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No 1105 11 May 2016

We meet NICOLA ROBERTS the gay men's career DANCE retrospective COMPANY SASHA SELAVIE DEPARTURE RETURNS Q&A with Director GOING Andrew Steggall DOWN The Sex Shells EURO head to BOYSBrighton EUROVISION IS HERE

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QX_1105_Cover.indd 1 10/05/2016 19:14 The who, what, why, where & when of gay … THE INFORMER Guys who watch bareback porn are more likely to not use condoms

In a recent survey of 265 gay and bi men by Colombia University, it was found 92% had watched bareback sex. 43% of whom said it made them less likely to wear condoms in real life. This information comes in the midst of a debate on whether bareback porn should be banned.

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QX_1105_Informer.indd 2 10/05/2016 17:25 QX 1105 MASTER 1.indd 3 10/05/2016 17:25 Homostash is celebrating EUROEurovision, hairy-lip- style, with a big old knees-up down at Dalston Superstore this Friday 13th STASHMay. They’ll be playing Euro delights upstairs and their Tafanik signature fit downstairs with Brazil’s Paulo Tessuto. To get you in the mood, moustachioed maestro Tafkanik and Eurovision maven- cum-DJ Eureka are taking us through this year’s contestants. DOUZE POINTS.

Eureka © E3 fotografia

Tafkanik: Hi Eureka, I am happy to see you again, at long last! Tafkanik: Well unless the Ukrainian singer does not get Eureka: I’m thrilled to see my favourite moustachioed man! I was in her way! She has the most challenging song this year. “1944” is on a Eurovision binge and lost track of time. But I’m back and ready a personal story about Jamala’s grandmother who was a Crimean for this year’s season of Euro-drama in ! Tatar and was deported to Siberia by the Soviet army. It caused a lot Tafkanik: I know you’ve worked for the contest in the past. Are you of political controversy already. I guess Russia did not approve. again involved this year? Eureka: Yes, according to bookies Jamala is catching up quickly Eureka: Yes indeed, in fact this year is my twelfth Eurovision! and is currently the second favourite to win. However Russia’s Sergey Tafkanik: You beat me, I only did five. By the way when did your Lazarev is number one. They are really aiming for victory with a jaw Eurovision journey begin? dropping LED driven performance. The staging is explosive and Eureka: I remember as if it was yesterday. 1994, Poland entered the futuristic. We both remember last years’ winner Mans Zelmerlow and contest for the first time. I was blown away. how fresh his performance was. This one is one step ahead. Tafkanik: And what is your favourite Eurovision related moment? Tafkanik: Russia is definitely spending the roubles on it and tries to Eureka: It must be when you introduced me to Conchita Wurst at create a gay friendly image with sexy hunk Sergey. I am not buying it the gig you organised at Larry Tee’s party in East Bloc. It was a night though. By the way are there any other hunks you fancy this year? I will never forget, until this day everyone says we look like sisters! Eureka: Freddie from Hungary, no brainer. He is the unquestionable Tafkanik: Indeed, you both have the talent, charisma and looks. winner of the Mr Eurovision fanbase polls across Europe! But tell me who are your favourites this year? Tafkanik: He will definitely do well with his catchy song and his Eureka: Mine is Armenia and my glamorous sis Iveta Mukuchyan sexy raspy voice. I can see people picking up their phones to vote! with her “LoveWave” entry which is so powerful that it is actually a Eureka: And there is also Amir from France, his charm and love tsunami. She is hot as fuck, has the voice and the staging is just gorgeous voice will melt many peoples’ hearts! He is also third in on point - gurl, she will slay. the betting odds but his rehearsals have slightly disappointed. Just

Armenia - Iveta Mukuchyan by Andres Putting (EBU)

Ukraine - Jamala by Andres Putting (EBU)

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QX_1105_Eurostash.indd 4 10/05/2016 18:29 Russia - Sergei Lazarev by Andres Putting (EBU)

UK Joe & JAke - by Anna Velikova (EBU)

like Croatia’s Nina Kralijc who was among bookies’ favourites for Eureka: Eurovision is a celebration of LGBT people and it’s great many weeks until the first live rehearsal after which her odds have that every year there are some performers from our community like been drifting. It almost feels that Nina and her team do everything this year’s representatives from Poland and Israel. Michal Szpak and in order not to even qualify for the final! She will be wearing a stand out both by their androgynous looks and both have kimono that looks like a tent which gets ripped of half way through one the best vocals in the competition. to reveal a ‘Las Vegas show girl dressed as a peacock who had a Tafkanik: We also can not forget to mention some big names this fight with a fan’. year. from Westlife who will sing ‘Sunlight’. How do you Tafkanik: Well, somebody has to win the Barbara Dex award for evaluate his chances? the worst dressed act in the end. But sometimes less is more. Eureka: Obviously Westlife has a massive fanbase and he can rely Eureka: You mean Ivan from Belarus? on that, having years of stage experience will There was a rumour that he would be going definitely play in his favour. commando during his song ‘How to Fly’ and Tafkanik: Many Eurovision journalists have you know much I would commend that. Still the pointed out that despite his experience he might producers did not allow it but he will manage to be left behind by much more inexperienced bypass it on the night in a clever way. artists such as our very own Tafkanik: He is definitely one of the positive representing the UK. They have not yet released surprises after the rehearsals just as Belgium’s a record and their only TV experience is from Laura Tessoro who is singing a bombastic the Voice UK. But their song ‘You’re not alone’ is number ‘What’s the Pressure?’. The 19 year old performed in a very endearing way and reminds has a great stage presence and a sleek dance of Coldplay in a good way. routine that will surely get everyone off their Eureka: The cherry on the cake will be Justin couch during her performance. Timberlake though! And no he is not competing Eureka : Someone has just stepped into Conchita, Eureka & Tafkanik © Joel Ryder but he will perform his brand-new hit single fabulous. But then not everyone’s performance ‘Can’t Stop the Feeling’ for the first time live. is as sleek as hers! I have a feeling that Spain’s That will be surely one of the highlights. Barei might trip and fall. Tafkanik: Luckily for the other contestants he is not competing! It Tafkanik: Somebody is giving us a spoiler! I “say yay” to Barei, will be a great spectacle on the 14th of May but see you and her song is fun and I would have nothing against the Eurovision hear the songs anywhere before the final? somewhere warm next year. Eureka: Oh yes, I will be back from Stockholm for one night only Eureka: Indeed, Bulgaria could be another sunny destination. especially to DJ and host the upcoming HOMOSTASH party in is back after a failed attempt in 2011. And she comes Dalston Superstore this very Friday! It will be the perfect place to get back fierce! into the Eurovision groove. I might even give a performance myself. I Tafkanik: Her track ‘’ is a modern pop song promise I will not disappoint my fans! with Bulgarian folk elements and a reference to LGBT rights. Tafkanik: I can’t wait, see you at HOMOSTASH!

Israel - Hovi Star by Andres Putting (EBU) France - Amir by Thomas Hanses

Homostash: European Edition is on at Dalston Superstore (117 Kingsland High Friday 13th May Street, E8 2PB), 9pm – 3am.

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QX_1105_Eurostash.indd 5 10/05/2016 18:29 Nicola Roberts WE ALL KNOW NICOLA ROBERTS is the best member of . She is isn’t she! Well, she’s the most critically viable at least. Career She’s the only one who wouldn’t look like an idiot in a in Dalston. In fact she’s probably the only one who’s BEEN to a nightclub in Dalston. Cheryl probably thinks Dalston is a breed of dog, and Kimberley’s probably one of those awful Retrospective people who goes “eeew I don’t want to go to Dalston, it’s scary!” and then continues to watch Come Dine With Me. The Kimberleys of the world are insignificant little nonsenses. Soz Kimberley. Anyway, we’ve already done “career retrospectives” (lol) of the only other two by Dylan Jones @dylanbjones members of Girls Aloud who matter – Sarah and Nadine. Sarah because she’s a total waster who always looks like she’s just got out of bed, which we love. And Nadine because she’s dangerously skinny and a fucking bitch, which we also love. Now it’s Nicola’s turn! Now, Nicola is the only member we’ve had personal run- ins with. We’ve got LOADSA GOSS FOR YOU! Vicious tweets! Stony faced-ness! YES! So here we go, it’s the Nicola Roberts career retrospective!

2002 – 2009

Nicola was in the , Girls Aloud. A largely unimportant and 2010 unrewarding part of her career. Nicola STRUCK OUT ON HER OWN! She released , written by herself and . It was a stomping A bit sensation! Nicola cemented herself in the eyes of critics and audiences alike. Most importantly, the B-side of the EP (remember later in those?) was called Disco, Blisters & A Comedown…we’ve named 2010 our music column in its honour!

