable for alternative sexualities". Qudos, Main Floor, Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow University, Hillhead Glasgow. Door open 9pm until 2 am. Tickets usually available from: Osiris, 487 Great Western Rd, Glasgow. Missing Records, Wellington St, Glasgow. Also available on the door at GBP3. For more information E-mail: brian@cantara.demon.co.uk or gg@nakedtruth.co.uk or bedlamcorp@bedlamcorp.plus.com WWW: http://www.bedlamcorp.co.uk/ New Flesh on Wednesdays Rock / Nu Metal at Privilege, 69 Hope Street, Glasgow (Just up from the Solid Rock Cafe). Doors open 9pm-2am (GBP1 between 9pm and 10pm, GBP2 between 10pm and 11pm, GBP4 after 11pm). Tel: 0141-353 6555. Fax: 0141-353 6999. E-mail: newflesh@andywaite.com or nightqueries@signoise.com WWW: http://www.andywaite.com/newflesh/ or http://www.signoise.com/ The next club Violate is on Saturday 7th Feb 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. You can get 10% off in Red Moon, 5 Dixon Street. Open Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun. Take along your Violate membership card. Don't forget that your Violate membership card will also get you 10% off in Cyber and all UK outlets of Clone Zone as well as reduced entry to Club Lash. See listings for further details. Club Mystyx next date is Friday 13th February. 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, GBP5 for members, GBP8 for non-members. Membership is available on the door at GBP5 for a year. Location is the upstairs bar of the Hogshead, 36 North Frederick Street, Glasgow. Please use the entrance through the wrought iron gates to the left of the pub's main entrance. Dress code is fetish and/or black. Pink Penelopes at Penelopes Niteclub, takes place every Tue at 18 Jamaica Street, Glasgow. Tel: 0141-847 0820. Open 11pm-3am, entry is free. No idea what this place is like, so give it a go and let me know what you think. Your comment may even make it into print. The Cube presents Passionality every Mon night. A night of pop, chart & dance music. Doors open 11.30pm-3am. Entry is GBP3 or GBP2 with a flyer. Also FUN is on every Tue with DJ's Shawn Roberts and Shazza Halliwell. Doors open 11.30pm-3am. Entry is GBP3 all night. 34-44 Queen Street, Glasgow. WWW: http://www.cubeglasgow.co.uk/ So that is about it for another fun packed edition. The ginger beer monster will no doubt be editing into the wee small hours. While I catch up on my beauty sleep, a hundred years should do the trick. Remember folks whatever you find to do: be safe. Angharad E-mail: angharad@drink.demon.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------- Aberdeen/Obar Dheadhainn ======================== Hi there! Welcome back and after nursing that festive over-indulgence through the start of the year I now bring you the latest update north of anywhere. The start of the year is traditionally a quiet time on the scene however the lesbian community seems to be particularly busy. The next meeting of Aberdeen Lesbian Group is on Wed 11th Feb. at 7pm in the Women's Centre, Shoe Lane, next to the Lemon Tree. They meet every fortnight and the aim of the group is to bring together like-minded women into a friendly atmosphere focussing on fun and entertainment. In addition they are always available for a chat, to provide information or for a shoulder to cry on. Events to look forward to include a pancake making and video night on Wed 25th Feb. and a Quiz night on Wed 10th Mar. Alternate Wednesdays (next one Wed 4th Feb.) there is a badminton group for women that meets in Gilcomstoun School at 7pm and caters for all standards including beginners. Members can also put their names forward for a couple of bothy weekends away during the summer. The group recently took part in an interview for the Grampian TV documentary 'Get Real'. The programme aims to challenge people's assumptions about their own and others, prejudices, views and beliefs. The Women's Centre was opened to allow the cameras in to interview women on issues about being lesbian. I believe the programme will be shown late March so watch out for it. For more details contact Hazel on Aberdeen (01224) 625010 or see their website at http://www.geocities.com/aberdeenlesbiangroup/ There is also an online community specifically for gay women in and around Aberdeen but membership is by invitation only. E-mail: aberdeenlesbiangroup@yahoo.co.uk for details. The Lesbian and Friends Lunch Club is held on the first Saturday of the month in the Women's Centre, Shoe Lane from Noon to 4pm. All lesbians and friends, no matter your age, are invited to taste and enjoy a vegetarian meal prepared by their cook Yvonne. At the same time you can relax in a nice friendly atmosphere and chat to like minded women. Contact the Women's Centre on Aberdeen (01224) 625010 for details. The Women Only Valentines Disco is being held on Fri. 13th Feb. in the East Neuk on King Street from 8pm 'til late. Hopefully it will be lucky for some of you. Sat 31st Jan sees the inaugural meeting of the Aberdeen Women's Alliance. Advertised as 'A Celebration of Women in Aberdeen' it is being held at Linksfield Community Centre, 520 King Street, Aberdeen from 1pm to 5pm. The event will be opened by Lady Provost Helen Reynolds and will include speeches from Nicola Barrie and HM Prison Craiginches Governor Audrey Mooney. There will be story telling from Sheena Blackhall, Bodyshop sessions and head, neck and shoulder massage available. Granite Sisters is a social group for older lesbian and bisexual women and provides a font of information for the lesbian community in the area. Granite Sisters organise a number of different events including walks (with dogs), cycling picnics, swimming, tenpin bowling, coffee meetings and movie nights. There will be a coffee night on Mon. 2nd Feb. and a talk by Sue Vickeman on her poetry later in the month. They are forming a golf pool with the intention of creating a pool of players who can organise rounds and practice sessions, catering for all levels of ability and availability. Contact Granite Sisters on Aberdeen (01224) 713336 or see http://www.13.clara.co.uk/ for details. They also produce a monthly newsletter for lesbians called AroundAB-out2001. See http://www.about2001.com/ for the latest newsletter plus archives from previous months. Back by popular demand is the 4-2-9 dance and chat event. Held in the Arts Centre on King Street on Sun 8th Feb. from 4pm to 9pm the event is being run by Granite Sisters. The event will give gay women the chance to meet and chat in a friendly, informal atmosphere and the cafe/bar will be altered for the day to give it the atmosphere of a stylish and cosy venue. There will be a choice of the best music playing but at a level that is not intrusive to conversation. Information and enrolment forms for free Self Defence classes for gay women will be available. Information will also be available on Aberdeen Lesbian Mothers which is seeking a membership across all ages. Tickets for the event cost GBP3 from Granite Sisters phone Aberdeen (01224) 713336 or see http://www.4-2-9.clara.co.uk/ or on sale at the door on the day. The Vagina Monologues is being performed in Aberdeen Arts Centre on King Street on Sun 29th Feb. at 8pm. Based on interviews with over 200 women talking about their lives, their loves but mainly about their vaginas, their stories will move you, make you laugh or angry. The performance is part of V-Day a global movement to end violence against women and various local charities including Aberdeen Women's Centre will benefit. Tickets cost GBP8 from the Arts Centre contact Aberdeen (01224) 635208. Bring an open mind and a friend. Aberdeen's 3rd Gay Pride will be held on Sun 6th Jun. in Duthie Park. There is a lot of organisation to be done between now and then and support is required from all areas of the community. Look out for the volunteer request forms appearing soon or get along to one of the meetings. The next Pride meeting will be Thu. 19th Feb. at 7.30pm in the New Town House on Broad Street, Aberdeen. Organised by the North East LGBT Forum the next Forum meeting will be Tue. 3rd Feb. at 7.30pm in the Arts Centre, King Street, Aberdeen. Phace Scotland