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STAND PROUD 50 WAYS… We do love the Alessi brand – particularly the London’s Design Museum has teamed up with publishers Conran Octopus to produce four kitchenware. However, the Italian-based company has gorgeous new coff ee table tomes on design. The lavishly illustrated series comprises ofFifty Dresses now teamed up with Japanese watchmaker Seiko to That Changed The World, Fifty Shoes That Changed The World, Fifty Cars That Changed The World create a new range of Alessi timepieces. The ‘Daytimer’ and Fifty Chairs That Changed The World. For the fashion, furniture or car lover in your life, each has been created by English designer Will Alsop, in book retails for £12.99 from 5 October. collaboration with Federico Grazzini, and comes in eye- catching shades of red, green, violet and black. For a more conventional design, check out the ‘Ray’ design, while the Alessandro Mendini designed ‘Luna’ is available in mint green. Available at the Alessi stores in Westfi eld and 22 Brook Street, W1. www.alessi.com STAND PROUD The cheekily titled Cocksox is a new underwear brand from Down Under. Launched in Australia in 2006, and specialising in underwear and swimwear for blokes, the label is now launching in the UK – off ering everything from rather skimpy briefs to fi gure- hugging trunks, all utilising a design form of… well, male genital enhancement. Yes, Cocksox off er the equivalent of a “push-up bra for the penis”. The makers are keen to stress that it’s not some sort of novelty, but genuinely comfortable and sexy, ‘enhancing’ underwear. Check out the full range – and gorgeous models – at www.cocksox.com SPINNING AROUND Don’t you love it when someone invents something that you’d previously actually wished had been invented? We were delighted to stumble across the new iSpin from French-Taiwanese company Sergio, which are basically DJ decks for your iPods (or non-Apple MP3 players). The device includes a cross- fade slider, reverb and fi lter options. It’s mixing abilities may be limited, and it won’t tell you the BPM, but it will re-charge your iPods while in use. Currently only £39.99 from Amazon, it’s also something of a bargain. www.sergiospin.com & =C >@=2C1BA baV]^ BEST FOOT FORWARD E3>719=C@4/D=C@7B3<3EB@/7<3@A¬ BACK TO BLACK Hip-hop record label Def Jam’s gone hi-top. In celebration of its 25th birthday the group has released a limited-edition range of trainers with Adidas, allowing aspiring hip-hop stars to follow the Adidas-clad footsteps of seminal rap artists like Run DMC and Missy Elliott. ‘Def Jam’ priced £65 from www.shop.adidas.co.uk GOING FOR GOLA Eboy’s idiosyncratic Commodore 64-style designs have previously added creative GLOBETROTTERS credibility to brands such as Coca Cola and Honda. For its latest collaboration, British This off -white ‘Atlas’ shoe is brand Gola take part in the pixel process, releasing a line of loud trainers inspired by positively conservative compared digital noise patterns. to some of the other new designs ‘Sleeper’ is priced £70 from the Gola Store, 40 Carnaby Street, W1. being off ered byBamboo (which creates a few too many metallic brown designs for our particular liking). We like its relative simplicity, with just a fl ash of metallic curling around its sides. Priced £70 from www.shoes.co.uk THINK PINK Japanese brand Onitsuka Tiger achieves the diffi cult task of producing track-ready running shoes that look good away from the sports fi eld. EASILY SUEDE This colourful model (right) is a case PUMA have released new ‘Suede’s’ in point – its stylish frame is packed that pay homage to classic basketball with so many features they named designs from the 70s. The design is it ‘Saiko’, or ‘The Ultimate’. available in several colour combinations Priced £55 from – red/white, black/white, or – our www.onitsukatiger.com favourite – the blue/red combination shown below. Priced £44.99 from www.size.co.uk BALANCING ACT The softened tones of New Balance’s latest ‘455’ model may seem comparatively dated but that’s not surprising considering the award-winning model fi rst appeared over 30 years ago. Taking an if-it-ain’t-broke-don’t-fi x-it approach, it’s another NB blend of fashion and functionalilty. Priced £54.99 from www.off spring. co.uk =C bT`]\b 27/@G 15 NOV: Patrick Wolf playing to being a complete original the London Palladium was electronic pop star in his work always going to be one of No- with Soft Cell. I met Marc vember’s highlights, but even totally randomly last summer more so after he announced whilst fi nishing off The that he will be joined by a Bachelor. He was moving into couple of special guests. the house next door to mine Joining him on stage will be and we bumped into each Alec Empire and the fabulous other on the street, me com- Marc Almond. Patrick will be ing home with my groceries performing songs from his and him moving his furniture latest album, The Bachelor, as in. We hit it off immediately he originally intended them and he has since been a big to be performed – accompa- support and encouragement nied by a live string section to me over the last year. With and gospel choir. Marc’s amazing new album Speaking about this special Orpheus In Exile just released show, he said; “It is a total and me closing The Bachelor honour that I am able to duet album tour in the U.K at the with the legendary singer- Palladium, it seems perfect songwriter, Marc Almond. for our paths to cross now To me, he is one of the most on-stage. We will be doing genius, brave and passionate two songs together… but renaissance artists of the last time will tell what they may three decades, a total inspira- be. Hopefully one from each tion. He has explored music of our own songbooks.” from Russian folk to Gypsy www.patrickwolf.com HIGHLIGHT EVENTS//NOVEMBER 2009 28 OCT-14 NOV:>O`b QSZSP`ObSabVSZWdSa]T ]TbVS:]\R]\ ! =C 27/@G bT`]\b CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS// NOVEMBER 2009 P`W\UabVSaV]ePOQY b]:]\R]\T]`]\S TW\OZRObS]\Ac\ROg &<]dS[PS`ObbVS @]gOZ/ZPS`b6OZZ eee `caaSZZP`O\R bd THUR 12 NOV:AW\US` O\RAb`WQbZg1][S 2O\QW\UXcRUS/ZSaVO 2Wf]\eW\Rac^VS` C9b]c`eWbVORObS ObbVSAVS^VS`Ra 0caV3[^W`S eee OZSaVORWf]\ Q] cY 14, 15, 16 NOV:8cab ROgaOTbS`VcPPg8OgH ^S`T]`[aOb/ZZg>OZZg 0Sg]\Q{VSORZW\Sa bV`SS\WUVbaObbVS= /`S\O5`SS\eWQV WED 04 NOV eee PSg]\QS Q][ Norwegian, 80s stalwarts A-Ha wrap up a short UK tour with a headline gig at the O2 Arena, SE10 – following the release of their latest album, Foot Of The Mountain. Just as we were go- ing to press, the band announced that they intend to split next year, so this could be your last chance to see them! www.a-ha.com SUN 15 NOV:1WdWZ >O`b\S`aVW^a[Og VOdS]\ZgPSS\ ZSUOZWaSRT]c`gSO`a OU]PcbOaeWbV]c` ab`OWUVbQ]c\bS`^O`ba SAT 21 NOV: He may have broken hearts anyone? To celebrate seven years of success OeV]ZSW\Rcab`gVOa when he supported Cheryl’s decision to dismiss he this month releases The Hits, a compila- RSdSZ]^SRb]S\ac`S Ethan Boroian from her X Factor line-up, but tion of his greatest-hits obviously enough, UOgQ]c^ZSaQO\ Will Young remains as popular as ever. The win- and is embarking on a complementary UK QSZSP`ObSbVSW`PWUROg ner of the inaugural Pop Idol contest in 2002, tour. Playing in London’s Hammersmith W\abgZS he’s enjoyed enduring success while other Apollo, fans have a chance to hear songs old BVSZSORW\UeSRRW\U reality-TV music acts have quickly evaporated and new for one night only. 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The singer has even Video Star (Virgin) said of his new collaborator, “He’s added something to the record that I haven’t had You have to feel sorry for Robbie Williams. on previous records – his genius.” In that Lord knows he feels sorry for himself sense RKTVS could almost be viewed as a enough of the time. He’s spent the last Robbie Williams andTrevor Horn album. 12 years churning out the same pop/rock It also sees Williams reunited with Guy melée with diminishing returns on each Chambers, who arguably helped him write occasion. Then when he does try something some of his best material. ‘Bodies’ is a new, like 2006’s Rudebox, it receives mixed triumphant, epic first single, even if it’s takes reviews and is considered a commercial a while to grow on you. ‘You Know Me’ finds him flirt with the sound of 60s doo-wop, while ‘Starstruck’ is beautiful slab of retro dancefloor action. There’s ‘Last Days of Disco’, on which he quotes LL Cool J, singing, ‘Don’t call it a comeback’, and ‘Difficult for Weirdos’ finds him experimenting with the Gaga/ autotune formula, with pleasing results. Off the back of Reality KilledTheVideo Star, it’s safe to say that Robbie won’t be forced to admit defeat and join the Take That boys for some time yet. MT Out: 9 November +++++ MCALMONT & NYMAN BRETT ANDERSON WILL YOUNG The Glare (MN) Slow Attack The Hits (RCA) For someone who possesses Brett Anderson has seen WhenWillYoung first one of the most beautiful and tumultuous times. In the shot to prominence as the arresting voices in popular ‘90s he achieved chart winner of Pop Idol back in music, David McAlmont commits himself to record all too success and critical acclaim as the androgynous, sexually 2002, few would have predicted a long-lasting career rarely. Maybe mainstream records labels consider him ambiguous singer of Suede, while simultaneously battling in pop beckoned. Even Simon Cowell famously made just too darn gay for a deal. Maybe he has trouble finding a well-chronicled drug addiction. With the group now long his preference for Gareth Gates obvious. However, while complimentary songwriters with whom to work (although disbanded and his addiction apparently conquered, it seems Gates has all but vanished, Young is now releasing his first 1998’s A Little Communication proved he’s more than Anderson has had a lot of time to mull things over, and greatest hits collection… and what a surprisingly strong capable of going it alone). Regardless, he’s now come his third solo album, Slow Attack, finds him in reflective collection it turns out to be. Much of this can clearly be up trumps by uniting with acclaimed composer Michael form. Opening track ‘Hymn’ immediately sets the tone, with laid at Young’s own determination to carve out a niche and Nyman. Rather than creating new tracks, McAlmont has Anderson’s fraught and introspective lyrics swept along by follow his own path. His second album, 2003’s Friday’s taken some of Nyman’s existing works and added vocals a languid orchestral accompaniment. Belying the physical Child, remains his greatest achievement – a mature, to them, taking his cue from a wide variety of subjects toll he’s endured, his voice remains powerful, clear and consistent offering that contained now classic singles such and newspaper stories. For example, the moving ‘Secrets, emotive throughout the lushly produced ten tracks that as ‘Leave Right Now’ and ‘Your Game’. ‘Switch It On’ found Accusations and Charges’ finds him singing about a Scottish follow, but it’s not exactly feel-good music. ‘The Hunted’ him tampering slightly with the formula – but not wholly widow he read about who masterminded a jewellery serves as a distorted ballad, with the female ominously successfully. Since then, he’s wisely stuck to his strengths, heist, laid over a track formerly called ‘The Departure’ from hunting the protagonist, while ‘Frozen Roads’ is a tender turning out introspective but stirring