SCOTSGAY MAGAZINE ================= ScotsGay is a monthly magazine for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals. Edited, printed and published in Scotland ScotsGay 60/- Light - Issue 56a - March 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. The printed edition of ScotsGay is available by post at the following rates: 6 issue sub (UK & EC) GBP 8 6 issue sub (Overseas) GBP 15 12 issue sub (UK & EC) GBP 15 12 issue sub (Overseas) GBP 28 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: Arts: Comedy Glasgow Edinburgh Dundee Scottish Media Monitor Aberdeen Voice Personals Boxes - The ScotsGay Meet Market Helplines Venues --------------------------------------------------------------- ARTS: COMEDY ============ Martin Walker pens a quick review of a rising comedy star. All comedians suffer from permanent anxiety. It matters not if they perform in front of millions on TV or to less than fifty on a circuit 'open mike' slot. The stand up comedian is always anxious. What any comedian wants to know is, "Is that joke really funny?" Well, there is only one way to find out - and that is when the anxiety sets in. Imagine being a gay comedian coming out on stage every time you perform and not knowing how your usually very heterosexual audience is going to relate to this straight acting, straight looking, football loving Weegie queer. Well, its a good job Charlie Ross is very funny. Not only is he one of the UK's top up coming stars, he is Scots and Gay. And like any good stand up comedian, he jokes about what he knows. Football gags run seamlessly into Dr Who material via the land of Oz. But there are also gags on what it's like Coming Out to your mates in working class Glasgow, and being a gay PE teacher where the kids, or rather the kids' parents, just might not approve. On stage, Charlie's easy going style and friendly flowing narrative is occasionally punctuated by biting satirical comment. Even if he makes one audience member sit up and think again about their attitudes, then he has done a whole heap of good. And he is hysterically funny. His pop culture critique is affectionate, but wonderfully tongue in cheek. And he can sing - audiences in London's famous Canal Cafe Theatre last year were treated to a Davros musical number that will never be forgotten: the creator of the Daleks singing an Andrew Doyle penned gay disco number in drag really did have to be seen to be believed. Surely though, even as Charlie continues to perform everywhere, like Billy Connolly, it is in his native Scotland that he reigns supreme. There are many Scots comedians and for good reason. Comedy takes a type of open honesty that says 'this is me - like it or not' that Scots do so well. Straight audiences like Charlie because he is just being himself - and they can tell. But what Charlie Ross does so successfully is confound stereotypes in a way that Jason Wood, Graham Norton or Julian Clary could never do. He doesn't exclaim, "I'm a big poofter - come and laugh at me!" but says, "I'm here, I'm queer. Here's a joke that will make you wet your knickers.' Charlie Ross performed at 13th Note in Glasgow on March 18th, 2004. Charlie Ross LIVE The Stand Comedy Club, Glasgow May 14th to 16th, 2004. --------------------------------------------------------------- GLASGOW SCENE: GLASCHU ====================== Salutations and felicitations gentle folk. Well after all the hype, I have to admit to being disappointed, of what do I speak? The very last ever episode of Sex and the City, well at least until the re-runs start, terrific build up and then nothing. A politically correct damp squib. Not at all what one has come to expect. Because of course the all American heroine, fashion icon and total flake, Carrie Bradshaw could not possibly be seen to find happiness with a Russian in a foreign city and worst of all the capital city of those cowardly, snail gobbling, anti Iraq war Frogs! This series has seen HBO push the barriers of bad language and some would say bad taste at every opportunity. It has dared to show that women just like men can go out and get what they want. It has treated the subject of sex with a refreshing candour and humour. Yet when faced with the choice of seeking an easy smaltsy resolution, or continuing to redefine adult drama. The writers lost their bottle, they bailed out and toed the party line of the Bush administration. Shame on them and shame on the cast for this betrayal of our trust. First up a mention for this year's Triptych Festival in Scotland, which runs from Apr 28th to May 2nd in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. With over 100 acts there is sure to be something for everyone. Now in its fourth year, Triptych has fast established itself as one of Europe's most innovative and eclectic arts events. For full listings and ticket information: http://www.triptych04.com/ Taste and Fusion present... A Mad Hatter's Tea Party at The Soundhaus, Hyde Park Street. A Fusion of the best underground dance music for clubbers with a discerning Taste. All open minded party people, welcome. Sat 10th Apr. Doors open 10.30pm Main room DJs: Fisher & Price (Taste and Fruitfly), Robin (Fusion), Dave Pz (Fusion). Room 2 DJs: Martin Valentine (Taste and Groove Collective), Bill Munn. The Soundhaus is a private members club, for members and their guests. Further info from Gordon Band on 0131-556 4843. The next MELTING POT is on Sat 27th Mar. Resident DJ's Simon Cordiner and Billy Woods will be spinning underground disco classics from the past, the best of today's house music, and a little bit of whatever takes their fancy. At the Riverside Club, Fox Street, Glasgow. Doors open midnight until 3am. Tickets are GBP 10 on the door, capacity is 250 so get there early. E-mail: meltingpotuk@ yahoo.co.uk Tel: 07855 418745. Next dates: Bank Holiday Special!! Sun 11th Apr with Nick the Record and Sat 24th Apr. Pink Penelopes at Penelopes Niteclub, takes place every Tuesday. 18 Jamaica Street, Glasgow. Tel: 0141-847 0820. Open 11pm to 3am, entry is free. The Cube presents Passionality every Monday night. A night of pop, chart and dance music. Doors open 11.30pm to 3am. Entry is GBP 3 or GBP 2 with a flyer. Also FUN is on every Tue with DJ's Shawn Roberts and Shazza Halliwell. Doors open 11.30pm to 3am. Entry is GBP 3 all night. WWW: http://www.cubeglasgow.co.uk/ Club 'Mystyx' next date is Sat 10th Apr. 