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Garry Otton REDEFINING MARRIAGE Thom Glow in Jodie Fleming-Stanley in The Gay Andi Watson in Gordons Céilidh Gary Waterall Having a Ball pic by Ian Robertson dùn eideann (OW TO PROTECT YOUR PARTNER FROM LOSING THE HOUSE EDINBURGH So, it’s the last update of the year from awesome Military Themed Party! Get yGour ayAt thSe Newtcown Baer , the mnain event $O YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE SURE YOUR PARTNER the crew at ScotsGay Towers, and we have uniforms on and head to Edinburgh’s oldest leading up to Xmas is that celebrity fag hag WONT BE THROWN OUT OF THE HOUSE IF YOU DIE lots of exciting things coming up to report gay bar for fun fun fun! Sat 14th Jan sees and Edinburgh scene celebrity fav Michelle $O YOU THINK A #OHABITATION !GREEMENT MIGHT over the next month! As always there is a another themed party, this time a Winter McManus will be performing LIVE on the plethora of entertainment whatever your WHITE Party ! White outfits required, and Newtown stage on Fri 23 rd Dec! It’s gonna HELP YOU taste – and I am particularly impressed with white shooters, snacks and cocktails will all be huge. And every Fri , Ruby Reynolds is on (AVE YOU CONSIDERED MAKING A 0OWER OF !TTORNEY how many bars have late licences and/or are be available! For anyone who hasn’t been to stage with live performance and song TO HAVE SOMEONE LOOK AFTER YOUR AFFAIRS IF YOURE open on Xmas day! I think we hit a record Frenchies, it’s tucked in behind the back of requests from 9pm onwards bringing a bit of high this year. So get your hands on some Princes Street, at the very end of Rose Street festive cheer to proceedings. And if you’re NOT ABLE of this hot action! (Waverley end). It’s a perfect little oasis to looking for something different and gleeful )F THESE ISSUES AFFECT YOU GET IN TOUCH WITH Planet just keeps getting better every relax in after a hectic day Xmas shopping! to do of a Sun, check out Sunday Round The time I go in – from the décor, to the Experience the warmth from their Winter Piano – with free afternoon tea (sandwiches $ONALD 3KINNER 2EID AT -($ NOW entertainment, to the drinks offers! Last Warmers (Hot Toddy, Hot Port, Mulled Wine and home baking)! The Newtown’s !T -($ WE HAVE AN AWARD WINNING TEAM OF EXPERTS month’s Planet Ink featuring awesome and Mulled Cider). Yum! basement bar also opened again this week, IN ALL ASPECTS OF &AMILY ,AW READY TO HELP YOU tattooists from Old Town Tattoo was a Priscillas features a one-off Xmas so look out for lots of new events coming massive success, with the artists having the spectacular from glam duo Miss Scarlet up. #ALL $ONALD NOW ON    opportunity to showcase their talents, offer Jodie Diamonte & Saggy Sonia on Sat 17th Dec. A small message from the crew at the NTB: OR EMAIL DONALDSKINNERREID MHDLAWCOUK discounts and familiarise themselves to Fleming-Stanley Scarlet Diamonte is an Edinburgh scene fav, ‘On behalf of myself and the staff , we want customers. It’s high time the scene [email protected] and for those not in the know, Saggy Sonia to wish our fellow gay bars a very merry !DOPTION SERVICE s #IVIL 0ARTNERSHIP ADVICE s #ONVEYANCING embraced and celebrated the alternative is reported to be her younger – and better (and busy) Xmas! Here’s to a healthy and %STATE AGENCY s %STATE WINDING UP s &AMILY ,AW ADVICE s 7ILL WRITING community that is so prevalent in Edinburgh. looking – sister! Why don’t you be the judge happy New Year. Also thanks to everyone And it also gave strangers to body art the of that claim as the duo give you a night of who has come to the bar over the past year! chance to explore this for themselves in remade Xmas classics, kicking off from 9pm Roll on 2012 for lots of new events and a lot an atmosphere they were comfortable – with Lala Hotpants on the decks. The crew more Fundraising fun! ’ Here here! with. So if you do fancy something a wee at Priscillas guarantee this is the best drag Here’s a wee note of the NTB’s opening bit different to do with your Xmas show in town! Sun 18th Dec brings the times: Wed 21st Dec– Mon 2nd Jan –Noon- %DINBURGH OFlCE  1UEEN #HARLOTTE 3TREET ,EITH %DINBURGH %( (4 spends, check out Old Town Tattoo’s GRAND FINAL of ‘’The Voice’’! Edinburgh’s 3am . Fri 23rd, Fri 30th and Sat 31st – 4am 4EL    s &AX    website/facebook page! Got Talent winner Gavin Blackie will be license! And Xmas Day opening – Noon - 'LASGOW OFlCE  #ARLTON 0LACE 'LASGOW ' 47 Also at Planet, their Thu night performing his brand new single live on the 3pm then 8pm-3am. 4EL    s &AX    s %MAIL GLASGOW MHDLAWCOUK quizzes have been a huge hit. They night, and will also be on the judging panel The Caledonian Thebans have braved &AMILY ,AW &IRM OF THE 9EAR n ,AW !WARDS OF 3COTLAND  consist of two question rounds, a music as the final 4 perform to impress and be all for a special calendar, which was round and a face round. Followed by a crowned ‘’The Voice’’ 2011 ! Exciting stuff! launched for sale at a party at the Newtown WWWMHDLAWCOUK Deal or No Deal card challenge at the On Sat 24th Dec, JLM will be hosting Festive Bar recently ! end, just to keep you on your toes! And PICS: Planet Karaoke 7-11pm , then Boozy Soozy takes And for the late night entertainment, as unlike some of the other scene quizzes over to keep you partying hard to the early always CC Blooms are pulling it all out of the which are more high brow in nature, this is a hours of Xmas morning! On Xmas Day the bag! Their Xmas and New Year Festival quiz that even the most unintellectual of you hard working crew batten down the hatches, kicks off with the first 5am close at Sunday can manage! You know who you are! Get in re-opening again on Boxing Day as normal. Skool on Sun 18th Dec . DJ Shelle La Belle ADVERTISING there for some huge cash winnings, which Sat 31st Dec, Jamie Lee Morley and Boozy has built this 90 ’s old skool dance night up have ranged from £50 to £150. Planet’s Soozy will be entertaining party lovers all to become the ONLY place to be on a Sun festive deets: 1pm-3am opening; Xmas Eve night long, with some secret plans for y’all - night! And with an extra 2 hours of old skool – open as usual; Xmas Day – 8pm-3am; check out their website/Facebook page for dance music, free entry and bar promos, this Boxing Day – 4pm-3am; New Year ’s Day more details!! It’s gonna be a smash and is sure to be one hell of a way to kick off the 4pm-3am with comedy duo Daz Glaz and details kept under wraps to keep you in festive period! 