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from London to Berlin and all over in-between…

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print + web iPad + iPhone LondonLon club GutterSlut started life in a tiny strip club on Hackney Road and has since gone on to packing out parties in Berlin and rocking it at Bestival. The teamm is back in town to celebrate its 6th birthday on Bank Holiday Sunday with a phenomenal party at Metropolis Strip Club. If you missed the last one, you certainly don’t want to miss the bitch’s birthday beats. The ‘Slut gives QX reasons 7 o`ql`akakl`]Q]Yjg^l`]Kdml

5) GutterSlut at Summer Rites, Saturday 26th July We can’t tell you much now about this, except that we are super happy to work with Martyn Fritzgerald and Wayne Shires after having had a great time at East Bloc for three years. Photos: Mark Storey Mark Photos: 6) GutterSlut Berns Stockholm, Saturday 2nd August After last years off the hooker parties, we are back again showing the rave police how to party! Last year A Man To Pet and John Sizzle were with us making sure that there were no more blonde people entering the club. There are rumors that Jonny Woo 1) GutterSlut 6th Birthday at 3) GutterSlut exhibition at Studio and Jacqui Potato will be making a special Metropolis, Sunday 25th May… Ralf Obergfell in Berlin, Friday appearance. Watch out for trannies falling down the 13th June giant poles, but we are mostly looking Studio Ralf Obergfell is also a sex dungeon 7) GutterSlut Bestival with special forward to A Man To Pet providing (ask Per) so you never know what could guests Maze & Maters, Per QX, “douche” to the horny sluts. Going back happen. All the shit found at GutterSlut’s Nic Fisher and Ms Crystal to our original strip club styelee makes us parties from the past 6 years will be For the third year in a row GutterSlut is extremely randy! thrown onto the walls and sold for a rocking the closing night of Grand Palace million bucks! LOL of Entertainment. Every year GutterSlut 2) GutterSlut ‘moving house’ brings a special guest DJ, and what better party in Berlin, Friday 13th June 4) GutterSlut with Felix Da choice this year than Maze & Masters. at Griessmühle (Sonnenalle 221, Housecat and DJ Hell at XOYO, These girls really know how to party and 12059 Berlin Neukölln) Friday 11th July I’m sure the mud ain’t gonna stop ‘em going As the Slut got thrown out of Club Chalet The Slut is having a “spit roast” with two wild and mental! Looking forward! for having too much sex in the toilets, she house and techno legends - you know what LEHXSVYRSJJXS2IYO}PPRXS½RHERI[HERI[ sheshe’s s like,like, sheshe’ll ll do anythinga for fame. The home. The Slut has dropped her knickers (EPWXSR+E]1E½EMWZIV]I\GMXIHXS[SVO(EPWXSR+E]1E½EMW again to get a famous DJ to play aatt her with XOYO.XOYO. party (we can’t tell you who yet).. Dalston vs Neukölln in an outdoor orgy fullull of trash on the max, this is Griessmühle.

GutterSlut’s 6th Birthdayay is at Metropolis Strip Clubb (234(234 Cambridge Heath Road, E22 9NN)9NN) on Bank Holiday Sunday 25th25th May, 10pm-5am.

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We The Wurst! Cliff Joannou deconstructs Eurovision and the power of Conchita Wurst…

Like it or loathe it, Eurovision is as politically-charged as it is both widely reviled or regaled. Like Marmite, you do either love it or hate it. You’re either planning your weekend around it, or utterly indifferent to its existence. It’s either a nuisance to your social plans (I can’t tell you how many Eurovision parties I’ve had to politely turn down invites to) or rejoiced in its gleeful camp in the company of friends at your favourite gay bar. Without doubt, it was the “We learned inspiration for a thousand song contests, from American Idol to X Factor via the that homophobic Russian legislation in June much-lamented Pop Stars: The Rivals. (Ah, homophobes 2013, he probably had no idea that the One True Voice, where are you now?) greatest protest to his chokingly repressive If it wasn’t for Eurovision we wouldn’t have are often statement of real family values would Abba or Bucks Fizz, and Gina G would never come in the form of a transsexual at the have gone on to make a glittering career masters of Eurovision song contest that went on to based on her massive (s)hit single. their own rally a continent to her vision of personal

If UKIP were right about one thing, it is that freedom. It’s a good thing he doesn’t wear Ramstorfer Thomas Photo: XLIMR¾Y\SJEPPXLSWI)YVSTIERGSYRXVMIW downfall” a beard (not a real one at least) or he did bring an end to the UK’s dominance… when she came on screen. We will never would have to join his fellow right wing of Eurovision. Ever since we (legally/illegally) know. What is certain is that the attention countrymen who have been reportedly invaded Iraq and all those Eastern European lauded on Wurst’s performance ahead of shaving their faces this week in protest at countries entered our continent’s country the contest only served to highlight what how Wurst’s image has singularly castrated club of power mongers, we have been hit is essentially an iconic Eurovision song. the beard as a symbol of masculinity. by a swarm of retaliatory nil points, barely ³6MWI0MOI%4LSIRM\´MWP]VMGEPP]QYWMGEPP] It may be the end of the beard as we able to scratch the Top 10 of the lamentable melodically, and from a performance know it in Russia, but at least we can rest GSRXIWX´W½REP³*YGOMRKJSVIMKRIVW´*EVEKI perspective, so perfectly, outrageously, assured that (at the time of going to press) QYWXFIWIIXLMRK³,IVIXLI]GSQIFVIEOMRK Eurovision. The fact that it’s so intensely 'SRGLMXE;YVWXMWHI½ERXP]EXXLIXSTSJ down our borders and making a mockery TIVWSREPSRP]QEKRM½IWMXWTS[IV%[SVXL] Russia’s Top 100 downloaded songs. And of our music industry.’ Mr Blobby would Bond song, with the drama that more whilst this success may have even worked no doubt agree. (The latter, I imagine, also recent themes have missed. (I’m serious, to conversely entrench the ultra-rightwing votes UKIP.) I’d rather watch Mz Wurst’s Eurovision views of some across Europe (and But what did we learn from Eurovision performance than Adele’s lacklustre even here in the UK), it was this year? 3WGEVWVIRHMXMSRSJ³7O]JEPP´ still Russian viewers that We learned that homophobes are -X´WRSXXLI½VWXXMQI E[EVHIHLIV½ZITSMRXWMR SJXIRQEWXIVWSJXLIMVS[RHS[RJEPP,EH gender identity has played the public vote. countries like Russia, Armenia and Belarus at the heart of Eurovision While this certainly allowed individuals to go about their own politics. In 1998 when Dana won’t mark the end of business of being individuals and not carbon International won for Israel intensifying homophobia copies of their narrow-minded vision of [MXLXLIWSRK³(MZE´MX in Russia and Eastern what a man should be or a woman should look was the conservative Europe, Putin and other like, perhaps Austrian entrant Conchita and Orthodox Jews anti-gay leaders Wurst’s rousing song would not have from her own country should take garnered the attention they wanted it so that dissented and heed that their much not to receive. attempted to void edicts on ,EHXLI]RSXGEQTEMKRIHWSZSGEPP] her entry into the family values against Wurst’s inclusion in the contest, competition. may not perhaps she would not have gained such When necessarily QSQIRXYQSRXLIRMKLXSJXLI½REP#%JXIV President Putin align with all, every presenter across Europe must have signed-off those of their highlighted Russia’s protest at her inclusion his intensely people.

Photo: Conchita performing at SEPM / East Bloc on the 11th of April Joel ryder

Read how QX predicted Conchita Wurst’s Eurovision single here: www.qxmagazine.com/club-night/sepm/

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UKIP vs the EU: YOUR LGBT RIGHTS

Thursday 22nd May sees the European elections happening across Europe, which is your chance to choose who represents you in the European Union summits of Brussels and Strasbourg. 46 million people are eligible to vote in the UK, where currently anti- EU party UKIP are leading the polls. At QX we analyse the LGBT rights record of UKIP verses that of the EU, and discuss why you should use your vote.

By Patrick Cash

id you hear the one %RH[LEXHSXLI)9HSJSV0+&8VMKLXW# about the UKIP Ilga Europe, the European region of the counsellor (David International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, D Silvester) who said Trans and Intersex Association, reports that gay marriage was on its website how ‘over the last two causing the winter decades the EU has become increasingly ¾SSHW#3V[LEXEFSYXXLISRI[LIVI committed to the active promotion of the UKIP local election candidate (Harry human rights’. This includes: Perry) said that ‘David Cameron is a gay loving nutcase and homosexuality is an ˆ The 1997 Treaty of EFSQMREXMSR´#3VIZIRXLISRI ERHXLMWMW Amsterdam, empowering the a good one) where the UKIP Member of EU to ‘take appropriate action to the European Parliament (Roger Helmer) combat discrimination based on GEPPIHKE]W³EFRSVQEP´# sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion The trouble is they’re not jokes, they’re or belief, disability, age or sexual all entirely real and publically aired views Clockwise from orientation’. from members of the UK Independence top: David Silvester, Party. These three examples only scrape Harry Perry, Roger ˆThe 2000 European Charter the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Helmer, Nigel Farage of Fundamental Rights, UKIP’s track record on its members XLI½VWXMRXIVREXMSREPLYQER ERHSJ½GMEPGERHMHEXIW´EXXMXYHIWXS rights charter to include sexual homosexuality. Go to gay media outlet orientation discrimination as a PinkNews and type in ‘UKIP’, where you prohibited ground of discrimination. can view article after article recording UKIP’s torrent of virulently anti-gay views ˆA series of resolutions of dating back to 2010 and beyond. the European Parliament, UKIP ostensibly stand for independence opening up the possibility of from the European Union, which they view making progress with eliminating as too controlling over UK laws, but many discrimination in all areas of activity. critics have voiced how their stance thinly disguises abject racism. Party leader Nigel to prove themselves by doing well in the In summation, within the limited Farage has defended their recent advertising European elections on the 22nd, then, at amount of space I have here to discuss a campaign – which includes a picture of worse case scenario, it’s not unfeasible they complex issue, the EU has been seriously ETSMRXMRK½RKIVEPSRKWMHIXLIXI\X´ may become real, dangerous candidates working for many years now to protect million people in Europe are looking for for winning a future UK general election. LGBTI rights across its member states. [SVO%RH[LSWINSFWEVIXLI]EVIEJXIV#´ Should they do so and immediately pull us It would not only be a step backward ¯EW³ELEVHLMXXMRKVI¾IGXMSRSJVIEPMX]´ out of the EU, UKIP become essentially the for the UK, but a humourless joke if we To many though, it may seem like scare highest power we as citizens answer to in were to allow a heavily bigoted party tactics designed to unscrupulously capitalise terms of LGBT rights. such as UKIP to reclaim power from this politically on economic worry, by creating &YXXLEX´W½RIFIGEYWI9/-4EVIR´X institution. The big worry is that UKIP easy scapegoats and demonising immigrants. LSQSTLSFMGEVIXLI]#3L[EMX[LEX are no longer just a joke. Which is why it’s worrying that UKIP were all those funny jokes that begun this are currently leading in the European EVXMGPI#%RHSRI-JSVKSXXSXIPP]SY[EW Use your voice and vote election polls. When a political party and its the one about Paul Forrest, the UKIP local on 22nd May, and protect members hold deeply xenophobic views, it election candidate in Liverpool, who said is unlikely that they are going to be raving that gay men are ‘ten times more likely’ to your own rights and those liberals in other social areas. If UKIP were be child abusers than ‘normal men’. of your community.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/topic/ukip/

