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Available exclusively at Victorinox, 95-96 New Bond Street, W1 MILI iPHONE PROJECTOR Turn your mobile phone into a presentation unit with the Mili iPHone Projector – blow up your photos, documents, internet pages, presentations and videos onto the nearest wall. You can either plug in your iPhone or use an external device, such as a laptop, DVD recorder or AV equipment. It costs £229 from www.iwantoneofthose.com FOR EVERY SEASON Few of you may have been aware that when Boyzone star Stephen Gately died whilst on holiday in Mallorca last October, he was just pages away from fi nishing his debut novel – a SEVENTH HEAVEN true labour of love which the young star was We do love hanging out in Seven Dials. This charming corner of Covent Garden is packed with immensely proud of achieving. Now, fi nished by trendy boutiques and interesting shops – not to mention the wonderful Box Bar. his friends and family, The Tree Of Seasons Seven Dials will be hosting a shopping evening on Thursday 29 April, with participating stores will be published on 13 May. The story is a classic off ering 20% off . Stores participating include vintage boutiqueMint, Firetrap, Super Superfi cial, tale good and evil, chronicling the adventures Urban Outfi tters, Box Bar, Brasserie Max (Covent Garden Hotel), Adee Phelan hairdressers, tailor of three children who discover a tree which is a Pauline Burrows and Offi ce, amongst others. In order to qualify for 20% off , you’ll an offi cial doorway into a magical world. voucher, which can be used repeatedly throughout the course of the evening (5-9pm) at as many It’s published by Hodder & Stoughton in participating stores as desired. To register for the Seven Dials Shopping Evening voucher, go to hardback for £14.99. www.sevendials.co.uk/standard where you can also fi nd a list of participating retailers. & =C bT`]\b 27/@G CALENDAR EVENTS//MAY 2010 13 MAY-18 JULY: Following its success last year, the E4 Udderbelly will be returning to the Southbank this summer, with another jam-packed schedule of comedy, music and other entertainment. Like last year, there are several gay acts of par- ticular interest, or acts who have already made an impression on London’s gay cabaret scene. Highlights include appearances from Ida Barr (22nd, 29th May, 12th June) and Tina C (15 May and 3 July), and the ‘Eurovision Alternative’ (24 May), which will feature ten of the campest, most outrageous and twisted acts from the capital’s alternative cabaret scene. Neo-cabaret stars Frisky & Mannish (3rd, 10th, 17 June, 9 July) will be performing, alongside household names such as Alexei Sayle (14 July), Sandi Toksvig (25 May), Ben Fogle (27-28 June), Irish legend Tommy Tiernan (4-5 June) and Ardal O’Hanlon (25, 26, 27 June). The headline show is Brazil! Brazil! (pictured left), which opens on 15th June. In World Cup Year, and as part of Southbank Centre’s Festival Brazil, it’s a 70-minute explosion of capoeira, street football, acrobatics and live music to entertain all ages. 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It’s based on the celebrated Qc``S\bZgS\UOUSR ^O`bO`SaSdS`OZ[]`S and awarded autobiography by the late Australian writer ]\VS`C9·0WU/aa¸ VWUV^`]TWZS\O[Sa Timothy Conigrave, which he fi nished just before he died from an b]c`eWbVRObSa W\QZcRW\UBSS\OUS 01 MAY-23 JUNE AIDS-related illness in 1994. The play looks back on Conigrave’s `c\\W\UT`][/^`WZ 4O\QZcP2O\:SAOQ For anyone interested in the development of 20th century art, life, and, in particular, being young and gay in 1970s Melbourne. bV`]cUVb]8c\S 2ObSa DaAQ`]]PWca>W^ the V&A will be hosting Modern Masters: Matisse, Picasso, Dali That’s where he fell in the love with the football team’s captain QZ]aSabb]:]\R]\ 0OPgPW`R0WZZg1VWZRWaV And Warhol – between 1 May and 23 June. This small show will at an all-male Melbourne high school (the title of the piece is an W\QZcRSAb/ZPO\a¸ 1]`\S`aV]^;S`Qc`g feature over 50 prints from all four featured artists, drawn from Australian footballing term). /ZPO\/`S\O % >`WhSeW\\S`A^SSQV the V&A’s archives. The works have been selected to illustrate This award-winning stage adaptation was loved by both /^`WZ0]c`\S[]cbV 2SPSZZSBVSAc\aVW\S these modern masters’ engagement with the printed medium, audiences and critics when it fi rst opened in Sydney in 2007. The >OdWZZW]\ ;Og6WUV C\RS`U`]c\R1VSe and on display will be work in a range of techniques, spanning director of the original production, David Berthold, has recreated EgQ][PS¸aAeO\ :W^aBSS\OUS4O\QZcP a period of 75 years. www.vam.ac.uk the play for its UK premiere. It features the West End debut of ;OgA]cbVO[^b]\¸a O\RAcUOPOPSa Australian comic actress Jane Turner, who is internationally =C 27/@G bT`]\b CALENDAR EVENTS// MAY 2010 08 APR-16 MAY: You’ve got however, that he was born just a few weeks left to catch on February 29, and so, the fi rst all-male production technically, he only has a of the classic Gilbert & birthday each leap year. His Sullivan operetta The Pirates apprenticeship states that Of Penzance, which is now he remains apprenticed to running at Wilton’s Music the pirates until his 21st Hall in the East End. The story birthday, and so he must concerns Frederic, who, on serve for another 63 years. reaching 21, is released from Mabel agrees to wait for him his apprenticeship to a band faithfully. of tenderhearted pirates. He This lighthearted evening of meets Mabel, the daughter entertainment runs until 16 of Major-General Stanley, May, with tickets priced £15- and they fall instantly in £22.50. www.wiltons.org.uk love. 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She descends 1]c`b\Sg:]dSO\RVS` SAT 08 MAY:6S`S¸a]\S upon the venue on 10 and 11 May, supported by the UK’s own `ST]`[SR6]ZS 1ObQV T]`OZZZ]dS`a]T[caWQOZ Pixie Lott. VS`W\OZZVS`[Saag bVSOb`S(bVSZSUS\R 07-10 MAY PSOcbgeVS\aVSVWba bVObWa2O[S8cZWS The Real Food Festival returns to London – taking over bVS0`Wfb]\/QORS[g /\R`Sea BVSWQ]\WQ London’s Earls Court from 7-10 May. For all lovers of quality ]\#;Og aW\US`eWZZPSbOYW\U food produce, it off ers the perfect opportunity to see, smell b]bVSabOUS]TbVS= and taste amazing, ethically-produced food direct from THUR 06 MAY: /`S\O]\AObc`ROg smaller producers. Now celebrating its third anniversary, 4]ZZ]eW\UbVS`SZSOaS &;Og /[OhW\UZgWb expect stalls from around 400 producers from all over the UK, ]TbVSW`\Se0Sab=T¬ eWZZPSbVSTW`abbW[S a Real Food Market, cookery demonstrations, and a special OZPc[BVS>ZOQSa W\! gSO`abVObaVS chocolate exhibition, amongst other attractions. The 7th, 8th 0SbeSS\2]dSa VOa^S`T]`[SRacQV and 9th of May are open to the public (the 10th is trade only). `Sbc`\b]:]\R]\ OVWUV^`]TWZSQ]\QS`b Tickets cost £9.50 in advance and £15 on the door. T]`O]\S]TTRObSOb O\RbVSTW`abbW[SaVS www.realfoodfestival.co.uk AbS^\Sg¸aB`]fg"' VOaac\UZWdSaW\QS 1][[S`QWOZ@]OR3 bV`]Obac`US`gW\ eee R]dSa \Sb bVS' a`S^]`bSRZg WED 12 MAY RO[OUSRVS`d]WQS Keane play an intimate gig at The Fridge in Brixton to promote 10 & 17 MAY:BSO AVS¸ZZPSX]W\SRPg the launch of their new eight-track EP, Night Train (out 10 EWbVBVS=ZR?cSS\ a^SQWOZUcSabaO\RWa May). www.keanemusic.com WaOTWQbWbW]ca]\S Sf^SQbSRb]^S`T]`[ " =C 27/@G bT`]\b CALENDAR EVENTS// MAY 2010 28 MAY-03 OCT: A and confl ict as documented major new exhibition at Tate from behind the lens of an Modern, Exposed: Voyeurism, unseen photographer. As Surveillance and the Camera well as images accrued from is a timely and thought- CCTV stills and contributed provoking examination of by amateur photogra- images that were taken sur- phers, pictures by artists reptitiously and without the including Guy Bourdin and expressed permission of the Robert Frank are featured subject. Featuring a range of while, more generally, the over 250 photographic works exhibition considers the (1998) BY SHIZUKA YOKOMIZO BY (1998) dating from the late-nine- proliferation of new media teenth century to the present and the potential for further day, Exposed considers the breaches of privacy. themes of eroticism, celebrity www.tate.org.uk STRANGER NO. 1 STRANGER NO. 4SSb3OabbVSB`c[O\ BVWagSO`¸aSdS\bWa 0`SeS`g # 0`WQY Sf^SQbSRb]TSObc`S :O\S3 ]dS`! 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Off ering more than an evening of mere impersonation, 9W\UO\R7A]cbV []\bV BVSZSORW\U 0O\U5]SaBVS Rick off ers warm-hearted parodies of such classic Liza songs >OQWTWQO\R1O`]caSZ W\bS`\ObW]\OZTOW`T]` 9\WUVbV]]ReWbVO as ‘Mein Herr’, ‘Don’t Tell Mama’ and ‘Sara Lee’, as well as a O[]\U]bVS`eSZZ Q]\bS[^]`O`g]PXSQba ]\S]TTaV]eObESab tribute to Liza’s mother, Judy Garland. Catch the show on 20- Z]dSRaQ]`Sa 1]ZZSQb^`W[O`WZg :]\R]\¸aBOPS`\OQZS 21 May at 7.45pm at the London New Players Theatre, aV]eQOaSaQ`OTbe]`Y ]\ ;Og ES¸`Sb]ZR The Arches, Villiers Street, WC2. Tickets cost £15-£25. SAT 08 MAY: Ag\bV O\RR`OeaWbaSfVWPWba bVObµ $ =C 27/@G bT`]\b CALENDAR EVENTS// MAY 2010 26 APR-23 MAY: Following Now it comes to the West the cult success of his book, End in a funny and insightful Dirty White Boy, Clayton stage adaptation at the Littlewood has adapted his Trafalgar Studios, featuring memoirs of running a shop the writer himself, award- on Old Compton Street into a winning solo performer David stage performance. Clayton Benson (Think No Evil Of Us: (pictured far left) used to run My Life With Kenneth Wil- the Dirty White Boy store in liams) and Alexis Gerred, run- Soho (on the premises now ner up in BBC 1’s UK Eurovision occupied by DV8). From his contest Your Country Needs window a Soho street corner, You, singing torch songs as Clayton sat and blogged with ‘Dirty White Boy’. humour and sensitivity about Running 26 April till 23 May the real-life characters that at Trafalgar Studio 2, 14 passed through his doors. Whitehall, SW1. Tickets £20 The blog was serialised in (£15 concessions). thelondonpaper, before be- Box Offi ce: 0844 871 7632 or ing collected into book form. www.ambassadortickets.com ^S`T]`[W\Ube] O\R/72A aV]eaObES[PZSg eee bVSOb`S[OR Q] cY /`S\OT]`bVSW`[O\g TO\a³]\ &;Og THUR 27 MAY:@WaW\U O\R #;Og Vbb^( /caaWSabO`AWO^ZOga TZWUVb]TbVSQ]\QV]`Ra ]\SRObSObbVS Q] \h @]c\RV]caS1O[RS\ b]^`][]bS\Se 20 MAY: 4ZO[P]gO\b OZPc[ES/`S0]`\ O\RTO`QWQOZ3c`]dWaW]\ ]cb8c\S VOaPSQ][SbVS[]ab eee aWO[caWQ \Sb TO\bOabWQRWa^ZOg]T ^O\3c`]^SO\QcZbc`OZ 20-23 MAY SfQVO\US ;O`YW\U >`][]bW\UbVSW`ZObSabOZPc[4c`bVS`SZSQb`WQ bVSZSORc^b]bVS Rc]BVS1VS[WQOZ0`]bVS`a^ZOgOT]c`\WUVb SdS\b]\ ';OgESab `SaWRS\QgOb1O[RS\¸a@]c\RV]caS 3\R3c`]dWaW]\Ob eee bVSQVS[WQOZP`]bVS`a Q][ bVS>WQQORWZZgBVSOb`S aSSabVSQOaba]T dO`W]caESab3\R e]\RS`TcZ\Se aV]eaQ][^SbSPg OZPc[ ¶ 4W`abaW\UZS·/b aW\UW\UOaSZSQbW]\]T 27 MAY-3 JULY: =\S BVS7\RWS2WaQ]¸Wa QO[^QZOaaWQaT`][ ]T0`WbOW\¸a[]ab `SZSOaSR;Og "bV 3c`]dWaW]\a^Oab / OQQZOW[SRO`bWaba BVSOZPc[W]\bVSW` QSZSP`WbgXcRUW\U @WQVO`R6O[WZb]\ 24-26 MAY ]e\2WdW\S1][SRg ^O\SZeWZZQ]\TS`eWbV `Sbc`\ab]VWa We were rather impressed by the strength of Paul Weller’s @SQ]`RaWa`SZSOSR]\ bVSQ`]eRab]aSZSQb ·aQObOZ]UWQOZ^S`W]R¸ latest album, Wake Up The Nation (reviewed in last month’s ! ;Og bVScZbW[ObSeW\\S`a b]Qc`ObSAVWbO\R issue), and on top of his comprehensive back catalogue, >`]QSSRaT`][bVS 4Z]eS`aO\SfVWPWbW]\ he certainly won’t be short of material to play at his three TUE 18 MAY: & =C bZ]`S[ :=@3; WORDS BY LOREM DELOREM | PHOTOGRAPH BY MAET IPSUM ' =C 27/@G b\]e BVS`S¸aa][SbVW\UT]`SdS`g]\SW\4`O\QS¸a QO^WbOZQWbg>O`Wa EVSbVS`g]c¸`SOTOaVW]\WabO eV]ZWYSa\]bVW\U[]`SbVO\b]eWZSOeOgg]c` bW[SW\SfQZcaWdSP]cbW_cSa]`O\O`QVWbSQbc`OZ PcTTR`Oe\b]bVS3WTTSZB]eS`O\RbVS/`QRS B`W][^VSWb¸aSOagb]Z]aSg]c`aSZTW\O>O`WaWO\ eSSYS\RP`SOY EVObQ]cZRPSPSbbS`bVO\O eSSYS\ROeOgeWbVO^O`b\S`]`Z]dSR]\S-ESZZ V]eOP]cbOeSSYS\RbVOb¸aT`SS³W\QZcRW\Ube] `Sbc`\PcaW\SaaQZOaabWQYSba]\3c`]abO`Obe] \WUVbabOgW\OT]c`abO`V]bSZO\R# a^S\RW\U []\Sg- 7Tg]cbOYS^O`bW\bVWagSO`¸a0`WUVb]\3_cOZWbg EOZYbVS\bVWaeSSYS\RP`SOYQ]cZRPSg]c`a BVSP`SOYWabVWagSO`¸a^`WhST]`bVSb]^Tc\R`OWaS` ObbVSeOZY³eVWQVbOYSa^ZOQS]\Ac\ROg ;Og ³O\ReVWQVac^^]`baAb]\SeOZZ¸a3RcQObW]\T]` /ZZ^`]U`O[[Sb]bOQYZSV][]^V]PWQPcZZgW\UW\ 0`WbOW\¸aaQV]]Za BVWagSO`Ab]\SeOZZeWZZPSRSdSZ]^W\U[ObS`WOZa T]`^`W[O`gaQV]]Zab]ORR`SaaWaacSaO`]c\R aSfcOZ]`WS\bObW]\a]PgbOYW\U^O`bg]ce]\¸b XcabPSVSZ^W\Ub]^`]bSQbdcZ\S`OPZSg]c\U ^S]^ZS³g]cQ]cZRS\Rc^eWbVOTO\bOabWQb`W^ OeOgBVS^`WhSWaR]\ObSRPg/[S`WQO\3f^`Saa B`OdSZO\R/[S`WQO\3f^`SaaO`SOZa]ac^^]`bW\U bVSEOZYT]`bVST]c`bVgSO` BVSeSSYS\RP`SOYWa\¸bbVS]\Zg^`WhSOb STONEWALL BRIGHTON bVWagSO`¸aeOZY BVS`S¸aOZa]O^`WhST]`bVSb]^ Tc\R`OWaW\UbSO[b]]³W\ 'bVS`SeS`SbSO[a eWbV! 