will be moving to new premises on Union Street later in the year which will hopefully give them more space to cater for the increasing demands on their services. It will have lift access so will cater for the disabled LGBT community as well. Icebreakers, for those thinking of coming out are held on the last Thu. of the month at 7.30pm in the Phace Office, 21-23 Justice Mill Lane, Aberdeen - E-mail: Grampianvolunteers@phacescotland.org for details. The Pride of Moray group will meet on Thu. 19th Feb. in Health Promotions, High Street, Elgin. The North East Scotland Gay Group, a social group for the more mature guy, meets on the third Sun of every month. For all above events contact Mark or Lesley at Phace on Aberdeen (01224) 587166 for details. A quick round up of what's on at the venues. The Dreamboys will be appearing in Sals and Yumbo on Crown Street on Fri. 6th and Sat 7th Feb. Tickets GBP5 from Sals. Yumbo has all drinks any time any day for GBP1.50 except pints of lager at GBP2.50. However I'm not sure how often they are open during the week as I've been past and the doors were closed. They still seem to be open at weekends though. Abacos on Market Street continues with house doubles for GBP2. If you have a Snapfax card then you get 25% off food and drink which seems a good offer. Karaoke is still going three nights per week. Indigo on the Adelphi has all drinks at GBP1.50 before midnight. They also have an R'n'B night on Tue. for those wanting something a little different. Rabbies has Karaoke with Alan on Fri. and Sat nights. They also have pool competitions and raffles which benefit local charities. Check the venues for the latest news or G-Zone at their new web address http://www.g-zone.co.uk/Aberdeen/ Stop Press: A.C.D.C (Aberdeen Cares Drama Co), PHACE Scotland Grampian and Featherlane Productions (from the team that brought you 'A Beautiful Thing' last year) announce their latest production of TORCH SONG TRILOGY for September 2004. They are currently in Pre Production and are looking for a variety of amateur theatre luvvies to take part in the production. Tivoli E-mail: Tivoli_abdn@yahoo.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------- Edinburgh/Dun Eideann ===================== Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard's next event will be held on St Valentine's Day at the usual venue - The Assembly Rooms in George Street. There will be two rooms - in the music hall The Black Rose Ceilidh Band will be playing and in the ballroom, DJ James Longworth will provide an eclectic mix of tunes for those not into Scottish Country Dancing! There will be three bars on the go and the usual capacity is 850 so make sure you get along to the Assembly Rooms Box Office to order your tickets now! (GBP16.50 or GBP13.50 for concession - ID required!) And if you are still in the mood for some serious dancing on the 14th Feb. then head along to JOY at the Venue. Alan and Maggie Joy will be hosting another Valentine Ball!! Doors open at 11pm, and if you manage to get there before midnight then entry is only GBP7 but GBP8 afterwards. Selected drinks will be GBP1 which is good as you are going to be left skint if you decide to go to all these events and buy your partner a half decent present! Discount passes are available at Planet Out and Alan Joy's bar The Regent situated on Montrose Terrace opposite the Stag and Turret. Providing the tunes in the main hall - Brett King, Alan & Maggie Joy and downstairs Trendy Wendy and Sally F. WWW: http://www.clubjoy.co.uk/ Finding Valentines Day/night too expensive all round?? Then check out all the other local bars for cheap drinks and entertainment - The Newtown, situated on Dublin St, Habana, Greenside Place (beside the Playhouse) and Planet Out, 6 Baxter's Place (now reopened after a major facelift). One of the most popular nights on the 'scene' - Wiggle has confirmed dates at Club EGO - Sat 31st Jan and Sat 28th Feb. Again reduced passes for this event are available from Planet Out. Entry is GBP8 for green card holders, which I think, means you can skip the queue! Otherwise it is GBP9 on the door. The music policy is quite mixed so there is something to satisfy everybody although you can't please everyone so there will always be someone moaning! I have also heard from a reliable source that Wiggle, Joy and Luvely will be planning another Drop The Anchor at Ocean Terminal on Easter Sunday (Apr 10th)! Details have not been finalised yet but don't worry I will keep you posted. WWW: http://www.luvely.net/ Mingin' seems to be as busy as ever. Held at Studio 24, the popular club night still seems to be getting into bother with the neighbours in that they complain about the noise. Did the company who built these brand new houses not think about this when selling them to people?? Next confirmed date is: Sat 21st Feb. (11pm-3am). DJs are Brian Dempster and Alan Joy, entry is GBP5 before midnight and GBP6 afterwards. Also a big well done and thank you to Alan & Maggie Joy for providing the LGBT Community with a selection of club nights for the past ten years. It has not gone unnoticed as the dynamic duo were recently in Scotland's top 100 influential people!!!! Tackno is a popular club night held on the last Sunday of every month at Massa in Market St and is hosted by Trendy Wendy. Due to the huge success of the Christmas BootyLushous, the popular R&B night has moved to Medina permanently. The venue seems to be more suited to Edinburgh's coolest and trendiest R&B night. Your host is DJ Dale Lush along with resident DJs Simmone Black and Pimpster & Gee. Doors open 10pm-3am. Medina is situated at 45-47 Lothian Street (under Negociants) The next confirmed dates: - Feb. 1st, 15th, 29th. DJ James Longworth has had a busy December. Vibe and Blaze seems to be going from strength to strength. The two nights combined made a stomper of a Hogmanay Hangover at The City Nightclub which proved to be popular with the regular clientele who normally dance the night away at Ego. City would be a fabulous venue for any future gay nights (without the door staff). Blaze is held every second Fri. and VIBE! is held every Tue. at EGO. WWW: http://www. blazefridays.com/ and http://www.vibetuesdays.com/ Now in its tenth year, CC Blooms is still proving to be as popular as ever. Situated on Greenside Place, CC's is open 7 days a week 6pm-3am with the downstairs opening at 11pm. Sun evenings are karaoke evenings with DJ Emma whilst downstairs resident DJ Blondie provides all the very best in dance and pop tunes. Mon. and Tue. nights are retro nights with DJ Christine, and for a mid week party DJ Blondie is on the decks again with a mix of the latest tunes. Karaoke - Thu. is hosted by DJ Georgy, Fri. and Sat are dance nights downstairs with a more chilled atmosphere upstairs. WWW: http://www.ccblooms.com/ Alan E-mail: weealan@drink.demon.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------- Scottish Media Monitor ====================== Camp or Conforming; it's all the same for a Homophobe, writes Garry Otton The damage the Church has inflicted on Scotland, as a nation is incalculable. The drip-drip effect of its authoritarianism, its mean-spiritedness and its sexual conservatism has exposed the Church for what it is: A corrupt, twisted, spiteful, politically motivated organisation. It could take a lesson from the 'Wee County', Scotland's smallest local authority, Clackmannanshire. The local authorities in Alloa are, with immediate effect, preparing to organise same-sex civil unions. (Understandable given fewer and fewer people are tying the knot). The Herald and The Daily Record were just two Scottish newspapers that were prepared to give a voice to the whinging religious militants. "Church leaders yesterday condemned Scotland's smallest council..." The Herald threw aside the screens to reveal Rev Graham Brown of the United Free Church in Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, a church renowned for its homophobia. He described the measure as "sinful and immoral". He added: "This is unbiblical and wrong. These ceremonies are a total waste of time and money. They are immoral and sinful. I cannot understand why the