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 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. The next club 'Violate' is on Sat 3rd Apr 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. Annual membership is available on the door at GBP 10. Discount news: You can get 10% off in Red Moon, 5 Dixon Street. Open Thu, Fri, Sat and 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. The next B.U.R.L.Y (pictured), which is on Fri 9th Apr, takes place at The Arches from 10.30pm until 3am. Tickets are GBP 8 for members, GBP 10 for others. You can buy a GBP 5 yearly membership on the night which gets you 10% discount in CloneZone and Spyker Clothing. Beyond Barriers, in conjunction with Bi Scotland, will be running "Exploring Biphobia - a workshop for bisexuals, looking at experiences of discrimination and priorities for challenging biphobia" on Sat 3rd Apr, 12.30-4.30pm. Venue - Beyond Barriers, LGBT Centre, 11 Dixon Street, Glasgow G1 4AL. Buffet and refreshments provided, travel expenses can be met. Please contact Nick Laird to book a place: 0141-574 0242, or E-mail: nick@beyondbarriers.org.uk A note for your busy social diaries, Pride Scotia takes place on Saturday 19th June. Well that's it for another fun packed edition. As usual all comments should be forwarded to someone who cares! Remember folks whatever you find to do: be safe. Angharad E-mail: angharad@drink.demon.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------- EDINBURGH SCENE: DUN EIDEANN ============================ Well folks a couple of newish things been announced this month. Drop The Anchor will be held in Ocean Terminal on Apr 11th. For anyone who isn't familiar with this event it is when the scene's most popular nights, JOY, LUVELY and WIGGLE, join forces for a stomper of a night down at the Ocean Terminal. Tickets are on sale now at the following venues: Q-Store, Planet Out and the Regent Bar. Prices are: Members GBP 12/Guests GBP 15 and on the night door entry is GBP 18. I have never heard anyone complain about this night so go along if you are a regular to one of the three clubs if not then take an open mind. There is also a free coach available back to the city centre too, so remember your sick bag! The following DJs will provide the tunes: Alan & Maggie Joy, Tommy K, George 'GP' Patterson, Newton & Stone, Brett King and DJ Michelle. Edinburgh's longest running club night JOY will next be held at The Venue on April 10th and May 8th. Please remember that old membership cards are no longer valid but the door charge has been reduced so no one is paying more than before. The hottest gossip this month is that James Longworth's METROSEXUAL launches on Thu Mar 25th. Now let me get this right: an urban (gay, straight, or bi) with a strong aesthetic sense that spends a lot of time and money on their appearance and lifestyle. Well what do you think? The night is being launched at CITY nightclub (on Market St) and ties in with the Edinburgh Heat of Mr Gay UK so it should be a laugh. Entry for this particular night is GBP 5 then every Thursday after GBP 4. Word is that it will be a little trendier than VIBE (held Tue at EGO) and BLAZE (held fortnightly Fri at EGO) probably something to do with the Venue. The Pre Club launch will tie in with Planet Out now officially launching after undergoing major refurb at the beginning of the year. I have mentioned this like a zillion times now so go along for yourself and if you think it is worth mentioning let me know or let James know directly your comments on any of his three clubs. WWW: http://www.jameslongworth.com/ Or if you want to check out the info on Mr Gay UK - WWW: http://www. mrgayuk.co.uk/ for a perv. Any other club nights worth mentioning?? Well in short: Velvet - a women's night which allows some male guests, has announced their next few dates: Sat 3rd Apr, Sat 1st May, Sat 5th Jun, and Sat 3rd Jul. The music is pretty much mainstream and the Venue is the Commplex (39-40 Commercial St, Leith). Every student's favourite - Tackno Held at Massa (Market St) is still one of the whackiest nights in the LGBT Calendar. Held on the last Sunday of every month here are the following themes planned: Sun 25th Apr - Tackno's spring clean (a mix of all the very best Tackno tracks), Sun 3th May - Animal Tackno, Sun 27th Jun - Soft Rock Tackno. Something for everyone then!! Bootylushous (see photos) has now settled into its new home in Medina Nightclub which is in Lothian St. If you have not been to Medina it is one of the most funky and trendiest bars in Edin and is chilled to the max. Probably more suited to Booty than EGO. DJ Dale Lush is on the decks every Sunday with various guest DJs. Easter Sunday sees popular DJ Trendy Wendy on the decks and a new Booty CD will be available to the first 100 through the door. This night is becoming very popular and caters for the lovers of R&B Soul and Funk. Entry is GBP 3 and GBP 2 before midnight. Drink promos run throughout the whole night. Any questions? - E-mail: dale@lushmarketing.com The old Stag and Turret has relaunched with new owners and clientele in what is now known as THE TRIANGLE. This pub has been a hit or a miss for a while in terms of it being up to much. However it has now had a lick of paint, the cheap drink prices haven't changed that much, the bar staff are friendly and the clientele are LGBT cos for a wee while it was a bit rough! The new brooms, Billy and Stuart, want to offer a relaxing and welcoming atmosphere and they haven't made that bad a job! The upstairs is now the Turret Club which will open Fri and Sat evenings and will be available to hire for functions etc throughout the week. Thu is also a Women's night, which is a welcome niche, being filled in the community. There is plenty more planned like quiz and karaoke etc., so watch this space. Also new venue news: The Watershed has been refurbished and re-opened in Feb and is looking good. This bar is a gay friendly establishment in Stockbridge a wee bit out of the way from other venues but defo worth a look. WWW: http://www.thewatershededinburgh.com/ Beyond Barriers, in conjunction with Bi Scotland, will be running "Exploring Biphobia - a workshop for bisexuals, looking at experiences of discrimination and priorities for challenging biphobia" in Edinburgh on Sat 17th Apr, 12.30-4.30pm. Venue: LGBT Centre for Healthy Living, 9 Howe Street. Buffet and refreshments provided, travel expenses can be met. Please contact Allie Cherry to book a place: 0131-523 1100, or E-mail: allie@lgbthealth.org.uk Well, have fun! And remember my E-mail address is at the bottom, so anyone wanting to get in contact with gossip or up and coming news give me a shout as I am not a mind reader and can't be in a million places at once! Pix are particularly welcome. Alan E-mail: weealan@drink.demon.