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Consequently, expectations around this follow-up are therefore minimal – which makes it all the more of a IN MAY surprise to discover a confident, accomplished collection of electro disco tunes that will delight fans old and new. Music-wise, unsurprisingly, Non-Stop is not a million miles away from Erasure. Bell has recruited Pascal Gabriel (S’Express, Little Boots) as producer, and the result is a pop-laden selection of numbers bursting with joie de vivre – as exemplified by opening track ‘Running Out’, which sets a summery, Giorgio Moroder-ish disco pace. You can imagine blasting it out in your convertible – with the roof down – while driving along the coast. Possibly in 1987. Further highlights include the Scissor Sister-ish ‘Call On Me’ and ‘Say What You Want’ – a catchy slice of early 90s dance. You can almost imagine some diva belting it out at the Brixton’s Fridge… which highlights the only problem with the album. The accompanying press release says that Bell has purposely changed his vocal register to differentiate this work from his Erasure output, but some may miss his soulful crooning of yore and find the synthesised vocals a little anaemic in places (such as on ballad, ‘Slow Release’). Most albums have their best numbers stacked at the front, but Bell leaves his biggest surprises for the closing trio of songs. Title track ‘Non-Stop’ is a thumping club number that deserves to be a hit. It’s easily the best thing here. ‘DHDQ’ (“Debbie Harry drag queen!”)is possibly the campest thing he’s ever done, while he finishes with the most bizarre offering of the collection – a duet with frontman Perry Farrell from Jane’s Addiction called ‘Honey If You Love Him’. Apparently, Farell is a long time fan of Bell’s voice and he suggested and co-wrote this somewhat hypnotic collobaration – which could have been lifted from the Eurythmics’ Savage ANDY BELL album. It’s a fruity and shameless dancefloor concoction to round off a bold and uninhibited solo outing.DH Non-Stop (Mute) +++++ Out: 24 May TEMPOSHARK STAINED GLASS KATIE MELUA Threads HEROES The House (Paper and Glue) Big Guns At Dawn (Dramatico) Temposhark have yet to achieve (Fred) Although neither of Katie widespread commercial success If you like your indie music to Melua’s subsequent albums but perhaps you’ve already heard of them. The London- be of the lo-fi, post-punk variety, then you will welcome have shifted quite the same number of copies as her all- based band has been championed by The Guardian and an introduction to Stained Glass Heroes. Heralding from conquering debut, Call Off The Search, the Georgian-born NME while their songs have also appeared on the best of south London, the foursome are signed to the cool Fred singer has carved out a successful niche for herself amongst the worst TV shows Stateside, including Keeping UpWith label (home of Gallon Drunk and FAUST). Debut album Big the Radio 2-loving masses. For album number four, she’s The Kardashians. And even if you’ve not heard of them it’s Guns At Dawn sets out their stall – an eclectic collection taking no chances – co-writing most of the tracks with unlikely that their second album Threads will sound like a of scratchy, atmospheric, post-punk tunes. At its best, it Guy Chambers (who co-wrote most of Robbie Williams’ new discovery. Engineered in collaboration with producer conjures up similarities with Doves, Mansun or The Cure biggest hits) and tempting the brilliant William Orbit out Sean McGee, who has worked with Robyn and Britney (although they prefer to name-check Kraftwerk and Neu! of semi-retirement to helm the production. Mentor Mike Spears, the eleven tracks are a pleasant enough fusion of as influences). Last year’s limited-edition single, ‘Insects’ Batt has taken charge of the string arrangements. The result pop and electro but not exactly a groundbreaking follow- could be compared to Wire or even Joy Division. ‘Dulled is a typically accomplished, slick, sometimes schmaltzy up to their debut album, The Invisible Line. Beginning Equations’ is an uninhibited and confident piece of goth- collection of folk-inflected power pop. promisingly, second track ‘The World Does Not Revolve rock, while they prove capable of stark beauty too – as Lead single ‘The Flood’ is the most cinematic and brooding Around You’ is an upbeat and catchy track that indicates the best demonstrated on the simple ‘Blue Dress’ (if you can offering – sounding like an open audition by Katie to band’s playful nature – check out the video on YouTube; get past the occasionally choirboy vocals). ‘From The Start’ sing the next Bond theme. Elsewhere, there are flashes of it was filmed in Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club. Title is a sublime grower, while ‘Circumstance’ is a nagging and country, as on the opener, ‘I’d Love To Kill You’ (‘I’d love to track ‘Threads’ is similarly appealing, being a melodic and catchy second single. kill you with a kiss’, sings Katie, in case you were thinking melancholy tribute to a love left unravelled and frayed. Less At its best, Stained Glass Heroes sound like something you she’d come over all psycho) and a cover of bluegrass successful is ‘Bye Bye Baby’. A would-be brash and defiant might find on a long-lost cassette of Peel Sessions from anthem ‘The One I Love Is Gone’ (originally by Bill Monroe). retort against an old lover, it would be better suited to a 1983. At their worst, lo-fi crosses the line into amateurish The tempo is laid-back and jazzy across most of these 12 mediocre 1990s Girl Power-themed compilation than a – as on the inconsequential ‘Esperar’ or 60s-sounding ‘Save tracks, although she almost breaks out into a sweat on the 2010 release. ‘Stuck’ is similarly disappointing – a bland The Universe’. upbeat, Enya-ish highlight, ‘Plague Of Love’, before coming flirtation with r’n’b and a misjudged addition to the album. Ultimately, if Big Guns At Dawn is only a partial success, over decidedly rock chick on ‘God On The Drums, Devil On Form improves again with the mournful ‘Say I’m Sorry’ and there is still enough here to indicate that the boys may go The Bass’. Her voice, is indeed beautiful, and Mr Orbit works the poignant ‘The Last Time I Saw Matthew’, an ode to a on to greater things. That’s if they can carve out a fan base his usual magic behind the production desk… so it’s a long-gone gay lover and an alluring conclusion to an album within a genre already over subscribed by the likes if Editors, bit disappointing that so many of these tracks still end up that waivers between marvellous and mawkish. JO’C Bloc Party and Vampire Weekend. 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Tom Wells has written this new comedy about fi nding the place where you believe you belong and, we’re told, the plot includes penguins, Battenburg cake and knitting. Chris Hill, from the West Yorkshire Playhouse, is directing, while Ian Bonar, who will star in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming The Adventures of Tintin, plays the leading character, Stitch. The production picked up rave reviews when it appeared up north, and will now run for a month 27 April-22 May at the Arcola Theatre (E8). AN EDUCATION Tickets cost £14 but there’s also a unique ‘pay as you can’ off er on Tuesdays (subject to availability). 32E/@25/;:7<@3D73EAA67@:3GD/:3 Meera Syal in Shirley Valentine !& !' =C 4==2 bbVS`S was followed by beetroot and goat’s cheese with rocket,Babbo balsamic vinegar and chervil ice cream (£9.50). The dish off ered white and red beetroot, goat’s cheese so soft and creamy that it verged on being foam, and a wasabi-sized portion of the chervil ice cream. I’m not a huge fan of goat’s cheese (and this was particularly strong), but no-one could say the dish lacked fl avour. This was followed by organic Scottish grafl ax (sic) salmon (£12.50) served with horseradish, a tiny slice of Pumpernickel bread, a single boiled potato, dill and cucumber. The presentation verged on being almost a little too fussy, but all was forgiven when we tasted the salmon, which was truly amazing. This was followed by another triumph: Icelandic langoustines (£19.50), served with a broken egg and new season garlic. The garlic was warm and seductive, without a hint of bitterness, with the fi sh perched above an egg foam, garlic-ey broth. Our main course of grain-fed beef (£27.50), chargrilled ox cheek, horseradish and olive oil béarnaise was another sublime treat – the meat rare but melt-in-the-mouth. I don’t normally opt for steak precisely because it’s rarely this good. The restaurant itself is an intimate aff air. Adjoining the Sverrisson’s Heston Blumenthal moment came with the Best Western Hotel near Marble Arch, it’s contained with pre-dessert. Imagine a small, fi st-sized fi sh bowl, with a high-ceilinged room with ornate cornicing. The room is warm water and a small lump of fi zzing dry ice spinning EXTRA TEXTURE divided in half, with a bar area on one side and the dining around within it. Perched in the hollow at the top is a Petri DAVID HUDSON REVIEWS TEXTURE room on the other. The colour scheme is a tasteful marriage dish with sorrel granita – dry ice dancing around the whole 34 Portman Street, W1H 7BY of beiges and creams – blonde wood fl oorboards, dark contraption. OK, it’s a bit OTT, but it certainly adds the ‘wow’ 020 7224 0028 www.texture-restaurant.co.uk wooden tables and cushioned armchairs. The atmosphere is factor. We fi nished with an amazing dessert of mango and exclusive yet buzzy. pineapple (£8.50), served in a syrupy lemongrass soup Sverrisson describes his menu as ‘Modern European with with a small scoop of basil ice cream – the herb working Iceland boasts a distinct culinary tradition, but it’s one that’s Scandinavian infl uences’. He prides himself on fl avoursome, surprisingly well with the exotic fruit. hard to fi nd outside of that country. Aiming to off er a little light dishes – avoiding butter or cream except in his desserts The wine list, as you would expect from a venture launched bit of his homeland’s haute cuisine to London diners is the – a remarkable achievement. by the head sommelier of Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, is Reykjavik-born Agnar Sverrisson. We tried a selection of dishes from the á la carte menu. An extensive, and service throughout was professional yet In September 2007, he joined forces with sommelier Xavier appetiser of mint and green pea ‘snowball’ set the tone for genuinely warm. Rousset to launch Texture restaurant, and in 2010, his hard the evening’s more unusual dishes. We’d never had anything Texture made a splash when it fi rst arrived on the scene in work and adventurous menu was rewarded with a Michelin like it before. Imagine a spoonful of grated ice – made from 2007, but it fully deserves its recent Michelin star, and is star; he’s the fi rst Icelandic chef to be awarded such an accolade. mint and pea purée – served in a small terrine pot. This well worth investigating – or re-discovering. courtyard (which is worth requesting when booking), we continued to focus on the sights beneath us, with the restaurant’s BANK ON IT understated interior complementing the JOHN O’CEALLAIGH REVIEWS hugely impressive building rather than SAUTERELLLE, trying to compete with it. The Royal Exchange, Bank, EC3 Furnishing is plush and solid, colours muted 020 7618 2483. www.danddlondon.com and music unobtrusive. Comfortably settled, we began our meal with Cornish crab ravioli, and scallops with suckling pig belly Unable initially to fi nd French restaurant (both £13.50). Both were excellent but the Sauterelle – apparently right beside Bank scallops and belly were the winner here, station – we had to ask passing strangers fresh and fl eshy and delicately fl avoured. We for assistance before being directed to the followed with a main choice of halibut with columned building that looms imposingly potato gnocchi