ScotsGay 60/- Light Issue 78a

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scotsgay.co.uk
World
AIDS
Day
01.12.07
Beth
Robinson
in Dundee
Jodie
Fleming
in Edinburgh
Gary
Glamourosa
& Miss Shivey
in Glasgow
Andi
Watson
in Aberdeen
Agnes
Boes
in The Highlands
scene edition
60/- light • FREE • Issue 78a
WAD
For my generation, the epidemic of
HIV and AIDS has been a life-long reality
– always known, always a possibility, and
often forgot. And for this reason I believe
it’s vital that we tell the stories of the
people for whom HIV and AIDS became a
newfound horror – an absolute terror
that blew not only their lives apart, but
the lives of everyone they’d ever been in
sexual contact with.
Scottish theatre company, Civil
Disobedience, clearly has the same
thoughts and is staging two performances
of Larry Kramer’s play ‘The Normal
Heart’ on World AIDS Day to benefit
Waverley Care, an HIV and Hep C charity
based in Edinburgh. Kramer’s play was a
semi-autobiographical tragedy set in
1980’s New York, whose main character is
Ned – a young gay guy fighting for
acknowledgement of the fast-growing
HIV epidemic. Ned battles to get US
authorities to acknowledge the
seriousness of the disease, while he
struggles to come to terms with the
deteriorating health of his lover and
friends.
I met up with Director of the play,
Barry Woods, who spoke passionately
about the production, which he first
directed 10 years ago in Fife. Barry
explained that the HIV Comeback Tour, a
Scottish HIV awareness campaign
launched in 2006, got him thinking again
about the play. And upon re-reading the
script, he realised that nothing had
changed. People are still being infected,
with last year producing the highest levels
of new infection since 1982! People still
associate HIV and AIDS with Africa, or
believe that they can just take a pill and it
will all be OK.
Barry is excited about the cast, who
have been chosen from over 300
applicants. He explains that the material
is particularly gritty, with every single
character experiencing a huge cathartic
journey throughout the play. He felt it
was important that his cast really ‘got’ the
emotional journey undergone by people
living with HIV, and they therefore visited
Milestone House, run by Waverley Care,
to talk with people receiving respite care
there. Barry formed Civil Disobedience,
an Edinburgh-based theatre company in
Sep 2007 and all the actors in The Normal
Heart are local.
Barry has received a very positive
press response, with writer Larry Kramer
agreeing to come on board. Kramer has
been taking part in press interviews from
his home in Connecticut – including a
piece for the Sunday Herald. This is a
production which must not be missed –
so show your support and order tickets
now!
‘The Normal Heart’ is to be staged at
the National Museum of Scotland on
Chambers Street, with two performances
conveniently timed at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
on Sat 1st Dec only. Tickets are available
from Civil Disobedience at a minimum
donation of £10, with all proceeds going
to Waverley Care. To buy tickets, or for
more information, Tel: 0131-477 4154 or
E-mail: [email protected], or go
to: www.thenormalheart.com
Jodie Fleming
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WAD
Safer Sex for Women
Lesbians are universally believed to be
‘low risk’ when it comes to sexual health.
This is however a myth! So as women, we
have to empower ourselves with the facts to
keep ourselves safe.
The term ‘safe sex’ is actually very
misleading, because the only real ‘safe’
activity is where you are at no risk of
becoming infected with HIV or other STIs –
and this would be through non-contact or
low contact activity like cyber-sex, hugging,
kissing, erotic massage or masturbation.
Safe sex is sex that doesn’t allow any infected
body fluids to enter your body – and doesn’t
allow you to infect your partner either. So if
you are sexually active, there is no
guaranteed protection against contracting
an STI. There are however things you can do
to protect yourself.
Even though sex between women has a
reduced likelihood of transmitting HIV and
other infections, these are still passed
through sex. And remember –
-some lesbians have had or still have
unsafe sex with men
-some lesbian sexual practices are risky
-some lesbians inject drugs and share
needles
Sexual health is our own responsibility
– it’s irresponsible to expect a partner with
an STI to look out for our sexual health.
They may not even be aware they’re infected.
So unless you’ve both been tested recently,
it’s vital that precautions be taken. These
include the following:Masturbation
This is a fun and safe way to have an
orgasm. But if you touch someone else
before or after touching yourself, wash your
hands or use a latex glove.