council is doing this or encouraging this". I can. Because the couples are in love, you fuckwit! The Catholic's very own press spokesman gave The Herald's Tim Bugler and Stephen Stewart news that was as fresh as a tramp's socks: "We are not in favour of the civil registration of same-sex partnerships... We see homosexual behaviour as wrong and against God's law... as a result we see it as something that can demean or marginalize heterosexual marriage". Oh, come on! Married couples do this perfectly well for themselves, without any help from us! And I fail to see what light a celibate priest can lay on the complex issue of human sexual relationships, let alone marriage. Not exactly basking in experience, are they? But the 'Catholic spokesman' had another limp argument to pull out of his smoking handbag. "On top of that," he blathered, "it is very hard to see what level of demand exists for this council service... The motto of the Wee County is 'look aboot ye'. I suggest they look about themselves, and see how many other local authorities are moving ahead on this. It would be interesting over the next six to eight months or whatever to see how many same-sex couples avail themselves of this service. I'd guess very few". And so would I. But unlike the Catholic Church, I won't be sitting, waiting and watching for them to walk into the registry office. I prefer to chip away at the institutions that have led to same-sex couples fearing public displays of their affection in the first place. What is this obsessive interest Catholics have in gay sex? They spend almost as much time condemning it as their priests do having it! Kearney groaned: "Our understanding was that the registrar's professional body in Scotland, when they debated this, were not in favour of offering the service, so I am surprised that it's happening," What a prick! And I don't mean that in any positive sense. In a demonstration of Church mean-spiritedness, he added: "Council taxpayers in Clackmannan have a right to ask -- what added value does this give them?" In reality, this was only one of a number of civil ceremonies the council were offering its citizens. The Herald's 'report' finished up reminding us that "a document from the Vatican said Catholic politicians had a 'moral duty' to oppose laws granting legal rights to gay couples". Where in this article was the voice of the very citizens of Scotland, - outnumbering churchgoers, by the way - who would be directly affected by this exclusion? Where exactly... Scotland's press? Y'arse! In her column condemning homophobia, Lee Randall in Scotland on Sunday found: "From Saturday onwards the papers were filled with stories about Eddie Izzard, who's touring the world tickling our funnybones in fishnets, heels, leather miniskirt and a tight bustier, into which he's stuffed a pair of store-bought bosoms... Monday's front pages were dominated by photos of Turner Prize winner Grayson Perry dressed as his alter-ego Claire in a frilly frock... Wednesday's comedy awards saw Jonathan Ross radiant in a sequin-splashed suit with a seriously nipped-in waist that gave him the look of a corseted Victorian belle... (and) Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen (no surprises there), wearing a garment so prodigiously ruffled that Ross asked: 'Just how many shirts do you have on?'" Sadly, of the examples Randall picked to defile homophobia, none were gay. "Ross went on to comment that people still find it hard to believe that he and LLB are straight, joking: 'Can you imagine how we'd dress if we were gay!'" This is all very well in a paper whose record for homophobia is appalling enough, but setting up the visibility of camp as the stick by which we can measure homophobia is rather like using the film Cabaret as evidence of the plight of homosexuals in Nazi Germany. You don't need Scotland on Sunday to throw us a few crumbs off their middle-Scotland table to see homophobia at work here. Just look around you. Where do gay lovers go to kiss? Why are they not walking down the streets holding hands like other straight couples? Why are they not kissing in closes or sitting with their arms round each other in the back row of the Odeon. Perhaps some enterprising production company might want to grab a camera crew and follow a gay couple along the streets of Motherwell or along a primrose-lined path to a Church porch on Lewis to get a taste of Scotland's homophobia. The two Scots lads, Justin Ryan and Colin McAllister, fronting the popular TV programme, The Million Pound Property Experiment, have been busy camping it up the property ladder from a home worth about GBP100,000 to one worth about GBP1m in seven moves. You might forget the homes, but never Justin and Colin. But why? Is it just because the two of them--who've been together for 18 years after meeting at Bennets in Glasgow--are both gay and camp? Siobhan Synnot in Scotland on Sunday found them "more camp than a row of tents, sharper than a jawful of serpent's teeth and more prone to dramatic displays than Diana Ross at a Heathrow security check". (Rather like the papers you work for, dear)! She looked down her nose to add that they also "flirted with a variety of showy career possibilities". (But not before Colin completed a course in local government studies at Glasgow College of Commerce and Justin finished a psychology degree at Glasgow University). Justin's "gift for personal reinvention" was displayed as getting "very hissy when reminded that, without the regular aid of the dye bottle, he would be exposed as a natural-born ginger". She claimed "the series proved to be far more than just Julian and Sandy Go to Homebase, because Justin and Colin possess two outstanding qualities: professional deafness and arrogance". She paw-swiped the "self-styled 'boys'," reminding us, with not just a hint of cattiness herself, that "Justin is 37, Colin is 36". Gay boys might have prime-time TV, but they've no place in Scottish newspapers (unless you're a self-loathing queer, of course)! Synnot knew it. This bitch was picking holes! "Of course, things went wrong. A lot. The Harrogate property they worked on sold after lying around for eight months at a profit of just GBP1,000. Nigel finally chucked in his shovel and Justin burst into tears, locked himself in the bathroom for two hours, then ran away to a beach in Scotland". (She might just as well have mentioned Aberlady and be done with it)! The "boys" couldn't do a thing right. "From the outset, the BBC deftly ducked charges of licence-funded property speculation by decreeing that all profits would go to Children in Need". (I would've chosen Outrage! or THT myself, but there you go). But please... Throw us the 'good taste' cliche, won't you? "...They radiate evangelical intensity over preferred objects such as a lime green sofa that pulses like a cache of depleted uranium. The boys also have a personal predilection for the deep blues and reds favoured by Indian restaurants, old men's pubs and private dentist surgeries, a look that suggests redecoration by Lord Irvine". (Bet it knocked spots off her wee pile)! She was on a roll. "There have been rumours of a GBP28,000 top-up loan from the BBC... For a while, it looked like children depending on Justin and Colin would remain in need". Had she finished? Had she fuck...! "The pair also ran into controversy when they took over the Edinburgh home where war veteran Harold Snook and his wife, Elizabeth, were tied up by robbers. Police found them, but Mrs Snook later died". No wonder The Scottish Daily Mail likes this columnist so much! Could Synnot make the argument that gays were destroying The Family? Well, she'd have a go! "Their previous lives remain a mystery and they have never revealed details about their parents or their school life", adding with all the exasperation of a mum spotting a pierced nipple: "Now they live with Heidi the housekeeper and Felix the Cat in a 21-room Kelvingrove residence that they hope will eventually be worth GBP1m". Old Mother (Joan) Burnie in The Daily Record blessed their wee cotton socks. "Gay chums promise me that Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan, the 