and sea greens (£23) and at the intersection between Threadneedle Devonshire lamb rump with butter beans Street and Cornhill, guarded by a statue of and smoked aubergine (£18.50). Both the Duke of Wellington on horseback. What were straightforward, unpretentious dishes my friend and I had always assumed was which were well seasoned and beautifully a musty fi nancial headquarters is actually presented. London’s Royal Exchange, a one-time Throughout the meal we followed the from those who were there on business. trading post and market now home to recommendations of the sommelier who Unsurprisingly, there were a large number luxury stores and our hitherto elusive was exceptionally well informed and of City types present but other diners destination. And what a destination it is! seemed genuinely passionate about the included friends on a night out; a family Taking up the mezzanine of the building, wines she selected, answering all of our celebrating a birthday and a smattering Sauterelle’s rectangle-shaped interior questions authoritatively and in layman’s of other gay couples. Comfortably full, we stretches around the building’s atrium, the terms: very impressive. We appreciated her managed to share a dessert to fi nish, a wares of ground-fl oor stores like De Beers expertise – the wines we chose averaged similarly professional, both dealing with lemon and pine nut parfait with fennel and and Bulgari shimmering expensively below £8 a glass so making the wrong choice enquiries quickly and interacting more mint ice cream. Light, creamy and delicious, as diners tuck into fancy French fare. Led would have been costly. with guests who were enjoying a leisurely it was a suitably fi ne and fl avoursome to a table that looks directly over the inner Our waiter and the duty manager were meal while keeping a professional distance conclusion to an excellent meal. " =C 4==2 bbVS`S Wagamama, 10a Lexington EAST The Luxe, 109 Commercial in Bonnington Square. Pig out Street, Soho, W1. 020-7292 Street, E1. 020 7101 1751. Large, on three courses for £10! http:// 0990. Our favourite branch of Bistrotheque, 23-27 Wadeson recently-opened Spitalfi elds s208303316.websitehome.co.uk EATING OUT the noodle chain, off ering cheap, Street, Bethnal Green, E2. venture off ering several dining OUR FAVOURITE RESTAURANTS AND healthy Japanese delights! Modern, contemporary, classy areas – including takeaway Donna Margherita GAY-FRIENDLY DINING OPTIONS £16 per head. Check website restaurant with basement bar kiosk, ground-fl oor café and fi ne Restaurant, 183 Lavender for other branches - www. and cabaret room, and fi ne dining restaurant. It off ers a wide Hill, SW11. 020 7268 2660. CENTRAL and bar, serving homemade wagamama.com dining upstairs – modern British selection of classic British and Traditional, Southern Italian vegetarian dishes, coff ee and cuisine and French bistro dishes European dishes, and is great for restaurant that’s very gay-friendly Aqua, fi fth fl oor, 240 Regent cakes. Lots of gay magazines, NORTH – approx. £35 per head. www. breakfast, lunch or dinner. www. – even off ering a ‘Pizza Gay’ on its Street (entrance on Argyll community info and fl yers. bistrotheque.com theluxe.co.uk menu! Pizzas from £5.90. www. Street), W1. 020 7478 0540. www.fi rstoutcafebar.com Gilgamesh, Camden View, donna-margherita.com Big, signature restaurant from Camden Stables Market, Chalk The Easton, 22 Easton Street, Saf, 152-154 Curtain Road, Hong Kong’s Aqua group Floridita, 100 Wardour Street, Farm Road, NW1. Huge, ornate WC1. 020-7278 7609. Cool Shoreditch, EC2. 020 7613 El Panzon @ The Dogstar, – split into two halves; Spanish W1. 020-7314 4000. Large, and lavish pan-Asian restaurant gastropub just off Exmouth 0007. A stylish and upmarket 389 Coldharbour Lane, SW9. themed Aqua Nueva and glamorous Cuban-themed with one of London’s most Market. Sunday lunch is packed vegan and raw food restaurant. Authentic Mexican and Tex-mex Japanese-inspired Aqua Kyoto. restaurant and bar, with regular stunning interiors. Food good with Clerkenwell-istas and Approx. £24 per head. www. restaurant and fantastic prices Around £40 per person. www. music acts and even occasional rather than outstanding, but the food is top notch. www. safrestaurant.co.uk in the trendy Dogstar bar. Don’t aqua-london.com drag. Approx. £36 per head. worth a visit for the décor. theeaston.co.uk miss the burritos or the taco www.fl oridita.co.uk plate to share. Approx. £14 per Balans, 60 Old Compton Street, head. www.elpanzon.co.uk W1. 020-7439 2183. The nearest The Landau, Langham Hotel, Soho has to a gay restaurant, Portland Place, W1. 020 7965 The Loft, 67 Clapham High busy throughout the week and 0165. Grand and glamorous Street, SW4. 020-7627 0792. open throughout the day and hotel restaurant, off ering a Upmarket and stylish restaurant, night. Traditional British dishes pricey but imaginative modern bar and late-night haunt. with Meditteranean and Asian European menu. Approx. £60 per Classic British dishes and lots of fl ourishes. Approx. £28 per head. head. www.thelandau.com cocktails. Approx. £40 per head. See also the nearby Balans Café www.theloft-clapham.co.uk at 34 Old Compton Street. www. L’Autre Pied, 5-7 Blandford balans.co.uk Street, Marylebone Village, W1. The Riverside, 5 Hamilton 020 7486 9696. Chic, stylish, House, 5 St George Wharf, Bocca di Lupo, 12 Archer upmarket restaurant from the Vauxhall, SW8. Great pub food Street, W1. 020 7734 2223. same team that created the in upmarket, riverside gastropub Gay-run, hugely-acclaimed, Michelin-starred Pied-à-Terre on that boasts terrifi c views of the upmarket Italian restaurant, Charlotte Street. Approx. £40 per Pop-up bars and restaurants really took off in London last year, and more are set to shine in river Thames. opened November 2008 and head. www.lautrepied.co.uk the capital over the coming summer months. First off the blocks isThe Summerhouse. Open running Monday-Saturday. from now until October only, you’ll fi nd this nautically-themed establishment on the banks Roxy Bar and Screen, Approx. £29 per head. www. Profi le, 84-85 Wardour Street, of the Little Venice canal in Maida Vale. Brought to London by leading dining operators, First 128-132 Borough High boccadilupo.com Soho, W1. Daytime gay bar Restaurant Group, The Summerhouse will be the group’s second venue in the area. The popular Street, SE1. 020 7407 4057. Waterway restaurant is located just a few paces away, and the constant demand for outside and diner. Upmarket and smart tables during the summer months has prompted the launch of The Summerhouse, which will London’s unique, gay-friendly Bodeans, 10 Poland Street, surroundings, with gorgeous off er an additional 60 covers and is situated directly on the water – but will boast its own cinema restaurant. Free fi lm W1. 020-7287 0506. Cheap and yellow leather banquettes. distinct identity. Décor-wise, think light and airy: “Long Island seafront house”, with a menu screenings – everything cheerful barbecue restaurant, Off ering food and drink off ering such seaside delights as clam chowder, popcorn shrimp and swordfi sh steak. from recent blockbusters to The Summerhouse, opposite 60 Blomfi eld Road, W9. 020 7286 6752 with counter service upstairs and from 11am till 11pm. www. arthouse documentaries. www. restaurant down below. Popular gaydarprofi le.com roxybarandscreen.com with visiting Americans, plus the Cheaper at lunchtime than the Green and Red, 51 Bethnal Tinseltown, 44-46 St John odd bear from the nearby Kings Ristorante Biagio, 189 evening. www.gilgameshbar.com Green Road, E1. 020 7749 9670. Street, Farringdon, EC1. Want a Royal Teas, 76 Royal Hill, Arms! Branches also in Clapham, Piccadilly, W1. 020-7434-1921. Fiesta-style restaurant with double cheeseburger and Mars Greenwich, SE10. 020-8691 Fulham and Westbourne Grove. Great, authentic Italian food La Porchetta, 141-142 Upper Mexican food and a huge tequila Bar Milkshake at 5am? Then 7240. Delightfully charming café www.bodeansbbq.com in contemporary and smart Street, N1. 020-7288 2488. selection - with basement 24-hour, subterranean American off ering tea, scones, cakes and surroundings, spread over four Great value pizza and pasta bar and dancefl oor area for diner Tinseltown is the place to other delights for an eclectic Cha Cha Moon, 15-21 fl oors. Approx. £32 per head. restaurant, with possibly some afterwards. www.greenred.co.uk head. Popular with late-night crowd. Brit camp fabulousness. Ganton Street, Soho, W1. www.ristorantebiagio.co.uk of the biggest pizzas in London! clubbers – very near Fabric. www.royalteascafe.co.uk 020 7297 9800. Very popular Sister branches in Finsbury Park Kenza, 10a Devonshire Square, Cool when quiet but avoid if noodle restaurant from Hong Stef’s, 3 Berners Street, W1 020- and Bloomsbury. Approx. £17 EC2. 020-7929 5533. Delightful there’s a queue for entry. www. Upstairs Bar and Restaurant, Kong-born restaurateur Alan Yau 3073 1041. Huge, gay-friendly per head. and sumptuous subterranean tinseltown.co.uk 89b Acre Lane, SW2. Hidden (Hakkasan). Great selection of Italian – formerly Linda’s Pasta Middle Eastern restaurant a gem and local secret. Critically soup-based dishes, wok-fried Bar on Poland Street – moved to Little Bay, 228 Belsize Road, stone’s throw from Liverpool Volupte, 7-9 Norwich Street, acclaimed, eclectic European noodles and sides. the other side of Oxford Street in NW6. Wonderfully down-to- Street station. Arabic interior and EC4. 020 7831 1622. Trendy, menu, with emphasis on French 2007. Pizza and pasta heaven. earth and charming restaurant mezza menu – approx. £35 per popular supper club off ering cuisine. Limited choice but menu Ed’s Diner, 12 Moor Street, W1. serving Modern European head. www.kenza-restaurant.co.uk avant-garde cabaret and changes daily. Open Tue-Sat. 020 7434 4439. Delightfully St Pancras Grand, Upper cuisine at very reasonable prices. burlesque performance. Approx. www.upstairslondon.com kitsch, American-style 50s diner, Concourse, St Pancras Excellent value for money. Les Trois Garcons, 1 Club Row, £37 per head. www.volupte- at the Shaftesbury Avenue end International, NW1. 020 7870 Whitechapel, E1. 020-7613 lounge.com WEST of Old Compton Street, great for 9900. Old-fashioned, art-deco Spotted Dick, 292 Caledonian 1924. A former Victorian boozer, burgers and milkshakes. www. glamour at this stunning, all-day Road, Islington, N1. 020 7607 stuff ed with baroque decor SOUTH Balans Chiswick, 214 Chiswick edseasydiner.co.uk restaurant from Searcys (who 5577. Gay-friendly café/bar/ and antiques, creating a camp, High Road, W4. 020 8742 1435. also operate the neighbouring restaurant off ering modern and culinary haven near Old Street. Bonnington Café, 11 Vauxhall Gay-friendly service and British First Out, 52 St Giles High Champagne Bar). Approx. £40 traditional British grub. Open British/French menu. www. Grove, SW8. 