Nicola performed at . Not exactly a 2011 career high, but she was in close She worked with proximity to June electropop pioneers like Sarpong, so and Diplo to we’ve included produce an ouvre of pop it. She also perfection, by the name performed at of Cinderella’s Eyes. a gay night in Lead singles included London we’ve Beat Of My Drum, which never heard of as we’ve already said called “G-A-Y”. was a solid gold banger, and Lucky Day, which would have been a good song if she hadn’t Even Later screeched so much. Well in 2010 done Nicola! Needless to say Cinderella’s Eyes She was a guest judge was critically acclaimed. on Britain’s Next Top NME said “Unlike the Model! She was stony- work of her fellow girls, faced and an absolute there is some actual cow, and we loved it. depth and wit here.” Cheryl must have been FUMIN!

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Nicola was chosen (CHOSEN) by Later in 2012 2013 (RIHANNA) to be a mentor on Styled To Rock. We need to take a She approached education Really not much moment to appreciate the gravity of this secretary and happened. She went on situation. Being chosen by Rihanna is implored him to combat bullying holiday to the South of like being chosen for the hockey team in schools. She also sent him her France a few times, and by the most popular girl in school, times track Sticks + Stones to listen to, had “brunch” at places 10,000. Of course, Nicola remained and think about how he’d been like The Bluebird and the height of British stiff-upper-lipped hurt in school, or how he’d hurt SushiSamba. She wore decorum and composure. None of that others. This is actually true. lots of high-collared screeching American nonsense. Good dresses and cut her hair. for you Nicola! Quite right too.

2014 2015 Later in Press officer of The Glory Jack Cullen NICOLA IS BACK. She’s at 2015 spotted her leaving London Fields Brewery an event with East London in a huff, and tweeted her saying “Just DJ and friend to QX, Chema Nicola gets saw Nicola Roberts storming off, was Diaz. He took a picture of her a parking it something we didn’t say?” A flurry of with a coat over her head, ticket. Oh angry responses from Nicola ensued, in which we can’t find. well. which she stated that she “didn’t have to say hello to everyone.” Nobody heard from her for months afterwards.

A bit later in 2016 Early 2016 Financing website mediamass.net published an article claiming Nicola Roberts was the Nicola meets an highest paid singer in the world: off-duty Vanity “The English singer has an estimated net Von Glow at worth of $145 million,” they said “She owes the opening of her fortune to smart stock investments and bar/restaurant substantial property holdings. She also Zebrano. Vanity owns several restaurants (the “Fat Roberts invites her to Burger” chain) in London, a Football Team Bombshell. She (the “Stamford Angels”) and has launched politely declines, her own brand of vodka.” gets in a taxi, and Sadly, this is all complete and utter bollocks. leaves.

Even later in 2016

The Mail Online posts a story about Nicola falling off her paddleboard whilst on holiday in Barbados. As Mail stories go, falling off your paddleboard in Barbados is quite a glamorous one. Well done Present Nicola. She is allegedly working on a SECOND . The world (or at least, a few gays in East London) await it with baited breath.

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Self-proclaimedSelf-proclaimed darlingsdarlings ofof theth London gaygay scene and denizens of ththee comedy uunderworld,nderworld, qqueerueer comedycomedy sketchske troupe The Sex Shells are leaving their ccurrent home of HaHaggerston’sggerston’s susuper-pubper-pub ThThee Glory and heading to the seasidseaside!

s part of Brighton’s Fringe Festival this month, they’ll be debuting their latest production, ‘Going Down’: a glittering,gAlitter twisted, all-singing, all-prancing look at gay lifelife and,an uh, gay death in the twenty-first century. ScreamSc helplessly as the three whoresmen of the apocalypseapoca - Calum Mac, Dom Top, and Le Strange – end up where the homos go to fry. GAYDES, the HomoHomo Underworld. SettingSet the Shells’ depraved thoughts to music is thethe lethallylet talented pianist Rosie Thorn (aka Rose Lewenstein.Lewen As she journeys into the pits of Hell to findfind her fallen friends, she encounters a host of mythologicalmytho mates along the way: inhabitants of a blacklyblackl sparkling hell of their own devising. PopPo princesses, dealers, cows, televangelists, time- wasters,t gym-bunnies, jizz-cummies, three-headed bitches, psychics, haters, and see-ya-laters - all burn together in this anarchic circus, set to a wickedly clever soundtrack of re-written pop, theatre and movie tunes. Expect to hear all-new interpretations of anything, from Disney to Britney, enthusiastically sung by the Shells themselves. Plus, get ready for the group’s signature razor-sharp observations about the gay scene, drug use, dating, mating and, well, anything else that takes their fancy! If their previous full houses at The Glory are anything to go by, this one is set to be a musical comedy juggernaut, so batten down the hatches, Brightonians and be afraid. Be very afraid. Oh, and book your tickets now, yeah? The question is, when damnation is this much fun, would you really want to be saved?

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QX_1105_Sex Shells Going Down.indd 10 10/05/2016 18:28 QX_1105_Sex Shells Going Down.indd 11 10/05/2016 19:23 For full listings see Musts & Maybes, pages 50-5448-52 or the What’s On section at www.qxmagazine.com CLUB NEWS For listings on the go, download the free QX GAY LONDON app at the iTunes store.

It’s time to celebrate HBIC Louise Port’s big 4-0 this Friday. Where better than her monster afterhours Louis Port event A:M? It’s an eleven hour marathon, featuring tunes from the likes of Gonzalo, Michel Mizrahi, Nik Denton, D’Johnny, Friday 13th May Yvette Lindquist, Terry Bryan, and A:M Louise Port’s Richard Jones. Plus, the lady of the hour(s) 40th Birthday Bash will be strutting around on hosting duties. Give her a big sloppy birthday snog from us. Protocol, 6A South Lambeth Place, SW8 1SP, Or don’t. She might 11pm – 11am. £4 with a fl yer/AD before 1am ban you.

Friday 13th May SAY YES to all the European moustaches on the eve of HOMOSTASH: the Eurovision fi nal! They’ve got with a guest DJ straight EUROPEAN EDITION from Sao Paolo, Paulo Tessuto, founder of the

biggest queer techno party in Tafkanik Brazil setting the basement on fi re alongside Carly Foxx and Pavliné! Upstairs we will have a colourful affair with competitions, crazy moustache fun, disco, house and Eurovision classics by residents Tafkanik, JVP, Andrew Moore as well as a massive comeback by the iconic Dalston Superstore, 117 Kingsland High Street, E8 2PB, Eureka Dobravka! 9pm – 3am. £7 (incl FREE afterparty entry to Le Cock @ East Bloc)

A night celebrating NRG and trance classics. Incorporating all 90s/00s hardbag Don Grant styles including Euro house, NRG, dream house, trance and , this is a night for those that loved their music chunky, fast, NRGetic and uplifting. Legend Friday 13th May Sean Sirrs heads up the night playing Anthem the midnight till 3am slot, Don Grant plays from 9pm ‘til midnight and Ian Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY, Lloyd closes the night 9pm-5am. £8 adv, £10 OTD. from 3 ‘til 5am.

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_QX 1105_Club News.indd 12 10/05/2016 17:30 For full listings see Musts & Maybes, pages 48-52 or the What’s On section at www.qxmagazine.com For listings on the go, download the free QX GAY LONDON app at the iTunes store. CLUB NEWS

Saturday 14th May XXL

Pulse, 1 Invicta Plaza, SE1 9UF, 10pm – 7am. £15, £8 members.

X to the-X to the- XXL. My name is XXL. My sign is XXL. My number is XXL. You need to bloody go! All my bear boys listen up, if you wanna fi nd a cub, lick your lips and swing your hips and head down to XXL! Yes, we just re-wrote a Meghan Trainor song to promote London’s friendliest and attitude free bear party. Be thankful it wasn’t “ALL ABOUT THOSE BEARS”, ok? Just bloody go and dance. You’ll love it.

Saturday 14th May Blocheads vs Motherload

East Bloc’s weekly Saturday monster is going up against their big mama of House, Motherload in the main room! D Ramirez, Guy Williams and Martyn Fitzgerald will battle it out on the decks, while Beary Carey keeps pop and r’n’b spinning in the back bar. It’s gonna be a BLOC-BUSTER. Keep an eye on that Beary Carey though, she still doesn’t know you! East Bloc, 217 City Road, EC1V 1JN, 11pm – 6am. £5 before 12:30, £10 after.

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_QX 1105_Club News.indd 13 10/05/2016 17:30 For full listings see Musts & Maybes, pages 50-5448-52 or the What’s On section at www.qxmagazine.com CLUB NEWS For listings on the go, download the free QX GAY LONDON app at the iTunes store.

Oh Christ, Holestar, is up and about again. Holestar The wheelchair’s been hurled into the Thames and she’s tottered over to Bloc Bar for a Eurovision fi esta. She’ll be giving you her usual upbeat commentary on each of the songs, and probably forcing you to listen to a few of her own too. After that they’ve got the monthly Saturday 14th May bear/bloke/otter party Bubba’s, which is a Holestar's heaven of burly boys, beer and burgers. Eurovision Party/ Saturday sorted. Bloc Bar, 18 Kentish Town Road, NW1 9NX, Bubbas 9pm – 3am. £5.

