SCOTSGAY MAGAZINE ================= ScotsGay is a monthly magazine for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals. Edited, printed and published in Scotland ScotsGay 60/- Light - Issue 59a - September 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 Publishing 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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Glasgay was launched last week at the Arches, under the guidance of new director Steven Thomson. This year's event runs from 1st-14th November. There will be more details in our next issue of individual acts, venues etc. On the personal front, the bitch finally got laid! So, all you doubters missed the chance of seeing a blue moon over Glasgow. I finally took the chance to visit the Mystyx club at the Hogshead, only now as you know dear reader, it has been renamed Consent and is under new management. Great crowd, good vibe and lots of naked men tied up having their arses skelped. Music is towards the rock end of the spectrum and a pretty good free buffet is a nice touch. I am off down to the smoke next weekend, staying with my younger Gay brother, the riot squad is on standby and prisoners may well be taken. Okay, on with the motley, this autumn will see the launch of something different, a stylish, clubby, sexy and very new bar called WARHOL it will serve quality cocktails, Champagne, great beers (That will make a change. Ed.) or even just Vodka and Coke. Situated on Queen Street, you could not get any closer to the pink triangle. They are keen to attract the fashion conscious, the guys and girls who know the Scissors Sisters aren't a Hair Salon off Hope Street.... WARHOL will be gay with a small 'g', serving food from 10.30am till 8pm, with the opportunity to enjoy a sandwich, salad or just a beer in our exclusive decked beer garden. Queen is the revolutionary new nightclub beneath WARHOL, which will be Gay, Thurs to Sun, with amazing PA's from Classic acts. The Club has two rooms, one very clubby and one more POP and Urban music focused. The legendary Miss Moneypennys (LA, Miami and IBIZA) will operate the Club room every Sat and PINK POP will operate the POP and Urban room. Expect the unexpected at Queen, a Berlin basement, nooks, crannies and secret places... great sound system, great looking staff and amazing music and people. WARHOL & QUEEN are brought to you by Colin Barr who launched Bennets Nightclub over 20 years ago, and was responsible for creating The Tunnel nightclub, Volcano and MAS and Craig Wilde, the promoter of legendary Arches Night 'FRUITFLY', Aural at MAS and Wilde Wild West at Mercury Lounge. You will see from the accompanying pictures that the boys at BURLY had another very successful night. Feedback on these nights is very positive so why not give them a try? On the subject of getting down and dirty a couple of very good booklets from the Terence Higgins Trust have crossed my desk called Below the Belt and The Bottom Line. They are available from the Steve Retson Project and cover all you need to know about male anatomy and how to have fun and be safe. Call them on: 0141-211 8628 or Phace Scotland on: 0141-332 3837. Glasgow G-ZONE is planning on starting up a new g-zone cinema group for Glasgow. If anyone is interested, they can E-mail: cinemasg@glasgow.g-zone. co.uk - Glasgow G Zone is Glasgow's Biggest LGBT Website with over 1600 Members and you can visit it at http://www.g-zone.co.uk/glasgow Now, a quick note for all you new students at the Glasgow University. There is a well established LGBT group on campus who organise a wide variety of both practical and social events. So there is no excuse to miss out or be lonely. They can be contacted at: Glasgow University LGBT Students' Association, Glasgow University SRC, John McIntyre Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ or E-mail: info@gulgbt.co.uk Well that is about it for another issue, all the usual club nights are on and despite the new restrictions most still have drinks promos. I'm off to the smoke to raise Cain, should I not return I expect the celebrations to last at least a week! Remember folks whatever you find to do: be safe. Angharad E-mail: Angharad@drink.demon.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------- OBAR DHEADHAINN - ABERDEEN SCENE ================================ Hi there, here is this month's round up of what's happening North of anywhere. Phace Scotland is planning to relocate to new offices on Waverley Place in the near future. However they are still at 21-23 Justice Mill Lane for the moment where they continue to work for the good of the LGBT community. For World Aids Day, a performance of Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens will be performed in Aberdeen on Wed 1st Dec and Thu 2nd Dec - venue to be confirmed. It is a celebration of lives lost to AIDS told in free-verse monologues with a blues, jazz and rock score, this piece is designed to include the community in a theatrical response to the AIDS crisis. The play with music tells the tale from the point of view of some 30 individuals who died as a result of contracting AIDS from a wide variety of sources - such as a "regular Joe who dropped into a brothel, to a granny who was given an infected blood transfusion". The actors step forward one by one to tell their stories in verse and song. Anyone wishing to take part can contact Phace on Aberdeen (01224) 587166 for details. The North East LGBT Forum Ltd are holding their AGM on Thu 14th Oct at 7.30pm in the Cameron Suite, Aberdeen City Hotel (formerly the Ramada Jarvis Hotel) on Market Street. In addition to electing members to the Board, the current Board of Directors will propose that the Forum change its name to "Pride in Aberdeen" in order to better pursue the company's objectives. The meeting is open to all and the future of Pride in Aberdeen will depend on your support. For further details please contact Babs Greenwood on Aberdeen (01224) 522831 or E-mail: babsg@commdev.aberdeen.net.uk. Wellmans Sauna is still pretty busy and with the cold nights drawing in I'm sure it will prove a popular place to be during the winter months. With sauna, hot room, dark room, massage area, videos and a library with books and magazines there is sure to be something for everyone. Students can get lifetime membership for GBP20 and GBP5 entrance compared to the standard GBP30 membership and GBP8 entrance. Wellmans is located at 21-23 Justice Mill Lane above the Phace offices and can be contacted on Aberdeen (01224) 211441. After a brief stint at the New Caberfeidh beneath the Hotel Metro on Market Street, Elaine & Co. have been replaced by Jason (formerly of Abacos) and James. Now open 7 nights a week from 9pm they will be playing music to suit all tastes. Only a couple of minutes away in the Adelphi is Bar Indigo which is open from 5pm to late. I'm hearing stories that the younger crowd are pulling in the more trendy bars and clubs in the city centre. If this is true then this is good for the community as a whole. However this will put pressure on the gay clubs who now no longer have the monopoly on the under 25 LGBT crowd. I think that the market for the under 25's has become saturated and I can see a time in the not too distant future when club and bar owners will wake up to the fact that the over 25's represent a lucrative market. Maybe the oldies (no offence) can reclaim the city centre. Carrie at Grampian TV has asked if anyone from the Transgender community and bisexual people would be willing to take part in the new series of 'Get Real'. The programme is to look at the issues that affect you as people living in Grampian. Please contact either PHACE Scotland or Carrie Watt at Grampian TV. Icebreakers continues to meet on the third Tue of the month and is for LGBT people new to Aberdeen, coming out and those wishing to know about what is happening in the city. The North East Scotland Gay Group is into its 25th year and will be looking to hold some kind of bash to celebrate next year. NESGG for gay and bisexual men meets on the third Sun of each month. Moray LGBT Group is on its Autumn/Winter break and will resume in Feb of next year with a slightly revised format, keep reading ScotsGay for information. Health chiefs and sexual health experts are concerned at the rise in the number of people diagnosing with Syphilis in Grampian. The majority of cases recorded are from the gay community but this is probably a reflection of the fact that gay and bisexual men in Grampian tend to go for sexual health checkups and screening more often than their straight mates. Syphilis is another one of those sexually transmitted infections that is serious but treatable, if left alone it can lead to heart problems, joint pain and even affect the central nervous system. If you are unsure about the testing process or are worried about sexually transmitted infections contact the GUM Team at Woolmanhill on Aberdeen (01224) 555555. Tivoli E-mail: Tivoli_abdn@yahoo.