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No 1134 30 November 2016

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QX_1134_Cover.indd 1 29/11/2016 18:30 The who, what, why, where & when of gay London… THE INFORMER Annual Red Run makes over £50,000

On 27 of November, Positive East hosted the 7th annual World AIDS Day Red Run to raise vital funding and awareness for HIV services in London. The ﬂawless Miss Jason hosted, followed by a group warm up led by Christopher Matthews with Horse Meat Disco providing the before and after run music. A record-breaking 600 people turned out on the day to run, volunteer and to cheer people on as they completed a 10K or 5K qxmagazine.com charity run. £56,800 in total has been raised so far for 14 London based HIV services that include 56 Dean EDITOR Street, Cara Trust, Bart’s Sexual Health Team, GMFA, Food Chain, NAT, NAZ, Mildmay, Metro, Spectra, DYLAN JONES StopAIDS, PositivelyUK, THT and Positive East. [email protected]

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT JOE HOLYOAKE Stephen Port jailed for life [email protected]

Stephen Port, the main suspect in this year’s heavily publicized NEW BUSINESS SALES EXECUTIVE Grindr serial killer case, has been jailed for life. He was convicted STEVE GREGORY of murdering four young gay men between the ages of 21 and 25. 020 7240 0055 [email protected] He lured them to his house in Dagenham on Grindr, administered a lethal dosage of GHB, then raped and killed them. As well as the SENIOR DESIGNER murders, he was found guilty of 22 assaults against 11 other men, JANNE ÖIJER including rape and assault. The case has gained national attention, [email protected] with the behaviour of the police being heavily criticized. Many have DESIGNER said lives could have been saved if police had a greater knowledge SUREN GUNPATH of gay culture, Grindr and chemsex. [email protected]

CLASSIFIEDS /ESCORTS 020 7240 0055 Report shows changing landscape for LGBT [email protected]

people in China DIRECTOR CHRIS COLMAN 020 7240 0055 [email protected] The third annual China LGBT Community Report DISTRIBUTION / was published this month, M.R.DISTRIBUTION with interesting ﬁndings. PRINTERS / ACORN More lesbian, bi and gay PUBLISHED BY people than ever, are FIRSTSTAR LTD. NEW HOUSE, planning to come out in 67-68 HATTON GARDEN, the near future – 22% of LONDON EC1N 8JY gay and bi men, and 12% of lesbians. Those wanting COVER: 21 YEARS OF KU same sex marriage has TO SUBSCRIBE TO QX CALL risen considerably too, with 54% of men and 65% 020 7240 0055 of women saying it would £45 FOR 6 MONTHS be their ideal relationship. £80 FOR 12 MONTHS China’s LGBT population WITHIN UK ONLY is estimated to be © Copyright in the UK and worldwide, of the publishers between 70 million Firststar Limited, Qx (ISSN 1356-6903). QX is and 140 million. published every Wednesday. Deadline for editorial and display advertisement inclusion is Thursday, six days before the relevant issue cover date. Sorry, but we cannot be held responsible for any unsolicited manuscripts , illustrations or photographs. 2 qxmagazine.com

QX_1134_Informer.indd 2 29/11/2016 18:15 QX 1134 MASTER 1.indd 3 29/11/2016 17:07 QX 1134 MASTER 1.indd 4 29/11/2016 17:58 QX 1134 MASTER 1.indd 5 29/11/2016 17:58 A glittering pinnacle of Soho society, Ku has graced the cobbled streets of Central London across ﬁve venues. Whether you’re stumbling into steaming Chinatown for an aromatic bite 21 years of after a Saturday night at Klub, or mincing down Old Compton Street to their Frith Street branch for a gossip and an Aperol Spritz, they’re always the perfect concoction or conclusion for a night out!

Now, they’re turning TWENTY-ONE years old. That’s the same age as Gigi Hadid. She’d love the Ku venues actually, we can just picture hr draped on a banquette in the Light Lounge, sipping a white negroni and unfollowing Selena Gomez on Instagram.

Anyway, in a world where many venues are being compromised, Ku are more cemented KU! in society than ever! They’re having a wild month, with ambidextrously ambitious plans for new nights, new looks, and new horizons! We asked PR manager Nieko and owner Gary to tell us all about it. NIEKO Hey Nieko! Tell us all about your super cool 21st birthday campaign. WELL, you know as well as a birthday celebration, we LUUURVE a brand shining new campaign to celebrate the milestone. So, our Ku boys have stripped it all back once again! Andrew Christian has styled our boys for this 21st Birthday campaign, which celebrates the recently re-furbished Ku Leicester Square venue - very “lighting installation” vibes; expected a cross between ﬂesh- revealing Star Wars and The Saturdays’ “Not Giving Up” music video. Basically: We’re working with the talented Adam Khadaroo and Calum Ducat on producing some gorgeous imagery! The boys. In underwear. In our new venue. With sexy lighting. Hope you enjoy it! You’ve got so much going on at the moment! So much, right?! Since our Klub re-launch, our weekends continue to have capacity, party lovin’ crowds. So happy! So YES, Saturday 10th December, we’re bringing all those that have been involved in the new Klub back on decks for a set...one big epic birthday celebration with DJs, hosts, and those Ku boys in Andrew Christian! Have you got super-duper DJs as always? Our DJ line-up includes: Matt Bogard, Zach Burns, Chris Brogan, Sexshooters, Marilio, Who is Tom Fox?, Rodrigo Tancredi, Kerol Garcia, Charlie Holland, Pablo Eseeme, Lady Lloyd. Nd then it’s me, Vicki Vivacious, Tristan Temple and Jacqui Swallows hosting. And there’s a new cabaret night on Sundays isn’t there? YAAS! Now THIS is something VERY new for Ku, and Soho too! We’re launching KABARET SUNDAYS on 11th December - in our own Ku style. We’ll be bringing the sassiest, most entertaining cabaret talent to our Klub stage, every Sunday evening from 7pm. Just WAIT to you hear the mouth on our weekly host: Jacqui Swallows. She’ll be hosting, doing numbers, and introducing acts... such as CHARLIE HIDES and SUM TING WONG on our ﬁrst night!

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QX_1134_KU.indd 6 29/11/2016 17:37 JACQUI SWALLOWS “I’m so thrilled to be joining the KU family to bring the world Kabaret Sundays! I’m excited to be bringing a new cabaret show to Soho on a Sunday, with some of the best acts from across the UK, in a sexy sophisticated new set up with gorgeous boys, drinks and tonnes of talent. Coming in January will be a glorious new Lip Sync for your Life competition allowing new performers on the scene the chance to compete, showcase their talents and even win a slot performing with some of the best acts across the country at a Kabaret Sunday!” Finally, let us and our readers know what we can expect from the new KU! It’s an incredibly exciting time at Ku Group as we’ve finished refurbishments across our flagship venue: The Light Lounge, Klub, now Ku Leicester Square. We enter the festive season with a “new look Ku”, a new campaign, and an energy to provide you with the best Soho can offer. Of course, we’ve got the boys...but we’ve also got great DJ and cabaret entertainment lined-up, and some delicious events to get you OUT! Welcome... to our 21st birthday celebrations Soho! GARY Hey Gary! So Ku is 21 years old. Tell us about your journey. There must have been some amazing moments… It’s been an amazing 21 years. I opened Ku with then business partner Michal Joyce back in December 1995. I had been involved in a number of successful West End venues including The Village and Kudos, and after a short stint in PR I was delighted to get back to my calling, the bar business! Ku was launched at 75 Charing Cross Road, pre-internet, pre-apps, pre-twitter. It was an immediate success and became particularly famous as a young people’s bar, a ‘coming out’ bar if you will. I became the sole owner in 2000, and, facing a huge rent increase in Jan 2006, I made the decision to close the Charing Cross Road venue and find somewhere else. Ku closed its doors on Saturday January 8th 2005 to a capacity teary-eyed crowd singing along to The Spice Girls’ “Goodbye” A massive risk, all my savings, a brewery and bank of dad loan, and I launched Ku at a massively larger venue on Valentine’s Day Feb 14th 2007. Ku Lisle St was born. The risk paid off and Ku has gone from strength to strength since then, expanding to include: Klub, The Light Lounge, Ku Soho and She Soho. There is a great camaraderie amongst my management and staff. People are happy to work at Ku and that comes across, and compliments the customer experience. I have a great team, employ over 50 people and get great pleasure from seeing thousands of satisfied customers every week. I have been very lucky and appreciate everything that Ku has become. I like to think we appeal to all across the LGBT scene. We strive to exceed expectations. So you guys have had a major refurb! What was the process and the inspiration behind it? Well, over the last 15 months we had invested in The Light Lounge, our premium cocktail bar on the 1st floor at Lisle Street. Having such a premium finish up there, we realised we needed to bring all 3 floors to the same standard. The Klub was refurbished at the end of summer and then we turned our attention to the main floor. It was a case of giving back to the customers, giving them a venue they could be proud of. The Ku brand has become iconic in London and it’s important to keep the brand at the forefront of innovation. Ku is all about high standards of service, sexy boys and fun nights. We also want it to be about quality surroundings. I’m very pleased with the end results, and the feedback has been amazing. At Ku we strive to constantly evolve - pleasing existing, and attracting new clientele. And we hear there’s a celebration and auction on Thursday 8th? Our Annual Charity Auction will take place on Thursday 8th December as part of our 21st Birthday Celebrations. At 7pm sharp there is a free Champagne Toast, then it’s straight into the auction, which should last around an hour. The auction includes a vineyard trip to France, a Heineken trip to Amsterdam, a Trademark Bowie Mask, as well as restaurant vouchers and theatre tickets. There will be a massive raffle with lots of amazing Christmas hampers up for grabs. All proceeds are in aid of Diversity Role Models, a charity dedicated to education and the eradication of LGBT bullying. So join us for a great charity fundraising event, the party continues all weekend across all Ku Venues.