Tribadism (rubbing genitals together/friction)
There are high risks of STIs from this
because of the direct contact, but as yet no
one has invented protection for this activity
– other than knowing that both you and
your partner are STI free.
Oral Sex/Rimming
If either you or your partner have cuts in
your mouth, there’s a risk of contracting
thrush, gonorrhoea or HIV. This can be
avoided by using a dental dam or a condom
cut into a square.
Vaginal/anal penetration
Fingers and Fists
Keep your nails short and avoid handjewellery! Wearing latex gloves is the best
protection during penetration. If you have
cuts on your hands it’s vital you wear gloves
to reduce the risk of infection.
Dildos and vibrators
Make sure they’re cleaned between use on
you and your partner, or use a condom on
your toy. To be even safer, you could have
one toy for each of you.
Any sexual activity that can lead to cuts or
bleeding in the vagina or anus is high-risk, in
terms of spreading infections. This includes
fisting or certain SM activity
Smears
Another myth is that lesbians don’t need to
have smear tests – but these are vitally
important to your sexual health! Regular
cervical smears are vital, even if you have
never had sex with a man, or haven’t done so
for years. This is because sex between women
can transmit HPV, the virus associated with
cervical cancer. A smear test can detect precancerous cells, and early treatment can
mean that cancer never develops.
The following are some of the
more common sexually
transmitted infections:Thrush – yeast overgrowth - causes
vaginal itching, soreness and
discharge
Bacterial Vaginosis – bacteria
overgrowth - causes discharge
Genital Warts – warts on and
around the vagina and/or anus.
Passed by touching, rubbing or
sharing sex toys
Trichomonas vaginalis – causes
a frothy, itchy vaginal discharge –
passed by touching or sharing sex toys
Herpes – painful sores on and
around the vagina/anus/mouth –
passed very easily by contact
Crabs/pubic lice – cling to hair
causing itching and blood spots from
bites. Spread by close body contact
Syphilis – very infectious – passed
through close skin contact
Chlamydia/Gonorrhea – no
symptoms. Passed mainly by sharing
sex toys
Hepatitis B – virus eaily passed on
in sex by touching and sharing sex
toys
HIV – the virus that causes AIDS is
in the blood, vaginal fluid and breast
milk of a woman with HIV, so you
are at risk if you are at risk if any of
these fluids enter your bloodstream.
Anti-biotics will cure most of
these conditions – however
prevention is certainly better
than cure!!!
LAUNCH OF SEXUAL HEALTH
PUBLICATION FOR WOMEN
In Edinburgh, the LGBT Centre for Heath
and Wellbeing are launching a groundbreaking publication for women who have
sex with women. The leaflet discusses smear
tests, safe sex and the importance of coming
out to health care workers.
With accessible language, it separates the
myths from the facts surrounding smear
tests, and why it’s important we all have
them regardless of who we’re sleeping with.
It explains the procedure and results, as well
as advising on some practical ways to make
the process more comfortable.
The launch will feature a panel of guest
speakers, headed by Ruth Hunt of Stonewall,
who recently co-ordinated the biggest
lesbian health survey in the UK!
What a fantastic event! The launch will be
held on Dec 6th at the Centre.
Unfortunately it’s by invite only, but if
you’re interested in attending the launch or
simply getting a copy of the leaflet, E-mail:
[email protected]
The leaflets will be appearing at scene
venues around the City though, so keep your
eyes peeled! It contains vital information
that could just save your life.
NEXT
MONTH:
Safer Sex for
Men
Scene
Edinburgh
dùn eideann
Jodie
Fleming
E-mail:
[email protected]
It’s almost that time again … World
AIDS Day is rapidly approaching! Oft
forgot in the run-up to Xmas, this is a time
of poignant memories for some. For others,
a celebration of those still with us as a result
of medical progression. It’s also a time to
celebrate the huge successes of activism over
the last 25 years, which has raised awareness
of HIV and AIDS as well as dispelling the
stigma and stereotype surrounding it.
Very fittingly, the theme for World
AIDS Day this year is ‘Understanding Through
Communication’. This year’s WAD is
particularly special as it’s 20 years old! And
in recognition of this special day, there are a
plethora of activities in Edinburgh to get
involved in, whether it be to solemnly
remember loved ones or to celebrate
progress.
Celebrate, Reflect and Remember at St.