'designers' currently starring in the Million Pound Property Experiment, are straight". This was Gay Lite. As camp as Carry On Matron and safe enough to make any old lady chortle over her tea and shortbread. "...Plugged into their mobiles until it is time to wing in for a spectacular hissy fit or a good cry... No genuine gay couple could possibly be as screamingly queenly, camp, naff and tearful as Scotland's finest TV personalities since the Krankies". Straight couples should hold up a mirror and take a good look at themselves! The Scottish Daily Mail does everything it can to support militant religionist's efforts to promote the great lie that chastity works in the drive to halt sexually transmitted infections and pregnancies. Anyone who believes that should take a closer look at how abstinence programmes have been promoted by religionists and right-wing politicians across the pond... And categorically failed! But who's listening? Not this government, that's for sure! "Health experts urge the young to say 'No' to sex", sang The Scottish Daily Mail's headline. The Government agency, charged with advising the Government on health issues south of the border, in fact, only advised this message had a "major part to play". Well of course it would. No one should be forced to have sex and those who choose not to, also need their decision endorsed and supported! But this was just the sort of porn that excites The Daily Mail into verbal ejaculation. "The warning by the Health Development Agency reverses decades of liberal 'safer sex' education, which critics say has encouraged underage sex and the rise of infections". Does it? Have we ever had liberal 'safer sex' education in schools? There had, according to The Scottish Daily Mail been "an outcry in Scotland over one region's sex education policy that included handing out free condoms to promote safe sex. Campaigners said it created a licence for promiscuity. And the controversial GBP3million programme in Lothian schools was branded a failure when teenage pregnancy rates actually rose". So how come the Netherlands can get this so right? Perhaps it's because children and parents are denied access to The Daily Mail. The report added: "...A recent study found some under-age girls see having a baby as a 'career choice'." The Scottish Daily Mail opened the floodgates to let their untagged, right-wing, religious columnist, Mrs Katie Grant spill her tripe under the heading: "The family way must become a career option" over the Fraser of Allander Institute's recommendation that there should be more wealthy, educated women in stable relationships having babies at a younger age. Mrs Grant sniffed: "...I hope the newly married Wendy Alexander, who is in charge of the academic seminars promoting these matters, is not going to appear in a television advertisement wagging her finger". How very droll! She never liked her, with such references popping up over and over again during the former Minister for Communities robust support for the repeal of Section 28, Mrs Grant, once again, exposed her rabid homophobia: "There is a wonderful irony about politicians who value gay relationships and one-parent families above heterosexual marriage..." Above? Says who? "...Naturally they now want to blame middle-class women for putting their careers before having children..." Mrs Grant recommended that if the First Minister, Jack McConnell advised, "more Scots followed my path, rather than that of Wendy Alexander, all might yet be well". Aye, in your dreams, sweetheart! It seems only yesterday when we witnessed with disbelief the banning of children sitting on Santa's lap in his grotto at Jenner's department store in Edinburgh. Far from questioning and halting the seeds of a desperate sexual panic, it is still growing. The Oban Times & West Highland Times declared: "Christmas is wrapped up in red tape and we don't mean the presents..." Oban's Round Table had apparently been defeated by "bureaucracy and regulations" from the custom of organising a Santa for the kids. It seems that even the slightest danger of sexually exciting Santa in his grotto is too much of a risk to take. This doesn't appear to be of much concern to countries with a more rational attitude to sexuality. Children in the Netherlands are not deemed to be at risk sitting on Sinterklaas's lap. Indeed, he threatens naughty children with a good beating and gets his sidekick, Zwarte Piet, standing by with blackened face, to tie them up in sacks and send them off for hard labour! Are we going soft or something? Congratulations! After seven months, (it should have taken him just 40 days), Steve Gough has managed to walk 900 miles, from Land's End to John O'Groats naked. He has been beaten up, spat on and ridiculed by the media, ("More bad nudes for naked rambler", The Daily Record. "Rambler in the Raw", The Scottish Daily Mail. "Bottoms up!" etc., etc. He has endured temperatures of between 74F and 25F, been arrested 15 times and gaoled for a total of five months--most of that time spent in Scottish gaols--just to preserve the human right to be naked. On one occasion, he was gaoled for three months after 52-year-old Robert Throw from Evanton - with clearly too much in the way of spare time - called the police and told the court: "There is a time and a place for it. I did not think Evanton was the place for it, or any other village". Vicky Allan observed in The Sunday Herald: "The Steve Gough I've come to know is a funny, stuttering, Forrest Gump-like figure, who farts and belches like he was born in the woods, gets crumbs stuck in his beard and has a penis that shrivels up and goes white at the end in the freezing cold". She just about got away with writing about it, but couldn't show it, of course. Not unless there was a pressing medical reason. He appeared on the front of The Sunday Herald's supplement, Sevendays a black scarf wrapped round his midriff, his dick tactfully hidden behind prickly gorse. Stephen Gough did this so we shouldn't feel so ashamed of our bodies. He finally made it, walking into a more liberally-minded Caithness amidst cheers. The miserable and crabbit Scottish Sun threw an editorial, calling it a "tiresome quest... costing the public purse a fortune", adding it was "time for him to say: I'll get my coat". But the police didn't have to arrest him and the Sheriffs didn't have to put him in custody. I would have thought that was clear enough to a Sun reader, never mind its editor! Garry Otton's book SEXUAL FASCISM is published by Ganymede Books priced GBP8.99. 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Info bitty: We will be closing down half of the hotel and the beer garden for its revamp on 23rd Feb for 5 weeks. This will however not effect the bar or restaurant in any way and we will still have 5 rooms to let out. Last Sunday in March we start our 'Java crazy quiz' hosted by the famous Liam back to do a monthly spot. Sponsored by Odeon Cinemas and the Edinburgh Playhouse, it will be a biggy with loads of prizes and antics to boot if Liam has anything to do with it. Fun and games I reckon. To date we have had 1200 residents staying at the Hotel and have bookings right thru to 2006. Residents have come from far and wide and most have either booked in again or have been more than once. Our Wednesday night seems to bring people from mainstream to first timers,'must be our charm'. To date we have helped 200 people with our free internet access and outreach advice 'not a bad wee helping hand'. Plans for our Friday night dance bash push on and hope to have our first biggy when the new annexe at the garden is finished early April, stay tuned trainspotters as it's sure to be a quake thru the city, guest DJs to be announced closer to the do! It all goes to say if we've not seen you yet - WHY? So no excuses pop down for a beer or a nice meal, a movie, a coffee, a chat or a good time with your mates - who cares? - just Java on down. See yas Kenny's Column Bar Java January Update First of all, may I wish you all a very Happy New Year and best wishes for 2004. Christmas and New Year down here in sunny Leith have been very busy indeed as things at Bar java continue to grow