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------- DUNDEE SCENE: DUN DEAGH ======================= Hello everybody. There's news from all over Tayside this month, starting with Diversitay, who have a vacancy for a Project Co-ordinator. Application packs are available from the Switchboard, but the position must be filled as soon as possible, so put this down now and go apply if you are going to! (Although don't forget to come back and read the rest). The monthly Icebreakers are also back on each month after a break in February, third Wednesday of the month: 21st April is the next and is going to be at the Het TheaterCafe within the Dundee Rep Theatre. Those of you who enjoy travelling through to Edinburgh for club nights will have no doubt heard of the Vibe, held in Ego. No more need to travel all the way to Edinburgh though, as James Longworth is bringing his highly successful Vibe nights north to Perth! The first night will be held on Sun 25th Apr in City on South Methven Street. The night kicks of at 10pm, GBP 3 entry and various drinks promos. This will become a weekly event in the near future. There will also be Vibe Stirling, this will run every Wed with the first night on 14th Apr, in the Fubar. More info on Vibe can be found on the web at http://www.jameslongworth .com/ All the usual drink offers are on at Brooklyn's Bar and Out Clubbing, and the karaoke is still going strong with Suzie on Wed, Fri and Sun in Brooklyn's. On Sun 4th Apr, Out are having a Camp Attack, a chance to get the boob tube and hot pants out the closet as they challenge all the Queens of the dance floor to come on down and camp it up. Camp and cheesy music will be played during the night, with your chance to vote for your top ten favourites from the past three decades. Charlie's Bar will be holding a quiz night on Tue 13th Apr. The quiz will be run by temp-regular Brian, entry will be GBP 1 with all money raised going to Dundee Body Positive. It will be a fun sex quiz, so if you think you know all about sex then you could be in with a chance of winning. Thanks to Brian as well for providing the pics from Charlie's Valentines Night that were in last month's magazine. Finally a mention for the Munro Hotel in Strathyre, owned by the same people as the Revolver Bar in Glasgow. The beau and I stopped off here for a quick spot of lunch after a dirty weekend - mountain biking - on the West Coast, and look forward to stopping for longer in the future. The rooms are currently under extensive refurbishment, but should be available by Easter. Set on the fringes of Perthshire amidst stunning scenery this will definitely be an ideal place for getting away from it all. Chris E-mail: courier_chris@yahoo.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTTISH MEDIA MONITOR ====================== Garry Otton Walks the Dog Just as cruising got a bit passe under the weight of the five-fingered friend round the mouse's neck, a tabloid discovers the gentle art of 'dogging'. Recalcitrant football player, Stan Collymore admitted his pastime was nipping off to cruising areas to watch willing couples have it away in their cars. So far, so good, until The Daily Record pulled over into the lay-by to join in! Party pooper Janice Burns was in it only for the money. Shining her torch onto everything that was going on, she gasped: "Scotland has been exposed as a hotbed for public sex orgies known as 'dogging'." She imagined, "our abundance of beauty spots are attracting hoards of perverted visitors from all over Britain", along with "thousands of Scots (who) are obsessed with having it away in front of strangers in public places". I can't help picturing her, shivering in a lay-by up on Cathkin Braes at 2am in the morning, pulling away on her abacus: "10,000 Scots go dogging", she counted. Well, firstly, the so-called 'public' places she referred to have been established precisely because they are not very... well, public! And secondly, what's so unusual about wanting to be seen having sex? Do you blindfold your sexual partner? And as for sharing the experience... According to a recent digital TV poll, 52% of Scots men fantasise about another woman while they are having sex with their wives, so there you go! It's not just prudery at play here, I also detected snobbery: "It is not just happening around the central belt and in big cities. Villages such as posh Kilmalcolm in Renfrewshire are being targeted too". Given how unaffected men who have sex with men are about class, why should 'straights' be any different? Imagine a couple of swingers from Bearsden wrinkling their nose up at the offer of sex in a lay-by in Castlemilk! Sex is sex, sweetheart! Then she added: "The practice is popular with people of all ages and social backgrounds - even people in their 70s". Good heavens! People in their 70s enjoying sex? Given that the average life expectancy for a man, say, fae Shettleston is 63, (about the same as in war-torn Iraq, I'm told), I would expect the Health Education Board for Scotland to be promoting 'dogging' not let The Daily Record drag it in the gutter! Writing about these "seedy liaisons", advertised on websites, Ms Burns couldn't bring herself to mention thecruisingground.com, cruisingforsex.com or squirt.org, so, for the benefit of all those married and bisexual readers looking for a bit more than moral rectitude from agony aunt Old Mother (Joan) Burnie, she detailed: "Popular sites include Cathkin Braes, near East Kilbride; a car park on the Kilsyth to Carron Bridge road; a lay-by in Palacerigg Country Park in Cumbernauld; Edinburgh's Gyle Centre car park; Mugdock Country Park on the road between Glasgow's posh suburbs of Bearsden and Milngavie; and lay-bys at Kincardine Bridge. Some of the country's most scenic and secluded beauty spots including Culloden Visitor Centre, near Inverness, and Tentsmuir Forest, near St Andrews, are also listed". Well it would've been nice to include the showers at Hampden after a match, but hey-ho! Ms Burns was clearly fascinated by the websites. "Venues for night and daytime sexual rendezvous are listed openly. On any night of the week thousands