John’s Church, Princes Street
Annual World AIDS Day event to celebrate
the lives of people living with HIV and to
remember those who have died. Featuring
the Loud and Proud LGBT Choir
Sat 1st Dec 2007 – 4pm – 5.30pm
Tickets: Marion Chatterley on 0131-441
6989 ([email protected])
Luvely – Liquid Rooms
Sat 1st Dec 2007 -10.30pm – 3am
Theme – ‘Heaven Sent’. Dress Code: saints &
angels, nuns & monks, white & silver
Café Habana – World AIDS Day After Party
(all funds raised to Waverley Care)
Sun 2nd Dec 2007
Cabaret with Miss Coco Chanel and friends.
Raffle with great prizes!
‘A Normal Heart’ – National Museum of
Scotland, Chambers Street
Sat 1st Dec 2007 – 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Tickets:
If anyone has prizes they can donate for
Habana’s WAD Raffle, please contact the
venue with more info.
Waverley Care’s Fundraising Champagne
and Chocolate Ball
Sat 1st Dec 2007 – 7pm – 1am
Prestonfield House, Edinburgh
Tickets: Alison Flintham on 0131-226 2206
([email protected])
The red ribbon became a symbol of
AIDS awareness in 1991, and wearing one is
a simple and powerful way to challenge the
stigma and prejudice surrounding HIV and
AIDS. And to further commemorate the
occasion, the sumptuous chocolatiers,
Plaisir du Chocolat on the Royal Mile, have
produced a Tartan Ribbon Chocolate
exclusive to Waverley Care!
If commemorating World AIDS Day
gives you a desire for further action, why not
join Waverley care as a volunteer? If you’re
compassionate, patient and want to make a
difference, full training will be given as you
become a member of their Buddies system.
Volunteers provide social, practical and
emotional support to people living with
HIV. For further details on volunteer
opportunities with Waverley Care, call 0131312 9952.
Elsewhere on the scene, for all you girls
with Velvet withdrawal symptoms, you’ll be
pleased to hear their short sabbatical is now
over! Velvet’s tour of Edinburgh makes its
next stop at The Ark on Waterloo Place, on
Sat 29th Dec. Very conveniently off Princes
Street, this venue describes itself as ‘down to
earth chic laced with vintage cool!’ From 10pm3am, this special night has a ‘Drag King’
theme. And if you’re not the most creative
individual, there’s no need to fear – Velvet
are also offering a Drag Workshop from
10pm, so let the ladies drag you up!
Vibe at Ego will be running every Tue
through Dec, with the exception of Xmas
Day. They will however be returning with a
hair-of-the-dog stoater of a party in Jan.
Big thanks to our good
friends at Luvely for these
cracking pictures.
WHERE THERE’S ALWAYS
MUCH MORE THAN MEETS
THE EYE!
40 Bedrooms
24 Hour Reception
TV lounge
Direct Dial Phones
Tea and Coffee Making Facilities
30/31 Philbeach Gardens, Earl’s Court, London SW5 9EB
RESERVATIONS: 020-7373 1244
Fax 020-7244 0149 E-mail: [email protected]
www.philbeachhotel.co.uk
Biggest news on the scene this month is
that Planet Out is up for sale. Word on the
street is that the deal includes 7 pre-existing
members of staff, so thankfully it doesn't
look like faces are going to change, though
I'm thinking of buying it just so I can ban
pink clothing from behind the bar.
Have GHQ, renaged on their promise of
being a gay-friendly venue quicker than you
could say ‘heterosexual privilege’? After reports
of gay clubbers being turned away from the
venue on the premise that it ‘wasn’t gay until
later on’, I took my concerns to the upper
management at Kingfisher Leisure. To date,
they still haven’t got back. Hmmmm …. I
wonder what the Licensing Board would
think. In the event of anyone else being
turned away from GHQ on the basis of
being gay, please refer them to the Sexual
Orientation (Provision of Goods and
Services) legislation which says this
discrimination is actually illegal…
Soooo we’ve got a month left until the
fanfare that is Xmas is over! I guess I’m not
the only one already fed up with the sound
of carols ringing in my ears, and 3-for-2
cheap tat jumping out from every store shelf
and window! Never mind mulled wine make mines a double vodka, thank you very
much! And as for mince pies … they’re just
maggots in treacle! Ewwwww …..
THE AULD HOOSE*
23-25 St Leonards Street. Tel:
0131-668 2934. Sun 12.30pm1am, Mon-Sat 11.30am-1am.