ballads, all of which Nyman’s soundtrack for the filmGattaca . but bleak aria decrying ‘endless rage on the frozen roads’. are contained here, with ‘AllTime Love’ and ‘Changes’ The music, as you’d expect, is beautiful, as is the singing, Marginally more upbeat is ‘The Swans’, one of the few songs remaining highlights. The album contains the obligatory and fortunately, most of the time, it’s a marriage that works, to feature backing vocals, while Anderson’s delicate vocals couple of extra tracks, with new single ‘Hopes And Fears’ as exemplified on the sombre yet stirring ‘In Laos’, ‘Fever infuse ‘Ashes Of Us’ with a poignancy that a less capable being one of his more upbeat numbers thanks to a posse Sticks and Bones’ and ‘The Glare’ (inspired by Susan Boyle!). musician would struggle to convey. Given the album’s of backing singers and a nagging chorus. Then there’s the Some Nyman purists might be sniffy about their favourite starkness, Slow Attack seems an appropriate title. Its appeal beautiful ‘If It Hadn’t Been For Love’, which is another of the tracks being sung over, while McAlmont devotees might may not be immediate but given a few listens, its full force fragile, delicate slow-burners at which he excels. Where wish that that voice was allowed a little more room to soar, gradually becomes apparent. Anderson does, however, give Young goes from here is anyone’s guess. The Hits should but these are minor quibbles. For the most part, these are some promise of happier times. Sedative offering ‘Leave Me deservedly prove a good seller in the run up to Christmas, well-crafted, heartstring-tugging, quietly-beautiful little Sleeping’ concludes the album, with Anderson’s repeated but after that, there’s a fine line between sticking to one’s gems. DH chanting of ‘summer in my head’. A simple lullaby, it’s an strengths and merely treading water. AG Out: 2 November aural opiate from the one-time tortured artist. 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Liberace Live From Heaven stars none other than camp crooner Bobby Crush at the legendary piano player and entertainer. The show is set in 1987, brashly imaging Liberace’s arrival at the Pearly Gates of Heaven… “Will Saint Peter and the angels let him in or damn him to hell? Tonight Liberace plays for his life… his eternal life!” PHOTOS © CATHERINE ASHMORE Written and directed by Julian Woolford, expect a high camp show, “with heavenly piano playing!” The show runs until 8 November, with tickets £20-£25. Box offi ce 0844 847 24 75. www.leicestersquaretheatre.com GAY THEATRE CLUB PRICK TEASE Gay theatre fans have a further opportunity to meet new 32E/@25/;:7<@3D73EA>@719C>G=C@3/@A people and make new friends with the development of the London Gay Theatre 7\O\S`OeVS\UOg`SZObW]\aVW^aO`SabWZZ >SbS`;Q9W\b]aV¸aaSbWaOZ[]abOaa[OZZOabVS Club. 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We arrived on a blustery Wednesday evening to fi nd the restaurant almost full to capacity, and were warmly welcomed to our seats by staff seemingly unfazed by the rush. Trinity also gives a feeling of sturdy self-assurance, with its interior composed of muted whites, solid browns and burnt-oak fl oors. We thought its appearance straddled the line between unpretentious and bland, but here the focus is on fi ne food rather than faddish furnishings. Eager to sample as much as possible, we both selected the restaurant’s tasting menu with complementary wine selection (£68 – or £38 without wine). We began with pumpkin soup served with poached quail eggs and chanterelles, a mousse-like dish that functioned perfectly. This was followed by scallops, with clementines and Trinity chef and patron Adam Byatt pomegranate, which failed to match the soup due to its excessive sweetness but was balanced by an excellent Dr. Loosen Riesling. More delicately fl avoured was roast enjoying their meal. It’s testament to the quality of Trinity monkfi sh tail with vine tomatoes, capers, squid and olive- that they shared their praise with strangers, but when oil mash. Fantastically tasty, we loved the fusion of fl avours my companion left for a cigarette a man immediately and would have enjoyed a larger portion but it’s also approached him to say hello so perhaps people in Clapham available at over twice the size on the regular menu (£20). Common are just uncommonly friendly (that said, More substantial and the standout dish of the night was the strange men frequently approach him on street corners fi llet of venison with creamed celeriac and fi gs. Served pink everywhere…) and fl eshy, the dish would no doubt devastate vegetarians We fi nished with a chocolate hot-pot served with salt but we both found it deliciously succulent. caramel ice-cream. In this instance we would have Suitably satisfi ed after our extended eating session, we preferred plain vanilla, but the chocolate hot-pot was an broke from our meals to slurp the accumulation of wines appropriately gooey, indulgent conclusion to our meal. We that had gathered on our table. Still busy, the remaining left thoroughly satisfi ed with our evening, but for a more clientele was mainly couples and we thought the attentive economical night out the restaurant also off ers a three- but unobtrusive service suited romantic meals perfectly. course fi xed-price menu with many similar dishes for only Indeed, the couple beside us was celebrating an anniversary £20, subject to advance booking. Uncommonly good value and actually interrupted us to say how much they were for such upmarket cuisine. entire room smelt suitably roast-ey! The décor is earthy Food temperatures were warm rather than hot – but I’ve and simple, with cream and dark grey walls and dark wood found that to be a problem at all pub kitchens – Yorkshire fl ooring. Gold columns and brown velvet drapes add a puddings seem give up their heat as soon as they’re ALL POINTS NORTH theatrical touch. removed from the oven! DAVID HUDSON REVIEWS THE COMPASS There’s food available For dessert, I opted for 58 Penton Street, N1. throughout the week, the confi t plum and www.thecompassn1.co.uk but on Sundays, vanilla cheesecake things are kept (£4). It was easily one simple, with four of the best desserts I Who doesn’t love a good Sunday roast? Many gastropubs traditional roasts have had in a while, have cottoned on to this fact, but not all of them get it right. (and a risotto for with a reassuringly Fortunately, the recently opened Compass in Islington vegetarians), three thick biscuit crumb base ticks all the right boxes. desserts and cheese. and generous topping Anyone who’s been in London for a number of years My companion went of stewed fruit. My may remember this venue. Overlooking Chapel Street for the roast pork companion went for market, it used to be known as gay haunt the Salmon and (£12.50) while I the selection of English Compass, before it turned into a late-night music venue opted for the beef cheese (£8 - Smoked half a dozen years ago. In April this year it was taken over (£12.95). We shared Poacher, Cashel Blue, by Charles Silver and John Rensten, who also own The a bowl of freshly Sunset Brie), served Green in Farringdon. They totally refurbished the place and cooked vegetables with fi g chutney. Again, relaunched it at the end of June as gastropub The Compass. and a couple of giant Yorkshire puddings. His pork was the portions were generous – ensuring that we were both Arriving at 4pm on a chilly Sunday afternoon in October, beautiful, served with crackling and a homemade apple well sated. So, good food, comfortable surroundings and we were immediately made to feel welcome by charming sauce containing thick chunks of fruit. The meat was effi cient service... and unlike other establishments, lunch general manager Sean – and by the enticing and homely suitably tender. My beef was good, but very rare. It won’t is a leisurely, all-day aff air, available on Sundays between aromas that enveloped the bar. The open-plan, stainless be to everyone’s tastes – however, if you like your slices noon and 9pm (with free classic movies screened in the steel kitchen area is at one end of the venue, ensuring the of protein thick and bloody, you’ll have no complaints. upstairs bar from 4pm onwards). !& =C 4==2 bbVS`S NORTH EAST Saf, 152-154 Curtain Road, El Panzon @ The Dogstar, Shoreditch, EC2. 020 7613 389 Coldharbour Lane, SW9. Gilgamesh, Camden View, Bistrotheque, 23-27 Wadeson 0007. A stylish and upmarket Authentic Mexican and Tex-mex EATING OUT Camden Stables Market, Chalk Street, Bethnal Green, E2. vegan and raw food restaurant. restaurant and fantastic prices OUR FAVOURITE RESTAURANTS AND Farm Road, NW1. Huge, ornate Modern, contemporary classy Approx. £24 per head. www. in the trendy Dogstar bar. Don’t GAY-FRIENDLY DINING OPTIONS and lavish pan-Asian restaurant restaurant with basement bar safrestaurant.co.uk miss the burritos or the taco with one of London’s most and cabaret room, and fi ne plate to share. Approx. £14 per CENTRAL music acts and even occasional stunning interiors. Food good dining upstairs – modern British Tinseltown, 44-46 St John head. www.elpanzon.co.uk drag. Approx. £36 per head. rather than outstanding, but cuisine and French bistro dishes Street, Farringdon, EC1. Want a Balans, 60 Old Compton Street, www.fl oridita.co.uk worth a visit for the décor. – approx. £35 per head. www. double cheeseburger and Mars The Loft, 67 Clapham High W1. 020-7439 2183. The nearest Cheaper at lunchtime than the bistrotheque.com Bar Milkshake at 5am? Then Street, SW4. 020-7627 0792. Soho has to a gay restaurant, The Landau, Langham Hotel, evening. www.gilgameshbar.com 24-hour, subterranean American Upmarket and stylish restaurant, busy throughout the week and Portland Place, W1. 020 7965 The Easton, 22 Easton Street, diner Tinseltown is the place to bar and late-night haunt. open throughout the day and 0165. Grand and glamorous La Porchetta, 141-142 Upper WC1. 020-7278 7609. Cool head. Popular with late-night Classic British dishes and lots of night. Traditional British dishes hotel restaurant, off ering a Street, N1. 020-7288 2488. gastropub just off Exmouth clubbers – very near Fabric. cocktails. Approx. £40 per head. with Meditteranean and Asian pricey but imaginative modern Great value pizza and pasta Market. Sunday lunch is packed Cool when quiet but avoid if www.theloft-clapham.co.uk fl ourishes. Approx. £28 per head. European menu. Approx. £60 per restaurant, with possibly some with Clerkenwell-istas and there’s a queue for entry. www. See also the nearby Balans Café head. www.thelandau.com of the biggest pizzas in London! the food is top notch. www. tinseltown.co.uk The Riverside, 5 Hamilton at 34 Old Compton Street. www. Sister branches in Finsbury Park theeaston.co.uk House, 5 St George Wharf, balans.co.uk L’Autre Pied, 5-7 Blandford Vauxhall, SW8. Great pub food Street, Marylebone Village, W1. in upmarket, riverside gastropub Bocca di Lupo, 12 Archer 020 7486 9696. Chic, stylish, that boasts terrifi c views of the Street, W1. 020 7734 2223. Gay- upmarket restaurant from the Thames. run, upmarket Italian restaurant, same team that created the opened November 2008 and Michelin-starred Pied-à-Terre on Roxy Bar and Screen, running Monday-Saturday. Charlotte Street. Approx. £40 per 128-132 Borough High Approx. £29 per head. www. head (or take advantage of the Street, SE1. 