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ISSUE No 5
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GAY EAST MIDLANDS
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CLASSIFIEDS
MALE ADS. Penpals/Friendship.
PERSONAL
Placing Ads
All
areas. Details - S.a.e. G.W. Harrison, 3,
Brokenback Cottage, Tindale Crescent,
Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. DL 14
gTH.
NOTTINGHAM: 30's, doing literary
research, rather lonely, needs older
women friends with similar interests
(e.g. the arts, feminism). GEM 100'
NOTTINGHAM 7 miles' Bachelor seeks
young (18-25) gay male to share home
-liie on one to one basis'
ind
PermanencY envisaged. Honesty'
loyalty, and discretion required and
given. Gem 101
.
GENT seeks male comPanion tol
ineatre, Scrabble, and other things ol
mutual interest. GEM 102.
42 Years old'
Average
looks.5' 10".111/z stone' Keen cyclist
and swimmer. Seeks someone to share
in""" and wider interests with'
HopefullY lasting triendshiP'
LEICESTER.
Pnbtotpnone appreciated
but
a'l'a'
GEM 103.
HELP WANTED!
imagined. Our circulation has
increased as have our number of
stockists and our distribution area.
lf current
negotiations are
successful, we will soon have a
'real' distributor which will probably
result in a further increase in our
print run and our number of
stockists. Needless to saY, all of
this activity is generating an
enormous amount o{ work and we
are in real danger of
getting
cheques/postal orders payable to
G.E.M. Collective. All classified ads
EMPLOYMENT
must be prepaid.
OUROBOROS
WHOLEFOOD
looking for new
COLLECTIVE are
members to work in the shoP and
warehouse. PeoPle with energY and
commitment welcome. lf interested
contact us at 37a Mansfield Fload,
We reserve the right to refuse
advertisements without explanation.
Answering Ads
Nottingham. Tel (0602) 4'19016.
When replying
ACGOMMODATION
NOTTINGHAM: GaY man (30) seeks
house - share on permanent basis. Tel'
Nigel, Nottm 864183 (work) or 625873
to GEM numbers,
please put your reply in a sealed
envelope. Write GEM number orr
autside of envelope then place in a
second envelope and send to GEM,
Box ll, c/o 1 18 Mansfield
Road,
Nottingham.
IIIIIII
(home).
Consequently, we shall be holding
a meeting for anyone interested in
joining
Since lssue One, GaY East
Midlands has expanded much
quicker that we could have
Classified Ads in GEM cost t1 for up to
15 words, and 5p per word thereafter.
GEM numbers 50p extra. Please make
the
collective
at
118,
Mansfield Road, Nottingham on
Saturday 8th October at 2Pm.
The meeting is open to all lesbians
and gay men.
We are also keen to hear from
individuals or groups who can helP
sell/distribute GEM in areas not
already covered or offer help such
as news or feedback. Please
contact us at Box !1, c/o 118
Mansfield Road, Nottingham, or
Telephone Nottingham (0602)
602783.
12 rssues t4.50 (incl. P&P)
Please send one copy of Gay East Midlands monthly
to:
Name...
Address
snowed under.
We are also concerned that, with
the exception of CathY White, we
have no regular lesbian inPut and
we are keen to redress that
balance, particularlY as we are
aware that we are read bY a lot of
women.
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Cheques/PO's payable to G.E.M. Colleclive
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NEWS
TESBIANS &
GAYS MEET
CITY COUNCIL
ln line with its election policy on
equal opportunities, Nottingham
City Council leaders met with local
lesbians and gay men to discuss
how they could best implement
such a policy. Councillors were
clearly surprised when nearly fifty
men and women turned up to the
meeting at the Council House on
1sth September to
demonstrate
their support for positive action in
favour of equal opportunities for
gays.
Councillor Brent
Charlesworth,
Deputy Chairperson of the Equal
Opportunities Committee, opened
the meeting by stating that,
as
Socialists, the Councillors were
committed to equal opportunities
and sought to make Nottingham
City Council an equal opportunities
employer "in all senses of the
word".
The Chairperson of the Committee,
Councillor Peter Burgess, who is
known to have voled against the
inclusion of gays in the Council's
equal opportunities
AGGRO IN
LOUGHBOROUGH
A
public-spirited attempt to protect
Loughborough citizens lrom the morally
corrupting influence
of 'Gay
East
Midlands' was made last week,
according to Loughborough Gay Group
convenor Les Bailey. Unfortunately the
efforts of those responsible were in
not willing to push the gay rights
issue too far for fear of adverse
publicity, particulariy from the very
varn, as plenty more copies were
Post'.
invaded by 8 youths who, presumably
conservative 'Evenifig
Councillor Burgess replied that the
Council was
advertising its
considering
policies in the gay
press but would have to adopt a
more gradual approach to the more
general newspapers.
The next step in this consultative
procedure will be a one day
organising conference, sponsored
by the City Council and aimed at all
gay individuals and groups in the
area.
A
steering committee of
lesbians and gay men has been set
up and anyone interested in
attending, helping out, or simply
available. The incident happened when
a
meeting of the Gay Group in the
lounge bar
of a pub was suddenly
bent on some sort of moral crusade.
shouted abuse, knocked over the
furniture and ripped up literature
including several copies of GEM. The
group members made a rapid exit via
the other door and there were no
injuries.
What does a hard-pressed pub landlord
do in a case like this? Ring the Police?
lmprove security? Get the 'regulars in
the other bar to help him keep out the
would-be queerbashers? Not on your
life! Far too much trouble. and anyway
the publicity would be damaging to
trade. So much easier to chuck the
gays out, let them find somewhere else
seeking further information should
contact Jeanne on (0602) 620344
or Tim on (0602) 602894. lt is vital
to meet. lt's not that he's got anything
that as many lesbians and gay men
as possible are seen to support this
conference. lt will consider,
GAYS SACKED
EN MASSE
amongst other things, the
possibility of a Lesbian and Gay
Centre in Nottingham.
policy,
surprised many of the audience by
against gays, you understand ....