from strength to strength. Christmas and New Year were very busy with a lots of Christmas parties and fun, fun, fun. I myself had a Christmas lunch for 12 friends who all really enjoyed the excellent Christmas menu at a very affordable price per head, with a warm and relaxed atmosphere which led to a very enjoyable evening and the food was excellent too! New Year's Eve was mad, to say the least, with Steven and Peter hosting their New Year Party which was very busy, including the heated beer garden which was jammed full with people enjoying all the fun and frolics the boys had laid on for them. Midnight going with a bang (which didnt happen in town I believe) with fun lasting until very late, a fab night was had by all. January has been very busy with the Pink Wednesdays really taking off, I never knew there were so many gays in the village so to speak!!! Its very busy now on Wednesdays & its always advisable to arrive early to get a nice seat for the excellent views on offer! This weekend Steven and Peter kindly hosted on the Saturday night the annual M.S.C. Scotland Burns Supper 'after party' - a private affair at the bar which was very well attended by lots of skins/punks/leather/rubber clad men from all around the world and of course a few guests who were invited along to enjoy all the fun. What a night it was - a first for us all down here in sunny Leith, what will the neighbours say? He! He! The whole Hotel had been booked out by M.S.C. to accommodate the guests who had travelled from around the world to get here for our Burns Supper. A big thank you to Steven and Peter from all at M.S.C. Scotland for making us all so welcome & laying on all the facilities. Watch this space for more updated news on the new forthcomming exciting nights Steven and Peter are having soon So why not get down to Java and take part in them - have fun, come talk to me and get your picture taken for the magazine and enjoy all the fun Java has to offer!!! WWW: http://www.hotelbarjava.com/ Tel: 0131-553 2020. Fax: 0131-554 1299. 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Sub Guy Sub guy, 40, 5'7", nice toned body, loves role play especially like to be tied up and taken forcibly. Any way you want. Box SG55135. West Lothian Guy For Discreet Fun West Lothian male, 25, SA/SL, 6'3", short brown hair, medium build, seeks SA/L butch sincere male, any age, for casual meets or possible relationship! Like TVs. Box SG55136. Sex Slave Sex slave, 40 years old, 32" waist, 40" chest, 5'7", dark hair, good looking seeks dominant master into bondage, role play of any kind, the kinkier the better. Will do anything to please master. Box SG55137. Veggie - Glasgow Based Regular Meet Must be others around. Share healthy living pursuits (fitness, arts, DIY) recipies, meals, wine. If genuine N/Sm, contact now. Box SG55143. Looking For A Sex Guy Fit, handsome, tall guy, 30 years old, seeks similar between 40-60 for regular long tactile fun sessions. ALA with photo. Complete discretion assured. Glasgow or surrounding areas preferred. Can accommodate. Box SG55144. Glasgow 34 year old Glasgow guy would like to meet young guys into leather/denim for safe fun and nights out. Can accommodate. Write soon. Box SG55145. Edinburgh - Strict Training Needed Sub, medium build, 5'9", seeks strict training by master. Bondage, body shaving, yellow, CP, humiliation may be appropriate. Will comply fully with master's requirement. Box SG55146. On Offer - Gentle Loving! Anyone out there who values kisses, cuddles and conversation highger than a quick shag? This fit 58 year old in Glasgow would love to hear from you. ALA. No phone numbers. Box SG55147. Fife - Edinburgh - Central Scotland Middle aged Fife guy seeks slim guys of any age for no strings fun at my place or yours. Bi, married and male couples very welcome. Discretion assured. ALA. Box SG55148. Glasgow - Anywhere 62 year old passive guy seeks passive or active guy for 1-2-1 friendship. I am tall, slim, genuine. Hope you write. Box SG55149. Men In Panties Wanted In Glasgow Men who love to wear lingerie will be appreciated by very horny bi guy who loves men dressed nicely in satin and lace or whatever you enjoy. Tell me your fantasy. Box SG55150. Glasgow Guy Up to 30ish guy wanted for adult fun for 50 year old guy. Top, bottom, always randy, real man, anything goes. Honest reliable guys only. Time wasters sod off. Box SG55151. Ayrshire Lad 40 years old, slim, 5'8", zero zero haircut, specs, young at heart, likes bingo, pubs and occult. WLTM similar guy, 25-40, for friendship and maybe more. Box SG55152. Glasgow Hard 'n' Horny I'm looking for some new mates, with a possible 1-2-1. I'm 29, fit, smooth, slim body and very hard 'n' horny. SA, SL. In need of a good suck. ALAWP. Can accommodate. Box SG55153. Leather And Rubber master Glasgow master, 40's, into safe leather and rubber scenes, seeks subs new or experienced. Full training given in well equipped playroom. No gear needed - just horny willing attitude. Box SG55154. First Year Student? First time? Like to try things out with a considerate older guy rather than make a fool of yourself with a guy your own age? Edinburgh based but can travel. Box SG55155. Anywhere After failed relationship, I seek a dominant guy to train me as his personal slave/houseboy. I've no experience but am keen to please. Help! ALA. Box SG55156. Dundee - Tayside Gay guy seeks company, 18-45, any nationality. Can accommodate. WE, clean and honest. Horny. ALA with photo. Box SG55157. Eco-architect Mature student, 38, would like to meet a man working in eco-building or Scottish vernacular architecture. Prefer manly, down to earth countryman. Other interests are: piano, music, nature. Box SG55158. Woof! Small hairy bear (45) seeks young smooth cub (16-20) for mutual pawing. Your cave or mine. Box SG55159. Glasgow - Paisley - Renfrew Passive gay guy, 52, 0 crop, goatee, hairy, 5'10", WLTM active, hairy, muscular, dark guy, 30-50 years as regular F-buddy. Can accommodate. Got tons of porn videos. Bi and married guys welcome. Box SG55160. House Boy Wanted Living-in Age 18-22, cute, hot and well built. No work or school - no problem. I will trin you safely and fully. Reply with photo. Box SG55161. Houseman 6', obedient house man seeks TV, queens, elegant prince or master (any age 18+) to serve and obey. Also role play. Central Scotland. Box SG55162. Penfriends Wanted In Scotland This fit, 5'8", 58 year old Glasgow guy loves writing letters on topics heavy and light, horny and learned. You do too? Well, write soon. ALA - obviously! Box SG55163. Cumbernauld Area Mature guy, 50's, seeks younger guy, 20-40, to make my life complete for fun and friendship. Box SG55164. Young Lad 25, 5'9", 11st, slim build, smooth chest 38", waist 32/33". Interests: road transport, classical music, Morse, Ruth Rendell, snooker and golf. Needs to visit PE/headmaster who knows how to correct my bad exam marks - 334/900 and smoking. Please send shirtless/nude photo and landline number. No timewasters or withheld numbers. Box SG55165. Glasgow City Centre Gym Member Hairy, fit w/m, hot and horny, 40ish, WLTM younger brother/mate, genuine, N/Sm, regular gym (home?) partners. Let's motivate each other! After workout, socialising, massage? Winter companions. Go for it. Box SG55166. Glasgow Mature student, early 40's, fit, hairy, WLTM younger student/professionals, N/Sm, veggie, to share fun, fitness. Theatre? Fit, firm guys welcome. Massage. Hopefully more. ALAWP. Genuine. Box SG51167. Edinburgh - Central Scotland Friendly 40ish guy looking for young (16-26 year old) guy who genuinely prefers the company of older guys. A one off meeting would be fine, but regular uncomplicated fun is what I'm looking for. Mutual respect required and total discretion offered. Box SG55169. *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 SG55101. Him Hi! We are both 40 but very young for our age. We are both bi and love fun of any kind. If you want to play, then let us know!!! We live in the Elgin area. Box SG55105. Bi Guy Bi guy here looking for a couple or single male to be my first time. Very clean and descreet and require same. Box SG55106. Curious Aberdeen 39 year old 6'2" tall