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------- DUN EIDEANN - EDINBURGH SCENE ============================= Tackno has moved to eGo and Pop Fiction has moved to City Nightclub on a Fri! Trendy Wendy would like to thank every one who came along to eGo on Sun 26th Sep. I think everyone seemed to prefer the new venue in terms of space and the fab drink promos which ran throughout the night. Let's face it, how shit was Massa in terms of drink promos and how hefty were the prices... much better at eGo! We can also go to the pre club party at The Street before hand and stagger 2 mins away to the venue rather than a trek and a half to Massa. That's the only thing to have changed thankfully - the music is still a camp cheesy mix of dance and the themes are still a scream! Remember - a big effort may mean you get a discount on entry! Tackno is held on the last Sun of each month. Drop The Anchor 3: After the success of the previous two events, Joy, Wiggle and Luvely are joining forces yet again for another huge party down at Ocean Terminal, Leith on Sat 30th Oct. Tickets are now on sale priced GBP12 in advance from The Regent, Q Store and The Street (subject to booking fee). Any tickets left will be on sale on the night, priced GBP15. DJs are Jon Pleased, Tommy Kay, Trendy Wendy, Alan Joy, Maggie Joy, Jared, Brett King and Newton & Stone. Planet Out is still busy even though Trendy Wendy has vacated her Monday night slots! There will still be lots going on. A new landlord will grace us with his presence later in the month! Currently, drink promos run throughout the week and the popular public house is always buzzing at the weekend and before any mid week clubs. The Street officially opens in the first week of October. The owners, Louise, Annie and Trendy Wendy would like to thank everyone for their support over the Festivals and patience during the September refurb. The newest and hottest bar in Edinburgh will have drink promos Mon-Wed and a Special Guest DJ on most weekends. The downstairs is also avaliable for private hire. Looking for a place to eat? Why not try Sala in Broughton Street? The cosy wee Spanish Tapas Bar seems to be busy the six days it is open (it is closed on Mon) and a wide variety of Spanish cuisine is avaliable as well as affordable drink prices. There is also entertainment on throughout the week and weekends so check out Sala for more details. Also just up on Greenside Place is Alfresco. Part of the Guiliano's chain, this traditional Italian restauraunt offers excellent service and an extensive selection of dishes. Staff are friendly and efficient and there is even entertainment on midweek. The food is the best I have tasted in a long time and I would recommend it to anyone. Convenient too - pre theatre, pre pubbing or pre clubbing as it is just over the road from Habana and CC Blooms. Speaking of which, CC Blooms is still open 7 days a week and is always busy. DJs are on offer downstairs daily and karaoke is on upstairs on Sun and Thu eves. New drink promos are on offer and a small queue builds up on Fri and Sat evenings so try and get there before midnight. BearScotFest 4 will get underway on Fri 1st Oct from 9pm at The Regent. On Sat night there is a party downstairs in The Newtown and then free entry to Mingin' for the bears afterwards. Sunday lunchtime is a brunch at The Regent followed by a cruise on the Forth and a Ghost Trip Tour. The monthly (1st Sat) Bear Sauna has now moved to No 18 and bears tend to congregate at The Regent thereafter. The new website for Bootylushous (held every Sun at Medina) has been launched at http://www.bootylushous.com/ The Pride Scotia Drop-In continues to operate at the LGBT Centre, 58a Broughton Street on the 1st and 3rd Sat of each month from 2-4pm. At Habana, there is a new bar man Ian who is proving to be popular! The new cocktail bar will open on Mon 4th Oct under the watchful eye of assistant manager Alan. The resident drag act Samantha Swallow will take up residence on Thu 7th Oct and every fortnight after that. A special congrats to Gordon for being a runner up in the Shine Awards - an award scheme set up for landlords who go out of their way to do that wee bit extra for a community or charity! Habana has gone out of its way to raise money for local gay charities such as Gay Men's Health, Waverley Care and Positive Voice as well as various kids' charities. Finally, the Laughing Duck in Howe Street has now closed having been sold for GBP1.5m. Thomas, Alan and the rest of the staff would like to thank all the regulars for their support over the years. Well that's your lot for this month. Alan E-mail: weealan@drink.demon.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTTISH MEDIA MONITOR ====================== New Catholic Morality Campaign Fails says Garry Otton Eddie Barnes, formerly of the tambourine-shaking Scottish Daily Mail and now political editor of the trash-can for so many Mail has-beens, Scotland on Sunday, was doing his bit for Jesus once again with news that Cardinal Keith O'Brien was reminding local authorities that they ought to be putting nativity scenes in their town centres this Christmas. Well, I know August is supposed to be the silly-season for news stories but "Cardinal asks councils not to shun Jesus on his birthday" was taking the piss! So-called 'political editors' like Barnsey must have had editors choking on their supplements! What would the old fool come out with next? The Scottish Catholic leader, O'Brien also wanted to dictate what appeared on the front of the Scottish Executive's Christmas cards. Failing to mention who put the bomb together in the first place, Barnes opined how the matter "blew up last year" when the Scottish Executive featured "the politically correct 'Season's Greetings'" instead of 'Merry Christmas'. These were the churches of Scotland; united in battle "to reverse the secular tide". Pulling the rug from under the feet of anyone hoping to take a neutral stance, Osama Saeed of the Muslim Association of Britain chipped in with his support for spending taxpayers' money on spreading the Christian message (including, I presume, dumping a badly-dressed, white, blue-eyed dolly in a box of straw in every town centre). "I don't think trying to emphasis that is a bad thing. What is happening at the moment is that secularism is seen as a type of neutral position when it is actually almost a state religion itself which has sneakily-established itself through the back door". (Oh no, sweetheart! We're loud; we're proud, and we're using the front door)! Attentive to anything Catholic militants had to say, Cardinal Keith O'Brien intended making the most of it. He threatened he would spark a row over sex education greater than the one over the repeal of Section 28 in Scotland if he didn't get his way. Democracy or theocracy? That was the only question that should have troubled us. A strident O'Brien promised to enlist the support of high profile public figures. To re-cap: An expert group was appointed in 2002 to produce proposals for the future of sex education in Scotland. These were published in 2003 and formed the basis of the present consultation called Enhancing Sexual Wellbeing in Scotland of which religionists were well represented. In fact, Father Joe Chambers, vice-convenor of the Catholic Education Committee, had helped write the draft strategy that Cardinal O'Brien now cynically used to secure press attention to a Vatican campaign. It was widely reported that the report was supposed to recommend more detailed sex education for primary and nursery pupils and wider access to contraception and tests for STIs. As the results were considered for a new policy in October, militants prepared themselves for attack. The Sunday Times Scotland had Jason Allardyce trumpeting Cardinal O'Brien's threats with the announcement that "the leader of Scotland's Roman Catholics will this week launch the biggest campaign against a Scottish executive policy since the repeal of section 28". (Nonsense, of course, since Catholic militants are at it all the time)! The threat was wishful thinking on O'Brien's part! The leading voice in the Keep the Clause campaign - preventing the repeal of an unenforceable law introduced by Thatcher's government in Westminster, helping gays to feel completely shit about themselves in school - was The Daily Record. Its mouthy editor, Martin Clarke has long since passed through the