Gay Rights At Work and the Campaign
for Homosexual Equality are organising
a campaign to re-instate seven men
sacked by Kiltdale Ltd because they
his apparent conversion to the
cause of gay rights. During a
discussion on the possibility of a
were 'known homosexuals. The men
Nottingham, Councillor Burgess
Kiltdale's Plant Manager Mike Butler
lold 'Capital Gay that a number of
lesbian
were sacked after the
and gay centre for
told the meeting "Gays have every
right to meet together in the same
way as everyone else''.
Much of the discussion centred
around a document produced by
the Nottingham Lesbian Group and
covered areas such as housing,
employment, social facilities, and
political activity. lt was clear from
the discussion on publicity for the
Council's existing nondiscriminatory policies that a
number of people attending felt that
the Labour-controlled council was
firm s
management had drawn up a list of
'known homosexuals in the workforce.
senior staff had complained about the
'alarmingly high' ratio
of gays to
heterosexuals but denied that the men
were sacked because they were gay (in
fact two of them weren't!). Butler added
that they were 'released' because there
was no work for them - although their
pholo: Rentasnap, Noltingham
The Gay CND banner will be one of
several gay banners joining the national
CND demonstration in London on
October 22nd. Why 'Gay CND'? As
their leaflet puts it "The Nazis took us to
the ovens. Now the Cruises, the SS20s are bringing the ovens to us".
jobs were advertised immediately in the
local Jobcentre.
CHE and GRAW are organising a
petition and a 'pink postcard' writing
campaign in support of the sacked
men. Enquiries and offers of support
should be addressed to Gay Rights at
Work, 7 Pickwick Court, LONDON SEg
4SA.
NEWS
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THE CHARRED
REMA'NS
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J1-,'
murders of two young women,
Caroline Hogg and Susan Maxwell,
have almost faded
into
insignificance in contrast to the lurid
the hunt for the
reporting
Brighton attackers".
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Meanwhile, whilst
:5,
the
men
responsible for the Brighton attack
remain free, four of the organisers
of PIE - the Paedophile lnformation
Exchange have been arrested
and charged with various offences
ranging from attempting to procure
minor
sending
sex with
indecent material through the post.
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NALGO
CONFERENCE
Gutted and beyond repair - that's the
sad end for a building which once
echoed with the sound of chinking
teacups and polite chatter as the local
bowls players took a break from their
pastime, and more recently provided a
much-needed place for the Region's
gay men to meet and relax on a
Saturday night. The Pavilion Club,
Shardlow, was a pioneer - it opened
years belore Part Two or Spots were
even thought of - and though it may
have seemed a bit of an anachronism
to many younger people who are used
to the smoothness and sophistication of
the modern commercial scene, it will be
sadly missed by the many regulars who
enjoyed the friendly, social-club
atmosphere each week.
The building was damaged by two fires,
on 16th and 23rd August, and it was the
second of these which really finished it
off. Fire
spreads quickly
in
unattended wooden building
investigations have
an
and
proved
inconclusive. One official speculated
that it was an electrical fault, but the
doubt will always remain that it could
have been deliberately started - recent
events have shown that the Club has its
enemies.
There is to be an Extraordinary General
Meeting ol the Club on October 9th at
Shardlow Village Hall, which all
members are urged to attend. Mick
Banbury, one of the committee
members, tells us that the meeting will
have to decide first whether to wind up
the club's affairs completely (which
needs an 80% vote in favour) or
whether to continue. lI it is decided to
carry on, the choice is whether to
rebuild on the same site or to look for a
new location; the committee are likely
to recommend the latter.
! We understand that four of the
people responsible for the attack on
Andy Wallace outside the Pavilion in
July (as reported in GEM No 3) have
been found guilty and lined by Derby
Magistrates Court. The charges ranged
from Actual Bodily Harm and Criminal
Damage to Public Order offences.
One of the biggest public service
unions, NALGO, is to hold its first
Lesbian and Gay Conference at the
Hampden Centre,
80
Polygon
R-d,
London NW1 on Octoberlst and 2nd.
Whilst lesbian and gay rights have been
raised regularly within NALGO, the
organisers claim that this is the first.
time that any union has organised a
conference lor and by lesbians and gay
men. For further details contact Jackie
Lewis on 01 720 022O exl. 497 or John
McKay 01 468 7071 ext. 19.
CHE & LCGR Attack
Paedophilia
Gay Mum in
Hysteria
'Woman's Own'
Both the Campaign
for
Homosexual Equality and the
Labour Campaign for Gay Rights
have strongly attacked the current
media hysteria surrounding the
rape of a young boy in Brighton and
its linking with paedophilia and
gays. Press releases from both
organisations have expressed their
condemnation of the attack but
point out that there is no evidence
to suggest that the attack was
perpetrated by paedophiles or
gays. The LCGR statement points
out that "lt is also a sad reflection
on the attitudes of the 'popular'
press that the sexually-motivated
Following her complaint that the
magazlne 'Woman's Own' never
featured lesbians, Jacqui Grafton - a
lesbian mother from Nottingham - is to
be the subject of the magazine's first
lesbian article. Jacqui wrote to them
some time ago complaining that there
was nothing of interest for or about
lesbians. The magazine has responded
by otfering to send a staff reporter to
write about Jacqui and her lover. No
date has been fixed for the 'Woman's
Owrl arlicle but we now hear that
'Cosmopolitan' magazine is also
interested in doing a similar article.
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'SMART' is the name of a new quafierly
magazine aimed at devotees of gay S &
year is making a special effort to attract
written about the subject, SMART will,
at least, be a valuable contribution to
For a city ol
said to be a hive ol gaY social
organisations. Therefore Gaysoc this
be
students and young people from th_e
rest of the city as well as the universify.
Their meetings, open to all, will be in
the Senior Common
Room,
Crookesmoor Building, Crookesmoor
TATCHELL BOOK
Heretic Books are to Publish Peter
Road, 510, on Wednesdays at 7.30Pm.
Events so far include a disco, videos,
speakers and discussions. For furlher
details contact Phil on Sheffield 665282
or write C/o Sheffield University Union
of Students.
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'Battle for Bermondsey' on
31st October. The book details the
Tatchell
events. surrounding
this
BBC 2 will transmit a documentary on
the
BermondseY bYe-election
October 26th,
to
book's release.
