Issue 139 - ScotsGay Magazine

SCOTSGAY
COMMUNITY MAGAZINE EDITED, PRINTED & PUBLISHED
IN SCOTLAND SINCE 1994 £1.50 WHERE SOLD
Kelly Robinson
Glenn Chandler
Rosie Wilby
Lloyd Daniels
Michael Griffiths
Mzz Kimberley
Stephen Martin
SG
Pride Scotia Pics
MiloMcCabe
Around Dublin
SCOTSGAY
at the Gilded Balloon
ISSUE 139
@scotsgaymag
ScotsGay Mag
scotsgay.co.uk
Our Kel
A borderline
religious
experience.
T
- Time Out
Sheds new
light on
Madonna’s
songs.
- Herald Sun
Griffiths is a
rare and
wonderful
performer.
- Artshub
Australian
A
ustralian
Michael Griffiths
Gr iffiths
Michael
As
Madonna. As
IS Madonna.
seen
you’ve never
never seen
you’ve
er
or heard
heard h
or
her
beffore.
before.
Exceedingly
funny.
- Adelaide
Advertiser
Kelly
Robinson
he profound shock that I felt when hearing
of Kel’s death - aged just 28 - is still raw.
She chose not to tell the world of her cancer
diagnosis. This was a very private time for her.
I have very fond memories of Kelly. To be honest,
I would have liked to have remembered more. But
much of our time together was spent partying - and
my brain would be wiped out by the following day.
Kel delighted in recalling my forgotten foolish
outbursts or statements that in the sober light of
morning of course made no sense.
Kel was a DJ, a student and a loving partner to
Tereza. They had planned to marry.
She was well known for her almost unique ability
to give you a kick up the arse without causing
offence. She was utterly non-judgemental and
without prejudice.
Many in the gay and straight world struggle with
my bisexual identity. Kel was about as lesbian as
you can be. But she was comfortable in the
company of people who weren’t like her. And she
could spot fake with a stare.
When our peers were discussing attractive girls
and pretty boys, Kel and I would be huddled in the
corner, talking about attractive girls and pretty
boys, and religion, politics, music, philosophy, the
arts, science… she had a terrific analytical mind and
was open to debate any subject.
Any heated discussion regarding the doctrine
that ‘the true knowledge of things is uncertain’
might be interrupted by Kel leaping onto the dance
floor to do the ‘The Timewarp’ .
She was clever, but she knew how to play.
Our social group moved on and Kelly and I lost
touch. Last year we were briefly reunited for one
SG
O B IT UA RY
SCOTSGAY
night in The Regent pub for a diet coke or two. She
was keen to meet my son and my wife and so we
planned to meet up again. But we didn’t.
But no regrets, Kel wouldn’t want that.
Ultimately she had a profound effect on my life, in
those few moments that I remember sharing. I am
a much happier and a more enlightened person for
having known her. She was a sceptic, but an
optimist, and it is in this spirit, that I share these
words (for which she would have approved).
We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky
ones. Most people are never going to die because
they are never going to be born. The potential people
who could have been here in my place but who will
in fact never see the light of day outnumber the sand
grains of Sahara. Certainly those unborn ghosts
include greater poets than Keats, scientists greater
than Newton. We know this because the set of
possible people allowed by our DNA so massively
outnumbers the set of actual people. In the teeth of
these stupefying odds it is you and I, in our
ordinariness, that are here.
- Excerpt from Unweaving the Rainbow by Richard
Dawkins
Kelly is survived by her beautiful fiancée Tereza
and her loving mother, Julie.
- Martin Walker
Kel was a DJ, a
student and a
loving partner to
Tereza. They had
planned to marry.
3 Kelly Robinson 23 Miss Kimberley
Songs by Madonna
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4 Pride Scotia 24 Lloyd Daniels
6 Glasgow 27 Milo McCabe
8 Edinburgh 29 E.I.F.
10 Fife 30 Listings
15 Michael Griffiths 31 Pop Culture
16 Glenn Chandler 33 Dublin
18 Stephen Martin 36 Box Ads
22 Rosie Wilby 38 Venues & Emporia
PRIDE SCOTIA 2013
The new march route and
move up to Bristo Square
and Teviot Row House
worked well.
Hordes of folk enjoyed the
day and all the city’s LGBT
venues were busy in the
evening afterwards.
You can see more pix by
Grant Wilson on the
ScotsGay website at
www.scotsgay.co.uk
See you all at Pride Glasgow
on Sat 10th Aug!
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Street.
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and
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5761.
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Sun
Noon
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Mon
Fri 11.30am – 8pm,
101 Brunswick
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Glasgow
and The Polo Lounge,
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Wed
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3am.
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–
Wed
5pm
–
Midnight,
Sun 12 Noon - 5pm.
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101
Brunswick
Street.
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10am-Midnight.
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in
clinic
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10
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Street.
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Fri 6pm
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40 Fox Street.
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clinic
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for
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10
John
Street.
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X
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an
appointment.)
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12.30pm
Midnight,
Daily
2am.
Mon
–
Thu
11.30am
58
Virginia
Street.
84
Mitchell Street.
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10
John
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X
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Sat
9am
Midnight.
www.40foxstreet.com
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11.30am
Sat
6am,
Tel:
0141-553
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Wed of the month,
4/1,
30
Bell
Street.
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0141-553
5851.
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Virgina
Street.
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Virginia
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84
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staff
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- Fri 5pm - 3am,
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in
clinic
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Virginia
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- Sat Noon
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and
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Sat
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scene
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4/1,
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Bell
Street.
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0141-553
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5851.
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– 3am.
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and4.30pm
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or The Polo
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Tel:
0141-552
0112.
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–
Wed
5pm
– Midnight,
drop
in
clinic
speakeasyglasgow.co.uk
enjoyable
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sure
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comfortable bars on the scene to spend some time
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drop in clinic
speakeasyglasgow.co.uk
comprehensive up to
date listings go to
scotsgay.co.uk/
listings/venues
theridingroom.co.uk
THE WATERLOO
306 Argyle Street.
THE0141-248
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Tel:
7216.
306
Street.
Sun Argyle
12.30pm
- Midnight,
Tel:
7216.
Mon0141-248
- Sat Noon
- Midnight.
Sun
12.30pm
Midnight,
waterloobar.co.uk
Mon - Sat Noon - Midnight.
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CLUBS
CLUBS
AXM
80-90 Glassford Street.
AXM
Tel:
0141-552 5761.
80-90
Glassford
Tue
- Sun
10pm Street.
- 3am.
Tel:
0141-552 5761.
axmgroup.co.uk/axm-clubTue
- Sun 10pm - 3am.
glasgow/
axmgroup.co.uk/axm-clubglasgow/
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68 Virgina Street.
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68
Virgina
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clubxglasgow.co.uk
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to be an exciting month so make sure you are out
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my birthday, a Fri night with DJ Marc served by the
and about and take part in all that our scene has to
most friendly and smiley Amy! DJ Marc’s music44
was www.gm8.org.uk
offer you. Even if that’s by going to watch a musical
top notch as can be expected, even playing some
at the King’s followed by a cheeky night out in
Pet Shop Boys for me! Can’t wait to see him
town! I know that’s what I did after Priscilla, and I’ll
spinning the tunes on the stage at Pride Glasgow!
be making sure I do when “Up 4 a Meet?” comes to
The Court Bar has brought us Karaoke on the
Glasgow! See you all next month!
scene almost every night for some time now, but
they are bringing us something new this month.
12th Jul will see Pride on the Clyde, a boat party that
will make all the gays scream! Tony and his team
have teamed up with Club V to offer an excellent
boat party experience followed by some late night
clubbing overlooking the Clyde! Make sure you pop
in and buy a ticket from Tony or his team before Fri
12th Jul!
Fancy an evening
with some league
topping fit
football players
this summer?
6
7
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Brett
Herriot
edinburgh
@scotsgay.co.uk
For full details on all
Edinburgh venues
and emporia see the
inside back page.
For the most
comprehensive up to
date listings go to
scotsgay.co.uk/
listings/venues
8
Edinburgh
W
ell as we
arrive in July
and the final
push towards this year’s
festival season, we can
look back and reflect on
what a wonderful day
Pride 2013 was for
Edinburgh. The sun
shone, the rain didn’t fall and we all made it around
the March route safely and enjoyed a good old
fashioned party in the square at Teviot. I was
working on both the March and co-hosting the
indoor staged with the wonderful Barbra La Bush.
It inspired me to see the community coming
together to celebrate diversity in such a special
way! From everyone on the Pride committee thank
you for an excellent pride day and plans are now
afoot for Pride Scotia 2014! Now let’s catch up with
the scene action.
The team at CC’s Blooms has launched a
revamped food menu: gone are the baked potatoes
and in are some new choices. With excellent deals
on Food and Cocktails, it’s bound to be a winner. On
the entertainment side, Electrosexual continues to
wow the crowds’ with DJs Lucky Luciano and James
Deans with special guests playing the rarest,
cheekiest and dirtiest electo bootlegs and mash
ups. The next Electrosexual is Fri 5th Jul. Every Fri
and Sat night see’s “out of the closet” with DJ Bird
and Shelle la Belle playing Balearic beats and bar
grooves live on the dance Floor. Sunday skool is the
order of the day to round the weekend off. Church
of High Kicks with the Legend that is Jon Pleased
Wimmin and the Kickettes also rocks CC’s of a Sun.
Also CC’s is home to The Disc Co.
Meanwhile, down at Planet the team would
like to thank all of their customers for
making Pride 2013 such a success. Everyone really
got into the spirit of the event and pulled together
for the day. All of the staff worked amazingly hard
to make it a fantastic day for everyone who visited
on Pride Day. They continue to offer their
customers the best possible value for money with
extensive drinks promotion. Miss Cilla Slack
continues to entertain every Fri night with a mix of
current chart music and camp classics along with
her seductive yet cheeky charm. DJs are on seven
days per week from 9pm. They also have a Quiz
night every Thu starting at 9pm. It’s a quiz for
everyone and they aim not to make it too difficult
so people can have fun at the same time as testing
their knowledge. The quiz offers the winning team
a guaranteed £100 cash prize every week with
prizes for the two runners up.
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Moving over to the
New Town Bar where
they had an amazing
Pride! All the acts were
amazing and the place
was packed! DIVAs: Live,
Ruby Reynolds, Jason
Green, Scott Agnew,
Michelle McManus and
Nicki French! The whole weekend was just brilliant!
I myself popped in for a little G and T on Pride Night
and the atmosphere really was awesome! In Jul,
the bar continues to have its live music nights on
Thu and a good old sing song around the piano on
a Sun. Stephen informs me there is something big
in the pipeline for one of the Sundays coming up for more info keep an eye on the Facebook and
twitter feeds. Jul also sees the launch of a new
menu down at NTB. Also keep an eye out for New
Town Bar’s venue guide which will be hitting the
scene soon as this year NTB becomes a full on
Fringe
Venue.
More
info
from
www.newtownbar.co.uk
Moving on to the Street, Wendy has confirmed
that the street now has a 3am license on Fri night
so they are launching The Street Nightclub which
has its own entrance on Broughton Street - a very
exciting development. I also popped by the Street
on Pride Night when it was going great guns. I’m
sure the nightclub will have a full entertainment
programme on offer too.
Quick mention for the Regent where Siobhan
is still wowing them with the monthly quiz - so
don’t miss out on winning a big prize and sampling
a selection of real ales and other drinks to whet the
whistle.
Finally, a rainbow flag has been seen flying
from Mother Aitkens window down in Leith, I shall
be finding out over the couple of months whether
this is another LGBT friendly pub joining the ranks!
Well that’s it for this month. The build-up is
now on for what promises to be a very busy Fringe.
I do hope you enjoyed Pride Weekend especially in
the time we are living where DoMA was defeated
in America and the equal marriage bill sits before
the Scottish Parliament. Progress is being made at
an incredible rate but there is still further to go.
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Over the last year a group of passionate young
people have worked hard to improve the lives of
Fife’s LGBT community. There’s finally enough
going on in the Kingdom to justify its own section
here in ScotsGay.
Well done to the Out In Fife gang as well as
Jodie, Clive, Chloe, Craig and Ryan. Pride was superb
this year and the Out In Fife community group
made sure us Fifers had a visible presence. The guys
arranged a free bubbly breakfast to set everyone
up for the long day ahead. Massive thanks to Elaine
and Steve at The Jam Jar for donating the bubbly
and the breakfast to everyone. The guys are
planning on doing it all again for Glasgow Pride.
Fife’s very own Stephen Armitage was spotted at
the community fair representing The Scout
Association and some of the staff from Sky
(Dunfermline) made sure they were spotted with
their rainbow Sky t-shirts. Well done to all the
organisers and volunteers who made this year’s
Pride a truly amazing day.
On the sexual health front, a new sexual health
clinic was opened at The Queen Margaret
Hospital. Yours truly was at the opening and met
all the wonderful friendly staff. If you haven’t been
checked for a while search Sexual Health Fife on
Facebook for the opening times. We also said a sad
farewell to Clive King, Fife’s sexual health specialist
from the Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland. Clive
has been one of the inspirational people in the
Kingdom and has helped drag Fife into the 21st
century making sure it looks after its LGBT
community. We wish him all the best as he pursues
pastures new.
And for our young ones, fantastic progress has
been made. There are now 3 LGBT Youth groups in
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and controlled environment where they can meet
other like minded young folk. In Dunfermline, the
CONNECTED group meets every Wed evening.
Open to those aged 13 to 18. For further details Email: vikki.robertson@fife.gov.uk. Over in
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second Wed. Open to those aged 13 to 24. E-mail:
info@lgbtyouth.org. And over in Leven, the
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Open to those aged 13 to 18. E-mail:
lisa.hunter@fife.gov.uk.
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lots more plans afoot. Myself and Clive will be
doing a sponsored bungee jump in Killiecrankie in
a couple of weeks to raise money for all these
wonderful groups, helping the hardworking guys
and girls continue making things better for Fife’s
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be back with Fife’s only LGBT night in Aug, just in
time to celebrate their 1st birthday. You can keep
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17 John Street, Glasgow
ISSUE 1 of 3 / August 2013
scotsgaymag
sgfringe.com
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Glenn Chandler
- creator of ‘Taggart’
writes for SGfringe
Rosie Wilby
Martin Walker talks to
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Lloyd Daniels
Mzz Kimberley
Milo McCabe
Michael Griffiths
Stephen Martin
monogamy, polyamory, feminism, homophobes, gay marriage and Zoe Lyons
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on a one man cabaret. Madonna was the first subject that came to my mind. Dean resisted
because he’d just had success with a Britney Spears show and didn’t want to repeat
himself but once I explained I wouldn’t make any attempt at impersonation he was in.
Have you always been a big fan of Madonna?
My earliest pop memory is dancing around to ‘Holiday’ on cassette with all the Italian girls
at my primary school. Ever since then she has been a constant. There were a few years
where I lost interest but doing this show has put me back in touch with her extraordinary
body of work.
How did it feel to SELLOUT at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival?
I’m from Adelaide so I was absolutely stoked. I found out riding home on my bicycle from
Jersey Boys in Sydney and I got a text from a friend (I was at traffic lights, don’t text and
ride!) who was having trouble buying tickets cos the website said it was sold out and I
actually screamed out loud. I had to reassure pedestrians next to me that I was ok and
nobody had died.
Songs by Madonna
Were you surprised by the overwhelmingly positive press and public reaction to In
Vogue?
I was. Dean and I were worried that the concept might be a little off putting and weren’t
sure if audiences would warm to it. In an early draft we devoted an entire section to
explaining that I actually was Madonna, contrary to how I acted and sounded but we soon
realised that it works best if it’s a given and audiences need to fill in the dots.
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Is this your first time in Edinburgh?
It is. I’ve seen lots of pictures and it looks unbelievably pretty. I keep trying to get a handle
on the size and scope of the Fringe but I’m not sure anything can prepare me for it so I’m
just diving in.
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I’m a HUGE Annie Lennox fan. I am inspired by her equal parts vulnerability and strength.
My new cabaret show SWEET DREAMS: SONGS BY ANNIE LENNOX debuted in Adelaide
last week and coming to Scotland feels like a kind of pilgrimage.
Any other Edinburgh Fringe that you plan to see?
I’m in town for two weeks and will try and cram in as many shows as I can, especially all
the cabaret.
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read Sandel by Angus Stewart
when I was a teenager growing
up in Edinburgh. It was one of
many gay novels I eagerly devoured,
hiding them about my bedroom so
my parents wouldn’t discover them,
though my grandfather did and used
to borrow them - I never discovered
why. Sandel was the one which struck me most, not
only because it was beautifully written but because it
struck such a positive and hopeful note, despite it being
about a relationship between a nineteen year old
Oxford undergraduate and a choirboy on the cusp of
adolescence. Little did I know that over forty years
later, I would be putting it on the stage, in a very
different climate from the one in which I had turned the
pages furtively under the bedclothes with a torch.
“You shouldn’t be doing that this year.” I was told by
a number of people, including one Fringe venue. “Wait
until 2015, at least.”
So why am I doing it now? I’ve never been averse to
risk taking. When Robert Love, Head of Drama at STV
back in 1983, asked me to come up with a television
‘whodunit’ set in Glasgow, I felt severely challenged. I
scarcely knew Glasgow - I was an Edinburgh public
school boy after all - and I had never written a whodunit.
But I said yes, and then started to read every single
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4.05pm
Agatha Christie I could lay my hands on. It nearly didn’t
happen. My first script was a disaster. I made the fatal
mistake of thinking I could wait until the end before
deciding who indeed had ‘dunit‘, only to discover that
Agatha had the right idea. She knew from the very
beginning, and that was how she misled readers so
brilliantly. I had only succeeded in misleading myself.
Robert Love took me aside and gave me some gentle
advice. A three parter called Killer was the result, and
that became Taggart, which became the longest
running TV detective series in the world. Enough said.