Oh Lord almighty, The Saturday 14th May Glory’s annual two-fl oor Eurovision take-over is The Glory's Eurovision Party here. Come and watch Eurovision with some the mad trannies and punters who love it most. It’s The Glory so you know they know how to throw a party. Jonny Woo, Ma Butcher & Sue Ellen will be hosting the affair and there’ll be a post-show disco party from Spain’s Mariano Robles, with guest Euro lipsyncs throughout the night – Ooh!

The Glory, 281 Kingsland Rd, London, E2 8AS, Doors 5pm. Free before 10pm, £5 after.

Sunday 15th May It’s juicy! It’s tasty! It’s REALLY good for you. It’s Orange of course! This Sunday you’ve Fat Orange Tony, Nik Denton, Alex Georgiou and Chris Barker freshly squeezing out their most nutritious hits for you. Glendora’s on hosting duties too. She’s a shade of tangerine and her bum is a bit like orange peel, so it’s all on-theme.

Fire, South Lambeth Road, SW8 1RT, 11pm – 7am. £1 entry before 1am with a fl yer/AD

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Words and Photos by Victor Hensel-Coe

Welcome back to that XXL vibe, who had them bears getting gosh we’re fierce and chunky, it’s a well darn naked. known ride. That night there was beef and There’s more cushion for the sweat and men, with a couple of pushin at Invicta Plaza, so get your preppy boys named Michael and hairy arse off of Growlr. Ben. Cubs are grooving in that main They joined in the manic brawl, arch, with Alex Logan- who made because at XXL, one club fits all. the boogy start. So in the end, a fab night was had, We got our jive from Christian and in it’s left us all looking pretty Morris, whose tunes made you a drab. But baby bear don’t feel dancing Dorris. blue, ‘cos come this Saturday night Arch 2 was Joe Egg and DJ David, XXL is coming back for you!

“More cushion for the pushin at Invicta Plaza.”

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QX_1105_Club Reviews.indd 16 10/05/2016 18:33 QX 1105 MASTER 1.indd 17 10/05/2016 17:43 GLORY WOTEVER 06/05/2016 The Glory, 281 Kingsland Road, E2 8AS

Words by Bourgeoisie Photos by Mark Storey

The Glory’s truly vers basement was transformed on Friday night into an intimate theatre, hosting Wotever World’s Non-Binary cabaret. For those of you who don’t know, Wotever is a weekly queer cabaret and community held every Tuesday night at the RVT for well over 10 years. Ingo, a founder of Wotever, hosted the evening’s acts, which stretched over an hour and a half, and left us all a flutter with queer potential. The show was incredibly diverse, featuring a rapper, singers, lipsynch, and an incredible spoken word from The Phoenix. My highlight of the show was a devastatingly beautiful and haunting performance from last year’s winner of Man Up, johnsmith. Floaty scene sweetheart Maxi More, of the Family Fierce, was another standout: presenting her Poetry Grind, consisting of found text from that little orange app and transitioning into a triumphant lipsynch evangelizing the power of queer pubs. The party continued after the cabaret, with Wotever’s Hug the DJ, DJ Malteser and Jo the Bunny spinning only the best for the rest of the night. The entire night was all embracing: in a scene that can be predominately focused on white, cis-gender gay men, to find a place where being Wotever is celebrated is something to be triumphant about. BRAVA.

“The entire night was all embracing.”

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QX_1105_Club Reviews.indd 18 10/05/2016 18:34 QX 1105 MASTER 1.indd 19 10/05/2016 18:25 Beyond @ Fire 08/05/2016 39 Parry Street, SW8 1RT

Words and Photos by ChrisJepson.com

“Beyond’s spring season has officially started.”

After last weekend’s MAJOR bank holiday mayhem, this weekend I promised myself a nice quiet one, but come 6am on Sunday morning and I mysteriously found myself in a packed Lounge at Fire with Lee Harris on the decks. It’s official, I have no will power! But blimey O’Riley was it fun! The club was festooned with spring-time finery. Fat Tony and Zach Burns were lighting up the main room and there were fiery frolics on the stage from the super-hot Beyond dancers. Out in the garden the catwalk was open as the surge in summer temperatures made for a parade of legs in shorts from some beautiful men, with gorgeous hosts Alfonso and Martin keeping the party lubed better than Crisco in a cake factory. Beyond’s spring season has officially started.

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QX_1105_Club Reviews.indd 20 10/05/2016 18:35 QX 1105 MASTER 1.indd 21 10/05/2016 17:42 Blocheads 07/05/16 East Bloc, 217 City Road EC1V 1JN

Words and Photos by Mark Storey

Good news! East Bloc is delivering Blocheads weekly now. I kid you not, this east London favourite is now happening every Saturday, so there’s no excuse to miss out on all the fun. Blocheads has been going strong for a few years now and it always pulls in the crowds. Event after event showcases some of the sexiest DJs and guests, so who could blame people clamouring for more? Tonight saw some right sweaty fun; tops off, shorts hiked up, flashing of flesh in every direction. Lady Lloyd got the boys all hot under the bumper, as she does oh too well, the sexy mare. By 1am the place was pumping, wall to wall bopping. What a laugh; fun night, great staff and all the atmosphere we have come to expect from this little gem on Old Street.. Also shoutouts to AttackAttackAttack, Beary Carey and Martin Fitzgerald. Great tunes, guys Pumping!

“This east London favourite is now happening every Saturday.

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The Glory 281 Kingsland Road, Haggerston, E2 8AS

Mandy Gap We’ve said it before, and we’ll SAY IT AGAIN! We love The Glory! What with all this summery weather going on now, it’s in a perfect location beside the canal (or, as some have amibitiously christened The Old Ship it, the “Haggerston Riviera”). You can have some cans on a hot 17 Barnes Street, Limehouse, E14 7NW be-dreadlocked, be-tattooed man’s house boat, whilst feeling all Sienna Miller and wearing a “boho chic” maxi dress and a big Hoist your mainsails, raise your masts, and cruise down to The Old floppy hat. THEN, as the shadows creep over the water, you can Ship in East London, for the best cabaret this side of the Limehouse get up and drag him into The Glory, for drag, fags, and slags! Pay Basin! The Old Ship’s a great little place, with a fun crowd and particular attention on Wednesday nights from 8pm, when it’s their friendly, non-judgy vibes. Don’t miss the second heat of cabaret revolutionary drag king contest, Man Up! contest Drag Idol on Friday 13th with Mandy Gap!

The Two Brewers The Royal Vauxhall 114 Clapham High Street, Clapham, Tavern West 5 SW4 7UJ 372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, Popes Lane, South Ealing, W5 4NT SE11 5HY The most notorious gay watering hole in West 5 is a big gay club situated in a Clapham is BACK with a BIG GAY BANG. The good old RVT is possibly London’s charming tudor-style house! Sounds The Two Brewers has always been a hive most famous gay venue! It’s been in the awesome! And it IS awesome! You get all of camp madness, with both dancefloors Pride movie! It’s been in the Ab Fab movie! sorts in there, twinks, transvestites, and always heaving with cute boys, husky Princess Diana went there! It’s a living, everyone in between! They’ll be celebrating bears, and mad drag queens. They’re breathing, gorgeous piece of history. And Eurovision on Saturday 14th May from having a Eurovision shindig too of course, they’re more relevant than ever, with a 6pm onwards, and no doubt it’ll be a but they’re fully committing and screening heaving schedule. Pop down on Saturday debaucherous mess! Which as we all know, finals too! That’s on Saturday 14th May for their weekly party Duckie, full of is OUR KINDA SATURDAY. from 8pm. alternative sensibilities and loadsa fun!

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Vanity Von Glow and Duncan Day

BackCOUNTER Lady Lloyd Vauxhall Station, South Lambeth Road, SW8 1SR

Ku Leicester Square Glamorous Vauxhall den of debauchery Counter is joining in 30 Lisle Street, Leicester Square, WC2H 7BA the Eurovision celebrations too, at their performance space BackCOUNTER Lounge. They’re back with Sassy Saturdays on IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN! Eurovision time! Full time creature of Saturday 14 May with a celebration of all things camp and Europe. the night and friend to QX Lady Lloyd will be hosting her usual Internationally-ignored superstar Vanity Von Glow will provide Eurovision party t Ku Leicester Square on Saturday 14th from 6pm, pre-Eurovision entertainment, and will be joined by cabaret stars Ivy with AAAALLL the Eurovision hits (and no shit!). Apparently the UK Paige and Dusty Limits for a running commentary throughout the is actually one of the bookies’ favourites to win this year. And Justin show, with musical interludes accompanied by the delicious Duncan Timberlake’s performing too. It’s gonna be a right hoolie! Day. Things kick off at 8pm.