11pm-5am. The crew are of Cilla Slack entertaining you with charity suspense till the last minute! You will just course open on Xmas Day, with Calvertos bingo, deal or no deal and other such have to be there to really be in with the fun! Xmas Day Cracker on 25th Dec. DJ Calverto ScotsGay tomfoolery! On Hogmanay, Planet will be Every Sat is karaoke from 7-10pm, so get celebrates the big day with a mix of festive dropping balloons full of cash, drinks your vocal cords prepared with some fine tunes and chart cheese. Perfect for dancing vouchers, club passes, tattoo vouchers and Priscillas buckets, vases and fish bowls of off that turkey! Expect all sorts of festive fun more! And watch out for the start of their cocktails. Oh and Priscillas have a 3am and giveaways ! table service and snacks menu! licence every night from 18th Dec- 3rd Jan – As promised, another Friday Funk Foam And quite possibly the most exciting and with their 5am opening, that is 22 hours Party Special on Fri 30 th Dec! DJ Shelle La news on the scene THIS YEAR which I think of drinking fun! Hardcore! Belle will whip up a frothy mess in the last may have made me squee more than a little The Street are launching a new Sunday Fri Funk and FOAM Party of 2011. With a ton was the introduction of Planet’s awesome session which has already commenced. of bubbles to cavort in, great tunes, free Smirnoff Mojito Cocktail ON DRAUGHT!!!!!! Some of the entertainment going on there entry and bar promos, what’s stopping you? Last month I reported that cheap vodka was includes Trendy Wendy and Morgan And on Hogmanay, the now famous £1000 no more in Planet; they’re Smirnoff all the spinning the decks and seeing the bells in, Drop Party will be happening on the bells!! GET way! And now they have Mojito Cocktails on PICS: Frenchies and then Wendy will be hitting Elbow and The annual CC’s £1000 drop will happen at draught … it’s a thing of true beauty. Really Mumbo Jumbo at the Bongo until 5am. Midnight on the toll of Big Ben, when they fresh tasting beautiful mojitos, we all know For all you ladies out there, Saturday will be dropping balloons on the crowd how you just love a cocktail or two out Night Beaver are having their Xmas party on containing £1000 in cold hard cash. Last there! Sample these at the intro price of just Sat 17th Dec at The Speakeasy … with year, many of you walked away with enough £3.95 – which is awesome as these are so special guest Santa Claudia and her special cash to party the night away, get your taxi strong they’ll knock your socks off!! sh…elfs ! A little Xmas treat for all you home and have change left! This time it NOTICED Up at Frenchies , their Lady Gaga party lovely ladies looking for love, lust or a good could be you!! DJ Shazza is upstairs with went down a storm last month – as hard dance sesh. From 11pm! chart; DJ Blondie is downstairs with hard everything Lady Gaga does! And to And for the guys, Jan will see the dance mixes. Get there early! It’s free entry accompany the range of entertainment, they BearScots having their post-festive bash so expect to queue if you turn up late. DJs have started their Winter Sale – with great with the Bears in the Basement , at the New from 8pm until 5am; it’s gonna be HUGE! Talk to Martin Mann promos available Sun-Thu. They are open on Town Bar on Sat 14th Jan. They will be So that’s all folks for 2012!! See you on Xmas Day from 5pm-3am. And carrying on getting right into prep too for the 10th the other side. Lots of love from the ‘Burgh E: [email protected] the themed parties, Frenchies have got an BearScotFest in Edinburgh which has been Division of ScotsGay Towers! T: 07850 576103 extravaganza planned for Hogmanay – an announced as 5th -7 th Oct 2012. NEWS Aobar BdheaEdhaiRnn DEEN Here we go with my final offering for GayScene Glasgay! Annie Garven 1953 - 2011 2011 with news from the scene, sexual health and more. Glasgay! is looking for Edinburgh’s a less interesting place with the unexpected death of Annie There are a few changes afoot at Cheerz Bar and Club including going a wee bit high acts, theatre shows, Garven on 1st Dec. That day, Annie was due to be singing with her friends in tech and a scene queen making a Hogmanay musical acts, bands, visual artists, comedians, Loud and Proud Choir at the World AIDS Day Service at St John’s, Princes return! The Bar has gone wireless and now cabaret and performance acts for Glasgay! 