When we decided that Detective Sergeant Fraser,
played by Colin McCredie, should turn out to be gay in
a Taggart episode called Angel Eyes, that was another
risk, though somewhat calculated. There had never
been another example of a long-running male character
in a TV detective show getting off with another man at
the end, but we got away with it. “Life’s a bitch.” said
Blythe Duff as Jackie Reid as she watched her colleague
go off on his gay date. They never tried to copy it in
Morse.
So when the opportunity arose to adapt and direct
Sandel, I seized it with both hands. I’ve been producing
on the fringe for five years now, and that’s one of the
biggest gambles you can ever take. Sandel presented
specific problems. How could I cast someone able to
play the eponymous hero, Antony Sandel, a choirboy
outwardly innocent and pure but with a cunning,
Macchievellian streak who manipulates the older youth
into a relationship neither of them can get out of? And
what on earth would audiences today make of a play
about a nineteen year old and a fourteen year old, while
elderly celebrities shudder in their shoes about
indiscretions committed in their twenties.
Auditioning for the part of Sandel was a revelation.
It is a huge role and requires a lot of life experience,
which few teenagers possess. The boy is manipulative
yet endearing, smart yet incredibly insecure and prone
to fits of jealousy. Most couldn’t get it. One young actor
of sixteen displayed a sexual awareness that was almost
frightening. But we settled for a seventeen year old
from Southampton, Tom Cawte, who at only five foot
not only looked the part but was the part. Sometimes
at an audition, you make up your mind before the actor
leaves the room. I made up my mind five minutes
before.
As to how audiences will react, one can only wait and
see. It is interesting that in the age it was written, the
Sunday Telegraph described Sandel as “depicting a love
which truly exists and is not despicable”. Will it be
despicable in 2013? I don’t think so, but some will see it
differently, especially in its quite unexpected ending. It
is a love story, pure and simple, and this is quite
definitely the year to be doing it.
Angus Stewart’s cult novel of forbidden love
Adapted for the stage & directed by Glenn Chandler, the creator of Taggart
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Stephen Martin, General Manager, the New Town Bar.
How did you get involved?
I started off as a Part Time member of staff over four
and a half years ago and sort of worked my way up... I
can’t believe it’s that long – I was a young thing when I
started! Haha How time flies...
Tell us about the recent changes at the NTB
Recent Changes... Well we just spent a shit load of
money refurbishing the toilets. They are stunning now.
We ripped the whole thing out and started again... I do
spend most of my shifts checking they are still clean,
the customers must think I’ve gone mad... I also think
the NTB has had massive changes over the last year or
so. Our events calendar is always exciting; we have
some amazing acts performing on our stage. Our new
chef is amazing, so the food we are serving has
definitely changed. We also have a lot of new staff, who
are all lovely and great fun so that always adds a new
element to things. We also have loads of new products
in. Lovely changes as we enter the summer season.
What’s happening during the Fringe this year?
Oh my! Well the NTB are now a fully fledged venue...
Venue 316, thanks for asking! We are turning our
basement bar into a fifty seater theatre. Not including
our Sunday FUNdraisers, we have four shows doing fifty
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Please go to newtownbar.co.uk for more info on Susan McCabe,
Michelle McManus, Forever 27, The G-Spot, Dandy Darkly, The
Sunday Fundraisers and the rest of their Fringe programme. Email:
festivals@newtownbar.co.uk for the latest info and Pre Bookings.
performances over the month! It’s amazing! It’s also
insane, scary, mad, brilliant, fabby, eek! We have a dark
comedy coming up from England called Forever 27 (it
looks brilliant!), Michelle McManus has her one woman
show with us –
Michelle
McManus @ The
Musicals (pretty
much does what it
says on the tin –
she’s the loveliest
lady so this show
is going to be
AMAZING! – she’s
already sold 50%
of her tickets).
Susie
McCabe
who joined the
NTB family last
year over the
Fringe
doing
some hosting is
so, so, so funny. I
saw her sell out
show
in
the
Glasgow Comedy Fest at the start of the year and just
knew we had to get her. She has a full time job so the
only two solo shows she is doing this year are with us!
And finally The G Spot – it’s an exciting new venture! We
have a pool of comedian
hosts who are going to take
to the stage, along with
some famous names, and
perform. It means that each
show will be completely
different so people can
come to all the shows and
see something different
each time. The G Spot is
also raising money for
Waverley Care - £1 from
every ticket sold will go to
them! So the basement bar
is going to be busy over
August! We also have a
great events team coming
on board for the month to
make sure that everyone is
kept happy! The Men’s Club
will still be open Friday and
Saturday Nights, however
maybe an hour later, have
no fear!
We are also doing food
seven days a week – the
new menu looks brilliant!
The Sunday Fundraisers
are now a Fringe
institution. Tell us more
about fundraising for
Waverley Care.
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I love them! It may sound quite ‘up my own arse’ to say,
but they are truly the best shows around. We have had
some great acts over the years... Pretty much, you
come along and watch acts for free. They give up their
time to perform, we
get money for
Waverley Care,
everyone is happy.
Each year we try
to outdo the year
before – last year
was INCREDIBLE,
so this year we
have had to dig
deep to try top it...
Did you enjoy
Pride Scotia?
For once the bar
went out on the
march – it was a
great success – did
you get your
rainbow love bug?
We then had some
amazing performances on stage from DIVA’s: Live, Ruby
Reynolds and Nicki French. Scott Agnew held it all
together perfectly as always, and then DJ Magee carried
on the upstairs disco until the end! We also had the Bear
Ball on the Friday, which was brilliant, and then we had
Michelle McManus pop in for a wee sing song on the
Sunday... I didn’t get a chance to go and visit any of the
other bars, but was told that everywhere was rammed
too, so well done to all!
Name check your bar staff.
Assistant Manager - The C Bomb – Steven, Longest
Member of Staff – Miss C, Chef ‘his haggis balls with fill
you up’/full timer – Lindsay, Polish Hottie – Kamil, Irish
Charmer – Niall, Newbies – Daniel, Andy and David...
Plus a shout out to the London Gorgeous Boy – Tom S,
who has just left us as we goes on a uni field trip over
summer.
Would you ever ‘go home’ with a customer?
Hahaha... Is if I am going to tell you so you can publish
for all to see... I am always open to offers of course – just
needs to fit in with my diary.
Are you personally involved in any other projects?
I am always busy! I have just finished working on Ruthie
Henshall’s Scottish Tour (I was exec producer – so that’s
a new one for the CV), I also run theatre programmes so
spend a lot of spare time either writing shows,
choreographing, working out directions, rehearsal
schedules, or sourcing props and costumes! The bar also
took Scott Agnew’s – Tales of a Sauna show to Prague in
May so I was prepping for that for the last six months,
then went across with Scott and Jimmy to make sure it
all went well – We use the title Tour Manager, but I
prefer babysitter. Ha. I have also just bought a house,
what a fecking stress that is! All is perfect though!
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MICHELLE MCMANUS @ THE MUSICALS:
SUNDAY FUNDRAISERS: Giving their time for
Michelle comes to the Edinburgh Fringe this year with her
Michelle McManus @ The Musicals show. She returns to
the Festival after a sell out show in 2007. From Chicago to
Cabaret ʹ Les Misérables to Chess ʹ a fabulous evening of
entertainment!
Aug 19-25 20:00 (1hr 15mins) £10.00
Aug23-24 17:30 (1hr 15mins) £10.00
Waverley Care the last six years - Margaret Cho,
JoCaulfield, Craig Hill, JoJo Sutherland, Bob Downe,
Scott Agnew and lots more. Join us to see more Fringe
stars for free!
Aug 4,11,18,25 16:00 (4hr)
SUSAN MCCABE: Her first solo Edinburgh show!
This Glasgow comedienne will have you falling off your
seat with laughter! Sell-out Glasgow Comedy Festival
Show 2013! Don't miss her Edinburgh Fringe debut!
Aug 10,17 15:30 (1hr) £8.00
THE G-SPOT: Showcasing the best of the Fringe!
Girls, gays, greedy or gay-for-the-day- join our acts as
they search for the G Spot. A fun-filled hour - different
every show - you'd be mad to miss it! On behalf of
Waverley Care.
Aug 5-10,12-17 17:00 (1hr) £6.00, Aug 5-10,12-17
19:00 (1hr) £6.00
Aug 5-10,12-17 21:00 (1hr) £6.00
FOREVER 27: Jimi, Janis, Jim, Kurt, Amy
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something! But just how far will Mark go to in order
to live fast by dying young?
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I’ve been hearing about ‘Femmes on the Thames’.
It’s an all-female performance showcase that I curate
and compere about twice a year in London. We choose
slightly off-kilter but high quality acts and try to discover
some that people haven’t seen before. We just had a
sellout night in May on Battersea Barge which Diva
magazine said some lovely things about.
You discuss sex and sexuality in several of your
shows. Yes! What’s not to be fascinated by? I love science – AND
I’m
a
desperate
romantic. So I’m
caught between a
rock and a hard place
–
wanting
to
understand what’s
going on in my brain
when
I
fancy
unavailable,
heterosexual women
and part of me
wanting to just enjoy
the lovely chemical
high, gaze out of the
window
and
daydream about said
beautiful women.
This year’s show was
prompted by the
worrying number of
break ups that have
happened recently
among friends. I felt
really sad to see
brilliant
long
partnerships eroded, either by the exciting temptations
of new lust or the stultifying monotony of monogamy.
Sometimes I call it ‘mahogany’ – when your relationship
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Is the stand-up comedy circuit still dominated by
men?
Yes, though it’s slowly changing and more and more
great female acts are coming through. There are also a
lot of brilliant female comedy nights now such as What
The Frock in Bristol which always sells out in advance.
Even though I love playing those nights, I’m worried
that this inadvertently causes segregation where
women’s comedy is in danger of becoming a specialist
genre.
Women,
particularly lesbians,
who want to go to
see comedy will go
to those nights as
they
feel
represented by the
acts they see on
stage.
So
the
audiences who are
most supportive to
female acts are
rejecting the main
circuit. This makes it
tougher for a female
act to shine at the
gigs where she will
be seen by male
promoters
and
agents. We need to
address the fact that
many clubs make
female audiences feel
uncomfortable, not
just female acts.
Do you get homophobic hecklers?
Not really. I once had a woman say ‘you don’t look like
a lesbian’ after a gig. And then I slept with her! (no,
that’s not strictly true but I have said it onstage). I did
also get a guy shout out during the Science Of Sex and
suggest a threesome with him and his girlfriend. And I
said ‘well, it’ll be you
that gets left out’.
What do you
make of the
current debate
about equal
marriage?
Well of course I
want to see full
equality
and
everyone having
access to the same
type
of
commitment,
partnership and
celebration
of
love, regardless of
sexuality.
However I think
marriage is archaic,
dating from when women were possessions to be
traded like cattle. It’s amazing how many women keep
sexist vows in their service and are quite happy for their
partner to ask their father’s permission to marry them
and then be ‘given away’ by a man to another man. I’d
like to completely abolish marriage and create
something new for everyone. Also now that gays look
likely to get marriage, now we have to put up with all
the annoying things that go with it - nagging relatives
asking when you’re going to tie the knot, crazy Bridezillas and being asked to wear something hideous as a
Bridesmaid. I’m a firm believer that as you become
more mainstream you lose something too. Gay bars are
closing across London. In one sense it’s good not to
need those safe spaces any more, but sometimes those
spaces are valuable too. It’s the ultimate paradox.
I hear that you were once in a feminist group with
fellow comedian Zoe Lyons.
I have another new multimedia solo show Nineties
Woman which is more of a documentary / storytelling
show which dates back to my time spent on the
collective of a feminist newspaper at University of York
in the early 90’s. Zoe was at York Uni at the same time
as me. We didn’t know each other well but she very
fleetingly got involved with the newspaper because we
both had a crush on the woman who was at the centre
of it. Neither of us was really there out of ideology. I
reminisced with her on camera about those times and
you can see clips as part of the show.
I’m doing 2 free performances at Recovery Fringe at the
Serenity Café at 7pm on Friday 9th and 16th. It’s just a fun
extra to my main show.
Who inspires you?
My girlfriend. My best friends. Serena Williams. Stella
Duffy. Naomi Wolf. Caitlin Moran. Goldfrapp.
Q& A
Mzz Kimberley
Tell us about your new Edinburgh show, ‘A Tranny is Born’.
An evening of live singing from jazz, blues, gospel and show tunes. I even throw in a rock
number with a few stories of growing up, hanging out at Motown and meeting Warhol.
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The word ‘Tranny’ is seen by some of the transgender community as negative. It is not my
attention to cause offence. I wanted to clam the word back and celebrate my personal
story through music with fun stories with OUT being too political and boring. There are
many fun surprises and I hope the Edinburgh audiences can come, enjoy and get to know
me as a person and feel that I’m their new friend.
Have you performed up here before?
3 years ago I performed with my dear friends Luke Meredith and Dave the Bear and loved
everything from the beautiful buildings, people, the energy, the food (which was not good,
I gained a few ponds),LOL and of course having a huge choice of shows to see. I’m
scared but very excited to come back with my own show.
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How many Edinburgh Fringe shows is that now? I’ve done shows covering sport (Olympic Swingball
Champion), memory (I Am Nesia) sex (The Science Of
Sex and its revised version The Further Science Of Sex)
and music (Rosie’s Pop Diary which then became How
(not) to Make It In Britpop) and now am back to
investigating sex and relationships – though I’m coming
from a slightly more existential perspective this time. I
really want to try and resolve some of these romantic
vs sexual conflicts for myself.
starts to feel wooden it could be time to shake things
up. I felt like it was time to ask some questions and find
out if people who are breaking society’s self-imposed
rules and having open relationships, going out swinging
or
doing
full
polyamory with
multiple partners
are faring any
better. Gay men
stereotypically
have more casual
sex than lesbians I’ve had way more
friends
on
benefits
than
friends
with
benefits. So I tell a
few tales about
going to lesbian
saunas and sex
parties when I was
younger
but
finding very little
sex there indeed.
‘
Is Monogamy Dead? Well it’s certainly a bit wounded. It originally meant one
partner for life. It’s from the Greek ‘Monos Gamos’
meaning ‘one marriage’. When people lived much
shorter lives, this was more realistic. Nowadays, it’s
rarer that people do mate for life. Our Western
consumerist culture and now the Internet present us
with too much choice and a constant pressure to
‘upgrade’ possessions and, perhaps, partners.
Apparently divorces happen at a rate of one every three
minutes and 24 seconds – and that’s just Joan Collins.
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Please go to rosiewilby.com for more info about Rosie’s solo shows,
writing, radio show and more… and see
Is Monogamy Dead? at Assembly Hall at 5.15pm 1-25 Aug (not 12).
For tickets go to assemblyfestival.com or tel: 0131-623 3030.
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Who inspires you?
OMG I always find this question a challenge as there are so many. As a very young child I
grew up listening to Diana Ross and Donna Summer. Every Christmas my grandmother
played Mahalia Jackson. From my teens I became engrossed in Etta James, Lola Falana,
Grace Jones, Dinah Washington, Bettye LaVette, Sarah Vaughan, Lena Horne , Bette
Midler, Aretha Franklin, Leontyne Price and when I became and adult I discovered the one
and only Bassey . Answering this question I just realized there’s a bit of me in all these
women, LOL
Where can we find you performing when not in Edinburgh?
Gosh I’m all over the place , I’m in Sweden days before I arrive in Edinburgh. I’ve been
many places from Russia, Europe, Sydney and the States. In London you can find me in a
few places, I’m at Bar Titania which is my residency , the Royal Vauxhall Tavern ,
Shoreditch House, supper club and the New Steine hotel just to name a few, LOL
How long have you been performing?
The day I popped out, LOL. However I wasn’t that child that performed for family and
friends, I did it in secret , I was scared to be me growing up in Christian and Republic
town. As I got to middle school I emerged from my private stage and started doing plays
and musicals. At one time I was even in 4 choirs.
You won the 2011 BOYZ award for best cabaret artist.
That was an complete shock and a huge honour. Luke Till from Boyz called me with the
news and I even asked him if he was sure if I was the winner, LOL. When I won the award
it was finally the accolade I needed because I was finally being taken as a serious cabaret
artist when most knew of me as the Heaven club hostess and party girl about town.
Any other Edinburgh Fringe shows that you plan to see?
OMG there are loads. However I’m definitely seeing Kate Smurthwaite, a woman who I
strongly admire. I also want to check out the girls on the pub and bar scene and see what
they’re up to. I’m really looking forward to meeting other performers from around the
world and making new friends.
A Tranny is Born
The Voodoo Rooms
6.45pm 3-25 Aug
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lloyd daniels
W
ith teenage heart throb and former X
Factor star, Lloyd Daniels, due to come
to Edinburgh and Glasgow with
Up4aMeet, Nathan Sparling attempted to find out
more about his career since X factor and how much
of him we’ll actually see during the show.
Lloyd comes across as such a down to earth guy and,
after chatting away on the phone for a bit, we got down
to some questions. The show, Up4aMeet, is about gay
dating apps, I’m guessing similar to Grindr, and the
poster shows Lloyd in one of his best lights – topless –
along with another few topless models. Lloyd tells me
that in order to find out how naked he’ll actually get in
the show we’ll have to go and see it but does give me a
bit of a teaser – “I get ‘pretty’ naked.”
Now for anyone who is a big Lloyd fan like myself,
you’ll already be following him on Twitter and
Instagram, having seen him strip down quite a bit! If
anyone remembers his Gay Times photo shoot, I’m
hoping for a similarly wet Lloyd in this latest tour. He
tells me that he has a lot of confidence behind a camera,
great for his fans and followers online, but that when
you put people in front of him he loses a bit of that
confidence, “Getting naked wouldn’t be that easy as
comfortable as I am with myself.”
“I’m sure it’ll be all fun and games”, he tells me, when
I ask about co-star Nikki Grahame, former “WHO IS
SHE?!” star of Big Brother. She’s joining the show, in
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Up4aMeet is performed in Edinburgh at Electric Circus 11pm 6-8 Aug
and in Glasgow at Oran Mor 6.15pm and 8.30pm 9-10 Aug
For tickets go to up4ameettour.com
what I’m guessing will be in a “fag-hag” style part, and
I can’t wait to see her in this stage role!