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on
co-incide with the
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and productive"
Congress meeting
BlackPool.
which lesbians and gay men suffer
at work and how trade
can
discrimination.
BreaHast
at
Speakers from LCGR, NALGO, and the
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We've heard from Bernard, of
Leicester, who is interested in setting
up an East Midlands Gay S & M support
group, and would welcome enquiries
this
from others similarly interested. He can
contacted via Leicester Gayline
(05ss 826299).
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The Midlands group of 'Beards Meeting
Beards' - a group for bearded gay men '
met recently in Leamington Spa. The
Midlands meeting attracted 14 local
gays and it is ho7ed to hold further
Midlands meetings in the future'
Further details from Brian (BMB), 4'
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Members of the Labour Campaign for
Gay Rights held a "small but
meeting
on the issue. lssue No
includes aiong article on Lesbian S & M
and thus raises the issue of whether S
& M is all about male power and
violence against women. The debate
on the meaning and practice of S & M is
bound to continue for a long time,
SMART looks set to make an intelligent
contribution to that debate, for the
women? Does it glorify violence? Let us
know what you think.
LCGR AT TUC
informative
debate
be
3XX. Meanwhile, we'd be interested to
hear your views on S & M. ls it anti-
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Year's
Bermondsey bye-election and, we are
promised, contains some notable
quotes from politicians and Pressmen
alike. These include "l'm not in favour
of witch hunts, but I do not mistake
bloody witches lor fairies" (Neil
Kinnock) and "Sue us. So what? What
do we care? What's a few thousand
pounds to us? This is a good story and
we are going io use it" ('Sun' reporter).
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Leicester Gay Group meets last Fri of
BOSTON
month, Friends' Meeting House, Queens
Road, 8pm & different weekly venues.
Varied social programme. Tel David,
GROUP: CHE, write PO Box 4, Boston,
Lincs, PE21 64A or tel. Syd (0205) 66425.
735049.
Leicester Poly Gaysoc - tel Gayline for info.
Leicester University Gaysoc - meets Tues
(term time) Meeting Room 1, Percy Gee
Building, 1.30pm,
COVENTRY
DISCO: Women's disco 2nd & 4th Weds,
Rose and Crown pub.
Lesbian Group - supporUdiscussion group
meets alternate Fris. For details tel Hinckley
617583 or Gayline.
ileeting Beards:
exclusively bearded gays. M'ship info Bryan
(BMB), 4 Radclifle Bd, Earlsdon, Coventry
(sAE).
CHE, write Mike Foxwell, c/o 14 Spon St,
Coventry, ot lel 71 41 44.
GROUPS: Beards
INFO & FRIENDSHIP: Leicester Gayline-
Friend, tel 826299 Mon-Fri evgs, 7.3010.30pm (24 hr answering machine).
Coventry Area Gay Community
Organisation - write clo 14 Spon St,
Coventry, CV1 3BA.
Gay Christian Movement meets 10th of
each month. lnfo, m'ship, advice, tel Phil,
Coventry 552300 (evgs 6-7 only).
Gay Humanist Group, contact Roy/George
tel Kenilworth 58450.
Mercia Gay Youth Group (gay/bisexual
PUBS: Dover Castle, 34 Dover St. Dispo
Bar. Men and women, almost exclusively
PUBS: Green Lane Gallery Wine Bar, 130
Green Lane, closed Mon; Weds women's
night. Tel 368652.
Wagon & Horses, Ashbourne Rd. Lounge
Bar Sat-Wed evgs only. Mixed.
under 25) meels 1sl & 3rd Mons 8pm Rose
VD Treatment: Derbyshire Royal Infirmary,
Dept of Genito-Urinary Medicine, London
Rd, Derby, tel 47141 ext 504, 2579,2577.
Gaysocs. Contact Shane or Mick via Friend.
Swimming group meets weekly. Contact
Richard or Julian via Friend.
Warwick University Gaysoc. Contact Jem
GAINSBOROUGH
and Crown, plus occasional meetings
Lanchester Poly and Warwick Univ.
Bowen, c/o Students' Union, tel Coventry
gay.
PUB: Tiger lnn, Lord St. Mixed.
417220.
Women's Group meets weekly; contact Pat
via Friend.
INFO/COUNSELLING: Coventry Friend,
tel 25991 Tues, Wed & Fri evgs 7-10pm
(Tues staffed by women).
LEAMINGTON SPA
CLUB: Hintons (Augusta Night
Club),
Augusta Place, tel 37231 . Gay nights Mon,
Fri & Sun. Women's Disco last Sat in month.
No wheelchair access, good parking. Near
Regal Cinema.
PUBS: Rose & Crown, High St, Disco bar at
rear of pub.
Waters Wine Bar, Broadgate (Glass
&
Candle Rooml. Closed Suns. Mixed.
VD Treatment: Coventry & Warwickshire
Hospital, Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry,
tel 24055 exl 242i3.
GROUPS: Lesbian Feminist Group meets
as drscussionisupport group.
Contact LFG, Box 22,fhe Other Branch, 12
Gloucester St.
SWAGG (South Warwicks Area Gay
fortnightly
Group): contact via The Other Branch, 12
Gloucester St.
Three Cranes Hotel, 84 Humberstone
Gate. Tel: 24666. Gay hotel with beer
garden. Disco Bar. Gay women and men
DERBY
CLUB: Pavilion, 123 London
Boad,
CLOSED
INDEFINITELY DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE.
Shardlow (7
miles).
GROUPS: Derby Gay GrouP, social
meetings weekly. Tel Jeff, Derby 664234
Thurs evgs.
Gay Christian Movement meets 3rd Fri in
month, alternately in Derby and Nottingham.
Tel Charles, Derby 833294.
Gay FellowshiP meets Sun afternoons. Tel
Ken,364771.
Spotlight 4.3.3. National gay soccer group
lor players and supporters. lnfo/m'ship forms
Cavendish Court,
trom Anthony,
Cavendish St, Derby, tel 361639.