Everybody-friendly bar. Real ale.
Food served: Mon-Sat 11.30am9.30pm, Sun 12.30-8pm.
BLACK BO'S
57/61 Blackfriars Street. Tel: 0131557 6136. Mon-Thu 6-10pm, FriSat Noon-2pm & 6-10.30pm.
Superb little vegetarian
restaurant. Friendly staff. Mixed
clientele.
BLUE MOON CAFÉ*
1 Barony Street/36 Broughton
Street. Tel: 0131-556 2788 (Bar)
or 0131-557 0911 (Office). SatSun 10am-11pm, Mon-Fri 11am11pm. Food served until 10pm.
Popular LGBT café.
www.bluemooncafe.co.uk
BOBBIE'S BOOKSHOP*
220 Morrison Street. Tel: 0131538 7069. Mon-Sat 10am-1pm, 25.30pm. Mixed bookshop selling
a selection of UK and imported
gay magazines.
BOOTY
Medina Nightclub (Under
Negociants), 45-47 Lothian Street.
Info Line: 07736 936650. Sun
11pm-3am. "It's our duty to please
your booty". DJ Dale Lush and
guests. Club Classics, Funky
House, Soulful House, US
Garage, Old Skool House, Hip
Hop, R&B, UK Garage and Retro.
£3 entry. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.club-booty.com
C.C. BLOOM'S*
23-24 Greenside Place. Tel: 0131556 9331. Sun 7pm-3am, MonThu 6pm-3am, Fri-Sat 6pm-3am.
Two funky floors! DJ Shazza v DJ
Blondie on Sat. Disco every night
from 11pm. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.ccblooms.com
CLAREMONT BAR &
RESTAURANT*
133/135 East Claremont Street.
Tel: 0131-556 5662. Fax: 0131558 3539. Bar: Sun 12.30pm1am, Mon-Sat 11am-1am.
Restaurant: Sun 12.30pm-6pm,
Mon-Sat 11.30am-2.30pm and 610pm. "The Claremont is one of
the most relaxed attitude bars in
the city and has a policy that the
customer always comes first."
Renowned for courtesy, comfort
and good food. Male only: Fri
night from 10pm, plus 1st 2nd &
3rd Sat of each month from 9pm,
(incorporating Bears, Bikers,
Leather, Rubber, Skins, Kilts,
Camouflage, Fetish, etc). 4th Sat
of each month: Stunners (adult
fetish group) - strict dress code
(no street wear), £5 entry, great
music by DJ Mel. 5th Sat (where
applicable): Ab Drag for all TVs,
Transgender, Cross Dressers and
admirers. Sun: mixed chill out
evening, before those Mon blues
set in. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.claremontbar.co.uk
DEEP BLUE*
1 Barony Street. Tel: 0131-556
2788 (Bar) or 0131-557 0911
(Office). 4-11pm. Friendly gay
basement bar. Unobtrusive music
- great for talking to people.
Regular drinks promos. Drinks
Promos £2+mixer, Doubles £3.
www.bluemooncafe.co.ukand
http://www.myspace.com/clubvelv
et
DV8*
Spiders Web Basement, 258
Morrison Street. Tel: 0131-228
1949. 8pm-1am. Monthly. Next
dates: Fri 30th Nov, Fri 28th Dec.
Fetish club with strict fetish code
door policy (although they do
allow smart black dresswear).
People of all genders and
sexualities are invited to come
along and enjoy the friendly
atmosphere in the company of
Footman John and his team. Email: [email protected]
http://dv8fetishclub.co.uk
EDINBURGH LGBT CENTRE*
58a and 60 Broughton Street.
Houses La Sala Café-Bar, Pride
Scotia (Edinburgh) and Fitlads.
Provides meeting and noticeboard
space for many LGBT
organisations. Free WiFi Internet
access (sponsored by ScotsGay).
FEVER
eGo, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131478 7434. Info Line: 0131-557
4656. 11pm-3am. Monthly. Next
date: Sat 8th Dec. Taste's monthly
night featuring Taste resident DJs
Fisher & Price and Martin
Valentine in the ballroom and The
Visitor and Kaupuss playing
pophouseelectrodisconewwavegla
m (basically anything goes) in the
Cocteau Lounge. Pre-club party at
The Street from 10pm with DJ
Miss Chris - ask for discount
passes. £8 Members/£10 - Taste
members £5 before 11.15pm.
www.taste-clubs.com
FRENCHIES BAR*
89 Rose Street Lane North. Tel:
0131-225 7651. Sun 2pm-1am,
Mon-Sat 1pm-1am. Vibrant gay
bar (Edinburgh's oldest) in the
heart of Rose Street. Happy Hour
6-8pm every day.