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PAGE 52-53 SHADOW LOUNGE The infamous, swanky members club celebrated its fi rst decade of partying with a tenth anniversary party... PAGE 54 THE KU BAR CLOWNING AROUND The Ku Bar team enjoyed a bumper E34=C<2B67A23@/<5325=5=0=G53BB7<5 Easter weekend, with bunny boys behind the /@BG/B47@3 bar and free chocolate shots for all! Launched for the fi rst time at New Year, As One returned over the Easter bank holiday – once again uniting six of the best known clubbing brands in gay London. Check out our full review on pages 48-49... "% =C @3D73E bbVS`S "& =C bbVS`S @3D73E B633/AB3@0/<96=:72/GA/E47@3>:/G6=ABB=A7F AS ONE 1:C007<57 For its second outing (the fi rst scorching DJs and a hedonistic being on New Year’s Day), the mixture of drag and gender-bending As One crew pulled out all creative types melded and mashed the stops as six massive club together in a glorious conglomeration names came together across of party pandemonium. Super hot six of Fire’s arches for the diva vocalist, songwriter and producer mother of all after hours- Janis Kay did a fabulous performance parties. Lo-Profi le, Logan Presents, of her new track, ‘Feelings Getting Orange, Lovechild, Megawoof and Strong’, and for those times when it Trannyshack presented more than all got too much in the club, the giant 20 of their fi nest DJs to bring their back garden was awash with shirtless club’s unique sound to each room. hotties chilling and catching the fi rst Logan’s hot Spanish dancers tore up rays of the day's sun. For those of the podiums in the main room while a strong constitution, As One was next door the Lovechild visuals had followed by Later @ FIRE with the an altogether more hands-on and slogan ‘Only The Strong Survive’. And gritty (in a good way) feel to them since you asked, yes we did! as muscle boys in Speedos cavorted with freaky painted clowns. For details of the next Extravagant production, over-the- As One party, check WORDS AND PHOTOS © CHRIS JEPSON/LONDONCLUBLAND.COM top stage shows, hunky dancers, www.AlexErfan.com "' =C @3D73E bbVS`S >@3D7=CA:G=<:G=>3<=<4@72/GA/<2 A/BC@2/G:=>@=47:36/A<=E/2232 LO PROFILE B6C@A2/G<756BAB=7BAE339:GA1632C:3¬ As the London scene evolves underneath the gorgeously eye- and morphs, and the amoeba catching black and yellow décor of that is clubland stretches Bar Profi le. In addition to The Lloyd ever further into the ‘normal’ and The Who?, there were super- working week, we are always hot dancers in super-tight spandex looking for any excuse to get and some of the cutest and buff est out and party. Thankfully, with bar boys in town. The crowd were Thursday being the new Friday, there defi nitely younger than the usual is now an all-new night right in the pec-pumped weekend punters, heart of Soho where you can take which made for a fun and fruity your mates, add plenty of alcohol madcap night of non-stop chart and a dash of dancing to create the remixes and funky commercial perfect cocktail. The wheels-of-steel fl oor-fi llers. With more surprises, dream-team of scene legends Lady performers and PAs promised, as Lloyd and Stewart Who? – both well as the cream of Soho’s DJs famous for their love of quality chart (über-cute Sam Londt et al), this remixes – have created an out-of- is one weekly party that is here this-world late night hedonistic to stay. party atmosphere at Lo-Profi le www.profi lesoho.com WORDS AND PHOTOS © CHRIS JEPSON/LONDONCLUBLAND.COM # @3D73E =CbbVS`S THEThe D.E. Experience SHADOW LOUNGE B63A6/2=E:=C<5313:30@/B327BAB3 After much pimping and house and a sprinkling of R’n’B preening, a new lick of while Barbara Bush schooshed thru paint, some new furniture the crowd all Gaga-esque. Sexy and a whole new lighter Soho urbanites mixed with Hoxton and brighter colour scheme trendies, and telly celebs with of cream and gold, Shadow fabulous trannies in this amazing Lounge threw a duo of Gold night of hand-picked invitees and parties to celebrate its new look, their friends. Also launching was the new decade and the lighter Shadow Lounge’s new nightly mood of summer. Buff boys were schedule with PAs and parties glittered up Shadow Lounge-style, designed to entertain throughout complementary champagne and the week – whether it be cabaret, cocktails fl owed and canapés dancing or live singers that rock were served to an A-list of gay your boat. Check out their adverts, and gay-friendly partygoers that website or Facebook and book included Cilla Black, Paul O’Grady, yourself a booth for a glitteringly Brian Paddick and more. Kris Di fabulous night out. Angelis and Mark Bambach played an eclectic mix of disco, dance, www.theshadowlounge.com WORDS AND PHOTOS © CHRIS JEPSON/LONDONCLUBLAND.COM # =C bbVS`S @3D73E #! =C @3D73E bbVS`S B631CB39C0/@0=GABC@<32B63;A3:D3A7 There are loads of reasons to weren’t alone in our appreciation love the two Ku Bars… from the as the Lisle Street bar was mobbed rammed-to-the-rafters plethora of with revellers taking advantage of cute-as-a-button punters to the huge the mild weather and looking to at variety of entertainment on off er least bag themselves – if not the across the venues’ bars and club, or real thing – then a foil-covered Lindt the new tasty line in lunchtime food bunny. Downstairs, Lady Lloyd and to the naughty-but-nice slice of cake DJP kept it commercial and poppy, with your Sunday afternoon tea. But spinning funky remixes of songs we mostly because their up-for-anything strangely knew every word to while bar staff will jump out of their clothes the young and frolicsome crowd and in to a tight and skimpy outfi t at made the absolute most of their the mere mention of the words ‘bank four-day weekend. Spring sprung holiday’! Easter weekend proved no with a vengeance at Ku and really set exception as a parade of bunny boys the mood for the summer to come, with cotton tails, tighty whitey shorts so sprinklers at the ready ‘cause it and long socks pulled pints and forced gonna be hot. whipped cream-topped chocolate shots down our necks. 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At the time of going to press, he had notched up £20,000 in sponsorship and we will report on his progress in our next issue. Meanwhile, back at G-A-Y there are more top PAs lined up. Make sure you get along to the venue to see the fabulous Sophie Ellis-Bextor on Saturday 1 May and Kelis on Saturday 8 May (showcasing her brilliant new single ‘Acapella’). Whether Jeremy hits his £30,000 target or not, and as a thank you for all the support that he has received from his customers both recemtly and over the years, Jeremy decided to abolish all door charges at G-A-Y Late and Heaven for one week – from Sunday 25 April till Saturday 1 May (inclusive of Popcorn, Dusty O G-A-Y Porn Idol, G-A-Y Camp Attack PHOTO © JAMES ANDREW YARDLEY and the Sophie Ellis-Bextor gig at Francois Sagat G-A-Y Saturday May 1). There will be no need for fl yers or wristbands Sophie Ellis-Bextor will appear at G-A-Y – admission will be free to all, but TRANNY MADNESS don’t forget that any donations to Amnesty International will still be very welcome. G-A-Y Easily one of London’s best midweek gay nights – if not it’s most colourful and wigtastic can be found at Heaven, Under the Arches, Villiers Street, London WC2. The G-A-Y Bar is at – Trannyshack continues to pack them in each Wednesday evening at the legendary 30 Old Compton Street, W1, and G-A-Y Late is at 5 Goslett Yard, Soho, W1. Madame Jo Jo’s in Soho. Dusty O and the rest of the ‘girls’ always dress up to the nines, and the event attracts a great number of drag queens, trannies, curious onlookers and party animals. The club is in the middle of its spring season of parties, and highlights during the month of May include Trannyshack’s own take on The Weakest Link on Wednesday 5 May, when Miss Dusty O will host on onstage version of the show. If you’re interested in taking part, send an email to [email protected] and “prepare to be insulted”. It will be followed on Wednesday 12 May by ‘Miss Velma Chelly and Her Screaming Queens’ live on stage, and then ‘One Night In Vegas’ on 19th April, with a live appearance from the club’s very own ‘Cher’ lookalike. The month will be rounded off by Miss Danny Dee, formerly of Blackpool’s Funny Girls club. Trannyshack runs every Wednesday night from 10.30pm till 3am at Madame Jo Jo’s, 8-10 Brewer Street, W1. Admission is free for anyone in drag or £5 for all others. WIG OUT WONDER PHOTO © CHRIS JEPSON Following the storming success of Wig Out’s return to the scene, the gang will be back to do it all over again on Sunday 2 May. DO THE HUSTLA As we reported last month, the Wig Out team, following the closure of Ghetto in Old Easily one of the biggest club dates for the month of May is the annual HustlaBall, Street, have brought Wig Out back for series which will be returning to London for its third outing on Sunday 2 May 2010. Presented of bank holiday Sunday parties at the stylish, by Alex Erfan and Rentboy.com, this huge, circuit party-style event will be coming to subterranean Punk on Soho Street (a few doors the Rennaissance Rooms in Vauxhall, off ering mega dance tunes and raunchy “sex down from The Edge bar). This May party cabaret”. The organisers have recruited help from many of the biggest names in the adult is entitled ‘Wig Out Goes Gaga’, and will be entertainment industry, including brands such as Alphamale Media, XXXAmateurHour.com, a tribute to everyone’s favourite, fashion- Bel-Ami, Titan Media and Chi Chi LaRue. Superstar names such as Barrett Long, Ryan Raz obsessed, pint-sized pop star. Promoter TommyGabriella Cilmi and Junior Stellano will be joined by newcomers from the US, Spain, Germany, France and Turntables says, “There will be loads of special UK – all providing some delicious eye candy and visuals at this sizzling Spring showdown. Gaga-esque surprises –from makeovers to A roster of DJs will be rotated throughout the club, with light-and-sound installations and performance – plus more Gaga tunes than you kink-themed rooms off ering aural, visual, and sensual surprises. can shake a glittery telephone hat at!” In the main room, catch DJs Micky Freidmann (Avalon LA, Utopia Warsaw, Score Miami) and They’re off ering free entry to anyone dressed Binomio (Strong Madrid, BearZone Madrid) along with Eduardo de la Torre (Propaganda up as Lady Gaga, while it will be £5 for Berlin, Matinee London) – all laying down sexy and progressive beats to inspire the anyone else before 11pm and £7 after. Besides performers to gyrate, pulsate, bump, grind, and show off their talents. the Lady Gaga tunes, expect all the trashy pop Suzie Kruger (of Fist and Hard On fame) will be hosting the Hard On room, with DJs Brent and retro classics that the Wig Out jocks are Nicholls, Hugo’sland and HiFi Sean serving up a tougher sound for the more adventurous. famed for spinning. Internationally renowned porn director Chi Chi LaRue will be in the VIP room, while Gabriele Wig Out Goes Gaga, at Punk, 14 Soho Cutrano will spin sounds on the Terrace. Street, W1, on Sunday 2 May from 9.30pm Lady Gaga You can get advance Manhunt Exclusive tickets for £15, online at www.clubtickets.co.uk. till 3.30am. Check the Facebook page at Alternatively, email [email protected] for details about VIP tickets – which will ‘Wig Out goes Gaga bank holiday Sunday’ for more details or to check out who entitled you entrance to pre- and after-parties, a free goody bag, entrance to the VIP room has confi rmed to attend. and other benefi ts. WORDS BY LOREM DELOREM | PHOTOGRAPH BY MAET IPSUM #& =C bbVS`S :7AB7<5A W1. 020 7439 1313. Tottenham www.g-a-y.co.uk for details stylish Court Road tube. Noon-1am, Sun café bar, 2pm-11.30pm. Stylish, hip gay bar THE KINGS ARMS, 23 Poland with clubbier vibe spread over four intimate floors, Street, W1. 020 7734 5907. and video screens in the GOING=Cb with regular nights from top DJs, Oxford Circus tube. Mon-Thur basement. Popular with Asian regular piano bar and tasty food. 12pm–11pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-12am, crowd upstairs, plus a basement BEAR PRIDE 2010 Sun 12pm-11.30pm. London’s bar women’s bar. The XXL boys are busier than ever ESCAPE, 10a Brewer Street, W1. for bears and blokes. Traditional at the moment. Apart from their 020 7734 2626. Piccadilly Circus atmosphere plus pool table. LO-PROFILE, The Basement, regular Saturday and Wednesday tube. 5pm-3am. Cover charge after Sunday night karaoke very popular. 84-85 Wardour Street, W1. Swanky, night sessions they’re putting the 11pm. Every night’s a party at this sophisticated, 400-capacity final touches to this year’s Bear Pride late-night video dance bar. KU BAR, 30 Lisle Street, Leicester late-night basement bar and club festival. This annual event – this year Square, WC2. 020 7437 4303. space – from the people that bring will again be raising funds for the FIRST OUT CAFÉ, 52 St Giles Leicester Square tube. Large, you gaydar.co.uk. Open 10pm-4am Terrence Higgins Trust and Albert High Street, WC2. 