swing doors. Its present incumbent, Bruce Waddell might've held a candle to Souter's campaign as editor of The Scottish Sun, but as editor of The Daily Record there were clear signals that he had no appetite for such a non-starter. "NO TOT SEX LESSONS" held none of the sexual hang-ups that marked Clarke's Daily Record. This story underlined MSPs' insistence that "pre-school kids in Scotland are not going to be taught about sex". Patrick Harvie, MSP, co-convener of the Cross-party Group on Sexual Health wrote to The Herald: "I can say with confidence that nobody - but nobody - is proposing to flood Scotland's nurseries with graphic, sexually explicit material. This ludicrous notion was used to whip up fear during the Section 28 debate, and is again being circulated by the cardinal, by Mr Maan, (Bashir Maan, another Keep the Clause supporter) and by more openly bigoted commentators in your pages and elsewhere". Seated on Newsnight Scotland, a frail dandy in a beige suit, Catholic spokesman, Peter Kearney argued with Liberal Democrat Mike Rumbles that Cardinal O'Brien had not suggested that sex education for kids was recommended in the forthcoming report, but only that it might be. That's funny! I heard no words of complaint from the Catholic Church over Allardyce's piece in The Sunday Times Scotland where he claimed O'Brien had said "that new sex education proposals amount to 'child abuse'." Allardyce announced that O'Brien would be delivering "a series of attacks" over the next month. Allardyce was also certain that the planned programme would "offer sex education to nursery school pupils and contraceptives to teenagers without their parents' knowledge". Yes, quite a good idea if Scotland could ever get away with it and had the courage to adopt the successful Dutch model of sex education! The lesson in semantics did nothing to conceal the real energy behind the Catholic Church's campaign. Turning a blind eye to the criminal sexual behaviour of so many of its own priests toward children or human rights abuses performed against gay youngsters in their schools, the Church carried on as if it still had some vestige of moral authority. Jason Allardyce was back weeks later, announcing that the First Minister was going to review sex lessons "after a backlash from parents and church leaders". MSPs appeared powerless to implement truly meaningful, desperately needed, radical changes to sexual education programmes to change young people's behaviour. More press religionists were on hand to support the church. Ubiquitous, (and not very good) columnist, Mrs Katie Grant turned on the "sex education zealots" adding: "To accuse the state of sponsoring the sexual abuse of minors is a very serious thing to do..." I'll say, especially when it's a Church that's done more than its fair share of abusing! Mrs Grant insisted "...the Cardinal is right", as she would, and correctly highlighted that he was not just interested in imposing his views on children in Catholic schools, but others too. "Catholic schools still retain the right to control the sex education offered to their pupils. There is no question of graphic imagery, homosexual role-playing or putting condoms on bananas in a Catholic classroom... The Cardinal plays to a wider audience". The tired columnist tried to borrow from some of the old rhetoric that once divided Scotland saying that this "would cost McConnell his job" but somehow her right-wing mumbo-jumbo only fell off The Scotsman's small pages. She even tried to explain away the Netherlands' success with liberal sex education on the fact they hadn't "undermined" family life. Fortunately, the Scottish Parent Teacher Council had the wherewithal to advise church leaders that they should have "kept their mouths shut" on the issue. When the last thing we needed was another religionist putting their oar in, Harry Reid, former editor of The Herald, carped in the same paper he was supposed to have left: "The Herald, in its comprehensive coverage of the ongoing story, quoted not just the cardinal and Scotland's first minister, but also a spokeswoman for Scotland's Muslims and spokesmen for the SNP and the Tories. One voice was conspicuously missing: that of Scotland's national church. This is sad..." Trumpeting his desire to see his church enter the moral scrum, he begged: "The Kirk must find its voice, and soon". The Church has never lost its voice, with the siren voices of its militants screeching almost daily from the pages of most newspapers, especially The Scottish Daily Mail. Struggling to lift the Catholic campaign to maintain 'Christian' morality in sex education off the ground, new headlines kept appearing. "Storm as ban on lurid school sex packs is stalled" was one, and "explicit sex packs for primaries may never be dumped", by Graham Grant was another. The 'storm' was over Learning and Teaching Scotland, (LTS), responsible for developing the national curriculum, allowing teachers access to informative resources like 'Taking Sex Seriously' and the 'Primary Schools Sex and Relationship Education Pack'. The Scottish Daily Mail's editorial whinged, "despite massive protests", the Executive was "determined to foist 'sex education' of the most lurid kind upon young children". The editorial left the realms of reality to accuse the Executive of "corrupting both children and the democratic process", before declaring: "Despite its success in America, promotion of sexual abstinence is unacceptable to the Scottish Executive". It was unacceptable precisely because it hadn't worked! The editorial tried to rally the troops with more 80's sloganeering. "It is time to make it plain to our unaccountable rulers that their politically correct corruption of children is unacceptable to the majority of Scots". But the majority of Scots weren't listening and the majority of Mail readers had already turned over to start the crossword. After starching his collar over sex education, the insufferable Graham Grant, their 'Home Affairs Editor', turned to Catholic militants' opposition to shared schools. "Combined with the ongoing disagreement over sex education, it could cost the First Minister valuable votes among the many Catholics who live in his Lanarkshire constituency". Would it? Amongst other things, militants want separate toilets, staff rooms and a host of other separate areas to maintain religious apartheid in Scottish schools. Stonewall Scotland's Ali Jarvis had had enough of the scheming militants and put pen to paper to write to The Herald: "I'd just like to set the record straight for those of you who might have heard the Lesley Riddoch show... (BBC Radio Scotland). Contrary to the forceful assertions of an individual caller to the BBC radio programme (who I believe is associated with a minority religious pressure group) Stonewall has played no part in recent meetings at Greater Glasgow Health Board nor as was specifically detailed has it made any calls for either sexual education or 'teaching on homosexuality' for the under-fives. Presented by the caller to the phone-in programme as hard fact, this seemed to be a deliberate and 'cynical' move to directly link an LGBT group with these proposals in order to increase the 'fear and alarm' factor for the general public. It was then reported unquestioningly by the Mail..." Jim 'call-me-Mary-White-house' Coleman, Glasgow City Council's deputy leader has been behind the council's efforts to ban lap-dancing, commissioning a phoney GBP7,000 survey from feminist Julie Bindel, from the Child and Abuse Studies Unit at London Metropolitan University and renowned for her anti-porn stance, to help justify their efforts to close down shops selling erotica. Bindel will know all about the militant religionists who champion her cause, it is an alliance that is as old as the city. She demands that councils be given the powers to licence lap-dancing clubs as sex shops. The council will like that. Taxpayers' money well spent, I'm sure! As it stands, they are licensed as an entertainment. There would be no problem licensing lap-dancing clubs as part of the sex industry if only Glasgow didn't have such a problem with sex. Jim Coleman told The Herald: "Under current legislation, they are seen in the same light as karaoke, live music and discotheque. This cannot be right". But is it right to denigrate sex as something harmful and inferior? Bindel went undercover, and, surprise, surprise, she found sex! Her report claimed dancers suffered humiliation and sexual harassment, that licensing conditions, employment law, and the clubs' own house rules were repeatedly breached. She could have found that in just about any Glasgow business whether or not sex was involved! She added