of doggers post messages on websites looking for anonymous sex. The Daily Record found hundreds of appeals for 'meets' within a few minutes of visiting one of the sites. Most hide behind made-up names as they prowl the internet looking for sleazy encounters". The Record took solace in the strong arm of the law. "A Strathclyde Police spokesman said: 'Legislation is in place to deal with this type of behaviour'... Police have warned that the outdoor sex sessions could result in prosecution for breach of the peace or outraging public decency". Oh? And whose decency would that be? I thought we'd done away with wasting precious police time on victimless crimes and only someone who was genuinely outraged could make a complaint? The Daily Record called a doctor who warned: "This can destroy couples" before going on to explain the etiquette in more detail, including: "When the show is over, doggers must let the audience know". What, with a round of applause? Colette Douglas Home spluttered in The Scottish Daily Mail: "...In the space of two days this week, I read about 'roasting', dogging', pits for abusing children and an army of immigrant sex slaves to service the paying British male (whatever happened to the British tradition of sex once a week in the missionary position?)" The whole thing was wound up in The Record with a report on the former Liverpool and Aston Villa player who'd sparked the tabloid interest in this otherwise discreet pastime when, before promptly checking into The Priory Clinic, he declared: "What I have done is disgusting and I'm so ashamed... but I can only beg for forgiveness". (What was wrong with, 'I had a fabulous time, thank you')? The Scottish Daily Mail's so-called 'Education Reporter', Graham Grant emphasised "one of Scotland's most senior Catholic bishops", Archbishop Mario Conti's, opinion of the Scottish Executive's proposals to tackle Scotland's record of teenage pregnancy and STIs, by making condoms and morning-after pills more readily available to young people engaging in sexual activity. The proposal was, if you want to use Grant's vernacular, "savagely attacked". How important was this opinion, apart from promoting a religionist's agenda above and beyond the realities of their grip on society? Well, if you consider that Hamish MacDonnel's homophobic reports in The Scottish Daily Mail never stopped him landing the job of Scottish Political Editor for The Scotsman, and The Mail's equally vile Eddie Barnes as a Political Editor for Scotland on Sunday, perhaps Grant sees a big future for himself. There was no shortage of the Good Lord's work to be done in Scotland's press. Eddie Barnes brought the "radical" - I would've called it 'sensible', wouldn't you? - plans to replace outdated prayers with spiritual reflection and person-centred discussions to non-denominational schools to the fore. (Catholic schools will still be able to proselytise to children). It also gave Mr Barnes an opportunity to give a leg up to militant groups. "Evangelical Christian groups also claim that the group are guilty of 'watering down' Christian traditions, and pandering to political-correctness". (Yawn!) And Yakub Qureshi, also in Scotland on Sunday, insisted: "Demands for state-funded Muslim schools to be established have spread across Scotland". The author of a report to be sent to councils, Dr Akhtar Saeed Bhutta, told Scotland on Sunday: "Girls and boys would be treated equally but did not rule out separate classes", (sic). I rather think Scotland's papers are talking to an empty church. With Gaydar the fifth most popular website, often listing more popular than the BBC, perhaps that should indicate a need to court more liberal or secular views on sexual issues. Or does the media really think that when the Catholic Church talks, everyone listens? In The Mail, Conti "accused Health Minister Malcolm Chisholm of ignoring the need for educating children about morality - and focusing solely on telling them about the mechanics of sex". If ever any institution was guilty of 'mechanising' sex, promoting the missionary position across feather eiderdowns across the western world, it has been the Catholic Church! Perhaps, if anything, that has been the fault with all sex education. 'Mechanising' sex encourages the portrayal of sex as shallow as the The Sun's page three pin-up; animalistic as a lad's perception of a twirl round the pole at a lap-dancing club; tribal as the pages devoted to the arrest of footballers in the Costa Calida, amongst them, Paul Dickov who faced allegations of sexual aggression with penetration. Perhaps the Church too could put aside the cruel mechanics of its power-hungry political structure and rediscover its spirituality through erotica. We are losing the art of sex: Never mind ethics and finger-wagging. Give us back the passion; poetry; romance and erotic expression. Fortunately, there is a revolution in progress. The invasion of gay spaces by 'straights' doesn't stop at London's Old Compton Street, Manchester's Canal Street, or Glasgow's Polo Lounge. Oh, no! A scan through our sexiest sites will unleash battalions of anonymous horny bisexuals, married men on heat, curious 'hetties' that want anything from a new emotional high, a boy-cunt in lingerie, a good suck on their knob or a dirty session with their partner and another gay couple. And the numbers are growing. The idea that sexual liberation will grind to a halt if only we could win everyone over to sexual chastity is as short-sighted as King Canute! While the Scottish Executive tried to mop up the mess, Conti ran across the new parliament floor in his muddy boots. He saw the proposals as "geared to undermine family unity". He deplored the "medicalisation" of the "problem". (Why is sex always a 'problem' with religious militants)? I don't remember the Catholic Church ever being so vocal over the 'medicalisation' of gays when while they doggedly persisted in the outdated idea that we could be 'cured'. In The Herald he insisted: "It is not the role of government to deconstruct human nature..." But OK for Catholic militants, I suppose! "Marriage is mentioned only once in the 92-page document", he whined in The Scottish Daily Mail before releasing another vile attack on gays and gay marriages. "Is every expression of sexuality, even those which are illegal, abusive or unnatural, to be welcomed, indeed celebrated?" Of course, there were plenty of others making submissions