020 7240 8042. award-winning, upmarket gay on Fridays and Saturdays. www. Kennedy Trust – will be taking place over the six days between 26-31 May. It will all kick Tottenham Court Road tube. bar spread over three floors, open loprofile.com off with a XXL Bear Pride Pre-Party at XXL on Wednesday 26 May. This will be followed 10am-11pm. Sun 10.30pm. Over till 3am daily and always busy by a ‘Bears and Boots’ party at Oink on 27 May, and then a Friday Night social at the 20 years old and still going strong. throughout the week. www. LONG YANG CLUB, long-running Kings Arms on Poland Street. The action moves up to Birmingham on the Friday, when the Long-running community café bar. ku-bar.co.uk social group for East Asian gay monthly XXL date up there hosts an ‘XXL British Brummie Bear Ball’ at the Nightingale club. guys and friends. Regular parties The headline Bear Pride event is the ‘Bear Pride – Attack Of The Beards party at the FREEDOM, 66 Wardour Street, KU BAR SOHO, 25 Frith Street, and social events. Check website London XXL night on Saturday 29 May. Joining resident jocks Alex Logan and Christian W1. 020 7734 0071. Piccadilly W1. Leicester Square tube. New, at www.lyclondon.com for full M behind the decks will be special guests Cahill – otherwise known as producers and Circus tube. Opulent style bar, with smaller sister venue to Lisle Street details. remixers Tim Condran, Anton Powers and Scott Rosser. The trio have already scored chart late-night club promotions for a Ku Bar, with entrances on Old success in their own right with the track ‘Trippin On You’, as well as remixing a host of mixed, metrosexual crowd. Compton Street and Frith Street MADAME JO JO’S, 8-10 Brewer top artists. Joe Egg will spin his indie and retro selection in the back bar, there will be www.freedombarsoho.com - open till 11pm daily. The first floor Street, W1. Long-running, late additional film screenings and an outdoor cabaret stage, plus a ‘reality’ competition houses a Gay Tourist Office from night gig venue, nightclub called Project Bear Cave – check www.bearpride.co.uk/ProjectBearCave for details. FRIENDLY SOCIETY, 79 Wardour noon-6pm throughout the week and cabaret bar - open to very The Saturday night session will be followed by the next instalment of bank holiday Street, WC1. Trendy and unique, (www.gaytouristoffice.co.uk). mixed crowd. Home to popular party Fusion (Sunday 30 May), which will feature another exclusive appearance intimate basement bar with www.ku-bar.co.uk Wednesday nighter Trannyshack. from the Freemasons. The weekend will wind up with a Wet Bears sauna (location to quirky decor and fun atmosphere www.madamejojos.com. be confirmed). Keep checking www.bearpride.co.uk for the latest details and ticket – attracts a mixed crowd. KUDOS, 10 Adelaide Street, WC2. information. A limited number of XXL Bear Pride weekend tickets are available that 020 7379 4573. Charing Cross MOLLY MOGG’S, 2 Old Compton will allow you access to all the events taking place at the The Arches of the weekend. G-A-Y BAR, 30 Old Compton tube. 3pm-11pm, Sat noon-11pm, Street, W1. 020 7434 4294. These cost £18 for members and £25 for guests, and are available exclusively at www. Street, W1. 020 7494 2756. Sun noon-10.30pm. Beautiful and Tottenham Court Road tube. Small, bearpride.co.uk/tickets Leicester Square tube. 12pm- 12am. Huge, poptastic gay bar, Mike Kelly with a multitude of video screens, GLOBAL THE BOX, 32-34 Monmouth pop tunes and drinks promotions. DANCE HITS VENUES: Street, Seven Dials, WC2. 020 www.g-a-y.co.uk LONDON CENTRAL LONDON 7240 5828. Leicester Square tube. The first edition 11am-11pm. Stylish and award- G-A-Y LATE, 5 Goslett Yard, of the London 79 CXR, 79 Charing Cross Road, winning gay café bar popular with off Charing Cross Road, WC2. Global Dance WC2. 020 7734 0769. Leicester scene and muscle queens. Frequent Tottenham Court Road tube. Festival, Square tube. Mon-Sat 1pm-3am, exhibitions on the walls and 11pm-3am. Late-night sister which will Sun 1pm-10.30pm. Cover charge great food. venue to G-A-Y Bar – more video feature some after 11pm. Large, cruisy, late-night screens, camp pop fun and cheap of the biggest bar - always busy after 10.30pm CANDY BAR, 4 Carlisle Street, W1. drinks.Gets very busy most nights names from the with those who don’t want to head 020 7494 4041. Tottenham Court of the week. international home too early. Road tube. Mon-Thu 5-11.30pm. Fri gay club scene, & Sat 5pm-2am. Sun 5-11pm. Long- THE GREEN CARNATION, 4-5 hits Vauxhall ADMIRAL DUNCAN, 54 Old running and famed lesbian bar. Greek Street, Soho, W1. 020-7434 over the last Compton Street, W1. 020 7437 3323. Stylish, three-floored weekend in 5300. Leicester Square tube. COMPTONS, 52 Old Compton late night gay venue, with May. The festival promises seven different dance events, Friendly, famous, traditional gay Street, W1. 020 7479 7961. bar, dancefloor and nightly with DJs from all continents! The initial line-up includes pub - just look out for the purple Leicester Square tube. Noon-11pm. promotions. Attracts a very mixed such names as Danny Verde, Steven Redant, Ivan and pink exterior! A Soho institution. Large, traditional crowd. www.greencarnationsoho. Gomez, Tracy Young and Ana Paulo. The international gay boozer on two floors, attracting co.uk clubs that will be taking part in the festival include BARCODE, 3-4 Archer Street, a butch and manly crowd. www. Scream from Paris, the Face of Ibiza, Muccassassina W1. 020 7734 3342. www. comptons-of-soho.co.uk HALFWAY TO HEAVEN, from Rome, Propaganda from Moscow, Sorry Shoes bar-code.co.uk. Piccadilly Circus 7 Duncannon Street, WC2. 020 Recordings from Cologne and Delice from Lille. tube. Mon-Sat 4pm-1.30am. Sun THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON, 7321 2791. Charing Cross tube. “Miami has the Winter Party, Barcelona has the Circuit until 10.30pm. Dance bar on three 77 Wardour Street, W1. 020 7439 Mon-Thu noon-11pm, Fri & Sat Festival, and now, London will have its own Global floors, with club-style basement. 1274. Piccadilly Circus tube. 12pm-12am. Old-style gay pub Dance Festival. With this festival, we want to put London Comedy Camp stand-up night Mon-Thu noon-11pm, Fri & Sat spread over two floors. firmly back on the international gay club circuit,” says each Tuesday, and more dance- noon-midnight, ‘til 10.30pm promoter Alex Erfan who is famous for presenting dance oriented sessions at on Sun. Traditional and fun gay HEAVEN, The Arches, Villiers parties such as Salvation and Lovechild. The festival will weekends. pub over two floors, attracting a Street, WC2. Charing Cross Road take place at some of the hottest venues in Vauxhall, good cross-section from across tube. Huge, world-famous gay with the highlight due to take place on Sunday 30 the scene. club, which is now home to May. Keep checking www.alexerfan.com G-A-Y, along with mixed/studenty for more details. THE EDGE, 11 Soho Square, Monday nighter Popcorn. Check #' =C :7AB7<5A bbVS`S intimate little gay pub, with regular W1. 020 734 3444. Piccadilly Circus attracting an older crowd. Open till 7am Friday and Saturday. www. week. www.vault139.com drag shows attracting a mixed tube. Upstairs bar above Lo-Profile, 3am at weekends. Off the beaten sweatboxsoho.com. crowd of theatre folk and tourists. owned and run by the team behind Soho track but well worth checking VILLAGE, 81 Wardour Street, W1. Gaydar. Stylish gay bar/diner, out. www.thequebec.co.uk VAULT 139, 139 Whitfield Street, 020 7434 2124. Piccadilly Circus PENDULUM, 56 Frith Street, Soho, open for food and drink from early W1. 020-7388 5500. Central, tube. 12-1am, Sun 11.30pm. Late W1. 0207 734 8300 . Tottenham morning through till 11pm – when THE QUEEN’S HEAD, 25 Tryon daytime and evening intimate night door charge. Soho’s original Court Road tube. Stylish, big gay the action moves downstairs. Street, SW3. 020-7589 0262. cruise club, for a men-only crowd. gay café bar, spread over four floors, bar – spread over three floors, www.profilesoho.com Sloane Square tube. Popular, very Open 4pm-1am seven days a and now with basement dancefloor with food, drink, art displays and long-running, cosy gay pub – a pre-club promotions. THE QUEBEC, 12 Old Quebec Chelsea institution. DALSTON www.pendulumsoho.co.uk Street, WC1. 020-7629 6159. EUROTRASH Marble Arch tube. Long-running RETRO BAR, 2 George Court, Eurotrash is the name PROFILE, 84-84 Wardour Street, and huge pub, on two floors, WC2. 020 7321 2811. Charing of a new monthly Cross tube. Mon-Fri noon-11. Sat session at the Dalston 5pm-11pm, Sun 5pm-11pm. Superstore from PROFILE A traditional boozer for the gay promoters and DJs PHOTO © LOTTYLOO © PHOTO DOES Looking for somewhere to scene’s indie, alternative and Per QX and Alejandro live? ‘Speed Flat Dating’ student-types – Tuesday’s pop quiz Asencio. Taking place is another new initiative at is an institution. on the second Friday of Profile on Wardour Street. each month, it returns The bar has teamed up RUPERT STREET, 50 Rupert for its second outing with gay accommodation Street, W1. 020 7292 7141. on 14 May. Per QX, Jeff agency Outlet – based Piccadilly Circus tube. 12-11pm, Sun Lawrence and a special on Old Compton Street. 10.30pm. Large, designer-style bar, guest till take charge of Recognising that finding the perfect pad, trustworthy tenant or likeminded roommate popular with professional gay boyz the main floor, spinning can be a nightmare, they’ve come up with an inventive, informal way for house hunters and post-work drinkers. a mix of European- to meet gay-friendly landlords, or potential housemates – over a cocktail or two. derived house, mash-up electro and ravey indie tunes. “Instead of trawling across the capital in search of a new home, Speed Flat Dating is a SHADOW LOUNGE, 5 Brewer Miss Crystal MC will lend support on the microphone. fun and free one-stop-shop. Based on the principle of speed dating, property seekers can Street, W1. 020-7287 7988. Upstairs, you’ll find Jeanette (Boombox), Sloany and introduce themselves to a host of landlords and potential flatmates from across London Piccadilly tube. Exclusive, gorgeous, Alejandro Asencio spinning the 80s and 90s Euro pop. in a relaxed and sociable setting. Ask questions, swap notes, and find out about each late-night bar and club for A-list There will be a specific continental flavour depending other whilst having a great time doing it. Friends are more than welcome to come along gays and celeb-spotters. Open from on the guest DJ, so last month (April) they presented and lend a helping hand or offer a word of advice.” late each evening. Eurotrash goes Dutch with guest DJ Lupe Lambers (from The first Speed Flat Dating event took place in March, and will return on Wednesday www.theshadowlounge.com Amsterdam). At the time of going to press, the team 5 May at 7pm prompt. If you have a room to rent, register your details on www. were still confirming their guest DJ for May, but expect speedflatdating.com and download the instructions on what to bring on the night. Those SWEATBOX, 1-2 Ramillies another continental-flavoured, eclectic outing. looking for a home also need to register to gain full access to the properties available and Street, Soho, W1. 020-3214 6014. Doors are open from 10pm till 2am, and admission is make the most a free month membership to Outlet’s unique online matching service. Exclusively gay gym (ground free all night. You’ll find the Dalston Superstore at 117 Profile Soho, 84-86 Wardour Street, W1.www.profilesoho.com floor) and sauna (first floor), with Kingsland High Street, E8 2PB. www.speedflatdating.com occasional late-night parties. Open Sun-Thurs noon-2am, and till $ =C :7AB7<5A bbVS`S Camden Town tube. Shufflewick Manor House tube. Friendly, Jason’s Jukebox on Thursdays, Bar: Mon-Thu Noon-1am, Fri-Sat diverse gay bar with late-night and Friday nighter Onyx, amongst 12noon-2am, Sun Noon-10.30pm. club promotions, and open ‘til 3am others. www.areaclub.info Club: Mon-Thu 10pm-2am, Fri-Sat at weekends. Very popular with 10pm-3am, Sun 10pm-1am. Long- lesbians and male friends. BARCODE VAUXHALL, Arch 69, running, famed gay pub – probably www.oakbar.com Albert Embankment, SE11. 