020 7407 4057. boccadilupo.com lunch and pre-theatre fi xed-price London’s unique, gay-friendly deals). www.lautrepied.co.uk cinema restaurant. Free fi lm Bodeans, 10 Poland Street, screenings – everything W1. 020-7287 0506. Cheap and Profi le, 84-85 Wardour Street, from recent blockbusters to cheerful barbecue restaurant, Soho, W1. Daytime gay bar arthouse documentaries. www. with counter service upstairs and and diner. Upmarket and smart roxybarandscreen.com restaurant down below. Popular surroundings, with gorgeous with visiting Americans, plus the yellow leather banquettes. Royal Teas, 76 Royal Hill, odd bear from the nearby Kings Off ering food and drink Greenwich, SE10. 020-8691 Arms! Branches also in Clapham, from 11am till 11pm. www. 7240. Delightfully charming café Fulham and Westbourne Grove. gaydarprofi le.com off ering tea, scones, cakes and www.bodeansbbq.com Las Iguanas, the gay-friendly Latin American restaurant in the heart of Soho, has recently other delights for an eclectic given its menu an autumn makeover. New, heartwarming dishes include Ensopado de Carne Ristorante Biagio, 189 (slow-braised goat in coconut milk and tomatoes with chillies, carrot & cassava, served with crowd. Brit camp fabulousness. Cha Cha Moon, 15-21 Piccadilly, W1. 020-7434-1921. coriander rice, farofa & sweet plantain – £9.90), while the Burrito feature new fi llings includ- www.royalteascafe.co.uk Ganton Street, Soho, W1. Great, authentic Italian food ing shiitake, Portobello, button and oyster mushrooms (£7.90), chicken, caramelised onion 020 7297 9800. Very popular in contemporary and smart ad pepper with fajita spices (£9.90) or chilli beef steak with fajita spices (£9.90). Drinks-wise, The Stonhouse, 165 noodle restaurant from Hong surroundings, spread over four there’s also a winter-berry caipirinha! Stonhouse Street, SW4. Lovely Kong-born restaurateur Alan Yau fl oors. Approx. £32 per head. Check out Las Iguanas at 36-38 Dean Street, Soho, W1. www.iguanas.co.uk Clapham gastropub with great (Hakkasan). Great selection of www.ristorantebiagio.co.uk steaks, burgers, salads and soup-based dishes, wok-fried and Bloomsbury. Approx. £17 Green and Red, 51 Bethnal Volupte, 7-9 Norwich Street, sandwiches. Approx. £22 a head. noodles and sides. Stef’s, 3 Berners Street, W1 020- per head. Green Road, E1. 020 7749 9670. EC4. 020 7831 1622. Trendy, www.renaissancepubs.co.uk/SH 3073 1041. Huge, gay-friendly Fiesta-style restaurant with popular supper club off ering Ed’s Diner, 12 Moor Street, W1. Italian – formerly Linda’s Pasta Little Bay, 228 Belsize Road, Mexican food and a huge tequila avant-garde cabaret and Upstairs Bar and Restaurant, 020 7434 4439. Delightfully Bar on Poland Street – moved to NW6. Wonderfully down-to- selection - with basement burlesque performance. Approx. 89b Acre Lane, SW2. Hidden kitsch, American-style 50s diner, the other side of Oxford Street in earth and charming restaurant bar and dancefl oor area for £37 per head. www.volupte- gem and local secret. Critically at the Shaftesbury Avenue end 2007. Pizza and pasta heaven. serving Modern European afterwards. www.greenred.co.uk lounge.com acclaimed, eclectic European of Old Compton Street, great cuisine at very reasonable prices. menu, with emphasis on French for burgers and milkshakes. St Pancras Grand, Upper Excellent value for money. Kenza, 10a Devonshire Square, SOUTH cuisine. Limited choice but menu Check website for details of Concourse, St Pancras EC2. 020-7929 5533. Delightful changes daily. Open Tue-Sat. other central London branches International, NW1. 020 7870 Spotted Dick, 292 Caledonian and sumptuous subterranean Bonnington Café, 11 Vauxhall www.upstairslondon.com – www.edseasydiner.co.uk 9900. Old-fashioned, art-deco Road, Islington, N1. 020 7607 Middle Eastern restaurant a Grove, SW8. Cheap, cheerful glamour at this stunning, all-day 5577. Gay-friendly café/bar/ stone’s throw from Liverpool and very gay-friendly co- WEST First Out, 52 St Giles High restaurant from Searcys (who restaurant off ering modern and Street station. Arabic interior and operatively run vegetarian café Street, WC2. 020-7240 8042. also operate the neighbouring traditional British grub. Open mezza menu – approx. £35 per in Bonnington Square. Pig out Balans Chiswick, 214 Chiswick Long-running, gay-run café Champagne Bar). Approx. £40 from breakfast till late. www. head. www.kenza-restaurant.co.uk on three courses for £10! http:// High Road, W4. 020 8742 1435. and bar, serving homemade per head. www.searcys.co.uk spotted-dick.co.uk s208303316.websitehome.co.uk Gay-friendly service and British vegetarian dishes, coff ee and Les Trois Garcons, 1 Club Row, and Meditrerranean dishes. cakes. Lots of gay magazines, Wagamama, 10a Lexington World Café, 130 Crouch Hill, Whitechapel, E1. 020-7613 Donna Margherita www.balans.co.uk community info and fl yers. Street, Soho, W1. 020-7292 Haringey, N8. 020-8340 5635. 1924. A former Victorian boozer, Restaurant, 183 Lavender www.fi rstoutcafebar.com 0990. Our favourite branch of Trendy, chic, gay-friendly café stuff ed with baroque decor Hill, SW11. 020 7268 2660. Balans Knightsbridge, 239 the noodle chain, off ering cheap, for Crouch Hill crowd, serving and antiques, creating a camp, Traditional, Southern Italian Old Brompton Road, SW5. 020- Floridita, 100 Wardour Street, healthy Japanese delights! snacks, main meals and fab culinary haven near Old Street. restaurant that’s very gay-friendly 7244 8838. Very gay-friendly W1. 020-7314 4000. Large, £16 per head. Check website cappuccinos. British/French menu. www. – even off ering a ‘Pizza Gay’ on its restaurant, off ering British and glamorous Cuban-themed for other branches - www. loungelover.co.uk menu! Pizzas from £5.90. www. Mediterranean dishes. 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PAGE 50 TRADE Neon body paint and plenty of hard muscle... it could only be Trade's recent 19th birthday party at SE1's Ministry Of Sound club! PAGE 52 GAY HIGH DECKS APPEAL The capital enjoyed its own School Disco-style 63G;7AB3@28 E3@3/::G;CAB;/93B63 gay night last month, when the doors were 344=@BB=1=;32=E<B=:=@=47:3;=@3=4B3< thrown open at Gay High! ...especially when it's busy with tasty hunks like the two pictured above (DJ Aron Abikzer in the black vest and Mauricio in the SuperMartXé t-shirt). Check out our full review of the night on page 48... "# =C @3D73E bbVS`S Leona Lewis and friend "$ =C bbVS`S @3D73E =<3=45/G:=<2=<¸A;=AB5:7BB3@7<5 /< The Wig Party, surely the year’s designed trophy and top prize. most talked about and anticipated Over the course of the rest of the evening, event, splashed down at the Café de Therese performed, as did an aerialist Paris in October for a spectacular ‘All At (Ella), an opera singer (Clare), Nemo- Sea’ themed fundraiser in aid of Crusaid. painted go-go boys and the Powder Mermaids, sea monsters, surfers, sailors Puff Girls, while the rest of us milled and swashbuckling pirates all made the around trying to guess who was under eff ort and made an entrance down the the make-up and wig of the person we infamous Café staircase to a suitable were chatting to! We bumped in to Leona sub-aqua soundtrack from Alan X, Luke Lewis (literally!) and Keisha from the Hope and Rob Sykes, although how Rob Sugababes, and towards the end of the DJ’d dressed as a coral reef is beyond us! night chief host Wiggy Woo ran across The catwalk was hosted by the lovely the dance fl oor followed by a giant silk Renato, who this year was joined by wave that engulfed the whole club. The Gail Porter, and after the Wig Party Wig Party is simply one of the best nights Committee walked the walk, the parade out in London, and as Leona said when was open to all-comers. A top 12 were interviewed about it, “if I ever had a chosen and winners crowned for best party, this would be my dream party, its make-up, best wig and best overall look. an adventure land and I love it”. Couldn’t Congratulations to the fabulous Maurizio have said it better ourselves. Wiggy winner Maurizio WORDS AND PHOTOS © CHRIS JEPSON/LONDONCLUBLAND.COM who walked away with the Rootstein www.wigparty.org "% =C @3D73E bbVS`S >@=47:3/<2:=>@=47:38=7<32 4=@13AE7B6AC>3@;/@BFp@313 Weekends at Lo Profi le are full-on, gym card carrying, buff renowned for off ering some A-gays who bring the party with of the best nights out in Soho them and are not afraid to share. – always attracting a crowd of sexy Easily moving through the crowd boys who seem to be easily parted from dancefl oor to illuminated from their shirts – hoorah! We bar and comfy seating area, it’s popped along recently and found diffi cult not to get sidetracked by the SuperMartXé ‘Under The Sea’ the strokes, gropes and caresses pre-party in full swing, complete until you arrive at the far end and with Elektra as a mermaid on the forget entirely what you wanted door, the scorchingly hot Dilmar et and – nightmare scenario – have al on the podiums and über sexy to ‘run the gauntlet’ again! DJ Aron Abikzer joining regular With superb food upstairs at deck-jock Jamie Head to create a Profi le during the daytime and hedonistic soundtrack of anthems spectacular clubbing in Lo Profi le and funky vocal house. Fridays can all night, Gaydar fi nally have the be a diffi cult night in clubland, but perfect set of venues. Lo Profi le has obviously cracked the 84-85 Wardour Street, W1. nut, being regularly packed with www.gaydarprofi le.com WORDS AND PHOTOS © CHRIS JEPSON/LONDONCLUBLAND.COM "& @3D73E =CbbVS`S TRADE 7B¸A/:;=AB=CB=47BAB33 # =C bbVS`S @3D73E Whenever the legend that is The aforementioned garden was awash Trade comes to town for a party, with freaks and trannies fi ghting over expectations of the club that the fruit platters at the picnic tables, re-wrote the clubbing rulebook set designer Edna’s UV decor made our are always high. For the team’s latest vision go blurry, and the crowd were a outing – the 19th birthday – the team veritable feast of eye candy that would delivered by the bucket load. There give any scene-virgin stomach cramps. were no less than 22 DJs on the night, There simply was not one aspect of the spinning a mixture of eclectic, old skool whole production that was below par Trade sounds, as well as progressive and – Laurence, Simon and Mark, you did cutting edge house, techno and electro an amazing job and threw the mother – all spread across the four rooms of the of all parties… but we are slightly Ministry of Sound and its accompanying concerned about how you’ll manage to garden terrace. Highlights for us top it for your 20th anniversary in 2010! included über-icon Fat Tony in the There's no details about the next Trade muscle-alley-esque bar area, and the party in London just yet, but keep your riotously colourful, neon-daubed Fierce eyes on the club's website for future International dancers who fl aunted announcements. themselves mere inches from our faces. www.tradeuk.net WORDS AND PHOTOS © CHRIS JEPSON/LONDONCLUBLAND.COM # =C @3D73E bbVS`S A/BC@2/G<756BA/BB639C0/@/@3<=E0CA73@ KU BAR B6/<3D3@B6/<9AB=/:7BB:3/2232F4/1B=@¬ Everyone’s talking about the comes on screen… he’s one of X Factor, and nowhere more so the nicest guys you could ever than down at the Ku Bar on Lisle meet. A genuine decent guy who Street. Not surprising when the bar’s will remain unchanged by this former karaoke host is one of the newfound fame.” standout stars of this year’s series! The bar will continue to screen the At the time of writing, the gorgeous show over the course of its run, and and talented Danyl Johnson was still here’s wishing Danyl every success. very much in the running on this Of course, you don’t just go out to year’s show, so when we popped a bar to watch TV, and the Ku has along on a recent Saturday night, plenty of other attractions to tempt the venue was packed out as the you, with nightly promotions (such crowd watched the programme live as the new Ku Factor karaoke on on the screens. Thursdays), cheap drinks and some “The atmosphere here every particularly stunning bar staff . Saturday and Sunday evening Don’t also forget to check out sister is amazing,” says owner Gary venue on Frith Street in Soho. 