2012. Street. Support for people with HIV and AIDS was only one of the causes that has WiFi available in the bar. You can now The next edition of 's annual celebration Annie supported. She was a passionate environmentalist and a keen bird also pay by most credit and debit cards in of queer culture will take place mid-October to watcher in and around Edinburgh and in Galloway, where Annie and her family the bar and club. They would also like to remind you of the new opening times for the mid-November in Glasgow. and friends enjoyed many happy days in their seaside cottage which had been in the family for years. bar which are from 11am Mon-Sat and from They want to hear from you if you have a new She was born in Glasgow at a time when air quality meant that as a baby, 2pm on a Sun. The bar will be open 11am- work or show either recently or not yet produced. being left out on the balcony for some “fresh air” required her to be swabbed 2am on Sat 24th and 31st Dec with the club If you have already submitted work in the down to remove smuts on her face and clothes! Via some time down south open 10.30pm-4am on these days, the bar past and they know you drop them a line first. If she spent a few years on Mull. Annie drove the fish and chip van and swam will be closed on Xmas Day and 1st Jan but Cheerz nightclub will be open 9pm-2am with you have not submitted work before please across Tobermory Harbour in aid of charity. She subsequently came to Andi Watson free entry. [email protected] follow the guidelines on their website: Edinburgh in the late 80’s, living in Trinity, where she enjoyed fine views of the The New Year will be brought in at www.glasgay.co.uk/Submissions city skyline and a bountiful garden. Cheerz Bar with the fabulous Cherry will also have the Fabulous Cherry Bakewell It’s that time of year with Xmas parties Briefly, they need: Show A genealogist by profession, Annie had a razor-sharp intellect (and sense Bakewell and Bobbie Dazzler from 9pm with with her Xmas show featuring the best Xmas every night and having a few too many information/description, publicity materials, of humour too), loved theatre and was developing a great interest in opera. Loud and Proud Choir DJ Steve , Scott West and the “affa fabulous” songs and maybe even Santa.... not to be beverages! Keep yourself safe and sexy this DJ Ryan Beattie ringing in the bells at Cheerz missed. Tickets only £5 available from the festive period, free condoms and lube are press cuttings, artists biographies, and video became, over the last six years, another family for Annie, where she famously was the sole woman in nightclub. Tickets are available club now. links. This can all be sent by E-mail: the Tenor section and was loved by the gay men who surrounded her. The Choir dedicated a rendition now for Hogmanay and they urge The Market [email protected] or by post: of her favourite carol to Annie at their Festive Concert and at her recent funeral turned out en masse, you to get them early to avoid Arms will be sure Steven Thomson with nearly 50 singing. queuing. to keep you Producer, Glasgay! Festival Anne will be remembered in Broughton Street and the Regent, where she could be opinionated and The departures lounge at entertained over Cheerz is getting busy with two the festive period t/a Gala Scotland Ltd grumpy, but on many more days, be a faithful and interested, interesting and loyal friend. Our of the boys, barman Craig with karaoke, 27-29 Trongate condolences to Annie’s mother Morag, sister Jane and family and friends many, various and missing Mitchell and DJ Scotty West , banter and more Glasgow her. moving on during December, we from Peter and G1 5EZ Robert Cole wish them well in whatever they the team there. are off to get up to. Steve and Pop in for a drink Garry would also like to thank and try out the everyone for their continued smallest LGBT available at Cheerz, support at Cheerz bar and club in friendly bar on the Chaplins, Market the past 12 months and we scene. Arms & Wellmans would like to wish everyone a Wellmans will be on the scene and are Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year. operating different also available from Speaking of the New Year … touch my hours over the festive Terrence Higgins bum … The Cheeky Girls will be at Cheerz period as in previous Trust at 246 George Club on 20th Jan with tickets available soon. years, contact them Street and City Clinic Chaplins Aberdeen brings to you on on Aberdeen (01224) at Woolmanhill. If Sun 18 th Dec Comedy Hypnotist Gareth 211441 to check you have any sexual Fulton back in Aberdeen for a 2nd time they before visiting. health questions or worries contact NHS Grampian Sexual Health Services on 0845 3379900 or THT Direct on 0808 902 1221. Terrence Higgins Trust, Global Xchange and The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence would like to thank everyone who came along and supported them at events for World AIDS Day. They raised some cash and more importantly awareness of HIV and AIDS services and support within the region. There was also a new HIV resource for professionals launched by Carina Ebdy , the Positive Scotland Co-ordinator from THT. If you would like a copy of the resource please E-mail: [email protected] Based in Aberdeen The Pink Map is a new website which highlights venues across the UK and also has blogs on various topics. Check out the site at www.pinkmap.co.uk Aber Dabba Doo is Aberdeen’s only radio show dedicated fully to LGBT issues, featuring a mix of news, views, guests and information presented by Greg Addison from 11am-1pm every Sun on 99.8FM across Aberdeen and online at www.shmu.org.uk Have a great festive period and don’t forget to send any news and information to the usual address. Andi xx Q-STORE LUKE & JACK BDSM Runs regular clubs at *denotes ScotsGay available 5 Barony Street. Tel/Fax: 0131- ADULT BOUTIQUE* the Big Joint in South Street, glaschu 477 4756. Mon-Fri 11am-7pm, 45 Virginia Street. Tel: 0141- Glasgow on the first Sat of the Sat 11am-6pm. Scotland's only 552 5699. Mon-Thu month. licensed gay store. Not just 11am-6pm, Fri-Sat 10.30am- www.violate.co.uk VENUES &EMPORIA feelthy pictures - lifestyle too! 6.30pm, Sun Noon-5pm. Locally owned and THE VIRGINIA GALLERY GLASGOW ELBOW* THE REGENT* independent. Sells aromas, Basement, 45 Virgina Street. ABERDEEN EDINBURGH 133-135 East Claremont Street. 2 Montrose Terrace. Tel: 0131- toys, lubes, magazines and Specialises in art from the Tel: 0131-556 5662. 11am- 661 8198. Sun 12.30pm-1am, books, underwear, T-shirts, LGBT Community (including Extreme weather conditions have age are often whining that they GaALL GLyAGOWSPICScBY STeEPHANnIE VALeENTINE CHAPLINS* ADULT CONCEPTIONS* 1am. Breakfast until 6pm at Mon-Sat 11am-1am. gifts, etc. Life Drawing for Bears and ravaged the city of Glasgow - first it’s don’t want to hear Steps and 20 Adelphi. Sun & Thu 9pm- 8 Drummond Street. Tel: 0131- weekends, Lunch 11.30am- Edinburgh’s Gay Real Ale Pub. E-mail: Butches, and recent LGBT 2am, Fri-Sat 9pm-3am. New 557 9413. Fax: 0131-557 8336. 