0207 the most famous cabaret pub in 734 3342. Vauxhall tube. Open 7 London. www.theblackcap.com PLAYPIT, 357 Caledonian Road, days a week. Mon-Thu 4pm-1am, N7. Caledonian Road tube. 0333 Fri-Sun 4pm-4am. Very popular CENTRAL STATION, 700 1231. Intimate, King’s Cross club bar, with dancefloor and 37 Wharfdale Road, N1. Tel: 020 sleaze club – basically a basement mezzanine chill-out space - gets 7278 3294. Kings Cross tube. Big, darkroom. Open Thur-Sat 9pm- busy at weekends. late-opening gay bar on three 3am, Sun 3pm-1am. Take your floors, with ground floor cabaret own booze. CABLE, 33a Bermondsey Street, and infamously cruisy cruise nights www.londonplaypit.co.uk SE1 2EG. 020 7403 7730. London in basement. Upstairs restaurant Bridge tube. Huge, purpose-built offering gastropub menu, plus SOUTH LONDON clubbing venue in railway arches. B&B accommodation. www. Host to occasional one-offs and centralstation.co.uk AREA, 67-68 Albert Embankment, monthly promotions such as SE1. Gorgeously-designed, hard Matinee. www.cable-london.com CLUB KALI, The Dome, 1 dance club and cabaret rooms, with Dartmouth Park Hill, Tufnell Park, eclectic roster of different gay nights CLUB COLOSSEUM, 1 Nine N19. World’s biggest lesbian and and one-off promotions, including Elms Lane, Vauxhall, SW8. Huge, gay Southern Asian music night, running every third Friday of the month. Always busy and rather unique. www.clubkali.com EGG, 200 York Way, King’s Cross, N7. 020 7609 8364. King’s Cross tube. Bespoke club space on three floors, hosting occasional gay club nights and after-hours sessions (mixed afterhours every Saturday night/Sunday morning). www. and discos. Popular with a youngish CHARIOTS WATERLOO, 101 egglondon.net crowd of boys and girls. Lower Marsh, Waterloo, SE1. 020 7401 8484. Waterloo tube. Well- THE GREEN, 74 Upper Street, THE YARD, 57 Rupert Street, W1. presented, popular sauna, open N1. 020-7226 8895. Angel tube. 020 7437 2652. Piccadilly Circus 24/7. www.gaysauna.co.uk London’s first ‘gay gay-stropub!’ tube. Mon-Thur 4pm-11pm, Fri Stylish, Islington bar, serving full & Sat 1pm-11pm, Sun 1pm- PLEASUREDROME, 124 Cornwall food menu and wide range of 10.30pm. Busy gay bar with hugely Road, Waterloo, SE1. Waterloo tube. cocktails. Mixed, chilled crowd popular courtyard area, outdoor Big venue with lots of different - now run by the same team as The balcony and cosy loft bar. areas – open 24 hours, 365 days of Edge in Soho. Robert year. www.pleasuredrome.com SAUNAS Owens KING EDWARD VI, 25 Bromfield SAUNABAR PORTSEA, 2 Portsea Street, N1. Tel: 020 7704 0745. Place, Marble Arch, W2. 020 7402 Angel tube. Sun-Thu 12noon- PROFILE/ 3385. Marble Arch tube. Small and 12midnight, Thu 12noon-1am, LO-PROFILE friendly gay sauna with masseurs. Fri-Sat 12noon-2am. Very GAY MAY One of the more www.gaysaunabar.com long-running gay pub, with ‘local’ The team at the Ku Bar have been in touch to update us unusual promotions atmosphere and character, plus on the latest developments at both bars. The main Ku Bar on the scene over SAUNABAR COVENT GARDEN, popular beer garden. on Lisle Street, WC2, will be celebrating the May Day bank recent weeks has 29 Endell Street, Covent Garden, holiday with the return of its May Pole Dancing! Expect been Pyschic Sundays at Profile in Soho. This hip and WC2. 020 7836 2236. Covent KW4, 77 Hampstead High Street, hunky lovelies to be throwing themselves with gusto stylish bar and diner has established itself as a popular Garden tube. Basement sauna with NW3. 020-7435 5747. Large, cosy, around the bar’s special poles – with pole action taking Sunday hangout, with plenty of guys and gals popping in pool, sauna and rest rooms. Check traditional old gay pub, with regular place on both Saturday 1 May and Sunday 2 May. For full for a spot of brunch or a cocktail. Now, every first Sunday website for discount entry. entertainment, beer garden and details and times, check the Ku Bar Facebook page; ‘Ku of the month, from 6pm-9pm, you can have your cards www.thesaunabar.co.uk food. One of London’s longest- Bar People’. read by a psychic tarot reader, courtesy of www.mysteries. running gay establishments. With summer approaching, they’ve relaunched the Ku co.uk. He or she will aim to answer questions pertinent to SWEATBOX SOHO, Ramillies www.kw4.co.uk Tea Room at the Ku Bar on Frith Street. Open daily from your life, and give concise, direct readings. Simply turn up, House, 1-2 Ramillies Street, Soho, noon, you can pop along to order from the new range of put your name down, and await your future. Readings are W1. 020 3214 6014. Oxford Circus THE LOAD OF HAY, 207 Pinner sandwiches, baguettes and toasted ciabattas – made fresh complimentary, and bear in mind that there’s also a two- tube. Gay-owned and run gym and Road, Watford, 01923-441113. to order and all priced £3-£4. There’s also a wide selection for-one happy hour between 5-7pm. The psychic tarot basement sauna. Watford’s only gay pub, with of coffees, teas, cakes and pastries – all served up on will be reading cards every second Sunday of the month. www.sweatboxsoho.com big beer garden and regular delightful camp china. There’s a full afternoon tea service Profile Soho, 84-86 Wardour Street, W1F 0TQ. entertainment. available (with or without a glass of champagne). www.profilesoho.com NORTH LONDON www.loadofhay.co.uk Check it out at Ku Bar, 25 Frith Street, off Old Compton Street, W1. To make an afternoon tea reservation, THE BLACK CAP, 171 Camden THE OAK BAR, 79 Green Lanes, email [email protected] High Street, NW1. 020 7485 0538. N16. 020-7354 2791. $ $! =C :7AB7<5A bbVS`S late-night venue for after-hours underwear parties. Check website Kennnigton tube. Open 7 days a Kate Bush crowd – hosting various monthly for full listings. week. Small, traditional gay boozer KIMONO KRUSH promotions. www.thefortlondon.com for local gay boys and girls - open Kimono Krush, the till 1.30am Fri-Sat. monthly, alternative THE EAGLE, 349 Kennington FIRE, South Lambeth Road, club night at the Royal Lane, SE11. 020 7793 0903. Mon, Vauxhall, SW8. Vauxhall tube. PARIS GYM, Vauxhall Tavern Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 9pm-late, Infamous, late-night gay venue 73 Goding Street, Vauxhall, SE11. (Vauxhall Tube Station, Tue 9pm-2am, Sun 9pm-late. beneath the Vauxhall railway 020 7735 8989. Vauxhall tube. SE11), will be celebrating Vauxhall tube. Large, club-bar arches, host to the likes of Orange, Huge, well-equipped men-only the 90s on Friday 4 with nightly promotions. Tonker A:M, Later and Juicy. Open gym with large, devoted following. May. Presented by (Fridays) and Horse Meat Disco around the clock at weekends. Regular classes. Tourists welcome. The Sugarlow Boys, Al (Sundays) are particularly popular. www.allthingsorange.com or Check website for entry details and Dente, the Duchess of Pork and Lady Susan, the night www.eaglelondon.com www.myspace.com/fi relondon or membership. www.parisgym.com promises to remind you of the “foulest fashions, fads and www.clubtickets.com Teletubbies of the decade”. The music will include grunge, EXILIO, Bar Rez, Club Colosseum, ROYAL VAUXHALL TAVERN, Britpop, Eurodance, 90s pop and, of course, some Kurt 1 Nine Elms Lane, SW8. Vauxhall THE FRIDGE, Town Hall Parade, 372 Kennington Lane, SE11. Cobain. The evening’s special guest is camp and fi lthy tube. Long-running, Friday night Brixton, SW9. 020 7326 5100. 020 7840 0596. Opening times Nathan Evans (www.nathanevans.co.uk), known for his gay Latin and salsa night. Open Brixton tube. Large and legendary vary. Vauxhall tube. Door Charge. collaborations with David Hoyle and for creating and 11pm till 4am. www.exilio.co.uk venue - formerly a theatre. Now Huge, traditional and historic gay hosting Vauxhallville. home to occasional gay club nights pub, with long history of hosting Kimono Krush hits the RVT every second Friday of the FACTORY, 65 Goding Street, SE11. such as Love Muscle. www.fridge. cabaret. Packed to rafters on month, and describes itself as a ‘musical cocktail of Stylish, railway arch Vauxhall venue, co.uk and www.lovemusclexx.co.uk Saturday (Duckie) and Sunday alternative pop, retro gems, electro favourites plus indie hosting occasional dance and (S.L.A.G.S/Chill-Out). Check hits and obscurities’. Grab a rave whistle, dig out your cruise nights. THE GEORGE & DRAGON, 2 www.rvt.org.uk or the facebook best 90s outfi t: doors open between 9pm and 2.30am, BlackheathHill, Greenwich, SE10. group RV Taverners for information. £3 before 10pm and £5 after. www.rvt.org.uk THE FORT, 131 Grange Road, 020 8691 3764. Deptford Bridge www.myspace.com/kimono_krush SE1. 020-7237 7742. Small cruise DLR. Mon-Thu 4pm-1am, Fri & THE STAG, 15 Bressenden Place, club, open till 11pm throughout Sat 4pm-4am, Sun 4pm-2am. SW1. 020 7828 7287. Victoria week, with regular boots-only and Late-night pub with nightly tube. Mon & Tue midday-midnight, world-famous club for bears, big Large sauna, with weekly theme entertainment and cabaret. Wed-Fri midday-2am, Sat 5pm- men and admirers, on Saturday nights (bears, men of colour, etc). www.gandd.org.uk 2am, Sun 4pm-midnight. Dark and and Wednesday. Pulls in 1,000+ www.gaysauna.co.uk atmospheric gay bar in Victoria, customers each Saturday with HIDDEN, 100 Tinworth Street, with occasional cabaret and DJs uplifting dance anthems and CHARIOTS VAUXHALL SE11. Railway arch venue, home at weekends, and now an upstairs occasional guest DJs. 63-64 Albert Embankment, to infamous Hard On night once theatre space. Vauxhall, SE1. 020 7247 5333. a month (www.hardonclub.co.uk), SAUNAS Vauxhall tube. Large, modern PHOTOCHRIS © JEPSON and now also Megawoof (www. 286, 286 Lewisham High Street, sauna in converted railway arch. megawoof.com) and popular urban SE14. 020-8690 7648. Large, late- CHARIOTS STREATHAM www.gaysauna.co.uk night Work on Wednesdays. opening gay venue, with regular 292 Streatham High Road, SW16. entertainment, DJs and cabaret. 020 8696 0929. Streatham station. THE HOIST, Arch 47c, South Open till 2am Sun-Thur and 4am Lambeth Road, SW8. 020 7735 Fri-Sat. www.two8six.co.uk 9972. 10pm-late. Door charge and strict dress code. One of London’s THE TRAFALGAR ARMS, most famous dress-code and cruise 148 Tooting High Street, SW17. clubs - busy with a men-only 020-8767 6059. A spacious, lively, crowd. Open Friday-Sunday and attitude-free pub. Excellent food occasional Thursdays (SM Gays served all day. Weekly DJs on Friday every third Thursday of the month and Saturday nights. Karaoke on - www.smgays.org). Wednesdays. www.thehoist.co.uk THE TWO BREWERS, PRIDE MAGIC JACKIE’S JUKEBOX, Rivoli 114 Clapham High Street, SW4. There are a couple of special fundraising events for BOOTYLICIOUS Ballroom, 350 Brockley Road, 020 7819 9539. Clapham Common Pride London coming up this month, kicking off with Fabulous once-a-monther Bootylicious will be SE4. First Saturday of the month, tube. Mon-Thu 5pm-2am, Fri & Sat a one-off spectacular of “world-class magic and music” returning on Saturday 15 May for what is sure to be one 7pm-midnight (£7). Gay ballroom 5pm-4am. South London’s most at the Café De Paris on Thursday 6 May. Promising to of its busiest nights of the year. The club will be throwing and Latin dancing night, attracting famed gay cabaret venue. Large be a night with a diff erence, you can expect illusions the grand fi nal of its Bootylicious Next Top Model up to 300 dancers a month to the bar and separate dancefl oor room. and sleight of hand from Magic Shaun, Paul Warren, the competition, following heats during April. The winners glam 1950s-style Rivoli Ballroom. An institution for over 20 years. award-winning card magician Steve Dela, Lee Warren, (male and female) will win cash prizes, clothing from Crofton Park BR. www.therivoli.co.uk www.the2brewers.com Neil Henry and ‘the Magic of Dave and Joe’. Spinning the designing fashion outlet Rio Beach, free guestlist for life sounds will be the Sharp Boys and Alex Logan. plus the chance of future photoshoots. KAZBAR, 50 Clapham High Street, UNION, 66 Albert Embankment, This will be followed by the DJ and dance fundraiser the Once again, the night will take place at Club Colosseum SW4. 020 7622 0070. Clapham SE1. 