to the Executive consultation on sexual health, so why all the column inches set aside for a homophobic church leader? (Oh, but of course he's not homophobic, is he? He was just following the Rules)! Gathering the opinion of a Church whose own record on sexual well-adjustment is questionable, to say the least, The Mail added that Conti thought the Executive proposals were a grave threat to the rights of parents and to 'society's morality'. As Joan McAlpine wrote in The Herald: "We do not need to imagine the sort of 'moral society' the Catholic Church prefers. It existed for more than 50 years... It was backward, hypocritical and superstitious. It burned the books of its greatest writers, such as James Joyce and Edna O'Brien". Graham Grant insisted in The Mail, "the row intensified as an influential medical think-tank warned that the Executive's proposals were flawed and unworkable". The Scottish Daily Mail wheeled in the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics to declare: "The evidence for the effectiveness of abstinence-based programmes is growing..." Eh? The chastity programmes, backed by huge cash injections in the US, have been an utter failure! The archbishop had quoted from a 60-year-old report from the Scottish Medical Advisory Committee that recommended "a chaste life being the one real protection against venereal disease". Before you had a chance to turn the page, juxtaposed with this report, was another on the disastrous consequences of youths without morality. "Eight children are named on register of Scots sex offenders". One sexually-active 13-year-old was put on Michael Howard's Sex Offenders' Register after he told a High Court in Paisley that he had had sex with an 11-year-old. Another couple of boys aged 12 and 13 had sex with an 11-year-old after inviting her to play football with them. They were first charged with rape, before being charged with sexual assault. Once upon a time, this sort of thing might have resulted in some parental jousting before being brushed under the carpet and forgotten. The Mail prepared the gallows: "...Experts blamed the breakdown of the traditional family unit for such child crimes". I was left sniggering behind my hymn book over the latest ramblings from the right-wing Catholic columnist, Mrs Katie Grant, who's piece in The Scotsman bemoaned the lack of priestly vocations: "At the end of last year, I met an energetic, newly-ordained young priest, still in the first vigour of his vocation. He was a truly splendid man: clever, articulate and friendly, with a genuine, traditional spirituality that shone through everything that he said. In a group, he was funny and perceptive, and in the evenings he joined in the dancing before slipping quietly away to his room. Men like him are few and very far between in the Catholic Church in western Europe and the United States... The whole point of priests is that they are set apart. Diminish that and you will get even fewer of them. If being a priest is not special, why be a priest at all...? Instead of giving up on the priesthood, why don't our Cardinals encourage more developing world seminarians to come and train here...? What is more, I'll bet that the inspirational priest I met last year would find many more kindred spirits among his African and South American colleagues than he finds among the colleagues that he works with at the moment". Well, I think that should more than swell the numbers, if you know what I mean! While militant religionists were destroying lives in Madrid, in America they were preparing to push the Constitution Restoration Act 2004 through Congress. Drafted by televangelist, Pat 'Scotland is a dark place run by homosexuals' Buchanan, it prepared the ground for establishing the USA as a theocracy. The law 'would acknowledge God as the sovereign source of law, liberty and government'. As it's own Attorney General John Ashcroft - the nation's chief law enforcement officer - has been quoted saying: 'America has no king but Jesus!' Marked by human right's abuses, imprisonment without trial, the declaration of war on a nation ahead of international law, the abandonment of talks to save our planet, the only thing tearing America apart right now was gay marriage! Alan MacDermid wrote in The Herald about the Wee County's invitation to Elton John to marry his partner David Furnish there. It is the only county to offer same-sex services in Scotland. "If he and his Canadian consort drop by in Clackmannanshire, the council promises a fairy-tale wedding in fourteenth-century Alloa Tower". The usual shower was recruited for their homophobic 'opinions'. Father James Wallace from St Bernadette's Catholic Church in Tullibody told The Herald: "I certainly would not welcome Elton John marrying his boyfriend in Alloa. Same-sex relationships are completely against the teachings of the Bible and the Catholic Church would not tolerate it". (Like we give a flying fuck if they do or don't)! And the Rev Graham Brown of the United Free Church added: "It would be unbiblical and wrong. I cannot understand why the council is encouraging this". We are not worthy of the dignity afforded heterosexual couplings, vis-ˆ-vis: Vegas drive-ins, Britney Spears' quickie and the prospect of Lisa Minnelli and David Gest's divorce trial on reality TV. In The Metro, Mrs A. Goodlet from Kilmarnock wrote: "A letter to Joan Burnie's problem page highlights a major problem in our society. It seems same-sex couples can book into a bed and breakfast without prior warning. In my view, double rooms should be for married couples only - on production of ID". And so say Basil Fawlty and Joe Orton's Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)! Dr Martha Burk is not the sort of woman you would call a 'militant'. For the National Council of Women's Organisations, she challenged the US Masters championship at the Augusta National golf club last year for their men-only policy. In the UK, another men-only club, Royal Troon, has been chosen to host this summer's Open Championship. The Scottish Sunday Mirror headlined the story "PLAYING ROUGH", declaring: "Militant women golfers are planning to cause chaos at this summer's Open Championship..." Hopefully, the Royal and Ancient, golf's governing body, will kick itself into this century, but I doubt it. The paper added in language befitting a war game (yes, it was written by a man, Frank Hurley): "One counter-guerrilla tactic being considered is to ask broadcasters to refuse to show any demonstrations..." Don't worry, it won't be the first time we've been denied a chance to capture our history on film. We've retold those stories of brave women abseiling into the House of Lords, being sat on during the Six o'clock News, or painting Stagecoach buses pink until they've taken on a life all of their own! E-mail: garry@scottishmediamonitor.com Now averaging over 1000 hits a day, read the papers, post your comments or search for material at the SCOTTISH MEDIA MONITOR website: http://www.scottishmediamonitor.com SMM supports the work of The Peter Tatchell Human Rights Fund, P.O Box 35253, London E1 4YF. Donations welcome, write cheque to P.T.H.R.F. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABERDEEN SCENE: OBAR DHEADHAINN =============================== Hi there! Here is this month's round up of what's happening North of anywhere. Auditions for Aberdeen Cares Drama Company's production of Torch Song Trilogy were held during March and it is hoped that the cast will be in place for the start of rehearsals in April. A generous donation was made anonymously towards the production of the play which sets it off on the right foot. However despite getting a good rate for the rights to produce the play a fund-raising event will still need to be organised to help with costs. There has been a lot of positive feedback after the showing of the documentary Get Real featuring Lesbian issues in the North East of Scotland. Grampian Television appreciated the support given by the LGBT community in the making of the programme. Aberdeen Lesbian Group at the Women's Centre have weekly meetings during April on Wed nights. They have a horse race night, Ice Skating, an aromatherapy demonstration and finish the month with a badminton evening. For times and locations contact the Women's Centre on Aberdeen (01224) 625010. The next Pride meeting is on Tue 30th Mar at 7.30pm in the Switchboard offices. This is located at 24 Market Street and the switchboard is on the 2nd floor (GLGBS buzzer). Interviews for the Pride co-ordinator are taking place and it is hoped that the successful candidate will be announced soon. I would like to point out that PHACE Scotland are not involved in the preparations for Pride this year so please don't phone them asking what's happening. This year's event is being organised entirely by the North East LGBT Forum Ltd. and they will be building on the experience gained from the last couple of Pride events. When the Pride Co-ordinator is appointed there will contact details to find out whats going on. In the meantime either turn up at one of the meetings or contact NELF Ltd by E-mail: lgbtforum@hotmail.com. Oh and PHACE are fully supporting this year's event and there will be a presence on the day – just try keeping them away! With the closure of Yumbos due to lack of interest I guess Sals will no longer form part of the gay scene in Aberdeen. Abacos and Bar Indigo remain the places to go in Aberdeen if you want to be part of the scene. 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Edinburgh Uncomplicated fun and friendship offered to young guy 16-22 by 45 year old guy. Come and go as you like. Box SG56126. Young Hung Gay Guy I am 23, from Glasgow. Before you get my uncut 7 1/2 inches and tight hole you have to get my heart. I am looking for guys between 18-40. Box SG56127. Duo Fun Near Glasgow/Stirling 2 guys 38/39, both genuine, friendly, not bad looks and horny looking for another guy(s) 18-40 to join us for some safe uncomplicated discreet horny fun/friendship. E-mail ensures quick reply. Box SG56129. Shy Looking 2 Try Shy male, late 20's, looking for male 30-40 in Oban area for top and bottom no strings fun. Must be discreet. Box SG56130. Turn On A TV Thirty something TV who dresses to perfection looking for fun with guys who know how to treat a girl right. 5ft 7in when not in heels, blonde, blue eyes, 36C, ready to graduate from Os to As with the right guy. Box SG56131. George - Sane Gay Genuine Guy Looking for someone "ordinary" to meet up with. I am 45, tall, slim, non smoker looking for similar for friendship and who knows. Not into the majority of things the rest of the ads are looking for - that may be for them but it is not for me - no offence. Box SG56132. 48 Year Old Wants Young Boy I am a muscular, hairy, 48 year old guy who wishes to meet a young guy (16-22) to treat him well. Box SG56133. Looking For Love??? Young, fit and hung young male looking to meet new people in the Falkirk area for friendship or possibly more. Box SG56134. Buckinghamshire Free accommodation and food offered to young, boyish lads (16-30) in exchange for houseboy duties. Extra duties offered to the right lads. Please send photo and phone number. Box SG56143. Aspergers 40something Aspergent looking for fun and friendship with 16-25 year old similar. If you like older hairy guys and can't be bothered with the pathetic courting rituals of the pubs and clubs, please respond to this ad. Box SG56144. 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Photo appreciated. No time wasters, please. Box SG56150. Sincere Guy 50, seeks other guy, any age, for friendship and fun. I live 13 miles to the East of Glasgow. Box SG56151. Edinburgh Wrestling Lightweight (just) wrestler, full gear, boots, leotard, thong, seeks others interested in fun fantasy grapple bouts. Will also wrestle nude. Know of venue. Seconds out. Wrestle on. Write. Box SG56152. 