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QX_1105_Raising The Bar.indd 26 10/05/2016 18:38 QX 1105 MASTER 1.indd 27 10/05/2016 17:44 Circa 5th Birthday 05/05/16 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1

Words by Lee “She’ll do anything for a fiver” Dalloway Photos by Mark Storey

Can we just take a moment to celebrate one of the coolest bars that’s ever been? Ever! Five years ago Circa landlady Alana Wintour (SIC) opened a little bar on Frith street with just some hot bar men, a few sequins and a big dream. Half a decade later, Circa is not “The epitome only one of the few independent gay bars we have left, but also one of the finest places for Sohocialites to ‘she’ and be seen. The of what Soho ever-growing roster of diverse DJ talent faithfully serves the homo- massive and commingled together beautifully on this epic 4AM and the gay sesh. Adam Turner’s hands-in-the-air house collided with Attack Attack Attack’s Shoreditch cool, with Jonathan Bestley’s post-gender scene is all disco bringing up the rear. A huge shout out to the wonderful bar team, too. Hard-working, beautiful and always serving shots with about.” a smile. The regulars have all had each other, and the newbies always have an amazing time. Circa’s one of those bars we should treasure. Drags, fags, lads and hags all under one roof - it’s the epitome of what Soho and the gay scene is all about.

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QX_1105_Bar Reviews.indd 28 10/05/2016 18:31 QX 1105 MASTER 1.indd 29 10/05/2016 17:46 Pride’s Got Talent Semi Final. 20/04/16 Vauxhall Tavern

Words by Jason Reid Photos by Joel Ryder

This year’s Pride’s Got Talent competition is bigger and better than it’s ever been. And for the past month preliminary rounds have been held in LGBT venues across London. For the spectacular semi-final we headed to South London’s finest cabaret venue. Forget dancing dogs and middle-aged women singing I Dreamed a Dream, we were treated to a true smorgasbord of variety, including opera, live musicians, drag artists, impressionists, and a rather breathtaking burlesque unicyclist. That’s got to be a first for the RVT. And it’s not often that is said. Host Michael Twaits got the evening underway with an unexpected rendition of The Ballad of Barry and Freda - a brilliant tribute to Victoria Wood from Twaits. The competition itself had a staggering twenty four acts competing for a place in the grand final. A panel of eight industry judges including RVT’s Catia Ciarcio and Mzz Kimberly offered constructive advice after each performance, and after a marathon of talent the qualifiers were chosen. But who caught our eye on the night, I hear you scream? No, you’re not screaming that? Oh well, were gonna tell you anyway: Paul Bork’s stunning operatics and Lady Glamour Nouveau’s inventive and feisty lip sync/live performance. Others (including a couple of vocalists) stood out, but the night was so loooooong and our disco damaged memories aren’t what they used to be so names escape us. But massive respect to them all, the standard was incredibly HIGH. The Grand Final is on 15th May at the Charing Cross Theatre.

“The standard was incredibly HIGH.”

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QX_1105_Bar Reviews.indd 30 10/05/2016 18:32 QX 1105 MASTER 1.indd 31 10/05/2016 17:47 MAY-HEM

Hey you! Young man/lady/non-binary person! Are you on the hunt for brilliant burlesque, killer comedy and outrage-inducing oddness? Then look no further than BackCOUNTER Lounge. The ‘playground of Vauxhall’ is back with Sassy Saturdays on, well, Saturday 14th May with a bit of May Madness and a celebration of all things camp and Europe! Yes, it’s that that fanfare of fun, frolics and fine music! The grand extravaganza that is the Eurovision song contest! Internationally-ignored superstar Vanity Von Glow will provide pre-Eurovision entertainment, joined by cabaret stars Ivy Paige and Dusty Limits for a running commentary throughout the show, along with musical interludes by the delicious Duncan Day. Plus the night will culminate in a pagan celebration of May featuring boylesque idol Esquire de Lune. Oh my Goddess. Will you worship at the May Pole? Who will be this year’s May Queen? Oh and the Sassy Saturday a la carte menu will be available for those who need a generous mouthful (and didn’t get enough from the May Pole). May Madness has come to Counter Vauxhall, so join them at Back Counter for the ultimate celebration of European unity. Just don’t mention Brexit.

Sassy Saturdays: May Madness is on Saturday 14th May at BackCOUNTER (Vauxhall Station South Lambeth Road SW8 1SR), Pre-show drinks with the cast from 8pm, show from 9pm – midnight. £10.

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QX 1105 MASTER 1.indd 33 10/05/2016 17:51 CABARET By Jason Reid Kasha’s Cocktail Soirée

International celebrity housewife Kasha Davis is a shopper, a lover of laughter and an old school humanitarian. When Kasha took time out to chat with me last week she was preparing to make her UK debut at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern with There’s Always Time For a Cocktail. Like many drag artists, Kasha’s success was far from meticulously planned: “I never imagined I would be doing drag! I studied theatre and dreamed of being on stage but chose the ‘practical life’ for nearly 20 years.” she revealed. “My passion has always been to help people and as a young child I didn’t have many, or any for that matter, honest representations of a homosexual lifestyle, that I was attracted to.”

Undoubtedly best known for appearing on season seven of RuPaul’s , Kasha told me how thankful she is for the experience. “Today we have so much more support in the media and I’m proud to have the platform of RuPaul’s Drag Race to launch my story to bigger heights.” Delving into the idea behind There’s Always Time For a Cocktail she said: “I tell my stories with singing, humour and an occasional two- step, taking you up until today, with hopes that the audience can relate through the magic of lights, makeup and live theatre.” As well as this being Kasha’s first time performing in the UK, it will also be the first time the Tavern has had a Drag Race artist taking to her famous stage. Of course, this “ and would one or several of the cooks and/or servers pleases Kasha immensely, as she explained: be invited too and paid accordingly. We’d and Morgan would be way too busy to stay, “I often say that in a past life I was a court cackle at the antics of Shangie and dine to because she’d have to get to West 5 ‘cause Jester who always dreamed of being THE the soulful jazz sounds of Latrice singing from she’s a working woman. QUEEN! What bigger dream come true than her album, Here’s To Life. “Everyone would be given an to bring my story to the historic RVT! PINCH “ would be resting in the other room autographed copy of my Cabaret album It ME and kick me too for missing the filming along with ’s make up brushes. Take a Lot of Balls to Be a Lady, available on of the Ab Fab movie, where a thousand plus Darienne Lake, , Ginger iTunes May 8th (plug, plug). queens got to film a scene at the RVT with Minj, Tempest Dujour, Aggy Dune, “Prior to leaving we’d tweet Derrick Patsy and Eddie!” Kennedy Davenport, Berry links to Miss Fame’s In-keeping with the theme of Kasha’s Miss Richfield 1981, eyebrow covering tutorials show, I finished up our chat by asking who Robbie Turner, Delta and tip Mimi Imfirst as she she’d invite to her own personal cocktail Work and of course Chad brings the cars around. soirée: “First on the list would be Dame Michaels and I would be “Later that night we’d Edna Everage, because once meeting her dressed to the nines, but watch I have no doubt she’d find that my closet otherwise delighted and tongue- pop her way to would be the perfect home for her collection joyfully entertained by success on YouTube and then of jewels and frocks upon official retirement. the contortions of body, drift off to sleep at the endless This party would seal the deal. RuPaul as well as the stories told There’s Always Time For display of horrific Facebook and would undoubtedly by Katya and Morgan a Cocktail is at The Royal Live makeup application regretfully decline due to their busy schedule McMichaels. Katya would Vauxhall Tavern on videos of countless queens filming season 9 of Drag Race. have to leave early with 19/20th May. Tickets: across the world.” www.vauxhalltavern.com 34 qxmagazine.com

QX_1105_Cabaret.indd 34 10/05/2016 18:46 QX 1105 MASTER 1.indd 35 10/05/2016 17:36 Artsbitching Sheer By Fraulein Sasha Selavie Art Attacks!