The Charity Auction on 8th December, the birthday celebrations on 10th December, and Ku’s weekly Kabaret Sundays will all be taking place at their Lisle Street Chinatown venue. 30 Lisle Street, WC2H 7BA. For more info, head to ku-bar.co.uk

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QX_1134_KU.indd 7 29/11/2016 18:23 FEMM E

FEMME’s debut album, Debutante, has been one of the best releases of 2016. It’s a punchy half an hour that takes in all sorts of inﬂuences, from 60s girl groups, to afrobeat, to hip hop beats. The end-result is beautifully boisterous and inescapably catchy pop music. She’s invited some of her favourite producers and musicians to remix tracks on the album and later this month, she’ll be releasing the new collection as Debutante Remixed. She talks to Joe Holyoake about the new album, as well as the past, present and future of FEMME.

ello FEMME! Where are you Kind of. We started having conversations FaltyDL. It’s re-visiting my past really. I came calling from? with labels quite early on, around the time to London to go to Goldsmith’s, which is HI am in Barcelona, sat in a Fever Boy came out, as that was getting renowned for left field, experimental art. square, drinking a coffee! a lot of attention, so inevitably, labels I got involved with a band called Ultraísta I hate to sound like my Mum, but is it started to call. It was very clear to me, quite with Nigel Godrich, who produces for warm over there? quickly, that it wasn’t going to be the right Radiohead, so it was similar to that sort It’s quite nice in the sun, yes. thing for me. I love being involved in the of thing. After a while of making very Is your dog with you? whole process, the writing and producing, technical, left field music, I just wanted to The dog is not with me, she’s with a friend. performing it all. From the meetings, I could kick back and make a pop record, which She hasn’t got a passport or the injections see that they perhaps wanted to pluck me was Debutante! Debutante Remixed is re- yet, so she has to stay home. out and put me with other lots of different visiting my previous world, as I still have a lot Does she come on tour with you when writers and producers, which wasn’t the of friends involved in the left-field, electronic you play shows in the UK? route I wanted to go down. For me, making side of things, it’s an opportunity to re- Yeah, she comes to shows and hangs music is quite self-exploratory and it’s sort connect and collaborate with them. around backstage while I’m on. of how you get to know yourself. I could see So they’re not big poppy remixes? We first saw you at the ‘Fever Boy’ myself going mad if I wasn’t allowed to be in No way. I think the most poppy one is my launch at Madame Jojo’s, which really control of my music. You see it happen a lot, own remake; it was one of the songs that got suited you with all the dancers you the music industry is a weird industry really. picked last really, ‘Shout Out Loud’. No one had with you. Was that one of your Do you think Debutante would have else wanted to do that one for some reason! first shows in London? been a very different end product had You mentioned you’re in Ultraísta Wow, that was years ago… three years you gone on a major label? and you’ve got other projects you’re exactly near enough, isn’t it? So much has Yeah, it would’ve been very different! I’m involved in. Is FEMME a temporary happened since then. Fever Boy was my first not saying I couldn’t have done it, but it’s one, or is it your main baby now? introduction to a wider audience and it really not the reason I make music, to sing other Yeah, FEMME’s the main one now. But I’ve seemed to connect with people. It’s been the people’s songs or be told what to wear always got time for other stuff, I just like gift that keeps on giving as well and it keeps and how to stand. So I’ve tried to navigate making stuff. I’ve also been doing a bit of getting picked up by lots of different people. a way through the industry where I’ve got modelling recently, which is new territory. When did you write it? control over what I do and reach a pop I think the fashion industry is even scarier Not long before the launch really, around audience. It’s unchartered territory really, than the music industry. 2013. It was a bit of an accident really. no one really does pop on an independent I suppose that ties in with all the I knew I wanted to write something with budget. It’s been difficult at times, but we’ve FEMME merch, like those pink bomber spoken, quite attitudey verses, but then I’ve had such amazing support, especially with jackets. Is that something you take the always had an obsession with 60’s girl group Charli XCX inviting us on tour, which was a main role in too? harmonies. So, for me, it was trying to mash massive boost. Yeah, I literally make it all at home! With the up all these influences, with an 80’s Salt-N- Did you have to rein in some of your Debutante bomber jackets, I got the patches Pepa attitude. ideas without the budget to back it up? made and then sat at home lovingly putting It still sounds really fresh. How did Not my ideas, but it would always be nice to them together. We sell it all at shows and you spend the time between Fever Boy have a bigger budget, there’s never enough online as well. Maybe eventually I’d like to and releasing Debutante this year? money! The shit I’d love to do, I love all the have a sideline making clothes as well. We’ve been on tour a lot, playing in Bathing Beauty synchronised swimmers, It’s early days, but what plans do you America a lot. We did Coachella and I’d love to do something like that. If I had have for 2017? supported Charli XCX on her tour. What all the money in the world, I would be Well, over the past couple of months, I’ve else…we’ve toured in Europe, we did Milan right up there with the surreal, large-scale been making tonnes of new music. I’m not Fashion Week, and then Debutante as well, productions, but unfortunately, there isn’t going to give away too much, but I’m really of course. that type of money around! excited about it. I think it’s some of the best You’ve talked before about how you So you’re releasing ‘Debutante stuff I’ve ever done and takes in all the stuff turned down offers to do Debutante Remixed’ on December 9th. How did I’ve done before, with the big pop hooks, on a major label. Did it make the that come about? but also slightly left-leaning too. So, that’s process of releasing an album Yeah, we’ve got tonnes of different people the main plan for next year, just to get new slightly longer? on board, like NZCA Lines, Lindstrøm and music out and do some more shows.

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QX_1134_FEMME.indd 8 29/11/2016 18:39 Debutante Remixed will be released on December 9th and is available to pre-order on iTunes.

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QX_1134_FEMME.indd 9 29/11/2016 17:08 For full listings see Musts & Maybes, pages 50-54 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.

Friday 2nd December La.Ga.Sta Presents: LAUER

La.Ga.Sta is a Greek music blog that picks out the best new tracks for your ears. It’s well worth a look at in a hectic digital world where it can often feel like the next best thing can be relegated to irrelevancy in the The Bloc, 18 Kentish Town Road, buffering of a YouTube video. Plus, NW1 9NX, we love the name, which is short for 9pm-3am, Last Gas Station. There’s something Free Before 10pm, romantic about gas stations, Friday 2nd December £5 after. all open roads and unlimited possibilities. Petrol stations, on the other hand, evoke images of Fitladz lukewarm pastries and overpriced compilation CDs. Odd. Anyway, OOFT. The scally charmers behind Fitladz are back every Friday at La.Ga.Sta are putting on a night at The Bloc. Everyone knows a ﬁtlad. The sort who’d give you a rough Dalston Superstore this Saturday. handjob in the back seats of the cinema while you’re watching Lauer, Tuff City Kids member and Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen. Anyway, they’re holding heats Dalston Superstore, producer, tops the bill, and will be for their Rear of The Year competition, with £100 for winners of the 117 Kingsland High Street, E8 2PB, joined by Princess Julia, Dance heats and a holiday for two to Gran Canaria for the overall winner. 9pm-3am, Armstrong, Wes Baggaley and In the ofﬁcial Rear of The Year Competition, Tom Hiddleston is the Free Before 11pm, Vangelis. With this lot on diverse current holder, but Frank Skinner and Gary Barlow have previously £6 after. board, you’re guaranteed a night won it. Surely you’ve got a better arse than Gary Barlow? Well, drop of diverse and eclectic DJ music in your trackies at The Bloc and prove it. Dalston’s den of decadence.

Friday 2nd December Friday 2nd December A:M Blocheads

Fire, 6a South Lambeth Place, Blocheads is the weekly discotopia that SW8 1SP, brings in the weekend the only way East Bloc, 217 City Road, EC1V 1JN, 11pm-11am, the East Bloc boys know how. Martyn 11pm-6am, Fitzgerald, Hiﬁ Sean Guy £4 before 1am, £8 adv. and £5 Before Midnight, Williams are always on hand to put on £10 after. a heady mix of house, disco, techno, and 12 hours of pure, Now-That’s-What-I-Call-Clubbing 2016. A:M pretty much anything that’ll get the sweat is a clubbing marathon, from 11 at night until 11 in the morning, dripping down those Keith Haring walls. in the gritty, urban arches of Fire. Trains rumble on overhead, When it hits its stride, there’s nowhere quite with families onboard heading for a nice day out in Clapham or as intimately banging as East Bloc. That’s Richmond, while London’s fags and hags dance dizzily into the we keep going back and going back. daylight. Daring! Six of Orange Nation’s great roster of DJs will be spinning arse-grabbingly hard house and techno.

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QX_1134_Club News.indd 10 29/11/2016 17:10 For full listings see Musts & Maybes, pages 50-54 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 3rd December

We’re going on a bear hunt. We’re going to catch a XXL big one. We’re going to head over by the river and pop into XXL for a furry fumble and a shimmy in the dance-caves. This week, the Hoxton Whores take a break from mincing around E2 to bring you big, brassy beats, but if you prefer, camptastic pop blares out all evening long in the Fur Room. Something for Pulse, 1 Invicta Plaza, SE1 9UF, everyone, plus a welcoming bear-hug of an atmosphere, ensures XXL is still a ﬁrm favourite 16 years on. 10pm-7am, Members £10, Guests £15.

Saturday 3rd December The Coronet, 28 New Kent Road, SE1 6TJ, 11pm-6am, Tickets available from

WE Warriors orangenation.co.uk.

Clubbing leviathans WE Party are celebrating their sixth birthday the only way they know how: getting thousands of hedonists together for a big ol’ blowout! They’re taking over the vast Coronet for another night of hard-hitting house music, extravagant stage shows and plenty of surprises. Special guest DJ Binomio jets in from Madrid to play, plus WE Party residents Steve Pilton, Lee Harris, and Yvette Lindquist as well. Warriors, come out to play.

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QX_1134_Club News.indd 11 29/11/2016 17:10 For full listings see Musts & Maybes, pages 50-54 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.