guy, looking to experience first time discreet encounter with older mature experienced gentleman. No strings. Box SG55114. Inexperienced Needs Help I'm a white 26 year old average built male, I'd like to have my first bisexual experience with an experienced couple. Age and looks not important. I am quite open minded and prepared to try anything. Can travel anywhere but unfortunately can't accommodate. Pics can be provided. Box SG55120. Bisexual Transvestite Bi TV, 46 years old in Inverness/Moray WLTM Bi couple/male, TV for regular fun. Enjoy oral/anal, cp, toys, anything! Prefer older, but any size! Box SG55125. West Lothian Curious I'm married with a family but I need to find out if my feelings are true or if I'm living a lie. I'm up for most things local only please. Box SG55133. Dominatrix Required by submissive bisexual weightlifter, 230lbs, 40 years old, cleanshaven. Age and experience less important than attitude. Central Scotland. Box SG55141. Glasgow Bi Guy Seeks Similar Very horny bi guy seeks others as well as gay or cross dressers, TS, TV for intimate fun and friendship. Very tactile, open minded. ALA. Discretion assured and expected. Box SG55142. *STRAIGHT Dundee - Perth Friendly, fit, 50something silver bear seeks morally relaxed women of all ages for fun and friendship. Box SG55103. Dundonian Cutie -Welsh Ex-pat 30 years old, rugby build, well read, university educated, bubbly personality, WLTM caring, intelligent woman, 25-40, for committed long-term relationship. Box SG55104. Banish Those Winter Blues....... Tall attractive Aberdeen gentleman (40) seeks ladies of any age or size (n/s) for discreet sexy no strings fun times. Cleanliness assured and expected! Look forward to hearing from you! Box SG55113. *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. Brazil 43, hairy top, foot/tickle fetishist, seeks 30-40 slim, blond, ticklish life partner to build monogamic serious life relation in soul/soul commitemnt. Write: Marc, CP3670, Rio 20001-970, Brazil. Looking For Friends I'm 25 year old guy from Belarus and I'm looking for real friends for close relations. Write: Alexander Piatrou, Slesarnaya Street 20-60, Minsk 220088, Belarus. E-mail: alecio@tut.by Tenerife Hugs An affectionate and good looking 40 year old British guy living alone in Tenerife welcomes you for company during your holiday. Let me know when you arrive and I will show you around. Write: James Stuart, Calle Enrique Martin, 38344 Santiago del Teide, Tenerife, Spain. E-mail: tenerifeactive@hotmail.com *JOBS OFFERED GBP100 per hour We are recruiting attractive guys to work as escorts in our highly respected escort agency. Earn up to GBP100 per hour for doing what you enjoy. You will be well looked after and supported in your work, and will be involved with a progressive, dynamic agency. For more info call Ross on 08444 170134 or E-mail ross@scotsguys.com [55a] Assistant Instructor Required by busy Scottish sailing centre for 2004 season. Applicants should be young, fit, reasonably broadminded, straight acting and looking. Must have an excellent sense of humour and be able to relate well to customers. Full training will be given and all activity kit and equipment provided. Private accommodation available. Position can be full time, seasonal or possibly part time. Might suit a student or school leaver. Good terms and conditions. For further details, E-mail: swl121@aol.com or Tel: 07831 846025. [56a] Cash For Your Body Photogenic guys can earn GBP100 cash posing for Mike Arlen who has had 14 glossy magazines published called Mike Arlen's Guys. Send snapshots of your magnificent body to him: Mike Arlen, Wetherby Studios, 23 Wetherby Mansions, Earls Court Square, London. SW5 9BH or Phone: 020-7373 1107. [99] International Company Expanding Want to work from home using your own PC to earn part-time or full-time income? Run your own business and realise your potential?? WWW: http://www.fulcrumofsuccess.net/ [58a] Models I am currently looking for male models for forthcoming projects on the Internet. Guys aged 18-34 for nude, semi-nude, and fully-clothed work. No experience necessary, and fees are payable to successful applicants. Call Douglas on 07050 174700. [55a] Models Wanted Previously published photographer needs good looking guys (18-25) who want to earn GBP20 per hour for publication work. For details please phone Stuart on 0141-636 6556 (No withheld numbers please) or E-mail: xpozure4u@shaws2000. fsnet.co.uk [99] PE Master Offers free accommodation and food to young gay/bi lads, 16-30ish, in exchange for light domestic duties. Other duties supplied to the right lad. For interview ring: 01753 408248 or 07944 862162. Some mobile numbers not rung. Withheld numbers not required. *SERVICES CAFFMOS Contacts and friendships for men over sixty. The organisation for the more mature gentleman and his admirers. Write to: CAFFMOS, PO Box 2273, Hove. BN3 2GF. Or phone Hove (01273) 220995 for info. [99] Contact Mag Contact Mag for adults: over 900 photos. Approval copy from: Matchmaker (K38), Chorley, PR7 4BS. Or ring 01257 483335 (24 hours). [99] CP Contact Paper CP contact paper for spanking, skins, discipline, etc. SAE to TD Monthly, PO Box 352, Manchester. M60 2PG. [99] Diet Magic Free yourself of unwanted lbs? Improve energy levels? All natural products. Money-back guarantee. WWW: http://www. weightloss-success.org/ [58a] Free TV/TS News A Tranny not for profit newsletter. Views, news, venues and free personal adverts. A5 sae: BM Box 2534, London. WC1N 3XX. [99] Golden Wheel Seeking discreet gay or bisexual new friends, male or female? Long standing service, all areas and worldwide. Send stamp for details to: (Sadie), The Golden Wheel, Liverpool. L15 3HT. [99] Homes In Spain For letting or investment. Superb villas, bungalows or apartments with swimming pool from GBP55,000. (60 per cent mortgages available). Call KEYSOL for details of property exhibitions, inspection trips or brochure 0141-576 8808. [99] IKAS - For Kilt-orientated Men Kilt fetish? Want to learn what's beneath? This society provides answers via bi-monthly newsletter, meetings, socials, photos, etc. Tel: Mervyn on 01777 708270 for full details. [55a] Limited Companies Only GBP90 for your own Limited Company. PLCs GBP100. Charitable and Unlimited Companies also available. Freephone 0800 526421 for our free 'Guide To Limited Companies'. E-mail: cosun@drink.demon.co.uk WWW: http://www.quick-companies.co.uk/ [99] Personal Shopper Services For Busy Professsionals Glasgow, genuine, fit, friendly guy (theatrical enthusiast you performer, etc.) assist your needs/consider your request eg ironing. Offer relaxing massage strokes. Welcome your reply. Box SG55168. Proofreading And Tuition In English (including TEFL), French, Latin, Greek and Gaelic, Typing Services, Historical and Genealogical Research. Charles S Coventry, 23/9 Viewcraig Street, Edinburgh. EH8 9UJ. Tel: 0131-558 8785. E-mail: charlie_cov@yahoo.co.uk Web site: http://www.geocities.com/charlie-cov/ [99] Reflexology For Men Relaxes, reduces tension and stress, revitalises, enhances body's own healing resources. Sessions - GBP25 (readers of ScotsGay GBP20). Ian - caring, experienced, qualified. 0131-556 3383. [55a] TD Monthly The UK's fastest-growing contact publication for gay men into spanking/CP and all related interests. Please send SAE for details. Write: TD Monthly, PO Box 352, Manchester. M60 2PG. WWW: http://geocities.com/tdmonthly/homepage.html [99] Translation Services Qualified translator based in Dundee offers translation services between the following languages: English, Ukrainian, Russian, Turkish and French. E-mail: trots@drink.demon.co.uk or Write: Box SG55100. [99] Worldwide Penfriends Regular lists. Make friends, exchange holidays, improve your languages. For general and music lovers' lists send GBP3: "The Penpal List", c/o 221B Merton Rd, Southfields, London. SW18 5EE. [99] *BACK RUBS Edinburgh Joseph, 23, fun, fit and friendly. Tel: 07779 039509. [55a] Edinburgh Kenny, hefty and heavy, chubby gay man (passive), offers discreet massage for men. Please telephone: 0131-661 1477 (mornings or evenings) and also Mobile Number: 07880 658324. Edinburgh Rex. 24/7. My place or yours. "Open air". Built to please. Call 07879 836467. [55a] Edinburgh - Mark - 23 Good looking, sexy, SA, good body, nice butt, no attitude, flexible type, gives hot, horny, full service action, no holes barrd fun. Out calls only. 07800 857845. [55a] Gay Escort Scott, 28. Handsome, athletic and WE guy available in Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen and around Scotland by appointment. Always up for it! Tel. 07043 368250 or visit http://www.youcame.to/escort_scott/ [55a] Glasgow Escort Robert, 39, small slim build, passive guy. Your place or hotel. Call me on 07867 693108. [55a] Glasgow Gay Escort 18 year old gay escort. Masculine and handsome, toned and hung. Straight acting. Out calls only. Call Conner 07043 368231 or visit http://www.youcame.to/escort_conner/ [55a] Glasgow Gay Guy Gives good massage. 