I think I used every technique to tease some answers
from Lloyd during this interview. Benedict, another
former Big Brother Housemate, appears in the show
but Lloyd hasn’t Googled some of his
previous porn-star work but did
see him as a stripper on another
show. “It’s odd, we’ve never met
but I’ve already seen him naked”, he
laughs.
We moved on to a bit about X Factor,
and specifically his mentor Cheryl. “We
don’t talk much, she’s a great woman, and
very busy, but when we do see each other it’s
like a day hasn’t gone by, I enjoy Cheryl’s
company as much as I enjoy my friends and can
easily sit talking crap to her for hours. She’s a
cool lass”, he tells me. Although, I’m slightly
jealous that Cheryl is in his
mobile phone contacts! Any gays
wish!
It’s been four years since being a
contestant on the show, he goes on to tell me. “I would
have liked to have done things a little differently but
everything was set in place, I had the tour, the gigs, the
management deals, the EP... Panto and now this.” He’s
also got the body and the looks which help him along a
bit, I guess!
With music his Number 1 career choice, he tells me
he does indeed plan to go back into singing after the
Up4aMeet tour. “ I’ve got plans for after the show, I don’t
want to say too much unless it doesn’t go
anywhere but I’m willing to try my best. I feel I’ve
gotten better and I know now what I want. So
hopefully people will warm to it.” I don’t think
it’s too hard to warm to anything that Lloyd does,
as his Welsh accent continues to make me want
him even more!
To round off the interview, I wanted
to bring the show and his personal life
together for a bit. He tells me he
doesn’t use the app in question, but
that he is single and misses being in
a relationship. What’s his type, I
asked and he tells me –
“You know what, I just
like people. I’m pretty
old fashioned I suppose but
I like to meet someone
randomly and it just to flow into something great. I’m
not the type to see someone striking and think ‘here we
go’ I like the whole getting to know someone and
creating the beauty. I sound like an old toad I know...
But that’s me.”
And we’re all grateful that Lloyd Daniels is such a
down to earth boy.
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milo mccabe
Please go to milomccabe.co.uk for more info about Milo’s live and
television work… and see
Schiz at The Guilded Balloon at 5pm 1-25 Aug (not 13).
For tickets go to gildedballoon.co.uk or tel: 0131-622 6552.
Tell us about your latest Fringe show, ‘Schiz’.
‘Schiz’ (pronounced ‘Skitz’) is an abbreviation of ‘Schizophrenic’, as well as being an
obvious play on the slang word for sketches. It refers to the schizophrenic nature of
someone who adopts different personas, as I do in the show, and the thought process
that goes into each character’s creation is a key theme. As well as that I examine the way
the characters get on with each other in my head! Sounds complicated, but it’s very clear
once you watch the show.
This is your third year at the Edinburgh Fringe. What do you like about Edinburgh? I like the festival atmosphere, being covered in Sangria and waking up at 6am to go out
into the street and run with the bulls on the cobbled streets. Oh sorry, that’s the Pamplona
festival. Um…same, except replace the word ‘bulls’ with ‘drama students’
In last year’s critically acclaimed, ‘Kenny Moon This is Your life’ you performed with
your dad. Any plans to work with him again?
Yeah, I’d love to. He’s coming up for a week and he’s doing a few shows himself actually…
Luke Benson and Dave Hardcastle run a great themed show called ‘Working Men’s Club’
and they’re thrilled to have an actual real life working men’s club comedian in to do their
shows…but yeah, I’ll definitely work with dad again. He’s still got it…
You have a BA (Hons) degree in Psychotherapy and studied towards an MSc in
Transactional Analysis. How did you get from that to being a character comic?
I was a trainee psychotherapist with supervised clients and on my way to qualifying, when
I decided it was something I could come back to in the fullness of time, if I wanted to. I
loved it but it was nothing compared to the buzz of comedy. In my experience,
psychotherapists and comics are very similar in the way that they are attracted to their
professions through needing to get some questions answered. They just go through
different routes to get there. Oh and most of them are nuts too.
Who inspires you?
Chael P Sonnen. He’s a UFC fighter (mixed martial arts),who could be a comic if he wanted
to. Through sheer will of personality, a way with words and pure self-belief he turned
himself into a stand out star in the sport. In terms of comedy, anyone who relentlessly
pursues their own path in the face of criticism and indifference to achieve success is a bit
of a hero in my eyes. People like Eddie Izzard (who had a hard time at the very beginning
of his career but pushed through), Steve Martin and a more modern example, the
amazing Dr Brown.
Do you ever find yourself thinking in the voice of one of your characters?
ALL THE FUCKING TIME! It’s a nightmare and once it’s started, it becomes a hard train
to derail. Stupid characters asking me stupid bloody questions at 3 in the morning.
Do you ever worry that one of your characterisations might offend?
There was one in 2011, (Tyson Moon, son of a 70’s comedian), who was an unintelligent,
awkward chap desperate for comedy to return to the days where one could call a spade
a spade. Playing him onstage meant using some pretty heinous jokes from a bygone age,
hopefully packaged in a way that reminded people that this used to go on in the old days
(and still does now in Benidorm) and how bad it was. What I found though, was that
certain people were taking these jokes at face value and couldn’t see behind this
extremely un-aspirational façade. As well as this character was doing, I had to drop it for
that reason.
Tell us about the Channel 4 pilot you were involved with.
I can’t say too much, other than the fact that I got the part in the pilot and the show has
been commissioned…however, I think it’s still being written and finished now. You can
never be too sure about these things and until I’ve got dates in the diary, I’m not going to
think about it. It’s a great show though and as long as I’m still in it, I’m very excited to be
a part of it.
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Anything else you plan to see whilst in Edinburgh?
God yes. In no particular order, Dr Brown, Kai Humphries, Daniel Sloss, Joe Rowntree,
Scott Agnew, Rob Collins and DR George Ryegold. Rob Collins in particular has a
fascinating show about a mental breakdown he had earlier this year and does that
remarkable thing of tackling mental illness and making it funny without you feeling sorry
for him. And it’s free!
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best picks
Arron Twitchen’s
Princess Guide to Dating - Free
Category
Comedy
Venue
Bar 50
19:15/1-24 Aug
Time/Dates
Disney promised we’d be
princesses, so why are we crying
into our Haagen-Dazs? Forget kissing frogs and marrying trolls, let’s
rewrite the rules and bring back
princess power with help from our
friends Kate Middleton (Royal
princess), Jasmine (Disney
princess) and Britney Spears (pop
princess).
Bent
Theatre
Category
Venue
C too
22:10/11-17 Aug
Time/Dates
Max is gay and sent to Dachau
concentration camp. He denies he
is gay and gets the Jews’ yellow
label instead of the pink triangle. In
camp he falls in love with his fellow prisoner Horst, who wears his
pink triangle with pride. With one
of the most thought-provoking
endings in theatre history.
Chris Henry Stands Up - Free
Category
Comedy
Free Sisters
Venue
18:15/2-25 Aug
Time/Dates
Chris has lots to get off his chest:
why he’d change drug laws, get rid
of religion, Scottish independence
and ‘gay’, all done with plenty of
energy, charm and laughs.
Confessions of Old Lady #2 - Free
Category
Cabaret
Venue
Fingers Piano Bar
Time/Dates
14:00/3-24 Aug
Joan Shepard started on Broadway
at seven, hired by Laurence Olivier.
Hollywood followed. Humorous
music memoir of an inside showbiz legend.
Craig Hill - Tartan About!
Category
Comedy
Venue
Underbelly, Bristo
Square
Time/dates
19:20/1-26 Aug
Kilty as charged.
David Mills: The Gospel Truth
Category
Comedy
Venue
Heroes @ The Hive
Time/Dates
17:30/1-25 Aug
Two parts Dave Allen to one part
Rev. Billy Graham makes David
Mills and explosive comedic personality. In the Gospel Truth, Mills
is possessed by the spirit for a hilarious comedy revival meeting.
David Morgan
Category
Comedy
Venue
Underbelly, Bristo
Square
Time/Dates
19:00/1-25 Aug
David Morgan wishes he was
pretty. Two ridiculous events conspired to make him face up to how
he looked, what that meant to him
and why it has mattered so much.
Desperately Seeking the Exit Free
Category
Theatre
Venue
Counting House
Time/Dates
18:15/1-25 Aug
This high-octane comedy offers a
tell-all, behind-the-scenes peek at
how this £4 million musical
flopped: hatching the idea, deals
with MGM, Debbie Harry and
Madonna; closing night and beyond.
Forever 27
Category
Theatre
Venue
New Town Bar
Time/Dates
22:30/4-15 Aug
Jim, Kurt, Amy Winehouse... Forever 27: An exclusive club for the
brightest stars, but to burn the
brightest means to burn the shortest and Mark intends to do just
that. But it’s harder than he
thought - living fast and dying
young.
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The G Spot
Category
Venue
Time/Dates
Comedy
New Town Bar
17:00, 19:00, 21:00
5-10/12-17 Aug
The G Spot is hosted by JoJo
Sutherland, Scott Agnew, Susan
McCabe, Charlie Ross, Stuart Murphy, Viv Gee and Jay Lafferty. Raising funds for Waverley Care.
Gay Straight Alliance - Free
Category
Comedy
Venue
The Phoenix
Time/Dates
22:00/2-26 Aug
Comedian Veronica Elizabeth tours
Gay Straight Alliance at a variety of
colleges and comedy clubs across
the USA. Hailing from NYC’s historic Stonewall Inn, it features gay
and straight stand-up comedians
who aim to break down barriers
and prove, once and for all, that
gays and straights are equally
awful.
The Ginge, the Geordie and the
Geek- Live
Category
Comedy
Venue
Just the Tonic at
The Caves
Time/Dates
16:30, 18:15
1-25 Aug
After four sell out years playing to
21,000 people, the boys return to
bring you all the best sketches
from their upcoming BBC2 series,
plus Edinburgh stage favourites. In
their traditional fringe style expect
an hour of clean, uplifting fun and
silliness. There may even be the
odd new sketch thrown in to keep
us all on our toes!
Hannah Gadsby:
Happiness is a Bedside Table
Category
Comedy
Venue
Assembly Roxy
Time/Dates
16:30/1-25 Aug
Hannah Gadsby has written a new
show about the lowest point in her
life (thus far) and how she eventually found happiness in a piece of
furniture.
In Vogue: Songs By Madonna
Category
Cabaret
Venue
The Boards
Time/Dates
21:00
8-9/15-17 Aug
Australian music theatre star
Michael Griffiths is Madonna. No
accent, costume or wig. Just
Madge accompanying herself at
the piano, leading you on a journey
through her tough life and tender
songs. Strike a pose, get into the
groove and express yourself as
Madonna opens her heart.
It Goes Without Saying
Category
Theatre
Venue
Hill Street Theatre
Time/Dates
22:05/1-25 Aug
Bills Bowers life thus far: growing
up gay in the wilds of Montana, his
outrageous jobs as a performer,
studying with Marcel Marceau, and
the whirlwind of working on Broadway. Bill observes the incredible
power that silence can wield whether on stage, between family
members, among neighbours, or
when we are alone.
For tickets and more info go to edfringe.com or tel: 0131-226 0000.
Most Free shows are non-ticketed with a voluntary donation at the end. Sometimes acts will take
time off during their run so check the fringe website before planning your day. All information is
subject to change and we cannot accept liability for any errors or omissions. Enjoy every second.
Knees-Up Round the Organ with
Mister Meredith - Free
Category
Cabaret
Venue
The Voodoo Rooms
18:20/3-25 Aug
Time/Dates
Mister Meredith turns a saucy
satirical gaze on the world of singalong, from football terraces to
church halls via pop anthems all
wrapped up in a good old knees-up
round the piano.
Milo McCabe: Schiz
Comedy
Category
Venue
Gilded Balloon
Teviot
17:00/1-25 Aug
Time/Dates
With personalities split between an
unlikely Scrabble champion, a
dandy on the Dole and others,
meet Milo’s latest selection of
funny faces. This is Milo’s third
multi-character show at the Fringe.
The Lady Boys of Bangkok Glamorous Amorous Tour
Category
Cabaret
Venue
Meadows Theatre
Big Top
16:30, 18:45, 21:00
Time/Dates
3-25 Aug
Draped in diamante and sizzling on
stage with new songs and sidesplitting comedy. From J-Lo to
Whitney, the stars and chart-topping hits just keep on coming.
Party like no other party, the show
like no other show, the girls like no
other girls. The Ladyboys of
Bangkok: Europe’s number one
cabaret sensation!
Mitch Benn is the 37th Beatle
Category
Comedy
Venue
The Stand Comedy
Club III & IV
Time/Dates
15:00/1-25 Aug
Over the years, many people have
claimed the title the fifth Beatle.
They can’t all be right, but some of
them have been a lot righter than
others... Mitch Benn was born in
Liverpool in January 1970. Three
months later the Beatles broke up.
Coincidence? Yes.
Let’s Get Things Straight...
Category
Theatre
theSpace on North
Venue
Bridge
Time/Dates
13:05, 14:05
12-17/19-22 Aug
Coming out is a milestone in the
life of a homosexual, it’s a point of
self-discovery and tests their relationships with their nearest and
dearest. Sometimes they’re kicked
out of their family home and
shunned by their once loving parents. Now with gay couples being
able to adopt in our modern society, what would it be like if these
parents reacted in such a way?
Loud & Proud on the Fringe
Category
Music
Venue
Greyfriars Kirk
Time/Date
20:30/17 Aug
Scotland’s LGBT choir, returns to
the Fringe with a concert supporting Scottish HIV and hepatitis C
charity Waverley Care. Sponsored
by MHD Law LLP.
Love in the Past Participle
Category
Theatre
Venue
theSpace @
Surgeons Hall
Time/Dates
11:05, 12:05
2-3/5-9/12-17 Aug
Four separate lives become intertwined in this poignant, strippedback look at love ... in the past
participle.
Made for Each Other
Category
Theatre
Venue
Sweet Grassmarket
Time/Dates
17:20/1-25 Aug
Gay marriage, with an Alzheimer’s
twist. Vincent’s desperate to have
at least one good year before he
falls into what could be
Alzheimer’s. Should he tell Gerry
before the wedding, and give him a
chance to back out? Massive Edinburgh Fringe hit in 2012.
Jobby Hunter- Free
Category
Comedy
Venue
Jekyll & Hyde
Time/Dates
23:30/1-25 Aug
Characters Friel and Cormac and
their featured idiocy performed by
a professional Jobby Hunter.
Mae Martin: Slumber Party
Category
Comedy
Venue
Underbelly,
Cowgate
Time/Dates
17:10/1-25 Aug
Canadian lesbian Mae Martin is
gleefully reliving the traumas of her
melodramatic adolescence, and the
disappointment of the 2012 Apocalypse, in Slumber Party.
Kevin Dewsbury Out Now - Free
Category
Comedy
Venue
The White Horse
Time/Dates
18:00/1-25 Aug
Out Now is the story of what happened after Kevin revealed he is
gay. In this show he debunks the
stereotypes, explores prejudices,
preconceptions, relationships, online dating, equal marriage and
bigotry.
Magic Faraway Cabaret - Free
Category
Cabaret
Venue
The Voodoo Rooms
Time/Dates
22:50/3-25 Aug
The best of the Fringe’s burlesque,
variety and sideshow. Body of Burlesque, Dave the Bear and Mustachioed-Tom-of-Finland Mister
Meredith compere enchanted
worlds showcasing different lineups every night.
Paul Foot: Words
Comedy
Category
Venue
Underbelly,
Cowgate
Time/Dates
19:30/1-25 Aug
No board games on this lawn, baybayyy! Face the frozen ships and
dance while legless bar stools finally take their revenge. Even Auntie Eclair won’t talk and this town
will never recover from the naked
collage.
Positive
Category
Venue
Theatre
Paradise in the
Kirkhouse
Time/Dates
14:00/13-26 Aug
Benji once read somewhere that
life’s not about hiding from a
storm; it’s about learning to dance
in the rain. When it comes to being
HIV-positive, epic phrases like that
are easier said than done. But with
his love life, social life and family
life battered by fears of judgement
and rejection, he’s finally starting
to realise that it’s time/date to grab
his anxiety by the balls and learn to
get on with it.
Rosie Wilby: Is Monogamy Dead?
Category
Comedy
Venue
Assembly Hall
Time/Dates
17:15/1-25 Aug
Prompted by a rash of monogamy
bashing by high profile authors
and thinkers (and an unlikely conversation about open relationships
in Northampton) the Funny
Women Finalist and Radio 4 regular has been tracking down sex researchers and polyamorous
couples. She dares ask the question, ‘Is monogamy dead?’
S/He Is Nancy Joe
Category
Dance and Physical
Theatre
Venue
Zoo Southside
Time/Dates
13:30/2-18 Aug
‘I was born a girl but I know it’s a
mistake’. Transgender and the
alienated body using the visual approaches of comics and graffiti. A
docu-dance, a unique style of
street-ballet, hip hop, pop. This
performance is part of the Czech
Dance Showcase initiated by the
Czech Centre London and Nová
sí?.
Sandel
Category
Venue
Theatre
theSpace @
Surgeons Hall
Time/Dates
16:05/2-24 Aug
Angus Stewart’s cult novel of forbidden love, now on stage for the
first time. Set in 1960’s Oxford, it
tells the story of a romance between David, a 19-year-old undergraduate, and a choirboy, Antony
Sandel. Breaching conventions and
defying the law, the two embark on
a perilous journey of forbidden
love. Written by Taggart creator
Glenn Chandler.
Sappho ... in 9 Fragment
Theatre
Category
Venue
theSpace @
Venue45
19:15/8-10 Aug
Time/Dates
Better to name your daughter after
a matricide than a lesbian. Within a
secluded cavern, Ancient Greece’s
first love poet laments her erasure
from history, while a chorus girl
named Atthis is seduced into a
modern-day Sapphic romance.