http://www.ilga-europe.org/home/guide_europe/eu/lgbt_rights

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Putting the ‘W’ in DWV

Meet Willam Belli (far right). Alongside Detox Icunt and Vicky Photo: Magnus Hastings Magnus Photo: :S\WLI´WXLIHIPMGMSYW½PPMRKMRXLI DWV drag-pop sandwich. They perform at G-A-Y this weekend…

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London’s original gay dance festival, Summer Rites joins forces with the team behind Winter Pride to present… Summer Rites ‘Out On The Dock’ Festival 2014

Saturday 26th July at Tobacco Dock, Wapping E1, midday-11pm. Limited £10 early bird tickets on sale now – see Facebook group Summer Rites Events for details.

HERE’S A HISTORICAL FACT FOR

YOU! The Historic Tobacco Dock warehouse and Jepson Chris Photo: Riverside Quay were built in the early 19th century as a storage space for the valuable commodity form the new world, tobacco. With its castle- like exterior wall and massive vaults it was designed to protect these desirable goods - with the river quayside ships could drop off their precious cargo directly to the site. Now, fast forward to modern times, and the docks were re-built in 2012 to now house one of the capital’s most unique event spaces holding up to 10,0000 attendees across three massive warehouse’s featuring beautiful And this July, Summer Rites will transform the space into a massive indoor/outdoor event featuring a mighty line-up of club brands. This is the perfect space for a festival - with its unique structure it’s a venue the weather can’t spoil! This will be the capital’s biggest LGBT festival party event with a massive 3,000 capacity main dance arena featuring an amazing line-up, plus a Girls arena, Cabaret Shows, Bear Vault, East Bloc, Sink The Pink Stage, vintage fun fair, world food market and many, many more exciting attractions to be announced very soon… watch this space for updates!

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THET WHO, WHAT, WHY, WHERE, WHEN OF GAY LONDON… INFORMERBrighton Pride VIP Offers Brighton Pride Arts and Film Festival: 18th July – 3rd August Pride weekend: 1st – 3rd August www.brighton-pride.org The VIP offers have been upgraded this year to include new VIP grandstands at both the Parade and park. Over 80% of the tickets Gabrielle have already been sold! The purchase price of platinum VIP tickets helps Pride subsidise the discounted early bird ticket prices and this helps them make Brighton Pride more accessible to members of the LGBT community living on limited incomes. Choose from Festival Gold Circle (£75), Festival Platinum VIP/Grandstand (£115), Festival Platinum VIP/ Gold Circle BIRMINGHAM PRIDE (£115) and Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th May, from 12 noon. Festival Ultimate www.birminghampride.com VIP (£155). Visit Not long to go until the Brighton Pride Ms Dynamite Birmingham Pride take website above for over the festivities of the more info. Spring Bank Holiday up in one of the biggest cities of the North! Celebrating equality and freedom around the world there’ll be a Stoosh carnival parade during the day and the likes of Gabrielle, Stoosh, Ms Dynamite, Katy B and Duke Katy B Dumont on the main stage!

THE KILLS BOYZILIANS RICHARD HOUSE IN CONVERSATION WITH Soho Salon, 5 Carlisle Street, KERRY HUSDON Soho, W1D 3BJ Sunday 18th May, 4pm www.thesohosalon.com / Gay’s the Word Bookshop, New Bloomsbury Set, 76 www.boyzilians.com Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AG The Soho Salon is offering RSVP on Gay’s the Word Facebook event page, or Boyzilians offers for QX readers, call 0207 278 7654 with a £10 voucher for all new Richard House talks to Kerry Husdon about his clients on Boyzilians Waxing extraordinary Man Booker Prize long- and Hairdressing Services. listed novel, The Kills. It begins Boyzilians are professional with a man on the run and ends male grooming techniques that with a burned body, a brilliant remove quickly and easily all literary political thriller. Richard your unwanted hair from your House is the author of two short, dark back, sack and crack! novels published a number of years Win a complimentary waxing or ago, and Kerry Husdon is the author of facial - just like their Facebook ‘Tony Hogan Bought Me an Ice-Cream pages: Boyzilians, The Soho Float Before He Stole My Ma’, which was Salon and The Covent Garden shortlisted for numerous literary prizes. Salon.

10 FREEDOM A TWISTED DECADE SHOP: TWISTED 10TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING & Q&A WITH SHAGPACK STEWART WHO? www.freedoms-shop.com The Hackney Picturehouse, 270 Mare Freedoms Shop gets Street, E8 1HE you the best condoms Sunday 18th May, 7pm. £6 Picturehouse in 24-packs for members, £8 non-members. just £5, with free Described as ‘an anti-drug film delivery! Choose for actual drug users… hilariously from Regular Joe entertaining’ by our very selves ‘shagpack’, 24 when it was originally released, Skins XL ‘Big Twisted is the docu-film following Boy’, 24 Skins the legendary Stewart Who? Flavours (mixed) (former QX editor) and DJ Wayne ‘Fruit Loop’, 24 G as they toured their global hit Mates Protector dance track ‘Twisted’ around the ‘Safe & Sound’, 12 world. As they journey through the Mates Natural and international gay party scene the 12 Silky Smooth Lubes film uses frank video diaries, to tell ‘Slick Rider’, 24 Pasante a brutally honest and sometimes Trim ‘Tight Fit’ or 12 Pasante comedic account of their close Ribs & Dots, 6 Warming and 6 friendship and the problems Cooling in the ‘Tickler’. Phew! Get incurred from an excessive some proper bang for your buck! life on the road. For this 10th anniversary screening of ‘Twisted’ there will be a Q&A with Stewart MACHO MAN Who? himself afterward, ILLUSTRATIVE EXHIBITION: ‘MACHO’ BY EGO RODRIGUEZ plus an afterparty Dalston Superstore, 117 Kingsland upstairs in the Hackney Road, E8 2PB Attic from 8.30pm to Private view: Friday 16th May, midnight, free to 7pm-late. ticket holders. Saturday 17th May – Sunday 10th August From the artist behind the spectacular Friday club night Nancy’s artwork, Ego Rodriguez, comes an exhibition that takes an ingeniously illustrative spin on the characters featured on the centre pages of the 1970s Playgirl Magazine. The MACHO series evolved from an idea of representing sexual elements within pop culture and commercials will hang from appropriate walls of Dalston Superstore. This will be Ego Rodriguez’s fifth exhibition, but the first time you will see this masculine collective all together in all their glory.

BENT The Welsh Church Hall, 879 High Road, Leytonstone, E11 5HR Performances: Friday 30th May, Saturday 31st May, Wednesday 4th June, Friday 6th June, Saturday 7th June (BSL signed), 8pm. www.woodhouseplayers.co.uk Box Office: 020 8504 3872 Beginning in Berlin in 1934, Bent follows Max as he and his lover Rudy find their Hedonistic lifestyle suddenly and unexpectedly turned upside-down under the Nazi regime. It is a story of love against all odds that aims to provide a powerful and memorable experience. Written by Martin Sherman in 1979 when it was groundbreaking, the play is an important, timely and powerful piece today.

11 For full listings see Musts & Maybes, pages 48-52 or the What’s On section at www.qxmagazine.com

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16/05/14: Epic Epic returns bringing another taste of Big Apple musical gayness to Londontown. Johanna Londinium Twitch Productions’ Michael jets in DJ majorness with Serving Ovahness (yes, dear, that’s his name. Crazy yanks) and the dynamic duo that is Razor & Guido. Also, celebrating the birthday of 9/¾S[IV Johanna Londinium with hosts Andrew Moore, Kane Luke, HRH Minty La Menor, Ursula Snakes, HRH Minty and La Pequena-J]SYQMWWIHXLI½VWXKIX ready to experience another round. Serving Ovahness Pulse, 1 Invicta Plaza, South Bank, SE1 9UF. 11pm-late.

16/05/14: Macho Private Show/Mega Nancy’s Spanish illustrator Ego Rodriguez presents a brand new solo show hanging from the walls of ‘Superstore. Join them for the private view from 8pm and then roll straight into the Friday night Mega Nancy’s extravaganza with HiFi Sean, The Lovely Jonjo, Jeffrey Hinton, Johnny Kalifornia, Pep Sanchez and Will Viper.

Dalston Superstore, 117 Kingsland Road, E8 2PB. 8pm-3am. Free before 11pm, £5 after.

17/05/14: Carpet Burn This month Carpet Burn is putting the ‘cock’ in cocktail with two new boozy leg openers to get the party started. The superlative ‘Seabreeze’ and the QEKRM½GIRX³1EPMFY1MHSYVM´[MPPFINYWX†YRXMPQMHRMKLX¯EWO]SYVFYJJ barman to shake one up for you. Music comes courtesy of Drag Queens of London TV sensation Miss Lady Lloyd causing pop carnage on the ¾SSV[MXLSimon Kilner SRTVI¾YJ½RKHYXMIW4PYWXLIVI´WEZIV] special show courtesy of the legend that is Mzz Kimberly, a free BBQ for who like meat between their buns, cheap booze, cheap men and free shots! With even free entry before 11pm, she’s got it all and a half.

