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No 1053 14 M ay 2015
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XXL and Ben Cohen present Bear Pride
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Photo: Holly Revell
Cohen Mad
By James Egan
I’ll be honest; I’m a big Ben Cohen fan, so when tasked with
interviewing the former rugby player pin-up, now founder
of StandUp anti-bullying foundation, prior to his upcoming
appearance at XXL’s Bear Pride this weekend, I was a little
intimidated. It’s weird to be talking to someone you once
had a poster of on your bedroom wall.
XXL’s Mark Ames wrestled the mob of hungry bears off of Mr
Cohen just long enough for us to have a chat, and thankfully,
Ben was one of the sweetest and most gentlemanly guys
I’ve ever had the pleasure of interviewing. I probably
won’t ever mention Pooh Sticks to him again though.
Hey Ben, how are you?
Not too bad, but busy. Busy, busy!
I was supposed to see you at a signing once, but my
friend got too nervous and we didn’t go.
Oh, that’s crazy!
He’s regretted it ever since. When he found out I was
speaking to you today he let out a pained squeal and
ran away.
[laughs] Oh, bless.
You’re at XXL’s Bear Pride event this May Bank holiday,
are you looking forward to it?
Of course I am! It’s always an experience.
What will you be doing?
I’ll be giving a talk and meeting people. People like to know what
I’ve been up to and what I’m doing, in respect of the foundation.
Where the money’s going and all that.
You’ve done quite a few signings and appearances for
gay audiences. Do you ever get any weird requests? Like
people asking you to flash
them or if they can lick your
arm?
Urgh, god no! Is that what your
friend wanted to do?
I think so. I think that’s why we
had to cancel.
Hmmm. [Laughs.] No absolutely
not. The great thing is, they’re all
very respectful. I don’t do too many
signings or appearances, but when I
do, there’s a mutual respect. Which
is very important.
How did you get involved with
XXL?
They reached out to us, saying
they’d like to hold an event for the
foundation. We’re always looking
for partnerships and people to help raise awareness and money.
You created Stand Up Foundation to combat bullying,
was that specifically about bullying in a sporting
environment?
It’s about bullying across the board. It’s about supporting
organisations that do the real hard work. We raise awareness and
funds and we give money away in grants to organisations. We
wanted to support those organisations and not compete.
What drove you specifically to choose bullying as the
cause you wanted to get behind?
My dad was murdered protecting someone from suffering at the
hands of other people. That’s basically why. We wanted - I wanted
- to be able to make a difference and be a role model. I like the
idea of being a straight man bridging that gap between gay and
straight communities, really breaking down stereotypes.
It’s about
bullying across
the board.
It’s about
supporting
organisations
that do the
real hard work
Now, seeing as it’s XXL Bear
Pride, I’ve got some really
terrible bear-based questions
to ask you.
Okay…
Have you ever got a beehive
stuck on your head, like
Winnie the Pooh?
No.
Have you ever played ‘Pooh
Sticks’? That sounds weird
out loud.
…No [laughs]
Do you own any yellow tartan
trousers like Rupert?
No, but that would be interesting
if I did.
You could pick some up for XXL.
That would be hilarious!
Fozzie the Bear from the
Muppets was a comedian, are
you any good at telling jokes?
I’m shit! I’m too serious, that’s the
problem.
Care Bears or Grizzly Bears?
Grizzly bears. No, actually, Care
Bears. My kids are into Care Bears.
You’re a caring bear yourself,
so you can identify.
Exactly.
Have you ever eaten a prickly
pear like Baloo in Jungle
Book?
…No?
Yogi Bear or Boo Boo?
Oh, Yogi Bear!
Why?
To be honest, that’s the only one
I know.
Are you any good at catching
salmon swimming upstream?
[laughs] Yes! Yes, with my bare
hands!
Fantastic. Just to let you
know, the lady in accounts
just screamed “HE’S MINE!”
across the office. So if you
want a date with a small
Jewish lady, the offer is there.
[laughs] Oh, well, I’m not Jewish.
She’s very disappointed.
I bet.
XXL Bear Pride is Saturday 23rd May at Pulse
(No. 1 Invicta Plaza, South Bank, SE1 9UF) from 10pm – 7am.
Tickets £16/£9 members. www.xxl-london.com
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Bye Bye Cliff
Ben Schubert & Tony Claffey, QX Publishers
It’s difficult to work out where the years went, not that after twelve years
one necessarily wants to be reminded. Peering through in to the fog of a
distant past we remember a young man who gradually worked his way in to
a permanent post here at QX after having started as a freelancer, assisted
no doubt by his immeasurable charm! However, his first position here wasn’t
as the big enchilada editor of QX magazine, but editor of QC magazine.
This was a magazine that had been formed out of the middle section of QX,
where all the classifieds were housed. In fact Cliff wasn’t just the editor, he
wrote nearly all of it as well. Unfortunately, it became so successful that we
had to re-include the contents of QC back in to QX magazine and appoint
Cliff editor of QX. Well, that’s more or less how it was and like we said, a
lot of years have passed since then. Since then of course Cliff has made QX
magazine his own, pushing issues dear to his heart and important to our
community. From awareness about safe
sex and HIV control, as well as debating
issues surrounding drug use, and calling
for same sex education in schools, Cliff
has contributed a powerful set of lungs
to a voice that needs to be heard. That
voice will continue to be heard, so we
look forward to seeing the contribution
that a new generation has to make to a
magazine that has been published now
for 20 years. Cliff has been a big part
of QX and he will be missed by all of
us, and we are sure that we speak for
everyone when we say that we wish him
the very best.
“ We are
sure
that we
speak for
everyone
when we
say that
we wish
him the
very best.”
Patrick Cash,
QX Deputy Editor
(2013-2015)
During his tenure at
QX, Cliff’s inspiring
social conscience
was reflected in the
magazine’s consistently
rich and innovative
content. Whereas QX’s closest competitors largely
remained commercially-driven piles of mindless
irrelevance, Cliff displayed an unswerving commitment
to covering issues that affected every area of modern
gay life. I will always be grateful to him for sourcing
and championing new voices.
I gained my first insight into the journalistic
workplace as a work experience boy, where Cliff
gave me a chance on my first big freelance feature
commission: the anti-gay law in Uganda. The subject of
that article is typical of the topics that compiled Cliff’s
magazines. For a free gay weekly put together by a
hard-working team on a limited budget, no subject that
affected the gay community was off-limits: chemsex,
drug culture, HIV/sexual health, hate crime, same-sex
SRE education, politics, mental health, homophobic
bullying, racial preferencing, a hell of a lot of drag
queens, and many, many other topics. In terms of
content, QX stood alongside and often surpassed the
nationally-circulated glossies: all testament to Cliff’s
vision and dedication to helping others.
There will be many gay men in the city of London
who might not know that they owe Cliff their greater
confidence or better livelihood because of an article he
guided into the magazine. The QX office is most often
an enjoyable place of laughter and fun, but it can also
be a stressful, highly fast-paced environment, working to
tight deadlines, where tempers fray. Cliff ever remains
a bastion of calm professionalism, navigating his ship
through turbulent waters. I’ll always remember fondly my
time working with him – along with the smell of his eggs
in his morning salad! I am sure he will be an invaluable
boon and asset to Attitude, and whilst James and Chris
will no doubt be wonderful successors as QX editors,
Cliff’s shoes are immensely tall, glitter-laced heels to fill.
Lee Dalloway,
QX Deputy
Editor
(2008-2013)
Jason
Reid,
Cabaret
Reporter
Words can’t
describe how
much I love
Kletus (That’s
Cliff to you!).
The beating
heart of QX for
the last decade,
I was lucky
enough to be his Deputy Editor/right hand
kween for five of those years.
He took a chance on an inexperienced
journalist/experienced clubber and in that
time became a friend, mentor, therapist and
party partner all rolled into one. We argued
like an old married couple, but creatively
and personally, we helped each other reach
new heights.
Kletus doesn’t get half the props he
deserves for turning what could simply be
a listings magazine into a vibrant, relevant,
agenda/boundary-pushing publication that
reflects an ever-evolving gay scene. You don’t
get to see the events he attends, the people he
meets, the personalities he’s had to deal with,
the causes he’s fought for, the people he’s
given a voice to who wouldn’t normally get
a chance to speak. And he’s done it all with
modesty, class and passion... whilst wearing
the most ridiculous wigs, heels and boas. He
cares. He really, really cares.
It’s time for Kletus to spread his wings, but
I want to say to him, in print, I wouldn’t be
half the journalist or man I am now if it wasn’t
for you. And London’s glittering gay scene
wouldn’t be half as fabulous if you hadn’t
been there to help steer the queer ship. Also,
massive congratulations for making it twelve
whole years without once picking up your
office phone. You’re gonna be missed, kiddo.
I still can’t
believe
the grand
dame
of QX
Towers is
leaving
and off
to pastures new. I will personally ensure that
myself and the girls, who work tirelessly in the
office, like Dolly Parton on a new course of
HRT, will observe a period of mourning. We
will of course be draped head to toe in black
(sequins) and there will be ten seconds silence
in front of Cliff’s permanent shrine to Mariah
Carey every Friday until next Friday.
Seriously though, our loss is Attitude’s
gain. And they are gaining a real diamond
in Cliff. When I started at QX I wasn’t just a
novice, I was someone who had absolutely no
experience in media. I could write a sardonic
sentence or two, but it was Cliff and Lee
Dalloway who guided me and taught me a
whole new set of skills. When Lee left, Cliff
took me under his wing and we not only had a
special working relationship, we also became
good friends. That’s a friendship I’ll treasure
always, no matter where he moves to. He’s not
getting rid of me that easily!
His talent and passion for writing is
something I admire greatly, and his gentle
way, compassion and patience (with me
mostly) is a rarity on the scene. I’ll miss our
banter through the week but I’m sure he won’t
miss chasing up my editorials every Monday as
I sleep off a big one. Good luck Cliff, not that
you’ll need it. With a pair of tits that size, just
let that infamous cleavage speak for itself...
Now feck off before I ruin my reputation of
being a cunt and start getting emotional.
James
Egan,
Scene Editor
As a boss,
Cliff is not
great. He’s
fucking
awesome.
I’ve worked
alongside
him for two
years now,
starting off
as an advertising executive with an attitude,
gradually moving to a minor editorial position
and now (semi) succeeding him as Scene
Editor. To say those are big shoes to fill is an
understatement, although, frankly, I’m more
concerned about filling out those D-cup bras
he wears. Girl’s tetas could block out the sun.
So massive are his breast/talents that we’ve
actually had to split his job in halves to make
it work going forward! Chris Godfrey will be
coming aboard as Features Editor, continuing
the stellar work Cliff has done in highlighting
a plethora of causes and issues one might not
expect from a ‘listings magazine’.
I am, in honesty, devastated that he’s
leaving. I genuinely look forward to seeing
him each morning and our ‘professional’
conversations are constantly punctuated
by laughter, witty barbs and pop culture
references that would be lost on most. Despite
my sadness that I won’t have him sitting next
to me every day, waxing lyrical about Mariah
Carey, admonishing me for ‘feeding’ him
chocolate cookies or helping me navigate the
addictive insanity that is gay London, I know
that I have gained a role model and, more
importantly, a friend.
Cliff Joannou is an inspiration, an activist,
a total Mariah fanboy, a hell of a writer and
a friend. Cliff Joannou, you will be missed.
Truly.
The war against
homosexuality in
Africa is gearing up
A
s preparations are underway
to observe the International
Day against Homophobia
and Transphobia (also
known as IDAHO, IDAHOT
or IDAHOBiT) on May 17th,
we should be reminded that there’s growing
concern over the enormous sweep of Africa’s
war on the LGBTI people.
This war is characterised by, among
other factors, the clash between cultural
relativism and universal human rights,
biblical fundamentalism, while not forgetting
political opportunism.
In addition, unlike in the past, there’s a
growing anxiety that has seen more and
more African homosexuals coming out and
losing their fear. This new development
has brought home to many Africans that
homosexuals do actually exist, which to a
larger extent explains the rising number of
lethal homophobic attacks.
Homophobia is fast spreading and
most recently, Kenya’s Deputy President,
William Ruto told worshipers at a church
service in Nairobi that there’s no place for
homosexuality in Kenya. He was quoted telling
a cheering congregation, ‘We will not allow
homosexuality in our society as it violates our
religious and cultural beliefs’.
Despite saying his actions were not
politically motivated to get votes, in
conservative religious African countries,
homophobia is a vote-winner. To encapsulate
this in a few words, you challenge
homosexuals-you get the vote.
In recent years, a number of African
states (namely: South Sudan, Cameroon,
Burundi, and most notoriously, Gambia,
Nigeria and Uganda) have passed ridiculous
anti-LGBTI laws. Although Uganda’s antihomosexuality bill has since been annulled,
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By Tony Kitara, Ugandan Gay Rights Activist
many ruling and non-ruling party MPs
have vowed to see it passed. Also to note,
at the time of signing said now annulled
Ugandan anti-gay bill, the President stated
‘gay people are unnatural and disgusting’.
There’s also been accusation made against
‘arrogant Western groups’ of trying to
recruit and lure children into homosexuality.
Even in Ethnic African nations like Kenya
where the anti-homosexuality laws are not
always invoked, the mere existence of such
laws means victims are open to blackmail
as well as extortion. This rising threat may
come from, say the police themselves or the
ordinary citizens meaning that victims are at
threat should they need legal help.
Threats come from everyone, young or
old. Zimbabwe’s President Mugabe has
been quoted saying before that ‘filthy gays
destroy nations’. He further threatened to cut
gay people’s heads off, castrate them and
compared them to pigs and dogs.
Zambia’s President Yahya Jammeh also
called homosexuality ‘Satanic’, anti-human,
anti-civilised ‘anti-God’. He ranted never to
have seen a homosexual chicken or turkey
and warned that homosexuals are not
welcome in Gambia and if caught, would
regret that they were born.
Former Nigeria’s head of state, Goodluck
Jonathan signed a similar bill which states
“persons who enter into a same-sex marriage
contract or civil union commit an offence and
are each liable on conviction to a term of 14
years in prison”.
South Africa, perhaps the only African
country which is perceived to be the most
tolerant and progressive towards LGBTI
issues has a continued struggle with
discrimination backed with hate ideology
from some communities claiming that gay
people are disgusting, sick, immoral, social
deviants. Last year, 21 year old David was
murdered in South Africa as a result of antigay hate crime. Lesbians in South African are
also subjected to “corrective rape.”