Scott Agnew:
Something’s Gotta Give
Category
Comedy
Venue
The Stand Comedy
Club III & IV
Time/Dates
22:30/2-25 Aug
Scott’s asked for nothing in life and
ended up with bugger all. He’s here
to challenge that hard work brings
rewards, good guys win the day or
that a new year can bring optimism. Or is it just him, his lifestyle
and his very own psyche? Join
Scotland’s grumpiest gay as he explores where everything goes
wrong.
Scott Capurro: Islamohomophobia
Category
Comedy
The Assembly
Venue
Rooms
Time/Dates
21:00/2-25 Aug
Midlife crisis. Check. Koran jokes.
Check. Husband. Checkmate. In Islamohomophobia, award-winning
comic Scott Capurro, now a married and respectable East London
lady, inches closer to self-lynching
with his tirade against bigotry, fag
bashing and Cardiff.
Stephen K Amos:
Work in Progress
Category
Comedy
Venue
The Stand Comedy
Club III & IV
Time/Dates
17:10/1-24 Aug
Mr Amos returns with a ‘work in
progress’ show for the second year
running. A real Fringe favourite.
Sunday Fundraiser - Free
Category
Comedy
Venue
New Town Bar
Time/Dates
16:00/Sundays
Some famous acts have graced the
stage at The New Town Bar in the
past and this year will be no exception. Raising cash for Waverley
Care.
Susan Calman:
Always (A Work in Progress)
Category
Comedy
Venue
The Stand Comedy
Club III & IV
Time/Dates
18:00/1-12 Aug
After a sell-out run in 2012, Susan
Calman is back with a new show.
For 12 nights only Susan will be
asking lots of questions. Questions
like where is she, what is she
doing with her life, and can she put
cat wrangler as her occupation on
a mortgage application? For our
money Susan is the best Scottish
comedian working today. Go see.
Susie McCabe:
An Uncivil Partnership
Category
Comedy
Venue
New Town Bar
Time/Dates
15:30/10 & 17 Aug
This 2012 Scottish Comedian of
the Year runner up has established
herself as one of the rising stars of
the comedy world. She may be
small and look like Jockey Wilson’s
stunt double, but she is hard to ignore. This is one little lady with a
big funny mouth.
Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit
Category
Comedy
Venue
Pleasance
Courtyard
Time/Date
20:00/13 Aug
A top night of comedy with all proceeds going to Waverley Care - a
charity supporting people living in
Scotland with HIV.
E.I.F.
Threesome
Spoken Word
Category
Venue
Word of Mouth
Time/Dates
19:00/8-11 Aug
Fishing for freshness? You’ll get
what’s coming with Threesome.
Hook up with us for the un/spoken
word lifted off the page in surprising ways. Jay Walker’s excerpts
from Explicit embody poetic licentiousness. Everyday language
made queerly transfixing. Plus
Deadbeatpoet and Someone’s
Mum.
A Tranny is Born - FREE
Category
Cabaret
The Voodoo Rooms
Venue
Time/Dates
18:45/3-25 Aug
Mzz Kimberley the UK's favourite
import from Detroit Michigan
singing songs from her youth,
from jazz, blues, gospel and show
tunes. Also expect stories of growing up, hanging out at Motown and
meeting Warhol before his passing. This powerful singer promises you a night filled with fun and
laughter.
Utter! Presents... Identity Mix-Up
Category
Comedy
La Tasca
Venue
16:00
Time/Dates
18-21, 23-24 Aug
Keith Jarrett explores the obsessions of our label-driven society,
going on an interactive, tragicomic tour of mistaken identity,
beginning with the birth of his
name to the death of his gay poem.
T
Tony
Challis
Worbey and Farrell:
Deviations On the Piano
Category
Music
Venue
The Assembly
Rooms
Time/Dates
14:45/1-15 Aug
Worbey and Farrell are internationally acclaimed concert pianists
with a wicked sense of humour.
They have played with the world’s
leading symphony orchestras,
achieved over a million hits on
YouTube, and entertained all over
the globe with their barnstorming
blend of sparky comedy and utterly
sensational piano-playing.
The Worst of Scottee
Category
Theatre
Venue
Assembly George
Square
Time/Dates
20:40 1-24 Aug not
Sun/Mon
Find out what people really think of
Scottee, why he pretended to have
AIDS and what prompted him to
steal money from his Nan. This
show will give you reasons not to
like him: it is Scottee at his very
worst. Directed by Chris Goode.
The Year I Was Gifted
Category
Theatre
Venue
Sweet Grassmarket
Time/Dates
14:50/2-25 Aug
Direct from New York, a gaystraight love story. The true tale of
a working class girl’s attempt to
survive a prestigious boarding
school for the arts. ‘When I was 15
years old I lied my way into the
best boarding school for the arts.
Then I had to decide if I was willing
to betray my beliefs to stay there.’
Zoe Lyons - Pop-up Comic
Category
Comedy
Venue
The Assembly
Rooms
Time/Dates
17:00/1-25 Aug
A mixture of silliness, satire and
caustic one liners from one of the
UK’s favourite comedians. She
won’t change the world, but she
will ask the big questions such as
dog prams: why?
Should your show be amongst the
SGfringe Best Picks?
Email scotsgayfringe@gmail.com
and tell us why.
tony
@scotsgay.co.uk
For full details of all
Edinburgh
International
Festival events and
for booking go to
eif.co.uk
he Edinburgh International Festival (EIF)
2013 has everything you could imagine at
such an event - loads of Theatre, Opera,
Dance and Music, plus conversations with artists,
interfaces for the digital age, visual arts events and
café concerts. What more could you want?
One of the highlights for anyone enthusiastic
about the emergence of a popular gay voice in the
arts will be The Poet Speaks – Homage to Allen
Ginsberg. This great Beat Generation poet exploded
onto the scene in America in the ‘50s and paved the
way for the change of consciousness of the ‘60s.
Two outstanding contemporary musicians, the
founding father of minimalism, Philip Glass and the
punk poet and provocateur Patti Smith have
curated a collage of images, paintings and
photographs, projected live on stage, to reveal the
richness of Ginsberg’s achievements.
You may be aware of his poems such as Howl and
Kaddish together with the work of his friends
William Burroughs and Jack Kerouac. You can reenter this liberating world for one night only – at
Edinburgh Playhouse on Tue 13th Aug at 8.30 pm. I
suggest you get tickets while they are available!
Philip Glass is also presenting a magical
reimagining of La Belle et la Bete based on Jean
Cocteau’s fascinating film. This is at the Edinburgh
Playhouse on Aug 10th and 11th at 8pm.
The Opera programme includes American Lulu,
a radical reworking by Austrian composer Olga
Neuwirth of Alban Berg’s 1934 opera. The work is
transposed to the jazz clubs of the American deep
south at the time of the civil rights struggles. Should
be riveting and unmissable. Catch it at the King’s
Theatre on Fri or Sat 30/31st Aug at 7.15 pm.
Scottish Ballet will present Dance Odysseys at the
Festival Theatre from Fri 16th to Mon 19th Aug. This
will include a world premiere of a new work by
Edouard Lock, a performance of Glenn Tetley’s
Pierrot Lunaire and a performance of Stravinsky’s
Rite of Spring.
The Festival opens with a performance by Opera
de Lyon of Beethoven’s magisterial work, Fidelio.
Anyone who saw their wonderful staging of Porgy
and Bess in 2010 will not want to miss this. Festival
Theatre, Sat 10th and Mon 12th at 7.15 pm.
On the Theatre side, there is an intriguing raft of
Beckett works, Beckett at the Festival. The Gate
Theatre, Dublin and the Pan Pan Theatre perform
a series of works between 23rd and 31st Aug,
various venues. There is also a substantial
programme of Beckett on film, with numerous
rarely seem performances.
For spectacle, little will beat this year’s
Coriolanus. The Beijing People’s Art Theatre
SG
F ES TIVA L
SCOTSGAY
reinterpret Shakespeare’s tragedy set in 5th century
B C Rome for the new century, with a vast cast and
live music from two of China’s leading heavy metal
bands! Beat that for an electrifying night out! Tue
and Wed 20th and 21st Aug, 7.30 pm, Edinburgh
Playhouse.
A fascinating mixed media event will be the
Chilean Teatrocinema’s Histoire d’Amour – a
seamless blend of live action and cinematic
projection. King’s Theatre 15-17 Aug, various times.
Another inviting fusion, this time of live
performance, filmed imagery and innovative digital
technology, is the European premiere of Madame
Freedom presented by YMAP from Korea. A woman
and her dreams, the choices she can and cannot
make, in both the past and the present.
Typical of the ambition of this Festival is Leaving
Planet Earth by the company Grid Iron. Old earth
has nothing left for us; it is time to cross galaxies,
find a new home and never look back. You need to
travel for this one, as the show starts at The
Edinburgh International Conference Centre then
continues at the Edinburgh International Climbing
Arena, Ratho. Sure to be an unforgettable journey
in many senses…. Sat 10th to Sat 24th Aug, 8pm.
Above are just a smidgeon of the delights
available in this Festival. To find out the full
programme pick up one of the large golden
brochures festooned with lightbulbs, or go
online. Have a fabulous Aug. I intend to!
in SGfringe issue 2
we talk to...
Zoe Lyons
Glenn Chandler
Susan Calman
Paul Foot
Veronica Elizabeth
Mitch Benn
Monica Beauer
David Morgan
Peter Michael Marino
Mister Meredith
Bill Bowers
... out very soon!
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ABERDEEN:
Pride In Aberdeen: Organises the
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recruitment@prideinaberdeen.co.uk
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ANGUS:
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LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS
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OUTRIGHT SCOTLAND
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and transgender rights organisation. It
was founded in 1969 as the Scottish
Minorities Group, later became the
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and changed its name to OUTRIGHT
SCOTLAND in December 1992.
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Working for lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender equality in Scotland.
Write: 30 Bernard Street, Edinburgh.
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Group (BBLAGG) : Organises social
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Events include: pub nights, men’s film
nights, hillwalks, barbeques and an
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on Galashiels (01896) 757861 or
07763 850087.
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202620.
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Couple Counselling Lothian:
Scotland’s oldest and largest
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of same sex relationships. 65 years
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managed by Lesbian Gay and Bisexual
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Broughton Street, Edinburgh. EH1
3SA. Tel: 0131-556 9471. Meeting
Room Booking Tel: 07817 533337.
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Icebreakers: Social group for LGBT
people who want to make friendships
and feel more at ease in the company
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Wed of each month. If you're recently
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bit cut off and want a break, come
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GLASGOW:
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INVERNESS:
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Transgender Forum: Regular events
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Tel: 07512 231904.
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Inverness, Highlands and Islands
LGBT Group: New Group. Tel: 07833
456341.
MORAY:
Kintyre Embrace: Meets first Wed of
each month, 7-9pm. Tel: Katrina on
07760 701308.
katrina.mitchell@waverleycare.org
LGBT Moray: Social networking group
for LGBT people in Moray. 1st Tue of
each month: Get together at The
Muckle Cross Pub, 34 High Street,
Elgin from 7.30pm. Look for rainbow
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Clydebank LGBT Group: Meets
Dalmuir CE Centre 6.30-9.30 pmon
3rd Wed of each month. Tel: Tanya on
07598 387586 or Alastair on 07411
118253.
clydebanklgbt@yahoo.co.uk
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For people, living and working in or
visiting Caithness, Sutherland and
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Gateway Group: Meets last Sat of
each month, 2-4pm. Tel: Katrina on
07760 701308.
E:katrina.mitchell
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Archives. Range of events, courses
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STIRLING:
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Meets monthly from Sep-Jun
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mensgroup@talktalk.net
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DUNDEE:
Outskirtsocial: Social group for LBT
women in the East of Scotland. An
opportunity for women to make new
friends, connect up with existing ones
and generally have some fun.
Administered by the editing group of
the Out-skirts online magazine
ionafiesta@yahoo.co.uk
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EDINBURGH:
AD Group: Social group exclusively for
lesbians over 40 who have come to
terms with their sexuality as lesbians.
Meets each month to plan social
activities such as cinema, meals out,
walks and more.
adgroup40@gmail.com
Amazing Gracies Women’s Football
Club: Aimed at LGBT and non-LGBT
women, meets for a friendly kickabout
every Wed (7-8pm) on the outdoor 5a-side astroturf pitch at Drummond
Community High School, 41 Bellevue
Place, Edinburgh. A great opportunity
for women of any age, fitness-level,
and ability to play football in a
welcoming and friendly environment.
New players always welcome.
amazinggraciesfc@hotmail.com
Ladybird Book Group: Friendly and
social lesbian book group meets 2nd
Tue of each month from 7.45pm in
Café Nom De Plume. Newcomers
welcome. Contact for more
information and details of books
coming up this year.
Carol_Purcell@hotmail.com
Rubyfruits Edinburgh: For lesbians
and bi women. Meets Wed eve
anytime after 7.30pm in Café Nom De
Plume and every Sun from 2pm at
The Regent. Widen your social circle,
network, plan weekend/eve activities
(eg walking, cinema, exhibitions) and
maybe meet that special somebody.
rubyfruitsedinburgh@yahoo.com
www.rubyfruitsedinburgh.
webs.com
Women’s Group: Group offers the
chance to meet other women in a
relaxed environment. Chat and
information on health and wellbeing
issues, as well as activities in and out
the Centre. 2nd & 4th Fri of each
month from 2-4.30pm at the LGBT
Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe
Street. Tel: Alison on 0131-652 3283.
alison@lgbthealth.org.uk
Word: Women’s Book Group meets
7.30-9pm on 2nd Wed of each month
at the LGBT Centre for Health and
Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street. Interested in
reading and want to meet friends who
share your passion? Join this friendly
women’s book group.
wordbookgroup@gmail.com
FIFE:
Fife Inbetweeners:
A friendly group of lesbians who meet
every 2nd Sat eve from 8pm at Man I'
The Rock, 101 High St, Dysart,
Kirkcaldy. Informal meeting allows
them to chat, have a wee drink and
even a game of pool! Arranges social
OLGA - Older Lesbians Get Around:
Meets monthly. Tel: 07813 268938.
Sandyford: 2-6 Sandyford Place,
Glasgow. G3 7NB. Sandyford provides
sexual, reproductive and emotional
health services for all lesbian and
bisexual women. Tel: 0141-211 8130
for further information on sexual and
reproductive services or Tel: 0141-211
6700 for counselling services. All
services available at a range of
locations throughout NHS Greater
Glasgow and Clyde area.
www.sandyford.org
INVERNESS:
ABUSE
BROKEN RAINBOW LGBT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICE (UK)
Works to change the situation for
LGBT people facing domestic violence.
Runs helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender people, their family,
friends, and agencies to support LGBT
people around domestic violence.
Mon & Thu 2-8pm,Tue & Wed 10am5pm. Tel: 0300 999 5428.
mail@brokenrainbow.org.uk
www.brokenrainbow.org.uk
fb: brokenrainbowuk
t: @brokenrainbow
RAPE AND ABUSE LINE
For male and female survivors. Female
Support Workers answer Freephone
0808 8000123 most evenings and
Male Support Workers answer
Freephone 0808 8000122 on selected
evenings. the Helpline hours are
advised on both answering services.
Callers are welcome to phone either
line. Write: PO Box 10, Dingwall. IV15
9HA.
www.rapeandabuseline.co.uk
RAPE CRISIS SCOTLAND HELPLINE
Scotland-wide telephone service
providing support to women and men
experiencing sexual violence, as well
as their friends and families. Tel:
Freephone 0808 8010302 (6pmMidnight). Minicom available.
www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk
GirlZone: Friendly, informal social
group for LBT and friends - all
welcome. Meets 1st Sat, 2nd Thu and
3rd Fri of each month.Tel: Joanne on
07792 223687 for details and venue.
girlzone@gay-ness.org.uk
www.gay-ness.org.uk
THRIVE
Counselling service for male survivors
of childhood sexual abuse. Write:
Sandyford Counselling & Support
Services, 2-6 Sandyford Place,
Glasgow. G3 7NB. Tel: 0141-211 8133
or 0141-211 6700.
thrive@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Highland Lesbian Republic: A
voluntary group which has been in
existence for over twenty years.
Organises fundraisers for Womankind
Worldwide.
High_Les@bigfoot.com
www.freewebs.com/
highlandlesbiangroup
www.womankind.org.uk
ATHEISTS AND
HUMANISTS
NATIONAL:
CAMERADERIE LESBIAN
PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP
Meets monthly in and around the
Tayside/Dundee/Aberdeenshire area,
weather permitting.
spamdd7@yahoo.com
LESBIAN SCOTLAND
Lesbian Guide to Scotland, including
links to social groups, sports clubs,
support groups and events in different
Scottish cities.
www.lesbianscotland.com
OUT-SKIRTS
Quarterly e-zine for lesbian and bi
women in the East of Scotland and
beyond.
ionafiesta@yahoo.co.uk
SCOTTISH NETWORK FOR LESBIAN
STRENGTH
To further lesbian issues, follow a
lesbian agenda and foster lesbian
visibility.
High_Les@bigfoot.com
www.freewebs.com/
highlandlesbiangroup
YOUNG LESBIANS
See our Youth Groups listings.
BISEXUALS
BISCOTLAND
Support and social network for people
who are bisexual or questioning their
sexuality. Also organises training and
activist activities in support of bisexual
visibility and pride. Informal 'safe
space' meetings are held on 1st Sun
of each month in Glasgow (Contact for
venue details). Meetings also held
occasionally in Edinburgh (at the LGBT
Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe
Street). Meetings (open to all bi or
questioning people) are usually
followed by social gatherings which
are open to partners or friends.