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INFO/COUNSELLING: Derby Friend tel
371725 Wed 7-10 pm or write Derby Friend
c/o CVS, Kings Chambers, Queen
Derby.
St,
is by no means
LEICESTER
welcome, though bar
CLUB: Spots, St James St
VD Treatment: Leicester Royal lnfirmary,
Dept of Genito-Urinary Medicine, lnfirmary
(off
Humberstone Gate). Mon-Sat 9-2am, Suns
9-12. Tel 50785 for details of membership
and admission prices.
DISCOS:L|z Bailey's Disco, Nags Head &
Star, Oxford St, Fri or Sat, alternating with
Women's Disco (see below). Gay women
and men welcome. Details tel. 772241 .
Womens Disco Nags Head & Star, Oxford
St, alternate Fris 9pm-1am (back room - use
side entrance). Tel Hinckley 617583 for
details.
GROUPS: East
Mercia
MSC,
Leather/denim Club. Phone Mike or Tony on
Leicester 734331 . Men only.
Gay Outdoor Club (East Midland Group):
contact John, Leicester 26617.
Gay Youth Group (14-21) - social support
group, meets every Tues. For contact ring
Gayline (esp. Weds - ask for Gareth).
exclusively gay.
Close, Leicester. Tel 541414 ext 5208.
LINCOLN
DISCO: Gay Group Disco alternate Sats,
upstairs at Golden Eagle, High St, 8-12pm.
GROUPS: Lincoln Gay Group/CHE meets
1st & 3rd Tues each month, 8pm, Golden
Eagle. Tel Jenny Esberger, Metheringham
20850, or John Ockenden, Metheringham
20851 , or write CHE, PO Box 12, Lincoln,
LNs 7PE.
Lincoln Women's Group meets 3rd
Fri
each month. Tel Val, 41591, or
Karen/Caroline, 40901
.
INFO: Lincoln Gay Switchboard lel 22458
Wed 6-1Opm & Sun 4.30-6.30pm or write PO
Box 12, Lincoln LN5 7PE.
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Labour Gampaign for Gay Rights. Contact
Chris Richardson, 21
Devonshire
Promenade, Lenton, Nottm, lel 780124.
Nottingham Gay Social Group (NOGSOG)
meets 2/3 times weekly. Write c/o CVS, 31A
Mansfield Rd, Nottm, or tel Peter 861521
Tim 602894, David 216447 or via
,
GROUP: Sheffield University Gaysoc
meets Weds, Senior Common Room,
Crookesmoor Building, Crookesmoor Road,
7.30pm. Open to All. Details tel. Phil,
Sheffield 665282, or write c/o Students'
Union.
Gay
Switchboard.
Nottingham University Gaysoc:
clo
Students' Union, Portland Building, Univ of
Nottm, NG7 2RD. Meets fortnightly Weds in
NSQR term time. Tel 50421 Mons 8pm-12
for info.
Trent Poly Gaysoc meets Thurs Evg at the
Dragon. Tel Gay Switchboard tor info.
VD Treatmlnt: Lincoln County
Hospital,
Dept of Genito-Urinary Medicine, Sewell
Road, Lincoln LN2 sQY. Tel 29921 ext
3781317, or direct line 37723.
INFO: Lesbian Line tel 410652 Mon 7.309pm.
Nottingham Gay Switchboard: tel 411454,
Mon, Wed & Thurs, 7-1Opm lor confidential
help and advice for gay and bisexual people.
LOUGHBOROUGH
GROUP: Loughborough Gay Group
contact Les Bailey,
tel
STOKE ON TRENT
CLUB: 141 Club, Marsh St. North, Hanley,
lel 24207
GROUP: Potteries
Gay
Community
Associatlon. Meets 1st Mon in month at
CVS, Cannon St, Hanley. Tel Peter,
Kidsgrove 5270.
INFO/COUNSELLING: North Staffs Gay
Switchboard tel 266998 Mons. 8-1Opm.
Women's Link: tel 266998 Fris. 8-1opm
PUBS: The Albion, High St.
-
217763, for
Tunsralt.
Mixed.
inlormation.
Antelope Hotel, Trinity St. Hanley
Disco
Thurs.
INFO: Loughborough University Gayline,
tel 231688, tues 7-9pm, term time only.
Stage Door, Gitana St, Hanley.
Mixed.
Mainly men.
PUB: Old Packhorse lnn, Woodgate. Gays
welcome, but not a gay bar as such. Gay
Group meets Thurs.
WORKSOP
INFO: via Lincoln Gay Switchboard (see
under Lincoln).
LOUTH
PUB: Woodman lnn, Eastgate, Mixed.
MIDLANDS ORGANISATIONS
FLAGS (Federation
MANSFIELD
DISCO: The White Hart, Church S1,
upstairs lounge/disco room. Thurs-Sun
PUBS: The Dragon, Long Row
evgs. No membership, entrance free. Tel
Cenkal Library), Alley Bar, mixed.
23607.
The Foresters, behind Victoria
VD Treatment: Mansfield & District General
Hospital (Special Treatment Centre), West
Hill Drive. fel 22515 ext 442.
Gatsby's (formerly Central
CLUB: Part Two, Robert House, 5-1 3 Canal
St, Disco/Bars/Restaurant, open Tues-Sat,
9.30-3am. Tues-Thurs members
free,
guests e2, Fri-Sat members €1 .50, guests
€2.50. Tel Nottingham 558866.
Gay
(opp.
centre,
mainly Women.
NOTTINGHAiI
of Lesbian and
Students): Write Jem Bowen. cio Students'
Union, University of Warwick. Coventry.
Tavern)
Huntingdon St (near Palais de Dance), two
Lounge bars, one exclusively gay.
Hearty Good Fellow, Maid Marian Way,
basement bar exclusively gay, opens Bpm,
mainly men.
Ye Hole in Ye Wall, Sherwood St, mixed,
gay women and men welcome.
VD Treatment: General Hospital,
Perth
House(d) or Amberley House(Q), Postern
St, Nottm, tel 45989.
Gay Welfare Workers' Group:
Richard
McCance, 21 Devonshire Promenade.