FUR-BURGER
GHQ, 4 Picardy Place. 2nd Fri of
each month. Rhythmic pulses
from the girls your mother warned
you about! Aural stimulation from
The Funki Diva, DejayBird, Boy
Toy and Miss Tits. Selected Drink
Promos! Wear good shoes, bring
beautiful people. £4/£3 conc.
GHQ*
4 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-550
1780. 5pm-3am. Stylish bar and
club catering for the capital's
fashionable gay crowd with some
of the country's top DJs playing
dazzling tunes from musical
genres such as electro, house,
indie, funk and soul. Free entry
before 11pm £4/£3 thererafter. Email: [email protected]
www.socialanimal.co.uk/site/cont
ent/default.asp?page=s196
HABANA*
22 Greenside Place. Tel: 0131-558
1270. Sun 12.30pm-1am, MonSat Noon-1am. Friendly pre-club
bar popular with locals and
visitors. Regular promotions and
weekly entertainment with free
WiFi Internet access. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.cafehabanaEH1.com
LA SALA CAFÉ-BAR*
60 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131556 5758. Sun-Thu 11am-11pm,
Fri-Sat 11am-1am. Spanish tapas
bar above Edinburgh LGBT Centre.
Real ale. Free WiFi sponsored by
ScotsGay.
E-mail: [email protected]
www.salacafe.es/
LEATHER AND LACE*
8 Drummond Street. Tel: 0131557 9413. Fax: 0131-557 8336.
Sun Noon-9pm, Mon-Sat 10am9pm. 25 Easter Road. Tel: 0131623 6969. Noon-6pm. Scotland's
ORIGINAL licenced SEX shops!
Toys galore, video rental too!
Larger sizes stocked.
LUVELY
The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria
Street. Tel: 0131-225 2564. Info
Line: 0131-657 4633. 10.30pm3am. 1st Sat of each month. Next
date: Sat 1st Dec. Mega club night
with resident DJs Tommy Kay,
Dean Newton, Grum Stone, and
Jon Edwards. www.luvely.com
NEW TOWN BAR*
26B Dublin Street. Tel: 0131-538
7775. Sun 12.30pm-1am, MonThu Noon-1am, Fri-Sat Noon2am. Food: Mon-Fri Noon-3pm.
Back to its old name and under
new management after a spell as
Twist. Watch out for changes.
Drinks Promotions Daily.
Downstairs: The male-oriented
Disco Bar is open Fri-Sat with
resident DJ from 10pm-2am.
Bears in the Basement is on the
2nd Sat of each month - 10pm1am. Free WiFi Internet access.
No EIGHTEEN*
18 Albert Place, Leith Walk. Tel:
0131-553 3222. Mon-Thu Noon10pm, Fri-Sun Noon-11pm. The
UK's first VAT registered gay
sauna! Relaxed and friendly
atmosphere with excellent
*denotes ScotsGay available
facilities which include large
sauna cabin, 14-man steam
THE STREET*
room, private rooms, communal
2 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-556
and private showers, themed
4272.
Sun 12.30pm-1am. Mon-Fri
rooms, video area and TV lounge.
4pm-1am, Sat Noon-1am. Small
Hot and cold refreshments
perfectly
formed bar run by
but
available. £10 (£8 concessions).
Louise, Annie and Trendy Wendy.
Manager's special: admission £5
hours
Mon-Fri 4-8pm.
Happy
after 8pm. www.number18.com
Heated outdoor smoking area.
Food:
Tasty
wee
bites, nibbles,
ON REQUEST
burgers, pizzas and specials daily
eGo, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131until
9pm.
Snack
menu and hot
478 7434. 11pm-3am. 3rd Thu of
drinks available Sun-Thu until
each month. "Str8 friendly" club
Sun:
First
Sun of each
Midnight.
night. Cheap and fun just like the
month, GAY SPEED DATING - For
people. Drinks promos all night.
girls
AND
boys.