Information line: 07963 960321.
info@biscotland.org
www.biscotland.org
GAY AND LESBIAN HUMANIST
ASSOCIATION
GALHA is a membership organisation
promoting a gay-friendly Humanist
outlook and LGBT rights as human
rights. Membership is open to
supporters worldwide. Write: GALHA,
1 Gower Street, London. WC1E 6HD.
membership@galha.org
www.galha.org
PINK TRIANGLE TRUST
A gay Humanist charity which can
arrange non-religious ceremonies of
love and commitment for lesbian and
gay couples at very reasonable rates in
most parts of Scotland. Sponsors of
LGBT History Month. Write: 34 Spring
Lane, Kenilworth, Warwickshire. CV8
2HB. Tel: Kenilworth (01926) 858450.
ceremonies@pinktriangle.org.uk
www.pinktriangle.org.uk
Internet Magazine (The Pink
Humanist) at
www.thepinkhumanist.com
BEARS
BEARSCOTS
The national group for bears, big boys,
their friends and admirers. Glasgow
Bear Weekend (1st weekend of each
month): Bears in the West,
Underground Bar, Fri 9pm-1am.
Edinburgh Bear Weekend (2nd
weekend of each month): Bears in the
East, New Town Bar, Sat 10pm-2am.
Check website for details of events
around Scotland.
info@bearscots.org.uk
www.bearscots.org.uk
fb: bear.scots
SG
L IF ES T Y LE
SCOTSGAY
PRIDE GLASGOW
Pride Glasgow has announced that headlining this year’s festival will be soul
superstar and M People lead singer Heather Small, best known for hits including
the huge anthem ‘Proud’, ‘One Night in Heaven’ and ‘Moving on Up’.
By working with two of Glasgow’s biggest names within the LGBT scene, AXM
and the Polo Lounge, they have been able to secure a superstar headliner for the
event which will once again be free to attend.
Pride Glasgow’s Chief Executive. Alastair Smith stated that he, “wanted to build
on the success of previous years and ensure that this year - the first time the event
has been held annually rather than bi-annually - is a festival that the LGBT
Community and its supporters can be proud of”.
Pride Glasgow will be held on Sat 10th Aug. For more info go to
prideglasgow.co.uk
EDINBURGH’S FIRST
‘LIPS AND LASHES’
A SUCCESS
L
IPS AND LASHES - Edinburgh's newest and biggest Cabaret and Party
Event, held its first night on Sat 29th Jun at the Corn Exchange. It was a
huge success.
Congrats to Mojo, Alison Demarco, Lindsey Watson, Scarlet Diamonte, Ellie
Peters, Miss Razzle Dazzle and the lovely Jamie Lee Morley.
ScotsGay Magazine was there with a camera. To see the rest of the pics visit
the Lips and Lashes pages on facebook.
COUNT DOWN TO
T IN THE PARK
ScotsGay are heading on their first ever live-tweet
event, bringing you all the news, gossip and
interviews from Balado this summer. Follow us
@scotsgaymag we’ll be around the Festival all
weekend.
T in the Park celebrates its 20th year with a superb
line-up this July and trust ScotsGay to help get you
prepared for the big weekend. Here’s our 2013
Camp(ing) As Tits Guide:
AVIATORS - get the sunnies out, these retro glasses
are classics but essential festival accessories. On your
head or face they just look bang tidy! And others cant
see what you’re looking at which is very handy. Sneaky
Gay!
WELLIES - an unfortunate but required part of the
TITP experience, the weather can be typically Scottish
and 80,000 people plus rain = mud mud mud. However
if its good weather they’re handy when wading into the
public toilets!
FAG-HAG - a must-have for any camp camper, she
must be fit enough to attract the attention of straight
lads but unable to handle her booze so you can sneak
off with said straight-boy later!
CONDOMS & LUBE - obviously for your fag-hag.
You’re a gay, you dont have sex outdoors. Silly boy.
MINTS OR GUM - approx 7 multi-packs of any gum or
mint product will be fine. Bad breath can strike a gay
at any time during a festival so tuck them in your ironed
kaki chino shorts and always be prepared for that
Summer Lovin’ moment!
TISSUES / WET WIPES - coming in handy when the
toilets run out but also for wiping the mud off your
wellies - no real gay wants mud on his shoes now.
Finally GET THE SITE MAP - us homo’s have a pretty
poor sense of direction and you will get lost when
you’re distracted by shiny colourful things calling you
to go to them! Get the site map so you know your Slam
from your Break. Just be safe and follow us on Twitter,
you’ll be fine.
NORTHSCOT BEARS
New Aberdeen bear group.
www.northscotbears.co.uk
fb: NorthScot Bears
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BELIEVERS
AFFIRMATION SCOTLAND
Network in the Church of Scotland of
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
Christians, their friends and
supporters. Formed in 2006 in
response to the issue of ministers and
deacons being able to conduct
ceremonies to mark civil partnerships
without fear of censure.
monicastewart@btinternet.com
www.affirmationscotland.org.uk
AUGUSTINE UNITED CHURCH
41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh. EH1
1EL. Meets Sun 11am - LGBT people
especially welcome. Last Sat of each
month: Our Tribe (LGBT worship)
7pm. Transcendence group to support
Transgender people. Tel: 07957
543359.
ourtribe.auc@gmail.com
www.augustine.org.uk
EDINBURGH QUAKER LESBIAN AND
GAY FELLOWSHIP
Tel: 07543 975590.
edinburgh.qlgf@gmail.com
EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP FOR
LESBIAN & GAY CHRISTIANS
Lesbian, gay or bisexual? From an
Evangelical tradition? So are they. Tel:
Andrew on Mid Calder (01506)
499926. Write: c/o Flat 3, 7 Upper
Tollington Park, Finsbury Park,
London. N4 3EJ.
info@eflgc.org.uk
www.eflgc.org.uk
LESBIAN AND GAY CHRISTIAN
MOVEMENT (LGCM)
UK-based international charity which
challenges homophobia and
transphobia, especially within the
church and faith-based organisations,
as well as working to create and
praying for an inclusive church. Write:
Oxford House, Derbyshire Street,
London. E2 6HG. Tel: 020-7739 1249.
lgcm@lgcm.org.uk
www.lgcm.org.uk
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY
CHURCH IN GLASGOW
A church of the LGBT communities
welcoming all people. Meets for
worship Sun 3pm at Ibrox Parish
Church, 67 Clifford Street. Tel or Text:
07972 139128.
info@mccinglasgow.co.uk
www.mccinglasgow.co.uk
QUAKER LESBIAN AND GAY
FELLOWSHIP
A welcoming and supportive national
group for people of all sexual
orientations and their friends. Write:
Roy Vickery, 9 Terrapin Court, Terrapin
Road, London. SW17 8QW.
qlgfcontact@btclick.com
www.qlgf.org.uk
QUEST
Organisation for lesbian and gay
Catholics. Monthly meetings are held
in different regional groups throughout
Britain. Scottish meetings held in
Glasgow. Quest Linkline - The Helpline
for Gay and Lesbian Catholics - Tel:
(Freefone) 0808 808 0234. Write: BM
Box 2585, LONDON. WC1N 3XX.
quest@questgaycatholic.org.uk
www.questgaycatholic.org.uk
SGI-UK (SCOTLAND)
Lay buddhist organisation established
in over 190 countries. "In Nichiren
Buddhism, enlightenment is not a
matter of changing ourselves into
something which we are not.”
Rainbow@sgi-uk.org
www.sgi-uk.org
UNITARIANS IN EDINBURGH
An inclusive community of diverse
beliefs which supports the pursuit of
individual spirituality and humanism.
Meets at St Mark’s, 7 Castle Terrace at
11am on Sun and for Mindfulness @
Lunchtime at 12.15pm on Tue.
Relationship blessings conducted.
minister
@edinburgh-unitarians.org.uk
www.edinburgh-unitarians.co.uk
CULTURAL
THE BIG LGBT MUSIC JAM
Meets 1-4pm on 1st Sat of each
month at the LGBT Centre for Health
and Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street,
Edinburgh. A creative and supportive
space for making music. Play, sing
your own song, or just be an
appreciative listener. No need to book,
just turn up. Bring your own
instruments, some percussion
supplied.
biglgbtmusicjamedinburgh
@gmail.com
THE CULTURE CLUB
Meets 7-8.30pm on 1st Wed of each
month at the LGBT Centre for Health
and Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street,
Edinburgh to talk about current arts
affairs, exhibitions, events, ideas,
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music, and creativity. A safe space to
discuss the arts at large.
cultureclub.edin@gmail.com
EDINBURGH GAY MEN'S BOOK
GROUP
Meets 7-9pm on 4th Wed of each
month at the LGBT Centre for Health
and Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street,
Edinburgh. An inclusive group where
you can meet new people and read
and discuss interesting books.
info@gaybookgroup.org.uk
EDINBURGH GAY MEN'S CHORUS
Brings together individuals interested
in singing a fun repertoire, including
pop, rock and songs from the shows
and movies. Now is a great time to get
involved, whether you're a closet
shower singer or have some
experience. Rehearses Tue eve in
Central Edinburgh. For full details and
to sign-up:
www.egmc.co.uk
GAY GORDONS EDINBURGH
Scotland's first LGBTQ Scottish
country dance group with a good mix
of women and men. Meets Mon 7.309.30pm at St Stephen’s Centre,
Stockbridge. Always very welcoming
of new members, especially those new
to Scottish Country Dancing.
info@gaygordonsedinburgh.co.uk
www.gaygordonsedinburgh.co.uk
GLASGAY!
Scotland's annual celebration of queer
culture. Next dates: 9th Oct-9th Nov
2013. Contact the festival office for
further information. Write: 27-29
Trongate, Glasgow. G1 5EZ. Tel: 0141552 7575.
info@glasgay.co.uk
www.glasgay.co.uk
INTERNATIONAL KILT
APPRECIATION SOCIETY (IKAS)
Contact and social group for guys
interested in viewing/wearing kilts.
Regular newsletter. Write: Mervyn
Tacy, 'Ziveli', 20 Ordsall Park Road,
Retford. DN22 7PA. Please enclose
sae. Tel: 01777 708270.
IKILTas@aol.com
www.freewebs.com/ikas
LGBT FILM CLUB
Regular monthly group with
documentaries, shorts and full length
films with an LGBT twist. For film
events this quarter see Special Events
section on web site. If you own or
have access to a film that you would
like to see screened at the group, or
are interested in getting involved,
please Tel: Jules on 0131-523 1104.
jules@lgbthealth.org.uk
www.lgbthealth.org.uk
LGBT HISTORY MONTH SCOTLAND
Increasing the awareness of LGBT
people’s lives, histories and
experiences. Website provides listings
for cultural opportunities, events, news
items, and resources. If you would like
to be involved, volunteer or add
information, contact LGBT History
Month, 39-40 Commerce Street,
Edinburgh. EH6 6HD.
www.lgbthistory.org.uk
LOUD & PROUD
Scotland's original choir for LGBT
singers is made up of over 60 singers
and holds regular concerts in the
Central Belt. The repertoire, which is
sung a capella in varying numbers of
parts, includes simple rounds, popular
music, traditional music, light classics,
festive and seasonal songs,
lesbian/gay anthems, and show tunes.
Meets weekly for rehearsals in
Edinburgh.
info@loudandproudchoir.org
www.loudandproudchoir.org
LUVVIES THEATRE COMPANY
Edinburgh based LGBT theatre
company, which aims to give LGBT
people the opportunity to act, direct,
produce or organise theatre or take
part in any aspect of the creative
process. No previous experience is
necessary. Tel: 07854 836605.
info@theluvvies.org
www.theluvvies.org
OURSTORY SCOTLAND
A charity which works to collect,
archive and present the life stories and
experiences of the LGBT Community
in Scotland. If you have a story to tell
or experiences to share, or would like
to find out more about their upcoming
programme of events, then please
contact them. Write: OurStory
Scotland, Archives and Special
Collections, The Mitchell Library, North
Street, Glasgow. G3 7DN.
info@ourstoryscotland.org.uk
www.ourstoryscotland.org.uk
PINK CASTLE PHILOSOPHY CLUB
Meets 2nd Tue of each month at
7.30pm in Riverside Lounge, Glen
Mhor Hotel, 8-15 Ness Bank,
Inverness. IV2 4SG. Tel: Morgan on
07745 930383.
morgan@tramstop.org
www.pinkcastle.eu
REMEMBER WHEN PROJECT
Documenting the collective history of
Edinburgh's LGBT communities,
recording life-stories and personal
memories across the generations, and
celebrating our rich and varied
contributions to the quality of life in the
city. The culmination of this work was
an exhibition entitled 'Rainbow City:
Stories from Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
and Transgender Edinburgh' held at
the City Art Centre in 2006. Write:
Remember When Project, c/o The
Living Memory Association, The
Stables, 64/1 The Causeway,
Edinburgh. EH15 3PZ. Tel: 0131-553
4580, and leave a message, stating
clearly that it is for Remember When.
miles@livingmemory.org.uk
FETISH
MSC SCOTLAND
A club for men interested in Leather,
Rubber, Uniform. Meets regularly in
the Basement Bar of the New Town
Bar, Edinburgh. Club evening on 3rd
Sat of each month from 10pm.
Themed parties on 2nd and 4th Sun of
each month 4-7pm. Write: PO Box 28,
Edinburgh EH1 5JL. E
secretary@msc-scotland.net
www.msc-scotland.net
HEALTH AND
ABILITIES
AL-ANON
Fellowship of relatives and friends of
alcoholics who share their experience,
strength and hope in order to solve
their common problem. Anyone
affected by another person’s drinking
is welcome. LGBT & Friends Group
meets Thu 6.45-7.45pm at Edinburgh
LGBT Centre, 58a/60 Broughton
Street. Tel: Catherine on 07940
473150.
www.al-anonuk.org.uk
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
Whilst AA runs the f ollowing LGBT
meetings in Edinburgh and Glasgow,
please note that it is a non restrictive
organisation and LGBT people are
welcome at any meeting.
AA Edinburgh: Tue 8pm (Edinburgh
Peace And Justice Resource Centre, St
John’s Church, Princes Street). Please
note that the last meeting of the month
is open to non AA members.
AA Glasgow: Tue 7.30pm (Spoon
Café, 46 Trongate), Fri 7.30pm (The
Ogilvie Centre, 25 Rose Street).
AA National: Helpline: 0845 7697555
(24 hours). Northern Service Office:
0141-226 2214.
www.alcoholicsanonymous.org.uk
ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY
LGBT SUPPORT GROUP
Trained and skilled volunteers able to
offer understanding and a listening ear
to LGBT people affected by
Alzheimer’s disease or any other form
of dementia.Tel: Alzheimer's Helpline
on 0845 300 0336. Write: Alzheimer's
Society LGBT Support Group,
Alzheimer's Society, Devon House, 58
Saint Katharine's Way, London. E1W
1JX.
enquries@alzheimers.org.uk
www.alzheimers.org.uk
/Gay_Carers/index.htm
BIPOLAR SCOTLAND
LGBT SELF HELP GROUP
For LGBT people with bipolar disorder,
and their carers, family and friends.
Meets 7-9pm on 1st Tue of each
month at Terrence Higgins Trust,
Rothesay House, 134 Douglas Street,
Glasgow. No need for referral, just
come along on the night. Tel: Aileen on
0141-560 2050.
aileenb@bipolarscotland.org.uk
BROWNLEE CENTRE (GLASGOW)
Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053 Great
Western Road, Glasgow. G12 0YN.
Confidential information, advice,
counselling and direct access testing
for HIV, Hepatitis and Syphilis. The
Centre provides ongoing medical and
social care for people with HIV
infection, plus psychological and
emotional support for people living
with HIV and Hepatitis C infections, as
well as one to one counselling for
people at risk of HIV. Tel: 0141-211
1089. Fax: 0141-211 1097. Mon-Thu
9am-5pm, Tue 5-6.30pm, Fri 9am4.30pm.
BROWNLEE SOCIAL WORK TEAM
Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053 Great
Western Road, Glasgow. G12 0YN.
Social work service for people with
HIV/AIDS providing intensive
community based support. General
advice and information on community
care and housing needs also provided.
Tel: 0141-211 3102.
GAY MEN'S HEALTH ABERDEEN
246 George Street, Aberdeen. AB25
1HN. HIV prevention and support
services in Grampian including
Community Support, Group Support
and LGBT Youth groups. Tel:
Aberdeen (01224) 930355 or 07858
893829.
andi@gmh.org.uk
www.gmh.org.uk
GAY MEN'S HEALTH EDINBURGH
10 Union Street, Edinburgh. EH1 3LU.
A community led Lothian wide project
for gay and bisexual men. Wide
ranging volunteering opportunities
which provide services including
support and counselling, scene work,
peer education and training, provision
of condoms, lube and Safer Sex
information.
Tel: 0131-558 9444.
info@gmh.org.uk
www.gmh.org.uk
GAY MEN'S HEALTH GLASGOW
4th Floor, 30 Bell Street, Glasgow. G1
1LG. Tel: 0141-552 0112. A
community led project across the
Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health
Board Area for gay and bisexual men.
Wide ranging volunteering
opportunities which provide services
including support, scene work, peer
education and training, provision of
condoms, lube and Safer Sex info.
glasgow@gmh.org.uk
www.gmh.org.uk
HIV-AIDS CARERS AND FAMILIES
SERVICE PROVIDER SCOTLAND
10 Elderpark Workspace, 100
Elderpark Street, Glasgow. G51 3TR.
Mon-Fri 10am-5pm. Telephone
Support Service: 07778 117900 MonFri 7pm-10pm. Tel: 0141-445 8797.
hiv-aids_carers@lineone.net
www.hiv-aids-carers.org.uk
HIV SCOTLAND
Suite 2, 27 Beaverhall Road,
Edinburgh. EH7 4JE. Tel: 0131-558
3713. Fax: 0131-558 9887. The
national policy charity for HIV in
Scotland. Speaks out for people living
with HIV and provides knowledge and
expertise to help inform and deliver
strong policies and effective strategies
to tackle the spread of HIV in Scotland.
info@hivscotland.com
www.hivscotland.com
LANARKSHIRE
HIV, AIDS AND HEPATITIS CENTRE
Monklands Hospital, Airdrie. One stop
shop for HIV testing, treatment and
support. Appointments available Mon
9am-5pm (eve available by request).