With Kenya being the latest country
to have its leadership talk against
homosexuality, there are growing concerns
over the lives of so many LGBTi people
“To encapsulate this
in a few words,
you challenge
homosexuals - you
get the vote.”
currently in Kenyan’s Kakuma refugee
camps having fled homophobic persecution
from neighbouring countries. They are
reportedly subjected to intimidation,
discrimination and all sorts of prejudice by
other members of the camp.
I have previously written about Ugandan
LGBTI community being in limbo of what the
future holds for them. Little did I know that
this disease called homophobia would be fast
spreading like it is now. I’m left with so many
un-answered questions lingering in my head:
Are we doing enough to stop this fast moving
‘genocide’, and what more can be done to
stop the ‘fire’ from spreading any further?
The Shame & Sexuality series
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By
Kevin Maxwell
For me, my gay shame was not standing
up for myself against homophobia earlier
on in my career, which eventually made me
unwell. At the turn of the century, I joined
the police having dreamt of it since I was
five. I thought it was all about justice and
protecting peoples’ freedoms, but my naivety
had got the better of me. It was because of
homophobia that I was forced out.
My sexuality being something I believed
I could keep private, and not allow into my
professional life.
I kept my mouth shut when my
colleagues spoke about the ‘queers’ and
‘poofters’ they had to deal with, and one
day I found myself so fed up that I told my
Inspector I was gay and that I’d had enough
of the comments on a daily basis, mainly
from supervisors. So, you can imagine my
face when his response to me was, “As a
Christian, I can’t condone what you do as
long as you’re a good officer”. Just writing
this now, I’m disappointed in myself that I
allowed him to get away with it.
Being raised a Catholic in Liverpool,
I know religion has nothing to do with
bigotry. It’s just an easy get-out clause for
those who want to offend, and then hide
behind their God as a way of justifying
their inhumane views. I was born the
eleventh and last mixed-race child to
a white mum and black dad. I know,
through my own devout Catholic mother’s
acceptance of me when I told her I was
gay, that using religion as an excuse is a
cop-out. I cannot think of one negative
thing she has ever done or said to me after
I came out, which gives me hope for other
LGBT people.
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Eight years in to my policing career,
I became unwell at work. I was scared,
as I’d never been sick or taken a day off
since I began all those years ago. This
despite being assaulted on duty many
times. When I sat at the hospital, I knew
something was wrong. And, it was. After
several tests and chatting with many
doctors and nurses, I was diagnosed with
severe reactive depression. My body had
given up, and was now starting to react
to the homophobia in the workplace. The
excruciating stomach pains and headaches
I had were its alarm bells, telling me
‘enough is enough’.
It all made sense, as just before this I
was at a presentation when a supervisor
decided to tell a gay joke in front of my
colleagues who then burst into laughter.
Then followed, a colleague talking
disparagingly in a packed room about
taking it up the arse. This time, I wasn’t
laughing. For years, I acquiesced and
shamefully even laughed at the jokes about
being gay because it was the only way to
cope. But, this eventually destroys us, and
our identity.
Over the past five years, I have found
myself fighting for equal rights within the
police service. Many still believe that it is
only racism that is prevalent, but we haven’t
even begun to scratch the surface with
homophobia. I know of numerous former
colleagues who are gay and wouldn’t
dream of coming out, because they believe
it would undermine their careers and
integrity. What sort of life is that, to not be
yourself for fear of being rejected? But, I
completely understand why.
After I was diagnosed, my employer
leaked my private files to a tabloid
newspaper for money to out me publicly
and in a humiliating way with the intention
of stopping me from challenging them. I
called their bluff though, and outed myself
in a gay magazine and talked about my
depression. I took back the power. To this
day have never looked back and I’m now
standing up for myself.
When I first joined the cadet forces at
the age of ten prior I worked my way up
the ranks to the most senior cadet in my
division, if I’d known what was to become
I wouldn’t have joined the establishment at
all. Although not wasted, these are years
of my life I cannot get back. We all have a
right to live in peace.
It was only a few days ago that I
completed my first feature film script: an LGBT
story of how external factors cause problems
between a gay couple, which lead to their
relationship’s demise. For many of us, we
underestimate just how much homophobia at
work can affect us in so many ways. I was so
unhappy that I comfort ate and I didn’t realise
I had become overweight until it was too late.
Something else I’m ashamed of.
Kevin Maxwell is a writer, advocate
and former detective of both the
Greater Manchester Police and
London’s Metropolitan Police Service.
He was born in Liverpool, spent a
decade in Manchester and now lives
in London. His debut memoir, Broken,
about discrimination and depression
in the police force is out soon. He
tweets @kevin_maxwell
Are we ready to
start our engines?
As RuPaul announces she’s coming to our shores to find a
Drag Race UK Ambassador, QX asks will the UK ever be
ready for its own take on the Drag Race phenomena?
NO
Writer and dramatist Nicholas McInerny
The first series of Ru Paul’s Drag Race aired
in the States in March 2008. The stars regular
sell out shows on the UK gay scene, feature at
G-A-Y and Tru TV is searching for a Drag Race
UK Ambassador. Meanwhile, Jonathan Ross
has stated he is interested in producing a UK
version, with Jodie Harsh touted as just one
possible presenter. Other names attached to the
unconfirmed project have included Paul O’Grady,
Visage and, of course, RuPaul.
My husband and I love this show. Although
following quite a rigid format in which the
queens battle, bitch and bare all in an emotional
rollercoaster, there is a wonderful balance between
the ridiculous, the absurd, the extraordinarily
creative and the genuinely touching. When Ongina
revealed her HIV status, or Monica Beverley Hillz
confessed on the catwalk that she was trans, it felt
genuinely moving. Not only had all these queens
set off on their own personal journeys – often in
the face of family rejection – but now their drag
persona was giving them the courage to admit to
deeper truths. Drag had become both the armour
with which to face the world, as well as the mirror
of self acceptance. This was a powerful lesson that
all LGBT people could identify with. They were
telling our stories – as well as challenging our
assumptions. They were brave and boy, did we
respect them for it.
The other tension lay in the rivalry between
two distinct traditions – one the Pageant Queen
with an emphasis on the Show Girl, a tribute to
feminine glamour, and the other the Performer,
whose on- stage ‘character’ was filtered through
art, theatre, and the alternative scene. And whilst
the former seemed stuck in a groove, the latter
evolved throughout the series. When, for example,
the brilliant Bianca Del Rio won season six with her
‘Rolodex of Hate’ you saw yet another version – the
wisecracking confrontational comic who drew on
New York Jewish roots as well as drag history.
The one thing in common, however, was that
all of their personal stories fed into a larger – and
very American – narrative of ‘aspiration’, a concept I
believe fundamentally shapes the way Americans see
themselves. Aspiration is a kind of real social mobility,
in which all is deemed possible through hard work,
application and sheer naked talent. Through drag
you literally reinvent yourself, take your place in the
world, and live the American Dream.
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None of that applies in the UK, which is why
I believe that Drag Race – marvellous though
it is – will struggle. True, we have a national
obsession with drag – arguably our national
theatre is panto in which both men and women
swap gender roles. Likewise, our classical
theatre – especially Shakespeare’s comedies
– is full of female characters taking on male
disguise. But in both examples, the underlying
assumption is still straight, and the issues –
certainly in Shakespeare – focus around class
than gender. Our drag history extends from
the decorous glamour of Danny La Rue to the
vicious but brilliant tongue whipping of Lily
Savage - where humour is the priority rather
than a connection with something deeper, and
more concerned with personal identity. And
when the eponymous RuPaul, who presents
Drag Race with such fine judgment, elegance
and the real sensitivity of someone who grew
up poor and disadvantaged, declares at the
end of each show ‘How You Gonna Love
Somebody Else if You Can’t Love Yourself…Can
I get an Amen for that?’ you can almost hear
the hollow laughter of a Brit audience mocking
the self-help culture.
The truth is, we are too cynical for RuPaul’s
Drag Race.
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Would RuPaul’s Drag Race UK work? That’s the easiest
question to answer. The proof is in how popular it is here without it
even being on air. It absolutely shocked me when we first booked
DWV for G-A-Y. Obviously they crossed over because they were a
YouTube sensation as well, but the queues were around the block.
Two had been on Drag Race and the programme had never been
shown here other than online. It just shows that if people are going
to make such an effort to watch something in that way, just how
much more popular it would be to watch on regular TV.
If Drag Race was to come to the UK, it would need to be with
RuPaul doing it, obviously with guests on the panel. It’s his show
and he’s the key link. A UK version would struggle to work without
him. But I believe it could. You could involve talents like Jodie Harsh,
whose name had at one point been associated with it and who
has already shown how a drag personality can cross over to the
mainstream by doing TV and high profile DJ gigs, and Jonathan
Ross who the public relate to. But the key is definitely RuPaul.
There’s a huge love for drag on the gay scene and across the
UK. If you go back years, drag has been the lynchpin to the gay
community. If you look at the evidence of the Black Cap, drag was
central to its success. Whenever a venue does a charity night, it’s the
drag queens that are called on to host it and they offer their time and
talent for free. What RuPaul’s Drag Race has done has revitalized
the love for drag and brought it back into a commercial, mainstream
space. But drag isn’t a new concept to the UK audiences if you look
at Dame Edna Everage, Lily Savage and Mrs Brown.
Essentially Drag Race is reality TV, and we all comment – for
good or bad - when X Factor or Britain’s Got Talent shows those
real life stories. We have an appetite for seeing them. I think
everybody relates to the ambition to succeed and become famous.
Yes, there are shows like Big Brother that feature people who just
want to be famous for the sake of it, but when you see talented
people on shows like Britain’s Got Talent you get behind them
and their story involves you. Look at the likes of Courtney Act
who started off on Australian Idol and Adore Delano who was on
American Idol first. When you look at the success of our own Drag
Idol contest on the gay scene and how that has translated to TV,
we’ve already seen La Voix, who was a Drag Idol winner, make the
final shows of Britain’s Got Talent, so we already know that the UK
is ready to embrace drag culture in this way.
And talent is key. Drag Race shows that this standard of drag
isn’t just somebody putting on a wig and make-up, it’s an art form,
but the television show makes it fun to watch. Where Drag Race
is also unique compared to other reality TV shows is that you can
re-watch seasons over and over, whereas most reality shows you
wouldn’t go back and watch them again.
The only reason it wouldn’t work here is if it wasn’t done well,
what works in the USA might not work in the UK. Ultimately, its
success is down to one thing: who the contestants are. That’s when
shows like X Factor become memorable, when you see that bite of
a contestant that you really feel for, that you want to do well, that
you can emphasize with. If somebody’s got a story that you can
follow, then it would work. And knowing the talent and personalities
we have on the gay scene, that’s a given.
G-A-Y Porn Idol features RuPaul’s Drag Race special guests
at Heaven (Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG) on Thursdays,
10.30pm-5am. Check QX for listings.
Think you have what it takes to be RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
Ambassador? Enter at www.trudrag.co.uk
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T h e
w h o ,
T H E
w h a t ,
w h y ,
w h e r e
&
w h e n
o f
I N F O R M E R
g a y
L o n d o n …
14-20 May
Ibiza Gay Pride
The rainbow flag will be hoisted high over Ibiza this July when Gay Pride descends on the island.
Following on from Madrid’s own LGBT carnival, this year’s edition aims to establish itself as one of
the most important Pride celebrations in the European calendar.
As well as the passionate gay parade, festival-goers can expect afternoon parties starting on
the island’s beach bars, all-night sessions in some of the world’s best clubs and even a party at
Ibiza’s 8,000 square foot zoo.
Photography exhibitions, performances from Mallorca Gay Men’s Chorus, street and fashion
shows are just some of the cultural events that will help break up the partying. Organisers are
expecting an estimated attendance of 50,000 people.
8th July – 12th July
www.ibizagaypride.es
Miss Kimberly’s
Boob-A-Thon
Miss Kimberley needs breast implants, so fundraising begins this weekend at
The Glory in Haggerston. With over 20 drag performers coming together for
the cause, as well as a rare rendition of gay bingo, party goers can expect an
all day chaotic spectacle stuffed with performances, appearances and fake tits,
descending into a caked up transvestite rave.
The confirmed line-up so far includes Eve Ferret, Lady Lloyd, The Fabulous
Russella, Vanity Von Glow, John Sizzle, Raven Mandella, Honey Foxx, Tasty Tim,
Chrissy Darling, Silver Summers, Ginger Johnson, Leg and Coq and Ruby Jones
and Mzz Kimberley herself and Jonny Woo.
The Cabaret Cascade promises to be a carnival of camp chaos. For a
charitable donation of just £10, revellers can not only enjoy the all day tits-up
party but also contribute to a good cause and help Mzz Kimberley, one of
the alternative scene’s most prolific performers, finally be the woman she was
always meant to be.
The Glory, 281 Kingsland Road, E2 8AS
17th May, 2pm. Donation £10
www.facebook.com/events/1568663623400678
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Pam Ann: Queen of the Sky
First HIV Self Test on Sale
Pam Ann, the world’s favourite airhostess, touches down in London this
September to perform her brand new show, Queen of the Sky. Rest
assured, the comedienne will rile, offend and charm her audiences.
Once described by Madonna as “cruelly funny”, Pam Ann’s marmite
caustic wit, ‘shoot from the lip’ observations and disregard for anything
politically correct, promises a turbulent ride.
If you’ve ever fantasised about what it would be like to be hijacked
and verbally abused by an international airhostess then this is probably
worth checking out. Easily offended flyers please be warned: Queen
Of The Sky will take no hostages.
Britain’s first self-testing HIV kit has gone on sale, in a move that will help
stem rising transmission rates across London’s gay population. Currently,
24% of people living with HIV remain undiagnosed; access to these kits
will encourage them to get tested and may help reduce this number.
“Self-testing kits are currently provided outside the NHS and will
cost money,” says Dr Rosemary Gillespie, Chief Executive at Terrence
Higgins Trust. “The main difference between this and other testing
options is that it gives the convenience of doing an HIV test at home,
with the result delivered outside a clinical setting, which we know some
people prefer. However, it is important to make sure people can get
quick access to support when they get their result.”
Starting treatment early is still the most effective way to avoid longterm health complications and lead a long and healthy life.