that many dancers were in debt, which added pressure on them to provide sexual services, and that some used cocaine or amphetamines to stay awake or control their weight. She added that dancers were ordered to dress "like sluts". But had they, in fact, simply been asked to 'dress sexy?' Her 'report' concludes that an atmosphere had been created whereby the buying and selling of sex might occur. Oh, sweetheart, wake up and smell the coffee! These boys would take it for nothing if it were offered! Poor wages, payment of 'rent' for each shift worked and hiring an excess of dancers would be amicably settled by unionisation of the workforce. Neither Julie Bindel or Jim Coleman and his cronies were interested in the conditions of the workplace. Bindel's collaboration with Glasgow City Council's exercise in public morality had her proposing the banning of VIP suites, curtained areas and the introduction of CCTV throughout the premises. The council insist that 'women are being made into sex objects'. It's funny, that's the same argument - that men were being used as sex objects - which was used by the advertising company booking the latest poster campaign by Gay Times, which showed two men almost - and only almost - kissing! Editor, Vicky Powell claimed the magazine was forced to prepare a defence if anyone complained and to call stores, including overseas distributors, to make sure they would be willing to carry the magazine. The Herald's Iain Wilson reported that at Legs 'n' Co, the VIP suite "contained a bowl of condoms and was unsupervised when certain dancers entered". It is the thin edge of a wedge when the presence of condoms is ever used as evidence. Condoms are for safer sex, which must always be given precedence over moral policing. The council had failed in legal arguments simply because it had no evidence of harm to women, but they hoped Bindel's 'report' would help. I think the evidence is as inadmissible as that of a pretty policeman chasing men in a public toilet. Reporter Iain Wilson and Julie Bindel paid a visit to a lap-dancing club for their report in The Herald. One dancer told them: "Oh, they're lovely mainly. Some get a bit raucous, but they are generally respectful. They just want to feel a bit special", but after only a few hours the pair were able to walk away with what they'd come for, a few negative comments for their story. "Her tune changed, along with the outfit, now a bikini and so-called 'porn shoes'." She now despised the men. "They come in all arrogant, but leave like little boys. They think they are God's gifts". They insisted every night dancers were "complaining of drunkenness, heckling, being grabbed, attempts to barter down dance prices, and being hounded for sex". Hardly surprising in a licensed premises. Had anyone thought of creating places where men could go for sex and not drink, or does that sound too much like common sense? The Herald prudishly witnessed "girls dancing naked while fondling themselves" and noted "that house rules of 'no touching' were broken, from kissing and rubbing within main areas, to sitting or lying full length on men in mirrored private rooms". They found "full sex was never volunteered" but demonstrating the extent that sex was policed in the clubs, "customers told The Herald of arranging to meet dancers after work". The Herald reported threats of violence from customers "and of skin irritations and minor burns caused by detergents used to clean the poles". (Well, change the soap)! Many women feared losing their jobs simply for having consensual sex in what should have been a safe environment, while the council, so fond of trumpeting a commitment to equal rights, was busy denying women theirs. 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/ ScotsGay supports the work of Outrage! PO Box 17816, London SW14 8WT. Donations welcome. http://www.outrage.org.uk/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTSGAY STUDENT SUPPLEMENT 2004 ================================ NUNSENSE Greetings to those of you who are entering student life. It's not quite as it was in the happy days of yore when the government wisely invested in our futures and many of us perhaps not so wisely pissed our student grants against a wall. But, even if you are actually there to get your degree, be it in Natural Philosophy or Physical Education Administration (with Cake Making, Clog Dancing and Maypole Decoration), you're likely to have some time for leisure activities. Drink and recreational drugs are all very well - especially if your drug of choice is Real Ale - but they do tend to be a little bit expensive. Sex is considerably cheaper - and many would consider it more fun. So, just remember that you are at your sexual peak and might as well make the most of things before the long slow decline that is middle age. Now, sex isn't compulsory. It may be that you are one of these folk for whom sex actually isn't an interest - and that's OK by me. Or it may be that you are superstitious and believe that your imaginary friend or his representatives on earth think that sex is naughty and will lead to burning hellfire - in which case Get Real and dump the fairy stories or at least find some LGBT superstitionists who interpret the words of their imaginary friend differently. Or you could just be a bit nervous about the whole thing. Many Uni's have an LGBT society where you can meet folk of your own age group (if that's what you want) and, for those at Uni's which don't, there's always LGBT Youth Scotland who operate nationally. However, if you want to enlarge the circle of your friends and your LGBT society isn't cutting the mustard, ScotsGay can help. Every issue carries a guide to the major LGBT venues in Scotland. Every second issue carries a two page spread of groups and organisations that cater for us. You can find constantly updated versions of these listings on the Internet at http://www. scotsgay.co.uk/listings/ Then there are our Voice Personals and Boxes where people can advertise for all forms of human contact - these are also always available on line at http://www.scotsgay.co.uk/ Whatever you do - enjoy yourself safely. Condoms and lube are readily available if penetrative sex is your thing. The last thing that those of us who are older, wiser and wrinklier than you want to see is an increase in HIV infections. You've got the tools - now get out there and use them! Pastor Best OPI E-mail: PastorBest@scotsgay.co.uk MORE NUNSENSE Welcome to student life, to freedom to explore the wonders of finding and forming new friendships. You have your own space, a room in a flat or better still halls of residence. You've plastered the magnolia walls with posters which hint that you are, "a Friend of Dorothy's", or perhaps you are cool with being up front, and you have shelves full of the new text books. Let us not forget the essential item in every gay guys' room--the mirror. Oh yes, you have one.Why? To check out your assets of course. The most important part of gay life - student or otherwise - is checking and maintaining your assets. Oh you know the assets I mean, your mouth, fingers, cock, balls and your great arse. All combine to create your 'shagabilty' factor in your new found environment which seems to ooze the 'essence of men' causing turmoil in the your boxer region. What you see in that mirror are to last you a lifetime not just beyond this academic term and those to follow. So how best can you make sure they are perform to their best, pleasing both you and those you share a moment, hour or even as long as a whole night? Basically by observing a few simple - but important - recommendations your student days will be ones of only joy and happy memories (apart from the exams). So let's check out these assets then and how by good maintenance you help to keep the bugs at bay. Firstly your mouth. Good oral hygiene is a must for a great smile and a good intro to chatting up. No one chats up guys with green teeth and the subsequent bad breath. Poor oral hygiene leads to tooth decay, ulcers and a great access route for no fewer than 37 STI's (Sexually Transmitted Infections). A salt water mouthwash is cheap, effective and tastes disgusting. Propriety brand ones taste better but read the ingredients carefully, as they sometimes contain aspirin (salicyiates) which can exacerbate bleeding gums. If you plan to do any sucking that night, putting a condom on that cock will reduce the risk even further. There are many cool flavoured condoms out there but if you have only the usual 'extra strong' variety then that will protect just as well. So any sore throat a few days later is just down to a chill or a rough curry and not a penicillin job. As you go down