020-7793 9262. Cruisy Royal Vauxhall Tavern in Vauxhall on Wednesday 12 May, (1 Nine Elms Lane, Vauxhall, SW8). Bootylicious is North tube. Mon-Thu 4pm- dance club which hosts regular featuring DJ DMS, performer Melissa Totten, and live dedicated to the best in urban music, and off ers three midnight, Fri 4pm-1am, Sat noon- promotions. Plays areas and hot dance performances. rooms of old-skool, slow jams, r’n’b, hiphop, dancehall, 1am, Sun noon-midnight. Clapham go-go’s. www.clubunion.co.uk and This year’s Pride festival is scheduled to take place from UK funky and house – including a new second video bar, popular throughout the www.ma1.co.uk 18 June till 4 July 2010, with the Pride Parade taking dancefl oor dubbed ‘Let There Be House’, with Sugabear week, with DJs at weekends. place Saturday 3 July. This year’s theme will be “Paint and Tyron on the decks. Admission is £10 before XXL, The Arches, 51-53 Southwark the town Ruby Red: Celebrating 40 Years of the Gay midnight and £12 after (with reductions for students or LITTLE APPLE, 98 Kennington Street, SE1. www.xxl-london. Liberation Front”. those with fl yers). www.bootylicious-club.co.uk Lane, SE11. 020 7735 2039. com. London Bridge tube. Huge www.pridelondon.org $" :7AB7<5A =CbbVS`S THE LOCKER ROOM, 8 Cleaver GAY LICK, Club Lick, 58 Hoe ESCAPE, 184 London Road, weekend cabaret. popular gay pub with Piano Room Street, Kennington, SE11. 020 Street, E17. Walthamstow tube. Kingston-Upon-Thames, Surrey, KT2. www.infinityclubs.com and cabaret bar, open till late at 7735 6064. Kennington tube. Twice-monthly gay promotion at 020 8549 9911. Revamped, long- weekends with entertainment Long-running, intimate gay-owned a cruisy club space. Every first and running gay club open Wednesday- THE RICHMOND ARMS, 20 and DJs. Attracts a big local crowd and run sauna. third Friday from 9pm-4am. Entry Sunday. www.therclub.co.uk The Square, off Princes Street, - particularly at weekends. www.the-lockerroom.co.uk £4 before midnight and £7 after. Richmond. 020-8940 2118. Long- www.west5ealing.com www.gaylicke17.co.uk THE HOPE & ANCHOR, 20 running, traditional gay pub, with STEAMWORKS, 309 New Cross Macbeth Street, Hammersmith, regular cabaret and entertainment. WINDSOR CASTLE, 152 Bath Road, New Cross, SE14. 020 8694 THE JOINERS ARMS, 116 W6. (020 8748 1873). New One of gay London’s better locals. Road, Hounslow, TW3. 0208577 0606. New Cross/New Cross Gate Hackney Road, E2. Tel: 020 7739 gay pub for Hammersmith and 6590. Large, local gay pub with station. Small, long-running 9854. Debauched decadence Chiswick. Traditional boozer with TED’S PLACE, 305a North End regular cabaret and entertainment establishment. – old-skool boozer popular with nightly entertainment – open Road, West Brompton, W14. 0207 throughout the week. www.steamworkslondon.co.uk post-club crowd at weekends. Gets noon-11pm throughout week, 385 9359. Earls Court or West www.winz.co.uk busy later in the evenings. with popular karaoke at weekends. Brompton tube. Mon-Fri from 7pm- EAST LONDON late, closed Sat & Sun. Small, West TO UPDATE LISTINGS, PLEASE KINGS HEAD, 11 Church INFINITY, 294 Old Brompton London cruise club. Dark and sleazy. SEND INFORMATION TO THE ANGEL, 21 Church Street, Street, E15. Tel: 020 8534 0197 Road, SW5. 020 7370 3494. www.tedsplaceuk.co.uk [email protected] E15.Tel: 020 8555 1148. Stratford Stratford BR and tube. Intimate Earls Court tube. Big gay pub and BR and tube. Big gay pub, always and welcoming East End gay pub disco, formerly Bromptons. Open WEST 5, Popes Lane, South popular at weekends, with regular – regular cabaret. Open till late late throughout the week, with Ealing, W5. 020-8579 3266. Large, cabaret, DJs and disco nights. throughout the week. THE BACKSTREET, Wentworth THE OLD SHIP, 17 Barnes VOTEVAUXHALL! Mews, off Burdett Road, E3. Street, E14. Tel: 020 7790 4082. Still undecided who to vote in the coming 020-8980 8557. Over 25 years Limehouse DLR. Small, local, election, or want to listen to some lively old – small but legendary East traditional gay pub, with regular debate? The RVT hosts the third outing End dress code leather club, open cabaret - five minutes’ walk from of its quarterly Queer Question Time Thur-Sun. Very strict rubber and BJ’s White Swan (see below). on Friday 30 April. The panel will feature leather dresscode, ensuring a Darren Johnson AM (from the Green wide and loyal following. www. BJ’s WHITE SWAN, Party), ex-policeman Brian Paddick, thebackstreet.com 556 Commercial Road, E1. Tel: 020 stand-up comedian Shelley Cooper and 7780 9870. Limehouse DLR. A equality campaigner Linda Bellos OBE. BISTROTHEQUE, 23-27 Wadeson large, legendary, long-running gay Submit your questions to Kate Pelling on St, E2. Tel: 020 8983 7900. pub and club, open throughout the door, or email them to askqqt@gmail. Bethnal Green tube. Very mixed, the week. Wednesday’s Amateur com.The debate will run from 9-10pm, gay/straight crowd of trendy Strip is an institution. www. followed by a live performance from metrosexuals. Great bar, restaurant, bjswhiteswan.com QBoy and DJ sounds from Tony Fletcher plus separate cabaret room. until late. David Hoyle www.bistrotheque.com SAUNAS The RVT has plenty of entertainment lined up throughout May. If you’ve not CHARLIE’S BAR, 124 Globe CHARIOTS LIMEHOUSE, yet caught any of the current series of Scott Capurro’s Position, you can catch the last Road, E1. Tel: 020 7790 1007. 574 Commercial Road, E14. 020 outing of the current run on Thursday 6 May, when the special guests will be Jimmy Carr, Whitechapel tube. Recently 7791 2808. Limehouse rail station. Stephen Merchant and Nina Conti. Tickets cost £9 and can be bought, apart from on the refurbished, Moroccan style Multi-level, well-established door, through www.ticketweb.co.uk or by calling: 08444 771000. – friendly, local gay bar. sauna. Themed parties such as ‘Big As May has a couple of bank holidays, there are extra S.L.A.G.S/Chill-Out sessions and chunky’ each Monday evening, planned. Expect an extra-long session of the Sunday chill-out till 2am on Sunday 2 May, DALSTON SUPERSTORE, 117 amongst others. followed by another helping on Monday 3 May – both with DJs Simon Le Vans, Andy Kingsland High Street, E8. 020 www.gaysauna.co.uk Almighty and Sean Sirrs. There will be another 2am session on Sunday 30 May, followed 7254 2273. Highbury & Islington by a second helping on bank holiday Monday (31 May). Take advantage of the spring tube. New, two-floor mixed CHARIOTS SHOREDITCH, drinks offers, with £2 pints of beer and £2 vodka plus mixer between 2-4.30pm. gay-straight venue - café by day 1 Fairchild Street, Shoreditch, EC2. On Wednesday 5 May, the night before the General Election, performer Nathan Evans will and fashionable performance 020 7247 5333. Liverpool Street be hosting ‘An Election Entertainment’, with guests confirmed to appear including David space and club promotions at station. Biggest gay sauna in UK, Hoyle, Scottee (hopefully all recovered after he recent took a tumble from a stage!), night. Open noon-2am seven days with a maze of rest rooms. Dusty Limits, Sarah-Louise Young and Michael Roulston. “Ballot begins 7pm, hustings a week. www.gaysauna.co.uk from 8pm exit polls midnight - Entry £7”. Speaking of David Hoyle, he will also be returning to the RVT this month for another DANDY BOYS, Visage, 442 E15 CLUB, 6 Leytonstone Road, run of shows. ‘Licking Wounds 2’ follows the success of the first run of ‘Licking Wounds’ Cranbrook Road, Gants Hill, IG2. Stratford, E15. 020 8555 5455. shows, and will commence on 13 May and will run each Thursday afterwards for a 020 8554 003. www.Visage80sBar. Stratford tube. Deceptively large limited period. Doors will open at 7pm and tickets cost £8.50. Expect stimulating co.uk. Gay club night running sauna behind a discreet facade. conversation, confrontational cabaret, avant-garde performance and special guests. every Wednesday night at a fab www.londonnoise.com/e15 Another May highlight comes on Wednesday 19 May, when the Fringe Report 2010 80s-themed venue. Open 8pm- award-winner Rosie Wilby presents Femmes by the Thames. Described as a ‘sassy sister 1am. Regular entertainment. Email WEST LONDON cabaret’, you can expect entertainment from Sarah Louise Young, Kitty Kavanagh, ‘Ariadne [email protected] the Greek WAG’, Liz Bentley, Maureen Younger and Toni Green. All tickets cost £5 and the THE CULVERT, 54 Cowley Mill performance starts at £8.30. EASTERN BLOC, 58 Old Street, Road, Uxbridge. 01895 256 690. Other regular highlights include the Tuesday night Bar Wotever (with a return appearance EC1. 020-7287 3726. Trend-setting Uxbridge tube. Mon-Wed 4pm-1am, from the brilliant Dorian Wood on 18 May), Saturday nighter Duckie, and the Monday gay club venue, spread over two Thu noon-2am, Fri & Sat noon-3am, pub bingo with Timberlina (except on bank holidays). Timberlina will also be hosting a floors. Bar upstairs with small Sun 3pm-1am. Regular discos, ‘Midweek Special’ on Wednesday 26 May, supported by Lorraine Bowen and Russella. dancefloor, and grond floor dance cabaret, karaoke and one-off events. For full details, check www.royalvauxhalltavern.co.uk space. 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London Friend: 020 7837 [email protected] NEW ANTI-HIV STIGMA for black gay men in London. The carries a high burden of stigma with discrimination in the previous CAMPAIGN FOR BLACK campaign will feature in tube making it more difficult for positive year. This study revealed that under COMMUNITY stations in central London, aims people to discuss HIV with their half of African people with HIV had Gay men’s health charity GMFA to create awareness of the impact sexual partners, discouraging not revealed their diagnosis to anyone has just launched a new anti-HIV of HIV-related stigma, which can people from seeking medical they lived with, two thirds had not stigma campaign specifically lead to the isolation of HIV-positive help. HIV stigma perpetuates and told their employers and a quarter targeting African communities people in their communities, as exacerbates an environment that had not told their GP. Featuring the in London. The campaign was well as deter people from getting makes HIV transmission more headline “HIV is a virus. It has no race, developed by Big Up, the Black tested for HIV or having access to likely.” However, a study focusing gender or sexuality”, the campaign gay men’s project at GMFA, which the treatment they might need. on African people living with HIV will be distributed through faith-based receives Big Lottery funding to Matthew Hodson, Head of in the UK revealed that over one institutions in London’s African create sexual health interventions Programmes at GMFA, says: “HIV third had experienced problems communities. www.gmfa.org.uk % =C <3EA b\Sea NEWS FLASHES UK NEWS CELEBRITY BIDS RAISE CLINT WALTERS 1978-2010 Known to many on the gay scene for his HIV-related journalism, £350,000 FOR THT activism and fundraising, Clint Walters sadly passed away over the Easter weekend. He was aged 31. Clint was raised in a small town near Oxford and was diagnosed with HIV at the age of 17. His diagnosis came as a complete shock – he hadn’t yet come out as gay to his mother, who had taken him to the doctor because of problems he was having with his breathing. However, after adjusting to the news, he threw himself into activism and AIDS-awareness. In one year alone he ran the London Marathon, abseiled off South Africa’s Table Top Mountain, swam with sharks and cycled from London to Paris – all in order to raise money for charity. In 1999, he Richard O’Brien and daughter founded Health Initiatives for Youth UK to provide peer support to young people living with HIV/AIDS, saying at the time: “My PHOTOS © PIERS ALLARDYCE © MARTIN WEEKS aim has been to give the children something I never had – a young, outspoken face of HIV to which they can relate.” It’s believed that he died from a suspected heart attack at his home in Clapham, South London. Friends have said that they will continue to fundraise in his name and attempt to carry on his legacy of work. OUTRAGE TO RE-STAGE ORIGINAL DEMO Direct action group Outrage is planning to commemorate its 20th anniversary by re-staging its first ever demo. It will Kenny Goss and friend be arranging a ‘Kiss-In for Global Queer Freedom’ at 2pm on Sunday 9 May at Piccadilly Circus, and wants hundreds of couples to attend and to simply kiss each other in an open display of same-sex affection. Originally staged to protest against the arrest of same-sex couples for kissing and cuddling, the Kiss-In helped prompt the Metropolitan Police into ceasing to arrest LGBT couples for displays of affection. “This time the Kiss-In will be