“We currently have a long way to go when it comes to diagnosing
people with HIV on time,” says Deborah Gold, chief executive at
the National AIDS Trust. “Over 40% of people living with HIV are
diagnosed late, meaning they have been living with HIV for at least four
years. People diagnosed late are 11-times more likely to die in the first
year after diagnosis. To address this public health challenge we need to
look at new ways for people to test and self-testing is an important and
welcome additional option.”
Leicester Square Theatre, 6 Leicester Place, WC2H 7BX
30th Sept – 7th Nov
pamann.com
Breakthrough: Meet teen prodigy Jack Andraka
Teen author and science prodigy, Jack Andraka,
will be at Gay’s the Word on May 24th, sharing
his inspiring story and talking about his book,
Breakthrough.
At the age of 13 Andraka created an effective
test for three types of cancer, after conducting
two years of research and asking hundreds of
universities and companies for help. He did this
while overcoming homophobic bullying.
An outsider at school, he knew he didn’t fit in
— and a close family friend was dying of cancer.
But instead of giving in to the homophobic
bullying and the despair, he took another path.
Using his passion for science, he decided to try to
create a better method of cancer detection.
The result, his early detection test for
pancreatic, ovarian and lung cancer, has
the potential to be over four hundreds times
more effective than the medical standard at a
fraction of the cost. Andraka’s story is not just
one of inspiring teenage success; it is a story
of overcoming depression and homophobic
bullying, and of finding the resilience to
persevere.
Gay’s the Word bookshop. 66, Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AB
24th May. 12pm. Free.
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Not today, Satan! Not today!
Gird your loins and unfasten
your belt; Bianca Del Rio’s
judging porn idol. If you’re
brave enough to have your
assets assessed by the queen
of mean, text 07789 553 868
to enter, or email info@g-a-y.
co.uk. Next week it’s Loose
Women’s Sherrie Hewson!
We’re surprised at you Sherrie!
We thought you spent your
Thursday evenings in with a
quiet glass of chardonnay.
Bianca Del Rio
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G-A-Y Porn Idol
with Bianca Del Rio
Sherrie Hewson
Heaven, Villiers Street, Charing Cross,
WC2N 6NG. 10.30pm–5am.
Free entry wristbands available
from G-A-Y Bar.
15/05/15
Shake Yer Dix
Popular shabby-chic dancehole Shake Yer Dix is BACK at Dalston Superstore this weekend.
Expect lots of faggy electro like Roisin Murphy, Fischerspooner and Peaches. There’s also
a live DJ set from pop starlet Ronika! Ronika’s great, she’s like 80’s era Madonna via
Nottingham and H&M’s summer range. She’s got a song called Forget Yourself. And
depending on how many drinks you have, you just might!
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Dalston Superstore, 117 Kingsland High
Street, E8 2PB. 9pm–3am.
Free before 10pm, £5 after.
For full listings see Musts & Maybes, pages 46-50 or the What’s On section at www.qxmagazine.com
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Loosen that tie and get to work,
big boy, the men are ready to
play. If a business suit makes
you pop a boner, or a crisp,
white shirt drives you crazy,
then you really should head to
XXL this weekend, where it’s a
suit and tie situation you can
throw yourself deep into. If you
plan to head into the playrooms
though, we just have one word
of advice: think of the dry
cleaning bill first.
16/05/15:
XXL Suited & Booted
16/05/15:
Mr.Int
Pulse, No 1 Invicta Plaza, SE1 9UF.
10pm-7am. £15 guests, £8 members.
Andy Butler of ‘Hercules and
Love Affair’ fame returns to
the ‘Store with another label
showcase. Joining him for
this instalment is pro jockey
Jim Stanton of Horse Meat
Disco, who's never one to
miss out on a bit of basement
fun. Meanwhile, upstairs Ben
Pistor and Damon Martin
resurrect Disco Bloodbath for a
top floor takeover that will hurt
you good.
Dalston Superstore, 117 Kingsland High
Street, E8 2PB. 9pm-3am.
Free before 10pm, £5 after.
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For full listings see Musts & Maybes, pages 46-50 or the What’s On section at www.qxmagazine.com
For listings on the go, download the free QX GAY LONDON app at the iTunes store.
16/05/15
G-A-Y Membership
Party
Dropped your G-A-Y card? Hopefully not, because
the palace of pop is reviving it’s membership scheme
and you can trade in your old card for a brand new,
(possibly) sparkly one, along with a cheeky donation
to the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Want in? Join
the club!
Heaven, Villiers Street, Charing Cross, WC2N 6NG. 10:30pm-5am.
Free entry wristbands available from G-A-Y Bar.
16/05/15
Higher
Time for some forward thinking with DJs
Alex Georgiou, Steven Artis, Mattias
Dabo, as they’ll be playing you the ‘sound
of the future’ at Barcode this weekend! A mix
of brand new uplifting vocal deep house and
upbeat pumping house that will keep you
dancing ‘til the early hours! They promise
only the best and freshest new beats will be
played, so no need to check the expiry dates.
Barcode, 69 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1 7TP.
10pm-late. £8 before midnight/£10 after.
16/05/15
Club Kali
Club Kali are celebrating their 20th birthday with a
Bhangra Bollywood blowout. They’re the world’s largest
Asian music LGBT club. A gorgeous melding of East
and West, a fusion of light and magic, spice and sex,
mystical lands and gaudy gauze. An exotic wonderland
shrouded in mist and Vishnu-print Topman t-shirts.
Basically you’ll hear Kiss Kiss by Holly Valance at least
once. And you can’t argue with that. MWAH.
Bottlescru, 31 Foster Lane, St Pauls, EC2V 6HD. 10pm-3am.
£8, £5 concessions..
DJ Ritu
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Bootylicious is kicking off its now monthly
residence at Brixton Electric! The venue formerly
known as the iconic The Fridge will now be
playing host to the uber-cool urban dance
night. As well as thumping hip-hop beats,
there’ll be two rooms of R&B, garage, dancehall
and house. The weather’s set to be hot too,
so dig out those denim booty shorts and be…
bootylicious!
16/05/15
Bootylicious
The Electric Brixton, Town Hall Parade, Brixton Hill, SW2
1RJ. 11pm-6am. £8 for members, £15
16/05/15
’95: A Year In Dance
That little dance pit Vogue Fabrics is celebrating the year
of 1995! It was a good year. It was back when eurodance
and things like Scooter were still in the charts. Spiked
up hair. Baggy trousers. Skater shoes. Tank tops. It’s
influenced today’s dance anthems, from Disclosure to
Duke Dumont. Neil Prince and David Oh will be giving
you a crash course in year’s biggest hits. Free entry if you
were born in 1995!
David Oh
Vogue Fabrics, 66 Stoke Newington Road, N16 7XB. 10pm-3am.
£3 before 11pm, £5 after.
18/05/15
Popcorn
Well cover us in salt and throw us on the floor of a cinema; it’s
Popcorn at Heaven! Four huge rooms of polysexual popcorn
anthems and progressive tribal house. This week it’s “Aqua” with
DJs Adam Turner, Jamie Hammond and Ale Amaral. Say hi
to Chrissy Darling on the door; you can’t miss her, she looks like
a 7-foot space alien crossed with a bowl of spaghetti.
Heaven, Villiers Street, Charing Cross, WC2N 6NG. 11pm-5am.
Free entry wristbands available from G-A-Y Bar.
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For full listings see Musts & Maybes, pages 46-50 or the What’s On section at www.qxmagazine.com
For listings on the go, download the free QX GAY LONDON app at the iTunes store.
23/05/15:
22/05/15
G-A-Y Eurovision Party
Pop!
HRRRNNNK! It’s bank holiday and it’s time for the gay world cup –
Eurovision! G-A-Y are throwing a camptastic Eurovision extravaganza.
There’s gonna be wall-to-wall euro dance pop all night long. Plus
performances from Bucks Fizz and Blue. It’ll be worth going just to
see Simon Webbe’s cheekbones.
Heaven, Villiers Street, Charing Cross, WC2N 6NG. 10:30pm-5am.
£3 entry wristbands available from G-A-Y Bar.
Holestar
Myra Dubois
We’ve got another Eurovision bank holiday bash with Holestar’s
Pop! at good old RVT. There’s so much campatiousness that we can
barely TAKE it. That Holestar can always be relied on to be absolutely
ridiculous. She’s like a living Kinder Egg toy. There’s a prize for the best
Conchita. There’s pop music from the last sixty years. There’s Lady
Lloyd. There’s David Robson. There’s EVEN Myra Dubois. Well,
why not?
Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY.
10pm-3am.
£5 before 12, £7 after.
Blue
23/05/15
XXL Bear Pride
XXL Bear Pride, the
bear event of the
season! Dive into a
gorgeously gooey
honeypot of hot hairy
men at the cavernous
Pulse. Smokingly
sexy rugby hunk Ben
Cohen will be there
too, hopefully in a tiny
pair of shorts.
Pulse, 1 Invicta Plaza, SE1
9UF. 9pm-9am.
£9 for members, £16 for
non-members.
Ben Cohen
Ben Cohen
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More like the men who fell
into East Bloc! It’s happened
to all of us, those stairs are
deadly. Especially after a few
Red Stripes. The team of mad
miscreants will be spinning a
sure-fire shot of no-nonsense
queer house with a grimy East
End chaser. Mattachine will
be there with their all-inclusive,
all-encompassing sonorous
kaleidoscope, as well as
BOTHER jumping around in
insane flashing outfits. All this,
plus special guest DJ Paul
Heron. Who could ask for
more?
23/05/15:
TheMenWhoFell2Earth
East Bloc, 217 City Road, EC1V.
10:30pm-6am. £10 entry,
£6 concessions.
24/05/15:
Matinee Easy
Riders Motor Club
Gentlemen, start your engines; Matinee are having a bikers party at Ministry of Sound!
They’ll be taking over both the club and the car park for the biggest bike fest of the
summer. So much chrome. So much leather. So much muscle. Think Iggy Azalea
waving a chequered flag! Think Fast & Furious! Think denim jackets with a tiger printed
on the back! Apparently there’s going to be a section called the “Easy Riders Patch”.
That’s where you’ll find us. Dig out your aviator shades and sling a leg over.
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Ministry of Sound, 103 Gaunt Street, SE1 6DP. Midday-9pm. £10.
D J
O F
T H E
W E E K
Maze&Masters @ DOTDOTDOT
1. “Air Music London Ltd” Burnski
Better Watch Out... Any time of the
night or day, this track makes any
queen know she can dance
2. “Meteor Man” - Full
Intention
The first time I dropped this at
Dalston Superstore it made the
lesbians lose their shit. And that is
no mean feat.
2. “Sonny” - D. Napolitano
A slow burner with an intense drop,
this one makes you realise who has
THAT groove
4. “Joan Rivers” Maze&Masters
Sampling the infamous NY club
kids on her talk show, our homage
to Joan Rivers sounds like if Green
Velvet went to Batty Bass
Tell us in one snappy sentence
who Maze & Masters are...
Two punk ass bitches from
Brighton who got lost in the party
that is London and never left, now
providing the soundtrack to the
mayhem at raves like Little Gay
Brother, Beyond, Gutterslut, XOYO
and Ministry of Sound.
And your music style? What
kind of tunes do you play?
We play all over the shop, you can
start out in a techno rave and end
up wailing Sister Sledge. As long
as it’s got a groove, integrity and
that magic thing you can’t explain
but just makes you wild we could
play it. But in layman’s term, deep,
grooving techno & house.
Describe a night at
DOTDOTDOT to the
uninitiated…
It’s like the best house party in the
world, where everyone knows (or
soon gets to) each other, and they
damn well know their music. Dot
opens your mind, in venues you
didn’t even know existed (last time
we ended up on a rooftop beach
then moving the whole party to
a secret warehouse at 5am), yet
still feels like home, a special
dysfunctional family. The only
problem is, we want more.
5. “On Me” (Skream Mix)
- Mark Jenkyns ft MC
Chickaboo
Love a cunty vocal, Skream does
this one proud with a banging little
rave number
6. “Take It On” (Todd Bodine
& Tom Clark Remix) - Mihai
Popviciu
I love it when we can get to that
point in the night where we have
the crowd in their vibe, and we
can play a track like this, pure
5am teachings
7. “Fearing Love” (Club Mix) Serge Devant, Camilee Safiya,
Damiano C
This song has been on repeat after
hunting for weeks when we heard
Lee Foss drop it. One to turn gay
or straight dancefloors into that
special emotional state you only
get when you drop your first E.
8. “Carry Me” - Maze&Masters
ft Monet Edgson
This track (which can be only
heard on the dotdotdot sampler),
is something new for us, branching
out of original 4 to the floor house,
taking influences from Zero 7 &
Kaytranada, and featuring the
incredible Monet, one to watch!
9. “Misted” - Metodi Hristov
“Deep Within My Soul Beyond All
Self Existence”.. quite simply these
percussive beats and underlying
groove will make you go IN
10. “Battle Groove” - Politics
of Dancing
Bryony found this track whilst
the snow was falling on the
Maze & Masters are at DOTDOTDOT on
river in Watergate Berlin, and
Friday 15th May at
Simulacra Studio (302-304 Barrington Road, never looked back. A defining
moment for us musically, this track
SW9 7JJ) 10:30PM-4AM.
separates the men from the boys
Advance tickets £10.
Popcorn promoter Chris Selby on…
How to create a kick-ass club stage show
1: A good original idea –
inspiration can come from the
biggest and smallest things.
Usually your own interests and
aspects of your personality will
bring forth your ideas. Also
current culture and topical
influences. Sometimes the
weirder the better, other times
straight-up is best too. Tradition
shouldn’t be overlooked either.
People like tradition, especially at
times like Christmas. It’s good to
mix it up though. Halloween is a
great time to explore your dark
side. Don’t be frightened about
ruining someone’s clothes (fake
blood) or making someone throw
up (rotting dead animal parts).
‘Tis the season after all!
2: A “healthy” budget. Nothing
comes cheap these days.
Imagine Jurassic Park on shoe
string budget! A good quality
seven minute stage show should
cost you between £3k and £5k.
Even cheaper costumes add up!
And prop hire is expensive, too.
You need to be realistic though,
of course. And if you haven’t
got the money, be creative - see
point 3! You can still deliver
something exceptional.