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In fact, we were is sometimes easy to overlook, really beginning to feel our age as but on Friday 16th October Gay the bulk of people there seemed High attempted to cajole partygoers to be students and teenagers too away from the established club young to remember when the circuit with a one-off party at 229 on tracks came out fi rst time round. Great Portland Street, W1. The nostalgia factor may have been With Saturday nights at the venue wasted on them and there seemed usually dedicated to school disco- to be little interaction between the style parties, Gay High gave the two disparate groups of punters, concept a gay twist by incorporating but everyone appreciated the old- lots of schoolyard histrionics and fashioned prices. Pints of beer were John Waters fi lm screenings in to on sale for £1 (can anyone else the mix. beat that on a Saturday night?!) We arrived to fi nd the DJ playing and cheap entry prices meant our Public Enemy, Patti Smith and whole night out cost less than our plenty credible contemporary pop, old pocket-money allowance! WORDS JOHN KELLY. PHOTOS © CHRIS JEPSON/LONDONCLUBLAND.COM CHRIS © PHOTOS KELLY. JOHN WORDS but while the soundtrack managed ## =C A13<3:7AB7<5A bbVS`S HIGHLIGHTS ROYAL VAUXHALL TAVERN The Royal Vauxhall Tavern will be hosting one of its most unique events this coming Friday (30 Oct), when it holds the fi rst of itsQueer Question Time sessions. Hosted by Amy Lamé, the panel will include Angela Eagle, MP, former mayor Ken Livingstone, London Assembly member Andrew Boff , singer David McAlmont and journalist Tim Teeman. All those attending are welcome to submit questions in advance to Miss Twinset by emailing [email protected] or joining ACT ART DAMNED IF YOU DO! the Facebook group at QQT. Doors will open at 7pm, Act Art – the annual multi-media art and clubbing event, is all set to return to the with the debate from 8.30-9.30pm, followed by a capital this month. Again curated by partners Marc Massive and Olly Frost, the event ‘politically-charged performance at 11.15pm by Dickie Beau (entry £7.50)! will take place on Friday 6 November at Hidden in Vauxhall. Aiming to “create an event Highlights at the venue for the month of November include the ongoing, fabulous Bar that celebrates diff erence within artistic practices, supports cross-discipline ways of Wotever, which moved from its north London home to the RVT a couple of months working and off ers a safe environment to exhibit work in all disciplines, including live art, ago, and has immediately made itself at home, off ering a mixed bag of acts and a truly performance, video, installation, 2D and 3D work”, Act Art will feature the work of over welcoming atmosphere for gay boys, girls, trans, bi and… well, wotever! Doors are open 100 diff erent artists. This year’s event is subtitled Children‘ Of The Damned’ and will be 6pm till midnight and admission is free. One of our favourite singers, the brilliant Dorian embracing a general theme of ‘diff erence’. You can expect fi lm screenings, live performances, Wood from L.A, will be returning to Wotever on 24 November, which is sure to be a busy photography, painting and installation pieces, with participating artists including scene night. The Wotever team host a Wotever Extravanganza on the fi rst Friday of the month (6 names such as Timberlina, Holestar, Jonny Woo and Ryan Styles, amongst many, many Nov). Stand-up night Comedy Bear Pit runs every Wednesday night, with Timberlina’s others. DJ’ing across the arches will be Ben Jamin, Jodie Harsh, Mark Moore and Scottee. fabulous Bingo Pub Night on Mondays – easily one of the best Monday nights out in Live performances will start when doors open at 7.30pm and will continue throughout the London. Monthly outing Kimono Krush (pictured top) adopts a horror theme for an night (closing at 5am). You’ll fi ndHidden at 110 Tinworth Street, SE11. appropriately bloodthirsty outing on Friday 13 November, featuring a performance from Advance tickets cost £10 from www.wegottickets.com - or check the Facebook page or Lazy Susan. There’s a Thanksgiving House Party on Thursday 26 November, plus website for further details and full listings of participating artists. a special S.L.A.G.S/Chill-Out Special Party on Friday 27 November – an old skool www.actart.co.uk reunion with an exclusive four-hour set from legendary Love Muscle DJ Marc Andrews and Andy Almighty. The regular S.L.A.G.S/Chill-out dance session runs every Sunday, with the wonderful alternative night Duckie on Saturdays. The Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane, SE11. MATINEE Matinee will return to London with another night planned at Cable on EAST END Saturday 7 November. So successful has the night proved at the London BEARS Bridge venue that the team are now Beartronic, which ran for a brief period at both set to return on a monthly basis. Escape and Enclave in Soho, has moved out to east Once again, you can expect a space London to take a weekend slot at Ghetto Old packed with sexy clubbers, top-notch Street. Promoted by Wayne Shires and Ben production, and some of the fi nest Jamin, Beartronic is now running every Friday in dance sounds. For November, the night between the hours of 10pm and 3am. For team have organised a couple of very “urban bears, blokes, fashion cubs and freaks (and special guests. Taking to the decks she-bear friends)”, the night will take over both fl oors will be Steven Redant (pictured of Hotbox (Ghetto Old Street, 58 Old Street, EC1), right), who has spun deep, tribal transforming it in a sexy, funky, underground dance sounds all over the globe – from and cruise club. Think East Village NYC meets east London – with a pinch of Berlin and a Miami and New York to Istanbul and Ibiza. He’ll be joined by J. Louis, who has enjoyed handful of fur! With DJs Wayne Shires, San Diego and Ben Jamin, upstairs you can expect a summer residency at Amnesia, and the Matinee residents; Pagano, Guy Williams, Paul retro electro pop and disco mash-ups, while in the men-only downstairs space there will Heron, Allesandro, Fat Tony and Brent Nicholls. be dirty electro and progressive house. Doors will be open from 10pm till 6am, with Matinee takes place Saturday 7 November from 11pm till 8am at Cable, Bermondsey admission free before 11pm then £5 after. Street Tunnel, London Bridge, SE1. Advance tickets are now available from www. Check the Facebook group for Beartronic for full details. evolvedevents.co.uk #$ =CbbVS`S A13<3 mixed, metrosexual crowd. award-winning, upmarket gay details. www.freedombarsoho.com bar spread over three floors, open till 3am daily and always busy MADAME JO JO’S, FRIENDLY SOCIETY, 79 Wardour throughout the week. www. 8-10 Brewer Street, W1. GOING=Cb Street, WC1. Trendy and unique, ku-bar.co.uk Long-running, late night gig intimate basement bar with venue, nightclub and cabaret quirky decor and fun atmosphere KU BAR SOHO, 25 Frith Street, bar - open to very mixed crowd. – attracts a mixed crowd. W1. Leicester Square tube. New, Home to popular Wednesday smaller sister venue to Lisle Street nighter Trannyshack. www. G-A-Y BAR, 30 Old Compton Ku Bar, with entrances on Old madamejojos.com. Street, W1. 020 7494 2756. Compton Street and Frith Street Leicester Square tube. 12pm- - open till 11pm daily.. www. MOLLY MOGG’S, 2 Old Compton CIRCUS RETURNS 12am. Huge, poptastic gay bar, ku-bar.co.uk Street, W1. 020 7434 4294. Jodie Harsh’s acclaimed Circus club took a hiatus after its mega Pride night party at with a multitude of video screens, Tottenham Court Road tube. Small, Matter, but it has recently returned to host three ‘pop-up’ parties. The first took place on pop tunes and drinks promotions. LO-PROFILE, The Basement, intimate little gay pub, with regular Friday 23 October at the gorgeous Ghost in Farringdon, and featured appearances from the www.g-a-y.co.uk 84-85 Wardour Street, W1. Swanky, drag shows attracting a mixed wonderful Paloma Faith, Bishi, Kris De Angelis and Scottee. The second special party is due sophisticated, 400-capacity crowd of theatre folk and tourists. to take place on Thursday 5 November at the Underbelly club in Hoxton Square. Jodie G-A-Y LATE, 5 Goslett Yard, late-night basement bar and club was keeping details of the special guests secret at the time of going to press, only telling off Charing Cross Road, WC2. space – from the people that bring PENDULUM, 56 Frith Street, Soho, us that a “mixed girl/boy band will be DJ’ing and one of our bigger solo singers. For all the Tottenham Court Road tube. you gaydar.co.uk. Open 10pm-4am W1. 0207 734 8300 . Tottenham latest details, including opening hours and admission prices, check the Circus website at 11pm-3am. Late-night sister on Fridays and Saturdays. www. Court Road tube. Stylish, big gay www.thisiscircus.com – Circus will return for one final party date in December, with a venue to G-A-Y Bar – more video gaydarprofile.com bar – spread over three floors, grand Christmas Ball – dates and venue to be confirmed. screens, camp pop fun and cheap with food, drink, art displays drinks.Gets very busy most nights LONG YANG CLUB, long-running and pre-club promotions. www. of the week. social group for East Asian gay pendulumsoho.co.uk tube. Mon-Thu 5-11.30pm. Fri & guys and friends. Regular parties VENUES: Sat 5pm-2am. Sun 5-11pm. Long- THE GREEN CARNATION, 4-5 and social events. Check website PROFILE, 84-84 Wardour Street, CENTRAL LONDON running and famed lesbian bar. Greek Street, Soho, W1. 020-7434 at www.lyclondon.com for full W1. Piccadilly Circus tube. Upstairs 3323. Stylish, three-floored 79 CXR, 79 Charing Cross Road, COMPTONS, 52 Old Compton late night gay venue, with WC2. 020 7734 0769. Leicester Street, W1. 020 7479 7961. bar, dancefloor and nightly Square tube. Mon-Sat 1pm-3am, Leicester Square tube. Noon-11pm. promotions. Attracts a mixed Sun 1pm-10.30pm. Cover charge A Soho institution. Large, traditional crowd. www.greencarnationsoho. after 11pm. Large, cruisy, late-night gay boozer on two floors, attracting co.uk bar - always busy after 10.30pm a butch and manly crowd. www. with those who don’t want to head comptons-of-soho.co.uk HALFWAY TO HEAVEN, home too early. 7 Duncannon Street, WC2. 020 CHRISJEPSON.COM © PHOTOS THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON, 7321 2791. Charing Cross tube. ADMIRAL DUNCAN, 54 Old 77 Wardour Street, W1. 020 7439 Mon-Thu noon-11pm, Fri & Sat Compton Street, W1. 020 7437 1274. Piccadilly Circus tube. 12pm-12am. Old-style gay pub 5300. Leicester Square tube. Mon-Thu noon-11pm, Fri & Sat spread over two floors. Friendly, famous, traditional gay noon-midnight, ‘til 10.30pm pub - just look out for the purple on Sun. Traditional and fun gay HEAVEN, The Arches, Villiers and pink exterior! pub over two floors, attracting a Street, WC2. Charing Cross Road good cross-section from across tube. Huge, world-famous gay BARCODE, 3-4 Archer Street, the scene. club, which is now home to W1. 