Tel: Airdrie (01236) 712247. Support
group for HIV Positive men also
available.
LGBT CENTRE FOR
HEALTH & WELLBEING
9 Howe Street, Edinburgh. EH3 6TE.
This unique Centre exists to improve
the physical, mental and social
wellbeing of LGBT people living in,
working in and travelling to Edinburgh.
Runs events, workshops and courses
promoting healthy lifestyles.The
Centre also provides a wide range of
information on health and LGBT
topics, offers one to one support
services and supports community
groups. Tel: 0131-523 1100.
admin@lgbthealth.org.uk
www.lgbthealth.org.uk
MEN ONLY TAYSIDE
Sexual health services for men who
have sex with men in Tayside.
www.menonlytayside.com
MEN UNITED @ THT
Social and support group for gay and
bisexual men living with HIV. Meets at
THT Office, 134 Douglas Street,
Glasgow. G2 4HF. on Thu eve from 79pm. Tel: David Bingham on
0141-332 3838.
david.bingham@tht.org.uk
www.positivehelpedinburgh.uk
POSITIVE HELP:
13a Great King Street, Edinburgh. EH3
6QW. Practical help for people who are
infected or affected by HIV/AIDS and
hepatitis C in Edinburgh, their families
and carers. Tel: 0131-558 1122. Fax:
0131-558 3636.
office
@positivehelpedinburgh.co.uk
www.positivehelpedinburgh.uk
advice on drug use, personal safety,
police and legal advice, including
operating in the Remote Reporting
Scheme. A great deal of their work is
done on an outreach basis in Public
Sex Environments and venues as well
as on-line as part of the SNN group.
They run an 'Out of Hours' Testing
Service Mon 5-7.30pm at "The
Exchange", Lady Lawson Street,
Edinburgh where you can have a full
SEXUAL HEALTH check up including
Hep A&B vaccinations. No
appointments necessary. For further
information or to receive condom and
lube supplies contact Vaughan, Peter
or Del on Tel: 0131-537 8300 or
07774 628227.
enquiries@roam-outreach.com
www.roam-outreach.com
SANDYFORD
2-6 Sandyford Place, Glasgow. G3
7NB. Glasgow's main sexual,
reproductive and emotional health
centre. Free web access and health
library with large LGBT lending
collection. Specialist services for gay
men (See separate ScotsGay Listing
for Steve Retson Project) and lesbians
(See separate ScotsGay listing for
Sandyford under Women). Self-referal
sexual health service with open access
clinic each weekday with registration
from 8.30-10am or book on 0141-211
8130.
helpsandyford@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
www.sandyford.org
SEXUAL HEALTH LINE
Freefone 0800 567123. 9am-8pm.
Confidential advice and information.
Minicom: Freephone 0800 521361.
www.nhs.uk/worthtalkingabout
STEVE RETSON PROJECT
Sandyford Central , 2-6 Sandyford
Place, Glasgow. G3 7NB. A free sexual
health screening and counselling
service for gay and bisexual men.
Clinics run Tue & Wed 5-8pm. Tel:
0141-211 8628 for appointment..
TERRENCE HIGGINS TRUST
SCOTLAND
134 Douglas Street, Glasgow. G2 4HF.
HIV prevention and support services in
Lanarkshire, Ayrshire & Arran, Argyll
& Bute, the Glasgow area and Western
Central Scotland. Support & Advocacy
Service provides a full range of welfare
rights advice and representation as
well as community support for people
living with blood borne viruses. Also
provides a range of health promotion
services for gay and bisexual men
throughout the West of Scotland.
Contact for further details. Volunteers
welcome! Tel: 0141-332 3838. Fax:
0141-332 3755. Helpline: THT Direct
0808 8021221 Mon-Fri 10am-8pm.
info.scotland@tht.org.uk
www.tht.org.uk
WAVERLEY CARE
3 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh. EH3
6NB. Scotland's leading charity
providing care and support to people
affected by HIV and Hepatitis C.
Whether someone is living with HIV or
Hepatitis C or are the partner or family
member of someone affected by these
conditions, Waverley Care has
services that can support them and
provide up to date, accurate
information and resources. Services
include: Short-term Residential
Intensive Support, Support Services
for all, including specialist services for
gay men, Community Support and
Outreach Services (including
Advocacy and Information, Arts
Project, Befriending/Buddying, Care at
Home, Spiritual and Pastoral Care,
Complementary Therapies,
Counselling, Health Promotion),
Prevention and Awareness Raising.
Tel: Neil - Gay Men's Support Worker
on 07962 909730 or Tel: 0131-558
1425 Mon-Fri 9-5pm or Tel: 0131-441
6989 24hrs, 7 days per week. To
become a Buddy with Waverley Care,
Tel: Kelly McKnight on 07929 132675
or 0131-312 9953 or Annette Wilson
on 0131-441 2791.
info@waverleycare.org
www.waverleycare.org
WAVERLEY CARE GLASGOW
12 Queens Crescent, Glasgow. G4
9AS. Tel: 0141-332 2520.
ahpglasgow@waverleycare.org
www.waverleycare.org
POSITIVE MIXTURE
Self help group offering support and
assistance for individuals with
HIV/AIDS in the Grampian area. Write:
246 George Street, Aberdeen. AB25
1HN. Tel: 07789 408209.
carina.ebdy@tht.org.uk
WAVERLEY CARE HIGHLAND
34 Waterloo Place, Inverness. IV1
1NB.Tel: Inverness (01463) 711585
highland@waverleycare.org
www.waverleycare.org
ROAM OUTREACH:
Part of the Harm Reduction Team
within Lothian NHS. Offers a
confidential and anonymous service
for men who have sex with men,
including male sex workers
throughout Edinburgh and the
Lothians. Provides a wide range of
services including sexual health and
safer sex advice, information and
WEE CHILL
Adult (18+) issue based group for
improving the mental health and
wellbeing of people affected by LGBT
issues. Every Wed from 6-8pm at
Dumfries & Galloway LGBT Centre,
88b High Street, Dumfries. DG1 2BJ.
DandG@lgbtyouth.org.uk
www.lgbtcentredg.co.uk
fb: DumfriesLGBTCentre
OLDER GAYS
Dublin
CAFFMOS
Nationwide Social and Contacts Club
for the older gay gentleman and his
admirers, both young and old.
Scottish group next meets from 14pm at Café Habana in Edinburgh on
Sun 21st Jul, Sun 25th Aug, Sun 22nd
Sep. Write: PO Box 2087, Blackpool.
FY4 1WL. Tel: Blackpool (01253)
318327.
Caffmos2@aol.com
Edward (Scottish Contact):
ebsc18624@blueyonder.co.uk
www.caffmoscommunity.com
A
DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY
50’S AND FRIENDS
Social opportunities for older LGBT
individuals and friends across
Dumfries & Galloway. Sign-up via Out
and About social network at
www.bigtent.com/groups/
outandabout
dandg@lgbtyouth.org.uk
www.lgbtcentredg.co.uk
fb: DumfriesLgbtCentre
HIGHLAND RAINBOW FOLK
Independent working group which
raises awareness of issues facing
older LGBT people. Monthly meetings
in Inverness. Tel: Tony on 07527
107852.
highlandrainbowfolk@gmail.com
LGBT AGE
Support service for LGBT people over
50 years old in Edinburgh and the
Lothians, which will offer befriending,
social events, information and
advocacy. Please help spread the word
to any older LGBT people you know.
Anyone interested in using the service
or volunteering, please call Garry on
0131-523 1107.
garry@lgbthealth.org.uk
www.lgbthealth.org.uk/content
/lgbt-age
LGBT AGE
CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECT
Aims to improve service provision for
older LGBT people and to increase
visibility for this often overlooked
group. Now recruiting volunteers opportunities available: 'Reference
Group' membership (65+),
'Community Champion' (18+) or as
part of a film project. Write: LGBT
Centre for Health and Wellbeing. 9
Howe Street, Edinburgh. EH3 6TE. Tel:
Stefan 0131-523 1102 or 07851
490454.
stefan@lgbthealth.org.uk
www.lgbthealth.org.uk
PRIME TIME (EDINBURGH)
Informal social group for men over 40.
Meets in GMH, 10 Union Street, from
2-4.30pm on 1st and 3rd Sun of each
month. Tel: John on 0131-556 1309
or Steve on 0131-558 9444.
j.thompson39@btinternet.com
PRIME TIME (GLASGOW)
Social group for gay and bisexual men
40+. Meets last Sun of each month
from 3-5pm at GMH Office 4th Floor,
30 Bell Street. Tel: Criz on 0141-552
0112.
criz@gmh.org.uk
ORDER OF
PERPETUAL
INDULGENCE
The Sisters and Brothers of the OPI
are part of a world wide order of queer
men and women of all sexualities
which is open to all who feel the habit.
Its tenets are: The expiation of
stigmatic guilt and the promulgation of
universal joy through habitual
manifestation and perpetual
perpetration.
www.thesisters.org.uk
OPI CONVENT OF DUNN EIDEANN
The Edinburgh convent. Write:
Mistress of Communications, c/o PO
Box 666, Edinburgh. EH7 5YW.
opi@drink.demon.co.uk
OPI CONVENT OF MORAVIA
The North Eastern convent. Write:
Sister Bobby OPI, Cairnglass, St
Combs, Fraserburgh. AB43 8UT. Tel:
Inverallochy (01346) 583145.
circushighschool@gmail.com
OUTDOORS
DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY OUT AND
ABOUT:
Social network for LGBT individuals
and friends across Dumfries &
Galloway. Sign-up via Out and About
social network at
www.bigtent.com/groups
/outandabout
dandg@lgbtyouth.org.uk
www.lgbtcentredg.co.uk
fb: DumfriesLgbtCentre
John
Hein
publisher
@scotsgay.co.uk
weekend break is something much
needed by most of us. And it’s nice to go
somewhere that is foreign but not too
foreign for a change. So, where better than a city
break to Dublin? Euro accepted and English
spoken!
Direct flights from Aberdeen, Edinburgh,
Glasgow and Prestwick whisk you over the water
in an hour or so (we flew by Aer Lingus but Ryanair
fly there too), and the airport bus into town is quick
and efficient.
We stayed at the comfortable O’Callaghan
Alexander Hotel on a press trip arranged by
Tourism Ireland – but there is accommodation to
suit all pockets available in the city – from hostel
rooms to 5 star luxury. The Alexander also happens
to be jolly convenient for the statue of Oscar Wilde
in Merrion Park!
Getting around in Dublin is relatively easy – it’s
not a big city. Being lazy, I tend to splash out on a
two day ticket for the circular routed tour buses
that ply their trade round the tourist traps of the
town. Jump on and off all day, meet other visitors
and see bits of the place you wouldn’t otherwise
bother with. Don’t bother with the trams – as in
Edinburgh, they don’t go anywhere you want to go!
One happenstantial gem we visited was Marsh’s
Library – the oldest public library in Ireland. It even
still has the cages that readers were locked into to
stop
them
pinching
the
books!
www.marshlibrary.ie If it’s gay you
intend to do in
Dublin, you only
really need to know
The George. Its
website claims: “The
George is not just any
bar or any gay bar. It
is the first port of call
for young gay people
in Ireland, it is the
venue where gay and
straight people mix
together and where
international visitors stop to check out the gay
scene in Ireland. The George has been the lynchpin
that holds Dublin’s gay scene together. Having
been around for 25 years it has been a home to the
development of the social evolution of gay Ireland.”
www.thegeorge.ie
Beer tourism is becoming big business these
days. It’s definitely worth a visit to the showcase
Guinness Storehouse where, as well as the bottled
and keg products familiar in the UK, you can
SG
T R AVE L
SCOTSGAY
sample the 7.5% Foreign Extra Stout.
www.guinness-storehouse.com However, there
are new craft breweries springing up all over
Ireland. Sadly, most of their product is kegged, but
a few pubs in Dublin serve a real ale version. In
particular, the Porterhouse chain normally have
their
TSA
on
handpump
www.porterhousebrewco.com The newly opened
Bull and Castle also features a handpump or two
and it doubles as a steakhouse owned by one of
Dublin’s long established butchers. http://bulland-castle.fxbuckley.ie
Dublin certainly has its share of decent eating
places. Cheap and cheerful, the centrally located
Mongolian BBQ allows diners to choose their own
selection of meat and spices which are then cooked
in front of them on a massive hotplate.
www.mongolianbbq.ie
Another favourite of mine is
Messrs Maguire – a filling lunch
and probably the best pint of
Plain Stout in Dublin from their
own brewery – though sadly
when we were there they had
just been re-possessed by their
bank and may no longer be with
us. If you’re on a budget, the
student refectory at Trinity
College is a welcome refuge at
lunchtime and appears to be
open to the general public.
Dublin has a bustling arts
scene – with Gloria, its own LGBT Choir www.gloria.ie and the recently established Dublin
Gay
Men’s
Chorus
www.facebook.com/DublinGayMensChorus
We took in a show at the 138 year old Gaiety
Theatre – a friendly place full of history which hosts
many
touring
productions.
www.gaietytheatre.com
Like any capital city, two days is never really long
enough – and we’ll be back sooner than later.
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FREEDOM CLUB
UK and Europe Wide LGBT Caravan
and Camping Club. Aims to provide a
means whereby gay people can meet
up for rallies throughout the UK and
sometimes into Ireland and Europe.
Tel: Eddie on Cheltenham (01242)
526826.
enquiry@freedomclub.co.uk
www.freedomclub.co..uk
BENT BARS PROJECT
Letter writing programme that
connects lebian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, transsexual, intersex,
queer and gender non-conforming
communities across prison walls.
Write: BB Project, PO Box 66754,
London. WC1A 9BF.
bent.bars.project@gmail.com
www.bentbarsproject.org
GAY FOOTBALL SUPPORTERS
NETWORK
Write: GFSN Membership Secretary,
PO Box 7424, Milton Keynes. MK8
9WQ. Tel: Barry on Milton Keynes
(01908) 564085. Scottish Contact:
Kevin Rowe - Tel/Text: 07808 263173
or
kevrowe72@yahoo.co.uk
www.gfsn.org.uk
GAY BIRDERS CLUB
For LGBT Birdwatchers. Write: Gay
Birders Club, GeeBeeCee, BCM-Mono,
London. WC1N 3XX.
info@gbc-online.org.uk
www.gbc-online.org.uk
REAL ALE
GLASGOW FRONTRUNNERS
Running group for the LGBT
community and friends. All abilities
welcome. Meets 7pm Thu and
11.30am Sun at the Arc Leisure Centre
in Glasgow Caledonian University,
Cowcaddens Road. Social gettogether after the run as well! Tel/text:
07919 894317 (Simon).
secretary @glasgowfrontrunners.org
www.GlasgowFrontrunners.org
t: @glasgowfrontrun
GAY CARAVAN & CAMPING CLUB
For men and women.
Tel: Ian on 07977 317872.
info@gaycaravanclub.com
www.gaycaravanclub.com
GAY OUTDOOR CLUB
Holds regular events including
walking, skiing, cycling, climbing,
mountain-biking, kayaking,
mountaineering, camping, youthhostelling, badminton, running and
swimming.
info@goc.org.uk
www.goc.org.uk
GLASGOW GAY RAMBLERS GROUP
Leisurely walks in the countryside.
Bring sensible footwear/clothing and
packed lunch. 2nd Sat of each month.
Meet at Mitchell Library, Berkeley
Street. No membership - just turn up.
Cars normally shared. Tel: Robert on
0141-950 1081.
robert@gocscotland.org
OUTDOOR LADS
A UK-Wide, web-based organisation,
offering a wide range of activities: from
camping, hostelling, hill-walking and
indoor climbing, to the more extreme
activities like gorge scrambling, ice
climbing, technical mountain biking
and many more. There's something
for everyone, no matter what your
interest. Core membership is Gay and
Bi-sexual lads, aged 18-35, but
OutdoorLads does not discriminate on
any grounds including age, sexuality,
disability or sex, and welcomes
anyone who agrees with the group's
aims and objectives.
TARTAN TRAVELLERS
Scottish based club for all LGBT fans
of caravanning, camping and
motorhoming. Arranges meets, social
events and more. Tel: Craig on 07972
881155.
tartantravellers@talktalk.net
www.tartantravellers.wix.com/info
PARENTS
GAY DADS SCOTLAND
Support group for gay fathers. Meets
on last Thu of each month (except
Dec) in a private room in Edinburgh
LGBT Centre, 58a Broughton Street.
Assemble in Café Nom de Plume first
from 8pm - look out for sign on table.
Gay dads from all over Scotland
welcome.
info@gaydadsscotland.org.uk
www.gaydadsscotland.org.uk
PARENTS' ENQUIRY SCOTLAND
Coming out? Information and support
for parents of LGBT people. Helpline
and admin: Tel: 0131-556 6047 before
10pm. Write: c/o ScotsGay Magazine,
PO Box 666, Edinburgh. EH7 5YW.
parentsenquiry@hotmail.com
www.parentsenquiryscotland.org
RAINBOW FAMILIES
Quarterly events for anyone looking to
meet other LGBT parents, share
experiences and socialise in a family
setting. Tel: Jules Barnes on 0131-523
1104.
jules@lgbthealth.org.uk
POLITICAL
LIBERAL PARTY
LESBIAN AND GAY CAMPAIGN
Tel: 0151-259 5935 (Telephone
Answering Machine). Write: 41 Sutton
Street, Liverpool, L13 7EG.
libgay@libparty.demon.co.uk
www.liberal.org.uk
SCOTTISH LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
FOR LGBT EQUALITY
Tel: 0131-337 2314. Write: 4 Clifton
Terrace, Edinburgh. EH12 5DR.
hq@scotlibdems.org.uk
www.scotlibdems.org.uk
t: @scotlibdems
PRISONERS
FREE MAGAZINES FOR PRISONERS
Copies of ScotsGay are sent free of
charge to prisoners in UK prisons and
institutions. Please contact us if you
wish to be added to the mailing list.