focused upon demanding freedom and human rights for LGBT people worldwide, especially in countries like Jamaica, Iran, Uganda, Malawi, Nigeria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.” Neve Campbell with two of The Brit Girls Biggins and friend with Richard Arnold More information from OutRage! Call 0208 240 0222 HOMOPHOBIC BULLYING ‘ENDEMIC’ IN LIVERPOOL According to research carried out by the National Union of October’s candle-lit vigil in memory of the victims of hate crime attracted around 8,000 people to Trafalgar Square Teachers in the North West, teachers in Merseyside have reported ‘endemic’ levels of homophobic bullying in secondary schools – with a third of those working in the Wirral, Liverpool, and Warrington, reporting that they heard pupils using homophobic language on a daily basis. Fifteen percent of those questioned said that they saw a pupil being abused every day for being gay or lesbian, but less than half felt confident in tackling homophobic bullying. NEW LAW BANS ANTI-GAY MATERIAL Genevieve Edwards and Graham Norton Tracey Emin: her neon sold for £65,000 Tolula Adeyemi with THT’s Will Harris A new law has come into effect that specifically outlaws threatening behaviour or materials intended to stir up hatred The Terrence Higgins Trust hosted another In total, the evening raised over £350,000 for HIV and against people on the grounds of their sexual orientation. hugely successful Lighthouse Gala Auction sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust, the charity’s Campaigning charity Stonewall had lobbied for the new law on 22 March. The annual event took place at Christie’s most successful auction to date. Bids that attracted and welcomed its introduction on Tuesday 23 March. auction house, and was sponsored by Prudential plc. There the highest prices included original artworks by Tracey ‘We’re delighted that incitement to hatred on grounds of were several ‘money can’t buy’ lots, with bidders paying Emin and Damien Hirst (fetching £65,000 and £30,000 sexual orientation can now finally be tackled effectively by £7,000 for a private dinner with the Pet Shop Boys, £6,500 respectively). the criminal law, in a similar way to hatred based on race or for an ‘afternoon tea’ date with Victoria Wood, and £4,500 Debbie Holmes, Director of Fundraising at Terrence religion,’ said Stonewall Chief Executive Ben Summerskill. for an evening with England Rugby World Cup winner Ben Higgins Trust said: “We are so grateful for the amazing “Throughout our campaign for this legal change, Stonewall Cohen. And it wasn’t just celebrities who were offering kindness shown by all our supporters last night; with uncovered a range of extreme websites and material stirring up themselves up for grabs – some noted guests were also relentless bidding for the stunning lots on offer this year. anti-gay hatred. This new legislation will send a strong positive involved in the bidding. Artist Tracey Emin and gallery With more people living with HIV than ever before in the signal, encouraging more lesbian, gay and bisexual people to owner Kenny Goss (partner of George Michael) paid UK, all the money raised will enable us to continue to report hate incidents. Gay people are entitled to live without £4,500 for the opportunity to design and dress a window be there for people when they need us most. We’d like fear just like everyone else.” display at iconic department store Liberty – which will to offer a massive thank you to everyone who has been stand for one week later this summer. involved in the event.” % =C b\Sea <3EA NEWS FLASHES INTERNATIONAL NEWS OUTSPOKEN: MALAWI PROTEST OUTSIDE HOLLAND Military authorities in PC ANDY Holland are outraged that RICKETTS, COMMONWEALTH HQ a US general has used the OF WESTMINSTER’S Dutch army’s example of EQUALITY AND employing openly gay DIVERSITY UNIT, soldiers as evidence against EXPLAINS HOW the US military dropping its THE UNIT CAN HELP “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. MEMBERS OF THE LGBT Former NATO commander and senior Marine General COMMUNITY... 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I am the OaObSabQOaST]`UOg`WUVbaW\;OZOeW /bbVSbW[S]TU]W\Ub]^`SaaOXcRUS complete nonsense.” Westminster lead on THEM VOR`cZSRbVObbVSb`WOZe]cZRU]OVSORW\/^`WZ 6][]aSfcOZOQbaW\bVS LGBT – along with /T`WQO\abObSQO``gO[OfW[c[^`Wa]\aS\bS\QS]T "gSO`a PC Cass Hall – and age-related issues. The unit’s main priorities are to restore confi dence in the police service, increase awareness of the good work that ...AND FINALLY is being undertaken by the MPS, and to encourage the reporting of hate crimes. RICKY MARTIN COMES OUT Confi rming one of the worst kept secrets in show business, Puerto Rican pop starRicky Martin has revealed that he is gay. The One issue that motivates me greatly, and which is, 38-year-old singer made an announcement on his offi cial website, saying that the decision to write his memoirs had prompted thankfully, also a priority for Westminster Borough, him to make the revelation. He said that people close to him had advised him not to talk about his sexuality because of the eff ect is to encourage the reporting of hate crime. it would have on his career. In 2008, he became the father of twin sons – Matteo and Valentino – born through a surrogate I hear reports from members of the LGBT community who mother. He credited becoming a father as another reason why he felt “enough was enough”, before ending his statement by have been abused (physically, verbally and mentally), saying, “I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am.” robbed or assaulted. For a variety of reasons, they are sometimes not sure whether to report such incidents. CYNDI LAUPER TO OPEN NYC GAY CENTRE These reasons can range from a lack of confi dence in the Pop singer Cyndi Lauper is planning on opening a shelter in New York City for LGBT young people. Lauper, 56, has long been police to embarrassment about the situation that resulted a supporter of lesbian and gay equality through her own True Colors Fund. The centre that she plans to open in Harlem will be in the said complaint. On occasions, victims even feel that called the True Colors Residence. It will be aimed at helping people between the ages of 18 and 24 who have been rejected by they somehow deserved what happened to them and it’s their families because of their sexuality or gender identity. par for the course to being LGBT! “Kids are coming out in greater numbers as they see themselves accepted and represented on TV and in movies,” said Lauper in No member of any community should be a victim of a statement, “but they’re still being kicked out of their homes or running away and living on the streets. We need to make sure crime. This applies to the LGBT community and will be we’re taking care of them. This is the next generation of the LGBT community.” taken as seriously – if not more so – if it’s a hate crime motivated by race, religion or homophobia. We provide a BOY GEORGE HINTS AT CULTURE CLUB REUNION contact e-mail and telephone number that you can contact Boy George has hinted that Culture Club may yet reform once again. In a radio interview with confi dentially – you can use it to report a crime, get advice the BBC 5 Live’s Victoria Derbyshire, the 48-year-old singer said that he might get together with his or let us know of incidents we should be aware of that are former bandmates in 2011 to mark the 30th anniversary of the band’s formation. “I think we could aff ecting our community. Also, you can feel free to ask me do a one-off gig or maybe a small tour,” he told BBC 5 live. “It’s our 30th anniversary next year so we any questions that you believe I may be able to help you may do something.” with. If I can’t help you, we’ll fi nd someone who can. The band briefl y re-united in 1998 and staged a 20th anniversary concert in 2002 at the Royal Our contact details are, telephone 07766 471945 or email Albert Hall. “Last time we re-formed, there was a point to it,” George said. “We’ll see,” the reformed [email protected]. In an emergency dial 999. hell-raiser mused. “It’s all about my mood at the time.” %! =C <3EA b\Sea NEWS FLASHES NEWS STONEWALL’S YOUTH CAMP SHADOWHOMESECRETARYMAKESGAYGAFFE Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling has raised questions over the Conservative Party’s attitudes towards gay rights. During a speech at the Centre for Policy Studies in London on Wednesday 21 March, Mr Grayling – who would have to enforce equality legislation should the Conservatives win the election – was asked a question by the audience regarding civil liberties. His answer touched upon the recent case where a gay couple was refused entry to a B&B, as the Christian owner of the establishment said that it was against her beliefs to let the couple sleep together under her roof – contravening changes in the law introduced by the new Equality Regulations Act 2007. Although Mr Grayling voted in favour of the Act, he said, “I think we need to allow people to have their own consciences… I took the view that if it’s a question of somebody who’s doing a B&B in their own home, that individual should have the right to ghghghghgh hghghghghgh hghghghghh hghghghgh hghghghhg ghghhghg decide who does and who doesn’t come into their own home.” The Equality Act 2007 states that anyone offering goods or services to the public must not discriminate against anyone because of their sexual orientation – and this includes people who run B&Bs. Mr Grayling was unaware that his comments were being tape recorded, but they were brought to wider attention when published in The Observer magazine. Questioned for clarification afterwards, he said, “Any suggestion that I am against gay rights is wholly wrong – it is a matter of Pictured here are young people who took and attracted young people from all over the country. record that I voted for civil partnerships. I also voted in favour of part in a weekend training course organised Laurie Kay, Stonewall’s Youth Co-ordinator, said: “The the legislation that prohibited bed and breakfast owners from by gay rights charity Stonewall. The volunteers, young people love these weekends. It gives them the discriminating against gay people… However, this is a difficult all of whom were aged between 16 and 21, received chance to get involved with Stonewall’s campaign to area and on Wednesday I made comments which reflected my coaching and advice on how to run campaigns in tackle homophobic bullying in schools. They get to meet view that we must be sensitive to the genuinely held principles their local communities to tackle homophobia and people their age who are keen to campaign for an end of faith groups in this country. But the law is now clear on this homophobic bullying in schools. The V-funded training to homophobia. There were a few tears when people issue; I am happy with it and would not wish to see it changed.” weekend took place in Buckinghamshire in late March, said goodbye at the end of the weekend, though!” GAYARTISTSWANTED Three upcoming gay arts events are seeking submissions from artists working in all types of media. 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Following VIENNA’S LIFE BALL everything: stunning architecture and culture, the trend for some businesses The 18th edition of the Life Ball, possibly Europe’s largest great food and drink, a cracking little gay scene, – eager to chase the pink annual AIDS/HIV charity event, will return to Vienna on plus super-hot summer weather and beaches. It’s pound – to dub themselves as ‘gay-friendly’, The Out 17 July 2010. Each year, some 40,000 locals, accompanied long been popular with gay travellers – many of NYC is billing itself as “hetero-friendly”. by the international media and special guests, take part whom have received a warm welcome at the Hotel “In the old days there were straight hotels, and operators in the celebration. Since its fi rst outing in 1993, the Life Casanova (www.casanovabcnhotel.com), which decided to make them gay-friendly,” said Ian Reisner, Ball has had the likes of Bill Clinton and Liza Minnelli as crowns the trendy Eixample District. 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