5'10", slim, tanned, well hung and active. In/out calls. Tony. Tel: 07765 194696. [55a] Kieran Glasgow Gay Escort Available at my place or yours. 26 year old, gym-fit, good-looking guy. Call me on 07732 714878 or visit http://www. boynextdoor.co.uk/ [55a] Kilmarnock Area Fully qualified masseur and beauty therapist. Full hour and half Swedish massage GBP25. Also waxing, facials, body scrubs, etc. For details, ring 07796 332751 or E-mail: alexander.bryson@virgin.net [55a] Male/Male Massage Men: Enjoy deep relaxing full body oil massage. Fife/Perth area. Give me a call. Bill 01577 830386. [55a] Marc - Edinburgh Gay Escort Marc, 21 year old cute guy with a smooth, toned body. XVWE, good-looking guy available for out calls in Edinburgh, Fife area. Tel: 07050 030424 or visit http://www.youcame.to/escort_marc/ [55a] Massage For Men - Edinburgh Great relaxing, holistic, sensual, tantric, full body pampering relief in nurturing masculine environment. Shower, warm towels, refreshments. GBP20 per session. Exceptionally good value. Jim. Qualified, experienced, caring. 0131-556 7199. [58] ScotsGuys Escort Agency Now recruiting new escorts. Please call Ross on 08444 170134 (local rate) for all enquiries & bookings. Visit http://www.scotsguys.com/ for the finest escorts in Scotland. [55a] Swedish Massage Glasgow area. Remedial and sports massage. Acupressure massage. Qualified practitioner. Evenings and weekends. Home visits. Non-sexual. Call Drew on 01355 245708. [57] Transexual Escort Chloe Edinburgh/Glasgow/Scotland. Warm, vivacious and intelligent blonde pre-op, 25. Just landed in Edinburgh. Fetish photographic model, dominance/submission, in/out visits. E-mail: chloe_ts_scotland@hotmail.com. Tel: 07958 272309. [55a] *WHERE TO STAY All New, All Gay Guesthouses - Edinburgh Two great locations. Exclusively gay. Easy walk to nightlife. Stylish rooms, all with TV and video (tapes available). Shared and private bathrooms. Breakfast available till noon. Non-smoking houses. Easy parking. Room rates: GBP29-GBP49 per night. Call 0131-558 1382 or Fax 0131-556 8279. WWW: http://www.gayscotland.com/alvahouse/ [57a] Denia - Costa Blanca To rent: Large Villa. Sleeps 4/6. Pool 40ft x 20ft. Low cost car hire. Price all season GBP25 pppn. More info at http://www.spanienportal.com/floridavilla/ Contact Alan on 00 34 96 578 6744. [55a] Glasgow City Centre An up-for-it break in your own fabulous apartment. Short walk to all gay venues. Gay owned and run. Minutes from main stations. Free parking. Sleeps 1-6. 2 terraces. Fantastic kitchen. Widescreen TV, DVD, etc. Only GBP24-GBP79 per person per night. Tel: 07779 957922 or 0141-639 4536. WWW: http://www.apparently.biz/ [58a] Near Perth Friendly country cottage Bed and Breakfast. En suite rooms. Private parking. Pub/restaurant next door. For a personal service, call 07730 876454 for accommodation and/or massage. [60] Self-catering Studio flat. Ideal for Glasgow/Edinburgh. 3 mins from J8/M74. Double Bed, En suite, Kitchenette, Parking. Phone 01698 884060 or 07774 933720. [55a] -------------------------------------------------------------- Helplines ========= CROSSLYNX NATIONAL TV/TS/TG HELPLINE Mon 7.30-9.30pm. Phone: 0141-847 0787 WWW: http://www.crosslynx.org/ CENTRAL SCOTLAND POLICE HOMOPHOBIC HELPLINE Nightly 7-10pm. 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/ 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: switchboard@rapidial.co.uk WWW: http://www.lgls.co.uk/ LOTHIAN LESBIAN LINE Mon, Thu 7.30-10pm. Phone: 0131-557 0751 E-mail: switchboard@rapidial.co.uk WWW: http://www.lgls.co.uk/ 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 ABACOS 11 Market Street. Tel: (01224) 591927. Sun-Thu 11.30am-Midnight. Fri-Sat 11.30am-1am. Gay friendly Bar Brasserie. Serving food Mon-Sat Noon-7pm. Karaoke and DJs in the evenings. 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 in old Oh Henry's premises. Free entry before Midnight - GBP2 thereafter. RABBIES BAR* 2 Exchange Street (Off Market Street). Tel: (01224) 212181. Sun-Thu 11am-Midnight. Fri-Sat 11am-1am. Lively mixed gay friendly venue with pool table and karaoke every night from 8pm. WELLMANS HEALTH STUDIO* 3rd Floor, 21-23 Justice Mill Lane. Tel: (01224) 211441. Mon-Fri 10am-10pm. Sat-Sun 10am-5pm. Aberdeen's first (and only) gay sauna. Two video booths, dark room, sauna, steam room, stand-and-tan sun cabin. YUMBO CLUB AND SALS BAR* 7 Crown Street. Tel: (01224) 571475. Yumbo: Sun-Thu 10pm-2am. Fri-Sat 10pm-3am. Sals: Mon-Thu 11am-Midnight. Fri-Sat 11am-1am. Sun 6pm-Midnight. Yumbo has recently re-opened in the former Out premises. Sals is the downstairs bar. Free entry to club at the moment. ABERDOUR FORRESTER'S ARMS* 35 High Street. Tel: (01383) 860544. 11am-Midnight. New gay friendly venue operated by Mark (ex Edinburgh's Holyrood Tavern). Real ale. 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 THE AULD HOOSE* 23-25 St Leonards Street. Tel: 0131-668 2934. Mon-Sat 11.30am-1am. Sun 12.30pm-1am. Everybody friendly bar under the new management of a familiar face! Real ale. BAR JAVA* 48-52 Constitution Street, Leith. Tel: 0131-553 2020. FAX: 0131-554 1299. Mon-Sat 8am-1am. Sun 9am-1am. Gay friendly gay owned bar and hotel. Strictly pink night on Wed - Happy Hour 5-8pm. Meals served daily. Hotel rooms GBP25 p/p. E-mail: enquiries@hotelbarjava.com WWW: http://www.hotelbarjava.com/ BLACK BO'S 57/61 Blackfriars Street. Tel: 0131-557 6136. Wed-Sat 6-10pm. Superb little mostly vegetarian restaurant. Friendly staff. Mixed clientele. E-mail: admin@blackbos.co.uk WWW: http://www.blackbos.co.uk/ BLAZE Club Ego, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434. 11pm-3am. 1st & 3rd Fri of each month. James Longworth plays commercial / funky house to a trendy young gay crowd. GBP1 & GBP1.50 drinks promos all night. GBP3 before midnight/GBP4 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 Medina Nightclub (Under Negociants), 45-47 Lothian Street. Info Line: 07736 936650. Every second Sun. 10pm-3am. Next dates: 1st, 15th & 29th Feb, 14th & 28th Mar, 11th & 25th Apr. A Block Party hosted by DJ Dale Lush as well as residents Simmone Black and Pimpster & Gee. GBP2 entry before Midnight - GBP3 thereafter. E-mail: dale@lushmarketing.com WWW: http://www.clublush.co.uk/ C.C. BLOOM'S* 23 Greenside Place. Tel: 0131-556 9331. 6pm-3am. Two floors. Karaoke on Thu and Sun. Disco every night from 11pm. E-mail: xanderfan82@hotmail.com WWW: http://www.ccblooms.com/ 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. Increasingly cruisy since it re-branded itself as "Edinburgh's leather bar - all week every week". Renowned for courtesy, comfort and good food. 1st Sat of month: BearScots Club Night. 3rd Sat of month: MSC Scotland Club Night (with ScotsSkins). 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 8am-11pm. 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, Massage for Health and Pride Scotia. 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. GOTHAM Nicol Edwards, 29-35 Niddy Street. Tel: 0131-556 8642. 10pm-3am. Monthly. Next dates: Sun 1st Feb, 7th Mar, 8th Apr. Fetish/Goth crossover club featuring dungeon, cinema and dance floor. E-mail: webmaster@nightnews.net. WWW: http://www.nightnews.net/ 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. JOY* The Venue, 15 Calton Road. JOY Info Line: 0131-467 2551. 