Saturday 3rd December Patsy

The Steel Yard, Around the time when the 13-16 Allhallows Lane, EC4R 3UL, Ab Fab Movie came out 10pm-3am, (yeah, don’t try and recall £10 adv. it), we were in a club that was projecting onto the wall the episode where Patsy and Eddie went to Morocco. Saturday 3rd December Despite it being on mute and a DJ playing over it, pretty much all of the crowd were Magazine ﬁxated on it. Patsy and her iconic look just have that pulling power and we’re surprised that no-one has thought to dedicate a night to her before. Well, that over- sight has now been corrected and this Saturday at Dalston In the midst of club closures and a cloud of perennial doubt over- Superstore, DJs Sara hanging many others, it’s great to be able to write about brand, Zinger, Andy Daniel, spanking new club nights. Nights such as Magazine, which is being Protopapa, Cathal, Sissy put together by national treasure, Gok Wan! National treasure’ and Whitney Weiss will be Dalston Superstore, is thrown around to describe all and sundry these days, but you’ll paying homage to the bam- 117 Kingsland High Street, E8 2PB, struggle to ﬁnd anyone who hasn’t got a soft spot for Gok. He’ll be bi-legged, perma-ciggied, 9pm-3am, on the decks, alongside Charlie Holland, The Mac Twins, and bolly-swilling fashionista. Free Before 10, Goldierocks, and is promising deep and soulful house to give Yeah, cheers, thanks a lot. £5 after. London’s nightlife the digit up the wrong’un it’s been crying out for.

Sunday 4th December Beyond Afterhours

One of the best things about London is that Fire, 39 Parry Street, SW8 1RT, there’s always a party going on. Any time, any 4am-12am, day, you’ll be sure to ﬁnd something on. So, while Tickets £11 adv from Tim Lovejoy’s cooking a chicken casserole with orangenation.co.uk. Richard Blackwood on Sunday Brunch, you can still be having it large down at Fire way into the day. Beyond’s all about your UNTZ UNTZ UNTZ and boys with t-shirts tucked into their trousers and, you know what, it’s GLORIOUS. Go for it.

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QX_1134_Club News.indd 12 29/11/2016 17:10 QX 1134 MASTER 1.indd 13 29/11/2016 17:13 QX 1134 MASTER 1.indd 14 29/11/2016 17:13 QX 1134 MASTER 1.indd 15 29/11/2016 17:14 XXL 26/11/16 Pulse, 1 Invicta Plaza, SE1 9UF

Photos by Joel Ryder

Ambling in from the cold, the ursine brethren of London gathered to warm their furry “One of features by the bar with a tankard of ale! Well, not quite a tankard. the best-loved This isn’t Game of Thrones. As much as we’d like it to be. Imagine getting ﬁngered by Khal gay venues in Drogo. Phwoar! Anyway, XXL was bangin’ on Saturday, as always. the city.” It’s one of the best-loved gay venues in the city, and will be for a long time to come!

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QX_1134_Club Reviews.indd 16 29/11/2016 17:28 QX 1134 MASTER 1.indd 17 29/11/2016 17:14 A:M 16th Birthday 25/11/16 Protocol, 6A South Lambeth Place, SW8 1SP

Words by Chris Jepson Photos by LondonClubland.com

Everyone loves a birthday, more so when it’s not your own, so Friday night saw us continue our Vauxhall romance in the arches of Protocol at Fire for A:M’s sweet 16 party. The upward trajectory of London’s longest running Saturday morning afterhours shows no sign of slowing down, and promoter Louise Port does a sterling job week after week oiling the wheels and keeping the punters happy in her two-ring circus. This week’s A:M House room was the playground of Richard Jones, Terry Bryan and MisWhite while over in the A:M Turbocharged room Massimo Paramour, D’Johnny and Gonzalo delivered the goods accompanied by Mahdame Crystal MCing on the mic. Packed danceﬂoors made for an electric atmosphere, for those of us with a sweet tooth there was cake, obvs, and for the lucky customers also celebrating their birthday there was free entry. That’s one sixteen year old’s cherry well and truly plucked!

“London’s longest running Saturday morning afterhours shows no sign of slowing down”

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QX_1134_Club Reviews.indd 18 29/11/2016 17:30 THE FINALE Sat. 10.12.16 - 10pm til late (dress to impress/ naked)

Sun. 11.12.16 - 2pm til late (naked/ underwear)

QX 1134 MASTER 1.indd 19 29/11/2016 17:15 Gravity 24/11/16 Protocol, 6A South Lambeth Place, SW8 1SP

Photos by Chris Jepson Photos by LondonClubland.com

There’s nothing like starting the weekend early with a cheeky little dance on a Thursday night, and last week we couldn’t keep ourselves away from the pull of Gravity. Rocking the arches of Protocol at Fire instead of the usual Mirror Arch, the freshest and most uplifting sounds were delivered by the dream team of Zach Burns and Matt Bogard, and with QoV (Queen of Vauxhall) Louise Port at the helm, we were in very capable hands. Great music, great atmosphere and an eclectic crowd of everything from cute bearded hipsters to shirtless straight boys meant for a brilliant weekend opener!

“A brilliant weekend opener!”

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QX_1134_Club Reviews.indd 20 29/11/2016 17:30 QX 1134 MASTER 1.indd 21 29/11/2016 17:16 Orange 27/11/16 Fire, 6A South Lambeth Road, SW8 1SP

Words by Chris Jepson Photos by LondonClubland.com

Steven Artis and Orange Nation have refreshed their ﬂagship night with a brand new theme – ORANGE:SPACE – and it’s out of this world! Under a ceiling bedecked with more heavenly bodies than your average episode of Patrick Moore’s Sky At Night and more turbocharged interplanetary vehicles than a frat party at Cape “Out of this Canaveral, a roster of the best DJs take turns to entertain at London’s longest running, number 1 Sunday dance world!” event. This week, after a kick-start from Orange favourite DJ Miswhite, we were delivered the best in uplifting deep vocal house from a b2b special session with Zach Burns and Alex Georgiou that kept the danceﬂoor packed all night/morning. Creeping out in the morning sunlight, and right in to the middle of the Monday commute, anyone who got to close would have heard us muttering “Orange we love you, hate you, love you” – always the sign of a top weekend!

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QX_1134_Club Reviews.indd 22 29/11/2016 17:31 QX 1134 MASTER 1.indd 23 29/11/2016 17:47 Paunchy 26/11/16 305 North End Road, W14 9NS

Photos by Joel Ryder

Paunchy is a night for chunky guys, bears, chasers, stocky guys and their admirers! Yes! This is what we love about the London gay scene, it covers an eclectic kaleidoscope of tastes, in non judgy environs! Yes! It’s a relaxed, attitude-free night for people to chat, dance, “This is what and enjoy life. Can’t we love about argue with that! Cheers the London gay Paunchy! Here’s to scene.” many more.

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QX_1134_Club Reviews.indd 24 29/11/2016 17:32 QX 1134 MASTER 1.indd 25 29/11/2016 17:17 Men Inc 25/11/16 Eagle London, 349 Kennington Lane, SE11 5QY

Words by Maciek Groman Photos by [HAWT!]Photography

Bears, beards and beers - at Men Inc. you can always enjoy a smorgasbord of hot guys, as well as a buffet “A of hot snacks and cheap booze. Yum! What more smorgasbord could you want? Do I hear you say “booty- of hot guys.” shakin’, groove-makin’, soul-shakin’ beats”? Totally got you covered! DJs Severino and CJ Cooper served those all night - you could not resist strutting your hiney down to the danceﬂoor and showing all the guys your smooth, sexy moves. In the words of the world’s greatest poet: “This Friday night, do it all again” Come down to Men Inc. for more hot guys, more booze and more foodsies. I will see y’all there and if I don’t - we cannot be besties anymore. TTYN.

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QX 1134 MASTER 1.indd 27 29/11/2016 17:19 Lady Olé 26/11/16 The Archway Tavern, 1 Archway Close, N19 3TD

Words by Nicolas Chinardet Photos by Zefrograﬁca

Bringing with it a hot ﬂush of Hiberic heat, to what is probably one of the wildest nights on the scene at the moment, Lady Olé at The Archway Tavern, is showing London how it’s done, Spanish style. And with their heady mix of cheesy dance, Los Alejandros knew exactly how to pour olive oil on that particular ﬁre. Drag royalty Pupi Poisson was there to throw a match and lit the place up with an unbridled performance of her hit Puton Verbenero, which sent the crowds into paroxysms. If the fact that the place is as close as you can get to paradise for a beard lover (even the drag queens, known locally as “cheap sluts” are hirsute) wasn’t enough, the guys there are very welcoming indeed, and rather tactile (our poor photographer almost got his t-shirt ripped-off - not that he was complaining!). Those looking for an antidote to the Brexit blues could do much worse than heading to this warm little pocket of resistance, where Spanish is the default language. We are still fanning ourselves and seem to have “Lady Olé is developed a sudden appetite for a bit of chorizo… showing London how it’s done.”

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QX_1134_Club Reviews.indd 28 29/11/2016 17:33 QX 1134 MASTER 1.indd 29 29/11/2016 17:20 Gok Wan’s Magazine

A new night called Magazine. We don’t want to blow our own trumpet (we’ve tried, can’t reach) but this is only going to be impossibly glamorous. Take it from us, we’ve seen it all. The glam celebrity guests. The glitzy press nights. The epoch-defining writing. It’s all part of the job. It is absolutely NOT Cup-a-Soups and Little Mix jokes. No. Magazine is ultra-chic fashionista Gok Wan’s latest pet project. He’s done with making Britain’s women go starkers on telly, he’s released a Chinese cook-book, and now, he’s ticking off curating a club night off his list. He’s out to make his mark on London’s nightlife with a head-turning, camera-flashing party experience. Down in the urban grittiness of The Steelyard’s arches, he’s invited a banging list of DJs and hosts to kick it off in aptly glam style. He’s promising uplifting deep and vocal house music from his set and is also going to be joined by Charlie Holland, The Mac Twins and Goldierocks for a night of unpretentious, no-filler clubbing that’ll have you in a dance-floor daze for days. There’s going to be catwalks, dancers, and enough major looks to fill a glossy magazine. Perhaps the sort you’d read on a short-haul flight to Milan. Be seen and be scene at The Steelyard this Saturday for a unique fusion of style and music, all the brainchild of national treasure, Gok Wan.

The Mac Twins Martin Rab

Charlie Holland

MARTIN RAB - PROMOTER I’m so excited to be working alongside Gok on this club night, he’s a true inspiration! Bringing back that old ﬂavour of what it should be about....MUSIC, PEOPLE, FUN & FASHION.

CHRIS CHANDLER - HOST It’s great to have something new, fresh and exciting on the scene. Looking forward to bringing back a bit of old skool clubbing!