1-2-1 Romance Wanted Manchester guy, GL, gym trained body, 42, genuinely looks 32, caring, versatile, HIV+, enjoys night in/out, theatre, scene, WLTM guy, 28-45, for friendship, laughs, romance, fun and 1-2-1. ALAWP. Box SG56153. Sun And Friendship In Balearics Mature gent, passive, seeks active gay non smoker to be holiday companion to Ibiza in April/May. Box SG56154. Glasgow - Lanarkshire Fit guy, 30's, 5'11", slim, short red hair, 10st, passive, SA, SL, NS, seeks active guy for fun. Into most things safe. Love businessmen or guys in suits! Box SG56155. Adult Baby Glasgow guy loves to wear nappies, plastic pants, for wet times. Also have rompers, bibs, etc. Wants to meet other ABs or Daddy, Master, Uncle, TV Auntie. I love my nappies. Box SG56156. East - West - Central Scotland Middle aged Fife guy seeks slim guys of any age for no strings fun at his place or yours - anything goes. CP if desired. Bi, married, welcome. Discreet. ALA. Box SG56157. Edinburgh Attractive, professional, fun, generous, early 40's, own place, seeks active, dominant guy, 20-40, for friendship. Box SG56158. Woof! Small hairy bear (45) seeks young smooth cub (16-20) for mutual pawing. Your cave or mine. Box SG56159. Strathclyde - Anywhere Nice, slim, youthful, late 50's, easy going, straight acting, mostly passive, seeks similar aged, active top guy for regular safe sexy fun. Likes videos, cuddles, kisses, mild spankings. Can travel at weekends. Box SG56160. Poet Gay guy, 55, many interests, music, theatre, arts, etc. Seeks new beginning for long term committed relationship with the right man. Glasgow, anywhere. Box SG56161. Edinburgh - Glasgow - Anywhere No strings fun offered to young, smooth chested guys by older hairy bloke. Photo helps. Box SG56162. Looking For Big Fat Men I live in the West End of Glasgow and enjoy good times with larger than life men. I am 47, 6'2", 40" waist and 16 stones with short beard and modest body hair. I am a quiet and empathetic person. I enjoy most things except clubbing!! Contact me with more questions and details. Box SG56163. Floristry - Photography - Philately Any others into same? Also great interest in media, arts, birdwatching. Try it, get out and about. Contact with national group. FIt, gym guy WLTM caring similar N/Sm to get together with others. Gebnuine, thoughtful, me. Almost 45, seeeking birthday treat. Veggie preferred. Box SG56165. Cute Horny Young Lad Wanted 16-20 year old lad wanted for safe, horny fun and friendship by genuine 46 year old guy. First-timers very welcome. Come on guys, I'm waiting! Box SG56166. 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? Discretion assured. Edinburgh based but can travel. Box SG56167. Edinburgh Sub Submissive, virginal, 40 year old looking to be initiated into the world of gay fun by single/couples. Will give 'O' and receive 'A'. Open minded on C/P. Can't accommodate. Box SG56170. Fat For Fat In Glasgow Looking for lively, interesting huge men for fun and friendship around Glasgow. 47, 6'2", 16 1/2 st moderate body hair and very short beard. Box SG56171. *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 SG56101. Newcomer 4 Quickie I'm 17, looking for nothing but fun from anyone who wants me. I am up for most things but cannot travel. Get back to me. Box SG56115. Our Time Is Bi-time: Join Us? Bi guy, 50's, bi female, 40's, seek other couples MorF to share intimate fun times and friendship. ALA. Discretion asssured and expected. Aberdeen - Inverness limited travel. Can accommodate. Why wait? Write now. Box SG56140. Couples Wanted For mutual enjoyment with Edinburgh bi guy. I'm fit, early 40's and seeking couples any age/location to satisfy long held fantasy. ALAWP. Box SG56141. Bi Guy - Glasgow 45 year old guy seeks others who are emotionally attached/married for safe healthy fun. Can accommodate daytime and evening. Box SG56142. *STRAIGHT Dundee - Perth Friendly, fit, 50something silver bear seeks morally relaxed women of all ages for fun and friendship. Box SG56102. 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 SG56168. Edinburgh Fit guy, 56, just back from world voyage, seeks female friends - any age. Box SG56169. *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 GBP 5. INTERGAY, Voorstraat 12-A, 4033 AD Lienden, Netherlands. Los Angeles - West Hollywood Visiting Los Angeles California? Please get in touch and let's see what comes up between us! I have been in Scotland several times and just love the men there! So if you are visiting LA/West Hollywood, I would like to make sure you have a good time here! E-mail: man2manmassage@earthlink.net House Slave Wanted - 25 Years Old Submissive house duties horny boy needs bondage and living in. 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Superb villas, bungalows or apartments with pool direct from builder from GBP 65,000 (60 per cent mortgage available). Call Keysol 0845 2255777. WWW: http://www. keysol.info/ [99] Limited Companies Only GBP 90 for your own Limited Company. PLCs GBP 100. Charitable and Unlimited Companies also available. Freephone 0800 526421 for our free 'Guide To Limited Companies'. E-mail: cosun@drink.demon.co.uk WWW: http://www.quick-companies.co.uk/ [99] Proofreading And Tuition In English (including TEFL), French, Latin, Greek and Gaelic, Typing Services, Historical and Genealogical Research. Charles S Coventry, 23/9 Viewcraig Street, Edinburgh. EH8 9UJ. Tel: 0131-558 8785. E-mail: charlie_cov@yahoo.co.uk [99] 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 310, Manchester. M15 6WT. 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: trots1@drink.demon.co.uk or Write: Box SG56100. [99] Worldwide Penfriends Regular lists. Make friends, exchange holidays, improve your languages. For general and music lovers' lists send GBP 3: "The Penpal List", c/o 221B Merton Rd, Southfields, London. SW18 5EE. [99] *BACK RUBS Aberdeen Area Are you looking for a discreet massage with a fit muscular healthy man? Well, look no further. In/out calls. Tel Aberdeen (01224) 630655. [57a] Craig - Glasgow Gay Escort I'm a 21 year old guy with a slim and smooth body. XVWE! I'm versatile, friendly and discreet. Glasgow area for out calls only. If size does matter then call me! Tel: 07043 368318. [56a] Dundee Deep penetrating full body massage. Also remedial massage and Swedish massage. Relaxing atmosphere. 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Call 07043 368141. [56a] ScotsGuys Escort Agency The best gay escorts in Scotland are at ScotsGuys! Visit HYPERLINK http://www.scotsguys.com/ for pictures and details or call 08444 170134 (local rate) for all enquiries & bookings. New Escorts Wanted. [56a] Sensual Male Massage 30 year old chubby guy offers full-body, sensual massage. If you want the experience and sensitivity of a skilled sensual masseur look no further. Mature and first-time welcome. From GBP 40. Ben 07028 987654. [56a] 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] *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: GBP 29-GBP 49 per night. Call 0131-558 1382 or Fax 0131-556 8279. WWW: http://www.gayscotland.com/alvahouse/ [57a] B & B Main High Street, Clachnaharry, Inverness. GBP 14.50pppn. Double or single. Breakfast and light supper included. Tel: Inverness (01463) 229662. Ask for Murdo. 