Lenton, Nottingham (SAE). tel Nottrn
780124. Meets 3rd Sat every month.
QUEST (Catholic Gay Group): lnlo from
Tony, Nottm 419137. w/days 6-7pm. or
Wally 812741
.
NATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
A.|.D.S. Special Clinic, Praed St. London
W1
, tel 01-998 1742 ext
666
(serious
personal enqurries only).
CHE (Campaign for Homosexual Equality).
274 Upper St, London N1 2UA. Tel 01-359
COUNSELLING: Nottingham Friend tel
476714 Tues evgs 7-1opm or write c/o CVS,
31a Mansfield Rd, Nottingham.
RETFORD
3973.
DISCO: Women's Disco, Hearty Good
INFO: via Lincoln Gay Switchboard (see
London Gay Switchboard, London WCIN
3XX, tel 01-837 7324. Open 24 hours a day
national
international gay
information, help and advice.
Fellow, Maid Marian Way (upstairs), Tues 8-
under Lincoln)
11pm, 40p, also alternate Sats (late bar)
5op.
GROUPS: CHE (campaigning only) - write
c/o CVS, 31a Mansfield Rd, Nottingham
NG1 3FF, or tel Mike,55196.
Gay Christian Movement meets 3rd Fri of
month alternately in Nottingham and Derby.
Tel Charles, Derby 833294.
Gay Welfare Workers Midlands Group. Tel
Richard McCance, Nottm 780'124, or send
SAE c/o 21 Devonshire Promenade, Lenton,
Nottm.
lor
and
SHEFFIELD
DISCOS: Checkers monthly Disco, Top
Rank Suite, normally 1st Fri in month. Tel
Sheffield 307142 {or info.
Stars Disco, Queens Rd, most Fris (except
Checkers nights). Tel Sheffield 754785 lor
Gay Youth Movement: Write BM GYM.
London WCl N 3XX.
NCCL (National Council tor Civil Liberties)
21 Tabard St, Borough, London SEl . tel 01 403 3888 (otfice hours).
info.
PUB: Cossack Hotel, Howard St.
Terence Higgins Memorial Trust, BM
AIDS, London WClN 3XX, tel 01-987 7876
(office hours).
RD 01 -837 7324 24 HOURS
PERSONAL VIEW
-1PERSPECTIVES
ON PAEDOPHII-IA
ln the wake of the attack on the six year old boy in Brighton the Press has had much to say on child
molesters, paedophiles, and gays, Iinking all three in a malicious campaign against'perverts'. Below, we
offer two different perspectives on paedophilia, in the hope that the current debate on the subject can be
raised above the present gutter level of 'The Sun' and its stablemates.
The current focus on
paedophilia
originates from the recent attack on a
boy allegedly by gay male adults.
lnevitably this has provoked a degree of
paranoia, justifiable in the context of the
assumption that homosexuality and
paedophilia are one and the same
condition. The danger of this paranoia
is that we will thoughtlessly ally
ourselves with paedophiles anxious to
enlist the support of an organised gay
movement that may respond
emotionally seeing apparent similarities
of experience. Gay men particularly will
remember their criminalisation. After-a
PIE public meeting in 1977 that was
surrounded by a hostile crowd Richard
McCance wrote,
"l felt admiration
E
.E
for
ci
the courage of the upfront paedophiles.
Fifteen years ago that same mob would
have tried to prevent CHE meeting."
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b'
It is important to disentangle ourselves
from these connections and examine
the issue from a base fully recognising
that society is structured and
dependant
for its
survival
on
the
maintenance of power relations with
women and children holding the least
authentic power.
reaction
surrounding the attack is as predictable
as the silence that surrounds incest and
other lorms of paedophilia which girls
are subjected to. ln the same way that
battered women's screams were not
heard until the emergence of Womens
Aid, so the experience of abuse and
assault of female children is denied by
silence. Sexual abuse, whatever form it
takes, is part of the fabric of female
experience. lt is a myth that the
perpetrators are solitary and isolated
perverts, many being relatives or
known and trusted adults. Sexual
of girls is in fact training
undivided male class. The
consequence of sexual abuse of a boy
might be a passive effeminate male
unable to act as an agent of his class in
the continued subjugation of women. ln
examining the nature of paedophilia
gay men must not be distracted by
The media and public
abuse
o
constant reference to a romantic notion
of Greek Love, but take responsibility
as men for the reality of paedophilia as
most commonly and damagingly
experienced. As lesbians we must
speak out of our experience as females
and refuse to be silenced. When 90%
of repofied assault on young people is
against girls and when 97% of the
assailants are heterosexual we have a
base from which to challenge the myth
that homosexual equals paedophiliac.
Sue Whitehead
to
acquiescence and passivity. The
growlh ol the child porn industry
illustrates the development of this
exploitation. When sexual abuse of girls
is understood to be training for passivity
and subjection it follows that the sexual
abuse of a male child will be met with
an outrage and horror that far exceeds
that of a similar attack on a girl, for
society is dependent on maintaining an
Three members of the Paedophile
lnformation Exchange have been
charged with seven offences, five of
them involving alleged incitement to
commit sexual offences with children.
This comes in the wake of the vicious
sexual assault on a six year old boy in
Brighton. lt was striking'how the press
hypnotised the country into hysteria
over this attack. Sexual assaults on
children happen every day, especially
to young women and mostly within the
iamily but fail to make headline news.
So why was this picked for'moral panic'
treatment when many murders fail to
rate it? Although unusual in that a group
of adults attacked a child the fact that it
was a homosexual act gave it extra
circulation potential. lt also happened
during the Summer when news is short.
Young people are abused in ways
which the popular press find less
important. Every minute 28 children die
starvalion and by a curious
coincidence most of them aren't white.
Throughout the world black children are
of
being brainwashed into having
low
expectations for their lives. Many gay
teenagers still spend years in solitary
pain, hiding desire for classmates or
teachers, cut deep when 'lezzie' or
'pouf is casually or viciously thrown
across the classroom. These examples
of continuous molestation of young
people by adults go on all the time.
They are not new so cannot be news
and are too trivial to provoke outrage
from the popular press.