hat makes gay art gay? What, exactly, embarrassment at seeing their genitalia in broad daylight. Sound familiar? separates Robert Mapplethorpe’s luscious It should – that’s the prissy, anal retentive texture that’s so adored by anal portraits from Ruben’s bursting-at- straight practitioners of the fine and performing arts worldwide. the seams nudes? Why, sheer audacity Tough. Me, I’m with Oscar Wilde, who, blazingly unrepentant, and daring, darlings. Never, ever content declared, ‘All art is quite useless’, as in free of social or moral agendas. to lie back and be stuffed, stultified Who needs taste, good, bad, offensive or bland? To quote a poxy, and mounted for England, the gay modish cliché, art is what it is, but preferably as gorgeously filthy or W imagination takes risks to die for. filthily gorgeous as possible. Why not? All pre-out-gay art had to lose was mediocrity. Forget Wilde, of course, famously ‘feasted with panthers’, gleefully unreadable trash by the perfectly-named Anthony Trollope – Wilde’s spattering the icily-starched sheets of the Savoy Hotel with consensual Dorian Gray swamped shocked Victorians with sex, sin and sleaze. Let’s poop. On a vintage, chem-sex high – absinthe and laudanum, FYI – call it the Gay, Midas touch – any subject imaginable becomes pure, Oscar brazenly shat Vaseline on petty minds and morals. As deviant artistic gold when viewed by gay aesthetics and forcibly ripped from diva Diamanda Galas so memorably later said, ‘Give me sodomy, or namby-pamby heterosexuals. give me death’, indeed! Still, like it or not, it was thrusting, straight artistry that largely shaped So guess what? This month, you’re in for a feast. Sodomy, our present culture, but no longer – innovation is triumphantly queer. So metaphorically, deeply shapes Jean Genet’s masterpiece, The Maids no wonder every straight, deadbeat Damian Hurst wannabe quivers in his (Trafalgar Studios, 0844-871-7615 to May 21st) and Christopher booties – straight, vanilla sex somehow never fuels fiercely shocking art. Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus (Duke Of Yorks, 0844-871-7651 to June How could it? Missionary coupling is like, so restrained, no writhing, 25th). Finally, there’s director Robert Chevara’s astonishing revival non-stop, chemsex tsunami of suck ‘n’ f*ck. How could it be? The of Tennessee Williams’ In The Bar Of A Tokyo Hotel (Charing Cross average, Sunday morning screw between British guys and gals is a raw, Theatre, 08444-930-650 to May 14th). Enjoy – you’ll eagerly devour schizophrenic psychodrama of hated bodily functions. every inch! Just imagine; how dare human biology insist our sloppy, ecstasy bits also wee and void poo? Incredibly, that’s enough to trigger Got surgically-urgent, arts and theatre news? nervous breakdown for some poor, non-gay souls, who’d simply die of Email [email protected].

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QX_1105_Artsbitching.indd 36 10/05/2016 18:27 QX 1105 MASTER 1.indd 37 10/05/2016 17:38 Joe and Jake for Eurovision

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by Princess Julia

Paying homage The Legend of 7pm where Jonny Woo, Ma their ethos, bands Skinny Girl You know there’s a lot of Leigh Bowery on Thursday 12th Butcher and Sue Ellen O’Ryan Diet, Evvol and Frigs perform these retrospectives going on, May at The Glory and hosted by take over with a live screening, live. Other DJ’s include Jim harking back to times which The Amy Grimehouse. Proving ‘Euro lipsyncs’ all night long plus Stanton and No Bra. 9-4am. were apparently the best times that there’s new and exciting events after show party till 2am with DJ to go . Everyone’s got going on in London, it’s an inspired Mariano Robles all the way from The one we’ve all been waiting an archive of photos and film night with an eye fixed firmly in Spain! Get there early, it’s going for... Anal House meltdown footage, a veritable who’s who of the present! Talks, screenings and to be a road block and major fun. at Vogue Fabrics (VFD). It’s clubbers from bygone decades. disco happenings. Leigh would be Doors open at 5pm btw. become quite a legendary club And yes I love looking at archives thrilled! Starts at 7pm. with art stars under their DJ names but why do people keep saying Okay everyone, I’ve got an GHL Please, Prem Deep and it’s never going to be as good Hotting up for Eurovision? It’s announcement to make! I’ll be Twin Peakes taking to the decks as it was then? If you want to so bad it’s good pop-pickers! DJing at The Club Mofo 13th from 10-3am. experience London clubbing now Homostash - European Anniversary Party upstairs One of my favourite tattoo and actually witness for yourself Edition take a pre-themed party at The Garage, Islington artists Dominic Myatt is having all the amazing things going on at the Dalston Superstore on on Saturday 14th May. Club an art show of his poignant, often and the people who make the Friday 13th May. Resident DJ’s Motherfucker, a queer DIY Indie humorous drawings on Tuesday magic happen in 2016, then get and guests dance the night away dance party featuring live bands 17th May, 6-9pm for one night off your arse and get out there. over two floors from 9 till 3am. and PA’s got us through the 00’s only. Entitled Ridley Road Nudist Trust me there are places where ending in 2013. It set a platform Beach at the Doomed Gallery age, gender, sexuality, dressing Cracking on, feel the full for emerging bands such as Charli it’s actually on at 65-67 Ridley up or dressing down are all Eurovision force over at The XCX and Bloc Party to perform Road, Dalston. It’s a must if you’re welcome. Glory on Saturday 14th from their first gigs. So, in-keeping with up that way on said evening!

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QX 1105 MASTER 1.indd 39 10/05/2016 17:48 ISSUES WITH CHEMSEX, PORN, ONLINE ADDICTION? NEW THERAPY SERVICE LAUNCHED FOR LGBT COMMUNITY

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Stephen can be contacted on 0203 409 9578 or at [email protected] www.LGBTplus.co.uk

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QX 1105 MASTER 1.indd 41 10/05/2016 17:54 by Dylan Jones Guilty PLESHURES: This is our new GUILTY PLESHURES section! We know that’s not how PLESHURES is spelled, but we’ve written it like that for copyright reasons, because it’s the same name as a section in the Metro where they write TV about “TOWIE stars” and “celeb scandals” and “Rita Ora”. It probably would have been fine, but we didn’t want to risk it. You have to be careful with press laws these days. Hey , u ok hun?

This week, our GUILTY PLESHURES section is about gross men on TV soaps SHOW that we used to fancy, but were sort of embarrassed to admit it. But now we’re shameless slags, so we’re admitting it to the world! Or, at least, the HUNKS London gay scene, which is basically the same thing. So here we go. ster fro Vicar eb m om Of W C fr D o ib in r n l r e e v i e e w y

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QX_1105_Guilty Pleasures.indd 43 10/05/2016 18:25 Disco, Blisters & A Comedown

Dylan Jones’ roundup of new music for people who listens to music!

This week, it’s all about FEMINISM. Well. Kind-of. It’s not exactly bra-burning, roll-your-own-tampon feminism. It’s Jennifer- Lopez-refusing-to-clean- the-kitchen feminism. Jennifer Lopez – I Ain’t Your Mama Which is just as valid, in our eyes! But then, we’re gay JENNY’S BACK! As usual, at the beginning of the music video, she’s got men, what do we know. about twenty minutes of “acting.” J-Lo angrily hanging up and stomping out of a rain-streaked phonebox. J-Lo blowing her fringe out of her face and looking crestfallen whilst drinking a cup of Lavazza coffee (LAVAZZA! YES, LAVAZZA COFFEE! DID YOU CATCH THAT? LAVAZZA). Then there’s a sample of one of Hilary Clinton’s speeches and it becomes clear that J-Lo has lured us into thinking it’s the usual J-Lo dance breakdown fare, when actually it’s a FEMINIST ANTHEM! It’s all about not cooking for your man, and wearing shoulderpads, and throwing typewriters out of office windows, and solving Rubik’s cubes in seconds. All of which she does, whilst looking flawless and doing a dance routine. Well done J-Lo! Your Nobel Peace Prize is in the post!

Ariana Grande – Into You – No Bueno Now, I’m aware of what a strong, contentious statement this could potentially be, but I think this song might be the most significant moment As I often do, I’ve viewed the new releases rule more as a *Captain in pop since Braveheart by Neon Jungle. I know. I KNOW. I would not Barbossa voice* guideline than an actual rule. SO here’s an OLD release, say that lightly. When Neon Jungle broke up I didn’t talk to anyone for that I discovered last week on Spotify! Hooray! I’ve been absolutely a week. Anyway. I think it’s safe to say that Ariana is our next big diva. loving Nadia Oh’s entire back catalogue! Don’t remember her? She None of the other up-and-coming pop tartlets compete. Taylor Swift is did that Egyptian Lover song with when pop music was basically Jenny Humphrey from Gossip Girl, except less interesting. Demi in its bizarre but quite good CHERRY BOOM BOOM SYNTHY PLINKY Lovato seems scared to leave the house since the Met Gala. And Meghan SHUGA SHUGA ON THE BEAT RED ONE phase. Her album Trainor…just…no (NO!). So that leaves Ariana! And she is deserving of Colours has barely been heard by anyone, but I personally think it’s the accolade. Into You is SO major. It’s got Ariana’s trademark sultriness, perfection! It’s not exactly chilled out, but I’ve been enjoying storming and a quite a dark, threatening hook that I LOVE. Coming soon to a 5am around sweltering London Fields to it in tiny denim cut-offs. My fave track Bethnal Green coffee table near you! Yes! is No Bueno. Slutty reggaeton techno gorgeousness!

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QX_1105_Review Section.indd 44 10/05/2016 18:15 QX 1105 MASTER 1.indd 45 10/05/2016 17:49 ARTS by Jack Leger THE DARK HEART OF HOMOSEXUALITY

Juliet Stevenson

After a series of award-winning shorts, British filmmaker ANDREW STEGGALL has been challenging festival audiences with his first feature Alex Lawther Phenix Brossard Departure, an evocative gay drama starring Juliet Stevenson and Alex Lawther as mother and son. Jack Leger spoke with him...