3: A creative translation (of the
idea) including design, music,
dance, production, costumes,
visuals, FX, etc. Having money
to spend isn’t everything – you
can use simple props and
brilliant dance and still knock you
customer’s socks off.
4: The right people and
enough of them! Sometimes
you just need someone to stand
behind a set spraying a CO2
gun – simple but essential.
Good quality dancers and a
shit hot choreographer are
essential. You may need to
make last minute changes to
choreography, etc and if you
don’t have good dancers they
won’t pick it up in time and the
end result will be ropey.
5: Damage control (back-up
basically, as something always
goes wrong). Either something
doesn’t arrive in time, gets
ruined, doesn’t fit properly,
something technological and
essential dies, you run out of
something, etc, etc. Plan, plan
and plan ahead as much as you
can. You won’t have time to be
running around London looking
for stuff last minute.
6: A lot of patience and deep
breaths. Working with animals
and children is tough – working
with big personalities and egos
is a WHOLE other ball game.
You need to be a very good
diplomat and also have a tough
tongue as you will spend a lot of
time biting it!
7: Talented and resourceful
lighting & sound technicians –
because they know a hell of a lot
more about that stuff than you
ever will. Brief them as fully as
you can and make sure you do
thorough technical rehearsals.
8: Superb special effects – be
it lights, lasers, pyros or less
high profile things like confetti,
balloon drops or CO2. It all
makes a difference, and can be
the difference between and great
show and a phenomenal show.
9: Paperwork! The more
extravagant, the more likely
you will have needed to
complete risk assessments or
get the necessary permissions or
licenses/inspections from your
local authority, especially if you
are using pyros or flame effects.
Always best to get a trusted third
party company in to operate
things like that as they will have
way more experience!
10: Good quality gin…
because… well… Mama need a
big drink when it’s all done!
Popcorn is at Heaven
(Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG)
every Monday, 11pm5.30am. Discount wristbands
from G-A-Y Bar.
Good quality gin… because… well…
Mama need a big drink when it’s all done!
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G-A-Y Porn Idol Election
Special with Michelle Visage
07/05/15
Heaven, under the Arches,
Villiers Street, Charing
Cross, WC2N 6NG
Words and Photos
by Chris Jepson
While much of the nation was sat at home watching the election
coverage, some of us headed to Heaven in WC2 in the hope of
erection coverage. Joining resident judges Baga Chipz (working
a lesbian Marge Simpson look) and Mary Mac, was the queen of
RuPaul’s Drag Race and star of Celebrity Big Brother Michelle Visage,
accompanied by her CBB housemate Chloe Goodman. Once again
a variety of cock and cockettes paraded their wares, a plethora of
Primark pants were discarded with a flourish and a drag queen showed
exactly how much she had to tuck. “I love a chick with a dick”, said
Michelle before performing an Amy Winehouse song while finalists
tattooed hottie Jamie and super flexible dancer Scott, the ultimate
winner, gyrated naked behind her. This week you can catch RPDR
season 6 winner Bianca Del Rio on cock duty.
“Love a chick
with a dick.”
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A:M
08/05/15
Protocol, South Lambeth
Place, SW8
Words and Photos
by Chris Jepson
The week after a bank holiday is generally a lull period in
clubland, but over in Vauxhall Friday at A:M was scorching! Chris
Brogan was showing his Pride (A Deeper Love) in the House room
while two hot boys made out on the dance floor, and next door
Severino was serving Turbocharged realness with house that was
so deep it was almost subterranean! As for the crowd, well to quote
‘The Party’ by Eddie Martinez feat Josephine Halle B, “That’s what
you’re serving? Everyone’s here tonight. Daddies, twinks, the muscles,
the cunts, drags. Everyone’s FIERCE!” And just when it couldn’t get
any better, The Heron popped his head through the door to take
control. Just as I was getting ready to leave, and again quoting ‘The
Party’, Lee Harris slipped off his headphones, turned to me and, in a
routine worthy of RuPaul’s Drag Race, lip synched, “Girl, get yourself
together”, and gave a flick of his heel. #ButchQueen
“House that was so
deep it was almost
subterranean!”
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Gloria’s
03/05/15
32-37 Cowper Street,
EC2A 4AP
Words by Borja Peña
Photos by Supplied
Gloria is one lucky bitch! She has lipstick, she has glamour and
she has one great crowd. Last bank holiday, the door of XOYO was
looking busier than the gates of Hell. I managed to squeeze through
the doors by playing my DJ card as it was already kicking off in the
main floor with the sexy beats of Josh You Are. As you’d expect from
any party with a splash of Sink the Pink, the crowd was a vision of
manscara, guyliner, wigs, accessories and glitter. The energy on the
main floor can only be described as though someone had dropped
acid in school dinners. Favourite looks of the night for me were the
lovely Ollywood and Jordi Hulshoff, who looked like Leigh Bowery
and his pet lizard/slutty stripper had decided to take a stroll around
the club. On the main floor Kim Ann Foxman, as always, delivered an
incredible set and KLANGKARUSSEL were pumping-as-fuck. DISH
took over Room 2 with dark deep and sexy vibes, Tom Stephan played
some cunty beats that seemed to have the desired effect on the crowd,
judging by their dance moves. I kept the sweaty ravers going until
the end, but I guess the crowd wanted more, as I was asked to play
another half-an-hour. Of course, I said yes! Make sure you don’t miss
next month with Dimitri from Paris. BIG.
“She has lipstick,
she has glamour
and she has one
great crowd.”
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WE: Maximum Security
02/05/15
28 New Kent Road,
SE1 6TJ
Words by Soho Bitch Project
Photos by Nicophoto.co.uk
It was the morning after the night before, we were laying in bed
with a stinking hangover, a sour taste in our mouth and a stranger
in our bed who looked considerably better under a strobe light. We
think to ourselves, was it worth it? The answer was an obvious HELL
YES! Fresh from La Riviera Madrid, WE Party returned with a bang
(literally) as they took over the Coronet Theatre once again for a
May Day bank holiday special. Men from all over London united
for another epic night of partying, at the Maximum Security edition
of the Spanish sensation. DJ Luiggi and special guest Pagano
headlined the main room with Steve Pitron and Jamie Head. In
room 2 it was a WUT CLUB?! invasion as AttackAttackAttack and
Louis Chatten took to the decks to give the south London special an
east London flavour we couldn’t resist sampling. Until next time, WE
Party. WE can’t wait to be in you again!
“WE can’t wait to
be in you again!”
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R A I S I N G
T H E
B A R
Nieko
Ku Bar
30, Lisle St, London WC2H 7BA
On 17th May it’s Retro Sunday at Ku Bar! Drag divas giving you a crash
course in 80’s, 90’s and noughties hits. So get yourself a double vodka
diet coke and spin right round like a record, baby. The bar men at Ku Bar
look like they’ve just fallen out of an Abercrombie & Fitch catalogue. Then
there’s Lady Lloyd, who looks like she’s just fallen out of a taxi.
Hippodrome
Munroe Bergdorf
Cranbourn Street, Leicester Square,
WC2H 7JH
Raunchy! Quirky! Naughty! It’s The Soho
Burlesque Club at Hippodrome on 16th
May. If you don’t descend the stairs nestled
in a feather boa, you might as well not
bother going. Miss Polly Rae and her minxy
minions will be entertaining you all night
long. It’s all just a bit of cheeky fun really.
Miss Polly Rae
Counter
Arch 50, 7-11 South Lambeth Place,
SW8 1SP
Friday 15th is awfully civilised at
Vauxhall’s newest and slickest restaurant
as the Counter Cricket Club commences.
Just moments away from Oval Cricket
Ground, Counter are opening their
doors for hungry cricket fans (and
popping prosecco for thirsty ones). So
channel your best Liz Hurley. SS15 is all
about white pant suits and big designer
sunglasses. Thankyou VERY much.
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Circa
62 Frith Street, London W1D 3JN
Soho’s first lady Munroe Bergdorf will be
stalking, snogging and slapping her way to
the DJ booth on 15th May as Circa prepares
for its usual packed-out Friday night party.
Be there or be irrelevant daahhhling. Wallto-wall dance, pop and R&B 10pm-1am.
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Tiffaney Wells
VE Day Special
10/05/15
12 Old Quebec Street,
Marble Arch, W1H 7AF
Photos by Joel Ryder
It was a suitably gorgeous day last weekend as we headed to Marble Arch for
an evening of patriotic celebration and joyous remembrance, courtesy of the queen
of a thousand gowns, Tiffaney Wells (she has her own walk in closet at home for all
her drag you know! Too camp).
This year’s VE Day (Victory in Europe) celebrations marked 70 years since the
end of World War II, and host Tiffaney was keen to explain to us the importance of
continuing to celebrate this historic day: “We must honour those who gave their lives
and fought for the freedoms we have today, and we should never forget or become
complacent. The world is still a very fragmented place and we only have to look at
the news to see countries where citizens’ rights are still being denied. During World
War II the lives of minorities were taken simply for being who they were. Such an
atrocity must never happen again. So today we celebrate liberty.”
Looking immaculately elegant, head to toe in glimmering silver, and clutching
a never-ending large glass of rosé wine, Tiffaney took us on a journey through the
decades, focusing heavily on the ‘40’s, of course, singing the songs of Betty Grable a forces pin up and Hollywood actress - and Vera Lynn - widely known as the forces
sweetheart and for singing the wartime anthems ‘We’ll Meet Again” and “The White
Cliffs of Dover”. As always with Tiff, she treated the audience to medleys from some
of her favourite musicals and divas; from Gypsy to Bette Middler.
“I just adore Bette” Tiffaney gushed, “She’s always been an idol of mine, a strong
and powerful woman with a tender way and the most beautiful voice. How can anyone
not melt when she sings such songs as ‘The Rose’ and ‘Wind Beneath my Wings’”.
Also performing, as guests, from the George Formby Society and in full home
guard uniform were Ray Reynolds and Johnny Key. They strummed their ukuleles
and cracked jokes to a delighted Quebec audience, ending their set with the Formby
classic “Leaning on a Lampost.”
There was a real air of unity and pride in the venue throughout the evening. And
they certainly didn’t hold back on the bunting and decoration! It looked glorious. We
raised our glasses high for liberty and freedom, we sang along, and we quite rightly
got swept up in the festivities of this momentous occasion.
“There was a real
air of unity and
pride in the venue
throughout the
evening.”
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Idol Gossip
The Drag Idol news column
By Jason Reid
WELL, what a week it’s been [clutches pearls!] But I won’t go off on a rant
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and cuts to the poorest in society (someone please stop me now), because
I’m here to talk about Drag Idol god dammit, so that’s what I shall do! Shall
we crack on? I suppose it’s for the best...
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continued all around the country
this past week, and as we tipsily
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started to see some quite interesting and unique talent emerge. A
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attention, but I’ll keep their names
to myself for now, what with me
being so impartial and all. Just ask
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for me (I’m such a shameless
name dropper).
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heats started, hosted by Bette
Rinse. Claudia F won and became
the first of their heat finalists. Up
in Soho, the standard was so high
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that those pesky judges at the
Admiral Duncan (JOKE DEARS!)
went and put two lucky acts
through: Shakondda and Cake.
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heat on election night; there we
saw Sum-Ting Wong secure a
place in the heat final. Host Son
of a Tutu summed up the heats at
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audiences; fantastic support from
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the contestants who seem, for one
reason or another, to raise their
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supported by the great facilities;
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Out of London, Belinda Scandal’s
Show Bar in Manchester decided
who would represent them in the
Birmingham semi-final. Variety
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And with that I’m disappearing into
a puff of glittery smoke for another
week. T’raaaaaaaa.
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b y Jac k L e ger
IN THE WORKS
Video of the week
WHAT’S LEFT OF US (15)
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that might just start a craze. (Peccadillo)
Film of the week
THE TRIBE (18)
From Ukraine, this is a must-see original: a jaw-dropping dramatic thriller in which the
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falls for one of the hookers he crosses a line and has to be punished. Where this goes is
unexpected, deeply shattering and unforgettable.
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Aussie hottie Alex
Russell, pictured
(Unbroken) is currently
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Mystery Road sequel
again starring the beefy
Aaron Pedersen as a
tenacious Outback
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Elgort will star in
Dukes Of Oxy, as a
high school wrestler
who made millions
smuggling pain killers.
THE PITCH IS BACK
The whole gang
returns for more
snappy antics in
PITCH PERFECT
2, in which Anna
Kendrick and Rebel
Wilson lead the
Bellas to the world
championships.
Consistently hilarious
dialogue, bitchy
characters, corny
plot: cinematic bliss.
BACKSTAGE DRAMA
In CLOUDS OF SILS
MARIA, the superb
Juliette Binoche
plays an actress
stuck in Switzerland
with assistant Kristin
Stewart (surprisingly
good). A smart,
knowing look at
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doc LAMBERT &
STAMP is about
the two guys who
created The Who. A
fascinating glimpse
behind the scenes of
the music business.
“Get tested, get £10
and help improve sexual
health services for gay
and bi-sexual men”
Aged 16-30 living in Lambeth or Southwark?
Kings College London is inviting you to
take part in the Get Tested Study.
Signing up is easy and can be done on-line at
www.gettested.org.uk
We will ask you to get tested for STIs
in one type of local NHS service
You will receive £10 cash for your feedback.
A
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When
Fanny Met
Stella
M e e t F a n n y a n d S t e l l a, t w o c r o s s - d r e s s e r s w h o c r e a t e d
somewhat of a fuss in 1871 af ter being arrested for running
amok through the social scene of Victorian London, picking up
men for sex and generally being far too outrageous for then
sternly homophobic conservative Britain. Their story is told in the
latest musical showcase at Vauxhall’s Above The Stag theatre…
W
riter Glenn Chandler, whose credits include TV
series Taggart as well as previous Above The Stag
show Cleveland Street: The Musical, researched the
story of the trouble-making cross-dressing couple in
the newspaper archives. While the scandal seems
to have disappeared from wider British notoriety, at
the time it was reported in great detail.
Ernest Boulton and Frederick Park, aka Fanny and Stella, were two
young Victorian gentlemen from good families, one of whose father was
a high court judge. “They shared a love for dressing up as women, and
as amateur actors appeared around the provinces in minor productions,
but would carry on their female impersonating around the streets of
London,” Chandler tells me. “When the show was over the frocks stayed
on, and they’d go off to clubs and casinos picking up men for sex where
all sorts of disreputable characters hung out. They weren’t glamorous like
the drag queens you see in bars today, they looked frumpy, but then that
was what lady-like was in those days.”