CHARLIE HOLLAND - DJ I’m buzzed to be playing at Magazine this coming Saturday - it’s bringing something different to the London scene! So happy to be a part of something new, bringing that uplifting good time vibe, not to mention i’m playing alongside some of the most awesome people!

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QX_1134_Magazine.indd 30 29/11/2016 18:03 QX 1134 MASTER 1.indd 31 29/11/2016 17:21 RAISING THE BAR

The Glory 281 Kingsland Road, Haggerston, E2 8AS

Those Glory kids have put Haggerston on the MAP. It used to be known for jacket potatoes and its ornate mosque, now it’s known for Jacqui Potato and Kate Mosque! Don’t know who they are? Wanna ﬁnd out? Well then get down to The Glory! They’ve had a stonking (?!) year this year, with hundreds of packed-out, fudge-packing nights, frequented by celebrities, celesbians, and Cé Ó Coileàin. This Thursday 1st December, intergalactic drag super troupe DENIM, are descending debaucherously on The Glory’s hallowed stage, for a World AIDS Day fundraiser! The sale of EVERY SINGLE TICKET is going to Positive East, a charity that helps people in East London living with HIV. If you haven’t seen DENIM before, they’re great, they’re like Girls Aloud on acid. That’s from 8pm! Comptons of Soho 51 – 53 Old Compton Street, Soho, W1D

Comptons is an ambiently lit, oak paneled gay pub in the heart of Soho, with a lust for life and a ﬂexible spine! It’s always full of hot blokes in rugby shirts. You know us, give us a hot bloke in a rugby shirt and we’re on board, no questions asked. Downstairs it’s casual cruisey vibes, and upstairs there’s lots of armchairs looking out over bustling Old Compton Street, the perfect place to sit and watch the gays go by! On Thursday 7th December, The Yard they’re having a camp 57 Rupert Street, Soho, W1D 7PL Christmas Extravaganza! Scene stalwart Tasty Tim Twinkling away down a clandestine, vine-festooned alleyway just off Piccadilly will be on the decks from Circus, is Soho watering hole The Yard! It’s a scene success story, having recently 10pm, and there’s gonna been rescued from the gurning, blind monster that is corporate capitalism be a special show from and LUXURY FLATS. The Yard is the perfect place to enjoy a warming winter festive diva Mzz Kimberley! beverage. It’s all about trenchcoats and cashmere scarves under their cosy AND they’ll be giving away outdoor heaters! Gossiping and grenedine! Oh yes! Sidebar: All we want for free ﬁzz, mulled wine and Christmas, is one of The Yard’s bar staff. They’ve got happy hour – or rather, a mince pies! Can’t say no few happy hours – from Monday to Friday, 1pm until 8pm. to that! Mzz Kimberley The George & Dragon 2 Blackheath Hill, SE10 8DE

Where do we start with the George & Dragon. It’s one of those gay boozers that’s so needed! Old school vibes but a welcoming atmosphere. It’s venues like the George & Dragon that form the beating heart of the gay community. They’re wonderfully versatile too (stop it), with a huge range of the city’s best drag and cabaret talent. They’re also situated a stone’s throw away from the historic Greenwich district! It’s great in Greenwich, they’ve got cobbles and a ship and everything. Very historic. We can picture Helena Bonham Carter swishing up to the George & Dragon through some midnight fog, whistling and swinging a cane. Anyway. This Friday 2nd December, they’re doing a World AIDS Day charity night special, with dynamic duo CK (Kelly Mild and Crystal D’Canter). That’s from 9pm onwards, with proceeds Crystal D’Canter & Kelly Mild going to the Make A Difference Trust.

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QX_1134_Raising The Bar.indd 32 29/11/2016 17:42 QX 1134 MASTER 1.indd 33 29/11/2016 17:22 QX 1134 MASTER 1.indd 34 29/11/2016 17:23 QX 1134 MASTER 1.indd 35 29/11/2016 17:23 New Bloomsbury Set 26/11/16 76 Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AG

Photos by Joel Ryder

The New Bloomsbury Set is a perfect place for a winter warmer! What’s a winter warmer, you ask? Well, it’s anything alcoholic! That’s our deﬁnition anyway. Prime examples of winter warmers are: mulled wine. Whisky. Eggnogg. Any cocktail with a stick of cinnamon on it. Ditto for anything garnished with a star anis. Anyway there’s loads of that at the New Bloomsbury Set. On Saturday night it was bustling with cosy twinks in cute jumpers, and festive hunks cosying up by the bar. Ideal Christmas festive vibes! Let the festivities begin! How festive.

“A perfect place for a winter warmer!

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QX_1134_Bar Reviews.indd 36 29/11/2016 18:39 QX 1134 MASTER 1.indd 37 29/11/2016 17:25 We hopped on the DLR to Limehouse on BJ’s White Swan Saturday night, and careered over to iconic and much-loved East London venue, The White 26/11/16 Swan! It’s always a laugh getting the DLR – it’s 556 Commercial Road, like a rollercoaster you can drink alcohol on. E14 7JD Not that we drink alcohol on public transport of course, because that’s illegal. The White Swan was buzzing when Photos by Richard Holland we touched down there. And there was a special Saturday night performance from pop drag troupe, The Vixens! After an earlier performance in Central London, The Vixens hot-footed it to the Swan’s art deco embrace. Suitably lubricated from happy “They were hour, the crowd were buoyant as The Vixens took to the stage to give us their renditions of deﬁnitely out of everything from Atomic Kitten and Blondie to Little Mix. They went down a storm, and while they claimed tonight to be from the this world!” future, they were deﬁnitely out of this world!

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QX_1134_Bar Reviews.indd 38 29/11/2016 18:39 QX 1134 MASTER 1.indd 39 29/11/2016 17:26 CABARET By Jason Reid Positively Fabulous! Jason Sutton is the man behind the drag stalwart and much loved scene personality Miss Jason. This week, for the ﬁrst time, he speaks with Jason Reid openly about living with HIV.

How and when did you find out you were HIV-positive? day during a heated discussion they used my status against me. That It was about a year and a half ago. My friend wanted to test but he was really took the wind out of my sails. The more that people discuss and scared of doing it, so we took a test together. I never imagined it would talk about HIV the more everyone will understand, and hopefully in time come back anything other than negative. He got the all clear and I got the stigma will begin to dissipate. the ‘phone call’. At that time I just had to take a bit of a step back to That’s absolutely right, and in my opinion because there’s understand it all, but I also wanted to be pro-active in my own care. been years of demonisation - especially of gay men - the Within a week I was seeing a specialist in Worthing who started me on stigma is one of the hardest things to come to terms with. Even treatment, and I’ve been on it ever since. living as HIV-positive people there’s always that subconscious Had you tested regularly before then? self-doubt looming. Do you think there is a problem within No I hadn’t. I’d been for a test now and again but I wasn’t in the routine the LGBT community? You spoke of the ex-friend who used of it. And I should have been. So the message that I would give to others, it against you in an argument, and there seems to be a dark that is so important, is please just get tested - because then you know undercurrent lurking online and in certain circles. what you’re dealing with and you can deal with it accordingly. For me, Personally, I think the online attacks are foul. There was a survey on my HIV status has become an unexpected ally. It’s made me focus more hate crime conducted recently in Brighton and the results showed that on what I want from life, both personally and professionally. It has also a majority of it was coming from within our own community. It’s utterly made me healthier and more self-aware. shocking. And it’s the language that is so nonchalantly used, to call Why do you think some people are still so wary of testing, someone ‘riddled’ - it’s such a demeaning term. even with all the advances in medication and standard of life? Thankfully I do think these kinds of attitudes are on the From my own point of view, I thought, probably like many others do, decline, from working on the scene and interacting with acts that it would never happen to me and that I didn’t need to test - which and friends, especially amongst the younger generation. is ridiculous really. I think if we don’t want to do something we all find Absolutely, and talking about the youngsters (we sound like two old a way of putting it off. To counter that, I can tell you that the service nanas), not long after I’d become positive I shared the information with I received from the Terrence Higgins Trust and all of the medical a friend of mine and he had a young friend who had just found out professionals has been incredible. They’ve all been such kind, dedicated, too. This boy was having a torrid time, he was completely on his own and understanding people. with no support network whatsoever and because of this he slipped If you don’t mind, let’s go back to that moment when you into deep depression. So I rang him to offer some support. He couldn’t found out. How did you feel? believe I was also positive. Probably because I’m older, fat, and funny. Very, very shocked. I always thought I was invincible and then all of a But that’s the thing, HIV doesn’t discriminate. I managed to get him an sudden I was faced with a reality check. I soon realised that this was appointment at the Sussex Beacon and they took good care of him. something I’d done to myself and something that I had to take personal The mental health aspects of living with HIV are another thing responsibility for. that can play such a huge part, and we could fill the whole Emotionally, how did you cope from then on as you started on magazine discussing that. Charity has always been important the anti-retrovirals? to Miss Jason, is it even more so now? Things did start to fall into place, thankfully. For the first fortnight I was Yes! And that’s why I’ve recorded a new song (with Tony Power). It’s fine with everything but then a month in I felt very down. Then I had the called Hold On To Your Dream. You can but the track on iTunes or direct medication to get to grips with and all the changes that were happening from me. Every single penny from the sales goes to THT. in my body. There’s this internal war between the tablets and your Thank you so much Jason, do you have anything you’d like to immune system. Once I adjusted to the medication I was fine. Whenever add? I felt like I needed emotional support there have always been councilors I’m not ashamed of my status. It’s changed my life completely and I’m a there. I’m very grateful for that. I’ve not seen them for a while now and I better person for having gone through it all. kind of miss them. As someone who now lives with HIV you’ll understand the real Miss Jason will be launching Hold On To Your Dream impact of stigma. What’s the key to diminishing the stigma? at the Two Brewers on World AIDS Day, Thursday 1st December. The way to de-stigmatise HIV is to just talk about it and be open. Interestingly, I had a friend who I thought I was very close to and one

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QX_1134_Cabaret.indd 40 29/11/2016 17:26 QX 1134 MASTER 1.indd 41 29/11/2016 17:55 FILM REVIEW: Your Name A sumptuously beautiful new offering from the world of Japanese anime