020 7734 3342. www. G-A-Y, along with mixed/studenty bar-code.co.uk. Piccadilly Circus THE EDGE, 11 Soho Square, W1. Monday nighter Popcorn. Check PROFILE/LO-PROFILE tube. Mon-Sat 4pm-1.30am. Sun 020 7439 1313. Tottenham Court www.g-a-y.co.uk for details As our pictures on page 48 demonstrate, Lo-Profile is until 10.30pm. Dance bar on three Road tube. Noon-1am, Sun 2pm- continuing to build a huge weekend following, packing floors, with club-style basement. 11.30pm. Stylish, hip gay bar THE KINGS ARMS, 23 Poland in the guys from far and wide with its irresistible dance Comedy Camp stand-up night spread over four intimate floors, Street, W1. 020 7734 5907. beats and occasional theme parties – not to mention one each Tuesday, and more dance- with regular nights from top DJs, Oxford Circus tube. Mon-Thur of the best basement venues in central London. The team oriented sessions at weekends. regular piano bar and tasty food. 12pm–11pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-12am, will be offering more of the same throughout the month Sun 12pm-11.30pm. London’s bar of November, the DJ duos lined up including Gonzalo THE BOX, 32-34 Monmouth ESCAPE, 10a Brewer Street, W1. for bears and blokes. Traditional and Paul Heron (Friday 6 November), Jamie Head and Street, Seven Dials, WC2. 020 020 7734 2626. Piccadilly Circus atmosphere plus pool table. D’Johnny (Saturday 7 November), Mikey D and Steve 7240 5828. Leicester Square tube. tube. 5pm-3am. Cover charge after Sunday night karaoke very popular. Pitron (13 Nov), Guy Williams and Alessandro (14 Nov), 11am-11pm. Stylish and award- 11pm. Every night’s a party at this with further bookings including Brent Nicholls, Nick Evans winning gay café bar popular late-night video dance bar. KUDOS, 10 Adelaide Street, WC2. and Hugh Stevenson. with scene and muscle queens. 020 7379 4573. Charing Cross Don’t forget that the upstairs Profile bar is now open Frequent exhibitions on the walls FIRST OUT CAFÉ, 52 St Giles tube. 3pm-11pm, Sat noon-11pm, all day, offering a great diner-style menu and plenty of and great food. High Street, WC2. 020 7240 8042. Sun noon-10.30pm. Beautiful cheap drinks promotions. There’s also DJs on Wednesday Tottenham Court Road tube. and stylish café bar, with clubbier to Saturday nights – with a rotating line-up that includes CANDY BAR, 4 Carlisle 10am-11pm. Sun 10.30pm. Over vibe and video screens in the all those mentioned above (Alessandro, Brent Nicholls, Street, W1. 020 7494 20 years old and still going strong. basement. Popular with Asian etc). The bar is also doing a great trade in Sunday brunch, 4041. Tottenham Long-running community café bar. crowd. Weekend jazz sessions in with many boys now making it their Sunday lunchtime Court the basement. destination of choice – whatever time they choose to Road FREEDOM, 66 Wardour Street, crawl out of bed! W1. 020 7734 0071. Piccadilly KU BAR, 30 Lisle Street, Leicester Profile/Lo-Profile, 84-86 Wardour Street, Circus tube. Opulent style bar, with Square, WC2. 020 7437 4303. Soho, W1 – www.profilesoho.co.uk late-night club promotions for a Leicester Square tube. Large, #% =C A13<3 bbVS`S bar above Lo-Profi le, owned and Cross tube. Mon-Fri noon-11. Sat DRAMA QUEENS DEBUT run by the team behind Gaydar. 5pm-11pm, Sun 5pm-11pm. New drag theatrecompany The Drama Stylish gay bar/diner, open for A traditional boozer for the gay Queens, co-founded by veteran club food and drink from early morning scene’s indie, alternative and promoter and performer Spike and drag through till 11pm – when the student-types – Tuesday’s pop quiz artiste Titti La Camp, unveil their debut action moves downstairs. www. is an institution. performance piece on Friday 30 October gaydarprofi le.com at the famous Black Cap in Camden. RUPERT STREET, 50 Rupert The troupe comprises no less than 18 THE QUEBEC, 12 Old Quebec Street, W1. 020 7292 7141. performers, all of whom have been Street, WC1. 020-7629 6159. Piccadilly Circus tube. 12-11pm, Sun working incredibly hard on Drag Me Marble Arch tube. Long-running 10.30pm. Large, designer style bar, 2 Hell – ‘a horror musical in two acts’! and huge pub, on two fl oors, popular with professional gay boyz. Expect lashings of “music, glamour and attracting an older crowd. Open till blood” in this theatrical extravaganza. 3am at weekends. Off the beaten SHADOW LOUNGE, 5 Brewer Doors open at 9pm (with the show Soho track but well worth checking Street, W1. 020-7287 7988. starting at 10pm), and admission will be out. www.thequebec.co.uk Piccadilly tube. Exclusive, gorgeous, £5. The show will fi nish around midnight, late-night bar and club for A-list but you’ll be able to party till late with DJ THE QUEEN’S HEAD, 25 Tryon gays and celeb-spotters. Open from Demon. For more details, check out Street, SW3. 020-7589 0262. late each evening. www.thedramaqueens.co.uk Sloane Square tube. Popular, very www.theshadowlounge.com long-running, cosy gay pub –a Chelsea institution. SWEATBOX, 1-2 Ramillies 020 7402 3385. Marble Arch tube. THE GREEN, 74 Upper Street, THE LOAD OF HAY, 207 Pinner Street, Soho, W1. 020-3214 6014. Small and friendly gay sauna with N1. 020-7226 8895. Angel tube. Road, Watford, 01923-441113. RETRO BAR, 2 George Court, Exclusively gay gym (ground fl oor) masseurs. www.gaysaunabar.com London’s fi rst ‘gay gay-stropub!’ Watford’s only gay pub, with WC2. 020 7321 2811. Charing and sauna (fi rst fl oor), which now Stylish, Islington bar, serving full big beer garden and regular hosts occasional late-night parties SAUNABAR COVENT GARDEN food menu and wide range of entertainment. www.loadofhay. with a late-night alcohol licence. 29 Endell Street, Covent Garden, cocktails. Mixed, chilled crowd co.uk Open Sun-Thurs noon-midnight, WC2. 020 7836 2236. Covent - now run by the same team as The and till 5am Friday and Saturday. Garden tube. Basement sauna with Edge in Soho. THE OAK BAR, 79 Green Lanes, www.sweatboxsoho.com. pool, sauna and rest rooms. Check N16. 020-7354 2791. website for discount entry. www. KING EDWARD VI, 25 Bromfi eld Manor House tube. Friendly, VAULT 139, 139 Whitfi eld Street, thesaunabar.co.uk Street, N1. Tel: 020 7704 0745. diverse gay bar with late-night W1. 020-7388 5500. Newly- Angel tube. Sun-Thu 12noon- club promotions, and open ‘til 3am opened, central, daytime intimate SWEATBOX SOHO 12midnight, Thu 12noon-1am, at weekends. Very popular with cruise club, for a men-only crowd. Ramillies House, 1-2 Ramillies Fri-Sat 12noon-2am. Very lesbians and male friends. www. Open 1pm-1am seven days a Street, Soho, W1. 020 3214 6014. long-running gay pub, with ‘local’ oakbar.com week. www.vault139.com Oxford Circus tube. Gay-owned and atmosphere and character, plus run gym and basement sauna. popular beer garden. PLAYPIT, 357 Caledonian Road, VILLAGE, 81 Wardour Street, W1. www.sweatboxsoho.com N7. Caledonian Road tube. 0333 020 7434 2124. Piccadilly Circus KW4, 77 Hampstead High Street, 700 1231. Intimate, King’s Cross tube. 12-1am, Sun 11.30pm. Late NORTH LONDON NW3. 020-7435 5747. Large, cosy, sleaze club – basically a basement night door charge. Soho’s original traditional old gay pub, with regular darkroom. Open Thur-Sat 9pm- gay café bar, spread over four fl oors, THE BLACK CAP, 171 Camden entertainment, beer garden and 3am, Sun 3pm-1am. Take your and now with basement dancefl oor High Street, NW1. 020 7485 0538. food. One of London’s longest- own booze. www.londonplaypit. and discos. Popular with a youngish Camden Town tube. Shuffl ewick running gay establishments. www. co.uk crowd of boys and girls. Bar: Mon-Thu Noon-1am, Fri-Sat kw4.co.uk 12noon-2am, Sun Noon-10.30pm. THE YARD, 57 Rupert Street, W1. Club: Mon-Thu 10pm-2am, Fri-Sat 020 7437 2652. Piccadilly Circus 10pm-3am, Sun 10pm-1am. Long- MR EAGLE tube. Mon-Thur 4pm-11pm, Fri running, famed gay pub – probably Eagle London has been running its popular Mr Eagle & Sat 1pm-11pm, Sun 1pm- the most famous cabaret pub in contest over recent weeks. The macho beauty pageant 1.10.30pm. Busy gay bar with London. www.theblackcap.com reaches a climax on Saturday 31 October, when you can hugely popular courtyard area, expect the top totty from the heats to again hit the stage. outdoor balcony and cosy loft bar. CENTRAL STATION, And remember, this isn’t some Mr Gay UK-style contest 37 Wharfdale Road, N1. Tel: 020 – the Eagle boys are looking for anyone who gets the SAUNAS 7278 3294. Kings Cross tube. Big, judges hot under the collar – whether they be bears, late-opening gay bar on three PHOTOS © CHRISJEPSON.COM © PHOTOS burly daddy-types or just hot regular guys. The event will CHARIOTS WATERLOO fl oors, with ground fl oor cabaret be hosted by Dorian Black, and is sure to be packed to 101 Lower Marsh, Waterloo, SE1. and infamously cruisy cruise nights FREEDOM GOING CHEAP the rafters. There’s a £1,000 up for grabs for the winner, 020 7401 8484. Waterloo tube. in basement. Upstairs restaurant Looking for some cheap drinks in fi ve-star surroundings? plus prizes for those in 2nd and 3rd place. DJ L’il John will Well-presented, popular sauna, off ering gastropub menu, plus May we point you in the direction of Freedom bar be spinning the sounds, open 24/7. www.gaysauna.co.uk B&B accommodation. www. on Wardour Street? It has come to our attention that Regular promotions at this late-night blokes’ bar include centralstation.co.uk the venue is currently off ering pints at Foster for £2 on long-running fetish night Bootcamp on Tuesdays, PLEASUREDROME Sundays to Thursdays. If you needed some extra incentive Fetish Lad Live on Wednesdays, regular bar nights on 124 Cornwall Road, Waterloo, SE1. CLUB KALI, The Dome, 1 to check the place out, don’t forget that Dusty O’s Kinky Mondays and Thursdays, plus Tonker on Fridays. The Waterloo tube. Big venue with Dartmouth Park Hill, Tufnell Park, Kabaret night (pictured) runs each Monday, featuring hugely popular Horse Meat Disco runs on Sundays, lots of diff erent areas – open 24 N19. World’s biggest lesbian and top class entertainment and visiting West End theatre while Saturday promotions in November include Deep hours, 365 days of year. www. gay Southern Asian music night, stars, while new on Thursdays is Converse Couture Inside on Saturday 14 November. pleasuredrome.com running every third Friday of the (“Where fashion meets fun”). The Eagle, 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11. month. Always busy and rather Freedom, 66 Wardour Street, Soho, W1. www. www.eaglelondon.com SAUNABAR PORTSEA unique. www.clubkali.com freedombarsoho.com 2 Portsea Place, Marble Arch, W2. #& =C :7AB7<5A bbVS`S THE GEORGE & DRAGON, 2 www.rvt.org.uk or the facebook It’s been pulling in the punters for BlackheathHill, Greenwich, SE10. group RV Taverners for information. over 20 years. 020 8691 3764. Deptford Bridge www.the2brewers.com DLR. Mon-Thu 4pm-1am, Fri & THE STAG, 15 Bressenden Place, UNION, 66 Albert Embankment, Sat 4pm-4am, Sun 4pm-2am. SW1. 020 7828 7287. Victoria SE1. 