11pm-3am. Monthly. Next date: Sat 14th Feb. Popular club night held on two levels and featuring DJs Maggie Joy, Alan Joy and Brett King in the main room, Trendy Wendy and Sally F downstairs in The Cooler. GBP8 Joy members/GBP10 otherwise. E-mail: clubjoy@blueyonder.co.uk. WWW: http://www.clubjoy.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: 0131-657 4633. 10pm-3am. Monthly. Next date: Sat 7th Feb. Mega club night with resident DJs Tommy Kay, Newton & Stone, Jared and GP. WWW: http://www.luvely.net/ MALTINGS ALEHOUSE* 81-85 St Leonards Street. Tel: 0131-667 5946. Mon-Sat Noon-1am. Sun 12.30pm-1am. Busy student bar. Mixed gay friendly atmosphere. Real ale. E-mail: maltings@hotelbarjava.com 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 21st Feb. 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, Leith Walk. Tel: 0131-553 3222. Mon-Thu Noon-10pm, Fri-Sun Noon-11pm. Claims to be Edinburgh's busiest men only sauna. Relaxed and friendly atmosphere with excellent facilities which include large sauna cabin, 14-man steam room, 8 very popular private rooms, 8-man filter Jacuzzi, communal and private showers, 3 themed rooms, video area and TV lounge. Hot and cold refreshments available. GBP9 (GBP7 concessions). Manager's special: admission GBP5 after 8pm. Shag-Tag 1st Sat of each month. 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. Mon-Sat 4pm-1am. Sun 2pm-1am. Popular and busy gay bar with friendly staff. Newly refurbished. 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 THE REGENT* 2 Montrose Terrace. Tel: 0131-661 8198. Sun 12.30pm-1am. Mon-Sat 11am-1am. Alan Joy's new gay bar, run in conjunction with Lisa from Luvely is now open. Real ale, relaxed atmosphere, comfortable surroundings. Coffee and croissants. CAMRA's Lesbian and Gay Real Ale Drinkers meet here on the 1st Mon of each month at 8pm (except Aug - 2nd Mon). WWW: http://www.lagrad-edinburgh.org.uk/ SALA CAFE-BAR* 60 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-478 7069. Tue-Thu, Sun 11am-11pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11am. Relaxed and friendly cafe bar situated directly above Edinburgh's LGBT Centre. Freshly prepared, wide ranging menu. Regular live music and party nughts (contact bar for more info). Gallery space with regularly changing exhibitions. 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 Montrose Terrace. Tel: 0131-661 6443. Mon-Sat 11am-1am, Sun 12.30pm-1am. Straight friendly local across the road from the Regent. Under new management with signiicant changes planned. 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. 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. Taste is Edinburgh's original and longest running gay-friendly club night that brings together like-minded people who enjoy a club environment free from hassle and bad attitudes and for whom sexuality is not an issue. Taste's Main Room resident DJs Fisher & Price play an eclectic mix of the best dance music currently available. Back Room resident DJs Martin Valentine and Steven Wanless play Deep House and US House. 1st Feb: Taste's 500th Night with resident DJs Fisher & Price, Martin Valentine and Steven Wanless presenting a round up all the best tunes 1994-2004. Free entry to first 50 members and free drink to everyone in before 11.30pm. Free CD at the end of the night. 15th Feb: Jon Pleased (Quarterly Residency - rescheduled from Jan). GBP6 Members/GBP8 Guests GBP5 before 11.30pm. Drink promos until 1am. 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. Friendly, efficient staff serving some of the best and most authentic Thai food in the UK. Set Lunch and Pre-theatre Menu 2 courses GBP9.95, 3 courses GBP12.95; Starters GBP3.95-GBP6.95, Main GBP8.95-GBP13.95. 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 The Commplex (formerly Club Java), 39-40 Commercial Street, Leith. Tel: 0131-555 5600. 10pm-2am. First Sat of each month. Next dates: 7th Feb, 6th Mar. An even fresher approach to a girl’s nite out, Gay male guests welcome if invited and accompanied by a lady. With DJ Michelle from London, guest DJ Fiona H and Johnboy. GBP6/GBP5 conc. with ID - 2 for 1 b4 10.30pm. E-mail: clubvelvet@blueyonder.co.uk WWW: http://www. club-velvet.co.uk/ VIBE* Club Ego, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434. Tue 11pm-3am. Two floors with James Longworth (charty/party) and Nathan Scantlebury (R’n’B). Edinburgh’s busiest gay night where the beautiful people are to be found. GBP1 drinks promos all night. GBP3 entry. E-mail: vibe@100ent.com WWW: http://www.vibetuesdays.com/ THE WATERSHED* 44 St Stephen's Street. Tel: 0131-220 5236. Sun-Thu 11am-Midnight. Fri-Sat 11am-1am.New gay friendly bar in Stockbridge. WIGGLE* Club Ego, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434. Info Line: 0131-467 2551. 11pm-3am. Monthly. Next dates: Sat 31st Jan, 28th Feb. 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. E-mail: BennetsWeb@aol.com BURLY Infoline: 07930 357401. For future BURLY events check the website for regular updates. 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 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. 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"! E-mail: cluberos@hotmail.com CLUB MYSTYX Hogshead (Upstairs Bar), 36 North Frederick Street. Tel: 0141-552 8160. Monthly. Next date: Fri 13th Feb. 8pm-1am. Infoline: 07919 860353. 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: info@mystix.co.uk WWW: http://www.mystyx.co.uk/ COURT BAR* 69 Hutcheson Street. Tel: 0141-552 2463. Mon-Sat 8am-Midnight, Sun 12.30pm-Midnight. Intimate bar beside former Sheriff Court. Straight until mid-evening. CUBE 34 & 44 Queen Street. Tel: 0141-226 8990. Mon-Tue 11.30pm-3am. Two-nighter with DJs Shawn Roberts & Shazza Halliwell. Various drinks promos. Entry GBP3. E-mail: thornleisure@yahoo.co.uk WWW: http://www.cubeglasgow.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. DELMONICA'S BAR 68 Virginia Street. Tel: 0141-552 4803. Daily Noon-Midnight. Nice if your face fits. E-mail: info@delmonicas.co.uk WWW: http://www.delmonicas.co.uk/ EASYINTERNETCAFE 57/61 St. Vincent Street. Tel: 0141-222 2365. Mon-Fri 7am-10pm. Sat-Sun 7am-9pm. 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.glgbt.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/ JUJU* Unit 6, 1st Floor, 5 Dixon Street. Tel: 0141-248 6548. Tue-Fri 10am-5pm. Sat 10.30am-5pm. More than just your normal fetish type shop. WWW: http://www.jujuware.com/ 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. MERCHANT PRIDE* 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 - previously The Candle Bar. E-mail: soulmateintro@hotmail.com MODA 58 Virginia Street. Tel/FAX: 0141-553 2553. Mon-Thu 5pm-1.30am. Fri-Sun 5pm-3.30am. Fashionable pub/club. E-mail: moda@g1group.com WWW: http://www.g1group.co.uk/ 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/ PINK PENELOPES Penelopes Nightclub, 18 Jamaica Street. Tel: 0141-847 0820. Tue. 11pm-3am. Welcome return after a long ago fire. Free entry. THE POLO LOUNGE 84 Wilson Street. Tel: 0141-553 1221. Fax: 0141-553 0000. Mon-Thu 5pm-1am, Fri-Sun 5pm-3am. Long established pub/club. Young crowd. E-mail: polo@g1group.co.uk 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/ 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 run by 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. 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. 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. STRATHYRE MUNRO INN* Strathyre, Callander. Tel: Strathyre (01877) 384333. Sun-Thu Noon-Midnight. Fri-Sat Noon-1am. Gay owned bar and hotel - owned by the same folk who own Revolver in Glasgow. Full menu served all day. Brunch menu served Noon-5pm on Sun. Ten letting bedrooms should be ready by Easter. E-mail: munro-inn@macmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ScotsGay: a monthly magazine for lesbians, gays and bisexuals. ScotsGay 60/- Light appears in odd numbered months, whilst ScotsGay 80/- Heavy appears in even numbered months. ISSN: 1357-0595. Edited, printed and published in Scotland. (c) Pageprint Limited, January 2004. PO Box 666, Edinburgh. EH7 5YW. 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