Controversial opinion klaxon: This is perhaps the best animated and begin to leave diaries for each other. This mechanic runs the film I’ve ever seen. This is coming from someone who devoured and risk of coming across trite, but the witty screenplay means that it is adored all of the Studio Ghibli films. Written and directed by Makoto actually refreshingly genuine. Shinkai of 5 Centimetres Per Second fame, this is boy meets girl The two revel in their situation – acting with confidence and body-swapping done beautifully – think Sliding Doors meets Freaky panache that they could never get away with in their own lives, often Friday, but actually good. (Soz Gwyneth). to comedic end. Sometimes as a gay man, it’s quite easy to dismiss Your Name has spent 12 weeks topping the box office in Japan boy meets girl stories as unrelateable but this just isn’t the case here. and there are plenty of reasons why. It is a marvellous wonder to There’s an overhanging tinge of sadness, the futility of watch. The animation is sumptuous, with trickling rivers and busy adolescence, as well as Mitsuha and Taki’s predicament (they streets given loving care. There’s almost a feeling that watching forget each other’s name when they wake up - thus making the action means you may miss some stunning little detail in the contact impossible). Subtle echoes of the 2011 tsunami add to background, which only adds to the overall magic. The story is full of the foreboding feel – but the fun and silly narrative keep things emotion: glee, embarrassment, sadness, laughter and awe. from getting too dark. You’ll leave the cinema not feeling sad, but The endearing lead, Mitsuha, is fed up of her sheltered buoyed with happiness and unadulterated joy. There have already provincial life. “Please make me a handsome Tokyo boy in my next been rumblings of some Oscar nominations, perhaps even Best life!” she screams in frustration and just like that, the next day she Picture. I mean, if Sandra Bullock can win an Oscar, then Your wakes up as Taki, a handsome Tokyo boy! If only it were that easy Name is a shoe-in! – Mark Hamill in real life, hun. And of course Taki wakes up as Mitsuha! The pair soon click that they’re living days at a time in each other’s bodies Your Name is out now.

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QX_1134_Your Name.indd 42 29/11/2016 17:38 Le Gateau Chocolat at The Soho Theatre!

Camp cabaret confection Le Gateau Chocolat is arriving at The Soho Theatre this Christmas season, with some sugar- coated slices of sonorous delight! Oozing with charisma and effortless talent, Le Gateau is a cabaret icon. With his strikingly unique look at operatic vocal chords, he’s been turning heads from Holloway to Hackney! In this latest show, Le Gateau mixes things into a heavenly mélange of satirical character performance, with sprinkles of his own personality thrown in. The show is called “Icons” so of course, it focuses on the people, the moments, the books, the relationships that have come to shape us, or the idea we aspire to. There’ll be all sorts of homages to iconique (yes, “iconique” spelled with q) artists and performers. A journey through pop to opera, with shout-outs to Kate Bush, Whitney Houston and Pavarotti to name but a few. What a dinner Le Gateau Chocolat: Icons is at The Soho Theatre, party THAT would be. 21 Dean Street, W1D 3NE. 12th December – 7th January, Anyway, throw on a ballgown and storm down to Soho, it’s 7:30pm. Tickets from £12. gonna be an unmissable night. For more info, go to sohotheatre.com.

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QX_1134_Gateau Chocolat.indd 43 29/11/2016 18:41 PREVIEW: The Crumple Zone

The Crumple Zone! What an adorable, pleasingly vowel-laden name for a play! Crumple crumple! We’re not sure what the “crumple” refers to. It’s festive-themed, so perhaps wrapping paper? Anyway, it’s gonna be in Clapham, so you’ll be having a CRUMPLE IN CLAPHAM! It’s a gay play, in case you were wondering. And it’s by Buddy Thomas! It’s set in a Staten Island apartment over Christmas, with four gays and a mystery visitor! We’ve all been there haven’t we. Anyway, of course ﬁghting, bitchiness and hilarity ensure. Samuel Tucker is the long-suffering hopeless romantic Terry; Jack Armstrong plays Buck, who is hot (there might be more to his character than that, but that’s all we know so far); Tim Jennings is the naïve Matt; Kit Lloyd plays the ambitious, restless Alex; and Myles Rogerson (Rogerson, teehee!) is the dangerously conﬁdent young Roger.

The Crumple Zone is at The Clapham Omnibus, 1 Clapham Common, North Side, SW4 0QW. 19th – 23rd December. £16 tickets, £12 concessions. More info and tickets at ticketsource.co.uk/event/157673

The Adventures of Dick!

It’s top of everyone’s list this Christmas, isn’t it? Y’know, you can give us all the lego or bulge-less Action Men or socks you like, but we all just want DICK. And it’s dick ye shall get at the Leicester Square Theatre this December. If you’re the sort of person who finds dick, pussy and ‘he’s behind you’ jokes innately amusing (and if you’re not, u ok hun?), then you need to head down to Leicester Square for The Adventures of Dick! It’s like the pantomimes you used get taken to on school trips of yesteryear, but you can expect a fair few more fisting gags. And fewer regional celebrities as well. That’s a good thing. There was something quite sad about seeing Bobby Davro prance around the stage dressed as a genie. So, what can you expect? Dick and Dave the Cat head into S’HoHo for a festive blowout, only to discover the Queen Runt has been raising rents and buying up properties. See, pantos can be topical as well. Perhaps they’ll lay into Pret or Pizza Express or one of those Mexican chains that are popping up everywhere, called things like Chilango or Chilpotle or Chill-out. You know the ones. With the help of friends, including scene queen Dusty O as Sofonda Cox, can Dick help prevent London from becoming one homogenous blob? Now in it’s fifth year, and with previous reviews abundant in their praise, The Adventures of Dick! is at Leicester Square Theatre from 13th Dec, right up until 23rd December. Treat yourself to the festive filth-fest this Christmas!

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QX_1134_The Crumple Zone.indd 44 29/11/2016 17:54 By Fraulein Sasha Selavie

Artsbitching WHAT ARE

PERFORMANCE ART WORDS Putting Words In your Mouth by Scottee @ Camden Roundhouse to December 3rd. WORTH? Tickets 0300 - 6789 - 222

You know what? Everyday life is fuckin’ tough! Sure, pray every frantic second to whatever god floats your boat – Quentin Crisp in pantyhose, maybe – but someday, someway, shit’s gonna hit you, big-time! So screw living in a dopey, mopey, self-anaesthestised mindset – maybe, just maybe, you should try dealing with stuff like a fully functional adult? See, that nasty old world out there doesn’t give a fuck about your sweet, sensitive, inner self – mostly, outside pampered Europe, the mood’s kill or be killed! Which brings us, pointedly, to rightly acclaimed performance artist Scottee’s directorial debut, Putting Words In Your Mouth. In a startling stroke of brilliantly perverse originality, he plays with and tries to explosively reclaim the lamest, dead duck of gay drag culture – lip-synching. But hey, there’s a killer twist; three black performers – Lasana Shabbaz, Travis Alabanza and Jamal Gerald - superlatively mime the fascistic bile of white, privileged bigots, creating an instant, electrifying, WTF? reaction. Does it work? Or focus fully-justified moral outrage on the appalling intolerance and endemic hatred raised? Hardly, and in less adroit, directorial hands, this show, barely, would achieve the level of an LGBT, induction awareness rant. Why? Doesn’t a blatant social conscience always Biblical revelation, but as agit-prop – agitating, propaganda theatre – make riveting theatre? Frankly, no, and the reason’s simple – too much it’s merely taking babysteps. Yes, the working-class - gay and straight– information! See, these days, nobody – even the proverbial, only gay in spawns hotbed reactionaries, but so does every sector of society, and the village – is offline, and daily, we’re beautifully burned by constant, psychopathic ruthlessness has nothing to do with social class! indispensable firestorms of impassioned faggotry! So, why play mind- For every Keith Vaz allegedly partying with prozzies, there’s a Nicky numbingly safe and lamely preach to the converted? Shouldn’t we get Crane, the infamous, now-deceased, far-right, gay skinhead. Equally, real, and not pretend everything’s racially, ideologically hunky dory? some of the most publicly genial politicians ever were full-on psychos – Actually, many humans hate each other’s guts, even in the same family! JFK was frantic to nearly nuke Kruschev, and Blair couldn’t wait to wet Look, post-Brexit, post-Trump, this really isn’t the time for mealy- his frilly panties with falsely invaded, middle-eastern oil! mouthed nimbyism! Fuck, why do you think Trump won? Duh, because So, does irrational prejudice share a common bond? Of course - pure he’s a crass, insensitive, obnoxious cunt, freely mouthing the redneck stupidity, often excused as blind loyalty to unchallenged, seemingly obscenities millions of white, working-class Yanks secretly hold! monolithic social traditions. Yes, Brits are guilty of colonialism, but The answer? Simple – being even more strident, but with charm and what explains the Indian caste-system, discriminating internally since wit, spraying unevolved assholes with self-evident truths instantly toxic to time immemorial? And in black culture, there’s a disquieting prejudice smug heterosexuals. Such as? Oh, Cher’s queer daughter, Abe Lincoln’s towards the darker-skinned from the lighter-toned. Oh, if only Scottee gay fling, and the inimitable delights of ‘cum lollies’, those delicious, hadn’t opted for such easy, ethical target practice, and tackled truly bespoke ice-creams made from your own – and sexual partners, knotted moral contradictions! plural – mixed spunk. Really, killer wit – the legacy of Wilde and the Really, shouldn’t theatre- and any worthwhile art – set blazing fire queer, political equivalent of dancing backwards in heels – requires a to our imagination, and give glimpses of previously undreamt of psychological fluency far beyond reactionary, Republican dullards! possibilities? Not here, but me, I’m gagging to see this show again, Sure, for sex and identity politics virgins, I’m sure Scottee’s show is a served with far sharper teeth, and a much more tasty bite!