The Eagle, 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5QY. 9pm-4am. Free before 11pm, £5 after. Lady Lloyd

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17/05/14: DWV @ G-A-Y Detox, William and Vicky Vox may have found fame as contestants on reality show Ru Paul’s Drag Race, but their careers did not stop there. They went from drag queens to the queens of parody with ‘Chow Down’, and more popularly ‘Boy Is A Bottom’, that totally transformed the way anybody hears Alicia Key’s ‘Girl On Fire’… forever. And now they take to the stage at Heaven to have the crowd belting out the word “Sloppabottomus” – we can’t wait.

Heaven, Under the Arches, Villiers Street, Charing Cross, WC2H 6NG. 10.30pm-5am. Discount wristbands from G-A-Y Bar. S 17/05/14: XXL ‘Leather’ W It’s that time of the month again – where burly bears and cute cubs bust out their 70s wardrobe staples

E they thought would never be in fashion again. Thankfully, XXL’s leather party makes them relevant again. Waistcoats, crotchless trousers, caps, harnesses and gloves – throw them all on. The more you look

N like an extra from a YMCA video, the better. Happy house from Mark Ames, Stuart

B Styles, Andy Almighty, Joe Egg and more. U Pulse, 1 Invicta Plaza, L Southbank, SE1 9UF. 9pm –

C 9am. Entry: £8 members, £15 non members.

17/05/14: Fever Barcode lets the beats roll out from the booming sound system across two HERGI¾SSVW'PEWWMGHMWGSMRXLIYTJVSRXVSSQ[MXLMichael Mileti and Jason Prince, plus house beats in the club room with Steven Geller and the Sharp Boys.

Barcode, 69 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1 7TP. 10pm-6am. £8/£10.

Sharp Boys

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DJ FIDEL

S OF THE WEEK 17/05/14: Handsome @ HANDSOME

W Derivative from the New York house scene, Handsome once FIDEL’S HANDSOME again returns to make its attractive mark on Shoreditch. With E uplifting and soulful sounds coming from resident Fidel, alongside TOP TEN guest DJs Smokin’ Jo, Jamie Bull with Jeffery Hinton N

and Mistamaker serving up the sexy R&B jams. Add to that 1. ‘Natural High’ tasty music policy an even tastier crowd of club kids and dribble- Phil Weeks feat

B inducing boys, and we’re totally sold. Ladybird This guy is the bomb. U East Bloc, 217 City Road, Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN. 10.30pm–6am. Period.

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3. ‘Saturday Luv’ Manhattan Project Love this old skool US Tell us in one juicy KIQ(I½RMXIP]QEOIW fabulous sentence who you wanna Vogue (if Fidel is... you’re a massive camp I’m a big woman who knows her qween anyway - works beats and knows how use them. for me). What kind of tunes do you play? 4. ‘State of Flux’ The kind of music I’m into is Mr. G perfect for Handsome - US This is just dirty house house that’s got some soul and all over and I love she. gets deeper and dirtier later. I give a nod to the ones who got 5. ‘Necessary Evils’ it all started: Frankie Knuckles, DJ Sneak Marshall Jefferson who played The EP has serious high Handsome last month, MAW, hats, fat basslines sealed DJ Pierre, Cajmere, Sneak, Todd with jackin’ kick drums. Terry, Jovonne, Derrick Carter, and what’s grown out of that 6. ‘Explosions’ later such Mr. G, Moodyman, Musk Men Phil Weeks and DJ W!ld. Proper old skool house Describe a night at XLEXQEOIW]SY¾MRK Handsome to the your weave Naomi style. uninitiated… For me all the nights at East 7. ‘Love Is The Icon’ Bloc have a very different feel. (Roger Sanchez The music at Handsome creates mix) Barry White a really positive and uplifting Every time I play it this atmosphere - more the kind of gives me goosebumps. party I remember from the 90s: Perfect to play mid-set. fun, people dancing together, it just has a really nice vibe with 8. ‘KMS’ Smokin' Jo Jeffrey Hinton good, quality house music. It Ron Trent and brings everyone together from Chez Damier the younger ones who wouldn’t These guys know how have heard this music out to to werk it! the older qweens - and I include myself in this - who remember 9. ‘You’ XLMWJVSQXLI½VWXXMQIVSYRH Jovonne at early days at Ministry, Queer Pure genius. Nation and the Gas Club in Leicester Square. 10. ‘Asylum’ (Sneak Loco Mix) Lex Wolf So happy these guys have done a slick mix together. This is gonna Jamie Bull Handsome is at East Bloc (217 City be hug Road, Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN) on Saturday 17th May, 10.30pm–6am

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WIN! 23/05/14: Beartacular 2 tickets, a pair of Blue Buck In a celebration of all things furry (albeit not women’s armpits), Ben Cohen underwear, London Beartacular brings you a night of cabaret and burlesque. Starring, Bearfest T-Shirt, Badges, Jonny Woo, the DreamBears, visual artist Gley and a & membership! Just send an WI\]½VIIEXIV RS[XLEX´W[LEX]SYGEPPXEPIRXIHW[EPPS[MRK  email to comps@qxmagazine. Bringing together bears, cubs, otters and admirers – there’s more com with ‘BEARTACULAR’ in the hair going on than Jodie Harsh’s wig closet. subject field to arrive by 5pm PLUS: Fifteen of the UK’s sexiest bears will be modeling the new on Tuesday 20th May! Blue Buck Ben Cohen underwear collection to raise money for the Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation.

Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5HY. From 6.30pm. £10.

23/05/14: Tonker Bearfest Party One of the highlights of the Bearfest week is Tonker, which is sure to be a sell out. Having just celebrated their 11th anniversary, Tonker attracts a great mix of blokes and guys – a very sexy crowd of ‘guy next door’ meets your favourite PREVIEW dad or uncle and rugby player.

Eagle London, 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5QY. 9pm-3am.

23/05/14: Paunchy 4EYRGL]MWEREXXMXYHIJVIIWTEGI[LIVIER]FSH]RSQEXXIV[LEX shape or size are always welcome, with a selection of brilliant DJs on rotation providing everyone with brilliant tracks.

Central Station, 37 Wharfdale Road, King’s Cross, N1 9SD. Doors 10pm.

24/05/14: G-A-Y Foam Party Just when you thought it was safe to get back on XLI+%=HERGI¾SSVXLI*SEQ4EVX]MWFEGO ERHMX´WKSRREKIXQIWWMIV%VI]SYVIEH]XSKIX GSZIVIHEKEMR#=IW#8LIRFVMRK]SYV7TIIHSWERH

MAY BANK HOLIDAY bring on the foam! Main Floor plays commercial pop, the Star Bar is commercial R’n’B and over in the Pop Room its 80s, 90s, 00 & 01 sounds.

Heaven, Under the Arches, Villiers Street, Charing Cross, WC2H 6NG. 10.30pm-5am. £3 wristbands available at G-A-Y Bar.

24/05/14: TheMenWhoFell2Earth TheMenWhoFell2Earth return to East Bloc for more sizzling atmosphere and unbeatable beats featuring DJ royalty Hannah Holland (Batty Bass) along with TheMenWhoFell2Earth themselves, Ollywood Daisy Confused of Sink the Pink, plus handsome hosts Ollywood and Bother.

East Bloc, 217 City Road, Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN. 10.30pm-6am.

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20 24/05/14: XXL ‘Bear Pride’ They’ve got such a presence on the gay scene that Bears no longer just have their own clubs, nights and looks – they also have their very own Pride. This week’s mega event (better get on the Red Bulls if you wanna be dancing for twelve hours straight) raises money for Mildmay – a Christian charity that provides healthcare for those

with HIV – while celebrating the niche that is PREVIEW Bears. Wear that fur with pride, sister! Christian M & Mark Ames Pulse, 1 Invicta Plaza, Southbank, SE1 9UF. 9pm–9am. £8 members, £15 guests.

25/05/14: Matinee Daytime Terrace Tony English Party Why spend your Bank Holiday Sunday wishing you were clubbing in Ibiza when you can get the next best thing without the price tag (and sun stroke)? Orange Nation bring you an open-air party with some of the hottest DJ talent around; Ivan Gomez, Tony English and Fabio Luigi are just a few of the names on the roster. The others include, Mike Dower, Lee Harris and Gonzalo Rivas. Ibiza? Bitch, please. We got it all right here.

Ministry of Sound, 103 Gaunt Street, Elephant and Castle, SE1 6DP. Midday–9pm. £10 Super advance, MOTD. MAY BANK HOLIDAY

25/05/14: Gutterslut 6th Birthday Who’d have thought with all that partying and kerb-crawling that the trashy bitches of Gutterslut would live to see their half-decade-plus-one- aversary? But thankfully they have! After taking their hedonistic partying across Europe, residents Per QX, Nic Fisher, Ralf O and MS Crystal MC welcome a few guests to help them Per QX blow out the candles (and probably a stranger on the way home). Will Bond, Johnny Kalifornia and A Man To Pet feature.

Metropolis Strip Club, 234 Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9NN. 10pm–5am. £7 b4 midnight/£10 after.

RVT Bank Holiday Weekend Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5HY.

25/05/14: Bank Holiday Sunday Grab your weekly dosing of comedy from Charlie Hides TV and his parodies of the celebrities we love to hate, and hate to love. Later Simon Le Vans, Rich B, Sean Sirrs and Phil Marriott provide Charlie Hides the commercial soundtrack to an extended opening time of 2am. 2pm–2am. £6

26/05/14: Bank Holiday Special With La Voix If the long weekend hasn’t destroyed you already, return for more friendly fun at the Vauxhall haunt, this time with La Voix providing the La Voix laughs (we’re not sure if it will be at her latest get up, or her stand up material – but we’ll see). 2pm–midnight. £6.