Book
your place at
Entry £3. E-mail: buftys@onbar or http://www.pinklinks.biz/.
request.co.uk www.on"LOU
LOU's
BIG
SUNDAY
JOINT" request.co.ukor
Top notch roast dinner Noon-7pm
http://www.myspace.com/onreque
(£10
including
a
drink).
Mon:
stclub
"Double Trouble" 2 for 1 on entire
cocktail list. Tue: Lots of promos
PLANET OUT*
with your student card. Same
6 Baxter's Place. Tel: 0131-556
drink promos apply to everyone
5551. 4pm-1am. Popular and
(student or not!) in downstairs bar
busy gay bar with friendly staff.
only
- with DJ LL Honky Tonk (AKA
Mon: Quiz from 9pm - booze and
Louise!!!). Wed: Pub Quiz. Last
cash prizes. Tue: 30% off all
of
each month: "GIRL-ESQUE"
Thu
drinks from 9pm. Thu: Lemonade
- burlesque style night for girls
with Dejay Bird. DJs Fri & Sat.
ONLY
(mixed)
downstairs. Fri: DJ
Promos: Everyday from 4-9pm. ETrendy Wendy. Sat: DJs (Morgan,
mail: [email protected]
Danny T, Lick It & Betty Ford).
THE PLAYGIRL MANSIONS
TASTE
Lulu, underneath Tigerlily, 125
Cabaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street.
George Street. Tel: 0131-225
Tel: 0131-220 6176. Info Line:
5005. Sun 10am-3am. Not the
0131-557 4656. Sun 11pm-3am.
usual George Street crowd.
Edinburgh's
original and longest
Mixed. Music policy is mostly
running LGBT-friendly club night
cutting edge house and disco
that
brings
together
like-minded
classics. Drink promos too.
people who enjoy a club
environment
free
from
hassle and
PRISCILLA'S CABARET BAR*
bad attitudes and for whom
17 Albert Place, Leith Walk. Tel:
sexuality
is
not
an
issue.
Taste's
07986 591695. Sun 12.30pmresident DJs Fisher & Price play
1am, Mon-Sat Noon-1am.
an
eclectic
mix
of
the
best
Previously Destination but now
underground dance music
under new management. Sun:
currently available. In the Main
Karaoke from 4pm with Jamie Lee
Room Taste's resident DJs Fisher
Morley. Mon: On Request Night
Price play an eclectic mix of the
&
with DJ Darren. Tue: Karaoke with
best underground dance music
Jamie Lee Morley. Wed: Boozy
currently
available. Sun 23rd Dec:
Soozy Poptastic Quiz followed by
Fisher & Price with Marco Smith party with DJ Darren. Thu:
5am
licence.
Tue 25th Dec:
Karaoke with Jamie Lee Morley.
Escape Xmas Party with Fisher &
Fri, Sat: Cabaret. E-mail:
Price,
Martin
Valentine, Marco
[email protected]
Smith and Miss Chris - 5am
licence.
Sun
30th
Dec: Steve
Q-STORE*
Porter (New York) with Fisher &
5 Barony Street. Tel/Fax: 0131-477
Price
5am
licence.
Limited
4756. Sun 1-5pm, Mon-Fri 11amtables can be booked in
7pm, Sat 11am-6pm. Scotland's
Speakeasy,
The
Cab's
new lounge
only licensed gay store. Not just
bar for layabouts. Tue 1st Jan:
feelthy pictures - lifestyle too! Now
NYBent
on
two
floors
at
Studio 24,
with added girl interest.
Calton Road for one night only.
Upstairs
hedonistic
disco
from
THE REGENT*
the Studio 54 days with DJs from
2 Montrose Terrace. Tel: 0131-661
Tackno,
Playgirl
Mansions
and
8198. Sun 12.30pm-1am, MonTrashed, with Taste and Fever DJs
Sat 11am-1am. Relaxed
on the main floor. Tickets from
atmosphere & comfortable
The Street, Rippin and clubs, £10
surroundings. No loud popular
members/£12 non-members in
noise makes it easy for chatting.
advance plus booking fee, £15 on
Real ales (the pub has been listed
the
door - 5am licence. £6
in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide
Members/£8 Guests. £5 before
three years running - the first
11.30pm.
(Special rates for Nov:
Scottish gay bar to be included).
£5 Members/£6 Guests. £5 before
Substantial comestibles available
11.30pm.)