Boulton as Stella had so many men in love with her. She lived with
an MP, Lord Arthur Clinton, who had cards printed for her – ‘Lady Stella
Clinton’ - and yet he was a serving member of Parliament. Everywhere
Stella went she got love letters from various men.
They were eventually arrested at the Strand Theatre by a copper who
saw them being flirtatious with men, shouting down from their box. “They
appeared the next morning at the magistrates court in their frocks, put
in prison, and received bail then went on trial in 1871,” Chandler says.
“I’ve taken quite a lot of lines directly from transcripts. The magistrates
court proceedings were so hysterically funny with all these eccentric
people turning up to give evidence. The sergeant came along with a bag
of instruments and stuck objects up their rectums and measured their
size of their dicks. He was convinced if a man had a large penis he was
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Glenn Chandler
“A lot of what Fanny and Stella is
about is taking things back to another
era and showing how long it has
taken for things to change.”
a homosexual. And if the sphincter didn’t act it was a sign that there had
been foreign bodies up there.”
It was a very different time for gay people. “There were no nice words
to describe us in those days. The word gay or even homosexual didn’t
exist. We were sodomites. This is what makes it fascinating is that the
case happened two decades before Oscar Wilde.”
Chandler’s words ring true, a little over 140 years later and we have
only just got round to introducing same sex marriage and we are still
fighting inequality around the world. “A lot of what Fanny and Stella is
about is taking things back to another era and showing how long it has
taken for things to change. The play is a comedy, but also a tragedy
about two people whose colourful lives were effectively ruined.”
Fanny & Stella: The Shocking True Story is at Above The Stag
Theatre (17 Miles Street, Vauxhall, SW8 1RZ) until 14th June.
Tickets: www.abovethestag.com
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Love it when people make things
happen; one of my favourite
zines Polyester are having their
Polyester Spring Party at
The George & Dragon (2-4
Hackney Road, E2 7NS) this week
on Thursday 14th. They say “have
faith in your own bad taste”, so
get down there where Dream
Wife, Moonbow, Emily Rose
England and the Polyester gang
are DJing. There’s also a selection
of limited edition posters being
given away, in conjunction with
Skinny Girl Diet and The
Coven. 8pm-midnight. Then
on Friday 15th at The George &
Dragon, legends Link Leisure
& Trixie Belair take to the decks
for a wild evening!
Who likes a night at the musicals?
It’s sometimes a bit of a guilty
D O M
Le Gateau Chocolat
pleasure but not at The Glory
(281 Kingsland Road, E2 8AS) on
Friday 15th May when opera and
cabaret superstar Le Gateau
Chocolat joins Jonny Woo for
A Night at The Musicals. Show
time from 7pm ‘til 10pm after
which it’s non-stop disco action
downstairs at The Hole ‘til 2am.
Further afield club Bastards
launch Sleaze City at The
Hoist (Arches 47b and 47c, South
Lambeth Road, SW8 1RH) in
Vauxhall on the 15th with founder
DJ Wes dB and Lucious Flajore
taking a daring and sexy stance
on clubbing! “Indulge your fetish
and act out your fantasies”. OMG!
It’s all going on this Friday innit?
Tranny Dad returns to Vogue
Fabrics (66 Stoke Newington
Road, N16) with original tran dad
Lyall Hakaraia. It’s all the rage
so join in as DJs Tasty Tim and
Lady Lloyd work a 90’s vibe on
the decks! 10pm ‘til 2am.
Time of the month for Sink
The Pink at Bethnal Green
Working Men’s Club (42
Pollard Row, E2 6NB) on
Saturday 16th... they go Pop,
Bang, Wow! this month and
invite you to indulge in pop
culture, cartoons, comic heroes,
Harajuku and K-pop! Hosted
by Glynfamous with non-stop
shows and DJs JVP, Josh You
Are and Joan Oh. 9-2am.
*Special mention for Mzz
Kimberley’s BOOB-A-THON
charity gala this Sunday 17th May
at The Glory in aid of much
loved Mzz Kimberly’s breast
augmentation as part of her
transition. From 2pm onwards.
Gay Bingo returns at 4pm with
your fave cabaret stars. From
6pm, disco with Mark Moore ‘til
11pm. Donate a mere tenner and
help Miss Kimberley become the
woman she’s always wanted to be!
P O P
H I T S, B I T S & S H I T S
by
Dom
Top
It’s that time of year again: BRITNEY SPEARS
RECORD RELEASE TIME. As you may be
aware, Britney Spears is the single most
important singer, dancer, actress, writer,
philanthropist, philosopher and person on
planet earth. Therefore, any time the Holy
Spearit blesses us with new music, we must
declare a national holiday. Fuck Princess
Charlotte, the former-princess-now-queenof-pop is back! Until Bebe Royale: part deux
releases a slut-strut anthem on the level of
“Work Bitch”, I ain’t interested.
This time round I assume we get a long
weekend, as Her Majesty has graced us
with not one, but TWO aural delights to
soothe your senses. First off is her cover of
Suzanne Vega’s ‘Tom’s Diner’. You may
remember the original as that infuriating “do
do doo-doo” song that sometimes gets stuck
in your head while you’re coming down off
too many ‘Lucozades’ and trying to sleep.
However, it’s been given a disco makeover
by Italian old person/producer Giorgio
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Moroder and it actually sounds pretty
good. Admittedly the robotic Morodercrooned bridge is a little jarring, but
apparently B Girl was too busy to record it,
as she was busy selecting ill-fitting crop tops
for her second single…
Now in all honesty, Dom Pop wasn’t thrilled
when it was announced that Our Lady of
Louisiana would be recording her next
lead single with the 2015 equivalent of
The Black & White Minstrel Show, Itchy
Areola (copyright Azealia Banks).
Fortunately, the Invisible Men-produced
“Pretty Girls” delivers the goods, despite
the inclusion of the Antipodean Anal
Abscess. Sounding like a blend of Areola’s
previous summer smash ‘Fancy’ and
Cazwell’s ‘Ice Cream Truck’, it’s an
endlessly replayable, obnoxious summer
anthem. Our one gripe is that it’s only
2:44 minutes long. Whatever. Get some of
those oiled-up guapos from the Ice Cream
Truck video into the clip, alongside some
ferocious weave whips/arm waving, and all
is forgiven. Welcome back, Britney Jean.
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30 April6 May
M U S T S
&
Bianca Del
Rio @ G-A-Y
Porn Idol
Sina Sparrow
@ Nancy’s +
Shake Yer Dix
Thursday
Friday
THURSDAY 14TH MAY
CLUBS & EVENTS
G-A-Y Porn Idol with guest judge
Bianca Del Rio at Heaven, Villiers
Street, WC2N 6NG. 10pm-5am.
Discount wristbands from G-A-Y
Bar. London’s biggest amateur
strip night. Get yer kit off and
win £100 tonight, or £1000 in
the final. To enter email info@ga-y.co.uk or text 07789 553 868.
TONIGHT: Bitchy RuPauls’ Drag
Race star Bianca Del Rio is the
guest judge.
Trash Fashion at Vogue Fabrics,
66 Stoke Newington Road,
Dalston, N16 7XB. 9pm-1am.
FREE b4 11pm/£5 after, NUS
£3. The Dalston basement
of decadent disco invites all
students for a night of pished
revelry.
Grunge at East Bloc, 217 City
Road, Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN.
10.30pm-late. 90s theme pop
and anthems night with alt.
cabaret, messy drag queens and
club kidz.
Create at the Shadow Lounge, 5
Brewer Street, Soho, W1F 0RF.
10pm-3am. £8, £10 with Gravity
(afterhours) ticket. Orange
Group steps back into Soho with
a new weekly venture bringing a
selection of house DJs into this
slick new space for a decidedly
hot weekend warm-up.
Ted’s TV/TS Night at Ted’s Place,
305a North End Road. 7pm2am. £5. The night for fellas in
frocks and their admirers.
#GETLAID at Eagle London, 349
Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11
5QY. 9pm-2am. £3 b4 10pm,
free entry for members. Hot
tunes, hot guys, play spaces, play
hard. Why not head over? You
might #getlaid
Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street,
Leicester Square, WC2. 6pm3am. FREE. Pop sounds and floor
fillers.
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G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard,
off Charing Cross Road, WC2.
11pm-3am. Hot pop sounds
get played out across the club,
drink specials, cute guys and an
almost unrivalled highly electric
atmosphere. Open 7 days.
Room Service at 49 Greek Street,
Soho, W1D. 10pm-3am. Don’t
you dare miss this fiercely social,
sexy club spot, playing edgy and
upfront house. Expect hot gogo
eye candy and hosted by fab
scene faces. Get snapped by the
legendary resident papper!
Decoded at Barcode, 69 Albert
Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1
7TP. 10pm-5am. £5. Non-stop
pumping house, plus a mix of
nu-disco and uplifting deep vocal
house from DJ’s Alex Georgiou
and Steven Artis at Vauxhall
industrial Barcode club spot.
BARS & CABARET
Abracadabra at the Bethnal Green
Working Men’s Club, 42 Pollard
Row, E2 6NB. 7pm. Show 8.30pm.
Tickets £10, door £12. Cabaret
terrorist, savior, avant guardian
David Hoyle comes East for a
series of unique evenings of
must-see, magical alternative
performance, protest, laughter and
song for election season.
Christina Bianco: Party of One at
Hippodrome at Leicester Square,
WC2H 7JH. 8pm. From £20. The
legendary central London casino
and cabaret venue. TONIGHT:
YouTube sensation Christina stuns
with her flawless singing diva
impersonations, from Britney to
Whitney! Followed by Baby Grand
Live.
RVT Drag Idol Heats at 372
Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11
5HY. Doors 6pm. Show 8pm.
FREE. The annual contest now
takes over the RVT for its own run
of heats. Hosted by former Drag
Idol winner Son of a Tutu.
M A Y B E S
VS at Circa, 62 Frith Street, Soho,
W1. 4pm-4am. Munroe Bergdorf
and Adam Turner get you warmed
up for Room Service with some
unrivalled Thursday night hotness!
Rupert Street at 50 Rupert Street,
Soho, W1D 6DR. From 8pm.
Weekly dance session at the
popular Soho bar. TONIGHT:
Enriched with DJ Rich B.
Dr Woof’s Thursday Surgery at
Kazbar, 50 Clapham High Street,
SW4 7UL. 4pm-3am. Free. Dr
Woof presents his weekly cabaret
turn at the funky Clapham bar.
Comptons of Soho – Tasty Tim
Teaches House at 51-53 Old
Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN.
12pm-midnight. One of Soho’s
best loved traditional gay pubs,
always busy and always friendly
and always fun. DJ Tasty Tim plays
the delicious tunes.
Quiz Night at The Roebuck, 84
Ashmole Street, SW8 1NE. 8pm
onwards. £1 entry. Cash prizes to
be won at The Roebuck for their
awesome Quiz Night.
Two Brewers, 114 Clapham High
Street, SW4 7UJ. Bar open 4pm2am. FREE b4 10pm, £3 after.
Popular South London cabaret/club
spot. TONIGHT: Martha D’Arthur
Gossip at West 5, Pope’s Lane,
South Ealing, W5 4NB. Open
from 8pm. FREE. Ealing’s hugely
popular club, bar and cabaret
spot.
Backing The Stars at Halfway 2
Heaven, 7 Duncannon Street,
Charing Cross, WC2N 4JF. Popular
central London karaoke fun with
Kevin Walsh.
The Edge at 11 Soho Square, Soho,
W1D 3QE. 4pm-late. Last entry
1am. Soho’s multi-floored gay
wonder.
Quiz Night at The City of Quebec
at 12 Old Quebec Street, Marble
Arch, W1H 7AF. 12pm-3am. The
legendary pub holds its monthly
quiz night with Sonny.
FRIDAY 15TH MAY
CLUBS & EVENTS
G-A-Y Camp Attack at Heaven,
Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG.
11pm-4am. FREE with wristband
from G-A-Y Bar. Room 1 plays
70s, 80s, 90s, 00-05. Rm 2
is ‘05 to present day. Musical
theme sing-along in Rm 3 and
Life Before R&B (i.e. Rihanna
& Beyonce) with classic R&B in
Room 4.
Nancy’s + Shake Yer Dix at Dalston
Superstore, 117 Kingsland High
St, E8 2PB. 9pm-3am. Free b4
11pm/£5 after. The ‘Superstore
delivers a weekly fresh injection
of kewl clubbing in the basement
while Nancy’s takes over
the upstairs. TONIGHT: Sina
Sparrow and Andrew take over
the upstairs, whilst Michael
Kelly and friends queer up the
basement with electro and synth
sensations.
Le Coq Discoteque at East Bloc,
217 City Road, Shoreditch, EC1V
1JN. 10.30pm-6am. £5 before
midnight, £8 after. A mash-up
of pop edits, disco, Italo, house
classics, 90s anthems.
Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street at
30 Lisle Street, Leicester Square,
WC2. 10pm-3am. FREE b4
11pm, £5 after. Pop perfection
and hot floor fillers as Ku’s hot
3 spin the tunes in its downstairs
basement club spot.
A:M at Protocol, 6a South
Lambeth Place, SW8 1SP. 11pm11am. £3 before 1am, £7 b4
6am with QX ADVERT/NUS/
Conc, £12 others. The original
Saturday morning afterhours
beast that continues to light up
the weekend early spinning out
boomin’ house beats across two
rooms.
Tranny Dad at Vogue Fabrics, 66
Stoke Newington Road, Dalston,
N16 7XB. 10pm-3am. £5. It’s a
Tranny Dad R’n’B special, with
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Tranny Dad himself, Lyall and
Tasty Tim taking to the decks for
a parental power party, while
redheaded stepchild Lady Lloyd
attempts to get you all grounded.
G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard,
off Charing Cross Road, WC2.
7.30pm-3am. Hot pop sounds,
drink specials, cute guys and a
pop perfect atmosphere.
George & Dragon at 2 Blackheath
Hill, SE10. 8pm-4am. The
friendly Greenwich local. DJ Tony
Tim on the decks playing 80s
and 90s camp until 4am.
Hot Fuzz at RVT, 372 Kennington
Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5HY.
10pm-4am. £5. Vauxhall’s
beefiest, beardiest electro night.