21 G-A-Y Camp Attack presents Miley Cyrus + Eurovision Special WORDS BY 09/05/14 CLIFF JOANNOU Heaven, Villiers Street, PHOTOS BY WC2N 6NG CHRIS JEPSON

CAN YOU BELIEVE the timing? Rumours erupted all over the web after we’d gone to print on last week’s issue that Miley Cyrus was to perform a surprise gig at Friday’s G-A-Y Camp Attack. So, we set about to torturing Jeremy Joseph in the dungeon at QX Towers to find out more by stitching his eyes wide open and forcing him to watch The Drag Queens of London on repeat. He eventually relented (seven minutes into the first episode) and revealed all. Yes, Miss Cyrus WAS performing! It’s not as if it was enough that Rita Ora was already billed to perform at G-A-Y on the Saturday night. It’s not as if it was enough that Gay Star News and Visit Denmark were co-hosting last week’s Camp Attack with a Eurovision special. It’s not enough that they were giving away a flight for two to Copenhagen with front row seats to the Eurovision final. It’s not enough that Jay Aston, original Bucks Fizz member, was giving the prize away. (OK, actually maybe that was more than enough.) But, no, they had to go and throw Miley Cyrus into the mix! Now, listen here y’all: I was never really a Miley fan. But this was a pop culture moment to be cherished! I mean Miley Cyrus on stage at G-A-Y with Jay Aston? (OK, well maybe just the Miley Cyrus bit!) And so, after clubbers Catalina and Jordan won the prize and were zoomed off to Copenhagen, we “Everyone’s a little gay, just were the real winners as Miley some people are more than strutted on stage. And boy did others. All it takes is one cocktail. she take over, working her way And if it doesn’t work just sprinkle a through album cuts like ‘SMS’, little something in their drink!” ‘4 x 4’, ‘Love Money Party’, ‘Get It Right’, ‘On My Own’ and “If I was a dude I think I’d have a really smashes ‘Wrecking Ball’ and ‘We big, fat cock.” Can’t Stop’. We were totally converted. “There’s so many of you I would take home And to polish it all and do so many dirty things to. There’s always off, she had us bent something I can strap on...” over double with anecdotes into the “One day I decided I was going to start being mind of Miley: myself. When you stop giving a fuck you realise how much you can do.”

Amen!

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XXL: EUROVISION 10/05/14 Pulse, 1 Invicta Plaza, WORDS BY Southwark, SE1 9UF TOM REDKID PHOTOS BY MARK STOREY

THE NIGHT COULDN’T have got any happier and humpier than XXL’s Saturday night Eurovision Party. The club was fully electrified with the joy of Austria’s Mister-sister Conchita Wurst, the bearded ‘lady’, winning Eurovision. What else could possibly put a smile on the face of a bearded burly biker daddy than seeing one of his own kickin arse and takin home the trophy! Like Vikings celebrating a blood-soaked victory at Valhalla, the biggest and brawniest pounded their fists on the tables as ‘Hildegard’ slew the competition with her power-ballad in where else, but the land of the Danes. The perfect song for the perfect warrior in the perfect setting. All meant to whip up the XXL soldiers into a fury that, thankfully, they let loose on the dance floors steered by those Captains of the longboats, Christian M., Alex Logan, Joe Egg, Andy Almighty and Stewart Styles. A packed hothouse of sweaty muscle and bearded hipsters filled up the cavernous Pulse with its multiple dance rooms, four bars and glowing chill-out room. It seemed as if every hot daddy and his humpy sidekick were there and ready to party. From the familiar swingin dance hits of the Retro room to the hard labour grunt bass of the main dance floor, not a spot was left open save for a li’l bum to bum room neath the disco balls. Lorenzo, fresh from Florence gushed, “This place, he is so wonderful! The space, the music, the men, the contest! We have nothing like it back home!” Sharing the pride of Queen Conchita’s Eurovison win, we toured the back country to thank the voters only to be ravaged by the locals, who ripped open our gown, tore off our sash and tied us down with it. We left crown marks on a lot of bellies and made our way out. We arrived a contender and left a champion, one and all.

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RITA ORA @ G-A-Y 10/05/14 Heaven, under the WORDS BY Arches, Villiers Street, ANTHONY GILÉT Charing Cross, PHOTOS BY WC2N 6NG CHRIS JEPSON

IT MAY HAVE been the Eurovision Camp Contest everywhere else in the world, but in our bubble, Saturday night was owned by one fierce woman belting out tunes to a bunch of gays; Rita Ora. The last time Miss Ora appeared at Heaven, she’d already released a string of hits, so when we heard she was back to perform her latest tune ‘I Will Never Let You Down’ we were there quicker than you can say “bearded lady who?” There must have been something androgynous in the air that night as Rita emerged with hair slicked back in dapper suit belting. But she soon ‘R.I.P’ to her clothes as she stripped down throughout her performance. Naturally, the crowd was loving it, because that’s ‘How We Do’ after a few vodkas, too. The singer also sang a rock rendition of her single ‘Hot Right Now’ and ‘Closer’ off her upcoming album. But we came to hear that girl sing her debut - and she killed it. You thought Eurovision was camp? Girl, you don’t know camp until there’s a club full of queens dancing to that track with more confetti than a Gypsy wedding. Was that Lindsay Lohan at the side of the stage? Damn, we wanted to be the hottest mess in that club. We also bumped into the girls of Neon Jungle; was Heaven the new celeb hangout? Must be, why else would we be there.

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DISH 10/05/14 WORDS BY East Bloc, 217 City Road, TOM REDKID EC1V 1JN PHOTOS BY MARK STOREY

EastBloc “DISHed” up a Saturday night feast to a flesh-eatin crowd ravenously celebrating that Eurovision was finally won by a bearded tranny--Austria’s Conchita Wurst, who had premeired her top gong song “Rise Like A Phoenix” at EB’s SEPM not three weeks ago, interviewed and predicted to win by moi (you’re welcome, babes)! Main Course Dining Room was well-fed by chef Tom Stephan sprinklin some serious fairydust tweakin us naive, starry-eyed, “fresh-from-Eurovision-win” virgins just right for a trip to the rough side of town where Borja Pena stuffed our mouths (and bums) full of hotter, spicier enchilladas that dared only the most fearless of our crew to venture to the back Tapass room. Just as it said on the tin, QBoy’s mix of 90’s hip-hop- r’n’b smacked our booties red for Cathal to ride us raw and pimp us out. Virgins no more, we crawled over to the Sidedish club shed. Ollywood was a much nicer neighbour, took pity on us and served us his warm homemade goodies of happy ‘pop ‘n’ hop’ and all seemed rosy--- until, that dark prince of the decks, the DJ of Goth-shock-rock, Ray Noir crept onboard to spook! Backed by an inverted Norwegian flag emblazened with Noir’s cryptic symbols next to the ominous teaser vids on the big screen, Nosferatu’s black-nailed talons spun dark funk creeprock driving his fangs deep into our souls! What began as sweet, innocent “Ms. Eurovision” were left deflowered, devoured daughters of darkness. Now that’s a night to make any bearded tranny feel like a winner!

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EXILIO 03/05/14 1 Archway Close, WORDS BY Archway, TOM REDKID N19 3TD PHOTOS BY DOS FOTOS

YOU KNOW WHAT your problem is? Y’all been doin the same ol’ thang every week after week. What you need is a li’l diversion, a li’l something to “spice” up your life, and no I ain’t talkin bout those past it bitches! Saturday night, we threw on our cha-cha heels and headed to Exilio, at The Latin Groove in Archway where the night got hotter, the talk got sweeter and the crowd got a helluva lot sexier; a hacienda hothouse of finger-lickin Electro-Latino beats fused with a tribute to Colombian superstars Grupo-Niche. DJ/Promoter Gloria heated up the floor with heel-spinnin Reggeaton, Cumbia, Salsa, Merengue, Bachata and Vallenato that had the packed club of hombres, chicas and their lovers sashayin the night away. A cabana club with ‘La Familia’ vibe tucked in this corner of N19. “We do it for the fun,” smiled our hostess Lina, 22. Eighteen years on and Exilio is the only club night for the Latino LGBT community and their friends.” We certainly weren’t short of friends there as no one was too shy to dance and more than happy to show us newbies how. Now that we got the rhythm down, we’ll be back for more. Exilio is closed this Saturday 17th May. The next event is at Juanchito on Saturday 24th May at KCLSU (Guy’s Bar, Boland House, London Bridge, SE1 9RT) 10pm-3am.

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RVT 04/05/14 WORDS BY 372 Kennington Lane, TOM REDKID Vauxhall, SE11 5HY PHOTOS BY MARK STOREY

NO BANK HOLIDAY would be complete without an RVT Sunday treat and we gorged ourselves on a whole box of nuts-- the Charlie Hides TV show. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hides left the door to the asylum unlatched again and let loose its scariest inmates: Cher, Madge, Gags, Delia, Justin, Britney, Christina, Kylie, Lana and everyone too big for a surname. Ward matron Kandi Kane-Baxter pulled no punches as she lampooned every sacred cow this side of the Ganges. Followed by happy homemaker Delia giving us some helpful culinary tips. She left to wash her mouth out, and the real star of the show, Cher, brought down the house singing, strutting and dealing with those pesky phone calls. A tour-de-force multi-media mash- up of news, vids, clips, songs and sing-a-longs in a show tighter than Loquesha’s thong, Charlie had the RVT packed to overflowing kept happy and homey thanks in no small part to the charms of door hostess Pip and crew. “I have never laughed so much,” grinned bar manager Ze Pereira who chose RVT for his “first weekend off in ages.” We doubled-over as she/he laid it on thick as pancake make-up. After she wiped up the floor with us, DJs Rob C, Sean Sirs, Simon Le Vans and Rich B dragged us back out there draining that last bit of energy we thought we had saved for Monday.