As for preventing all sexual assaults the
media would do well to promote greater
openness about'and acceptance of
1
desire. This
is not the same
as
accepting that desire always has the
right to translate itself into action.
Setting up targe sexual counselling
centres in every town would be a
concrete step, more useful than talk of
beasts and perverts. Nor would such
centres be aimed at those defined as
abnormal in this narrow culture. Most of
us would benefit from exploring
unspoken fantasies or recalling buried
incest memories. Meanwhile young
We now have the knowledge
and
resources to deal with distress around
sexuality, including hatred of
homosexuality, in more imaginative
ways than trying to imprison the lifeforce itself. Although we wish more
from Government then the actions of a
bad tempered queer basher such
institutions often express the collective
of those they represent
rather than much progressive thinking.
confusion
people shotrld have the right to
relationships ot their choosing. The
The large number of gay M.P's who
have to stay in the closet to keep their
indication of the
unhealthiness of the situation. They are
apparently well placed lo fight lor the
emancipation of lesbians and gay men
but their minds are chained by fear.
jobs is one
ol all
'age of consent' laws instead of
We could debate the abolition
tinkering about with them. As well as
removing the discrirninatory legislation
against gay men such
a step would
raise a number of issues, not least the
inequality of power between adults and
children makes this a tare event
already scanty protection
of
women
from male desire. Such legal changes,
however, are only part of the battle tO
demolish the prison bars in our minds
which slow our progress towards true
liberation for all people.
indeed.
The State has used legislation
l-
to
repress sexuality, far beyond what is
necessary to 'protect the weak'. This
has created some of the very selfhatred, guilt and frustration which
Terry Waller
erupts in violent sexual assaults. ln that
we all give the State its power we all
share responsibility for its actions or
inaction. However cosy it may be for
some to imagine themselves 'normal'
whilst out there are those 'horrible
perverts' the law of cause and effect
allows no such easy distancing.
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REVIEW
Film:
Music
'Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence'
It seems remarkable that Nagisa
Oshima's riveting new Iilm Merry
Christmas Mr Lawrence has received
something of a mild savaging from
many of the critics. The film is one ol
Yet Lawrence does form a bond with
Unlike his educated commander, Hara
the most striking I have seen for sonre
is in no position to question his role,
time.
weighed down by religious superstition
and duty.
Java, 1942. The Japanese armies are
victorious, prisoners are rounded up
and herded into camps. The
lilm
centres on two extraordinary
relationships: one between Captain
Yonoi (played by Japanese pop star
Sakamoto) and defiant new prisoner
Jacques Celliers (David Bowie); the
other between Lt. Col. Lawrence (Tom
Conti) and the brutal yet human
Sergeant Hara (played by Japanese
comedian Takeshi). A strange, almost
spiritual bonding develops between
Yonoi and Celliers with a definite
physical attraction on Yonoi's side. A
plainer and more easily recognisable
camaraderie exists between Lawrence
and Hara. The main theme of the film is
how these relationships are maintained
through the violent clash of two hostile
cultures.
Captain Yonoi, as commander of the
at Celliers' trial,
recognising in him the kind of spirii that
might raise the morale of his prisoners this after beatings that would have
destroyed a weaker man. Perhaps it is
a spirit akin to Yonoi's warrior
ancestors. Japanese were educated to
regard suicide as better than defeat,
camp, intervenes
and thus we are led to see their
treatment of prisoners as an inverse
way of honouring them. Only Celliers
responds with the sort of defiance that
wins respect.
Captain Yonoi, although thoughtful and
reflective, is still tied to cultural
contradictions he seems unwilling or
unable to face. Thus he is not able to
acknowledge his homosexual attraction
Celliers. When Celliers makes a
to
public advance in order to save his
men, the shock is too great and results
in Celliers'execution - buried alive up to
his neck in sand and left to die. This
time Yonoi does not intervene.
The film is notable lor
powerful
a
quartet ol
remarkable
and
performances. David Bowie gives a fine
enigmatic performance
as Celliers
-
quite the best thing he has done on film.
Sakamoto achieves precisely the
turmoil between emotions and
obligations that exists in Captain Yonoi.
The physical relationship between them
is beautifully understated, yet bristles
with a sexual tension that lies beneath
the surface. Sakamoto also contributes
a haunting and evocative music score
that enhances the film.
Tom Conti brings a fine performance
which provides an excellent counterpoint to Takeshi as Hara. The monster
of the prison camp is made into a
double-sided character who can be
terrifying or amusing. Co-nti and
Takeshi achieve something almost
beyond professionalism - a chemistry
which makes their scenes memorable
Lawrence, formerly in the Diplomatic
Corps, has a close relationship with the
Japanese because he has a basic
understanding of the language and
culture. His attempts to explain the
Japanese mentality to his fellow officers
do not gain favour or respect, only
mistrust. For their part, the Japanese
are constantly testing him, especially
Hara. Thus he is forced to watch the
attempted suicide of a guard caught
raping a Dutch prisoner
homosexuality being taboo - or to
attend
a
and
illuminates
the contradictions
between cultural obligations
wrecks in
director Oshima leads us into the role
he has set for us, that of westerners in a
culturally alien situation that we are
never permitted fully to understand.
and
personal feelings which are at the heart
ol the film.
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence is not
lust a P.O.W. drama but a film about
opposing and irreconcilable cultures. lt
is an extraordinary film, rich and subtle
but at the same time powerful and
moving. I strongly recommend it.