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 GBP 24-GBP 79 per person per night. Tel: 07779 957922 or 0141-639 4536. WWW: http://www.apparently.biz/ [58a] Inverness - Glenuig Guest House Close to City Centre. Welcoming, gay-friendly atmosphere. Spacious ensuite rooms. Off street parking. Substantial continental breakfast served until noon. Rates from GBP 18pppn. Tel: Inverness (01463) 250938. [57] 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] -------------------------------------------------------------- HELPLINES AND SWITCHBOARDS ========================== 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/ 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 - thereafter GBP 2 entry Fri, GBP 3 entry Sat. 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 11am-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. Massages available from GBP 20 - no need to book in advance. 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 GBP 25 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. 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 Medina Nightclub (Under Negociants), 45-47 Lothian Street. Info Line: 07736 936650. Sun. 10pm-3am. A Block Party hosted by DJ Dale Lush as well as residents Simmone Black and Pimpster & Gee. GBP 2 entry before Midnight - GBP 3 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 (Edinburgh). Also provides meeting and noticeboard space for many LGBT organisations. 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 City 2 at the City Cafe, 19 Blair Street. Tel: 0131-220 0125. 8pm-1am. Monthly. Next dates: Thu 8th Apr, Sun 2nd May, Sun 6th Jun. Fetish/Goth crossover club featuring dungeon, cinema and dance floor. Note new venue. 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 dates: Sat 10th Apr, 8th May. 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. GBP 8 Joy members/GBP 10 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 3rd Apr. 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/ METROSEXUAL City Nightclub, 1a Market Street. Tel: 0131-226 9560. 11pm-3am. Thu. 11pm-3am. A new weekly club night by James Longworth (VIBE, BLAZE, Espionage) for Edinburgh's elite gays and their friends in the GBP 4 million CITY Nightclub, Market Street, Edinburgh. GBP 1.50 drinks promos all night, GBP 3 entry before Midnight and GBP 4 after. Urban music for the modern club-goer from DJ Filthee (Vibe & Kiss). Launch night (25th Mar) incorporates the Edinburgh heat of Mr Gay UK 2004. Entry for this night only will be GBP 5. E-mail: james@jameslongworth.com MINGIN' Studio 24, 24-26 Calton Road. Info Line: 0131-467 2551. 11pm-3am. Monthly. Next date: Sat 17th Apr. 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, 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. GBP 9 (GBP 7 concessions). Manager's special: admission GBP 5 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-1am. Relaxed & friendly gay cafe bar in the heart of Edinburgh's Gay 'district' (directly above Edinburgh's LGBT Centre). Fabby big window and sofas to watch world go by! Freshly prepared, wide ranging menu. Regular live music and party nights (contact Sala for more info). Gallery space with regularly changing exhibitions. Women's group meet informally for drinkies/food every Wed evening. Room also available for private dinners/parties etc. 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. 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. 18th May: Simon James (Renaissance). GBP 6 Members/GBP 8 Guests GBP 5 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 GBP 9.95, 3 courses GBP 12.95; Starters GBP 3.95-GBP 6.95, Main GBP 8.95-GBP 13.95. 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 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 THE TRIANGLE* 1 Montrose Terrace. Tel: 0131-661 6443. Sun-Thu 1pm-Midnight. Fri-Sat 1pm-1am. Originally The Terrace Bar, it went through many incarnations as the Stag and Turret, and now is under completely new management with a new name and a Zero Toleration policy. The Turret Club upstairs is open Fri and Sat eves. VELVET The Commplex (formerly Club Java), 39-40 Commercial Street, Leith. Tel: 0131-555 5600. 10pm-2am. First Sat of each month (except Oct - 9th Oct). Next dates: 3rd Apr, 1st May, 5th Jun, 3rd Jul. 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. GBP 6/GBP 5 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. GBP 1 drinks promos all night. GBP 3 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 date: Sat 24th Apr. 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. BURLY Infoline: 07930 357401. Next event: Fri 9th Apr at The Arches 10.30pm-3am. 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: Sat 10th Apr. 8pm-1am. Infoline: 07919 860353. 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: 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 GBP 3. 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. 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/ RELAX CENTRAL* 3rd Floor, 27 Union Street. Tel: 0141-221 0415. 11am-9pm. New gay sauna. E-mail: info@relaxcentral.co.uk REVOLVER BAR* 6a John Street. Tel: 0141-553 2456. Sun-Thu Noon-Midnight. Fri-Sat Noon-1am. A refreshing antidote to the current gay scene. Pool table, state of the art free jukebox (with over 8,000 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 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. 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). PERTH VIBE PERTH City Nightclub, 6 South Methven Street. Tel: (01738) 474060. Sun 25th Apr 10pm-2am. VIBE makes it to Perth for this taster of Edinburgh's busiest gay night. Will run weekly shortly after this date. GBP 3 entry, GBP 1.50 drinks promos. WWW: http://www.citypeople.info/ STIRLING BARNTON BISTRO* 3 1Ú2 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. VIBE STIRLING Fubar, 6 Maxwell Place. Tel: (01786) 472619. Wed 10pm-2am (from 14th Apr). James Longworth and Beverley Rainford launch Stirling's first ever gay club! GBP 3, GBP 1.50 drinks promos all night. WWW: http://www.fubar.info/ 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, March 2004. PO Box 666, Edinburgh. EH7 5YW. Non profit use by the lesbigay community of material in the magazine will normally be permitted free of charge - but contact us first for permission. We haven't had sex with most of the people who appear in the magazine, so we don't actually know what their sexuality is. Editorial: Tel: 0845 1208062 or 0131-539 0666. Fax: 0131-539 2999 E-mail: scotsgay@drink.demon. co.uk. 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