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In my outstanding, and last but not least the sets I come to life and I love the garden is a dream, because guys can dance interaction with and the energy of and romance outside all night long. XLI¾SSVFIMRKEFPIXSFYMPHERH Describe the typical MEMBERS club maintain momentum like it is a kid you’d see coming communication for me. through your doors... Handmade The typical crowd of 1. Marc Miroir / ‘Love’ MEMBERS is very mixed. (Paso Music) ;IEP[E]W½RHXLMWZEVMIX] ‘Love’ is bursting with energy that to be the striking trait of the I decided to release it on my own party. It is not like you are an MQTVMRX4%73QYWMGQ]½VWX)4 outsider if you don’t have the since 2 years on my own label. Love Photo by Marie Staggat VMKLXQYWGPIWXS¾EYRXERH]SY simply rules no matter who or how don’t have to outdo yourself in or what. GVE^]SYX½XWERHQEOIYTXS 2. Vinyl Speed Adjust / be part of the fun, but if you ‘Beatrok’ (Pressure Trax) HS]SY[MPPEP[E]W½RHTPIRX] This vinyl-only by an innovative What gave you the idea for the of others who do also. So, Frankfurt label delivers a new ‘MEMBERS’ club night party? MX´WVIEPP]JVSQ¾EQFS]ERXGPYFOMHWXSXLI hypnotically driven masterpiece with It all really started when the new Club sturdy bearded men, muscle guys, young and amazing strings. Kosmonaut was going to open and a friend stylish boys, men, drag queens - all united by 3. Rework / ‘Rise and Fall’ was playing the pre-opening in December their love of music. Young and old like you (Vision Quest) 2012. When we went to see the club, it would not expect at one party and in the I’m a big fan already for a long was completely under construction but end you may be really surprised who ends time and really like that every new you could already see something greatwas up making out with whom. release is an enormously positive shaping up - with an amazing garden, which How do you think the club will go surprise with typical rework vocals., is an important feature for Berlin parties. down in London? A possible live act for MEMBERS. And above all the same incredible Funktion ;IGER´X[EMXXSWII;IVYRXLITEVX] 4. Mark Deutsche&Musoé / 3RIWSYRHW]WXIQ]SY½RHMR&IVKLEMR together with Borja Pena and he knows ‘True’ (Paso Music) ;LEX[EWXLI½VWXVIEGXMSRSJXLI exactly what the guys in London want. This forcefully pushing piece of Berlin crowd? Mixed with our idea of a good party it’s a music marks PASO music’s 40th EP, Everybody was excited, and we started with good combination. I’m sure MEMBERS in great vocals, being released with XLI½VWXTEVX]FIMRKELYKIWYGGIWW-X[EW London will be its very own special thing two Henneberg remixes. easy to grow from there. I think it was a and cannot be compared but with lots of 5. Paranoid London / ‘Paris’ good time to start a party then. LSXWM^^PI Dub Vol.1 What’s the music policy of MEMBERS Why have you chosen East Bloc as MEMBERS classic with great female and how did you decide it? the perfect club for your party? vocals with everyone going crazy on We play supreme House and Tech-House, We like the size and intimacy that you can the build-up of the bassline. which is mostly new so we can take the only offer if you are not so commercial, the guys dancing on a long musical journey East London location, the different rooms instead of playing hits. That is different to like Kosmonaut in Berlin, the soundsystem really most gay parties, believe it or not. is good and there is a good atmosphere. The Marc Miroir is serving as a sort of musical best requirements for MEMBERS in London. director and we really have thorough %RH½REPP][LEXEVI]SYQSWX discussions on who to invite since we don’t looking forward to about the night have your average 2-3 hour set but we like yourself? our DJs to be able to build up their climaxes I’m looking forward to a great night out: and payoffs. Usually, we have one headliner with some nice members shaking to the and one newcomer, to give new faces a music we love and I can’t wait to see the Members is at East Bloc chance, apart from our dear residents. KVIEXWI\]KY]WSJ0SRHSR (217 City Road, EC1V 1NJ) on Saturday 31st May

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WELL IT’S BEEN a pretty amazing week all round for drag hasn’t it? Firstly, congratulations to the stunning Conchita Wurst who won the Eurovision Song Contest for Austria last Saturday. A victory that will no HSYFXMR¾YIRGIERHMRWTMVIQER]JSV]IEVWXSGSQI&EGOLIVIMR0SRHSR Halfway to Heaven’s second heat last Tuesday was a smorgasbord of variety. Drag king LoUis CYfer took the win, working the stage and audience with super-sass and skill. On Wednesday, the Admiral Duncan popped their Drag Idol cherry MRWX]PI[MXLEWYTIVKPMX^]½VWXLIEVX'EQTEWXMXW7XITLERMIZSR'PMX^ clinched victory; speaking to me afterwards she said: “I’m absolutely thrilled! It means so much because I want the best critique on how to improve my act and Drag Idol is the competition for that.” Elsewhere, Coleen McColon won the Manchester Heat at the Rem Bar SR8LYVWHE]%JXIVVIEGLMRKXLIWIQM½REPWXEKIWPEWX]IEV'SPIIR[EW overjoyed to be back in the running again: “What’s so special this time is that I’ve managed to win on home soil! And the support up here is incredible - it’s KMZIRQIWSQYGLGSR½HIRGIERHHIXIVQMREXMSRJSVXLIRI\XVSYRH²

And the rest of last week’s winners:

CC Quinn and Bambi Boo: Golden Cross, Cardiff (Heat Two) Tinkerbell: Two Brewers (Heat Two) Victoria Clunge: Forbidden Fruit, Hastings (Heat One) Scot Turner: White Hart, Wolverhampton (Heat One)

This week’s heats:

Thursday 15th Tuesday 20th

Forbidden Fruit, Hastings Halfway to Heaven (Heat Two), from 9pm. (Heat Four), from 9pm. Hosted by Son of a Tutu. Hosted by Bette Rinse. George and Dragon, Central Station (Heat Two), Greenwich (Heat One), from from 9.30pm. 9.30pm. Hosted by The Duchess. Hosted by Jason Prince. Two Brewers (Heat Three), from 11.30pm. Wednesday 21st Hosted by Titti La Camp. Admiral Duncan (Heat Three), Sunday 18th from 9pm. Hosted by Son of a Tutu. Eazy Street, Newcastle Golden Cross, Cardiff (Heat Final), from 9pm. (Heat Final), from 8pm. Hosted by Ruby Reynolds. Hosted by Reet Pettite.

Right, that’s your lot, as I’m fast running out of space and my editor GLEWXMWIWQI[MXLE[IX½WLMJ-FEFFPISR8[MXXIV$.EWSR6IMH9/ for regular updates! CIRCA’S 3RD BIRTHDAY 08/05/14 62 FRITH STREET, SOHO, W1D 3JN WORDS BY LEE DALLOWAY PHOTOS BY JOEL RYDER

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Dressing to the Right! As well as entertaining the masses down at Halfway to Heaven every Friday, Rotherham’s greatest showbiz export Myra DuBois is about to launch her brand new fringe show. ‘Turning’ sees Myra send-up one of the most polarising political leaders of the 20th century, former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. This one-woman show promises to be a musical romp, coated in cutting by Jason Reid (Y&SMWWX]PIWEXMVI.EWSR6IMH[EWGLSQTMRKEXXLIFMXXS½RHSYXQSVIWSXLMW[IIO[ITEGOIH him off for milk and biscuits with the great lady (and yes, she snatched his milk)...

Hiya love, so the obvious question ½VWX[L]HMH]SYHIGMHIXSFEWI this new show around Margaret Thatcher? I didn’t. Thatcher chose me. This might

come as a surprise to you and it might Photos by Holly Revell be worth telling your readers to sit down before reading this interview, but when Thatcher died a piece of her soul broke off and nestled itself in me. A bit like Voldemort did with Harry Potter. -½VWXRSXMGIHMX[LIRQ]XSPIVERGIJSV minorities lowered. That, and it turns out I can do a bit of an impression. She was a very strong and powerful woman, a bit like yourself. Do you think this drew interests you the most? view on everything she ever said, thought, you to her? The Thatcher period that interests me or did. Oh, except for the Ritz! I liked her Well, I think it’s QSWX#?HVYQW½RKIVWA- style there! more of the case that think it’d have to be her Do you think she left a legacy? Thatcher was drawn “ Thatcher in ½REPQSRXLWEWEVIGPYWIEX She did and he was called Tony Blair. to ME because I’M the Ritz. I mean, THE RITZ! Another thing people remember a strong, powerful her dotage, That’s rather fabulous Thatcher for were those, at woman. Well, I’m alone in isn’t it? I think someone times, bizarre quotes, such as: not sure about the the most should write a play about “We are a grandmother”; do you ‘powerful’. There are just that; Thatcher in her have a favourite? two or three bars in posh bedsit dotage, alone in the most =IWQMRIMWJVSQXLI½PQMRXLIZIV]½VWX corners of London going, in a posh bedsit going, in a piss scene, which I thought really humanised where I can blag the piss stained stained eiderdown, with her: “How much for the milk?” occasional free gin - but a loose grip on reality? I can’t let you go without asking I suppose all power is eiderdown, WONDERFUL. about your weekly residency at relative. with a As someone with a Halfway to Heaven... Was she hard to loose grip strong opinion on Too right, Jason! Don’t you go letting master? And how most things yourself, your readers forget I’m a woman and did you go about on reality? what was your take entertainer in me own right! Make sure perfecting the WONDERFUL” on her as a politician/ you plug the Fridays. The fun (as they say) caricature? leader? starts at 9.30ish. Me doing a turn at the Oh, she was easy. You Well, needless to say as start of the night, plus a different performer see, Meryl (she lets me a woman from the North from the cabaret stable each week. Ask call her that) did all the groundwork and I vaguely involved in the arts, I’m a pesky manager Angel who the guests are. I don’t just copied her. lefty. I suppose this means I take the polar know. I just show up and DAZZLE. You saw The Iron Lady then? What did you make of it? Yes, I did. And it had our Meryl in it, didn’t it? So, how could it possibly fail? Give that woman a wig and a bit of an accent and she’ll spin you some magic. Myra DuBois is at Halfway to Heaven (7 Duncannon Street, There’s plenty of material to WC2N 4JF) every Friday. Upcoming guests include Dave play with from Thatcher’s long Lynn on the 16th May and Son Of a Tutu on the 23rd. and varied life, but which period Her show Turning is at Komedia, 44 Gardner Street, Brighton from 23-30th May. Tickets: www. komediabrighton.ticketsolve.com