020-7793 9262. Cruisy dance Late-night pub with nightly tube. Mon & Tue midday-midnight, club which hosts monthly parties entertainment and cabaret. www. Wed-Fri midday-2am, Sat 5pm- such as Growl and afterhours party gandd.org.uk 2am, Sun 4pm-midnight. Dark and Menergy. Plays areas and hot go- atmospheric gay bar in Victoria, go’s. www.clubunion.co.uk HIDDEN, 100 Tinworth Street, with occasional cabaret and DJs SE11. Railway arch venue, home at weekends, and now an upstairs XXL, The Arches, 51-53 Southwark to infamous Hard On night once theatre space. Street, SE1. www.xxl-london. a month (www.hardonclub.co.uk), com. London Bridge tube. Huge and now also Megawoof (www. 286, 286 Lewisham High Street, world-famous club for bears, big megawoof.com) and Work on SE14. 020-8690 7648. Large, late- men and admirers, on Saturday Wednesdays. opening gay venue, with regular and Wednesday. Pulls in 1,000+ entertainment, DJs and cabaret. customers each Saturday with THE HOIST, Arch 47c, South Open till 2am Sun-Thur and 4am uplifting dance anthems and Lambeth Road, SW8. 020 7735 Fri-Sat. www.two8six.co.uk occasional guest DJs. 9972. 10pm-late. Door charge and strict dress code. One of London’s THE TRAFALGAR ARMS, SAUNAS most famous dress-code and cruise 148 Tooting High Street, SW17. clubs - busy with a men-only 020-8767 6059. A spacious, lively, CHARIOTS STREATHAM crowd. Open Friday-Sunday and attitude-free pub. Excellent food 292 Streatham High Road, SW16. occasional Thursdays (SM Gays served all day. Weekly DJs on Friday 020 8696 0929. Streatham station. every third Thursday of the month and Saturday nights. Karaoke on Large sauna, with weekly theme - www.smgays.org). www. Wednesdays. nights (bears, men of colour, etc). thehoist.co.uk www.gaysauna.co.uk THE TWO BREWERS, JACKIE’S JUKEBOX, Rivoli 114 Clapham High Street, SW4. CHARIOTSVAUXHALL Ballroom, 350 Brockley Road, 020 7819 9539. Clapham Common 63-64 Albert Embankment, SE4. First Saturday of the month, tube. Mon-Thu 5pm-2am, Fri & Sat Vauxhall, SE1. 020 7247 5333. 7pm-midnight (£7). Gay ballroom 5pm-4am. South London’s most Vauxhall tube. Large, modern and Latin dancing night, attracting famed gay cabaret venue. Large sauna in converted railway arch. up to 300 dancers a month to the bar and separate dancefloor room. www.gaysauna.co.uk SOUTH LONDON EGO, 82 Norwood High Street, glam 1950s-style Rivoli Ballroom. SE27. 020 8761 5200. West Crofton Park BR. www.therivoli.co.uk AREA, 67-68 Albert Embankment, Norwood BR. Sun-Thu 8pm-late, SE1. Gorgeously-designed, hard 7pm-4am. Door charge on KAZBAR, 50 Clapham High Street, dance club and cabaret rooms, weekend. Large, popular bar and SW4. 020 7622 0070. Clapham with eclectic roster of different club, attracting big crowds at North tube. Mon-Thu 4pm- gay nights, one-off promotions, weekends. midnight, Fri 4pm-1am, Sat noon- plus cruise nights like Rude Boyz, www.ego-southernpride.co.uk 1am, Sun noon-midnight. Clapham and Wednesday night urban club video bar, popular throughout the Work! www.areaclub.info EXILIO, Bar Rez, Club Colosseum, week, with DJs at weekends. Mick and Charlie PHOTO © DICK GOOSE Robert 1 Nine Elms Lane, SW8. Vauxhall BARCODE VAUXHALL,Owens Arch 69, tube. Long-running, Friday night LITTLE APPLE, 98 Kennington Albert Embankment, SE11. 0207 gay Latin and salsa night. Open Lane, SE11. 020 7735 2039. BRIGHT’N’BEARY! 734 3342. Vauxhall tube. Open 7 11pm till 4am. www.exilio.co.uk Kennnigton tube. Open 7 days a The recently launched Kings Arms in Brighton continues days a week. Mon-Thu 4pm-1am, week. Small, traditional gay boozer to gather fans. Little surprise when you consider the Fri-Sun 4pm-4am. Very popular FACTORY, 65 Goding Street, SE11. for local gay boys and girls - open warm welcome you’re sure to receive, the reasonably club bar, with dancefloor and Stylish, railway arch Vauxhall venue, till 1.30am Fri-Sat. priced drinks and regular promotions. Guv’nors Charlie mezzanine chill-out space - gets hosting occasional dance and and Mick have another busy month lined up for busy at weekends. cruise nights. PARIS GYM November. Regular attractions include the ‘Charity Video 73 Goding Street, Vauxhall, SE11. Jukebox Request Night’ on Thursdays, when you can CLUB COLOSSEUM, 1 Nine THE FORT, 131 Grange Road, 020 7735 8989. Vauxhall tube. donate money and request any video from the bar’s Elms Lane, Vauxhall, SW8. Huge, SE1. 020-7237 7742. Small cruise Huge, well-equipped men-only vast library of 6,000 tracks. ‘Booze and Cruz’ each Friday late-night venue for after-hours club, open till 11pm throughout gym with large, devoted following. evening, or enjoy some furry fun at the Saturday night crowd – hosting various monthly week, with regular boots-only and Regular classes. Tourists welcome Bear Essentials session – it’s no wonder that the bar has promotions such as Bootylicious underwear parties. – check website for entry details become the premier hangout for Brighton’s hairy and and Matinee www.thefortlondon.com and membership. www.parisgym. hirsute hunks! There will be a special Bear Essentials com night on Saturday 28 November, when the guys will be THE EAGLE, 349 Kennington FIRE, South Lambeth Road, raising funds for the Sussex Beacon. You can ‘Booze and Lane, SE11. 020 7793 0903. Mon, Vauxhall, SW8. Vauxhall tube. ROYAL VAUXHALL TAVERN, Cruz’ all day again on Sunday, while there’s the monthly Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 9pm-late, Infamous, late-night gay venue 372 Kennington Lane, SE11. men-only Fetish Night on Sunday 15 November from Tue 9pm-2am, Sun 9pm-late. beneath the Vauxhall railway 020 7840 0596. Opening times 8.30pm. Enjoy the free PS3/Wii games consoles (and Vauxhall tube. Large, club-bar arches, host to the likes of Orange, vary. Vauxhall tube. Door Charge. jukebox) on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. with nightly promotions. Tonker A:M, Horizon and Gravity. Open Huge, traditional and historic gay You’ll find the bar open noon-midnight Sunday ‘til (Fridays) and Horse Meat Disco around the clock at weekends. pub, with long history of hosting Thursday, and then till 1am on Fridays and Saturdays. (Sundays) are particularly popular. www.allthingsorange.com or cabaret. Packed to rafters on The Kings Arms, 56 George Street, Brighton, BN2. www.eaglelondon.com www.fireclub.co.uk Saturday (Duckie) and Sunday www.kingsarmsbrighton.co.uk (S.L.A.G.S/Chill-Out). Check $ $ :7AB7<5A =CbbVS`S THE LOCKER ROOM www.steamworkslondon.co.uk night. Open noon-2am seven days Wednesday’s Amateur Strip is an Sunday. www.therclub.co.uk 8 Cleaver Street, Kennington, a week. institution. www.bjswhiteswan. SE11. 020 7735 6064. Kennington EAST LONDON com THE HOPE & ANCHOR, 20 tube. Long-running, intimate GHETTO OLD STREET, 58 Old Macbeth Street, Hammersmith, gay-owned and run sauna. www. THE ANGEL, 21 Church Street, Street, EC1. 020-7287 3726. Trend- SAUNAS W6. (020 8748 1873). New the-lockerroom.co.uk E15. Tel: 020 8555 1148. Stratford setting gay club venue - now in gay pub for Hammersmith and BR and tube. Big gay pub, always a new Old Street home! Spread CHARIOTS LIMEHOUSE Chiswick. Traditional boozer with STEAMWORKS popular at weekends, with regular over two floors, with Trash Palace 574 Commercial Road, E14. 020 nightly entertainment – open 309 New Cross Road, New Cross, cabaret, DJs and disco nights. bar upstairs (open from 5pm) and 7791 2808. Limehouse rail station. noon-11pm throughout week, SE14. 020 8694 0606. New late night club downstairs. Nightly Multi-level, well-established with popular karaokeRóisín at weekends.Murphy Cross/New Cross Gate station. THE BACKSTREET, Wentworth alternative promotions, such as sauna. www.gaysauna.co.uk Small, long-running establishment. Mews, off Burdett Road, E3. Wig Out (Sat). www.ghetto- INFINITY, 294 Old Brompton 020-8980 8557. Over 24 years london.co.uk CHARIOTS SHOREDITCH Road, SW5. 020 7370 3494. old – small but legendary East 1 Fairchild Street, Shoreditch, EC2. Earls Court tube. Big gay pub and End dress code leather club, open THE JOINERS ARMS, 116 020 7247 5333. Liverpool Street disco, formerly Bromptons. Open Thur-Sun. Very strict rubber and Hackney Road, E2. Tel: 020 7739 station. Biggest gay sauna in UK, late throughout the week, with leather dresscode, ensuring a 9854. Debauched decadence with a maze of rest rooms. www. weekend cabaret. goinfinity.co.uk wide and loyal following. www. – old-skool boozer popular with gaysauna.co.uk thebackstreet.com post-club crowd at weekends. Gets THE RICHMOND ARMS, 20 busy later in the evenings. E15 CLUB The Square, off Princes Street, BISTROTHEQUE, 23-27 Wadeson 6 Leytonstone Road, Stratford, E15. Richmond. 020-8940 2118. Long- St, E2. Tel: 020 8983 7900. KINGS HEAD, 11 Church 020 8555 5455. Stratford tube. running, traditional gay pub, with DTPM GOES SKY HIGH Bethnal Green tube. Very mixed, Street, E15. Tel: 020 8534 0197 Deceptively large sauna behind a regular cabaret and entertainment. DTPM is back! After closing at Fabric 12 months ago, gay/straight crowd of trendy Stratford BR and tube. Intimate discreet facade. www.londonnoise. One of gay London’s better locals. the much-missed club night is all set to return this metrosexuals. Great bar, restaurant, and welcoming East End gay pub com/e15 November when it throws the first in a series of special plus separate cabaret room. www. – regular cabaret. Open till late TED’S PLACE, 305a North End parties. The first bash will take place at one of London’s bistrotheque.com throughout the week. WEST LONDON Road, West Brompton, W14. 0207 most glamorous new venues – the swanky Paramount 385 9359. Earls Court or West club at the top of Centre Point tower on Charing Cross CHARLIE’S BAR, 124 Globe THE OLD SHIP, 17 Barnes THE CULVERT, 54 Cowley Mill Brompton tube. Mon-Fri from 7pm- Road. The event will take place on Sunday 15 November. Road, E1. Tel: 020 7790 1007. Street, E14. Tel: 020 7790 4082. Road, Uxbridge. 01895 256 690. late, closed Sat & Sun. Small, West Spinning the sounds will be DTPM veterans Miguel Whitechapel tube. Recently Limehouse DLR. Small, local, Uxbridge tube. Mon-Wed 4pm-1am, London cruise club. Dark and sleazy. Pellitero, Guy Williams, Fat Tony and Steve Thomas. Doors refurbished, Moroccan style traditional gay pub, with regular Thu noon-2am, Fri & Sat noon-3am, www.tedsplaceuk.co.uk will open at 3.30pm, and you’re advised to be present for – friendly, local gay bar. cabaret - five minutes’ walk from Sun 3pm-1am. Regular discos, the spectacular views of the London sunset at 4.10pm. BJ’s White Swan (see below). cabaret, karaoke and one-off events. WEST 5, Popes Lane, South Those who book early will be rewarded with a recession DALSTON SUPERSTORE, 117 Established, local gay venue. Ealing, W5. 020-8579 3266. Large, busting £10 ticket (£15 nearer the date, and £18 just Kingsland High Street, E8. 