on that big one, check out any hard warts on or around the area. This could be genital warts, all seven types found there are easily transmitted if the person feels an itch or warmth. Again the condom can act as a barrier. Your hands. These should always be clean and free of any cuts or bruises. Which always looks better anyway, not all of us are into knuckle draggers. The fingernails should be kept very short especially if you plan to enjoy giving, or exchanging, some finger- fucking. Here the condom or a latex glove with a liberal application of lube (water- or silicone-based, or course, but remember to wash the sheets in cold water if you go for silicone) on the hands and the condom will ease and protect through what can be an enjoyable experience, just don't go too deep too fast. Your cock. No matter what size it is, even one as big as yours, should always have a matching condom. Don't worry, these come in sizes that can match your lust and are free in gay venues near you or from Healthy Gay Scotland (http://www.healthy gayscotland.com/). Some guys like to 'enhance the size', greedy devils, by putting on cock straps or cock rings around their cock and balls. Cool, but this can damage some major piping down there and can cause you to lose the ability to perform. So just a word of caution: straps and rings should be on for no more than thirty minutes at a time with a good long break between use. So now what about that arse? Just turn a little and look at the fine shape in you mirror and how you can keep that asset healthy for many terms to come. Plenty of exercise, good diet with not too many carry outs with over refined food. Plenty of roughage, in your diet will keep you 'regular' and pain free from piles (haemorrhoids). Some guys get into shaving this area as well as their balls--this should be done ideally twenty four hours before any fucking as this area will not have any skin breaks or rashes to make the action a little riskier. Condoms and plenty of water- or silicone-based lube leaves you to relax and enjoy the moment. On that note we, here in the Convent of Dunn Eideann, send our kindest blessings. We know you will take care and respect yourselves, and the ones you're with, in the coming academic years. We know you will avail yourselves of the many campaigns (details which are to be found around the gay scene) to support you in all areas of your gay life. We look forward to hearing from you as to how you enjoy yourself on the gay scene at a pace of your choosing, in which you remain in control of what you do and where you are. Where you know the level of alcohol you can safely manage and effects recreational drugs can have on your decision making especially at four in the morning. Checkout the listings online at http://www.scotsgay.co.uk/listings/just for interest's sake - who knows you may find them useful, maybe inspire you to the calling of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, in any event we are here for you and hope you enjoy your student days. Blessings, Sister Athletica de la Bain OPI http://www.thesisters.org.uk/ LIVING WITH HIV Hello all you students and welcome to the nicest country in the world. Let's hope student life here is perfect for you. Let's start by exploring all the other pleasures that await you outside the the library and lecture halls. Yup, it's the scene! Whether you're in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee or wherever the scene remains the same people looking for one thing - and it's not the alcohol. Yes - It's sex!!! Well of course it is. It's a whole part of the student lifestyle and it gives you something to talk about later in the week but like everything in life there are always the pitfalls. Now I'm starting to get on in years and it's been some 10 years since I was a student but even I know what goes on. And I know what can happen when it goes wrong. Yup we're talking about that small thing called HIV. It's something you don't get taught enough about at school nowadays. Well, not in the gay sense anyway. It's something that affects us all and sometimes we don't even know when it's happening or how it's affecting us. Knowing someone well isn't going to protect you against HIV. And you might think you know someone well enough after meeting them a few times. But you can't tell if someone is free from infection just by looking at them - it doesn't matter how nice they are! And you can't always trust all the people all of the time, now can you? And I should know. I've been positive for about 8 years. It's not the easiest thing to solve either. There is no cure, just a handful of pills you have to take. Twice a day. Everyday. Taken in a certain way. It's not the one-pill-wonder drug that everyone thinks it is. Everyday it's the same routine. Sort out the pills, three of one, one of the other and I've got to eat when I take them otherwise it completely screws with my body. Then it's the anti-sickness tablets to stop me throwing up. And it doesn't stop there. There are the vitamin tablets I need to replace what the tablets take out of my system. And that's when I get up. The whole routine is repeated at night as well, the whole thing all over again. And that's just the half of it! They make you feel like crap some days. Some days you don't want to take them. Some days you wish it would all just go away. Even then, there is the whole list of what you can and can't eat or drink. What you can and cannot do. That even relates to alcohol. The amount of alcohol you can drink on some tablets is so minimal that it's not worth drinking. That's enough to put you off going out. And this means any recreational drugs too. They completely screw up the pills and can actually stop them from working. It means you have to live to a routine. I've seen days when I'm at work taking my pills cos I haven't been able to take them at home or even the shift I'm working changes things. And I've seen days when work was too much to take and I've had to have sick days. You try explaining that one to your work! You can't miss them. It stops the whole process. It has to be like this. Then there are the constant hospital checks. Every three months I'm there. Thankfully I'm 'undetectable' but this doesn't mean I can stop taking all the meds. It just means that they are working. Then there's everything else you might need. A simple anti-histamine for hay fever? A Lemsip? All these things have to be checked with the hospital first to make sure that they don't do something to me. You try going to Boots and explaining the situation to the pharmacist. It doesn't happen. There is so much you can do to prevent this. You've got to play safe when you're out and about. If you pull - as you will, make sure you're safe. The bars out and about should have the usual supplies stocked up. Condoms and lube are available in most places nowadays and you should pick some up. Even if you've not pulled it's worth having them at home just in case you do. Trust me: this is not something you want. If I could turn the clock back 8 years and realise what I was doing then I would. A totally incurable disease that changes your life. Stops the way you live your life. Stops the way you think. Changes the way people see you. And that's just the start of it. Trust me. I know. But there are enough support groups about that can help you. And you'll soon realise who your friends are. There is a bucket load of information on the old info-clever-bypass internet about this and I'm sure that your own student groups can help with information. That's what the counsellors are there for. If you need more advice speak to them, search out your local support groups, PHACE West in Glasgow, Solas or Positive Voice in Edinburgh - that's just the tip of the iceberg. Just remember to be safe, and if in doubt use your head - ask the person you've picked up. It's not a nice thing to ask, but if you have a doubt leave it out. A SEXUAL HEALTH AND WOMEN There isn't much information on safer sex aimed at lesbian and bisexual women, and what there is can be vague. It is true that sex between women carries a low risk of HIV infection, but some activities are riskier than others. HIV isn't just in semen - it can be found in blood, vaginal fluid and breast milk too, and any sexual activity involving the exchange of thse fluids carries a risk. Fisting and certain BDSM games could cause bleeding, so be careful - latex gloves have uses beyond hair dye! Toys are another danger area - have one each, if you can, and use a condom to cover them, changing it if you swap. This makes them easier to keep clean, too. Bleeding gums and menstruation are the main sources of risk in oral sex. Check your mouthwash