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HI DE HI POP PICKERS

Let us do some lady things today shall we, and yet another notch on her hit list which never and take a looksy at four of the imminent new seems to stop growing. releases from the girls. Poor old Lady Gaga. What can I say without I have always loved Paloma Faith, she’s slightly having her hardcore fans subject me to a musical nuts and very endearing - both in interview and JEX[E#;IPPFYKKIVXLEXEW-[MPPWTIEOEW-½RH musically. I always thought she had never quite ‘G.U.Y’ is more of the same and with added cliche. released the right song to be on the same level She really does seem to have run out of appealing as Duffy or Adele, however, and that she kind of ideas and is treading an already missed the mark ever so slightly. Don’t get me worn out musical pathway BY DUSTY O wrong; it was great but not quite what it took to tip here. Perhaps she just the scales. Now she has done it in my opinion. I am needs a rest and to loving the absolutely stunning ‘Only Love Can Hurt wean herself off Like This’. It’s plaintive, simple, gorgeously delivered the attention she and rips the heartstrings; a ballad to end all ballads seems so badly to and one that we can all relate to. Perfect pop in my continually crave? humble estimation. If she does a few like this she is She is talented, gonna smash the world, and rightly so, as we need she can sing, she is more kooks on top. Love, love, love this. needed. I want her Everybody loves Kylie. How could you not? The to be good. This is just Rita Ora woman delivers every time. Each release slaps us average though, and I think with perky pop perfection in one people are just bored of her of its many guises. ‘I Was pretentious and headline-grabbing posturing. Go Gonna Cancel’ does just away hon’, enjoy your money, relax, and come back this. Catchy as a dose with something fresh sounding. of crabs down the Rita Ora next and ‘I Will Never Let You Down’. sauna and camp as This is kind of harmless, but hardly groundbreaking the proverbial tents from an artist who has consistently served up in a line. Great little some amazing work previously. This is a nursery hook and retaining rhyme, formulative bit of pop pap, wrapped up in all the Minogue a decent production package. It’s OK, and it won’t charm throughout, kill you, I just expected a bit more from her… this is a pocket-sized ‘Til next time, injection of fun and glitz Dustina xxx Kylie YOUR GUIDE TO THE WEEK'S BEST BAR MAYBES CLUB CABARET EVENTS IN LONDON MUSTSFULL LISTINGS AVAILABLE AT WWW.QXMAGAZINE.COM THURSDAY 15TH MAY Thursgays at East Bloc, 217 City G-A-Y Porn Idol at Heaven, Villiers city. Commercial house sounds from Road, Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN. Street, WC2N 6NG. 11pm-4am. DJs Gretta Gargola, Brent Nicholls CLUBS & EVENTS 10.30pm-late. Midnight Yeast Cabaret Discount wristbands from G-A-Y Bar. and Ale Amarel play the tunes. Hosted David Hoyle’s Still Life at RVT, 372 deliver a performance by Oozing The biggest amateur strip contest in by Chrissy Darling. Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 Gloop, Lewis Burton and Rodent town is back! Win £100 on the night Epic at Pulse, 1 Invicta Plaza, South 5HY. Doors 7pm. Show 8.30pm. Decay with tunes by resident DJs and maybe £1,000 in the Final. Plus, Bank, SE1 9UF. 11pm-late. Epic £10. David Hoyle presents a series playing pop, dance, R’n’B, disco and hot pop spun across the venue. To returns with another taste of Big Apple of conversation based performances electro. compete text 07789 553 868 or email musical power. DJs Serving Ovahness exploring spirituality, art, academia, Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street, [email protected] and the dynamic duo that is Razor & queer history and more. TONIGHT: Leicester Square, WC2. 6pm-3am. Meth Lab at the Black Cap, 171 Guido. Also, celebrating the birthday David discusses academia and art FREE. The legendary Tasty Tim and Camden High Street, Camden, NW1 of Johanna Londinium with hosts with Gavin Butt and Dominic Johnson. guests spin the pop sounds and floor 7JY. Open until 2am. £3. Guests Andrew Moore, Kane Luke, La Menor, Dirty Disko at Barcode, 69 Albert fillers. Jenna Syde and Matilda Von Mattress Ursula Snakes, HRH Minty and La Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1 7TP. Room Service at Miabella, 12-13 join Meth and the Family Fierrce for Pequena. 10pm-5am. £5. DJs Alex Georgiou Greek Street, Soho, W1D 4DJ. some eclectic new vogue cabaret Serving Ovahness and Steven Artis and friends play 10pm-3am. Don’t you dare miss this times. the dirty disco sounds at Vauxhall fiercely social, sexy club spot, playing industrial Barcode club spot. edgy and upfront house. Expect hot BARS & CABARET G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard, gogo eye candy and hosted by fab VS at Circa, 62 Frith Street, Soho, off Charing Cross Road, WC2. scene faces. Get snapped by the W1. 4pm-4am. Munroe Bergdorf and 11pm-3am. Hot pop sounds get legendary resident papper! Adam Turner get you warmed up for played out across the club, drink Ted’s TV/TS Night at Ted’s Place, Room Service with some unrivalled specials, cute guys and an almost 305a North End Road. 7pm-2am. £5. Thursday night hotness! unrivalled highly electric atmosphere. The night for fellas in frocks and their Vanity Von Glow’s Cocktails in The Open 7 days. admirers. Shufflewick Bar at The Black Cap, 171 Camden High Street, NW1 7JY. The popular Camden cabaret, pub and club hosts a new night of drag and drink. With special guest Silver Summers. Rupert Street at 50 Rupert Street, Soho, W1D 6DR. From 8pm. Weekly dance session at the popular Soho bar. TONIGHT: DJ Rich B. Comptons of Soho at 51-53 Old Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN. Mega Nancy’s + Macho Private 12pm-midnight. One of Soho’s best Show at Dalston Superstore, loved traditional gay pubs, always 117 Kingsland High St, E8 2PB. busy and always friendly and always 9pm-4am. Free b4 11pm/£5 after. fun. Weekly night of regular resident DJs Two Brewers, 114 Clapham High spinnin’ up a storm of top deck disco Street, SW4 7UJ. Bar open 4pm-2am. house and hot tracks to shack out to. FREE b4 10pm, £3 after. Popular TONIGHT: Mega Nancy special with South London cabaret/club spot. Hifi Sean, The Lovely Jonjo, Jeffrey TONIGHT: Drag Idol. Hinton, Johnny Kalifornia and more. Gossip at West 5, Pope’s Lane, Plus, the launch of new exhibition South Ealing, W5 4NB. Open from Macho from 8pm. 8pm. FREE. Ealing’s hugely popular Super Electric Party Machine at club, bar and cabaret spot. East Bloc, 217-219 City Road, EC1V Backing The Stars at Halfway 2 1JN. 10pm-6am. £5. The freshest, Heaven, 7 Duncannon Street, Charing hottest talent playing the best new Cross, WC2N 4JF. Long running music with DJ Larry Tee and guests popular central London cabaret pub at this hot-ass East London basement with Kevin Walsh. club spot. Popztarz at The Black Cap, 171 Camden High Street, NW1 7JY. FRIDAY 16TH MAY 10pm-3am. Party rocking Camden pub delivers premier cabaret and CLUBS & EVENTS entertainment. TONIGHT: Popstarz Bump at Rise, 1 Leicester Square, takes over the club to deliver the 90s Soho, WC2H 7NA. 10pm-3am. £10. Britpop, indie and alt madness! DJs ID required for entry. Towering over Tommy Turntables, Tony Fletcher and central London with views across the Laurence deliver the gems.

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Tonker at Eagle London, 349 legendary East End gay pub with a Leather. Steven Geller Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 wild atmosphere, sexy lads and great Handsome at East Bloc, 217 5QY. 9pm-3am. FREE b4 10pm, £6 entertainment on the stage. TONIGHT: after. Big bear bar boozing, cruise Cabaret from Sandra. and tunes has disco, house & soul, Bridge Lovers at The Bridge Bar at then sexier vibes to the early hours 8 Voltaire Road, Clapham, SW4 6DH. for hot daddies, bears, cubs and their 5pm-2am. Funky vocal house from admirers. TONIGHT: Guest DJ Jo DJ Kurt Porter at the snazzy Clapham Public. bar. G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard, Comptons of Soho at 51-53 Old off Charing Cross Road, WC2. Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN. 7.30pm-3am. Hot pop sounds, drink 12pm-2am. The grand dame of Soho. specials, cute guys and a pop perfect TONIGHT: DJ Zach Burns. atmosphere. Rupert Street at 50 Rupert Street, Menthol at RVT, 372 Kennington Soho, W1D 6DR. Open ‘til 1am. Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 6HY. 9pm-5am. Soho’s sexy bar is ready to shine £7. A euphoric new nights puts its again with weekly DJ sets to get you trance pants on with the welcome in the weekend mood! TONIGHT: DJ return of Menthol, featuring Steve Micky Galiano. Higgins and a rolling mix of guest Sauna Bar at 29 Endell Street, DJs. Covent Garden, WC2H 9BA. Own It at Disco, 13 Kingly Court, 11.30am-2am. £16. £5 off entry with W1B 5PW. 9pm-3am. A new party QX advert. The only licensed gay for hot house and thumping disco for sauna in the West End, open ‘til super Friday nights in Soho from Fat Tony late every weekend. and special guests. Camp As Hits at The City of Quebec, A:M (afterhours) at Protocol, South 12 Old Quebec Street, Marble Arch, Lambeth Road, SW8 1RT. 1am W1H 7AF. 10pm-3am. Venerable (Saturday morning)-11am. £12. The institution of the gay scene rocks out original Saturday morning afterhours some pop classics for an evening beast that continues to light up the of fun. weekend ahead of the rest churns out The Edge at 11 Soho Square, Soho, the turbocharged house sounds. W1D 3QE. 12noon-3am. FREE b4 10.30pm. Four floors of fun! Top BARS & CABARET tunes from the DJs spinning top 40, West 5 at South Ealing, Pope’s Lane, pop, funky house and more. W5 4NB. The popular West London Ku Bar Frith Street, 25 Frith Street, club, bar and cabaret spot, with added WC1D 5LB. Open ‘til 3am. Ku Bar’s Piano Lounge fun. TONIGHT: Cabaret little brother stretches across two from Mandy Gap. floors for that perfect Soho warm-up