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LESBIAN AND GAY REAL ALE
DRINKERS
The Edinburgh group of CAMRA's
Task Group for LGBT real ale and cider
fans. Meets in The Regent on the 1st
Mon of each month from 9pm to
sample the brewers' art - Aug 2nd
Mon (to avoid GBBF). Tel: Karen on
0131-557 8790.
lagrad@drink.demon.co.uk
www.lagrad-edinburgh.org.uk
and www.lagrad.org.uk
RESIDENTIAL
EVENTS
EDWARD CARPENTER
COMMUNITY OF GAY MEN
Committed to principles of caring,
trusting, personal growth, sharing, and
creativity aimed at nurturing
'community' as an alternative to the
commercial scene. Organises Gay
Men's Weeks and shorter events each
year in SW Scotland, the English Lake
District and other venues across the
UK. Write: Edward Carpenter
Community, BM ECC, London. WC1N
3xx. Tel: 08703 215121.
contact_ecc
@edwardcarpentercommunity
.org.uk
www.gaycommunity.org.uk
MEN4MEN
A safe space for men who are
attracted to men. A group of men who
are: attracted to men, aspiring towards
being at peace with themselves and
living authentically, committed to a
journey of knowing themseelves and
how they relate to others and their
environment, exploring and stretching
their psychological, emotional,
physical, social, spiritual and sexual
limits whilst respecting each other's
personal boundaries in a loving,
sacred, safe and supporting space,
valuing and building a caring and
daring community, aspiring to live
sustainably, valuing their respectful
connection with nature. "All of you is
welcome – your shadow and your
light.."
www.men4men.org.uk
THE FINDHORN FOUNDATION
Spiritual community, ecovillage and
holistic learning centre. Offers regular
residential workshops and retreats for
gay men and lesbians at Findhorn in
the North East of Scotland, and at its
retreat house on the peaceful island of
Iona. Tel: Findhorn (01309) 690311.
enquiries@findhorn.org
http://bit.ly/findhorn-lgbt for all
Findhorn Foundation gay and lesbian
workshops, or
http://www.findhorn.org/ for
information about all the Foundation’s
activities.
SPORTS
CALEDONIAN THEBANS RFC
Caledonian Thebans Rugby Football
Club is Scotland's first gay/bi friendly
rugby club. Offers gay/bi/trans men
the chance to learn the game and play
rugby in a safe and supportive
environment. Welcomes new players
(+18) at any level or experience and
new supporters to the club. If you're
interested in playing or supporting gay
rugby in Scotland, please get in touch.
Come along and get fit! Tel: 07758
668784 or Text "thebans" to 60300.
membership@thebans-rfc.co.uk
www.thebans-rfc.co.uk
EDINBURGH CUESTARS
POOL GROUP
Looking for new members, Meets on
2nd and 4th Tue of each month at
Shandon Snooker Club, Slateford
Road from 7-10pm. Costs £3 per
person.
darren.girdwood@yahoo.co.uk
EDINBURGH RACQUETEERS
BADMINTON GROUP
Gay and lesbian badminton club,
meets each Thu from 7-9pm at
Meadowbank Stadium. Seeks more
full time and part-time players. Plays
more at an intermediate level and takes
part in some friendly competitions.
Come along, have fun, enjoy meeting
the other members for a friendly game
and a social get-together afterwards.
Plays all year round and can generally
accommodate more players during
the Summer season (May-Aug).
info@theracqueteers.co.uk
TRANSGENDER
TRANSGENDER YOUTH
See our Youth listings.
NATIONAL:
WORKPLACE
TRANSMEN SCOTLAND
A national support group for all female
to male transgender people. Meets
2nd Sat of each month from 7-9pm at
LGBT Centre for Health and Wellbeing,
9 Howe Street, Edinburgh. For further
info Tel/Text 07948 735179 or
admin@transmenscotland.org.uk
www.transmenscotland.org.uk
ABERDEEN:
NEST Support: Write: c/o GREC, 41
Union Street, Aberdeen. AB11 5BN.
nestsupport@gmail.com
www.nestsupport.co.uk
BUCHLYVIE:
GLASGOW GAY AND LESBIAN
BADMINTON CLUB
Meets each Thu from 8-10pm. Come
along and have fun and enjoy meeting
the other members for a friendly
game. All welcome. Tel: Paul on 07708
514676 (6-11pm).
TV/TS Group: Meets last Sat of each
month at 5pm. Tel: Gladys or Michelle
on Buchlyvie (01360) 850516 or
07896 307348.
gladyspaterson2@yahoo.co.uk
GRANITE CITY STORMERS FC
Gay football team meeting regularly to
play, train and for social events. Based
in Aberdeen and open to people of all
ages, experience and ability. Always on
the lookout for new members and
volunteers, so if you can help out with
organising training, fundraising,
coaching, arranging kick abouts or
socials or contributing in any way,
please get in touch!
robleadbetter@hotmail.co.uk
TG Times: Monthly social and support
group for transgender people, those
questioning their gender identity or
cross-dressing. Meets 1st Sat of each
month from Noon-2pm. Tel: Dumfries
(01387) 255058 for venue details.
HOTSCOTS
Scotland's very first LGBT group for
football players and fans alike. Holds
regular training sessions every Thu
eve at Saughton Sports Complex
(8.45pm) and kick-abouts every Fri
eve, also at Saughton. Would love to
hear from anyone who would like to
take part. Compete in Division 1 of the
UK national gay league but all ability
levels are welcome, and the social side
is just as important as the playing. So
what are you waiting for? Text
"Football" to 80800 for more
information (texts cost 25p). Tel:
07585 132595
mail@hotscotsfc.com
www.hotscotsfc.com
LEAP SPORTS
An umbrella organisation for LGBT
sports clubs and groups in Scotland.
Can provide support with setting up
and developing your club, offer
training and run a variety of events. Tel:
0141-250 7438.
services@leapsports.org
www.leapsports.org
SALTIRE THISTLE FC
LGBT-friendly football team based in
Glasgow open to all from Scotland.
Training on Wed at Glasgow Green,
open kickabouts on Fri at Crownpoint
and matches most Sun in different
venues across the West. All abilities
and skills are welcome plus those who
want to watch and support. Regular
social events organised too.
contact@saltirethistle.com
www.clubwebsite.co.uk
/saltirethistle
SHUTTLESCOTS
BADMINTON CLUB
Friendly and relaxed group of mixed
ability players, including beginners.
Meets 7-9pm every Tue at
Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh
with a coach on hand every other
week and doubles social play in
between. The club is a great
opportunity to meet new people, make
friends and get some exercise.
info@shuttlescots.co.uk
www.shuttlescots.co.uk
TEAM SCOTLAND
BADMINTON CLUB
Glasgow based gay and lesbian
badminton club meets Sun Noon2pm at National Badminton Academy,
Scotstoun for competitive games.
International tournaments and
matches against clubs in London and
Europe are held annually. Sorry - no
beginners. Tel: Raymond on 0141-778
9220.
DUMFRIES:
DUNDEE:
Diversitay: T With Biscuits: Trans
Group meets monthly. For more
information, Tel: Diversitay on Dundee
(01382) 202620 (Mon 7-9pm).
EDINBURGH:
Edinburgh Trans Women: Support
group for transsexual women. Meets
1st Sat of each month 7.30-9.30pm in
LGBT Centre for Health and Wellbeing,
9 Howe Street.
info
@edinburghtranswomen.org.uk
www.edinburghtranswomen.org.uk
Me & T Monthly: Supportive space for
people who have friends, family or
partners who are transgender or
exploring their gender. An opportunity
to meet other people who may have
similar experiences, questions or
concerns. Meets 4th Sunday of each
month from 2-4pm at the LGBT
Centre for Health and Wellbeing, 9
Howe Street.
me.and.t.edinburgh@gmail.com
fb: MeTMonthly
T-Time: Informal social for all
transgender people, their partners,
family and friends, held the 3rd Sat of
each month from 1-4pm at LGBT
Centre for Health and Wellbeing, 9
Howe Street. A friendly, safe and
relaxed environment where there's
also space to change. Tel: Jules Barnes
on 0131-523 1104.
jules@lgbthealth.org.uk
GLASGOW:
Crosslynx Transgender Group:
Check website for details.
www.crosslynx.org.uk
Sandyford Trans Women's Support
Group: Meets twice a month. Further
details and support from group
member on 07758 462988 or contact
Sandyford Community Access Coordinator on 0141-232 8417.
colinmackillop@nhs.net
T-Time: Informal social for all
transgender people, their partners,
family and friends. Held on 1st Sat of
each month from 1-4pm at the
Terrence Higgins Trust, 134 Douglas
Street. A friendly, safe and relaxed
environment where there’s also space
to change. Tel: Jules Barnes on 0131523 1104.
jules@lgbthealth.org.uk
INVERNESS:
Swans Of Scotland: Meets last Thu of
each month from 7-9pm at Beaufort
Hotel, 11 Culduthel Road.
swansofscotland@gmail.com
www.spanglefish.com
/SwansofScotland
STUDENTS
PERTH:
Many Universities and Colleges have
LGBT Societies - contact via your
Students Union. Tel: NUS Scotland
LGBT Officer on 0131-556 6598 or
Fax: 0131-557 5679. Write: Hazel
Marzetti, LGBT Officer, NUS Scotland,
1 Papermill Wynd, Edinburgh. EH7
4QL.
lgbt@nus-scotland.org.uk or
mail@nus-scotland.org.uk
Perth Trans Group: Meets first Sat of
each month at 7pm at Grampian
Hotel, York Place, Perth.
kate485@btinternet.com
STIRLING:
Central Scotland Transgender Group:
Meets 2nd Sat of each month 7-10pm
at Westlands Hotel, Dunblane. Tel:
Sarah Whyte on 07748 484703.
sarah_m_whyte@yahoo.co.uk
EIS LGBT NETWORK
Write: National Officer (Education and
Equality), 46 Moray Place, Edinburgh.
EH3 6BH. Tel: 0131-225 6244.
SMcCrossan@eis.org.uk
FIRE BRIGADES UNION
LGBT SUPPORT GROUP
For firefighters and control staff. Write:
c/o Pat Carberry, FBU, 68 Coombe
Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey.
KT2 7SE. Tel: 07725 602524 or 0208541 1765.
PCarberry@fbu.org.uk
www.fbulgbt.org.uk
GAY POLICE ASSOCIATION
IN SCOTLAND
Membership is open to all police
officers and police staff, serving or
retired. Tel: 07092 700213 .
www.gpascotland.com
GMB SCOTLAND
EQUAL RIGHTS GROUP
Write: Regional Equal Rights Officer,
GMB Scotland, Fountain House, 1/3
Woodside Crescent, Glasgow. G3 7UJ.
Tel: 0141-352 8109.
louise.gilmour@gmb.org.uk
HIGHLAND LIFE STAFF EQUALITY
NETWORK
LGBT staff network for public sector
employees in the Highlands.
LGBT@highlandlife.net
www.highlandlife.net/lgbt-network
PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL
SERVICES UNION (PCS)
PROUD GROUP
Scottish Rep : Dave McNeilly c/o PCS,
Equalities Committee, 160 Falcon
Road, London. SW11 2LN. Tel: 07896
471891.
pcsproud@live.co.uk
www.pcsproud.org.uk
UNISON
Glasgow City LGBT Group. Meets pay
day Tue at 5pm in Glasgow City
Unison Offices, 84 Bell Street. All
LGBT members welcome.
YOUTH
NATIONAL:
LGBT YOUTH SCOTLAND
The Citadel, 39/40 Commercial Street,
Edinburgh. EH6 6JD. Provides
services and opportunities for LGBT
young people (13-25) throughout
Scotland. Tel: 0131-555 3940.
Glasgow Office: 30 (3/2) Bell Street,
Glasgow. G1 1LG. Tel: 0141-552
7425. Their website has details of
Youth Groups throughout Scotland.
www.lgbtyouth.org.uk
fb: lgbtys
QUEER ATTITUDE
Edinburgh based website for young
LGBT people everywhere.
www.queerattitude.com
DUNDEE:
Allsorts: Meets every 2nd Tue 6-8pm
at The Shore, 15 Shore Terrace.
info@lgbtyouth.org.uk
Different Visions Celebrate (DV8):
Youth group for young people 25 and
under who have issues with their
sexuality or with the sexuality of a
member of their family. Drop In
Service 9-5pm at Eighteen And Under,
1 Victoria Road. Offers a safe and
friendly environment to meet and
discuss issues affecting the LGBT
community and our families. Tel:
Shaun on Dundee (01382) 206222.
shauntaylor498@hotmail.co.uk
DUNFERMLINE:
LGBT Youth Group: Meets every Wed
eve at Tower House Youth Centre,
Commercial School Lane.
vikki.robertson@fife.gov.uk
EDINBURGH:
Beyond Gender: Meets every Tue 79pm at The Citadel, 39/40 Commercial
Street. For 13-25 year old transgender
youth. info@lgbtyouth.org.uk
fb: beyondgender
Sound Youth: Meets every Wed 6.308.30pm at The Citadel, 39/40
Commercial Street. For 13-17 year
olds.
info@lgbtyouth.org.uk
Vada: Meets every Thu 7-9pm at The
Citadel, 39/40 Commercial Street. For
17-25 year olds.
info@lgbtyouth.org.uk
Weekend Group: Meets every 2nd Sat
7-9pm at The Citadel, 39/40
Commercial Street. For 13-25 year
olds.
info@lgbtyouth.org.uk
FALKIRK:
FK1nclude: Group for LGBT young
people and their friends and allies aged
13-26. Meets Thu 6.30-8.30pm at
Park Street Community Education
Base, Park Street.
info@lgbtyouth.org.uk
GLASGOW:
Rainbow Sisters Girls' Group: Meets
every 2nd Mon 7-9pm at 30 (3/2) Bell
Street. For 13-17 year olds.
info@lgbtyouth.org.uk
Shout: Meets every Tue 7-9pm at 30
(3/2) Bell Street. For 13-18 year olds.
info@lgbtyouth.org.uk
Standout: Meets every Wed 7-9pm at
30 (3/2) Bell Street. For 18-25 year
olds.
info@lgbtyouth.org.uk
Trans Youth Glasgow: Meets every
2nd Mon 7-9pm at 30 (3/2) Bell
Street. For 13-25 year old transgender
youth.
info@lgbtyouth.org.uk
HAMILTON:
QUEER YOUTH
UK rganisation run by young people
providing a united voice for all lesbian,
gay, bisexual, asexual, pansexual,
intersex, transgender, transsexual,
queer and curious youth. Queer Youth
Scotland usually meets monthly in
either Glasgow, Dundee or Edinburgh.
www.queeryouth.org.uk
ABERDEEN:
Zone Youth: LGBT group for people
aged under 26.
andi@gmh.org.uk
fb: zoneyouthlgbt
Skittles LGBT Youth Group:
For 16-25 year olds. Meets Mon 6.3010pm. Tel: Graham on Hamilton
(01698) 456680 during office hours.
graham.kane@yls.org.uk
KILMARNOCK:
East Ayrshire LGBT Youth Group:
For 13-26 year olds. Meets Mon 6.308.30pm at The Gateway Centre,
Foregate Square, Kilmarnock. KA1
1LN. Tel: Louisa on Kilmarnock
(01563) 554588.
Louisa.McEvoy
@east-ayrshire.gov.uk
ALLOA:
KIRKCALDY:
CLAX LGBT Group: Meets 1st Thu of
each month from 6.30-8.30pm at
Kilncraigs.
info@lgbtyouth.org.uk
LGBT Youth Group:
rebecca.mellon@linkhaltd.co.uk
LANARKSHIRE:
BORDERS:
INVOLVED: Meets Wed 5-8pm in
Galashiels. Tel: 0131-555 3940.
info@lgbtyouth.org.uk
LGBT Youth Group: Meets every Thu.
Tel: 0141-332 3838.
groupwork.scotland@tht.org.uk
LEVENMOUTH:
CLYDEBANK:
Y Sort It FUSION LGBT Youth Group:
Meets every 2nd Mon 6.30-9pm.
gillian@ysortit.com or
david@ysortit.com
DUMFRIES:
Dumfries & Galloway Phoenix: LGBT
and friends youth group for people
aged 12-21. Tue 7-9pm. 88b High
Street, Dumfries.Tel: Dumfries (01387)
255058.
dandg@lgbtyouth.org.uk
www.lgbtcentredg.co.uk
fb: DumfriesLgbtCentre
Youth 2 LGBT Youth Group:
Meets every Mon in Leven.
Lisa.Hunter@fife.gov.uk
PERTH:
Glow: Meets Thu 6–8pm at 68-86
Scott Street.
info@lgbtyouth.org.uk
STIRLING:
Triangle!: Meets every 2nd Wed from
6.30–8.30pm at the Crawford Hall.
info@lgbtyouth.org.uk
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WOMEN
Brunette Aviemore Woman Seeks
Girlfriend
44 years of age, I am a slim
intelligent assertive crime novelist. I
am seeking a lesbian/bisexual lady
aged 30-60 for a casual/long-term
loving relationship. My interests
include rock climbing, alpine skiing,
dining out, homemaking,
civilian/military transport and... cats.
Box SG13904.
MEN
Ancient Organs
Old copies of Gay News and
magazines (no porn) are available
for a donation to charity, or to a
good home. Box SG13906.
Festival Fun
In Edinburgh for the Festival? Older
guy offers discreet first time fun to
young guys. Box SG13907.
Help Wanted
Single lonely disabled guy living in
Fife. Looking for younger, fit
companion under 30 for help on
regular days out/shopping trips. I
look for genuine friendship. ALA.
Box SG13910.