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QX_1134_Artsbitching.indd 45 30/11/2016 14:39 Everyone’s favourite merchants of ﬁlth and fetish, Recon Recon, have released a new range of cycling gear. I know what you’re thinking. You’re probably thinking it’s going to be some sort of dildo-seat mechanism or lycra gimp masks. Well, you’d be wrong. It’s actually Cycling Gear just high-quality, Recon-branded cycling gear. Of course, you’re welcome to wear it to whatever kink night you’re into and cover it in unspeakable ﬂuids, but you can also just wear it to cycle in! Not many other fetish items also have a practical application. Maybe we’re wrong. Perhaps you could hang your washing out on a sling or hammer in nails with one of those Fucking Machines. At the moment, there’s a cute little cycling cap, a skin-tight jersey and some of those all-in-one bib shorts that have a RE-ENFORCED GUSSET. The word GUSSET isn’t used enough in everyday parlance, so it’s always good when you have a genuine reason to say it. GUSSET. But, anyway, they’re all made of lightweight yet hardwearing performance fabrics that’ll keep you cool and won’t chafe. And, perhaps most importantly, they’re guaranteed to attract knowing glances wherever you go from pedestrians and drivers alike. When we cycle, we spend the vast majority of the time hypnotised by the arse of whoever cycling in front and if it were emblazoned with Recon, we’d have all the more reason to. So if you, or someone you know, are a cyclist in the streets and a freak in the sheets (of San Francisco), then Recon’s new range of cycling gear will ensure you can go from cycle superhighway to sex club without even needing to change.

Photos: Stuart Gregory for Recon

For more info on Recon or to purchase their products, head to recon.com

Keep an eye out on Recon’s social media for competitions on where you can win the whole collection, or buy them online at recon.com/store

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#JULIASAYS...

Duckie is 21 at Electric Brixton by Princess Julia Herr and Lilly Snatchdragon. photographed by Anthony Lycett is 21 on Saturday 3rd at Electric Expect an evening full of fun. who’s made it his life’s work to Brixton. The cult club night Now is the time of year to go capture the personalities who celebrates its amazing legacy everywhere, do everything And here’s another... Denim dress to impress... in true legendary style with all and see everyone! Phew! I’m LIVE at The Glory for Worlds sorts of quirky things going on exhausted just thinking about it. Aids Day on Thursday 1st. Drag VFD (Vogue Fabrics) dives including shows from Tap Cats, Here’s some things that might take supergroup Denim do a special straight into the Christmas vibe Lipsinkers, Black Elvis. Music your fancy. performance from their hit West with Christmas Cracker over from the Readers Wifes Pop End Show at 8pm, then carry on 2 nights on Friday 2nd and 3rd Sweepstakes and Amy Lamé Thursday 1st kicks off December into to the night with John Sizzle December. They say ‘love, art hosting. with the pop up restaurant I and Jonny Woo until 2am. and magic’, so anything could just can’t get enough of - The Fundraising for Positive East. happen in the vaults of 66 Stoke Sink The Pink’s Showtime Pale Blue Door, secreted away Love is the message tonight! Newington Road with Fabulous ball at Troxy announce Beverly down East End back alley Glebe Russella, Virgin Extravanzah Knight headlining, that’s on the 3rd Road, where there’s ﬁne dining, I’m in a little group art show and Mr Teds holding the fort! December too! performance from A Man To Pet starting this week with my and inspirational decor from Tony paintings. I explore men in Patsy at Dalston Superstore The Glory begins December Hornecker. makeup! It’s at M. Goldstein on the 3rd describes itself as a with nonstop Christmassy shows (art.antiques.attire), 67 ‘queer trainwreck of a party’ with going on, I’ll be there on Sunday World AIDS Day at Her Upstairs Hackney Road if you’re passing! DJs from Paris, Milan and London. 4th December with Princess do a fundraiser for 56 Dean Street It’s on for a couple of weeks from Cathal from Clam Jam taking Julia Loves... 7-11pm. Then on on Thursday 1st from 7pm - 2am. 2nd December. over the upstairs bar with Sissy Monday 5th A Christmas Night Hosted by Meth with a fantastic and Whitney Weiss. at the Musicals with Jonny line up of cult stars including Mzz This book Self.Styled launches, Woo and Le Gateau Chocolat. Kimberly, Vanity Von Glow, it’s a series of portraits Over in South London, Duckie Show time 8pm.

QX recommends: The Vault

Nestled down a leafy side-street just a stone’s throw from the bustling business hubbub of Warren Street, is sexy, sociable underground den The Vault! If you haven’t heard of The Vault before, let us paint a picture – it’s a cruise bar, crossed with a gay bar, crossed with a sex club! It depends on the vibe when you’re there really. If you want to stand in your pants with an ice-cold beer and chat to some friendly, like minded guys. And if you want to throw all inhibitions (and clothing), to the winds, they’ve got STRIPPED on Monday and Thursday nights – their now notorious sexily sweaty naked nights. Something a lot of people don’t know about The Vault, is that it’s open at lunchtimes. There’s some deliciously sexy about popping to an ambiently-lit cruise bar on your lunch break isn’t it! It’s probably the sort of thing James Franco does (how you doin’ James?) And at lunch, it’s cruise not naked, which means you can stay in your clothes. Let’s be honest, getting a suit on and off would be a bit of a faff wouldn’t it. The Vault is at 139 – 143 Whitﬁeld Street, WIT 5EN. As well being just round the corner from several Warren Street Station, The Vault is conveniently located in close Their cruising nights, CRUISE, are 1pm – 7pm from proximity to many of Central London’s universities! And Monday to Thursday, and 1pm – 1am on Fridays and on Sundays, it’s free entry for under 25s with ID. And on Saturdays. Then 1pm – 7pm on Sundays. £8 entry. Tuesdays, students go free from 7pm. Hooray! That’ll give you a nice break from your dissertations. Their naked nights STRIPPED, are 7pm – 1am on So, whether you’re a busy businessman, a salacious Mondays and Thursdays, £8 entry. student, or just a cheeky London chap who fancies trying something new, get yourself down to The Vault and live And their underwear nights are on Wednesdays and your life! Sundays, 7pm – 1am, £8 entry.

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29 November - 06 December MUSTS & MAYBES

WEDNESDAY 30TH NOVEMBER The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place, Hard-Up Thursdays at Sweatbox: 1-2 upstairs. TONIGHT: Tasty Tim on CLUBS & EVENTS WC2H 7JR. 5pm-11:30pm. Enjoy Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F 7LN. the decks from 8:30pm. XXL at Pulse: 1 Invicta Plaza, the Ku Group’s newest venue; 24 hours. Under 25s FREE all day, Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1. Southwark, SE1 9UF. 9pm-3am. a boutique cocktail bar. 2-4-1 £16 others. Start the weekend 4pm-4am. Thursdays are the new £5 guests, Free for Members. cocktails 5-8pm all week. early and relieve the pressure with Fridays at Soho’s intimate bar/club Midweek grizzly fun for bears and The Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street, this discounted day for under 25s spot with the most amazing DJ their admirers. Limehouse, E14 7NW. Quiz from (ID required) at Soho’s only gay booth in town. Uncontrollable Urge at Dalston 9.30pm. Local gay bar in East sauna. City of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec Superstore: 117 Kingsland High London’s Limehouse. Room Service at Club 49: 49 Greek Street, Marble Arch, W1H 7AF, St, E8 2PB. 9pm-2:30am. Free. Two Brewers: 114 Clapham High Street, W1D 4DG. 10pm-3am. 12pm-3am. The newly refurbished Superstore’s late-night midweek Street, SW4 7UJ. Bar open 4pm- Back at its old location, scene venerable institution of the gay dose of sleaze! Eccentric 2am. FREE b4 10pm, £3 after. queens host this fiercely social, scene rocks out some pop classics electronica and weirdo-disco! Popular South London cabaret/ sexy club spot. TONIGHT: Hifi for an evening of fun. KlubKu Bar at Lisle Street: 30 Lisle club spot, with Kara Van-Park’s Sean and Massimo Paramour G-A-Y Bar: 30 Old Compton Street. St, WC2H 7BA. 10pm-3am. FREE. Quiz Night, this week with Sandra Eagle Bar at Eagle London at 349 12pm-2am. Free entry. Popular The party continues ‘til late in the The Voice of The Village at The Kennington Lane SE11 5QY. 8pm- pop music bar with non-stop hits Ku basement. Village: 81 Wardour Street, W1V 3am. Free until midnight, £3 after. on the screens and a fun, flirty 3TG, 5pm-1am. Karaoke with the Cruise, booze and tunes, with atmosphere. BARS & CABARET outrageous Robyn Banks from £2.50 drinks until 10pm Candy at The Village: 81 Wardour The Fabulettes at Freedom: 60-66 9pm. Win a £50 bar tab. G-A-Y Porn Idol at G-A-Y Heaven: Street, W1V 3TG, 9pm-2am. A Wardour St, London W1F 0TA. West 5: Pope’s Lane, South Ealing, Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG. 10pm night full of all things sweet and 10pm – 3am. Show 11pm. Free W5 4NB. Open from 8pm. FREE. – 5am. Amateur strip night with tasty! With Heidi Liscious on the entry. The Fabulettes romp Ealing’s hugely popular club, bar £100 prize money, with guest decks, joined by gorgeous gogos. through the hits at Freedom! and cabaret spot. judge Roxxxy Andrews. To enter The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place, JoeRoyal Black Vauxhall at Tavern , Admiral Duncan: 54 Old Compton email [email protected] WC2H 7JR. 5pm-11:30pm. Enjoy 372 Kennington Lane, SE11 Street, W1D 4UB Infamous the Ku Group’s newest venue; 5HY. Doors 7pm, show 8:30pm, cabaret pub in the heart of Soho, BARS & CABARET a boutique cocktail bar. 2-4-1 Tickets £10/£8. £12 OTD. Unique TONIGHT: Louis Cyfer’s Wanked Cocktails & Dreams at West 5: cocktails 5-8pm all week. cabaret artist Joe Black brings an Wednesday from 9.30pm Pope’s Lane, South Ealing, W5 Two Brewers: 114 Clapham High irreverent, comical and devilishly 4NB. Open from 8pm. Drinks Street, SW4 7UJ. Bar open 6pm- charming show to the RVT. THURSDAY 1ST DECEMBER and dancing at Ealing’s premier 2am. FREE b4 10pm, £3 after. Wednesday Naughties at Central CLUBS & EVENTS gay establishment! Popular South London cabaret/ Station: 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings Goldsnap at Dalston Superstore: 117 New Bloomsbury Set: 76 club spot, with Tanya Hide Cross, N1 9SD. Open ‘til 4am. Kingsland High Street, E8 2PB. Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AG. Admiral Duncan: 54 Old Compton FREE b4 10pm. Cabaret then DJs 9pm – 2:30am. Free. All-new 4pm – 11:30pm. Gorgeous Street, W1D 4UB Infamous ‘til late, starring Sandra girls’ night with good vibes and cocktail bar in the heart of cabaret pub in the heart of Soho, Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D good beats. Central London. Happy hour TONIGHT: Sandra Thursday 3JN. Open ‘til 1am. Soho’s FUCKING GOOD TIME at Klub: 30 4-8pm daily. Dunky from 9.30pm intimate but packed-out bar/club Lisle St, WC2H 7BA. 10pm- Karaoke @ Halfway 2 Heaven: Glory Aid With DENIM at The Glory, spot with the most amazing DJ 3am, £3 b4 12am, £5 after. 7 Duncannon Street, Charing 281 Kingsland Road, E2 8A2, booth in town, TONIGHT: Attack Something brand new for Soho Cross, WC2N 4JF – Take the mic 8pm, £15 OTD Pop drag troupe Attack Attack. launches! A straightforward & and holler along to a classic, with DENIM descend on the Glory for Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old fun with good music from the Kevin Walsh a World AIDS Day extravaganza! Compton Street, Soho, W1D SexShooters, cheap booze, Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old Beard Aid at Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 6HN. 12pm-11.30pm. Super bar sluts and people ready to Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN. 372 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY. social pub downstairs, chilled leave their shit at the door for a 12pm-11.30pm. Super social pub 6pm – midnight. £5 donation. club lounge upstairs. fucking good time! downstairs, chilled club lounge Myra DuBois teams up with the