6pm, Dinner 6pm-10pm. Bar CAMRA's Lesbian & Gay Real [email protected] Super hero/ine comic book extremely cold, then it’s extremely windy – Kylie on a night out so I would LGBT and Straight friendly Sun Noon-9pm, Mon-Sat and restaurant. Ale Drinkers meet here on the www.lukeandjack.co.uk classes) AND erotic art for ALL! what next for Glasgow? Will ‘Hurricane urge them to check out this venue in old My Club premises. 10am-9pm. Fem 2 Dom is at www.elbowedinburgh.co.uk 1st Mon of the month (2nd Over 18s only. Current 25 Easter Road. Tel: 0131-623 Mon in Aug) from 9pm. MERCHANT PRIDE exhibition: #MAN (2nd Dec - Bawbag’ be followed by yet more ridiculous friendly and open-minded night. CHEERZ BAR & CLUB* 6969. Licensed sex shops. ELECTRO-SEXUAL* E-mail: 20 Candleriggs. Tel: 0141-564 New Year) features homo- weather conditions? ‘Cyclone Fannybaws’ It’s been open for about five 11 Hadden Street. Lively gay C.C. Bloom’s, 23-24 Greenside [email protected] 1285. Sun 12.30pm-Midnight, erotica! perhaps? Well whatever happens it won’t be months, and I’ve never quite got bar and club with entertainment THE AULD HOOSE* Place. Tel: 0131-556 9331. www.lagrad-edinburgh.org.uk Mon-Fri 4pm-Midnight, Sat and more. 23-25 St Leonards Street. 11pm-3am. First Fri of each Noon-Midnight. Bar in the heart THE WATERLOO* me writing about it in 2012 as this is to be round to writing about Club X, Tel: 0131-668 2934. Sun month. Club night. SATURDAY NIGHT BEAVER of the Merchant City. 306 Argyle Street. Tel: 0141- my final review for ScotsGay magazine. And and principally that’s because MARKET ARMS* 12.30pm-1am, Mon-Sat Noon- www.facebook.com/ SpeakEasy, 36 Blair Street. Tel: 248 7216. Sun 13 Hadden Street. LGBT 1am. Everybody-friendly real electroedinburgh 0131-220 6176. 10.30pm-3am. MILK* 12.30pm-Midnight, Mon-Sat as such I will be writing not just about the I’m not a huge fan of the place. friendly pub with karaoke 5 ale bar. Food served: Mon-Sat 3rd Sat of each month. For gay 17 John Street. Mon-Fri 4pm- Noon-Midnight. Popular, last month, but also casting an eye over the But nonetheless the music and bi women and LGBTI Midnight, Sat-Sun 3pm- crowded, down to earth nights a week. Noon-9.30pm, Sun 12.30- FEVER whole year – a year which has seen multiple policy in the space seems to be 8pm. The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria friendly friends. Midnight. Gay bar (formerly drinking shop. Scotland's WELLMAN’S HEALTH E-mail: Street. Tel: 0131-225 2564. Scene). oldest gay bar. Busy, busy, dramatic changes for Glasgow’s gay a little more original than the STUDIO* [email protected] Club nights. Sun 25th Dec: DJs STEAMWORKS* http://moojuice.co/ busy! community. Polo Lounge has been known for 218 Holburn Street. Tel: www.theauldhoose.co.uk Fisher & Price and Miss Chris. 5 Broughton Market. Tel: 0131- www.waterloobar.co.uk (01224) 211441. Mon-Fri 11pm-5am. Mon 2nd Jan: DJs 477 3567. Daily 11am-11pm. MODA* Revolver and Scene both changed their and even if the décor and Noon-10pm, Sat Noon-9pm, BLUE MOON CAFÉ* Fisher & Price and Miss Chris. Stylish sauna forming part of 58 Virginia Street. Tel: 0141- WEDNESDAYS names to Underground and Milk ‘entertainment’ is a bit of a mess the place Factor because her Australia’s Got Talent Sun 2-9pm. 8-man Jacuzzi, 1 Barony Street/36 Broughton 11pm-5am. Entry £8 until busy gay hotel and sauna 553 2553. Mon-Thu 5pm-1am, The Tunnel, 84 Mitchell Street. sauna, steamroom, café. Free Street. Tel: 0131-556 2788 11.30, £10 thereafter. complex in centre of gay Fri-Sun 5pm-3am. Fashionable Tel: 0141-204 1000. 1st Wed of respectively. Bennets nightclub went into does have a good atmosphere when the commitments made her unavailable for Internet access. Massage (Bar) or 0131-557 0911 quarter. State-of-the-art pub/club. each month. 11.30pm-3am. receivership only to be dramatically rescued Thom Glow right DJ is on the decks. I think the faux auditions. Except I don’t have a famous facilities including large spa www.socialanimal.co.uk/ Club night. [email protected] available. (Office). Sat-Sun 10am-11pm, FRENCHIES BAR* and taken over by new management. The S&M clichés are by now somewhat sister, or an array of fascinating haircuts. E-mail: rod@ Mon-Fri 11am-11pm. Food 87-89 Rose Street Lane North. pool, sauna cabin, large steam GlasgowCityCentre/Moda www.tunnelglasgow.co.uk wellmans-health-studio.co.uk served until 10pm. Popular Tel: 0131-225 6967. room, video room, labyrinth Polo Lounge saw four new managers in as contrived and Club X has about as much There are bars I don’t visit enough: www.wellmans-health- LGBT café. Edinburgh’s oldest gay pub with themed areas, café lounge, THE PIPEWORKS* many months and reinvented their Trophy dark sexuality as an S Club 7 concert, but Merchant Pride, Court Bar , Waterloo , all of studio.co.uk www.bluemooncafe.co.uk now open after tasteful free Internet access, tanning 5-10 Metropole Lane. Tel: refurbishment. booth. www.steamworks- 0141-552 5502. Mon-Thu INVERURIE Room as Club X . the queers seem to be lapping it which benefit from polite and BOBBIE'S BOOKSHOP* E-mail: sauna.co.uk 11.30am-11pm, Fri 11.30am- The Court Bar up. friendly staff, an antidote to the 220 Morrison Street. Tel: 0131- [email protected] Sat 6am, Sat Noon- Sun 11pm. VALLURE CAFÉ & WINE BAR* DUMFRIES 538 7069. Mon-Sat www.frenchies-bar.com THE STREET* Men's Health and Leisure Club. Garioch Centre. Tel: Inverurie saw modest Speaking of dark sexuality, corporate nonsense of the 10am-1pm, 2-5.30pm. Sells a 2 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-556 Usual facilities. £13 (£10 (01467) 622966. New gay refurbishments