Nigel Leach
funeral service which
he
anguished confusion. Here,
rt Two' Playli
Hara, whose brutality is balanced by his
flashes ol humour, and the affection
Lawrence feels is made believable.
l) EARIENEBEMTLE'I - WhentheBoys
come to Town
2) LIIIE - Guilty/&qel Eyes (medley)
3) IESSICA WILLLIIMS - They Call Me
the Queen of Fools
4)
EA.STBOIIND EKPRESSWAY
Primitive Desire
5) AMANDA IEAR - Love My Body
6) HAZEtt DEAN - Searchin'(remix)
7) VICKI SlrE ROBINSON - To Sir With
Love
8) TAPPS - My Forbidden lover
9) PAMETA STANLEY - I don't wanna
talk about it
I0) RISQUE - Burn it up (Mr DI)
11) PAIJI PARIGR - love's on the Line
12) HIGH FASHION DANCE MUSIC
(incl. Freeze, Miguel Brown, La Fleur)
13) MIQIIEL BROWN - So Many Men
14) GARYS GANG - Making Music
l5) N.V. - It's AJright (extended t}ub
version)
16) FTIRTATIONS - Earthquake
l7) HOT STREAK - Body Work
l8) CHARADE - Got to get to you
l9) WATER FRONT HOME - Take
a
Chance
20) DIVINE - tove Reaction
Well, they said he could never do it, but
.... Cliff Richard has brought out a very
danceable - some might even say fiurky
- new record. But then almost anything
will do to lsrock Cultue Club off the No.
I spot. And the big question is: 'Is
Karma Camelia a lizard....?'
Now for the Review. Two grreat new
albums out this month:
* EIGE TASEION DANCE MII$C
VOL. U includes fabulous re-mixed
versions of: Freeze, I.O.U, Sing Singl
Sing, So Many Men, Angel Man, Boogde
Nights. So far only available on import
but worth every penny.
* KISS fM MASIENMIXED YOL U.
This Double Album contains re-mixes of
all the best Funk from the previous
twelve months. Absolutely great music
for bopping round doing the ironing or
with yoru
Walkrnan on. Also only anailable on
import, fd cdl it Best Btry of the monttr
booqde-ing around town
ITIII
continued on page 14 >+
REVIEW
-.14
Music
continued from page 13
ABOUT
And a few Singles:
* MONfAI(A - Go Deh Yaka ('Got to
the top'). The title doesn't teil you a lot,'
but after the first few bars you start to
feel the record's very heavy reggaerype beat. Very danceable, and
definitely Top 40 material.
MARSILA RAVEN - Catch Me (I'm
failin' in love). Marsha Raven comes
back to the disco scene with her new
surgle which is somewhat more tame
than the days of 'l like Plastic' but still
*
very good. Smooth vocals and nice soul
backing.
* F. R. DAVID - I Need You. Same
oid tiqht trouser vocals and slightly
different backing. OK for old-time
danving and the odd Round Table
guarterly'Square' dance.
*EASTBOT'ND
EXPRESSWAY
Prmitive Desire. Another in the long
line of hits on the Record Shack label almost immediately a floor-filler at Part
Two as soon as we had a copy. Rough,
raunchy jungle beat - ideal for popper
Meanwhile, in Nottingham, SundaY
strollers on the canal tow path must
a shock to see (and
hear) the approach of fony gay men in a
boat. The riotous revelling took place
have had quite
aboard the 'HMS Nancy Reagan'
Regrulars at two local gay venues have
been forsaking their usual
environments recently and taking to the
road (or, in Part Two's case, to the
water!). About 70 customers at the
White Hart, Mansfield (the town's oniy
gay venue) enjoyed the
annual
weekend in Blackpool which Jean, the
Landlady, organises for the incredible
price of 127.50 all inciusive. This year's
trip was as good as ever, according to
Tony, one ofthe regnrlars. Like the disco
sessions at the White Hart, the holiday
was enjoyed by women and men alike in fact it must be one of very few mixed
gay events where the men
-
a
narrowboat specially chartered by Part
Two as part of their August Bank
Holiday weekend extravaganza, and
suitably decked out in garlands for the
occasion. Lasting four hours, it was a
Iong cruise even by Part Two's
standards (!) and although memories
may well be a little blurred for many of
the participants we understand that they
had a great time.
are
outnumbered by the women. Jean tells
us that next year's trip is aiready
booked, and customers can pay a bit
each week towards the cost if they like.
sniffers.
* DMNE - Love Reaction. Her, His,
'Its' new singie sounds uncannily like
Blue Monday,The Beach by New Order,
but with a few e:<tra dnrm beats and
Divi's screaming vocals.
It could be
guite popularll
*
WATERfROI'IT UOME
- Take
a
Chance. Another is a long line of Bobby
O written and produced records.
Drooling undertones of synthetic sound
seem to be his speciality, but anything
that has his label on it seems to be a
sure-fire hit.
That's it for this month, more next issue.
Love and kisses,
'Queenie'
PS. Will the person who screamed
'Queenie' in ]essops last week please
not do it again!
***
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Oct.22
willyegbe?
Pcoph ell over tte world will be raising their voices aglinst the
of thc nuclerr arms race. ln Berlin, Amsterdrm, Ilew York, Rome,
8onn, Brussels, Paris, Lisbon, Toronto, ilontreal.., rnd in
irn... on Oct. 22nd.
lsn't it time you stood up rnd said "llo ilore!"
vtcroRtA EtEAt{ffi ENr 1oiltrcil.
11 A.M. SATUMNY OCTOBER 22-.
.rc crusE. ilorR'D${r. FRrzE
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Whatthe hell happened ..?
Titb
The original Gay News collapsed on April 15th
1983 within two months of its 1lth birthday. A 52
page tabloid, selling about 18,000 copies a fortnight,
it was a business with a turnover of some t450,000
a year and employing at the height 23 people.
The collapse has been variously attributed to the
financial demands of its former owner, bad management and 'lefty lesbiansl One reader wrote after the
last issue appeared, 'As a subscriber and reader
Here at last, the ex editor Andrew Lumsden and
reporter Gillian E Hanscombe give a unique and
detailed account of the behind the scenes struggles,
the factions and power bids that the gay public have
not been allowed to know. This book tells for the first
tlme exactly 'what the hell has happened...'
since its beginning I would ask you if you would
forwaFd me details as to what the hell happened...'
E4.50
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DIARY
October 1983
-16
SATURDAY 1ST: Women-only Disco,
Golden Eagle, Lincoln, 8pm-midnight,
WEDNESDAY 1 2TH: Sheffield University
Gaysoc introductory
Crookesmoor Building, Crookesmoor
€1.
MONDAY 3BD: Nottingham Gay Social
Group (NOGSOG) meet 31a Mansfield
Road, Nottingham 8pm.