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BEEFMINCE crew to bring you a 5QY. 8pm - 5am. £5 after 10pm, Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street, SATURDAY 3RD DECEMBER beardy, unforgettable World AIDS members free before midnight. Limehouse, E14 7NW. 8pm- CLUB & EVENTS Day fundraiser! Popular Friday night social with 12am. Free. Local gay bar in XXL: World AIDS Day at Pulse: 1 free buffet. With DJs Tareq and East London’s Limehouse. Invicta Plaza, Southwark, SE1 FRIDAY 2ND DECEMBER Dan Murphy Karaoke at Central Station: 37 9UF. 10pm-7am. £15 guests, £10 CLUBS & EVENTS Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 Lisle St, Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, members. A special World AIDS Gravity at Fire: 6A South Lambeth WC2H 7BA. 8pm-3am. FREE b4 N1 9SD. Open from 6pm ‘til Day edition of the super-furry, Road, SW8 1SP. 1am – 7am. 10:30pm, £5 after. Pop perfection 3am or later... FREE The super- super-charged club night for bears £5 students all night, £7 conc, and hot floor fillers as Ku’s hot friendly Kings Cross bar. DJs and their friends. £10 OTD. After hours clubbing 3 spin the tunes in its downstairs ‘til late. Hosted by DJ Chris WE Warriors at The Coronet: 28 experience with Zach Burns & basement club spot. Reardon New Kent Road, SE15. 11pm – Summer Ghemati. G-A-Y Camp Attack at Heaven, Villiers Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D 6am. Adv tickets £19. WE Party Blocheads at East Bloc: 217 City Street, WC2N 6NG. 10pm – 5am 3JN. 4pm-1am. Soho’s intimate celebrates its 6th birthdy! With Road, Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN. The palace of pop welcomes but packed-out bar/club spot superstar DJ Binomio. 11pm-6am. £5 b4 midnight, £10 you for an evening of camptastic watches Munroe Bergdorf and Magazine at The Steel Yard: 13-16 after. Blocheads is now on Friday dancing and twirling twinks friends werq the floor! Allhallows Lane, EC4R 3UL. 10pm nights weekly! Hifi Sean and Guy City of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec – 3am. Gok Wan’s glamorous, Williams spin the best in house, BARS & CABARET Street, Marble Arch, W1H unapologetically cool new club tech and disco. Earthly Delights at The Glory: 281 7AF. 12pm-3am. The newly night is causing a stir! He’s DJing, Fitladz Rear Of The Year at The Bloc: Kingsland Road, Haggerston, E2 refurbished venerable institution along with Charlie Holland, 18 Kentish Town Road, NW1 9NX. 8AS. 7pm-10pm. A queer utopian of the gay scene rocks out some Goldierocks and more. 9pm – 3am. Free before 10pm, performance art party! Ineffable pop classics for an evening of SWEAT at East Bloc: 217 City Road, £5 after. Fitladz goes weekly every secrets and fuckable creatures! fun. Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN. 11pm – Friday, plus more heats of the With performances by Phoenix George and Dragon: 2 Blackheath 6am. £8 before 1am, £10 after. Rear of the Year competition! Fagbutt and more. Hill, SE10. 8pm-4am, free The sweatiest, sexiest club night A:M Afterhours at Protocol: Protocol, D*sn*y On Ice at Her Upstairs: 18 entry before 11pm. The friendly this side of Ibiza! With DJs Nic 6A South Lambeth Place SW8 1RT, Kentish Town Road, Camden Greenwich local. TONIGHT: Fisher and Pavline. 11pm – 11am. £4 before 1am Town, NW1 9NX. 5pm – 2am. Fifty Gloria’s Years! World AIDS Patsy at Dalston Superstore: 117 with flyer/ad. £8 after ‘til 6am. Free entry. The finest fairytale Day charity night with Crystal Kingsland High St, E8 2PB. 9pm 12 hours of hard-hitting partying extravaganza in all the land! With D’Canter and Kelly Mild. - 3am. Free b4 10pm, £5 after. at London’s most notorious after Sadie Sinner, Veronica Green, The Ku Bar Soho: 25 Frith Street, A sporadic queer trainwreck hours destination! Hosted by Lost Boys and Meth. WC1D 5LB. Open till midnight. of a party, paying homage to Louise Port and Jacob K Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old In the heart of Soho, Ku Bar everyone’s inner dysfunctional Funky Friday at BJs White Swan: Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN. stretches across two floors for alcoholic fashionista! 556 Commercial Road, E14 7JD. 12pm-midnight. Super social pub that perfect Soho warm-up CANDY SHOP at Eagle London: 349 8pm – 5am. Free entry b4 10pm. downstairs, chilled club lounge drinking session and a little Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 Friday night clubbing with DJ upstairs, Lee Harris on from 9pm dance with downstairs DJs. 5QY. 9pm – 4am. £10 OTD 9pm Aaran Bader The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place, West 5: South Ealing, Pope’s – 4am. Celebrating all things LaGaSta Presents Lauer at Dalston WC2H 7JR. 5pm-12am. Enjoy Lane, W5 4NB. Open from Madonna with Mzz Kimberley Superstore: 117 Kingsland High the Ku Group’s newest venue; 8pm, FREE. The popular West and DJ Hacky. VIP reception from Street, E8 2PB. 9pm-3am. Free a boutique cocktail bar. 2-4-1 London club, bar and cabaret 7pm! before 11pm, £6 after. The cocktails 5-8pm all week. spot. THIS WEEK: DJ Robby D Schlager Divas at The Royal Vauxhall Superstore plays host to Frankfurt- New Bloomsbury Set: 76 The Yard: 57 Rupert Street, Tavern: 372 Kennington Lane, based producer Lauer, for one of Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AG. Soho, W1D 7PL. Open till 1am. Vauxhall, SE11 5HY. 9pm-2am. East London’s favourite parties! 4pm-11:30pm. Gorgeous cocktail FREE. Renowned as one of £6.95. The first ever inaugural Push The Button at The Royal bar in the heart of London. Happy Soho’s most unique and popular night of the brand new SCHLAGER Vauxhall Tavern: 372 Kennington hour 4-8pm daily. destination venues, with terrific DIVAS! Featuring a smorgasbord Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5HY. 10pm– Bridge Bar: 8 Voltaire Road, SW8 outdoor space. of Scandinavian hits! 3am. £8. All of the pop hits from 6DH, 4pm-12am. Free. Snug gay Admiral Duncan: 54 Old Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 Lisle the last two decades. All of ‘em. bar in a railway arch, offering Compton Street, W1D 4UB St, WC2H 7BA. 10pm-5am, FREE Men Inc at Eagle London: 349 cocktails, wines and light meals, Infamous cabaret pub in the b4 10:30pm, £5 after. The party Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 plus outdoor seating. heart of Soho. continues in Ku’s basement club