the Pipeworks sauna is a hotbed bigger venues. With strong 4272. Sun 12.30pm-1am, concession). friendly establishment. DUMFRIES LGBT CENTRE* selection of gay magazines. GHQ* and promoters of that very thing! The staff are performers in at Merchant Pride 88b High Street. Tel: (01387) 4 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-550 Mon-Sat Noon-1 am. Small but www.thepipeworks.com E-mail: [email protected] 255058. Text: 07781 481788. BOOTY* 1780. Tue-Sun 5pm-3am. perfectly formed bar run by www.vallure.co.uk TLC danced their always friendly and discreet and it truly is a grand night out, Drop-in: Mon 3.30-5.30pm. GHQ, 4 Picardy Place. Tel: Stylish bar and club catering for Louise and Trendy Wendy. POLO LOUNGE* last dance and though to some it represents the particularly popular amongst the E-mail: 0131-550 1780. Info Line: the capital's fashionable gays. www.thestreetbar.co.uk 84 Wilson Street. Tel: 0141-553 [email protected] 07736 936650. Sun 11pm- www.socialanimal.co.uk/ 1221. Mon-Thu 5pm-1am, Fri- called it a day. underbelly of the gay scene; the ‘women of a certain age’ who www.lgbtcentredg.co.uk 3am. Club night. Edinburgh/GHQ WORD POWER* Sun 5pm-3am. Long STIRLING FHQ stopped venue (and others) is to be aren’t shy of a shimmy on the E-mail: 43-45 West Nicolson Street. established pub/club. Young STICKY [email protected] LGBT CENTRE FOR Tel: 0131-662 9112. Sun Noon- crowd. Club open Fri-Sun, £5 ALBION BAR* opening to the praised for providing a safe, clean dancefloor. Court Bar sees its Sky Bar, The Venue, 6/7 Church www.club-booty.com HEALTH & WELLBEING* 5pm, Mon-Sat 10am-6pm. after 11pm. 51 Barnton Street. Tel: (01786) public except for place to… outdoor attraction rendered Independent radical bookshop. www.socialanimal.co.uk/ 461252. Mixed bar. Bar meals Place.Tel: (01387) 263623. 9 Howe Street. Tel: 0131-523 the occasional clubnight. C U Next Tuesday chill out after clubbing. useless in winter – they usually have Infoline: (01387) 255058. 9pm- CAFÉ HABANA* 1100. LGBT community centre E-mail: books GlasgowCityCentre/ available. 2am. Last Fri of each month. 22 Greenside Place. Tel: 0131- in the heart of the New Town @word-power.co.uk Polo_Lounge E-mail: [email protected] came and went and throughout it all Dame I spent outdoor seating but only the thick-skinned Club night. 558 1270. 1pm-1am. Friendly offering a range of events, www.word-power.co.uk www.albionbar.com Nancy Clench has still managed to find considerable time in could tolerate the chill at this time of year. www.clubsticky.co.uk pre-club bar popular with locals courses and activities. Also RELAX CENTRAL* and visitors. Free WiFi provides meeting space for 3rd Floor, 27 Union Street. Tel: work. It’s a funny old world isn’t it? Delmonicas this year Waterloo trundles on as ever it did, with its Internet. community groups. See 0141-221 0415. Sun Noon- The changes this year, when you look at during my credentials as the oldest gay venue in E-mail: website for listings. GLASGOW 8.30pm, Mon-Sat STORNOWAY DUNDEE [email protected] E-mail: 11.30am-10pm. Established them as a whole, have changed the spring/summer stint as Glasgow still intact, and the occasional www.cafehabanaEH1.com [email protected] AMBASSADORS RAINBOW* gay sauna. Entry £8. AN LANNTAIR* landscape of our commercial gay scene Sunday night hostess appearance from leading drag artist Cheri ABODE* www.lgbthealth.org 41b York Street. Tel: 0141-237 E-mail: Kenneth Street. Tel: (01851) 22 St Andrew’s Street. Tel: CAFÉ NOM DE PLUME* 3011. Mon-Thu Noon- [email protected] 703307. Mon-Sat 8.30am-Late. quite considerably. It has long been a belief and though once again Treiffel. Then there is Underground , still the Dundee (01382) 223923. 60 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131- NEW TOWN BAR* Midnight, Fri-Sun Noon-2am. www.relaxcentral.co.uk LGBT friendly arts centre with of mine that for any community to flourish the décor leaves much favourite haunt of the team at Gay Men’s Mon-Sat 11am-Midnight, Sun 478 1372. Café/bar at the LGBT 26B Dublin Street. Tel: 0131- Sauna. Mon: Buddies Day (2 bar and restaurant. Real ale. there needs be variety. Not just variation in to be desired (nobody’s Health and which enjoys a lively atmosphere 12.30pm-Midnight. LGBT Centre. Meals, snacks, drinks. 538 7775. Sun 12.30pm-1am, for 1), Wed: Towel Free Day, Fri: SILKS AND SECRETS* E-mail: [email protected] friendly bar and eaterie. Free WiFi. Dogs welcome. Mon-Thu Noon-1am, Fri-Sat TVs, CDs and Admirers Day, 308 Argyle Street. Tel: 0141- www.lanntair.com terms of places still seven nights a week. All www.bebo.com/theabodebar Outdoor smoking area. Noon-2am. Food: Mon-Fri Sun: £5 entry. 572 1017. Fax: 0141-221 0959. to go, but also of got an answer as to what in all there is plenty to E-mail: Noon-3pm. Popular and busy www.ambassadorsrainbow Sun Noon-5pm, Mon-Sat BROOKS BAR* [email protected] gay bar. Free WiFi Internet .com 10am-6pm. Clothes and toys music to listen those doves are doing choose from on our 2 St Andrew’s Lane. Wed-Thu access. Real ale. www.facebook.com/ catering for gay, transvestite to, entertainment there) it is possibly the scene, if you look for it. 7pm-Midnight, Fri-Sun 3pm- C.C. BLOOM'S* www.newtownbar.co.uk ambassadors.rainbow and fetish tastes. Midnight. Gay bar. 23-24 Greenside Place. www.silksandsecrets.com to watch, and only bar to have thriving Let’s hope that the Tel: 0131-556 9331. Sun 9pm- No EIGHTEEN* BENNETS* people to meet. entertainment clubbing options JOCKS HEALTH 3am, Mon-Thu 8pm-3am, 18 Albert Place, Leith Walk. 