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Carpet Burn at Eagle London, Little Gay Brother at Dalston with hot pop and floor fillers from FREE. Soho’s palace of pop with the 349 Kennington Lane, SE11 5QY. Superstore, 117 Kingsland High the DJs. hottest videos screened out across 9pm-4am. FREE b4 11pm/£5 after. Street, E8 2PB. 9pm-4am. FREE G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard, the venue, great drinks deals and Drag starlet Lady Lloyd snaps back to b4 10pm/£5 after. Cock Tropicana off Charing Cross Road, WC2. discount entry wrist bands for G-A-Y the decks with Simon Kilner on hand special! Inflatable palm trees, short 11pm-3am. Hot pop sounds, drink @ Heaven. to deliver the 80s, 90s, 00s huge hits. shorts and plenty of cocktails. specials, cute guys and a pop perfect The Old Ship at 17 Barnes Street, Plus, putting the cock in cocktail with Former Azari & III frontman Fritz atmosphere. Limehouse, E14 7NW. 8pm-late. two boozy leg opening drinks – a Sea Helder joins the boys for a DJ set as Sweatbox Foam Party at 1-2 Local gay bar in East London’s Breeze and a Malibu Midouri. Plus, Chris Camplin goes B2B with Frank. Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F 7LN. 24 Limehouse. free BBQ! co with TheMenWhoFell2Earth and hours. £16. Unwind and release some The Victoria at 186 Hoe Street, 2Dads’Boy on hand, too. tension after a stressy week with the Walthamstow, E17. Open ‘til 3am. Pantastic at The Joiners Arms, all the fun of the foam at Sweatbox’s Free b4 9.30pm, £5 after. Lively East 116-118 Hackney Road, E2 7QL. original weekly party. End pub that turns extra flamboyant 11pm-3am. FREE b4 11pm/£5 after. Duckie at RVT, 372 Kennington on the weekends! TONIGHT: Ticket DJ Alessandro Londra plays the Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5HY. 9pm-2am. only event for Beatles tribute band sounds of the capital at the orginal £6. Authentic London club/ The Applecore Beatles! East London club spot. entertainment nighter. Hosted by Amy Saunabar at 29 Endell Street, Covent Dirtbox at Vogue Fabrics, 66 Stoke Lamé, record players Readers Wifes. Garden, WC2H 9BA. 11.30am-2am. Newington Road, Dalston, N16 7XB. Unchill (afterhours) at Barcode, 69 £16. £5 off entry with QX advert. 10pm-3am. Is it Spring? Is it not? Albert Embankment, SE1 7TP. 3am Unwind after a night of clubbing at Don’t worry because Dirtbox is ready (Saturday morning) -12pm. FREE b4 the only licensed gay sauna in the to turn up the heat as the DJ boys are 8am, £5 after. Aferhours party with West End. delivering the beats. two rooms and two vibes, including Central Station at 37 Wharfdale The Riverside Tavern at 8 Canal DJs Marco Geee, Stevie B, Rob Road, Kings Cross, N1 9SD. Open ‘til Road, Strood, Kent, ME2 4DR. One Sykes, Mattias Dabo, Adam Watts, 4am. FREE before 10pm. Cabaret then of Kent’s premier gay venues holds Daniel Stone, Julien Perret and many DJs ‘til late. TONIGHT: Topical cabaret another big Saturday night bash. more. from Topping & Butch. Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street at 30 Beyond (afterhours) at Area, 66-67 Bridge Phenomenon at The Bridge, Simon kilner Lisle Street, Leicester Square, WC2. Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1 8 Voltaire Road, Clapham, SW4 6DH. 10pm-3am. FREE b4 11pm, £5 after. 7TP. 3am (Sunday morning)-late. DJ Pete Spirko brings all the beats £3 with wristband/membership. The The crazy club beast takes it up and keeps you dancing all night long. party continues in Ku’s basement club a notch with this late night/early West 5 at South Ealing, Pope’s Lane, morning house music session. W5 4NB. The popular West London club, bar and cabaret spot, with BARS & CABARET added Piano Lounge fun. TONIGHT: The Black Cap Pride in London The Shinky Shonky Craft Club with Fundraiser at The Black Cap, 171 Boogaloo Stu! Plus Debi Hall. Camden High Street, NW1 7JY. White Swan, 556 Commercial Road, 9pm-3am. £10. Raising funds for Limehouse, E14 7JD. 9pm-3am. A London’s gay Pride 2014 with the legendary East End gay pub with a Camden cabaret club’s spectacular wild atmosphere, sexy lads and great show! Hosted by Dusty O, Silver entertainment on the stage. Summers and Vanity Von Glow with TONIGHT: Cabaret from Rose Garden. a massive line-up of the Familyyy Saturday Market + Bears Fierce, Mzz Kimberley, Dannii Dee, Downstairs at Halfway 2 Heaven, 7 Meth, Hokestar, and so many more to Duncannon St, WC2N 4JF. Open ‘til shove in yer wig! 3am. Cabaret fun times from Rose The Two Brewers at 114 Clapham Garden at 4pm. Bears go down with High Street, SW4 7UJ. 5pm-4am. the gruff guys and Justin Swift. FREE b4 10pm, £7 after. Cabaret and The Yard at 57 Rupert Street, Soho, clubbing ‘til late at the famous venue. W1D 7PL. Open till 12am. FREE. TONIGHT: Cabaret from Lola Lasagne. Renowned as one of Soho’s most Ku Bar at Ku Bar Lisle Street, unique and popular destination venues, Chinatown, WC2H 7BA. 6pm-3am. with terrific outdoor space. One of London’s hottest gay bars Ku Bar Frith Street, 25 Frith Street, and clubs, with the hottest boys WC1D 5LB. Open ‘til 3am. Ku Bar’s both behind the bar and in front of it, little brother stretches across three stretching over three floors. floors for that perfect Soho warm-up Comptons of Soho at 51-53 Old drinking session and a cheeky dance Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN. with downstairs DJs. 12pm-2am. The grand dame of Soho Circa at 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D pulling in a more blokey crowd. 3JN. 4pm-1am. Soho’s intimate but TONIGHT: DJ HiFi Sean. packed-out bar/club spot with the Rupert Street at 50 Rupert Street, most amazing DJ booth in town! Soho, W1D 6DR. Open ‘til 1am. Kick The Edge at 11 Soho Square, Soho, Saturday night off with sounds from W1D 3QE. 12noon-3am. FREE b4 the hottest DJs at this lively Soho bar. 10.30pm. Open super-late with DJs TONIGHT: DJ Phil Marriott. spinning upfront vocal house, with hot G-A-Y Bar at 30 Old Compton Street, gogo dancers gyrating away as Felicia Soho, W1D 4UR. Midday-Midnight. Van Cartier exudes fabulousness.

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Kazbar at 50 Clapham High Street, Kent’s premier gay venues presents (Tuesday morning) – 11am. £5 before SW4 7UL. 4pm-3am. Free entry. weekly cabaret. 5am with this listing. Progressive, Funky Clapham bar with stylish Halfway 2 Heaven at 7 Duncannon tech, tribal, electro and deep house swish. TONIGHT: DJ Pierre Parnis & Street, Charing Cross, WC2N 4JF. with DJs Steven Geller, Alan K, Bruno Glendora. Open ‘til 11pm. Long running popular Nouer and Julia Nouer. Pick N Mix at The City of Quebec, Central London cabaret pub. DJ Popcorn - Toy Soldier at Heaven, 12 Old Quebec Street, Marble Arch, David Robson from 3.30pm with CK Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG. W1H 7AF. Top tunes and late night Bon Voyage Girls plus special guest 11pm-5.30am. £4 b4 1am, £5 after, fun at the legendary gay boozer near Topsie Redfern, followed by Happy £8 after 2am. FREE wristbands from Marble Arch. Birthday Mrs Moore with guests G-A-Y Bar. Massive mixed mash-up Connie Lingus and Ruby Venuezuela. with four rooms of top sounds, from Molly Moggs at 2 Old Compton upfront, progressive house to chart SUNDAY 18TH MAY Street, Soho, W1D 4TA. From 2pm. hits, via R&B tuneage. TONIGHT: Toy FREE. Dame Julie Paid entertains the Soldier special! (Adam Turner letting CLUBS & EVENTS guests at this intimate Soho boozer. you play with his toy not guaranteed.) SPQR at The Joiners Arms, 116-118 The City of Quebec at 12 Old Hackney Road, E2 7QL. 10pm-2am. Quebec Street, Marble Arch, W1H DJ Romano plays the sounds out 7AF. Legendary gay boozer near for the Sunday crowd at the bustling Marble Arch features weekly cabaret. Joiners. TONIGHT: Cabaret from Cassidy Sundays at the RVT at RVT, Connors. 372 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY. Manbar, 79 Charing Cross Road, 2pm-2am. £6. The afternoon/ Soho, WC2H 0NE. 6-11pm. Wind evening clubbing session slot down the weekend in style at one of playing huge dance anthems and Soho’s commercial house. Plus, multi-media Comptons of Soho at 51-53 Old entertainment from Charlie Hides TV Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN. at 5.30pm. 12pm-12am. The grand dame of Horse Meat Disco at Eagle London, Soho pulling in a more blokey crowd. 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, TONIGHT: Leather Social upstairs SE11 5QY. 8pm-4am. £8. The from 5pm. HMD gymkhana continues to shake Love#Hangover at Circa, 62 Frith Vauxhall down every week. Residents Street, Soho, W1D 3JN. 4pm-1am. spin super-disco sounds with weekly Jonathan Bestley brings you amazing guests. beats on the block, and a little sparkle Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street at 30 to the heart of Soho! Lisle Street, Leicester Square, WC2. West 5 at Pope’s Lane, South Ealing, 10pm-1am. Free. The party continues W5 4NB. Open from 7pm. FREE. in Ku’s basement club with hot pop Disco with Aaron from 10.30pm. Adam Turner and floor fillers from the DJ Lady Happy hour all night. TONIGHT: Lloyd. Cookie’s Karaoke. Cub Club at Manbar, 79 Charing G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard, The Edge at 11 Soho Square, Soho, Cross Road, Soho, WC2H 0NE. off Charing Cross Road, WC2. W1D 3QE. 3pm-11.30pm. Soho’s 9pm-3.30am. Free entry before 11pm-3am. Hot pop sounds get multi-floored gay wonder, which every 11pm/£3 after. Bear Quarterly UK played out across the club, drink gay man of London needs to visit at Launch Party with Tom Goss goes specials, cute guys and an almost least once! live! Top DJs, happy sounds, all-star- unrivalled highly electric atmosphere. cabaret, hot’n’hairy gogos and drinks specials! BARS & CABARET MONDAY 19TH MAY The Black Cap at 171 Camden High BARS & CABARET Street, NW1 7JY. 7pm-late. £5. The CLUBS & EVENTS Backing The Stars at Halfway 2 long-running cabaret, club and pub Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street, 30 Heaven, 7 Duncannon St. WC2. nestled in the heart of Camden. Lisle Street, WC2. 10pm-3am. FREE. 7.30pm. Kevin Walsh gets the pub The Two Brewers at 114 Clapham DJs play the weekend out on a wave going with this karaoke weekly. High Street, SW4 7UJ. 4pm-2am. of hot pop. Two Brewers at 114 Clapham High FREE b4 8pm, £3 after. South G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard, Street, SW4 7UJ. The landmark London’s legendary cabaret, club and of Charing Cross Road, WC2. south London cabaret, bar and club. pub. TONIGHT: Triple cabaret with The 11pm-3am. Late night dancing spot TONIGHT: Mrs Moore’s weekly Power of 3! for pure-pop enthusiasts doing the Monday cabaret session. The Old Ship at 17 Barnes Street, funky chickens. Karaoke at The City of Quebec, 12 Limehouse, E14 7NW. 8pm-midnight. Hard-Up Mondays at Sweatbox, Old Quebec Street, Marble Arch, W1H Free. Local gay bar in East London’s 1-2 Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F 7LN. 7AF. Steve Tee hosts the singing fun Limehouse. TONIGHT: Cabaret from 24 hours. Under 25s FREE all day, at the famous gay boozer in Marble Adora Dix. £16 others. Finding Mondays hard to Arch. Rupert Street at 50 Rupert Street, handle? Relieve the pressure with this So You Think You Can Sing! at Soho, W1D 6DR. Chic Soho bar with specially discounted day for under Kazbar, 50 Clapham High Street, ambient beats and brilliant drinks. 25s (ID required) at Soho’s only gay SW4 7UL. Showtime 7pm. Donovan Cabaret Sundays at The Riverside sauna. presents a night of song and fun with Tavern, 8 Canal Road, Strood, Kent, Desire at Union, 66 Albert pianist sensation Eric Robinson at ME2 4DR. From 9pm. FREE. One of Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1. 3am Claphams friendly, funky gay bar.