020 BJ’s WHITE SWAN, www.theculvert.com popular gay pub with Piano Room before the party itself). Paramount can be found at 7254 2273. Highbury & Islington 556 Commercial Road, E1. Tel: 020 and cabaret bar, open till late at Centre Point, 101-103 New Oxford Street, WC1. Ticket tube. New, two-floor mixed 7780 9870. Limehouse DLR. A ESCAPE, 184 London Road, weekends with entertainment info at www.dtpmevents.co.uk or www. gay-straight venue - café by day large, long-running gay pub and Kingston-Upon-Thames, Surrey, KT2. and DJs. Attracts a big local crowd ticketweb.co.uk (08700 600 100) and fashionable performance club, open throughout the week 020 8549 9911. Revamped, long- - particularly at weekends. space and club promotions at and legendary across London! running gay club open Wednesday- www.west5bar.co.uk $ $! $" =C b`SOQV 1=;;C<7BG PLAYGROUND STRIFE $# =C :7AB7<5A b`SOQV Jewish Gay and Lesbian London WC1N 3XX, secretary@ Group: 020 8952 0137. regard.org.uk/www.regard.org. uk. Disabled LGBT group. Kairos: 020 7437 6063, www. kairosinsoho.org.uk. Soho project Step Out Tower Hamlets: promoting health and well- Social & support group for LGBT being among LGBT community. and questioning young people. BEXLEYHEATH BOYS 5-8pm Tues 079 4633 7160 Bexleyheath Gay Film Night is Lesbian Gay Christian a newly-launched social night Movement: 020 7739 1249, South London Gays: 020 8672 for those in this particular corner of Kent. Join them [email protected]/www.lgcm. 5268/020 8674 5191. next on Sunday 1 November org.uk. www.slago.org.uk/slg. Friendly at Spiders Snooker Club, 4-12 social group. Pickford Lane, DA7 4QW. The Lesbian & Gay Immigration evening will be a Halloween Group: www.uklgig.org.uk Stonewall: 020 7593 1850. special, with a screening of – 020 7922 7811. Every Mon Campaign group for LGBT rights. The Gay Bed & Breakfast Of Terror. The fortnightly event 2-6.30pm, Tue 10am-5pm opens its doors at 7pm, with and Wed/Thur 10am-1.30pm. HATE CRIME the film at 7.30pm. Admission Helpline and meetings. GOSLINGS BADMINTON is free. Check ‘Bexleyheath Gay Police Association: Goslings London is a ‘social sports club’ for gay men, lesbians and their friends – in fact, Gay Film Night’ on Facebook LGBT Choir: 07980 023578. Call Action Line 07092 700 000 besides badminton it’s also known for its swimming. Badminton players of intermediate for more details. Michael for more information. (24hrs), [email protected]. standard and above are welcome on Mondays, 7pm-10pm, at Finsbury Leisure Centre (Norman Street, EC1), usually followed by a social gathering at a nearby pub; or on Tuesdays, GROUPS//ORGS London Friend: 020 7837 Galop: 020 7704 2040. www. 7pm-10pm, at Kensington Sports Centre (Walmer Road, W11). Players of all levels are 3337. Groups in Islington. galop.org.uk. Advice and support welcome on Thursdays, from 7.30pm-10pm, at Talacre Community Sports Centre (Dalby Albert Kennedy Trust: 020 for victims of hate crime. Street, NW5). To start playing badminton with Goslings, simply turn up at the sports centre 7831 6562 (London). Housing Quaker London Lesbian & at the start time of the appropriate night and a Goslings organiser will get you going. You advice for under 21s. Gay Fellowship: Religious HIV//AIDS will be registered as a guest the first few times you visit; and charged a guest rate. In order group – 020 8675 6740. to become a member, you must have attended at least three times. Badminton rackets Antidote: 020 7437 3523. Crusaid: 020 7539 3880, can be hired from the venues but it’s best to bring your own whenever possible. Changing Counselling, Thursday drop-in, Metro Centre: 020 8265 3311, www.crusaid.org.uk. facilities and showers are available and free to use. Goslings players compete regularly at complementary therapies www.metrocentreonline.org. tournaments throughout the UK and Europe, as well as at their own annual Sports Day. around alcohol and drug issues. Greenwich-based LGBT support. GMFA: 020 7738 6872. Gay www.goslingssportsclub.com men’s health charity. BKY - Alternative Jewish Mosaic: 0800 0433 411. www. world’s only gay cricket club! Raiders Softball Club: 07931 PACE: 0808 1807 223. Helpline Community: www.bkylondon. mosaicyouth.org.uk. Youth group National AIDS Trust: 020 7814 www.gaycricket.org.uk or 020 721 377, www.rainbowraiders. open Monday 9.30am-12.30pm org.uk based in Brent. 6767, www.nat.org.uk. 8376 0630. com. Mixed baseball in Regents and Thursday 6.30-8.30pm, Park / Primrose Hill area. offering structured telephone Croydon Area Gay Society: One-Up: LGBT under-18 youth Terence Higgins Trust: 020- Irons: www.ironsgolf.org.uk . counselling or 30-minute Friendly social group in Croydon. group, meets every Monday 78121777. Counselling Services. Gay golfing, events for all levels. Stonewall Football Club: counseling sessions. Or email 020 8645 0943 - www.cags.org 4-7pm (based in Hendon - North 07090 422 390. Sunday soccer. 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Stonewall Housing Advice: 858450, www.galha.org. outzone.org www.londonfrontrunners.org. Team: Mixed hockey for all 020 7359 5767. Gay running group. levels. www.pinkhockey.com Dazz-elle: 020 8257 3068. Outrage!: 020 8240 0222. PACE: 020 7700 1323. or email iainkimmins115@ London drug/alcohol support. Stonewall infoline: Political campaiging group. Counselling and support groups. Goslings Swimming: 07814 hotmail.com Information on all LGB rights 258 055. Gay social swimming London Lesbian & Gay - 08000 50 20 20 (Mon- Fri Islington LGB Forum: Quest LGB Catholics: 0808 group, Thur 8.30pm-9.30pm. Out to Swim: 07090 422 Switchboard: 020 7837 7324 9.30am- 5.30pm). Rachael: 07989 747824. An 808 0234. www.goslingssportsclub.com 526, www.outtoswim.org. Gay initiative between local police, swimming group. London Friend: 020 7837 WANTTO GET LISTED? the council and victim support. Regard: Regard, BM REGARD, Grace’s Cricket Club: The 3337. Counselling service. Please send listings to [email protected] LONDON TITANS combine skills exercises (supervised by Although Stonewall FC may scoop most of the club’s three FA coaches) with general the awards, they’re not the only gay football kickabouts. After training, there’s usually team in the capital. London Titans FC was the chance to go for a drink at sponsor formed in 2005. Although a large number of bar, West Five. They play in the GFSN (Gay the players are gay, they welcome everyone National League) and have two teams in the regardless of their sexuality. The club London Unity League. The teams also play welcomes members of any age (current five-a-side in Barnes on Thursday evenings, playing members are between 18 and 45), and have competed in various IGLFA (Gay of any ability and from all walks of life. (playing or social) are always welcome and home games and train in Old Deer World Cup) events including Argentina, the The one thing that they have in common enquiries can me made to membership@ Park, Richmond. In the winter, training US, Spain and Iceland. is an interest in football. New members londontitans.com.The lads play their is between 12-3pm. Training sessions www.londontitans.com $$ $% =C <3EA b\Sea NEWS FLASHES UK NEWS KENT COUPLE’S ABUSE NIGHTMARE A gay couple from Northfl eet, Kent, say that they have been forced to leave their home after a sustained campaign of homophobic abuse from local youths and adults. Keith Stepney, 53, and John Mead, 42, reported having eggs and stones thrown repeatedly at their windows, and feared leaving their property in case of assault. Following several complaints to the police, three people were arrested. One received a warning; the other two were released without charge. The couple has now been moved to another housing association property. CUSTOMERS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT CRIME Following a reported rise in the number of homophobic incidents in the area, gay pub the Joiners Arms in Shoreditch has set up a reporting box where customers can anonymously report homophobic attacks. Last year a young man was left paralysed by a homophobic attack near the nearby George & Ian Baynham Dragon pub, and others have reported being harassed by local youths in the area. The Joiners held a community meeting to address the issue, which was attended by the police and local politicians. Tower Hamlets councillor Josh Peck promised that there would be increased street lighting on Hackney Road, TRAFALGAR SQUARE along with a stronger police presence in the area. Hackney Council’s adviser on crime and community safety, Julius Nkafu, said “We take hate crime seriously. Please report it. It is only in reporting it that something gets done.” ASSAULT AND VIGIL Two 17-year-old girls and a 19-year-old verbally abused and assaulted within minutes of getting MANCHESTER man have been charged with manslaughter off the bus.” PRIDE BREAKS following the death of a 62-year-old man The crime has caused shock and outrage amongst FUNDRAISING following an assault near Duncannon Street, London’s gay community and comes after several other RECORD Trafalgar Square. The attack took place at around recent gay murders in the capital, including the death The organisers of 10.30pm on Friday 25 September. After getting off a in July of Edward Highwood, 79, who was murdered Manchester Pride have bus into town, victim, Ian Baynham, and another man at his home in Greenwich, and the murder In March of announced that the were verbally abused by a young woman. Following this Gerry Edwards, 59, in Bromley. In July, Metropolitan 2009 festival raised verbal assault, the woman and two friends (male and Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson highlighted his £135,000 for charity – the largest ever amount in the festival’s female), kicked the victim to the ground. Mr Baynham, concerns over an increase of homophobic crimes in the 19-year history. Despite the UK being in recession, headline from Beckenham, suff ered serious head injuries and capital, following the news that there had been a 14% artists like Human League and Peter Andre helped generate died two weeks later in hospital after doctors decided to increase in the number of reported homophobic crime record ticket sales over the August Bank Holiday event. The turn off his life support machine. His 30-year-old friend since April alone. money will be used over the coming months to support various suff ered minor injuries. Prompted by Mr Baynham’s murder, and in protest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) groups and Speaking of the attack, Detective Chief Inspector Alexis against hate-crimes in central London, a candle-lit vigil projects across Greater Manchester via the Manchester Pride Boon said afterwards: “This was a vicious homophobic has been organised to take place on Friday 30 October, Community Fund and the Manchester Pride HIV/AIDS Fund. attack on two men who had done nothing more than from 8-10pm, in Trafalgar Square – check the Facebook come into central London to enjoy a night out and were group at “Silent Candle-lit Vigil” for more details. MATT LUCAS’ FORMER PARTNER DIES Kevin McGee, the former civil partner of actor and comic Matt Lucas, has committed suicide. Police reportedly found the 32-year-old’s body in his Edinburgh fl at on 5 October, just hours after he left a status update on Facebook saying “Kevin KENNETH WILLIAMS HONOURED McGee thinks that death is much better than life.” Lucas and McGee met in 2002 and had a civil partnership in 2006 but /Q`]eR]TO`]c\R ^S]^ZSbc`\SRc^ split in 2008 – becoming the fi rst high-profi le gay couple to b]eObQVbVSc\dSWZW\U]TO^ZO_cSS`SQbSR legally dissolve their partnership. 