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The mask has slipped their nasty agendas, we will never free minister and ask what motivates the it might be harmful. for even more Scots who are waking up ourselves of them. devil within me to want to shave her They insist marriage to the religionists' game plan. The As each day passed in this nasty head and parade her round Asda. can only be between debate started with the media crowing ‘consultation’, I was left wondering The press squealed that the same- a man and a woman. over a bunch of Catholic militants what stunt religionists were going to sex marriage debate was causing a ‘Because the Bible invited to meet First Minister, Alex pull next. They were clearly on a roll. schism within the Church of Scotland. tells me so,’ their Salmond (so many frocks they ran out The Scottish media licked the press (Oh, good, bring it on!) But before I got daft flocks sing. But of seats!) pressing on him to make sure releases dribbling out of the Scottish carried away, I was forced to quietly it’s like singing hymn there was a free speech clause in any Catholic Media Office like a melting reflect on the fact that most Churches, number 453 and forthcoming legislation on Cornetto in Cairo. Just when we including the Kirk, were formed as a omitting versus 3 sectarianism. As soon as they got thought we’d binned they result of schisms. (Damn and blast!) and 4. The Bible also home, the Friends of The Scottish were back. Over £10,000 spent on The Scottish media went into celebrates the Catholic Observer Facebook page press adverts in the Scottish press. raptures over the next one. Another marriage of one man booted out and blocked anyone critical Same old faces. Same old tricks. The reactionary, right-wing, retrenched Kirk and 700 women with of their institution. As soon as NOT same mobile advertising van circled the committee as bad as the Board of an additional 300 Friends of The Scottish Catholic Garry Otton Parliament, only instead of a picture of Social Responsibility, called the Legal concubines for King Observer was born on Facebook we [email protected] Wendy Alexander plugging her ears Marriage banner (not to be confused Questions Committee, normally Solomon. Or began documenting the institution’s with her fingers, it was ‘Scotland for with the United Christian Witness and involved in compiling statistics and between the men of dastardly deeds while the Scottish Marriage’ and a bunch of fundies with a Protest Against Same-sex Marriage supervising the care of dusty Church Benjamin and the Catholic Media Office concentrated on sound system, plugging their ears to all who gathered there a few weeks later) records, decided to get up on its forcibly kidnapped diverting attention away from them in the changes in Scotland since we pulled to spill their bile. Baying for moral order soapbox to announce the Kirk was dancing girls of the media to concentrate on its more Brian Souter’s ‘Keep the Clause’ they took turns mounting the hastily against same-sex marriages. (Mrs Allen Shiloh. Or between homophobic ambitions. There were You can megabus off the road to ensure no-one erected pavement pulpit. First up, must’ve been dancing up the aisle Moses’ soldiers and stories of the annual 6 billion the could stop giving gay kids appropriate Gordon Wilson, former leader of the wearing some of the chrysanths behind the war booty of Catholic Church was draining out of the sex information in schools over ten SNP. He spoke touchingly of the her ears that Mrs McEwan normally Midianite virgins. Or Italian exchequer; the claim Catholic follow years ago. ‘distress’ the ‘arrogant gay rights lobby’ brings to fill the vase on the altar). To a man and girl he schools were promoting “tolerance, Showing some political muscle in would cause to straight people if we cover its arse, though, it added that it bought. Or between respect and diversity” while teaching Scotland is all about names. As Edina ‘tainted’ marriage. It would cause the was ‘on a journey’ – just in case in Abraham and his gay kids they were 'intrinsically Garry on Monsoon would say: Names, sweedie. SNP to lose the referendum on years to come they might want to half-sister. Or a man disordered'; the theatre in Paris that Names… And what a bunch of independence. Then Cardinal Keith apologise for their reactionary stance and his aunt (Moses’ had to be protected by riot police from tambourine rattlers they all were too! O’Brien, having signed a life-size and recruit some youngsters to replace parents). This is not Catholics wanting to censor a Christian Action Research and billboard held up by the blank, the retrenched, right-wing, old Bible- about God’s law at ‘blasphemous’ play; the comfort Education (CARE) which funds interns brainwashed, youngest faces they could bashing buggers they’d just buried. all. It is about an abusing priests found in confessionals; to infiltrate the and squeeze into their Scotland for Marriage Religionists weren’t going to emerging group of the banning of the mention of condoms media with their diabolical ‘Christian’ t-shirts, blamed us for being intolerant mention it. But finally it came out. (You extremists seeking a on Italian TV on World AIDS Day; the teaching; the Christian Institute which and subverting everyone else’s human can thank the Humanists for that). The moral certainty in a cover-up of more abuse in Ontario, secures tax relief by registering as a rights. Then, with the repeal of Section vast majority of marriages conducted progressively Canada; protection of abusing priests in charity and using it, with the aid of 28 so fresh in her mind, the last year were secular. That is to say: challenging and Victoria, Australia; the success of teams of Christian legal advisers, to homophobic Mrs Ann Allen, former People who didn’t want any religion in changing world. Vatican officials escaping questioning launch one homophobic campaign after convener of the Victorian-sounding it. This applies to most people in They are coming out in Portland, Oregan; the Spanish court’s another. This is an organisation so foul Board of Social Responsibility went up Scotland today. The Catholic Church of the closet and, my Edina Monsoon: Spirituality as you know it is