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The Old Ship at 17 Barnes Street, BARS & CABARET gets a reinjection of midweek urban Limehouse, E14 7NW. Local gay bar Mecca Rock and Roll Bingo at glamour as R’n’B scene star Mark- in East London’s Limehouse. The Black Cap, 171 Camden High Ashley Dupé presents his ghetto Rupert Street at 50 Rupert Street, Street, NW1 7JY. Midday-Midnight. fabulous in the infamous basement of Soho, W1D 6DR. The trendy Soho The long-running cabaret, club and debauchery. With DJs Jeffrey Hinton drinking spot celebrates Monday with pub nestled in the heart of Camden and Nasty McQuaid. Bar £2.50! presents bonkers bingo. XXL at Pulse, 1 Invicta Plaza, South Eagle London, 349 Kennington Lane, Halfway 2 Heaven – Drag Idol Bank, SE1 9UF. 9pm-3am. Members Vauxhall, SE11 5QY. 9pm-2am. Free Heat 1 at 7 Duncannon Street, free, others £3. Midweek, dance, before 10pm, £3 after. The renowned Charing Cross, WC2N 4JF. From booze and cruise at the world famous Eagle Bar is now open seven days a 8.45pm. Join cabaret scene queen club for hunks, chunks, bears and week, come for an after-work tipple, Bette Rinse for cabaret and fun at admirers. a cheeky midweek night out with the this landmark gay venue. Bette’s only Foam Party at Sweatbox, 1-2 12 Old Quebec Street boys or a night cap and cruise on weekly residency! Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F 7LN. Marble Arch, London W1H 7AF your way home. Cookie Monstar at Molly Moggs, 2 24 hours. £16. If you can’t make the TEL: 020 7629 6159 Man Health at Manbar, 79 Charing Old Compton Street, Soho, W1D 4TA. weekend wet fun, why not head down Cross Road, Soho, WC2H 0NE. 8.30pm. FREE. Song and sinful fun tonight? Relieve the midweek stress! EVERY FRI & SAT 5pm-8.30pm. FREE. Sexual Health from Cookie. The foam flies at 7, 8 and 9pm. Clinic 56 Dean Street provide this free Kazbar Doggy Style at 50 Clapham Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street, 30 10pm ‘til 3am and confidential HIV and sexual health High Street, SW4 7UL. 4pm-3am. Lisle Street, WC2. 10pm-3am. FREE. testing clinic. Free. Don’t leave Scooby at home! The The party continues ‘til late in the Ku Camp As Hits Comptons of Soho at 51-53 Old Clapham bar invites all puppy lovers to basement. Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN. bring their pooch to Kazbar and mingle 12pm-11.30pm. The real queen of with other doggies! Water bowls and BARS & CABARET Soho. Bar £2.50 on popular drinks treats provided. Detained at Circa, 62 Frith Street, from 5pm. Tiffaney Wells Double Thrill at Soho, W1D 3JN. Open ‘til 1am. Circa The City of Quebec, 12 Old Quebec goes all-out with the dance, pop and Street, Marble Arch, W1H 7AF. The R’n’B remixes every Wednesday. TUESDAY 20TH MAY legendary gay pub in the heart of DJs Attack Attack Attack, Kingsley, DJS EVERY WEEK London. Tiffaney Wells presents two Munroe Bergdorf and Kris Di Angelis CLUBS & EVENTS shows at 9pm and 10pm. on rotation. G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard, Karaoke at Two Brewers, 114 Come Mime With Me at West SUN 18th May off Charing Cross Road, WC2. Clapham High Street, SW4 7UJ. 5, Pope’s Lane, South Ealing, W5 9pm 11pm-3am. The weekend begins early 5pm-2am. £3 b4 10pm, £4 after. 4NB. Open from 8pm. FREE. Mitzi or finishes late to a melodious mix of Sing-along the mid-week blues with Macintosh presents her inimitable classic chart pop and current hits. Kevin Walsh. sing-along. Eagle London, 349 Kennington Lane, Comptons of Soho at 51-53 Old Vauxhall, SE11 5QY. 9pm-2am. Free Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN. before 10pm, £3 after. The renowned WEDNESDAY 21ST MAY 12pm-11.30pm. Super social pub Eagle Bar is now open seven days a downstairs, more chilled club lounge week, come for an after-work tipple, CLUBS & EVENTS upstairs with guest pianist tinkling Cabaret a cheeky midweek night out with the Misfits at East Bloc, 217-219 City the ivories. boys or a night cap and cruise on Road, EC1V 1JN. 10pm-3.30am. Two Brewers at 114 Clapham High CASSIDY CONNORS your way home. FREE b4 11pm/£5 after. London Street, SW4 7UJ. FREE b4 10pm, £3 EVERY MONDAY after. South London’s famous bar/ 9pm club. Wednesday Naughties at Central Station, 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross N1 9SD. 10pm. FREE. HOSTED BY Excellent cabaret to fire up your STEVE TEE Wednesday evenings. Hosted by Cookie Monstar. TUESDAYS Come Mime With Me at Halfway 9pm & 10pm II Heaven, 7 Duncannon Street, Charing Cross, WC2N 4JF. From 9pm. Mitzi Macintosh hosts Halfway’s mime night special. The Old Ship at 17 Barnes Street, Limehouse, E14 7NW. Quiz from Double Bubble 9.30pm. Local gay bar in East London’s Limehouse. OPENING HOURS Eagle London, 349 Kennington MON-THURS 12PM-2AM Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5QY. FRI-SAT 12PM-3AM 9pm-2am. Free before 10pm, £3 SUN 12PM-1AM after. Come for an after-work tipple, a cheeky midweek night out with the NEAREST TUBE: MARBLE ARCH boys or a night cap and cruise on your way home.

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Hi Dr Alex I get really bad hay fever – mostly sneezing but also puffy eyes; nothing really helps. I’m getting married in 3 weeks’ time and am desperate to look good on the day. If we get some sunny weather I’m going to look like I’ve been crying for 100 years. I have seen my GP which was pretty hopeless as he just advised me to buy the over the counter medicines and so it got me looking online. I have read about a hay fever jab than people say is really effective, but I’d have to see a private doctor about it. What is the injection and do you think it would work for me? Almost-married Jon

Hi Jon Thanks for your letter. The injection you have read about is called Kenalog. It’s a type of steroid called a corticosteroid and works by suppressing the body’s immune system to prevent it having an allergic reaction to pollen and thereby causing all the typical hay fever symptoms. It’s a very effective treatment that lasts two to three months. But, unfortunately, it has a down side. For a few weeks after being given it leaves the body open to infections such as chicken pox and measles and has other possible side effects including bone pain, easy bruising and bleeding, severe stomach PRESS RELEASES INTERNET DESIGN and abdominal pain, shortness of breath and irregular [email protected] If6was9design.com heartbeats. So, it’s because of these possible EDITOR PHOTOGRAPHER side effects that it is now rarely used for hay CLIFF JOANNOU CHRIS JEPSON fever. Yes, you may be able to get it by paying 020 7379 7887 ext 3 [email protected] CLASSIFIEDS privately, as many people do, but you need to 020 7379 8040 be aware of the risks you are taking. But you are ASSISTANT EDITOR classifi[email protected] PATRICK CASH certainly not alone in wanting Kenalog and as a 020 7379 7887 ext 9 ESCORTS PLEASE CALL one-off to cover your special RUSSEL OR MICHAEL: [email protected] day I can understand why it may 020 7379 8040 SALES AND MARKETING be a good option. MANAGER DISTRIBUTION I wonder, however, if it CHRIS COLMAN M.R.DISTRIBUTION 020 7379 8600 might be worth seeing your [email protected] PRINTERS GP again, or at least another ACORN SALES EXECUTIVE doctor at your practice. There JAMES EGAN PUBLISHED BY are prescription only medicines 020 7379 7887 ext 2 FIRSTSTAR LTD. that can help. For example, there are [email protected] 2nd FLOOR, prescription strength antihistamines that are DESIGNERS 23 DENMARK ST LONDON WC2H 8NH JANNE ÖIJER much more powerful than over the counter SUREN GUNPATH COVER ones. Also, there are new nasal sprays such [email protected] GUTTERSLUT BY PER QX as Dymista that are better than ever before. EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS MAIN PHOTO BY PATRICKMETTRAUX.COM If you explain that you have a special event ANTHONY GILÉT coming up (and congratulations by the way) your GP may be willing to prescribe www.qxmagazine.com you a tablet version of Kenalog – an oral steroid. These, combined with daily antihistamine tablets, nasal sprays and TO SUBSCRIBE TO QX CALL eye drops, work for most sufferers. Plus, 020 7379 8040 the oral steroid is a lower dose and when £45 FOR 6 MONTHS // £80 FOR 12 MONTHS used for short periods are unlikely to WITHIN UK ONLY cause side effects. I’m sure you want a sunny day for your © Copyright in the UK and worldwide, of the publishers Firststar Limited, Qx (ISSN 1356-6903). wedding and I hope by then your hay fever QX is published every Wednesday. Deadline for editorial and display advertisement inclusion is Thursday, six days before the relevant issue cover date. will be under control. Sorry, but we cannot be held responsible for any unsolicited manuscripts , illustrations or photographs.

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