doesn't contain aspirin derivatives as this can make bleeding worse. Dental dams are getting easier to obtain - Leather and Lace in Edinburgh sells them, though they are labelled in Dutch! A condom cut open to make a sheet is a good makeshift barrier. There are also plenty of other infections which are as common in exclusively lesbian women as they are in the rest of the sexually active population. Genital Warts, Trichomonas Vaginalis, Herpes, Crabs, Syphillis, Chlamidya and Hepatitis B can all be passed on through contact, including touching and sharing toys. Herpes can also be transmitted by having oral sex when you have a cold sore around your mouth. So, have fun, but be careful. Bless you. Brother Bimbo del Doppio Senso OPI COMING OUT STORY I did it aged 18, I have a friend who did it at 29, and another friend who did it at just 16. Some of us do it quickly and some take our time, and some of us never do it at all. Some of us start with our friends, others with family. But one thing is clear whenever you do it or with whomever you do it with... coming out can be scary stuff! I think back to when I came out, going to university as a fresher and seeing a poster for the LGBT society. It took me several months to finally go to one of those meetings. I must have walked past that door about ten times before I plucked up the courage just to go inside, but I'm so glad I did. This is a story that I've heard repeated up and down the country from Aberdeen to Ayr. Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the Aberdeen University Freshers' Fayre. I watched the students' association LGBT stall as a steady stream of students signed up as members and I wondered about their story. I know this is only part of the story and that everyone's story is different, but I think it shows how important our LGBT groups are to the lives of LGBT students everywhere. And it's not just peer support or advice - it's the difference LGBT groups make in society. Over the past few years so much has changed for LGBT people and students alike, that the coming out story is changing too. We have recently won the right not to be discriminated against at work because of our sexuality, we have won the right to serve in the armed forces, we've had section 28 scrapped and we have won an equal age of consent. The civil partnerships bill and the transgender recognition bill will also change our lives for the better. A great deal of these achievements are due to the commitment and pride of LGBT students in LGBT societies across Scotland. The NUS Scotland LGBT campaign has been involved in all of these campaigns, working with other equality groups and getting LGBT students involved in national activism. Who would have thought that someone who only a few years ago pondered if he should go to a university LGBT meeting would become the national officer, but again this story is mirrored around Scotland, and coming out is only one journey. There is another journey, a journey where people don't have to 'come out' but are accepted in an equal society with full legislative and social equality. That journey may take a little longer but it's those students who just a few years ago took their first steps in the LGBT community by coming out are now the same students running in the national fight for equality. Our campaign owes itself to the commitment and sometimes courage of these students who are, in my view, changing the coming out story, forever. Scott Cuthbertson E-mail: lgbt@nus-scotland.org.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------- DUN DEAGH - DUNDEE SCENE ======================== Hello folks! Welcome to the twelfth exciting instalment of me writing this article. On this spectacular anniversary I wondered if I could just start cutting and pasting from last year, but I was mildly surprised to find things have changed over the year, I'll let you decide for better or worse. One thing that hasn't changed from a year ago is the forthcoming Hallowe'en night party at Charlie's Bar. Last year was a huge success and preparations are already well underway for this year's event. This will be a Monster Hallowe'en party on Sat 30th Oct, with various prizes for best costumes. It is being held in association with Special FX, a costume and accessories shop in the Forum Centre and by producing a leaflet available from Charlie's you can get 10% off all purchases until the end of October. It is still nearly impossible to get owner Brian to make any comments on Brooklyn's Bar or Out, but I do gather that everything is hunky dory. Along with the usual mix of music each night there is karaoke with Suzie on Wed, Fri and Sun evenings and the Wet Pussy night on the first Tue of each month, next one is on 5th Oct. A year ago, Diversitay was undertaking various consultations and a questionnaire to find out about the needs of the local LGBT community, which led to a meeting later in the year discussing the findings and the possibilities of an LGBT centre. No further action has yet been taken that I am aware of, but a future meeting to try and gauge interest in the idea was pencilled in for later this year, more details will follow. Along with this excellent work, Diversitay also continue with their Ice Breaker evenings, normally held on the last Wed of the month - the next one is on 27th Oct. Exact details of the evening can be found by calling the switchboard on Dundee (01382) 202620 (Mon 7-10pm). Last year, LGBT students at Abertay had a fairly tough time getting officially recognised by their university, but it did not stop them persevering with various meetings throughout the year held in conjunction with Dundee University. I believe this academic year has had a very positive start with a night held in the Dundee Students' Union with DJ Ross of Brooklyn's providing tunes. More details of the LGBT societies can be gained by contacting the appropriate Students' Union. Over the past year, the scene has attempted to break out of Dundee into the surrounding areas to some mixed success. At the beginning of the year, Jon and Brendan of Glasgow's Revolver Bar opened the Munro Inn on the very fringes of the Tayside region in Strathyre. Along with good food and drink they are providing accommodation in an LGBT-friendly atmosphere set within some stunning countryside. Vibe Perth seems to have disappeared quietly from listings although whether this is just a break or more permanent I couldn't say. The Inverpark Hotel in Arbroath has also had a mixed reception since its opening as LGBT-friendly earlier this year. However it has provided an excellent base for a women's football team and darts team, a very commendable role promoting sports and activities within the community. Chris E-mail: courier_chris@yahoo.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILTH - VIDEO/DVD REVIEWS ========================= Spyboy2 Dream Boy Productions I laughed so much that the tears ran down my leg! That's not really what you're supposed to say about mucky films although I suppose a genre which can include such gems as Point Me Towards Tomorrow (a long forgotten opus) where the humour was unintentional but arose from the wooden acting and very silly script. The latest offering from Dream Boy Productions, SpyBoy2, isn't in the same mould. For a start, the tongue in cheek script is genuinely funny. It's a Bond spoof - and Chris Cooke as "I'm Bonk, James Bonk" is considerably cuter than anybody who ever played the Bond role (and we get to see rather more of him than we ever saw of Tam Connery!). Director Max Lincoln manages to get performances out of his actors that never fail to amaze and Jamie Summers, as the Baddie Blondini, is almost convincing. But you don't want to know about all that crap, do you? Spyboy2 features crisply shot up the bum, mouth and anywhere else that offers itself sex with a cast of smooth cuties. What more could a man want apart from a large box of Puppies? Well, I suppose he could go for some of the other offerings on the Eurocreme website (http://www.eurocreme.com/). But then he might just need a bigger box of Andrex! 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Call 0131-558 1382 or Fax 0131-556 8279. WWW: http://www.gayscotland.com/alvahouse/[63a] Apartment - Edinburgh City Centre Holiday/break. Fabulous serviced apartment, near all gay venues. 5 mins to main rail/bus stations and Princes St. Sleeps 1-5 people. 