certainly ruling that the Opus Dei sect should it has been labelled ‘cruel’ and ‘vicious’ in her pink twin-set top to sneer at only conducted 6.2% of marriages last “Names, sweedie. Names…” goodness, their siren voices are conform to data protection laws and by peers in the House of Lords. Then ‘political correctness’ and blame us for year yet it wants to demand that no not invested in these hopeless God- becoming ever-more shrill. On BBC delete ex-member’s data; the dropping the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of opening the door to polygamy. Do we other Church must conduct same-sex forsaken organisations any longer. Scotland’s Call Kaye, Rev James Gracie, of seat-belt charges against the Pope Scotland which receives instructions want that in modern Scotland? marriage even if they want to. Perhaps They’ve turned into a bitter and twisted of the Free Church of Scotland on his jolly in Germany; the head of the from the Vatican; Destiny Churches ‘NAAAWWWW! The mob cried, baying this was why it was so difficult to get old codger, tapping the page of a story (Continuing) unashamedly linked gays Catholic Church in Ireland’s legal Scotland a collection of evangelicals for a return to theocracy and all the anyone to write in to the Parly – let in the Scottish Daily Mail, reminding with pædophiles and thieves. settlement over his role in who also benefit from taxpayer-funded moral certainties it brought them. So alone fill in a confusing form – in you the country’s gone to the dogs, lost Meanwhile, without any evidence to administering an oath of secrecy to a grants; the Evangelical Alliance, a well- excited by her own zeal, and with one defence of any kind of marriage. It’s not its moral backbone and is about to be support his findings, The Scotsman’s teenage victim of clerical sexual abuse; funded organisation promoting its foot still harking back to ‘Keep the just marriage we’ve left behind. We’ve swept away if we let two people who daily homophobic letter writer, the staggering 52 cases of abuse extreme brand of Christianity and the Clause’ she made the mistake of calling thankfully left the Church. love each other marry. Never mind the schoolteacher Richard Lucas re-hashed involving 14 priests uncovered in Family Education Trust, a grand- O’Brien, ‘Cardinal Winning’. (Certainly If religionists were blocking gay fact that everyone else just uses the the suggestion that polygamy follows Northern Ireland and the Most sounding name that makes it its no friend of Dorothy, that silly old human rights, the rest of you better Church as a photo-opportunity before a same-sex marriage. (Of all the dozens Reverend Dr Philip Boyce Catholic Lord business to feed the press with pro- bugger was buried in a pair of red buck up because they’ll be coming for good-old knees-up on the sticky floors of countries that allow polygamy, only Bishop of Raphoe’s statement that religious soundbites. shoes back in 2001 with Section 28)! you next! A report in the Daily Record of a function room at The Wheatsheaf. South Africa went on to introduce listening to child sex abuse victims Ministering to spiritual needs? Oh, Scotland had moved on and nobody detailed how the Wee Frees in Accusing us of intolerance is same-sex marriage). wouldn’t serve any worthwhile purpose. dahling, that’s so yesterday! had told poor Mrs Allen. She has been Stornoway, in full swing-tying tradition, laughable. It is intolerance when you I'm all for free speech. So I'm sure And so it went on, ad nauseam. The old guard were soon clearly frustrated that her particular had succeeded in having their New are determined to withhold the rights then, Mr Lucas won't mind me saying On the Facebook page NOT Friends organising their mob outside cult, the Church of Scotland, has been Year’s festival celebration finished at you enjoy from others. Marriage that the homophobia we are witnessing of The Scottish Catholic Observer we've Parliament at Holyrood. Quickly, quietly, wringing their liver-spotted hands over 11pm so it wouldn’t interfere with the doesn’t belong to religionists. It never amongst militant religionists has its been able to reveal what has been notices went out to Baptist churches, the subject of gays for too long. Finally Sabbath. (Which is supposed to be on a has done and never will do. The source in their own sexual dysphoria. hidden. Not because it's not there as fundamentalists and Catholic Churches. they got round to plugging the dyke Saturday, but let’s not split hairs). patriarchal institution was created by Studies in the US have drawn a direct the Catholic Church would have you They must’ve known that any major with an order that no gays could be Then it was the Scottish men with their interests first and link between homophobia and believe, but because there is a wilful announcements that militants running ordained unless they’d ‘come out’ Episcopalian’s turn to click their foremost. And neither is the right to homosexuality, and the Church - a boys campaign by religionists to conceal, the Catholic Church were before May 2009. (I mean, you couldn’t polished boots. The Scottish branch of ‘procreate’ invested in heterosexuals. club with its carte blanche to be critical deceive and apologise for such demonstrating on the streets of fucking make this up, could you?) Sex the Anglican Communion had grown a There are plenty of people who define of homosexuality with impunity - shocking crimes and abuses against Scotland could evoke a huge backlash is Mrs Allen’s nightmare. She’s famous reputation of being less retrenched and themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual, provides these people with the perfect humanity, from the collecting of huge after years of systematic child abuse for once suggesting that Girl Guides more liberal under , transexual or intersexed who have cover to denounce what they are most swathes of taxpayer-funded