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with hot pop and floor fillers from Open ‘til 4am. FREE b4 10pm. Enjoy the Ku Group’s newest red hot DJ Matt Bogard THIS WEEK: Earl Grey entertains venue; a boutique cocktail bar. SavageMetropolis: at Strip Club, at Kings Cross’ fab gay boozer. 2-4-1 cocktails 5-8pm all week. 235 Cambridge Heath Road, E2 Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street, Two Brewers: 114 Clapham High 9NN. 11pm-5am. £5. Weekly Limehouse, E14 7NW. 8pm- Street, SW4 7UJ. 3pm-4am. Free Saturday club night from the Sink 12am. Free. Local gay bar b4 10, £8 after. Popular South The Pink crew. in East London’s Limehouse. London club and cabaret venue, G-A-Y at Heaven: Villiers Street, TONIGHT: Sandra with Ruby Murry WC2N 6NG. 10pm – 5am. Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, House Party at The Village: 81 £5 entry wristbands available W1D 3JN. 4pm-1am. Soho’s Wardour Street, W1V 3TG, from G-A-Y Bar, Free entry with intimate but packed-out bar/club 9pm-3am. Snap crackling pop wristband. Hefty hits and huge spot watches Munroe Bergdorf upstairs with Heidi Liscious & acts at the palace of pop, with and friends werq the floor! Robyn Banks, plus chunked latest act voted off X-Factor TONIGHT: Adam Turner, James up deep tech club vibes in the Sweatbox: Foam Party at 1-2 John and Connor Bolton basement. Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F 7LN. City of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec The Yard: 57 Rupert Street, Soho, 24 hours. 24hr pass £17, 48hr Street, Marble Arch, W1H W1D 7PL. Midday ‘til Late. FREE. pass £19. Unwind and release 7AF. 12pm-3am. The newly Renowned as one of Soho’s most some tension after a stressy week refurbished venerable institution unique and popular destination with the all the fun of the foam at of the gay scene rocks out some venues, with terrific outdoor Sweatbox’s original weekly party. pop classics for an evening of space. Rockaoke at The Hippodrome Casino fun. Kazbar: 50 Clapham High Leicester Square, WC2H 7JH, 7pm G-A-Y Bar: 30 Old Compton Street, SW4 7UL, 5pm-3am Diva 1am. £30 - Glamorous, rocking Street. 12pm-2am. Free entry. night, hosted by Glendora and night at one of the city’s most Popular pop music bar with non- performances from Marcella iconic and luxurious venues! stop hits on the screens and a Woods, Katherine Ellis, Janet Kay fun, flirty atmosphere. and Angie Brown. BARS & CABARET George and Dragon: 2 Blackheath Admiral Duncan: 54 Old Compton Wuff Christmas Party at The Bloc Hill, SE10. 8pm-4am, free Street, W1D 4UB Infamous 18 Kentish Town Road, Camden entry before 11pm. The friendly cabaret pub in the heart of Soho. Town, NW1 9NX Free Entry b4 Greenwich local. TONIGHT: CK 10pm, £5 after. A gritty urban at 11pm & DJ Grant on decks ‘til SUNDAY 4TH DECEMBER club night for burly boys and 4am. CLUBS & EVENTS their pals! With fundraising for Rose Garden’s Swap Shop/Lipsync Beyond Afterhours at Fire, South GMFA and World AIDS Day. Saturday at Halfway 2 Heaven: 7 Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, SW8 Trouble and Holestar LIVE at The Duncannon St, WC2N 4JF. Open 1RT, 4am-12pm, £13 b4 7am 14 Glory: 281 Kingsland Road, ‘til 3am. Mrs Moore at 3pm, years old and still going strong. Haggerston, E2 8AS. 10pm – Rose Garden and DJ Little John After-hour extraordinaire, with midnight. A super sensational from 5pm, with Vixens after. Zach Burns. double bill, with bio queen Ku Bar Soho: 25 Frith Street, Horse Meat Disco at Eagle London: Holestar and Biker garage girl WC1D 5LB. Open till 12am (3am 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, group Trouble! last Friday of the month). Perfect SE11 5QY. 8pm – 3am. £6 before West 5: Pope’s Lane, South for that Soho warm-up drinking 10pm, £8 after. Unbridled Sunday Ealing, W5 4NB. Doors 8pm. session and cheeky dance with night fun! Disco delights and Ealing’s hugely popular club, bar downstairs DJs. handsome stallions abound. With and cabaret spot. DJ Gary spins The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Jim Stanton and Special Guest the hits all night. THIS WEEK: Place, WC2H 7JR. 5pm-12am. Juntos at Dalston Superstore: 117 Night of the Musicals! Cancer is a Drag at BJs White Swan: 556 Commercial Road, E14 7JD. 8pm – 5am. Free before 10pm, Cancer fundraiser with Rose Garden, Dr Woof and more! Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN. 5pm-midnight. The grand dame of Soho pulling in a more blokey crowd. TONIGHT: James Bartlett from 9pm New Bloomsbury Set: 76 Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AG. 4pm-11:30pm. Gorgeous cocktail bar in the heart of Central London. Happy hour 4-8pm daily. Bridge Bar: 8 Voltaire Road, SW8 6DH, 4pm-12am. Free. Snug gay bar in a railway arch, offering cocktails, wines and light meals, plus outdoor seating. Central Station: 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, N1 9SD.

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Kingsland High Street, E8 2PB. more blokey crowd, HiFi Sean on all day, £16 others. Finding TUESDAY 6TH DECEMBER 9pm- 2.30am, free entry. Juntos from 7.30pm. Mondays hard to handle? Relieve CLUBS & EVENTS joins forces with party series Last Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street, the pressure with this discounted Bar Wotever at The Vauxhall Tavern: Resort to present a disco paradise! Limehouse, E14 7NW. 8pm- day for under 25s (ID required) 372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, Sundaya Soci l at The Vauxhall 12am. Cabaret: 8pm. Free. at Soho’s only gay sauna. SE11 5HY. From 7pm, show at Tavern: Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Local gay bar in East London’s Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 8:30pm. £5. Genderbending Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY. 3pm Limehouse. TONIGHT: Dave Lisle St, WC2H 7BA. 6pm-3am. cabaret, live music and – 12am. £4 members/£5. Weekly Lynn. FREE. DJs play the weekend out performance at the monumental Sunday fun at The Vauxhall World AIDS Day at Two Brewers: on a wave of hot pop. Vauxhall Tavern. Tavern, with cabaret and DJs on 114 Clapham High Street, SW4 The Big Bingo Show at Vauxhall Disco Spritz at Dalston Superstore: rotation. THIS WEEK: Charlie 7UJ. 5pm-2am. FREE b4 8pm, £4 Tavern: Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 117 Kingland High Street, E8 2PB. Hides after. Charity fundraiser with Lola 372 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY. 9pm – 2:30. Free entry. Chaka Orange at Fire: South Lambeth Lasagne, CK, Sandra, Miss Jason 7pm – 12am. Free. Mad bingo Khan’t, Dance Armstrong, Basil Road, SW8 1RT. 11pm -7am. £7 and more! with TImberlina! and special guests present a b4 1am, £10 thereafter until 4am. West 5 South Ealing, Pope’s Lane, generous weeknight helping of Orange gives you 100% fresh W5 4NB. From 8pm The popular BARS & CABARET disco, soul and funk. house. Rotation of superhot DJs West London club, bar and Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old Eagle Bar at Eagle London: 349 every week, hosted by Glendora. cabaret spot, with added Piano Compton Street, Soho, W1D Kennington Lane, SE11 5QY. Lounge fun. 6HN. 12pm-11.30pm. Bar £2.50 6pm – 2am. Free entry. Tuesday BARS & CABARET EndThe Up Bloc at : 18 Kentish from 5pm, with happy hour night cruise, booze and tunes with 3 Of A Kind at BJs White Swan: 556 Town Road, Camden Town, NW1 prices on selected drinks with DJ £2.50 drinks until 10pm. Commercial Road, E14 7JD. 3pm 9NX. 6pm – 1am. Free entry, Alex Eugenio from 8pm. – 2am. Free entry. New Sunday New NYC style night for London’s Backing The Stars at Halfway 2 BARS & CABARET cabaret fun at The Swan. club kids! Heaven: 7 Duncannon St. WC2. See you Next Tuesday at Halfway Sunday Mass at Her Upstairs: Admiral Duncan: 54 Old Compton 7.30 pm. Karaoke with singer 2 Heaven: 7 Duncannon Street, 18 Kentish Town Road, Street, W1D 4UB Infamous Kevin Walsh on hosting duties. Charing Cross, WC2N 4JF. From Camden Town, NW1 9NX. cabaret pub in the heart of Soho, The Light Lounge: 1 Newport 9pm. See you next Tuesday with 5pm – midnight. Free entry. TONIGHT: Baga Chipz Place, WC2H 7JR. 5pm- Rose Garden on at 9. Virgin Extravaganzah delivers a Princess Julia Loves at The Glory: 11:30pm. Enjoy the Ku Group’s Bridge Bar: 8 Voltaire Road, SW8 religious experience to her proud 281 Kingsland Road, E2 8AS. newest venue; a boutique 6DH, 4pm-12am. Free. Snug gay parish. Doors 1pm, Princess Julia 7pm cocktail bar. 2-4-1 cocktails bar in a railway arch, offering New Bloomsbury Set: 76 – 11pm. Free entry. Brand new 5-8pm all week. cocktails, wines and light meals, Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AG. Sunday night at The Glory, with The Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street, plus outdoor seating. TONIGHT: 4pm – 11:30pm. Gorgeous QX columnist Princess Julia Limehouse, E14 7NW. Local gay Quiz night, try to win a £60 bar cocktail bar in the heart of central hosting a night of tunes and bar in East London’s Limehouse. tab if you’ve got the smarts! London. Happy hour 4pm – 8pm chats, with special guest Lewis G Karaoke at Central Station, 37 The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place, daily. Burton! Wharfdale Road, King’s Cross, WC2H 7JR. 5pm-11:30pm. Enjoy Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D N1 9SD, 8pm onwards, free the Ku Group’s newest venue; 3JN. 4pm-4am. Soho’s intimate MONDAY 5TH DECEMBER entry, Come holler along to a a boutique cocktail bar. 2-4-1 but packed-out bar/club spot CLUBS & EVENTS classic at King’s Cross stalwart cocktails all night. with the most amazing DJ booth Popcorn at G-A-Y Heaven: Villiers Central Station Quiz Night at The Old Ship: 17 in town. Street, WC2N 6NG. 11pm- Kinky Kabaret at Freedom 60-66 Barnes Street, Limehouse, E14 George and Dragon: 2 Blackheath 5.30am. £5 b4 1am, £8 after, Wardour St, London W1F 0TA. 7NW. 9.30pm. Local gay bar in Hill, SE10. 8pm-2am. FREE. The Last admission 3:30am. FREE 10pm – 3am. Show 11pm. Free East London’s Limehouse. friendly Greenwich local, with with wristbands from G-A-Y Bar entry Every Monday, a variety of Karaoke at Two Brewers: 114 Kelly Mild from 9:30pm onstage, b4 1am. Massive mixed mash-up the kinkiest and most colourful Clapham High Street, SW4 7UJ. also Ian Parker tinkling the with four rooms of top sounds, kabaret acts at Freedom Bar open 4pm-2am. FREE b4 ivories. from upfront, progressive house Admiral Duncan: 54 Old Compton 10pm, £3 after. Popular South Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old to chart hits, via R&B tuneage. Street, W1D 4UB Infamous London cabaret/club spot. Compton Street, Soho, W1D Hard-Up Mondays at Sweatbox: cabaret pub in the heart of Soho, Admiral Duncan: 54 Old Compton 6HN. Open ‘til 10:30pm. The 1-2 Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F TONIGHT: Karaoke with Nancy Street, W1D 4UB Infamous grand dame of Soho pulling in a 7LN. 24 hours. Under 25s FREE Clench. cabaret pub in the heart of Soho.

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