Drink, dance, flirt to tracks from
Silverhook and Cactushead, plus
special guest Ross Jones.
Fitladz at Barcode, 69 Albert
Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1
7TP. 10pm-9am. £8 members,
£10 guests. The club session for
horny lads with hot grooves from
the DJs and an extended cruise
space. Followed by Bodyshakers
(afterhours).
DotDotDot at Simulacra Studio,
302-304 Barrington Road, SW9
7JJ. 10:30pm-4am. £10 advance,
more OTD. The Dot lot are coming
out of winter hibernation for a
special launch party to kick off
their summer season! Next level
residents include Vanilla Ace,
Maze&Masters, Mark Bowden,
Tom Frankel & Dayne Harper
bringing you the freshest house
and techno.
The Hole at The Glory, 281
Kingsland Road, E2 8AS. 5pm2.30am. £3 after 10pm. With
a pub vibe upstairs from 5pm,
there’s a queer basement disco
downstairs from 10pm.
Men Inc. at Eagle London, 349
Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11
5QY. 9pm-3am. £5. Free for
Eagle/Paris Gym members. For
blokes, butch guys, bears and
their pals after a social time and
seriously good tunes. TONIGHT:
Mr Eagle recruitment party. Have
you got what it takes?
BARS & CABARET
The Two Brewers, 114 Clapham
High Street, SW4 7UJ. 5pm4am. FREE b4 10pm/£6 after.
South London’s legendary club,
bar and cabaret spot. TONIGHT:
Cabaret from the incredible La
Voix!
Christina Bianco: Party of One at
Hippodrome at Leicester Square,
WC2H 7JH. 8pm. From £20. The
legendary central London casino
and cabaret venue. TONIGHT:
YouTube sensation Christina
stuns with her flawless singing
diva impersonations, from
Britney to Whitney! Followed by
Friday Night Cabaret.
Ku Bar Soho, 25 Frith Street,
WC1D 5LB. Open ‘til 3am.
Ku Bar’s little brother stretches
across two floors for that perfect
Soho warm-up drinking session
and a little dance with downstairs
DJs.
The Yard at 57 Rupert Street,
Soho, W1D 7PL. Open till 1am.
FREE. Renowned as one of
Soho’s most unique and popular
destination venues, with terrific
outdoor space.
West 5 at South Ealing, Pope’s
Lane, W5 4NB. The popular West
London club, bar and cabaret
spot, with added Piano Lounge
fun.
The Roebuck at 84 Ashmole
Street, SW8 1NE. 6-11pm.
Happy hour all night at this
enticing gay friendly venue in the
Oval area where you can meet
local lads and sexy drinkers.
BackCOUNTER at Counter, South
Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, SW8
1SR. 11am-late. Newcomer
to the Vauxhall scene,
BackCOUNTER serves cocktails
and food in a relaxed, plush
environment, with brunch from
11am-5pm and Lady Diamond
in residence from 1-4pm.
Friday Night Live at Halfway 2
Heaven, 7 Duncannon Street,
Charing Cross, WC2N 4JF.
9pm-3am. The central London
cabaret hot spot. TONIGHT: DJ
Little John with special guest Titti
La Camp
Kazbar at 50 Clapham High
Street, SW4 7UL. 4pm-1am.
Free. Funky Clapham bar with
stylish swish. TONIGHT: Kazbar
Retro with all the best from the
70s/80s/90s.
The Edge at 11 Soho Square,
Soho, W1D 3QE. 12noon-3am.
FREE b4 10.30pm. Four floors of
fun! Ground floor DJs spin top
40 and radio edit chart dance
and commercial and chart R’n’B
on the 2nd floor.
Comptons of Soho at 51-53 Old
Compton Street, Soho, W1D
6HN. 12pm-2am. The grand
dame of Soho. TONIGHT: Zach
Burns from 9pm.
Central Station at 37 Wharfdale
Road, Kings Cross, N1
9SD. Open ‘til 4am. FREE
b4 10pm/£3 after, £5 after
10.30pm. The super-friendly
Kings Cross bar. DJs ‘til late.
New Bloomsbury Set at 76
Marchmont Street, Bloomsbury,
WC1N 1AG. 4pm-11.30pm.
Open seven days a week for the
more social gays around the
Kings Cross/Bloomsbury area
and those after a refreshing new
experience. London’s only 21+
bar!
Camp As Hits at The City of
Quebec, 12 Old Quebec Street,
Marble Arch, W1H 7AF. 12pm3am. Venerable institution of the
gay scene rocks out some pop
classics for an evening of fun.
The Edge at 11 Soho Square,
Soho, W1D 3QE. Midday3am. Last entry 2am. FREE b4
10.30pm. Four floors of fun!
DJs spin a blend of commercial,
house, pop and chart remixes.
Guilty pleasures upstairs.
Circa at 62 Frith Street, Soho,
W1D 3JN. 4pm-4am. Soho’s
intimate but packed-out bar/club
spot watches Munroe Bergdorf
and friends werq the floor!
SATURDAY 16TH MAY
CLUBS & EVENTS
Mr. Intl #3 at Dalston Superstore,
117 Kingsland High St, E8 2PB.
9pm-5am. £8 b4 midnight/£10
after. Andy Butler of Hercules
and Love Affair, brings his label
showcase back to the ‘Store.
Joining him for the second
installment is Horsemeat Disco’s
Jim Stanton, who’s never one to
miss out on a bit of basement fun.
Meanwhile upstairs Ben Pistor
and Damon Martin stage a Disco
Bloodbath top floor takeover!
XXL – Suited & Booted at Pulse,
1 Invicta Plaza, Southwark, SE1
9UF. 10pm-7am. £15 guests, £8
members. Big, bear night that’s
open to anyone in vast super club
Pulse. With resident DJs Christian
M, Joe Egg and co. Plus, chill
space and cruise zone. TONIGHT:
Slip into a your business suit
and get to work for XXL Suited &
Booted.
G-A-Y Membership Party at Heaven,
Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG. 10pm5am. Discount wristbands from
G-A-Y Bar. The palace of pop and
quite possibly the world’s most
famous gay club packs out this
cavernous venue. TONIGHT: Trade
in your old G-A-Y membership
card for a shiny new one, along
with a cheeky donation to Elton
John AIDS Foundation.
Blocheads at East Bloc, 217 City
Road, Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN.
10.30pm-6am. £5 b4 midnight,
£8 b4 1am, £10 b4 4am, £5 after.
The Blocheads are throwing it all
at the wall this time, with deep
dirty beats from Josh Caffe, Packin’
C & Bica, Nic Fisher in the main
room. The Prince and Princess of
Darkness, Ray Noir and Ursula
Snakes provide electro delights in
Room 2.
Higher at Barcode, 69 Albert
Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1 7TP.
9pm-very late. FREE b4 10pm, £6
b4 midnight with QX ADVERT/£10
after. Vauxhall’s full-throttle late
night, industrial chic nightclub.
TONIGHT: Forward thinking
futuristic house sounds from
Mattias Dabo and Steven Artis will
be keeping you moving all night.
Followed by Unchill afterhours (see
below).
Vogue Fabrics ’95: A Year in Dance
at Vogue Fabrics, 66 Stoke
Newington Road, Dalston, N16
7XB. 10pm-3am. £3 b4 11pm/£5
after. Go back in time to 95’,
when the pants were baggy and
the tunes were bangin’. Anyone
born in 1995 gets in free before
midnight. Bring photographic ID
as proof!
Sink the Pink: Pop! Bang! Wow! at
the Bethnal Green Working Men’s
Club, 42 Pollard Row, E2 6NB.
9pm-2am. Konichiwa Bitches! STP
goes super kawaii this weekend,
with a harajuku hootenanny of epic
proportions. Dress up, drag up,
throw down. Tunes come courtesy
of Amy Zing, Josh You Are, with
shows from Glynfamous and a
cadre of queens.
Savage at Metropolis Strip Club,
235 Cambridge Heath Road,
E2 9NN. 11pm-5am. £5. A new
weekly Saturday club night from
the Sink The Pink crew. DJs on
rotation Raf Daddy, Jonjo Jury,
Josh You Are, Gaff-E, Severino and
more at this bonkers venue.
Red Light at Eagle London, 349
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Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11
5QY. 9pm-4am. £6. The Eagle
Amsterdam lands in London,
getting dark, leathery and sexy.
Expect Dom daddy Dolan Wolf, sex
shows from Ashley Ryder and much
more. Strict dress code: leather,
rubber, fetish play gear.
The Shadow Lounge at Brewer Street,
Soho, W1G 0RF. 9pm-3am. £10
entry, half-price with guestlist.
Soho’s sexy and slick club spot,
digitally remastered and looking
hot.
Sweatbox Foam Party at 1-2
Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F 7LN.
24 hours. 24hr pass £17, 48hr
pass £19. Unwind and release
some tension after a stressy week
with the all the fun of the foam at
Sweatbox’s original weekly party.
Duckie at RVT, 372 Kennington
Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5HY. 9pm2am. £6. Alternative London club/
entertainment night. Hosted by
Amy Lamé, with music by Readers
Wifes.
The Glory, 281 Kingsland Road,
Haggerston, E2 8AS. Doors 5pm,
show 9pm, club 10pm. The new
Faggerston super-pub from Jonny
Woo and John Sizzle hosts cabaret
on the ground floor and goes
clubby in the basement.
G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard, off
Charing Cross Road, WC2. 11pm3am. Hot pop sounds, drink
specials, cute guys and a pop
perfect atmosphere.
Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street at 30
Lisle Street, Leicester Square, WC2.
Bar: 8pm-3am. Club: 10pm-3am.
FREE b4 11pm, £5 after. £3 with
wristband/membership. The party
continues in Ku’s basement club
with hot pop and floor fillers from
the DJs.
Beyond (afterhours) at Fire, South
Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, SW8 1RT.
4.30am (Sunday morning)-late.
£12 before 7am with ad/flyer/
concession/NUS card. The link
between your Saturday night club
session and your Sunday carryon as this late night party beasts
brings the beats to Fire.
Unchill (afterhours) at Barcode,
69 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall,
SE1 7TP. 6am (Sunday morning)super late. £5. Sunday morning
afterhours with DJs spinning fresh
uplifting house music into Sunday
morning.
BARS & CABARET
West 5 at South Ealing, Pope’s
Lane, W5 4NB. 7pm-3am. The
popular West London club, bar
and cabaret spot, with added
Piano Lounge fun.
Christina Bianco: Party of One at
Hippodrome at Leicester Square,
WC2H 7JH. 8pm. From £20. The
legendary central London casino
and cabaret venue. TONIGHT:
YouTube sensation Christina
stuns with her flawless singing
diva impersonations, from
Britney to Whitney! Followed by
Soho Burlesque Club
Saturday Market Slash Swap Shop
& Xanadu at Halfway 2 Heaven,
7 Duncannon St, WC2N 4JF.
Open ‘til 3am. Rose Garden
provides Saturday shopping light
relief followed by DJ Justin Swift’s
camp disco Xanadu, 8pm
The Old Ship at 17 Barnes Street,
Limehouse, E14 7NW. 8pmmidnight. Cabaret: 8.45pm.
Free. Local gay bar in East
London’s Limehouse.
The Two Brewers at 114 Clapham
High Street, SW4 7UJ. 5pm4am. FREE b4 10pm, £7 after.
Cabaret and clubbing ‘til late at
the famous venue. TONIGHT:
Award-winning Lady Gaga
impersonator, Donna Marie!
Central Station at 37 Wharfdale
Road, Kings Cross, N1 9SD.
Open ‘til 4am. FREE b4 10pm.
Cabaret then DJs ‘til late.
TONIGHT: Cabaret duo Topping
and Butch take the stage!
Comptons of Soho at 51-53 Old
Compton Street, Soho, W1D
6HN. 2pm-2am. The grand
dame of Soho pulling in a more
blokey crowd. TONIGHT: DJ
Miswhite from 9pm
George & Dragon at 2 Blackheath
Hill, SE10. 8pm-4am. The
friendly Greenwich local.
The Imperial Arms at 8 Lillie Road,
SW6 1TU. From 7pm. Making
West London queerer! Nye &
Jimmy welcome all to their new
venue in Fulham.
Ku Bar at Ku Bar Lisle Street,
Chinatown, WC2H 7BA. 8pm3am. One of London’s hottest
gay bars and clubs, with the
hottest boys both behind the bar
and in front of it, stretching over
three floors.
New Bloomsbury Set at 76
Marchmont Street, Bloomsbury,
WC1N 1AG. 4pm-11.30pm.
Open seven days a week for the
more social gays around the
Kings Cross/Bloomsbury area
and those after a refreshing new
experience. London’s only 21+
bar!
Kazbar presents Push Push at 50
Clapham High Street, SW4 7UL.
4pm-1am. Free entry. Funky
Clapham bar with stylish swish.
Counter and BackCOUNTER South
Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, SW8
1SR. 11am-late. Newcomer to
the Vauxhall scene, Counter
serves brunch ‘til 5pm, with Lady
Diamond in residence 1-4pm.
Open ‘til late for cocktails and
food.
The Edge at 11 Soho Square,
Soho, W1D 3QE. Midday3am. Last entry 2am. FREE b4
10.30pm. Four floors of fun!
DJs spin a blend of commercial,
house, pop and chart remixes.
Guilty pleasures upstairs.
Pick N Mix at The City of Quebec,
12 Old Quebec Street, Marble
Arch, W1H 7AF. 12pm-3am.
Top tunes and late night fun at
the legendary gay boozer near
Marble Arch.
The Roebuck at 84 Ashmole
Street, SW8 1NE. Gay venue
in the Oval area. Worship the
weekend with Bar-Buck-Q’s in
the secluded garden.
Ku Bar Soho at 25 Frith Street,
WC1D 5LB. 12 midday-late.
Ku Bar’s little brother stretches
across three floors for that
perfect Soho warm-up drinking
session and a cheeky dance with
downstairs DJs.
G-A-Y Bar at 30 Old Compton
Street, Soho, W1D 4UR. MiddayMidnight. FREE. Soho’s palace
of pop with the hottest videos
screened out across the venue,
great drinks deals and discount
entry wristbands for G-A-Y @
Heaven.
Circa at 62 Frith Street, Soho,
W1D 3JN. 4pm-4am. Soho’s
intimate but packed-out bar/club
spot with the most amazing DJ
booth in town.