1 double bedded room. 1 single bedroom. Very large lounge/dining room - inc double sofabed. Kitchen inc all mod cons and bathroom. From GBP90 per night. Tel: 0131-557 1910 or 07966 938055 or E-mail: dublinstreetstay@hotmail.com for bookings. WWW: http://www.dublinstreet.co.uk/[62a] Arbroath - Inverpark Hotel Intimate inn, ensuite rooms, views, free parking, pets welcome, TVs in all rooms, hospitality tray, bistro and pub. Friendly atmosphere. Tel: 012441 873378. [59a] B & B Main High Street, Clachnaharry, Inverness. GBP14.50pppn. Double or single. Breakfast and light supper included. Tel: Inverness (01463) 229662. Ask for Murdo. [63a] 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 GBP18pppn. Tel: Inverness (01463) 250938. [64a] 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] Portgower - Helmsdale Self catering accommodation to let. Fully furnished house. Double bedroom, bathroom and shower, sitting room, kitchen/diner. Back and front door, Front and back garden. Parking for three cars. Tel: Murdo for further particulars on Inverness (01463) 229662. [63a] Pottery House B&B - Loch Ness Small, friendly B&B on the shores of Loch Ness just 8 miles from Inverness. Call John or Glen: 01463 751267. WWW: http://www.potteryhouse.co.uk/[64a] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Helplines and Switchboards ========================== CROSSLYNX NATIONAL TV/TS/TG HELPLINE Mon 7.30-9.30pm. Phone: 0141-847 0787 WWW: http://www.crosslynx.org/ 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! HOMOPHOBIC CRIME LINE Nightly 7-10pm. Phone: 0141-847 0647 or Stirling (01786) 469483 WWW: http://www.centralscotland.police.uk/gblt/ 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 LESBIAN AND GAY SWITCHBOARD Nightly 7-10pm. Phone: 0141-847 0447 E-mail: info@sgls.co.uk WWW: http://www.sgls.co.uk/ STRATHCLYDE LESBIAN LINE Wed 7.30-10pm. Phone: 0141-847 0547 WWW: http://www.sgls.co.uk/services1.htm LONDON LESBIAN AND GAY SWITCHBOARD 24 hours. Phone/Minicom: 020-7837 7324. FAX: 020-7837 7300. WWW: http://www.llgs.org.uk/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- VENUES ====== * indicates that these venues stock ScotsGay ABERDEEN ABERDEEN WOMEN'S CENTRE* Shoe Lane, (next door to Lemon Tree). Tel: (01224) 625010. Tue-Wed 10am-2pm. Thu 5-9pm. A *women only space* where all women are welcome without prejudice. Free use of computers and Internet connection. 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. Gay bar/club in old Oh Henry's premises. Free entry before Midnight - thereafter GBP2 entry Fri, GBP3 entry Sat. NEW CABERFEIDH* Market Street (below Hotel Metro). Sun-Thu 9pm-2am. Fri-Sat 9pm-3am. Large basement club run by Jason (fomerly of Abacos) playing music to suit all tastes. Free entry weekdays - weekends to be announced. 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. Especially popular with lesbians. 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 GBP20 - no need to book in advance. ABERDOUR FORRESTER'S ARMS* 35 High Street. Tel: (01383) 860544. 11am-Midnight. Gay-friendly venue operated by Mark (ex Edinburgh's Holyrood Tavern). Real ale. ARBROATH INVERPARK HOTEL* 42 Millgate Loan. Tel: (01241) 873378. Bar: Sun-Thu 11am-2pm & 5pm-11pm. Fri-Sat 11am-2pm & 5pm-1am. Restaurant: Noon-8pm. Recently taken over by Beverli and Tina and welcomes LGBT folk. 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. Real ale. Food served all day. 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. 6-10.30pm. Superb little mostly vegetarian restaurant. Friendly staff. Mixed clientele. E-mail: admin@blackbos.co.uk WWW: http://www.blackbos.co.uk/ BLAZE eGo, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434. 11pm-3am. 1st, 3rd & 4th Fri of each month. Next dates: 1st, 15th & 22nd Oct. Commercial/funky house & chart by James Longworth and guests. "Igniting the gay weekend". GBP1.50 drinks promos all night. Entry GBP4. E-mail: info@jameslongworth.com WWW: http://www.jameslongworth. com/ BLUE MOON* 1 Barony Street/36 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-556 2788 (Bar) or 0131-557 0911 (Office). Mon-Fri 11am-11.30pm, Sat-Sun 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. Hosted by DJ Dale Lush and Graeme F. R&B/Soul/Disco. GBP2 entry before Midnight - GBP3 thereafter. E-mail: dale@lushmarketing.com WWW: http://www.lushmarketing.com/ 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-Sat 11.30am-2.30pm and 6pm-10pm, Sun 12.30pm-6pm. "The Claremont is one of the most relaxed attitude bars in the city and has a policy that the customer always comes first." Renowned for courtesy, comfort and good food. 2nd Sat: Gaykilts & Sporran Clan. 3rd Sat: Fetish and leather. 4th Sat: Camouflage/uniform night. 5th Sat: Fetish night. E-mail: mail@claremontbar.co.uk WWW: http://www.claremontbar.co.uk/ DISKO BLOODBATH eGo, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434. 11pm-3am. Monthly. 1st Wed of each month. Next dates: Wed 6th Oct, 3rd Nov, 1st Dec, 5th Jan. Edinburgh's 1st Alternative Queer Night. Electro/Indie/Punk/Rock. Free badges. XXX projections. GBP2. E-mail: gregorlaird@hotmail.com WWW: http://www.diskobloodbath.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ EASYINTERNETCAFE 58 Rose Street. Tel: 0131-220 3577. Sun 9am-10pm. Mon-Sat 7am-10pm. 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 LGBT CENTRE* 58a and 60 Broughton Street. Houses Sala Cafe-Bar and Pride Scotia (Edinburgh). Provides meeting and noticeboard space for many LGBT organisations. FEVER eGo, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434. Info Line: 0131-557 4656. 11pm-3am. Monthly. Next dates: Sat 16th Oct (Special Guest: Paul Heron - Crash, London), 13th Nov. Taste's new monthly night featuring Taste resident DJs Fisher & Price and Martin Valentine in the ballroom and The Visitor and Kaupuss playing pophouseelectrodisconewwaveglam (basically anything goes) in the Cocteau Lounge. Pre-club party at Planet Out from 9pm with DJs The Visitor and Kaupuss. Ask staff for discount passes. GBP8 Members/GBP10 - Taste members GBP5 before 11.15pm. WWW: http://www.taste-clubs.com/ FRENCHIES BAR* 89 Rose Street Lane North. Tel: 0131-225 7651. Mon-Sat 1pm-1am, Sun 2pm-1am. Vibrant gay bar (Edinburgh's oldest) in the heart of Rose Street. Happy Hour 6-8pm every day. HABANA* 22 Greenside Place. Tel: 0131-558 1270. Mon-Sat Noon-1am, Sun 12.30pm-1am. Centrally located pre club bar. Open and bright as well as quite intimate. Busy. Drink promos throughout the month. E-mail: habana1@btinternet.com. WWW: http://www.gayscotland.com/habana/ JOY* The Venue, 15 Calton Road. JOY Info Line: 0131-467 2551. 11pm-3am. Monthly. Next date: Sat 23rd Oct. 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. 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! Toys galore, video rental too! Larger sizes stocked. LUVELY The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street. Tel: 0131-225 2564. Info Line: 0131-657 4633. 10.30pm-3am. Monthly. Next dates: 16th Oct (Luvely In Leather), 13th Nov, 11th Dec. Mega club night with resident DJs Tommy Kay, Newton & Stone, Jared and GP. WWW: http://www.luvely.net/ MINGIN' The Venue, 15 Calton Road. Info Line: 0131-467 2551. 11pm-3am. Monthly. Next date: Sat 2nd Oct. (No Mingin' on 30th Oct because of Drop The Anchor). 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 NEO-GOTHAM City 2 at the City Cafe, 19 Blair Street. Tel: 0131-220 0125. 8pm-1am. Monthly. Next dates: Sun 26th Sep, 24th Oct, 21st Nov (tbc), 12th Dec (tbc). Fetish/Goth crossover club featuring dungeon, cinema and dance floor. E-mail: webmaster@nightnews.net. WWW: http://www.nightnews.net/ 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 Polysuper DJ Pete Himsworth and DJ Niniev from 10pm-2am. Also available for hire Sun-Thu. E-mail: info@thenewtownbar.co.uk WWW: http://www.thenewtownbar.co.uk/ 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, private rooms, 8-man filter Jacuzzi, communal and private showers, themed rooms, video area and TV lounge. Hot and cold refreshments available. GBP9 (GBP7 concessions). Manager's special: admission GBP5 after 8pm. WWW: http://www.number18sauna.com/ PLANET OUT* 6 Baxter's Place. Tel: 0131-524 0061. 4pm-1am. Popular and busy gay bar with friendly staff. Cheap drinks on a Mon! POLYSUPER @ MOOD Mood Nightclub, Omni Leisure Development, Greenside Place. Tel: 0131-550 1640. Mon 10pm-3am. A cheezee assortment of the most popular camp anthems blended with 70's, 80's, 90's and today's best music from DJ Pete Himsworth, DJ Niniev & DJ Midj. Entry GBP4 (GBP2 with flyer). E-mail: petehimsworth@polysuper.com WWW: http://www.polysuper.com/ Q-STORE* 5 Barony Street. Tel/Fax: 0131-477 4756. Mon-Fri 11am-7pm. Sat 11am-6pm. Sun 1-5pm. 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 dog-friendly gay bar, run in conjunction with Lisa from Luvely. 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/ScotsSkins meet informally on 3rd Sat of each month. 