QX: The film feels autobiographical. of spending a day in an underwater tank Where did you get the idea? being naked, and jumping off a reservoir in Andrew: While visiting friends who had a the middle of the night in the November cold. little house in the South of France, I felt a He really thrived on that stuff! The challenge kind of coming together of an atmosphere. for him was being in every scene. I think it There’s something Freudian in it, with the forest made him happy to inhabit a different version symbolising the subconscious, the water as of adolescence from his own, and to fully sexuality, the reservoir wall as death. Anyway, I inhabit it as opposed to a flashback [as in The had a sudden recollection of an epiphany in my Imitation Game, where he played the young adolescence, when I recognised the unhappiness Benedict Cumberbatch]. of my parents. I realised that I knew something Andrew Steggall So do you see coming of age as already. The idea that underpins Departure is something dark and dangerous? that you can know things before you know them. Well, on some level jumping in the reservoir is liberating and joyful. For Yes, the 15-year-old Elliot knows he’s gay, but is only just me it’s more ambiguous, and my own trajectory of sexual liberation understanding what that means. was quite close to some aspects of self-destructive and compulsive I think that’s right. Elliot and his mother Beatrice see themselves behaviour that I was in a way accepting when I accepted that side of reflected in each other. He recognises his mother’s loneliness and my sexuality. This isn’t a film about running happily across a hillside. It’s sees his own loneliness transformed from adolescent melodrama into about how life’s complicated and sex is complicated. a state of what life is like. That is coming of age, much more than Do you think that’s a difficult period for most people? having sex with the French boy. Elliot jumps into the reservoir and puts I would avoid making a generalisation, but for some people the volume himself in danger to enter into the dark complexity of sexuality with all is very loud. Some people are in broken, violent families or seriously its terror and release. Well, the dark heart of homosexuality is not well challenged circumstances. But I think everybody goes through a period known to us. of growth with growth pains. I know I did. Some people carry it lightly. Was rising star Alex Lawther nervous about such an intense Some of us turn it into an hour and 50-minute movie! role? He literally dove into it! He loved the physical side of it, the liberation Departure is in cinemas from Friday 20th May.

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QX_1105_Review Section.indd 46 10/05/2016 18:24 QX 1105 MASTER 1.indd 47 10/05/2016 17:57 Your guide to the week’s best BAR, CLUB & CABARET events in London

12 May - 18 May MUSTS & MAYBES

THURSDAY 12TH MAY Happy hour 4-8pm daily. Candy at The Village: 81 Wardour Eagle London at 349 Kennington Lane CLUBS & EVENTS Counter: Arch 50, 7-11 South Street, W1V 3TG, 5pm-2am. Snap SE11 5QY. Closed for refurbishment. Gravity Onyx ReMixed at Protocol: 6A, Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, SW8 cackling pop & chart with Heidi Lis- Savage at Metropolis: Strip Club, 235 South Lambeth Road, London SW8 1SR. Looking for a bargain lunch? cious and the gorgeous gogo boys. Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9NN. 1SP. 11pm-8am (Thursday night/ COUNTER’s Snappy Lunch is £10 Cocktails & Dreams at West 5: Pope’s 11pm-5am. £5. Your late night Friday morning). Vauxhall legends for a main and a glass of wine or Lane, South Ealing, W5 4NB. Open homo disco now every Friday as well Gravity & Onyx combine forces to beer. NEW Spring menu available from 8pm. FREE. Ealing’s hugely as Saturday. bring you the ultimate Thursday now. popular club, bar and cabaret spot. Eurovision Semi-Finals at Ku Bar Lisle night/Friday morning afterhours! BackCounter Swing: South Lambeth Street: 30 Lisle St, WC2H 7BA. 8pm- TONIGHT: Fat Tony, Chris Brogan, Road, Vauxhall, SW8 1SR. 7pm- FRIDAY 13TH MAY 3am. FREE b4 10:30pm, £5 after. Charlie Holland, Jason Prince & Matt 10pm. The perfect way to start or CLUBS & EVENTS Pop perfection and hot floor fillers Unique. Hosted by Sidney Bueno. end your night in Vauxhall. Happy Le Cock at East Bloc: 217 City Road, as Ku’s hot 3 spin the tunes in its Hard-Up Thursdays at Sweatbox: 1-2 hour 5-8pm, enjoy cocktails and Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN. 11pm-6am. downstairs basement club spot. Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F 7LN. jazz in this lush venue. £5 b4 1am, £8 after. House, disco, 24 hours. Under 25s FREE all day, Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1. pop and Italo mash-up with Martyn BARS & CABARET £16 others. Start the weekend early 4pm-4am. Thursdays are the new Fitzgerald & Neil Prince! Pop Lovers at Bloc Bar: 18 Kentish and relieve the pressure with this Fridays at Soho’s intimate bar/ A:M at Protocol: Protocol, 6A South Town Road, Camden, NW1 9NX. discounted day for under 25s (ID club spot with the most amazing DJ Lambeth Place SW8 1SP, 11pm – 9pm – 3am. £5. Friday night fun at required) at Soho’s only gay sauna. booth in town. 11am. £4 with a flyer/AD before Camden’s hottest bar, serving up un- Room Service at Club 49: 49 Greek City of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec Street, 1am. It’s time to celebrate HBIC adulterated pop from Beary Carey. I Street, Soho, W1D. 10pm-3am. Marble Arch, W1H 7AF, 12pm-3am. Louise Port’s big 4-0 this Friday. DON’T KNOW HER! Don’t you dare miss this fiercely The newly refurbished venerable Where better than her monster after- New Bloomsbury Set: 76 Marchmont social, sexy club spot, playing edgy institution of the gay scene rocks out hours event A:M? It’s an eleven hour Street, WC1N 1AG. 4pm-11:30pm. and upfront house. Expect hot some pop classics for an evening marathon, featuring tunes from the Gorgeous cocktail bar in the heart of gogo eye candy and hosted by fab of fun. likes of Gonzalo, Michel Mizrahi, Nik London. Happy hour 4-8pm daily. scene faces. Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old Comp- Denton, D’Johnny, Yvette Lindquist, Bridge Bar: 8 Voltaire Road, SW8 Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 Lisle ton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN. 12pm- Terry Bryan, and Richard Jones. 6DH, 4pm-12am. Free. Snug gay St, WC2H 7BA. 10pm-3am. FREE. 2am. The grand dame of Soho. Homostash: European Edition at bar in a railway arch, offering The party continues ‘til late in the Tasty Tim’s Takeover from 8:30pm Dalston Superstore: 117 Kingsland cocktails, wines and light meals, plus Ku basement. - big House classics all night!. High Street, E8 2PB. 9pm-3am. £7 outdoor seating. Eagle London at 349 Kennington Lane G-A-Y Bar: 30 Old Compton Street. entry. Eurovision special with guest GLORY WOTEVER at The Glory: 281 SE11 5QY. Closed for refurbishment. 12pm-2am. Free entry. Popular pop DJ Paulo Tessuto, setting the base- Kingsland Road, Haggerston, E2 G-A-Y Porn Idol at G-A-Y Heaven: music bar with non-stop hits on the ment on fire alongside Carly Foxx 8AS. 10pm-2am. Free b4 10pm, £5 Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG. 10pm – screens and a fun, flirty atmosphere. and Pavliné! Upstairs disco, house after. Non-binary debauchery in The 5am. Amateur strip night with £100 Backing The Stars at Halfway 2 Heaven: and Eurovision classics by residents Glory’s glitterhole dance basement. prize money! To enter email info@g- 7 Duncannon Street, Charing Cross, Tafkanik, JVP, Andrew Moore as well Friday Night Fever at BackCounter: a-y.co.uk WC2N 4JF. Popular central London as a massive comeback by the iconic South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, SW8 karaoke fun with Kevin Walsh. Eureka Dobravka! 1SR. The perfect way to start or end BARS & CABARET Showtime at 8pm. Anthem NRG & Trance Party at The your night in Vauxhall with style and The Family Fierce at Bloc Bar: 18 Kent- The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place, Vauxhall Tavern: 372 Kennington great drinks. TONIGHT: DJ Chillz ish Town Road, Camden, London, WC2H 7JR. 5pm-11:30pm. Enjoy Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5HY. 9pm – Bridge Bar: 8 Voltaire Road, SW4 NW1 9NX. 5pm-2am, £5. Cabaret the Ku Group’s newest venue; a 5am. 8 advance, £10 OTD. Euro 6DH. Open from 4pm. Free. The from one of London’s best perform- boutique cocktail bar. 2-4-1 cocktails house, NRG, dream house, trance end of the working week oasis. Per- ing troupes. 5-7pm all week. and Eurodance, legend Sean Sirrs fect to wind down with a chilled pint. New Bloomsbury Set: 76 March- Two Brewers: 114 Clapham High heads up the night playing the mid- Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street, Lime- mont Street, WC1N 1AG. 4pm Street, SW4 7UJ. Bar open 6pm- night till 3am slot, Don Grant plays house, E14 7NW. 8pm-12am. Free. – 11:30pm. Gorgeous cocktail bar 2am. FREE b4 10pm, £3 after. Popu- from 9pm ‘til midnight and Ian Lloyd Local gay bar in East London’s Lime- in the heart of Central London. lar South London cabaret/club spot. closes the night from 3 ‘til 5am. house. TONIGHT: Drag Idol Second