Adult Conceptions
Eater Seeks Feeder 16-35
I'm a slim, fit, good-looking 27 year
old lad, 5ft 10in. I have my own
place in the Edinburgh area. I am
looking for a lad 16-35 who would
be up for shitting in my mouth
regularly. I would like to be used as
a toilet. Guys from 16 up to 35 will
be considered. I also love eating ass
(rimming) and sucking hole. I will
send you my pic before meeting (by
phone or e-mail). If all this sounds
good and gets you really hard,
please text me: 07957 210 946. Box
SG13911.
8b Drummond Street, Edinburgh
EH8 9TU Tel: 0131-557 9413
Sun Noon-9pm Mon-Sat 10am-9pm
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One Plus
Come for fun and bring a friend or
come yourself or bring a friend. Text
07813 530143. Box SG13919.
Grrrr...
Young (23), passionate, confident
creature of the night seeks tamer not
the tame. Edinburgh preferred. Box
SG13920.
The Bare Minimum
Like going without underwear.
Experienced at going without
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get away from socks and to be
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time all the year round basis. Also
like going naked under the
boilersuit. What barefoot footwear
would you recommend? Wanting
and needing the essential and
recommended barefoot footwear.
Seekinmg contact with those who
like to wear just the bare minimum
of clothes and get by without
underwear or socks. Also seeking
contact with those who are willing
and obliging to help with kitting out
with the essential and recommended
footwear items. Genuinbe replies
only. Box SG13921.
BISEXUAL
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There has to be a first time for
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versatile, older guy will talk you
through things at your own pace
before getting down to some safe
fun. Your limits respected. Total
discretion assured. Live in
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but may travel if required. Box
SG13701.
Retired Hippy
Master Seeks Loyal Slaves
Strict Master seeks totally
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needed. ALAWP only genuine. Box
SG13913.
Hardworking Tradesmen Wanted
Looking for hard working tradesmen
who seek a willing no-holes barred,
golden pleasure host "thats me",
come and service me. Box
SG13915.
Edinburgh
Mature guy looking for fun with
guy(s) aged 16-26 - probably at my
place in Central Edinburgh. Nothing
complicated: love not required
although mutual respect is a must.
One off is good, so is longer term
fuck buddy. I'm mostly active but
can be versatile if that's what really
works for you. Safer fun only - no
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than) anything else - so there are a
lot of options. What have you got to
lose by replying and seeing if our
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Older Spankers Wanted
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Grandad/daddy, roleplay, with hand
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Strathclyde/Ayrshire, older the
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Skype: James.Brunton68. E-mail:
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26 year old genderqueer looking for
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SG13703.
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me. Travel/Avon. ALA. Box
SG13912.
Adult Baby 24-7 With Time Outs
I'm gay, 43, Scottish, chubby, 5'10",
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ABERDEEN
CHAPLINS*
20 Adelphi. Sun & Thu 9pm2am, Fri-Sat 9pm-3am. LGBT
and Straight friendly venue.
fb: Chaplins Aberdeen
CHEERZ BAR & CLUB*
11 Hadden Street. Lively gay
bar and club with
entertainment and more.
fb: Cheerz Bar
MARKET ARMS*
13 Hadden Street. LGBT
friendly pub with karaoke five
nights per week.
fb: MarketArmsAberdeen
WELLMAN’S HEALTH
STUDIO*
218 Holburn Street. Tel:
(01224) 211441. Mon-Fri
Noon-10pm, Sat Noon-9pm,
Sun 2-9pm. 8-man Jacuzzi,
sauna, steamroom, café. Free
Internet access. Massage
available.
info
@wellmans-healthstudio.co.uk
www.wellmans-healthstudio.co.uk
DUMFRIES
DUMFRIES LGBT CENTRE*
88b High Street, Dumfries,
DG1 2BJ. Tel: (01387) 255058.
Various group drop-ins, please
view online calendar: www.
lgbtcentredg.co.uk/calendar/
Also provides LGBT awareness
training to professionals.
DandG@lgbtyouth.org.uk
www.lgbtcentredg.co.uk
DUNDEE
B4OUT*
2 St Andrew’s Lane. Tel:
(01382) 200660. 7pmMidnight. Gay bar. Karaoke
Wed, Fri & Sun: Karaoke. Free
pool table. Smoking balcony.
Available for Private Hire.
fb: b4out
KLOZET*
73-75 Seagate. Tel: (01382)
690403. Sun 12.30-Midnight,
Mon-Fri 11am-Midnight, Sat
11am-2.30am. Formerly The
Gauger. Karaoke Wed, Fri &
Sun. Free pool from 11am6pm. Free WiFi. Regular live
bands and acts.
fb: klozet.dundee
NUMBER 11*
11 Princes Steet. Tel: (01382)
451986. Sun-Thu NoonMidnight (last entry 11pm)
Fri-Sat Noon-6am (last entry
4am). Gay sauna. Previously
Jocks.
no.11sauna@live.com
www.number11.net
OUT*
124 Seagate. Tel: (01382)
200660. Wed-Sun 11pm2.30am. Good atmosphere,
very popular disco with wide
selection of sounds and the
occasional act/PA.
fb: outdundee
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THE SALTY DOG*
9 Crichton Street. Tel: 07580
171426. 2pm-Midnight. Cosy
little bar. Fri & Sat: Karaoke.
Sun: "The Sunday Club" with
free buffet from 7pm.
fb: SaltyDog Dundee
EDINBURGH
ADULT CONCEPTIONS*
8 Drummond Street. Tel: 0131557 9413. Sun Noon-9pm,
Mon-Sat 10am-9pm.
THE AULD HOOSE*
23-25 St Leonards Street.
Tel: 0131-668 2934. Sun
12.30pm-1am, Mon-Sat Noon1am. Everybody-friendly real
ale bar. Food served: Mon-Sat
Noon-9.30pm, Sun 12.308pm.
liz@theauldhoose.co.uk
www.theauldhoose.co.uk
BOBBIE'S BOOKSHOP*
220 Morrison Street. Tel: 0131538 7069. Mon-Sat
10am-1pm, 2-5.30pm. Sells a
selection of gay magazines.
CAFÉ HABANA*
22 Greenside Place. Tel: 0131558 1270. 1pm-1am. Friendly
pre-club bar popular with
locals and visitors. Free WiFi.
cafehabanaEH1@mac.com
www.cafehabanaEH1.com
CAFÉ NOM DE PLUME*
60 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131478 1372. Café/bar at the LGBT
Centre. Meals, snacks, drinks.
Free WiFi. Outdoor smoking
area.
cafenomdeplume
@ntlbusiness.com
C.C. BLOOM'S*
23-24 Greenside Place. Tel:
0131-556 9331. Sun 12.30pm3am, Mon-Sat 11am-3am.
Recently renovated nightclub
with bar and restaurant.
ccblooms@tiscali.co.uk
fb: CC Blooms
THE CHURCH OF
HIGH KICKS*
C.C. Blooms, 23-24 Greenside
Place. Tel: 0131-556 9331.
Hosted by drag DJ Jon Pleased
Wimmin, features music, star
turns, talent competition and
free buffet.
fb: Church of High Kicks
DV8
Spiders Web Basement, 258
Morrison Street. Tel: 0131-228
1949. 8pm-1am. Last Fri of
each month. Fetish club.
http://dv8fetishclub.co.uk
EDINBURGH LGBT CENTRE*
58a and 60 Broughton Street.
Houses Café Nom De Plume
and Pride Scotia. Free WiFi
(sponsored by ScotsGay).
Bought in 1974 by the Scottish
Minorities Group, it is the only
LGBT-owned LGBT Centre in
the UK and is also the oldest
LGBT Centre outwith the USA.
Tel: 0131-556 9471. Meeting
Room Booking Tel: 07817
533337.
info@edinburghlgbtcentre.org.
uk
ELBOW*
133-135 East Claremont Street.
Tel: 0131-556 5662. 11am1am. Breakfast until 6pm at
weekends, Lunch 11.30am6pm, Dinner 6pm-10pm. Bar
and restaurant.
www.elbowedinburgh.co.uk
ELECTRO-SEXUAL*
C.C. Bloom’s, 23-24 Greenside
Place. Tel: 0131-556 9331.
11pm-3am. First Fri of each
month. Club night.
fb: Electroedinburgh
GLOBAL VILLAGE
The Annexe at The Liquid
Rooms, 9c Victoria Street
(Entrance via Cowgate). Tel:
0131-225 2564. 10.30pm3am. 2nd Sat of each month.
New club night. DJs Brian
Fisher, Chris Fayr and Stewart
Wilson. Entry £5 until 11pm £8
thereafter.
www.globalvillageclubs.com
LGBT CENTRE FOR
HEALTH & WELLBEING*
9 Howe Street. Tel: 0131-523
1100. LGBT community centre
in the heart of the New Town
offering a range of events,
courses and activities. Provides
meeting space for community
groups.
admin@lgbthealth.org.uk
www.lgbthealth.org
NEW TOWN BAR*
26B Dublin Street. Tel: 0131538 7775. Sun 12.30pm-1am,
Mon-Thu Noon-1am, Fri-Sat
Noon-2am. Food: Mon-Fri
Noon-3pm. Popular and busy
gay bar. Free WiFi.
www.newtownbar.co.uk
No EIGHTEEN*
18 Albert Place, Leith Walk. Tel:
0131-553 3222. Mon-Thu
Noon-10pm, Fri-Sun Noon11pm. The UK's first VAT
registered gay sauna! £12
(£10 concessions), £7 after
8pm.
www.number18sauna.com
PLANET*
6 Baxter's Place. Tel: 0131-556
5551. 1pm-1am. Popular and
busy gay bar with friendly staff.
Karaoke Sun-Thu from 9pm.
Nightly DJ.
planetgaybar@googlemail.com
Q-STORE
5 Barony Street. Tel/Fax: 0131477 4756. Mon-Fri 11am-7pm,
Sat 11am-6pm. Scotland's
only licensed gay store.
THE REGENT*
2 Montrose Terrace. Tel: 0131661 8198. Sun 12.30pm-1am,
Mon-Sat Noon-1am.
Edinburgh's Gay Real Ale Pub voted 2010 Edinburgh Pub Of
The Year by CAMRA members.
Deuchars IPA and Old Rosie
scrumpy always available plus
a range of guest ales.Snacks
and meals served all day until
10pm plus coffees and teas.
Free WiFi. Dogs welcome but
no children under 5 years.
CAMRA's Lesbian & Gay Real
Ale Drinkers meet here on the
1st Mon of the month from
9pm. Quiz night 1st Mon of the
month with resident
Quizmistress Siobhan.
www.lagrad-edinburgh.org.uk
STEAMWORKS*
5 Broughton Market. Tel: 0131477 3567. Daily 11am-11pm.
Stylish sauna forming part of
busy gay hotel and sauna
complex in centre of gay
quarter. State-of-the-art
facilities including large spa
pool, sauna cabin, large steam
room, video room, labyrinth
with themed areas, café
lounge, free Internet access,
tanning booth. Lockers £6,
Cabins £11 before 2pm.
Lockers £10, Cabins £15 at all
other times. Students and
under 25 £6 lockers all day,
every day! No membership
required.
www.steamworks-sauna.co.uk
THE STREET*
2 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-556
4272. Sun 12.30pm-1am,
Mon-Sat Noon-1 am. Small but
perfectly formed bar run by
Louise and Trendy Wendy.
www.thestreetbar.co.uk
WORD POWER*
43-45 West Nicolson Street.
Tel: 0131-662 9112. Sun
Noon-5pm, Mon-Sat 10am6pm. Independent radical
bookshop.
books@wordpower.co.uk
www.word-power.co.uk
GLASGOW
AXM CLUB
80 Glassford Street. Tel: 0141552 5761. Wed-Sun
10pm-3am. New club in
former Bennets premises "Manchester has now arrived in
Glasgow".
info@axm-club.com
www.axmgroup.co.uk/axmclub-glasgow/
CCA*
350 Sauchiehall Street. Tel:
0141-352 4900. Fax: 0141-332
3226. Café Tel: 0141-332 7959.
Info: Mon-Sat 10am-6pm.
Gallery: Tue-Sat 11am-6pm.
Café: Mon -Sat, 10amMidnight. Bar: Mon-Sat
Noon-Midnight. Centre for
Contemporary Arts. ScotsGay
available in bar.
gen@cca-glasgow.com
www.cca-glasgow.com
COURT BAR*
69 Hutcheson Street. Tel:
0141-552 2463. Sun NoonMidnight, Mon-Sat
8am-Midnight. Intimate bar.
Straight friendly.
DELMONICA'S BAR*
68 Virginia Street. Tel: 0141552 4803. Noon-Midnight. DJs
nightly from 9pm. Thu: Quiz.
Sun: Karaoke.
www.delmonicas.co.uk
FHQ*
10 John Street. Tel: 0141-553
5851. Sat 11pm-3am.
Women’s bar/club.
www.fhqbar.co.uk
THE GALLERY*
101 Brunswick Street. Part of
the Old Sheriff Court Building.
Tel: 0141-552 6310. 11amMidnight. New and upmarket
bistro/bar, clean cut,
contemporary with a relaxed
atmosphere. Live
entertainment, large selection
SG
L IS TING S
SCOTSGAY
of wines, beers, spirits, teas,
coffees, food and homebakes
available. Free Wi-Fi. External
seating area.
fb: merchant.galleryglasgow
KATIE’S BAR
17 John Street. New bar due to
open Fri 26th Jul.
THE LANE
60 Robertson Lane. Irregular
hours. Sauna with private
cabins. Not very busy.
LUKE & JACK
ADULT BOUTIQUE*
45 Virginia Street. Tel: 0141552 5699. Mon-Thu
11am-6pm, Fri-Sat 10.30am6.30pm, Sun Noon-5pm.
Locally owned and
independent. Sells aromas,
toys, lubes, magazines and
books, underwear, T-shirts,
gifts, etc.
hello@lukeandjack.co.uk
www.lukeandjack.co.uk
MERCHANT PRIDE
20 Candleriggs. Tel: 0141-564
1285. Sun 12.30pm-Midnight,
Mon-Fri 4pm-Midnight, Sat
Noon-Midnight. Bar in the
heart of the Merchant City.
fb: MerchantPride
NUMBER 40 FOX STREET*
40 Fox Street. Tel: 0141-258
9082. 10am-2am. Gay Sauna.
Steam Room. Sauna Room.
Roman Room. Fully equipped
gym. Free Wifi.
membership@40foxstreet.com
www.40foxstreet.com
THE PIPEWORKS*
5-10 Metropole Lane. Tel:
0141-552 5502. Mon-Thu
11.30am-11pm, Fri 11.30amSat 6am, Sat Noon- Sun 11pm.
Men's Health and Leisure Club.
Usual facilities. £13 (£10 conc).
www.thepipeworks.com
POLO LOUNGE*
84 Wilson Street. Tel: 0141553 1221. Sun 9pm-3am, Mon
11pm-3am (Club X only), Tue
10pm-3am, Wed 7pm-3am,
Thu-Sat 11pm-3am. Long
established pub/club. Young
crowd.
www.pologlasgow.co.uk
THE RIDING ROOM*
The Joint On The Corner, 58
Virginia Street. Tel: 0845
6595904. 5pm-3am. Liquor
and cabaret.
george@theridingroom.co.uk
www.theridingroom.co.uk
SILKS AND SECRETS*
308 Argyle Street. Tel: 0141572 1017. Fax: 0141-221
0959. Sun Noon-5pm, MonSat 10am-6pm. Clothes and
toys catering for gay,
transvestite and fetish tastes.
www.silksandsecrets.com
SPEAKEASY*
10 John Street. Tel: 0141-553
5851. Sun 12.30pm-2am,
Mon-Thu 4pm–2am, Fri 4pm–
3am, Sat Noon–3am. Fresh
alternative to the gay scene.
Food until 9pm.
speakeasy@g1group.com
www.speakeasyglasgow.co.uk
UNDERGROUND*
6a John Street. Tel: 0141-553
2456. Mon-Fri Noon-Midnight,
Sat-Sun 1pm-Midnight.
A refreshing antidote to the
current gay scene. Free WiFi.
www.undergroundglasgow.co
m
VIOLATE
Violate Club Line: 09099
108174 (75p per min at all
times) or 07939 723387.
BDSM Runs regular clubs at
the Big Joint in South Street,
Glasgow on the first Sat of the
month.
www.violate.co.uk
THE VIRGINIA GALLERY*
Basement, 45 Virgina Street.
Specialises in art from the
LGBT Community and erotic
art for all! Over 18's only.
Regular themed exhibitions
and events. Open Tue-Sat.
www.thevirginiagallery.co.uk
THE WATERLOO*
306 Argyle Street. Tel: 0141248 7216. Sun
12.30pm-Midnight, Mon-Sat
Noon-Midnight. Popular,
crowded, down to earth
drinking shop. Scotland's
oldest gay bar. Busy, busy!
www.waterloobar.co.uk
fb: Waterloo Bar
WEDNESDAYS
The Tunnel, 84 Mitchell Street.
Tel: 0141-204 1000. 1st Wed
of each month. 11.30pm-3am.
Club night.
www.tunnelglasgow.co.uk
INVERNESS
ARE YOU COMING OUT
TONIGHT?
Aces, 39 High St. Tel: (01463)
232602. 1st Tue of each
month. 9pm-1am. Monthly
LGBT night.
STIRLING
KATIE’S BAR*
3 Barnton Street. Tel: (01786)
448458. Sun-Thu 8amMidnight, Fri-Sat 8am-1am.
LGBT friendly.
katiesbar10@hotmail.co.uk
fb: katiesbarbistro
STORNOWAY
AN LANNTAIR*
Kenneth Street. Tel: (01851)
703307. Mon-Sat 10am-Late.
LGBT friendly arts centre with
bar and restaurant. Real ale.
info@lanntair.com
www.lanntair.com
TROON
LITTLE SHOP WITH NO
NAME*
41 West Portland Street. Tel:
(01292) 317717. Tue-Sun
10.30am-5pm. LGBT-owned
and friendly art gallery and
coffee shop.
littleshopwithnoname
@gmail.com
www.littleshopwithnoname.co.
uk
* = Stocks ScotsGay
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