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Subjects depicted include Peter eWbVEWZZWO[aW\QZcRW\U Tatchell (pictured), Alan Turing, Bishop Gene Robinson, Martina $& =C b\Sea <3EA NEWS FLASHES INTERNATION NEWS OUTSPOKEN: NIRANJAN TURKEY KAMATKAR TORY SHAME In a move that has prompted widespread condemnation, ;/<163AB3@6=ABA/=<3=443D3/@BG1=<43@3<13 seemingly acted to block LONDON’S ANNUAL GFEST access to the country’s LGBT ARTS FESTIVAL three largest LGBT social (9-22 NOV), EXPLAINS WHY networking sites – Hadigayri, THE FESTIVAL IS NECESSARY – BOTH FOR THE Gabile and Shemaleturk. MAINSTREAM AND GAY PEOPLE THEMSELVES. The sites have been blocked by the Telecommunication Whenever I meet a new gay migrant and ask, Directorate – a newly-created “What made you choose London?” their reply is body permitted to shut often “For me, this is the place for opportunity down websites without a and expression.” This is almost the same answer I myself court order if it believes they gave, when asked by a “pukka” British gentleman, more violate the law. Turkey also than a decade ago banned YouTube last year. – albeit just before he probed further: UGANDA “Why do people seek THERE IS GREAT A Ugandan MP has tabled to make overt cultural a bill, proposing a new or sexuality-focused POTENTIAL FOR off ence of “aggravated statements? Is it to EXPANSION, (L-R) Tory Shame organiser Kevin Peel, Amy Lamé, homosexuality”. It’s thought gain attention?” Poptastic’s Kitty Lashes and club owner Jon Hamilton that this will apply to any What makes London DRAWING IN THE person who has gay sex with the so-called cultural WIDER PUBLIC, Amy Lamé (pictured second left) hosted a special “Tory Shame” party that took place in a disabled person, under-18s capital of the world Manchester at the beginning of October to coincide with the Conservative Party Conference or when the accused is HIV- and a unique place BUT IT IS AN in the city. The unoffi cial event, which was purposefully arranged to take place on the same positive. Homosexual acts are for LGBT people, lies I UPHILL TASK night as the Conservative’s own ‘Tory Pride’ party, was judged a success by many of those who already illegal in the African think in its unrivalled attended. Amy was delighted with the turnout, saying afterwards, “I was impressed by the huge state, but the new charge of multiculturalism and crowd that turned up to support the event. The response we got was really positive and the “aggravated homosexuality” in people’s broad message was clear: there is nothing proud about being a Tory. will be punishable with the participation in the city’s diverse cultural scenes. “Cameron’s Conservatives have voted against the equality bill, against same-sex parents, and death penalty. against repealing Section 28. Who knows what they would do if they got back in to power?” There is such variety of LGBT events and arty queer happenings: theatre, cabaret, clubs circuits, burlesque, fi lm festivals and such. Moreover, huge competition drives people to greater artistic heights – even in a recession and ...AND FINALLY with reduced resources. What was missing, until quite recently, was an annual LGBT GEORGE AND KENNY – TOGETHER OR NOT? cross-arts event, as witnessed in some other UK cities like There has been confusion in the media over the state of George Michael’s relationship with Liverpool and Glasgow. For three years now, London has long-term partner Kenny Goss (pictured right). At the beginning of October there were had GFest gayWise LGBT Arts Festival – or just GFest for widespread reports that the former Wham singer, 46, had split from the American gallery owner. short. It’s still fairly small, but has large ambitions. There Some reports claim that Goss, 50, walked out on Michael last Christmas after 13 years together is great potential for expansion, drawing in the wider – reportedly fed up with the singer’s increasingly erratic behaviour. Michael has been in trouble public, but it is an uphill task. When we have tried to secure with the police on several occasions over the last few years, and was arrested last year in public mainstream resources we are often told to go back to the toilets on Hampstead Heath and charged with drug possession last year. However, a spokesperson LGBT community – generally a very loyal base – to help for Michael denied the split. “There is no truth in the matter at all. Kenny has been away in Dallas fundraise and gain support, not least via our new online where he owns a gallery but is scheduled to return home this Friday. They are planning a lovely campaign: “donate from a pound”. weekend together.” The two were later photographed leaving Nobu Berkley restaurant together Kenny Goss visibly brandishing commitment rings on their fi ngers. However, GFest is an LGBT arts festival for all, regardless of sexual persuasion. Some people may SNOWDON ALLEGED TO HAVE “HAD GAY AFFAIRS” question – after civil partnerships and other such recent Lord Snowdon, formerly Princess Margaret’s husband, allegedly had gay aff airs – claims the 69-year-old celebrity hairdresser- LGBT equality laws – whether such events should enjoy come-socialite, Nicky Haslam, in a forthcoming memoir. Haslam alleges that he himself even had an aff air with Snowdon, mainstream funding or whether we are now needed at all. then known as Antony Armstrong-Jones, in 1959 – just a year before the royal marriage – having fi rst met him in 1955, aged Yet surely, as LGBT citizens, we have the right to explore and 16. Lord Snowdon, himself now 79, denies the claims, saying “It’s not true as far as I’m concerned – and I should know.” express our lives the same as anyone else; and to make that expression available to everyone, LGBT or otherwise. BULLFIGHTER TAKES “PINK POUND” Moreover, alongside any legal advances, social acceptance BY HORNS involves changing hearts and minds through increased Hitherto little-known Spanish matador, Joselito understanding, and what better tool than LGBT arts to help Ortega has agreed to advertise Gay Up, an energy achieve this? Preaching to the converted is never entirely drink aimed at gay men, on the embroidered cape he useless but we need to engage with, and win over, a wider wears in the ring. Although top matadors can make as audience. Surely, this deserves mainstream support. much money as football stars, the move is controversial in the notoriously macho blood sport. The bull-slayer The GFest gayWise LGBT Arts Festival runs 9-22 November: told media: “If the gay community welcomes me as a www.gaywisefestival.org.uk symbol, fi ne.” $' =C <3EA b\Sea NEWS FLASHES NEWS OBAMA PLEDGES TO OVERTURN “DON’T ASK, PICTURE: FAMOUS DON’T TELL” MILITARY POLICY American President Barak Obama has pledged to end the military “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy in the US military. Introduced in 1993, the policy prohibits gay people from being open about their sexuality while serving in the armed forces. An estimated 13,000 service-members have been dismissed since its introduction. “We should not be punishing patriotic Americans who have stepped forward to serve this country,” Mr Obama said at the annual dinner of the Human Rights Campaign. “We should be celebrating their willingness to show such courage and selflessness on behalf of their fellow citizens, especially when we’re fighting two wars.” 4 POOFS & A PIANO ENDORSE A DAY IN HAND CAMPAIGN Decades after The Beatles PIC: CLAIREPIC: NATHAN recorded ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’, and made London’s humble Abbey Road zebra crossing famous, UK band 4 Poofs Stephen Gately and partner Andrew Cowles & A Piano have recreated the Fab Four’s iconic image to show their support for A Day In Hand – the internationally successful campaign that has started a silent, same-sex hand-holding revolution. 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The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched a Tc\S`OZaS`dWQSObAb:Oc`S\QS=¸B]]ZS¸aQVc`QV [S[PS`aW\XcabTWdSROga new series of reports into the experiences of lesbian, gay and W\2cPZW\OaeSZZOa5ObSZg¸a^O`S\ba;O`UO`Sb ;]W`TSZb^`][^bSRb]WaacSOabObS[S\b bisexual (LGB) people in Britain. “Beyond Tolerance: Making O\R;O`bW\^O`b\S`1]eZSaO\RVWaPO\R[ObSa QZO`WTgW\UVS`^]aWbW]\RSTS\RW\UVS``WUVb Sexual Orientation a Public Matter” celebrates the progress µBVSe]`ZRVOaZ]ab]\S]TWbaP`WUVbSababO`a b]a^SQcZObS]\5ObSZg¸aRSObVO\RRS\gW\U that has been made in tackling homophobia in the past 40 eSVOdSZ]ab]c`P`]bVS`¶aOWR@]\O\9SObW\U O\gV][]^V]PWQaS\bW[S\b AVSTSZbWb years, and sets out measures organisations could take to tackle W\O\S[]bW]\OZScZ]Ugb]VWaT]`[S`Q]ZZSOUcS µ[WaQVWSd]caW\bVSSfb`S[S¶b]acUUSabVS` the discrimination that persists – with particular reference to O\RT`WS\R /\SabW[ObSR! 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The report also recommends the importance of ³UObVS`SR]cbaWRSbVSQVc`QVb]^OgbVSW` `WaW\U\c[PS`]TQ][^ZOW\bab]bVS>11 =bVS` gathering more data on sexual orientation, noting that many `Sa^SQba 2OWZg;OWZQ]Zc[\Waba³acQVOa8O\SbAb`SSb public policy decisions are made based on assumptions of the >]`bS`³a]cUVbb]RWabO\QSbVS[aSZdSaT`][ size and location of the LGB population rather than facts. ;]W`¸aQ][[S\baPcbObbVSbW[S]TU]W\Ub] The reports are now viewable at the website www. 2/7:G;/7:>@=;>BA=CB@/53 ^`SaabVS>11VORaOWRbVObWbe]cZRPSOaYW\U equalityhumanrights.com 7\OaS^O`ObSRSdSZ]^[S\bbVS>`Saa BVS2OWZg;OWZb]`Sa^]\Rb]bVSVcUS\c[PS` 1][^ZOW\ba1][[WaaW]\VOaO\\]c\QSR ]TQ][^ZOW\baOP]cbbVSQ]Zc[\ % =C <3EA b\Sea NEWS FLASHES NEWS NEW HIV TEST FROM THT CAMERON ASKED TO CLARIFY HIS PARTY’S PRO-GAY POSITION B63B3@@3<1367557the Albert Service Manager – on 020 8305 5000 or via email juice@ with LGBT homeless charity the Albert Kennedy Trust commented: “This is a metrocentreonline.org Kennedy Trust for a star-studded one-off opportunity to party in the double anniversary bash. Taking place company of celebrities at an exclusive MAN JAILED FOR HOMOPHOBIC ASSAULT at the recently relaunched “pop-up” lounge venue and help raise funds Andrew Harris, 21, from Northampton has been jailed for four members lounge Quintessentially for young gay, lesbian, bisexual and and a half years, and placed on the sex off enders’ register, Soho, the House of St Barnabus (1 transgendered young people who are for sexually assaulting and robbing a gay man he met in a Greek Street, Soho, W1), on Sunday 8 experiencing homelessness, or living in town centre taxi queue on 10 July. The pair returned to the November, the event – sponsored by a hostile environment. We are delighted victim’s home and began fl irting before Harris became violent, Citibank and Aviva – will mark the 20th that Jake and Quintessentially Soho punching and sexually assaulting his prey, shouting “I’m not anniversary of the Albert Kennedy Trust have chosen to join forces to make this gay” and threatening to kill him before taking jewellery and and the 10th anniversary of Jake. special event possible.” a bank card. The event will include an auction, hosted For more information on this special by Sir Ian McKellen and TV’s Anthony event including ticket enquiries and SAS VETERAN ADMITS SLAYING GAY LOVER Crank, with lots including an original the guest list, please contact: Craig Former Special Armed Services soldier, Maurice Martin, 27, oil portrait of Sir Ian by acclaimed artist Solomon, Operations Director at Jake is in custody after admitting to the murder of his partner, Anthony Lawrence, a weekend for two TM, [email protected] or 020 7268 55-year-old former policeman, John Bradshaw, at their home at the fi ve-star Mayfair Hotel, and VIP 5911. For more information on how to in France. Martin confessed to strangling Bradshaw, before tickets and backstage passes for West End place a bid for an auction lot of you are leading detectives to his body, hidden in undergrowth. musical Sister Act. Boy George and Fat unable to attend, please call Jonathan The auction painting of Sir Ian Tony will be DJ’ing at the event. Penny on 020 7831 6562. 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