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Heat with Mandy Gap! West 5: South Ealing, Pope’s Lane, WC2N 6NG. 10pm – 5am. £5 the affair and there’ll be a post-show Karaoke at Central Station: 37 W5 4NB. Open from 8pm, FREE. entry wristbands available from disco party from Spain’s Mariano Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, The popular West London club, G-A-Y Bar, Free entry with Wrist Robles, with guest Euro lipsyncs N1 9SD. Open from 6pm til 3am bar and cabaret spot. TONIGHT: band. Hefty hits and huge acts at throughout the night – Ooh! or later... FREE The super-friendly Rose Garden the palace of pop. New Bloomsbury Set: 76 Marchmont Kings Cross bar. DJs ‘til late. The Yard: 57 Rupert Street, Soho, Sweatbox: Foam Party at 1-2 Ramilies Street, WC1N 1AG. 4pm-11:30pm. Hosted by DJ Chris Reardon W1D 7PL. Open till 1am. FREE. Street, Soho, W1F 7LN. 24 hours. Gorgeous cocktail bar in the heart Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D Renowned as one of Soho’s most 24hr pass £17, 48hr pass £19. Un- of Central London. Happy hour 3JN. 4pm-4am. Soho’s intimate but unique and popular destination wind and release some tension after 4-8pm daily. packed-out bar/club spot watches venues, with terrific outdoor space. a stressy week with the all the fun Bridge Bar: 8 Voltaire Road, SW8 Munroe Bergdorf and friends werq of the foam at Sweatbox’s original 6DH, 4pm-12am. Free. Snug gay the floor! SATURDAY 14TH MAY weekly party. bar in a railway arch, offering Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old CLUBS & EVENTS cocktails, wines and light meals, plus Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN. XXL at Pulse: 1 Invicta Plaza, South- BARS & CABARET outdoor seating. 9pm-2am. The grand dame of Soho wark, SE1 9UF. 10pm-7am. £15 Lady Lloyd’s Eurovision Party at Ku Bar Central Station: 37 Wharfdale Road, welcomes blokes and boys to her guests, £8 members. Big, bear night Lisle Street: Chinatown, WC2H 7BA. Kings Cross, N1 9SD. Open ‘til bosom for a Friday night of socialis- with no attitude at super-club Pulse! 6pm-3am. One of London’s hottest 4am. FREE b4 10pm. Cabaret then ing. TONIGHT: DJ Zach Burns Blocheads vs Motherload at East Bloc: gay bars and clubs.TONIGHT: Lady DJs ‘til late. City of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec Street, 217 City Road, Shoreditch, EC1V Lloyd opens her annual Euro spec- Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street, Lime- Marble Arch, W1H 7AF. 12pm-3am. 1JN. 10pm – 6am. £5 before tacular, with a fully decorated bar, house, E14 7NW. 8pm-12am. The newly refurbished venerable 12am, £10 after. East Bloc’s weekly flags and SCORE CARDS. Cabaret: Free. Local gay bar in East institution of the gay scene rocks out Saturday goes head to head with Eurovision Party at Comptons of Soho: London’s Limehouse. TONIGHT: some pop classics for an evening Motherload house delights in the 51-53 Old Compton Street, Soho, Eurovision Party! of fun. main room and pop/R’n’B in the W1D 6HN. 5pm-2am. The grand Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D George and Dragon: 2 Blackheath bar! D Ramirez, Guy Williams, dame of Soho pulling in a more 3JN. 4pm-4am. Soho’s intimate but Hill, SE10. 8pm-4am. The friendly Martyn Fitzgerald and Beary Carey blokey crowd. TONIGHT” The Euro- packed-out bar/club spot watches Greenwich local. TONIGHT: Mary spin the tunes. fever kicks off at 8pm, screened live Munroe Bergdorf and friends werq Mac Femme Fraiche at Dalston Superstore: on both floors with surround sound! the floor! Friday Night Live at Halfway 2 Heaven: 117 Kingsland High St, E8 2PB. 9pm Sassy Saturday at BackCounter: South City of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec 7 Duncannon Street, Charing Cross, - 4am. Free b4 10pm/£8 after. Su- Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, SW8 1SR. Street, Marble Arch, W1H 7AF. WC2N 4JF. From 9pm. Tickets from percute supersexy Saturday night for Open ‘til 1:30am. The perfect way to 12pm-3am. The newly refurbished £10. With DJ Little John & Sandra. gays girls and their pals. TONIGHT: start or end your night, enjoy cocktail venerable institution of the gay RUGGERCUB at Two Brewers: 114 Nightwave & Gina Breeze hour in Vauxhall with its unique scene rocks out some pop classics Clapham High Street, SW4 7UJ. Duckie at The Vauxhall Tavern: 372 twists on classic serves. TONIGHT: for an evening of fun. 10pm-4am. Free b4 10, £7 after. Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 Eurovision special with Duncan Day Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old Join Kings Cross Steelers and La Voix 5HY. 9pm-2am. £6. Duckie’s flag & Vanity Von Glow Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN. for their monthly Ruggercub party. ship rock ‘n’ roll honky tonk. Holestar’s Eurovision Party at Bloc Bar: 5pm-2am. The grand dame of Soho Ku Bar Soho: 25 Frith Street, WC1D Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 Lisle St, 18 Kentish Town Road, Camden, pulling in a more blokey crowd. 5LB. Open till 5am. Ku Bar’s little WC2H 7BA. 10pm-5am, FREE b4 London, NW1 9NX. 9pm-3am. G-A-Y Bar: 30 Old Compton Street. brother stretches across two floors 10:30pm, £5 after. The party contin- £5. The tranny with a fanny will 12pm-2am. Free entry. Popular pop for that perfect Soho warm-up drink- ues in Ku’s basement club with hot be giving you her usual upbeat music bar with non-stop hits on the ing session and a little dance with pop and floor fillers from the DJs. commentary on each Eurovision screens and a fun, flirty atmosphere. downstairs DJs. Savage at Metropolis: Strip Club, song, and probably doing a few of George and Dragon: 2 Blackheath The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place, 235 Cambridge Heath Road, E2 her own too. After that they’ve got Hill, SE10. 8pm-4am. The friendly WC2H 7JR. 5pm-12am. Enjoy 9NN. 11pm-5am. £5. Weekly the monthly bear/bloke/otter party Greenwich local. TONIGHT: Miss the Ku Group’s newest venue; a Saturday club night from the Sink Bubba’s Bear social Jason boutique cocktail bar. 2-4-1 cocktails The Pink crew. Eurovision Party at The Glory: 281 Rose Garden’s Swap Shop/Lipsync 5-7pm all week. Glitter Bomb at The Shadow Lounge: Kingsland Road, Haggerston, E2 Saturday at Halfway 2 Heaven: 7 Fadoodle at The Village: 81 Wardour Brewer Street, Soho, W1G 0RF. 8AS. 5pm – 2am. Free before Duncannon St, WC2N 4JF. Open Street, W1V 3TG, 5pm-2am, Free. 10pm-3am. Let disco do its dance 10pm, £5 after. The Glory’s rolling ‘til 3am. Rose Garden and DJ Little Into the Deep in the basement and with live entertainment, dancers Saturday night party across two John from 4pm. Showtime at 5pm. Funhouse upstairs with Heidi Liscious and DJs. floors. TONIGHT: Jonny Woo, Ma Followed by Xanadu from 8pm, the and the Go Go’s. G-A-Y at Heaven: Villiers Street, Butcher & Sue Ellen will be hosting Camp Disco.