The Yard at 57 Rupert Street,
Soho, W1D 7PL. Open till 1am.
FREE. Renowned as one of
Soho’s most unique and popular
destination venues, with terrific
outdoor space.
SUNDAY 17TH MAY
CLUBS & EVENTS
Beyond (afterhours) at Fire.
4:30am-late. See Saturday.
Unchill (afterhours) at Barcode
6am-late. See Saturday.
Later at Fire, 39 Parry Street,
SW8 1RT. Midday –late. £10.
Continue Beyond vibes into
Sunday afternoon as Later funks
it up.
Horse Meat Disco at Eagle London,
349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall,
SE11 5QY. 8pm-3am. £6. The
HMD gymkhana continues to
shake Vauxhall down every week.
Sunday Social at the RVT at Royal
Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington
Lane, SE11 5HY. 2pm-3am.
£6. All new afternoon/evening
clubbing session slot playing
huge dance anthems with
cabaret shows. TONIGHT: Son
ofa Tutu entertains, while Simon
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Le Vans, Sean Sirrs and Louis L
serve up sonic sensations.
G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard,
off Charing Cross Road, WC2.
11pm-3am. Hot pop sounds
get played out across the club,
drink specials, cute guys and an
almost unrivalled highly electric
atmosphere.
Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street at
30 Lisle Street, Leicester Square,
WC2. 10pm-3am. FREE. The
party continues in Ku’s basement
club with classic 80s, 90s and
00s tracks from DJ Pablo and the
lovely Lady Lloyd.
The Hills of Katmandu Charity
Event at London Fields Brewery,
369-370 Helmsley Place, E8
3SB. Midday-9pm. £10. In
aid of the Nepal Earthquake
Appeal, a whole host of talent
are putting on an afternoon
rave. Line-up includes Neville
Watson, Dave Kendrick, Fidel,
Chris Camplin, Bica, Sex Video
Tapes, Wes dB & Lucious Flajore.
All proceeds donated to DEC
NepalmEarthquake appeal.
Mzz Kimberley’s Boob-a-thon
at The Glory, 281 Kingsland
Road, E2 8AS. 2pm-11pm. £10
donation on door. It’s an all-youcan-eat tirade of queer talent
tonight, to raise money for Mzz
Kimberley’s breast implants. A
monster queer lineup awaits,
including Jonny Woo, John
Sizzle, Lady Lloyd, Vanity Von
Glow, Tasty Tim, Chrissy Darling,
Raven Mandella and more!
Cabaret starts 6pm.
Orange at Fire, South Lambeth
Road, Vauxhall, SW8 1RT. 11pm8am. £7 before 1am with ad/
flyer/concession/NUS card. The
weekend ends here with funkedup house sounds from the
resident disc jocks.
BARS & CABARET
Halfway 2 Heaven at 7
Duncannon Street, Charing
Cross, WC2N 4JF. Open ‘til
11pm. Long running popular
Central London cabaret pub.
TONIGHT: CK Sunday from 4pm
followed by An Evening with Mrs
Moore and Tanya Hyde.
Comptons of Soho at 51-53 Old
Compton Street, Soho, W1D
6HN. 2pm-midnight. The grand
dame of Soho pulling in a more
blokey crowd.
George & Dragon at 2 Blackheath
Hill, SE10. 8pm-2am. FREE. The
friendly Greenwich local. The
Duchess hosts the weekly Piano
Bar with Ian Parker on the keys.
Hippodrome at Leicester Square,
WC2H 7JH. 8pm. From £15.
The legendary central London
casino and cabaret venue.
TONIGHT: Miss Hope Springs
takes the stage
Dusty O’s Musical Menagerie at
the New Bloomsbury Set, 76
Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AG.
Doors 4pm, show 6pm. Wellknown scene matriarch Dusty
O hosts a sing-along around
the piano with guest vocalists,
singers and pianists at this
charming basement bar.
The Two Brewers at 114 Clapham
High Street, SW4 7UJ. 4pm-2am.
FREE b4 8pm, £3 after. South
London’s legendary cabaret, club
and pub. Triple cabaret punch
with The Power of 3!
Counter and BackCOUNTER
South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall,
SW8 1SR. 11am-late. Brunch
By Request from 1 ‘til 4pm,
musical prodigy Carl Josef takes
your requests! Open ‘til late for
cocktails and food.
The Imperial Arms at 8 Lillie Road,
SW6 1TU. From 7pm. Making
West London queerer! Nye &
Jimmy welcome all to their new
venue in Fulham.
The Roebuck at 84 Ashmole
Street, SW8 1NE. New gay venue
in the Oval area. Serving top
Sunday Roast every week.
Central Station at 37 Wharfdale
Road, Kings Cross, N1 9SD.
Open ‘til 4am. FREE b4 10pm.
Cabaret then DJs ‘til late.
The Old Ship at 17 Barnes Street,
Limehouse, E14 7NW. 8pmmidnight. Cabaret: 8.45pm.
Free. Local gay bar in East
London’s Limehouse. TONIGHT:
Cabaret from the inimitable Miss
Jason.
The Edge at 11 Soho Square,
Soho, W1D 3QE. 4pm-late. Last
entry 1am. Soho’s multi-floored
gay wonder. Ground floor DJs
spin top 40 and radio edit chart
dance and commercial and chart
R’n’B on the 2nd floor.
The City of Quebec at 12 Old
Quebec Street, Marble Arch,
W1H 7AF. 12pm-1am.
Legendary gay boozer near
Marble Arch features weekly
cabaret. TONIGHT:
West 5 at Pope’s Lane, South
Ealing, W5 4NB. 7pm-late. FREE.
West London’s giant club/bar/
cabaret home invites you to chill
out here.
Kazbar presents Flow at 50
Clapham High Street, SW4 7UL.
12pm-12am. Free entry. Funky
Clapham bar with stylish swish.
Nu disco, funky and deep house
from DJ Eduardo Hererra.
MONDAY 18TH MAY
CLUBS & EVENTS
Popcorn – AQUA at Heaven,
Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG.
11pm-5.30am. £4 b4 1am, £5
after, £8 after 2am. FREE with
wristbands from G-A-Y Bar b4
1am. Massive mixed mash-up
with four rooms of top sounds,
from upfront, progressive house
to chart hits, via R&B tuneage.
Perfect polysexual party to start
the week as you mean to go on.
TONIGHT: Adam Turner, Tony
English, Ale Amaral will soak
your bodies with a tidal wave of
tunes.
Hot N Hairy vs Bear Hole at Eagle
London, 349 Kennington Lane,
Vauxhall, SE11 5QY. 9pm-2am.
£5 incl. drink and coat check.
The infamous Eagle London
hosts a new night for cruisey
bears and fuzzy blokes. Hosted
by Dave the Bear and the hirsute
Luis Busto. Dark room, play area
and all-new Suckatorium.
Hard-Up Mondays at Sweatbox,
1-2 Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F
7LN. 24 hours. Under 25s FREE
all day, £16 others. Finding
Mondays hard to handle? Relieve
the pressure with this discounted
day for under 25s (ID required)
at Soho’s only gay sauna.
Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street, 30
Lisle Street, WC2. 10pm-3am.
FREE. DJs play the weekend out
on a wave of hot pop.
G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard,
of Charing Cross Road, WC2.
11pm-3am. Late night dancing
spot for pure-pop enthusiasts
doing the funky chickens.
Desire (Tuesday morning) at
Union, 66 Albert Embankment,
Vauxhall, SE1 7TP. 1am-11am.
Monday’s guilty pleasure: a
10-hour house music marathon
with scene favourites Alan K and
Steven Geller.
BARS & CABARET
The Big Bingo Show at RVT, 372
Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY.
Doors 7pm. Eyes Down 8.3010.30pm. FREE. £1 per game.
Timberlina and Hey Baylen roll
their balls out for their weekly
bonkers bingo sesh. Banter and
barmy bingo, plus dancing.
The Edge at 11 Soho Square,
Soho, W1D 3QE. 4pm-late. Last
entry 1am. Soho’s multi-floored
gay wonder.
Comptons of Soho at 51-53 Old
Compton Street, Soho, W1D
6HN. 12pm-11.30pm. The real
queen of Soho. Bar £2.50 on
popular drinks from 5pm.
Backing The Stars at Halfway 2
Heaven, 7 Duncannon St. WC2.
7.30pm. Karaoke with singer
Kevin Walsh on hosting duties.
Karaoke at The City of Quebec,
12 Old Quebec Street, Marble
Arch, W1H 7AF. From 9pm.
Chris Reardon hosts the singing
fun at the famous gay boozer in
Marble Arch.
Two Brewers at 114 Clapham
High Street, SW4 7UJ. The
landmark south London cabaret,
bar and club. TONIGHT: Mrs
Moore’s Monday Night Mayhem.
The Old Ship at 17 Barnes Street,
Limehouse, E14 7NW. Local gay
bar in East London’s Limehouse.
Rupert Street at 50 Rupert Street,
Soho, W1D 6DR. The trendy
Soho drinking spot celebrates
with 2-4-1 classic cocktails all
day!
TUESDAY 19TH MAY
CLUBS & EVENTS
Cruise Control at Eagle London,
349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall,
SE11 5QY. 9pm-late. £3 entry,
free for members. Cruise spaces
to explore with darker, deeper
beats to play to.
G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard,
off Charing Cross Road, WC2.
11pm-3am. The weekend
begins early or finishes late to a
melodious mix of classic chart
pop and current hits.
BARS & CABARET
The Edge at 11 Soho Square,
Soho, W1D 3QE. 4pm-late. Last
entry 1am. Soho’s multi-floored
gay wonder.
Industry at Circa, 62 Frith
Street, Soho, W1D 3JN. Open
‘til 1am. Delicious Sam DMS
lays on a smorgasbord of R’n’B
classics, chart toppers and deep
house grooves at Sohos’ snazzy
drinkery.
Halfway 2 Heaven - Drag Idol 2015
at 7 Duncannon Street, Charing
Cross, WC2N 4JF. From 9pm.
Bette Rinse hosts Halfway’s Drag
Idol heats. HEAT 3!
Bar Wotever at The RVT, 372
Kennington Lane, Vauxhall,
SE11 5HY. 7pm-midnight. £5.
Genderbending cabaret, live
music and performance at the
monumental Vauxhall Tavern.
Miss Jason at The City of Quebec,
12 Old Quebec Street, Marble
Arch, W1H 7AF. Showtime 10pm.
The legendary gay pub in the
heart of London presents a new
show to dispel your mid-week
blues with cabaret from Miss
Jason.
Karaoke at Two Brewers, 114
Clapham High Street, SW4 7UJ.
5pm-2am. £3 b4 10pm, £4
after. Sing-along the mid-week
blues with Kevin Walsh.
The Old Ship – Quiz Night at 17
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Barnes Street, Limehouse, E14
7NW. 9.30pm. Local gay bar
in East London’s Limehouse.
TONIGHT: Saucy Sophie hosts
the quiz with big cash prizes.
WEDNESDAY 20TH MAY
CLUBS & EVENTS
XXL at Pulse, 1 Invicta Plaza,
Southwark, SE1 9UF. 9pm3am. £15 guests, £8 members.
Midweek grizzly fun for bears
and their admirers.
Foam Party at Sweatbox, 1-2
Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F 7LN.
24 hours. 24hr pass £17, 48hr
pass £19. If you can’t make
the weekend wet fun, why not
head down tonight? Relieve the
midweek stress! The foam flies at
7, 8 and 9pm.
Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street, 30
Lisle Street, WC2. 10pm-3am.
FREE. The party continues ‘til late
in the Ku basement.
BARS & CABARET
Two Brewers at 114 Clapham
High Street, SW4 7UJ. FREE b4
10pm, £3 after. South London’s
famous bar/club.
BoomBox at Kazbar at 50
Clapham High Street, SW4 7UL.
4pm-1am. FREE. DJ DBwoi
playing your favourite R&B beats.
Christina Bianco: Party of One at
Hippodrome at Leicester Square,
WC2H 7JH. 8pm. From £20.
The legendary central London
casino and cabaret venue.
TONIGHT: YouTube sensation
Christina stuns with her flawless
singing diva impersonations,
from Britney to Whitney!
Mary Mac’s Mastermind at West 5,
Pope’s Lane, South Ealing, W5
4NB. Open from 8pm. FREE.
Mary Mac presents her inimitable
quiz.
The Old Ship at 17 Barnes Street,
Limehouse, E14 7NW. Quiz from
9.30pm. Local gay bar in East
London’s Limehouse.
Wednesday Naughties at Central
Station at 37 Wharfdale Road,
Kings Cross, N1 9SD. Open ‘til
4am. FREE b4 10pm. Cabaret
then DJs ‘til late. TONIGHT: The
Whore of Hampstead Heath,
Sandra!
Detained at Circa, 62 Frith Street,
Soho, W1D 3JN. Open ‘til 1am.
Circa goes all-out with the
dance, pop and R’n’B remixes
every Wednesday. DJs Attack
Attack Attack, Kingsley, Munroe
Bergdorf and Kris Di Angelis on
rotation.
The Edge at 11 Soho Square,
Soho, W1D 3QE. 4pm-late. Last
entry 1am. Soho’s multi-floored
gay wonder.
Sing-Along-A-Sound at Halfway
2 Heaven, 7 Duncannon Street,
Charing Cross, WC2N 4JF. From
9pm. Martha D’Arthur hosts the
midweek drag fun at the central
London cabaret den.
Comptons of Soho at 51-53 Old
Compton Street, Soho, W1D
6HN. 12pm-11.30pm. Super
social pub downstairs, chilled
club lounge upstairs with guest
pianist tinkling the ivories.
THURSDAY 21ST MAY
CLUBS & EVENTS
G-A-Y Porn Idol with guest judge
Sherrie Hewson at Heaven, Villiers
Street, WC2N 6NG. 10pm-5am.
Discount wristbands from G-A-Y
Bar. London’s biggest amateur
strip night. Get yer kit off and
win £100 tonight, or £1000 in
the final. To enter email info@ga-y.co.uk or text 07789 553 868.
TONIGHT: Loose Woman Sherrie
Hewson judges your genitals.
Trash Fashion at Vogue Fabrics,
66 Stoke Newington Road,
Dalston, N16 7XB. 9pm-1am.
FREE b4 11pm/£5 after, NUS
£3. The Dalston basement
of decadent disco invites all
students for a night of pished
revelry.