1st Sat: Bearscots for bears and bear lovers. SALA CAFE-BAR* 60 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-478 7069. Tue-Thu, Sun 11am-11pm, Fri-Sat 11am-1am. Relaxed and 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 eve. 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. Stylish sauna forming part of busy gay hotel & sauna complex in centre of gay quarter. State-of-the-art facilities including large spa pool, sauna cabin, large steam room, video room, labyrinth with themed areas, cafe lounge, free Internet access, tanning booth. Massage available daily. Choice of lockers or private cabins. Admission: Lockers GBP5, Cabins GBP10 before 3pm Mon-Fri. Lockers GBP9, Cabins GBP14 at all other times. Students & under 25 GBP5 lockers all day, every day! No membership required. Proudly gay owned & operated. WWW: http://www.steamworks-sauna.co.uk/ STREET BAR* 2 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-556 4272. 11am-1am. Small but perfectly formed bar (formerly Pop Rokit) recently taken over by Louise (ex-POut) and Trendy Wendy. Due to re-open soon after refurbishment. TACKNO eGo, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434. Last Sun of each month. 11pm-3am. DJ Trendy Wendy. Mixed and crowded club night. Note new venue. TASTE The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street. Tel: 0131-225 2564. Info Line: 0131-557 4656. Sun 11pm-3am. 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. 31st Oct: Hallowe'en Party - Jon Pleased (Quarterly Residency), Fisher & Price, Martin Valentine. Regular prices: 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. Lunch: Wed-Sat Noon-2.30pm. Dinner: Mon-Sun 5-11pm. 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. 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, power showers, 20 person sauna, large Jacuzzi, adult videos, licensed bar and Broadband Internet cafe, free weights gym, professional massage. Admission GBP9 (Concessions GBP7), Sun-Mon students GBP5 before 2pm, Tue all GBP5 before 2pm, Wed-Thu Buddies Days GBP12 per couple, Fri-Sat Under 25 GBP5 after 7pm. Proudly gay owned and operated. WWW: http://www.gayscotland.com/townhouse/ VELVET WOMEN'S CLUB NIGHT The Commplex, 39-40 Commercial Street, Leith. Tel: 0131-555 5600. 10pm-2am. First Sat of each month (except Oct). Next dates: 9th Oct & 6th Nov. An even fresher approach to a girl’s nite out, Gay male guests welcome if invited and accompanied by a lady. GBP6/GBP5 conc. with ID. Half price before 10.30pm. E-mail: clubvelvet@blueyonder.co.uk WWW: http://www.club-velvet.co.uk/ VIBE* eGo, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434. Tue 11pm-3am. James Longworth plays charty/party upstairs, guest DJs R'n'N downstairs. Super-popular gay night. GBP1 drinks promos all night. GBP3 entry. E-mail: info@jameslongworth.com WWW: http://www.jameslongworth.com/ WIGGLE* eGo, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434. Info Line: 0131-467 2551. 11pm-3am. Monthly. Next dates: 9th Oct, 6th Nov. In the main hall, resident DJs Trendy Wendy and Jon Pleased blend camp with classics and new sounds. Dale Lush and DJ Michelle go a touch alternative downstairs. Sat 9th Oct is Wiggle's second birthday with free pre-club party at The Street beforehand - look out for reduced entry passes to Wiggle at the pre-club. Entry to Wiggle is GBP10 (GBP8 for green card holders). 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 BURLY Infoline: 07930 357401. Next events: Fri 8th Oct (BURLY's 2nd Birthday), Fri 12th Nov ("Carnival of the 7 Deadly Sins"), Fri 10th Dec (Christmas Party). Strict Dress Code: rubber, leather, uniform, industrial, sportswear, kilts & denim. Designed to be cruisy. E-mail: dv8scots@hotmail.com WWW: http://www.dv8scots.co.uk/ CCA* 350 Sauchiehall Street. Admin Tel: 0141-332 7521. Fax: 0141-332 3226. 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. 6 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 9.45am-7pm, Sun Noon-7pm. Clothes, videos (soft porn only thanks to the Neandertals at Glasgow City Council), magazines, toys. E-mail: admin@clonezone.co.uk WWW: http://www.clonezone.co.uk/ CLUB EROS* 1-3 Bridge Street. Tel: 0845 4562310. Sun-Fri Noon-10pm. Sat Noon-4am. Glasgow's largest licenced sauna & gym for gay and bi men set over three floors. Entry from GBP7.50. Free Sunday breakfasts. E-mail: cluberos@hotmail.com CONSENT Hogshead (Upstairs Bar), 36 North Frederick Street. Tel: 0141-552 8160. Monthly. Next dates: Sat 9th Oct, 13th Nov, 11th Dec. 8pm-1am. Infoline: 07919 860353. Fomerly Club Mystyx. 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. Mon: Passionality@Cube44 with DJ Shawn Roberts. Tue: FunClub@Cube34 with DJ 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 King Street. Tel: 0141-553 0942. Mon-Sat 10am-6pm. Sun Noon-5.30pm. Alternative clothing specialising in corsetry. DELMONICA'S BAR 68 Virginia Street. Tel: 0141-552 4803. Daily Noon-Midnight. Claims to be "Glasgow's biggest and busiest Gay bar". DJs nightly from 9pm. Thu: Quiz. Sun: Karaoke. Nice if your face fits. E-mail: delmonicas@g1group.co.uk WWW: http://www.g1group.co.uk/ EASYINTERNETCAFE 57/61 St. Vincent Street. Tel: 0141-222 2365. Mon-Fri 7am-10pm. Sat 8am-10pm, Sun 8am-8pm. 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. 11am-Midnight. Full breakfast always available. Home cooking. Friendly and busy! Karaoke on Fri, Sat. 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. Houses 18 user groups and organisations. Fully wheelchair accessible venue. E-mail: admin1@glgbt.org.uk WWW: http://www.glgbt.org.uk/ HIDE AND SLEEK 9 St Margarets Place. Tel: 0141-552 6999. A clothes shop catering almost exclusively for the transgendered community. WWW: http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/way/gis93/hs_where_Glasgow2.htm JOYS-4-US* 11 Dixon Street. Tel: 0141-248 6065. Mon-Fri 11am-6pm, Sat 11am-5pm. Sun 12.30-4.30pm. Toys for girls and boys. Fetish, bondage, leather, cards, magazines. E-mail: lesley@joys-4-us.co.uk WWW: http://www.joys-4-us.co.uk/ THE LANE 60 Robertson Street Lane (off Argyle Street). Tel: 0141-221 1802. Noon-10pm. "Exotic Gay Men's Club" with sauna and private cabins. Not very busy. MERCHANT PRIDE* 20 Candleriggs. Tel: 0141-564 1285. Mon-Sat Noon-Midnight, Sun 12.30pm-Midnight. Food: Noon-5pm. Upmarket bar in the heart of the Merchant City. Regular cabaret, karaoke and disco. 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/ PINK DEVOTION Club Devotion, 18 Jamaica Street. Tel: 0141-847 0820. Thu & Sun. 11pm-3am. Popular gay nights. GBP3 (GBP2 with flyer). THE POLO LOUNGE 84 Wilson Street. Tel: 0141-553 1221. Mon-Thu 5pm-1am, Fri-Sun 5pm-3am. Long established pub/club. Young crowd. E-mail: polo@g1group.co.uk WWW: http://www.g1group.co.uk/ RELAX CENTRAL* 3rd Floor, 27 Union Street. Tel: 0141-221 0415. Noon-10pm. Established gay sauna. Fully licensed by Glasgow City Council. Entry GBP8.50. E-mail: info@relaxcentral.co.uk WWW: http://www.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@revolverbar.com WWW: http://www.revolverbar.com/ SILKS AND SECRETS* 308 Argyle Street. Tel: 0141-572 1017. Fax: 0141-221 0959. Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun Noon-5pm. Clothes and toys catering for gay, transvestite and fetish tastes. Larger sizes stocked. SPYKER* Unit 7, King's Court, 99 King Street. Tel/Fax: 0141-552 3111. Mon-Fri 11am-5.30pm, Sat 11am-6pm, Sun Noon-5pm. Fetish Wear. Violate and Club Mystyx members get 10% discount. E-mail: spyker@blueyonder.co.uk TRON THEATRE CAFE BAR* Chisholm Street. Tel: 0141-552 8587. Fax: 0141-552 6657. Mon-Sat 10am-Late, Sun 11am-Late. Friendly theatre bar. Mixed. Good food. E-mail: morven.stewart@tron.co.uk WWW: http://www.tron.co.uk/ THE TUNNEL 84 Mitchell Street. Tel: 0141-204 1000. Sun & Wed. 11pm-3am. Sun: Decked with DJ Sara. Entry GBP3. Wed: Allure with DJ Darren. Entry GBP3. E-mail: thornleisure@yahoo.co.uk VICTORIA BAR* 157-159 Bridgegait. Tel: 0141-552 6040. Mon-Sat 11am-Midnight, Sun 12.30pm-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. 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. 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 9.30pm. Near to railway station. Mixed, busy, bohemian and friendly bar/bistro. Popular with students and Sons/Daughters of the Rock alike. TWIST* Fubar, 6 Maxwell Place. Tel: (01786) 472619. Wed 11pm-2am. John Mclean plays charty/party mix to a gay crowd. GBP3 entry. GBP2 drinks promos all night. E-mail: fubar@clg.co.uk WWW: http://www.fubar.info/ STRATHYRE MUNRO INN* Strathyre, Callander. Tel: Strathyre (01877) 384333. Sun-Thu Noon-Midnight. Fri-Sat Noon-1am. Gay-friendly bar and hotel - owned by the same folk who own Revolver in Glasgow. Full menu served all day. Sunday roast. 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