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Ku Bar Soho: 25 Frith Street, WC1D Naked Boys Reading: The News at AD. Orange gives you 100% fresh Free entry. Big ole’ singalong with 5LB. Open till 12am (3am last Dalston Superstore: 117 Kingsland house. Rotation of superhot DJs queer music from Jonny Woo, Rudi Friday of the month). Perfect for that High St, E8 2PB. Free entry. Pop every week, including Fat Tony, Nik Douglas and friends. Soho warm-up drinking session and into D-Swizzle for some lovely food Denton, Alex Georgiou Chris Barker, Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D cheeky dance with downstairs DJs. to stave off your hangover! What and hosted by Glendora! 3JN. 4pm-4am. Soho’s intimate but The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place, says Sunday Brunch like a pile packed-out bar/club spot with the WC2H 7JR. 5pm-12am. Enjoy of delicious food, a mimosa, the BARS & CABARET most amazing DJ booth in town. the Ku Group’s newest venuve; a newspaper and 4 men clad only in Sunday Mass at Bloc Bar: 18 Kentish Leather Social at Comptons of Soho: boutique cocktail bar. 2-4-1 cocktails jock-straps? Town Road, Camden, London, 51-53 Old Compton Street, Soho, 5-7pm all week. Beyond Official Ibiza Pride Pre-Party at NW1 9NX. 5pm-1am, Free. Virgin W1D 6HN. 5pm-12am. The grand Two Brewers: 114 Clapham High Fire: South Lambeth Road, SW8 1RT. Xtravaganazah soothes away your dame of Soho pulling in a more Street, SW4 7UJ. 10pm-4am. Free 4am – SUPERLATE. £10 advance. weekend sins. Rejoice! blokey crowd. TONIGHT: Strap b4 10, £8 after. Cabaret and club- £13 w/flyer b4 7am. MOTD. Com- New Bloomsbury Set: 76 March- up yourself down and head to the bing ‘til late at the famous venue. bining hedonistic dance music & mont Street, WC1N 1AG. 4pm – upstairs lounge bar for an extended The Village: 81 Wardour Street, W1V show stopping performances Beyond 11:30pm. Gorgeous cocktail bar in Leather Social! 3TG, 5pm-3am. Chunky funky really is the ultimate Gay party the heart of central London. Happy Brunch off Broadway at Counter: South techno in the basement with Paul destination. TONIGHT: Ibiza vibes hour 4pm – 8pm daily. Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, SW8 1SR. Heron and snap crackling pop with Tom Stephan & Gonzalo, plus Counter: Arch 50, 7-11 South 12pm-3pm. The funniest brunch this upstairs with Heidi Liscious. Miswhite, D’Johnny & Fat Tony. Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, SW8 1SR. side of Bleecker Street, piano bar Klub Klimax at West 5: South Ealing, Sunday Social at The Vauxhall Tavern: Brunch, lunch, dinner or cocktails – delights. Pope’s Lane, W5 4NB. Open from Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kenning- the weekend continues. George and Dragon: 2 Blackheath Hill, 8pm. The popular West London ton Lane, SE11 5HY. 3pm – 12am. BackCounter: South Lambeth Road, SE10. 8pm-2am. FREE. The friendly club, bar and cabaret spot, with £4 members/£5. Weekly Sunday fun Vauxhall, SW8 1SR. 12pm-3pm. Greenwich local. TONIGHT: Ian added Piano Lounge fun. TONIGHT: at The Vauxhall Tavern, with cabaret Vauxhall’s new playground. The per- Parker & Kelly Mild Drag With No Name and DJs on rotation. TONIGHT: fect way to start or end your night in CK Sunday at Halfway 2 Heaven: 7 The Yard: 57 Rupert Street, Soho, Simon LeVans, Liam Chaplin, Sean Vauxhall. TONIGHT: Happy Sunday Duncannon Street, Charing Cross, W1D 7PL. Midday ‘til Late. FREE. Sirrs & Charlie Hides TV. from 3pm-midnight. WC2N 4JF. Open ‘til 11pm. Another Renowned as one of Soho’s most Horse Meat Disco at Eagle London: 349 Central Station: 37 Wharfdale Road, award winning Sunday at Halfway unique and popular destination Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 Kings Cross, N1 9SD. Open ‘til to Heaven! venues, with terrific outdoor space. 5QY. Closed for refurbishment. 4am. FREE b4 10pm. Cabaret then New Bloomsbury Set: 76 Marchmont Orange at Fire: South Lambeth Road, DJs ‘til late. Street, Bloomsbury, WC1N 1AG. SUNDAY 15TH MAY SW8 1RT. 11pm -SUPERLATE. £1 Big Queer Songbook at The Glory: 281 4pm-11.30pm. Open all week for CLUBS & EVENTS entry before 1am with a flyer/ Kingsland Road, E2 8AS. From 5pm. the more social gays around the

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Kings Cross/Bloomsbury area. WC2H 7JR. 5pm-11:30pm. Enjoy 9.30pm. Local gay bar in East Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street, Lime- the Ku Group’s newest venue; a London’s Limehouse. house, E14 7NW. 8pm-12am. boutique cocktail bar. 2-4-1 cocktails Cabaret: 8pm. Free. Local gay 5-7pm all week. WEDNESDAY 18TH MAY bar in East London’s Limehouse. The Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street, Lime- CLUBS & EVENTS TONIGHT: Cassidy Connors with DJ house, E14 7NW. Local gay bar in XXL at Pulse: 1 Invicta Plaza, South- Jason Prince. East London’s Limehouse. wark, SE1 9UF. 9pm-3am. £15 Power of Three at Two Brewers: 114 guests, £8 members. Midweek griz- Clapham High Street, SW4 7UJ. TUESDAY 17TH MAY zly fun for bears and their admirers. 5pm-2am. FREE b4 8pm, £4 after. CLUBS & EVENTS Uncontrollable Urge at Dalston Super- South London’s legendary club, bar Bar Wotever at The Vauxhall Tavern: store: 117 Kingsland High St, E8 and cabaret spot with Miss Jason, La 372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, 2PB. 9pm-2:30am. Free. Super- Voix & Sandra. SE11 5HY. From 7pm, show at store’s late-night midweek dose of The Village: 81 Wardour Street, 8:30pm. £5. Genderbending caba- sleaze! Eccentric and W1V 3TG, 5pm-11:30pm. Wind ret, live music and performance at weirdo-disco! down with happy hour at the village the monumental Vauxhall Tavern. Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 Lisle between 5-9pm. Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 Lisle St, WC2H 7BA. 10pm-3am. FREE. West 5 South Ealing, Pope’s Lane, St, WC2H 7BA. 10pm-3am. FREE. The party continues ‘til late in the Ku W5 4NB. From 8pm The popular The party continues ‘til late in the Ku basement. West London club, bar and cabaret basement. Save Rubyyy Jones presents ShowGrrl spot, with added Piano Lounge fun. Disco Spritz at Dalston Superstore: at The Vauxhall Tavern: 372 Ken- TONIGHT: Carmen Dioxide Karaoke 117 Kingsland High St, E8 2PB. nington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5HY. with DJ Steve James 9pm-2:30am. Free. Capelas, Donna Show at 8pm, tickets £12. Queen Leake and Chaka Khan’t present of Queerlesque, Rubyyy Jones MONDAY 16TH MAY a weeknight helping of disco, soul presents an exciting evening of CLUBS & EVENTS and . sensational, shocking, political, Popcorn at G-A-Y Heaven: Villiers feminist burlesque. Street, WC2N 6NG. 11pm-5.30am. BARS & CABARET £5 b4 1am, £8 after, Last admission RuPaul’s Drag Race Screening at Bloc BARS & CABARET 3:30am. FREE with wristbands from Bar: 18 Kentish Town Road, Cam- Dusseldorf at Bloc Bar: 18 Kentish G-A-Y Bar b4 1am. Massive mixed den, London, NW1 9NX. 5pm-1am, Town Road, Camden, London, NW1 mash-up with four rooms of top Free. Come watch season 8 of 9NX. 5pm-1am, Free. New Wave, sounds, from upfront, progressive RuPaul’s Drag Race with perfor- Dark Wave, synth and gloomgaze house to chart hits, via R&B tuneage. mances and scathing commentary with Seb 7 David. Hard-Up Mondays at Sweatbox: 1-2 from Meth. Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F 7LN. Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D 3JN. Open ‘til 1am. Soho’s intimate 24 hours. Under 25s FREE all day, 3JN. Open ‘til 1am. Soho’s intimate but packed-out bar/club spot with £16 others. Finding Mondays hard but packed-out bar/club spot with the most amazing DJ booth in town to handle? Relieve the pressure with the most amazing DJ booth in town. Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old this discounted day for under 25s (ID Bridge Bar: 8 Voltaire Road, SW8 Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN. required) at Soho’s only gay sauna. 6DH, 4pm-12am. Free. Snug gay 12pm-11.30pm. Super social pub Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 Lisle bar in a railway arch, offering downstairs, chilled club lounge St, WC2H 7BA. 6pm-3am. FREE. cocktails, wines and light meals, upstairs with guest pianist tinkling DJs play the weekend out on a wave plus outdoor seating. TONIGHT: the ivories. of hot pop. Quiz night, try to win a £60 bar BackCounter: South Lambeth Road, The Big Bingo Show at Vauxhall Tavern: tab if you’ve got the smarts! Vauxhall, SW8 1SR. 12pm-3pm. The Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kenning- Quiz Night at The Old Ship: 17 Barnes perfect way to start or end your night ton Lane, SE11 5HY. 7pm – 12am. Street, Limehouse, E14 7NW. in Vauxhall. Free. Mad bingo with TImberlina!

BARS & CABARET Bloc Bar: 18 Kentish Town Road, Camden, London, NW1 9NX. 5pm-1am, Free. Come down to Camden’s brightest queer jewel! The City of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec Street, Marble Arch, W1H 7AF. From 9pm. The newly refurbished venerable institution of the gay scene rocks out some pop classics for an evening of fun. Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old Comp- ton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN. 12pm- 11.30pm. The real queen of Soho. Bar Alex Eugenio from 8:30pm- ‘Soulful House with a Disco Twist’ plus Happy Hour from 5 ‘til close! Backing The Stars at Halfway 2 Heaven: 7 Duncannon St. WC2. 7.30pm. Karaoke with singer Kevin Walsh on hosting duties. The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place,

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