privileges and cover-ups. need “a moral map; not how to use a the former bishop of Edinburgh and children. Religionists don’t have any fearful of. to institutional violence. And as long as Their icy faces were grimly fixed in condom” and believed children needed Episcopalian Primus. He gasped: evidence that same-sex marriage is How many more religionists have well-funded Christian organisations the cold November wind that flapped to be protected from a “sex-mad “Personally, I am disappointed. I harmful to children or anyone else. It to be ‘outed’ or caught with their pants continue to brainwash children at home the pages of their scripts as they society” suggesting any attempt to deal thought they would have been braver.” won’t make any difference to their down sucking a rent boy’s cock before and in schools and place interns in our gathered under the Scotland for with the matter in comic books was Well, sweetheart, now you know! marriage. They are simply denying it to this fact is laid bare? contact ads are free To reply to a contact ad, just pop your reply in an envelope with the box number written in the TOP RIGHT corner and place the envelope with your reply inside another envelope with two loose first class stamps. 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Equalities Committee, 160 Falcon Road, provision of condoms, lube and Safer Sex men-who-have-sex-with- E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] London. SW11 2LN. Tel: 07896 471891. Text, Chat and Share pics info. men/steve-retson-project.aspx RESIDENTIAL www.clubwebsite.co.uk/saltirethistle E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] EVENTS www.pcsproud.org.uk www.gmh.org.uk TERRENCE HIGGINS TRUST SCOTLAND - OUTDOOR TEAM SCOTLAND BADMINTON CLUB: NATIONAL OFFICE - GLASGOW: EDWARD CARPENTER Glasgow based gay and lesbian badminton UNISON: GAY MEN'S HEALTH TAYSIDE: 134 Douglas Street, Glasgow. G2 4HF. HIV PURSUITS COMMUNITY OF GAY MEN: club meets Sun Noon-2pm at National Glasgow City LGBT Group. 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Sorry - no identify as gay or bi), reduce the spread of HIV provides a full range of welfare rights advice whereby gay people can meet up for Weeks and shorter events each year in SW beginners. Tel: Raymond on 0141-778 9220. YOUTH within those communities and challenge the and representation as well as community weekends, weeks or even longer rallies Scotland, the English Lake District and other discrimination, health inequalities and social support for people living with blood borne throughout the UK and sometimes into venues across the UK. Write: Edward NATIONAL: exclusion that can be faced by gay and bi men, viruses. Also provides a range of health Ireland and Europe. Tel: Eddie on Cheltenham Carpenter Community, BM ECC, London. STUDENTS Confessions including HIV positive gay and bi men, and promotion services for gay and bisexual men (01242) 526826. WC1N 3xx. Tel: 08703 215121. QUEER ATTITUDE: those affected by HIV. Tel: Dundee (01382) throughout the West of Scotland. Contact for E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: contact_ecc Many Universities and Colleges have Lesbian, Edinburgh based website for young LGBT 424070. Fax: Dundee (01382) 424090. further details. Volunteers welcome! Tel: 0141- www.freedomclub.co..uk @edwardcarpentercommunity.org.uk Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Societies. people everywhere. E-mail: 332 3838. Fax: 0141-332 3755. Helpline: THT www.gaycommunity.org.uk Contact these via your Student Union or www.queerattitude.com [email protected] Direct 0845 1221200 Mon-Fri 10am-10pm, GAY BIRDERS CLUB: Student Association. ScotsGay also links to a www.gaymenshealthtayside.com Sat-Sun Noon-6pm. For LGBT Birdwatchers. Write: Gay Birders THE FINDHORN FOUNDATION: number of LGBT Soc websites from our own QUEER YOUTH: E-mail: [email protected] Club, GeeBeeCee, BCM-Mono, London. Spiritual community, ecovillage and holistic web page at www.scotsgay.co.uk. Tel: NUS UK National organisation run by and for young HIV-AIDS CARERS AND FAMILIES SERVICE www.tht.org.uk WC1N 3XX. learning centre. Offers regular residential Scotland LGBT Officer on 0131-556 6598 or people providing a united voice for all lesbian, PROVIDER SCOTLAND: E-mail: [email protected] workshops and retreats for gay men and or 07938 190440. Fax: 0131-557 5679. Write: gay, bisexual, asexual, pansexual, intersex, 10 Elderpark Workspace, 100 Elderpark TERRENCE HIGGINS TRUST SCOTLAND - www.gbc-online.org.uk lesbians at Findhorn in the North East of Nathan Sparling, LGBT Officer, NUS Scotland, transgender, transsexual, queer and curious Street, Glasgow. G51 3TR. Mon-Fri 10am- ABERDEEN OFFICE: Scotland, and at its retreat house on the 29 Forth Street, Edinburgh. EH1 3LE. youth. Online 24/7 providing peer support 5pm. Telephone Support Service: 07778 246 George Street, Aberdeen. AB25 1HN. HIV ALL GAY CARAVAN & CAMPING CLUB: E-mail: @nus-scotland.org.uk or through forums, campaigning for equal rights, C peaceful island of Iona. Tel: Findhorn (01309) 117900 Mon-Fri 7pm-10pm. Tel: 0141-445 prevention and support services in Grampian For men and women. 690311. [email protected] running regional groups across the UK and 8797. including Community Support, Group Support Tel: Ian on 07977 317872. E-mail:[email protected] much more! Queer Youth Scotland usually E-mail: [email protected] and LGBT groups. Also provides a range of E-mail: [email protected] http://bit.ly/findhorn-lgbt for all Findhorn meets monthly in either Glasgow, Dundee or www.hiv-aids-carers.org.uk health promotion services for Gay and www.gaycaravanclub.com Foundation gay and lesbian workshops, or TRANSGENDER Edinburgh. Bisexual men throughout Grampian. Please http://www.findhorn.org/ for information www.queeryouth.org.uk HIV SCOTLAND: contact for further details. 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