Grunge at East Bloc, 217 City
Road, Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN.
10.30pm-late. 90s theme pop
and anthems night with alt.
cabaret, messy drag queens and
club kidz.
Create at the Shadow Lounge, 5
Brewer Street, Soho, W1F 0RF.
10pm-3am. £8, £10 with Gravity
(afterhours) ticket. Orange
Group steps back into Soho with
a new weekly venture bringing a
selection of house DJs into this
slick new space for a decidedly
hot weekend warm-up.
Ted’s TV/TS Night at Ted’s Place,
305a North End Road. 7pm2am. £5. The night for fellas in
frocks and their admirers.
Cruise Control at Eagle London,
349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall,
SE11 5QY. 9pm-2am. £3 entry,
free entry for members. Cruise
spaces to explore to darker,
deeper beats.
Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street,
Leicester Square, WC2. 6pm3am. FREE. Pop sounds and floor
fillers.
G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard,
off Charing Cross Road, WC2.
11pm-3am. Hot pop sounds
get played out across the club,
drink specials, cute guys and an
almost unrivalled highly electric
atmosphere. Open 7 days.
Room Service at 49 Greek Street,
Soho, W1D. 10pm-3am. Don’t
you dare miss this fiercely social,
sexy club spot, playing edgy and
upfront house. Expect hot gogo
eye candy and hosted by fab
scene faces. Get snapped by the
legendary resident papper!
Decoded at Barcode, 69 Albert
Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1
7TP. 10pm-5am. £5. Non-stop
pumping house, plus a mix of
nu-disco and uplifting deep vocal
house from DJ’s Alex Georgiou
and Steven Artis at Vauxhall
industrial Barcode club spot.
BARS & CABARET
Abracadabra at the Bethnal Green
Working Men’s Club, 42 Pollard
Row, E2 6NB. 7pm. Show 8.30pm.
Tickets £10, door £12. Cabaret
terrorist, savior, avant guardian
David Hoyle comes East for a
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series of unique evenings of
must-see, magical alternative
performance, protest, laughter and
song for election season.
RVT Drag Idol Heats at 372
Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11
5HY. Doors 6pm. Show 8pm. FREE.
The annual contest now takes over
the RVT for its own run of heats.
Hosted by former Drag Idol winner
Son of a Tutu.
Christina Bianco: Party of One at
Hippodrome at Leicester Square,
WC2H 7JH. 8pm. From £20. The
legendary central London casino
and cabaret venue. TONIGHT:
YouTube sensation Christina stuns
with her flawless singing diva
impersonations, from Britney to
Whitney!
VS at Circa, 62 Frith Street, Soho,
W1. 4pm-4am. Munroe Bergdorf
and Adam Turner get you warmed
up for Room Service with some
unrivalled Thursday night hotness!
Rupert Street at 50 Rupert Street,
Soho, W1D 6DR. From 8pm.
Weekly dance session at the
popular Soho bar. TONIGHT:
Enriched with DJ Rich B.
Dr Woof’s Thursday Surgery at
Kazbar, 50 Clapham High Street,
SW4 7UL. 4pm-3am. Free. Dr
Woof presents his weekly cabaret
turn at the funky Clapham bar.
Comptons of Soho – Tasty Tim
Teaches House at 51-53 Old
Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN.
12pm-midnight. One of Soho’s
best loved traditional gay pubs,
always busy and always friendly
and always fun. DJ Tasty Tim plays
the delicious tunes.
Quiz Night at The Roebuck, 84
Ashmole Street, SW8 1NE. 8pm
onwards. £1 entry. Cash prizes to
be won at The Roebuck for their
awesome Quiz Night.
Two Brewers, 114 Clapham High
Street, SW4 7UJ. Bar open 4pm2am. FREE b4 10pm, £3 after.
Popular South London cabaret/
club spot.
Gossip at West 5, Pope’s Lane,
South Ealing, W5 4NB. Open
from 8pm. FREE. Ealing’s hugely
popular club, bar and cabaret
spot.
Backing The Stars at Halfway 2
Heaven, 7 Duncannon Street,
Charing Cross, WC2N 4JF. Popular
central London karaoke fun with
Kevin Walsh.
The Edge at 11 Soho Square, Soho,
W1D 3QE. 4pm-late. Last entry
1am. Soho’s multi-floored gay
wonder.
Quiz Night at The City of Quebec
at 12 Old Quebec Street, Marble
Arch, W1H 7AF. 12pm-3am. The
legendary pub holds its monthly
quiz night with Sonny.
Get Your Rocks Off
THURSDAY 14TH MAY
Vault: Cruise/Stripped at
139b-143 Whitfield Street,
W1T 5EN. CRUISE (1-7pm.
£7). STRIPPED (7pm-1am.
£8). Free drink, cloakroom
and re-entry. Get nude and
rude. Strictly naked, except
footwear.
Cruise Control at Eagle
London, 349 Kennington
Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5QY.
9pm-late. £3 entry, free for
members. Cruise spaces to
explore with darker, deeper
beats to play to.
The Underground Club,
37 Wharfdale Road, Kings
Cross, N1. PANTS (1-6pm)
Underwear fun. SPANKZ
(6pm-10pm) CP night for
rougher, tougher play.
Followed by COME TO
DADDY (10pm-2am).
FRIDAY 15TH MAY
The Underground
Club at Central Station,
37 Wharfdale Road,
Kings Cross, N1. PANTS
(1pm-6pm) then buckle
down for FEET ON FRIDAY
(7pm-midnight) for guys into
feet, socks and footwear.
Cruise/Darkroom
at Ted’s Place, 305a
North End Road, W14
9NS. 7pm-midnight. £3.
Horny night in the cruisey
basement club in West
London.
The Stable at 29 Endell
Street, Covent Garden,
WC2H 9BA. 11.30am-2am.
£10 b4 1pm, £17 other
times. FREE use of facilities
when booking a massage.
The only licensed gay sauna
in the West End, open ‘til
super late every weekend.
Vault: Cruise at 139b-143
Whitfield Street, W1T 5EN.
1pm-1am. £7 b4 7pm/£8
after. Free drink, cloakroom
and re-entry. Horny cruise
spot minute’s from the West
End.
Fitladz at Barcode, 69
Albert Embankment,
Vauxhall, SE1 7TP.
9pm-9am. £8 members,
£10 guests. Get sexy at this
cruise/club sesh! Horny lads,
hot grooves, plus extended
cruise space.
The Hoist at Arches 47b
& 47c, South Lambeth
Road, Vauxhall, SW8 1RH.
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10pm-3am. £10. Sleaze
City. Horny space, lots of
play areas and equipment to
act out your fantasies. Strict
dress code fetish wear.
Buff at MA1 Backstreet,
Wentworth Mews, Mile End,
E3 4UA. 7pm-11pm. £6, £5
before 6:30pm. Big cruise
area and dark room. Dress
code suit & smart casual. No
jeans or trainers.
SATURDAY 16TH MAY
Hard On at UNION
66 Albert Embankment
Vauxhall SE1 7TP. £5 (free to
first 30). 10pm-late. Rubber
shorts themed party. Play
spaces, dark rooms, wet
area. Strict fetish dress code.
See box out.
Sweatbox Foam Party
at 1-2 Ramilies Street,
Soho, W1F 7LN. 24 hours.
24hr pass £17, 48hr pass
£19. Foam from 10pm.
All the fun of the foam at
Sweatbox’s original weekly
party.
Pleasuredrome at
Arch 124 Cornwall Road,
Waterloo SE1 8XE. Open
24/7. £15, £12 under 25
with ID. FREE towel. Cruise
all day and night with plenty
of rooms to play. Licensed
bar.
The Underground Club
at Central Station, 37
Wharfdale Road, Kings
Cross, N1. PANTS (1-6pm,
£4) Best undies for the boys.
ABC (6:30pm-midnight)
for adult babies and diaper
lovers.
The Hoist at Arches 47b
& 47c, South Lambeth
Road, Vauxhall, SW8 1RH.
SBN AFTERDARK (Arch 1,
10pm-4am) where the dress
code is naked; HARDER
(Bar Berlin, 10pm-4am) for
dressy, macho, strict.
The Stable at 29 Endell
Street, Covent Garden,
WC2H 9BA. 11.30am-2am.
£10 b4 1pm, £17 other
times. FREE use of facilities
when booking a massage.
The only licensed gay sauna
in the West End, open ‘til
super late every weekend.
Vault: Cruise at 139b-143
Whitfield Street, W1T 5EN.
1pm-1am. £7 b4 7pm/£8
after. Free drink, cloakroom,
re-entry. Dark corners, catch
16/05/15 Hard On
You can go hard or you can go home at Hard On’s party
on Saturday 16th. The fabulously filthy, scintillatingly
sleazy fetish night is no-holds-barred and all holes filled.
The dress code this time round is rubber shorts. DJs
Brent Nicholls and Tony Bruno will spinning their
anal electro beats throughout a vast venue including play
spaces, dark rooms and a wet area.
Union, 66 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall SE1 7TP.
10pm-late. £15 for members, £20 for non-members.
a dirty movie, indulge your
carnal side.
Heros at MA1 Backstreet,
Wentworth Mews, Mile
End, E3 4UA. 6pm-10pm.
£4. Monthly night for those
into tight fitting gear, from
superheroes to scuba divers.
SUNDAY 17TH MAY
Chill Out at Ted’s Place,
305a North End Road.
7pm-2am. £3 b4 10pm, £5
after. Mixed/gay crowd of
cruisey guys.
Pleasuredrome at
Arch 124 Cornwall Road,
Waterloo SE1 8XE. Open
24/7. £15, £12 under 25
with ID. FREE towel. Cruise
day and night, plenty of
rooms to play. Licensed bar.
Buff at MA1 Backstreet,
Wentworth Mews, Mile End,
E3 4UA. 6pm-10pm. £8
members, £9 guests. Horny,
naked cruise party. Dark
rooms, smoking terrace,
full bar.
Vault: Underwear/
Cruise at 139b-143
Whitfield Street, W1T 5EN.
UNDERWEAR (1-7pm. £7).
CRUISE (7pm-1am. £8).
Free drink, cloakroom and
re-entry. Just pants b4 7pm,
then cruise ‘til late.
S.O.P. at The Underground
Club, Central Station, 37
Wharfdale Road, Kings
Cross, N1. 1pm-midnight.
£7. Yellow fun for
waterworks fans.
cloakroom and re-entry.
Horny cruise session first
before naked time (except
footwear).
The Underground Club
at Central Station, 37
Wharfdale Road, Kings
Cross, N1. PANTS (1-6pm)
BUTT NAKED (6pm-10pm)
Strip down and get off with
like-minded guys. HARD
CRUZ (10pm-1am, free
entry) Hard cruzing for
horny guyz.
Hard-Up Mondays at
Sweatbox, 1-2 Ramilies
Street, Soho, W1F 7LN. 24
hours. Under 25s FREE all
day, £16 others. Finding
Mondays hard to handle?
Get a load off. Free for
under 25s (ID required) at
Soho’s only gay sauna. Plus,
free HIV testing and Hep
vaccinations by the 56 Dean
Street boys (5-9pm).
Pleasuredrome at
Arch 124 Cornwall Road,
Waterloo SE1 8XE. Open
24/7. £15, £12 under 25
with ID. FREE towel. Cruise
day and night with plenty of
rooms to play. Licensed bar.
Hot N Hairy vs Bear
Hole at Eagle London, 349
Kennington Lane, Vauxhall,
SE11 5QY. 9pm-2am. £5
incl. drink and coat check.
Cruising for bears and fuzzy
blokes. Hosted by Dave the
Bear and the hirsute Luis
Busto. Dark room, play area
and all-new Suckatorium.
MONDAY 18TH MAY
Sportswear/Cruise at
Ted’s Place, 305a North End
Rd, W14. 7pm-midnight.
£3. Football shorts freaks,
Speedo lovers, basketball
tops (and bottoms), rugby
buggers and trackie sluts
unite!
Vault: Cruise/Stripped
at Vault, 139b-143 Whitfield
Street, W1T 5EN. CRUISE
(1-7pm. £7). STRIPPED
(7pm-1am. £8). Free drink,
TUESDAY 19TH MAY
Club CP at Bunker Bar,
217 City Road, Shoreditch,
EC1V 1JN. 7pm-11pm. £6.
Dominant masters and
submissive sluts get down
here for a night of horny
and hard, rough and tough
fun.
Underwear/Naked at
Ted’s Place, 305s North End
Rd, W14. 7pm-midnight. £4.
Strictly underwear only.
Vault: Cruise at 139b-143
Whitfield Street, W1T 5EN.
1pm-1am. £7 b4 7pm/£8
after. Cruising session at this
horny hot spot.
Cruise Control at Eagle
London, 349 Kennington
Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5QY.
9pm-late. £3 entry, free for
members. Cruise spaces to
explore with darker, deeper
beats to play to.
The Underground Club at
Central Station, 37 Wharfdale
Road, Kings Cross, N1. S.O.P.
(6pm-1am) Yellow fun for
waterworks fans.
WEDNESDAY 20TH MAY
Vault: Cruise/
Underwear at 139b-143
Whitfield Street, W1T 5EN.
CRUISE (1-7pm. £7) Then
UNDERWEAR (7pm-1am.
£8) Free drink, cloakroom
and re-entry. Get down to
your underwear.
Buff at MA1 Backstreet,
Wentworth Mews, Mile End,
E3 4UA. 7pm-11pm. £8
members/£9 guests (free
drink/coat check). Horny,
naked cruise party. Heated
outdoor ‘naked’ smokers
terrace.
Foam Party at Sweatbox,
1-2 Ramilies Street, Soho,
W1F 7LN. 24 hours. 24hr
pass £17, 48hr pass £19. If
you can’t make the weekend
wet fun, why not head down
tonight? Relieve the midweek
stress! The foam flies at 7, 8
and 9pm.
The Underground Club
at Central Station, 37
Wharfdale Road, Kings
Cross, N1. Closed for
Private Party (1-9pm); then
reopens for HARD CRUZ
(10pm-1am), hard cruising
for hard men.
Pleasuredrome at
Arch 124 Cornwall Road,
Waterloo SE1 8XE. Open
24/7. £15, £12 under 25
with ID. FREE towel. Cruise
day and night with plenty of
rooms to play. Licensed bar.
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spotting mouth cancer in its
early stages when the chances
of cure are very high.
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