THURSDAY 6TH: NOGSOG meet 31a
Mansfield Road, Nottingham 8pm.
FRIDAY 7TH: "Checkers" monthly Disco,
Top Rank Suite, Sheftield. Tel. (0742)
307142 for details.
FRIDAY 7TH: Derby Gay Group meet
Green Lane Gallery, 8.30pm.
FRIDAY
7fH: Lincoln Gay Group
committee/social evening, Golden
Eagle, 8pm.
SATURDAY
8TH: Boston
Boston, Spm.
SATUFIDAY 8TH: Coventry Area Gay
Community Organisation trip to
Manchester and Blackpool. SAE for
details (see Gay lnfo pages for
address).
SATURDAY
Road, Sheffield, 7.30pm. All welcome.
WEDNESDAY 12TH: Nottingham CHE
meeting. Contact. Mike, tel. 551 96.
THURSDAY 13TH: NOGSOG meet 31a
Mansfield Road, Nottingham, 8pm.
FRIDAY 'l4TH: Derby Gay Group meet
Green Lane Gallery, 8.30pm.
SATURDAY 15TH:
8TH: GAY
EAST
MIDLANDS NEWSPAPER - open
meeting for all gay people wishing to
help with the paper, 118 Mansfield
Road. Nottingham, 2pm.
SATURDAY BTH: Leicester Gay Group
visit to Nottingham Goose Fair, meet
3pm at Goose Fair site (Bentinck Road
entrance).
MONDAY 10TH: NOGSOG meet
Foresters Pub, Huntingdon Street,
Nottingham, 8pm.
c.E.tl.
COpy
DEADLINE.
SATURDAY 15TH: Lincotn Gay Group
Disco, Golden Eagle, 8pm-midnight.
MONDAY 17TH: Coventry Area Gay
Community Organisation Disco at
CHEGay
Group Disco, Blackfriars Arts Centre,
meeting,
Tamango's Club, Coventry, t1.
MONDAY 17TH: NOGSOG meet 31a
Mansfield Road, Nottingham, 8pm.
TUESDAY 18TH: Lincotn Gay Group fitm
presentation (title to be announced),
Golden Eagle, 8pm.
WEDNESDAY 19TH: Labour Campaign
for Gay Rights meeting, Salutation lnn,
Maid Marian Way,
Nottingham,
7.30pm. Tel. Chris Richardson Nottm
780124, for details.
WEDNESDAY 1 9TH: Sheffietd University
Gaysoc present video of Fassbinder's
'Querelle', place and time as for
Wednesday 12th.
THURSDAY 20TH: NOGSOG meet 31a
Mansfield Road, Nottingham, 8pm,
FRIDAY 21ST: Derby Gay Group meet
Green Lane Gallery, B.30pm.
SUNDAY 23RD: Gay Outdoor Club (East
Midlands Group) 13 mile ramble in the
Vale of Belvoir. Details from John,
Leicester 26617.
MONDAY 24TH: NOGSOG meet
Foresters Pub, Huntingdon Street,
Nottingham, 8pm.
WEDNESDAY 26TH: Sheffield University
Gaysoc present 'Gays in Lrterature' talk by historian Stewart Faulkes. Place
and time as for Wednesday 12th.
THURSDAY 27TH: NOGSOG meet 31a
Mansfield Road, Nottingham, 8pm.
FFIIDAY 28TH: Derby Gay Group meet
Green Lane Gallery, 8.30pm.
SATURDAY 29TH: Women's Disco,
Augusta Bar, Hinton's (0926 37231),
Leamington Spa, 9.30pm- 1.00am.
SATURDAY 29TH: Lincoln Gay Group
Disco, Golden Eagle, 8pm-midnight.
SUNDAY 30TH: Coventry Area Gay
Community Organisation presents a
Hallowe'en Mystery Tour with Disco
and Fireworks (cost t4-5). SAE tor
details (see Gay lnfo pages
for
address).
MONDAY 31ST: NOGSOG meet 31a
Mansfield Road, Nottingham, Bpm.
*******
Where you can buy 'Gay East Midlands'
COVENTRY
Scventry Area gay Communtty Organisation.
Wedge Bookshop. Hign St
DERBY
Forum Bookshop, Abbey St.
Green Lane Gallery, Green Lane.
News Kiosk, Albert St.
News Stand, Market Square (open 1-7pm only).
LEAMINGTON SPA
The Other Branch Bookshop, 12 Gloucester St.
.
LEICESTER
Blackthorn Books, 70 High St.
Karia Newsagents, London Rd (opposite Station).
Spots Club. St. James' St.
Three Cranes Hotel, Humberstone Gate.
LINCOLN
Baldwin & Brown, Newsagents, High St,
Jems Newsagents, St. Mary's St.
Llncoln CHE/Gay Group (at rrreetings and Discos - see Diary).
LONDON
Compendium Books, 234 Camden High St, NWl .
Gay's The Word Bookshop, 66 Marchmont St. WC1.
MANSFIELD
White Hart Disco (see 'Gay lnfo' pages).
NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME
Kermase Wholefoods and Books, Market Arcade.
NOTTINGHAM
Briddocks Newsagents, Upper Parliament St.
Flanegans Newsagents, 32 Shakespeare St.
Foresters' Arms Pub, Glasshouse St.
Keith Price Newsagents, Goldsmith St.
Kiosk, Chapel Bar Subway.
Kiosk, Mount St. Subway
Kiosk, Theatre Royal Subway.
Lesbian Link (see'Gay lnfo' pages).
Midland Group, Carlton St.
Mushroom Bookshop, Heathcoat St.
Ouroboros Wholefood Collective, 37A Mansfield Rd.
Part Two Club, Robert House, 5-13 Canal St.
Spurgeons Newsagents, Manvers St.
Ye Hole in Ye Wall pub, Sherwood St.
118 Workshop, 118 Mansfield Rd.
STOKE ON TRENT
Potteries Gay Community Association (see 'Gay lnfo' pages)
LOUGHBOROUGH
Odeon Altemative Decor, Ashby Square.
Students' Union Shop, Union Building, Ashby Bd.
lf you know of other outlets which will, or may, stock G.E.M., please let us know.
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