Drink promos all night.
all day. Free WiFi Internet access.
www.taste-clubs.com
CAMRA's Lesbian & Gay Real Ale
Drinkers meet here on the 1st
VELVET WOMEN'S CLUB NIGHT
Mon of the month from 9pm (ex
The Ark, 5-7 Waterloo Place. Tel:
Aug - 2nd Mon to avoid GBBF).
0131-228 9393 or 0131-556 7597.
www.lagrad-edinburgh.org.uk/ E10pm-3am. Next date: Sat 29th
mail: [email protected]
Dec. It's Drag King Night! 2 Floors
2 Bars. Workshop 10pm. Tickets
SOLAS CAFÉ*
£6 from Planet Out; La Sala &
2/4 Abbeymount. Tel: 0131-661
Tickets
Scotland. Drinks Promos.
0982. Mon-Fri 8.30am-3.30pm.
For gay girlies and their LGBT
Attached to Solas HIV/AIDS
friends.
Eclectic, uplifting genre
Information Centre. Good home
spanning! DJs Leatherface,
cooking (everything cooked on the
Lucy*Fur
and new guests. E-mail:
premises).
[email protected]
www.myspace.com/clubvelvet
STEAMWORKS*
5 Broughton Market. Tel: 0131VIBE
477 3567. Daily 11am-11pm.
eGo, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131Stylish sauna forming part of busy
478
7434. Tue 11pm-3am. All the
gay hotel and sauna complex in
normal madness from James
centre of gay quarter. State-of-theLongworth,
Jamie Morrison and
art facilities including large spa
guests with live cabaret
pool, sauna cabin, large steam
performances
every week. Superroom, video room, labyrinth with
popular gay night. £1 drinks
themed areas, café lounge, free
promos
all
night.
£4. E-mail:
Internet access, tanning booth.
jameslongworth@jameslongworth
Massage available daily. Choice
.com
www.jameslongworth.com
of lockers or private cabins.
Admission: Lockers £5, Cabins
WORD POWER*
£10 before 2pm. Lockers £10,
43-45 West Nicolson Street. Tel:
Cabins £15 at all other times.
0131-662
9112. Sun 12-5pm.
Students & under 25 £5 lockers all
Mon-Sat 10am-6pm. Independent
day, every day! No membership
radical
bookshop.
E-mail:
required. Proudly gay owned &
[email protected]
operated. www.steamworkswww.word-power.co.uk
sauna.co.uk
Scene
Glasgow
glaschu
Gary
Glamourosa
& Miss
Shivey
E-mail:
[email protected]
Well here we are
again – oh joy of joys!!
You may or may not
have noticed, you may
or may not care but my
alter-ego Gary La
Blonde is dead (thank
you to those who
staggered along to the
memorial in Bennets)!
Long live the re-born
Gary Glamourosa, and
let us never speak of
peroxide again….. Anyhoo enough on the
subject of that party whore and let’s get back
to me, the smarter, funnier and more popular
one (and yes that is sarcasm ladies). Here we
go again my little Xmas crackers, the festive
party season is fast approaching - so get your
overdraft pre-arranged and “Get Yer Tinsel
Oot”!!!
After a rather hectic month for us, our
heads are positively pounding from all the
decadent debauchery and down right nasty
nights out. I am actually unsure quite how
we’re going to hold ourselves upright for long
enough to finish this. We love our readers
almost as much as we love a free drinkie poo!
Ok ok enough blah, I hear you already!
What’s first on our seasonal social calendar of
soirees and shindigs I hear you ask….
Utter Gutter is holding festive themed
madness on sat 8th Dec. Some may see £10
entry as a bit steep, but it’s pretty much worth
every penny! With the usual mix of homo
electro, disco sleaze and cock pop and as an
added incentive (as if you really needed much
persuasion……) they are giving out CDs as a
Xmas present to the first hundred party
whores through the door! Race you for them.
The Big Gay Foam Party will be held
at Club Clinic (facing Santini’s and Revolver,
directly under the Italian Centre) on Sat 8th
Dec. It’s promising to be one of the best
nights of the party season, with a kick-ass DJ
line up and a range of “interesting” party
games to get you rocking! Club Clinic is now
full on Gay on a Sun, Mon, Tues and Wed!
Hurrah for this we say, lots of trips to the
Clinic will keep us all happy and healthy.
A favourite of ours is Death Disco, an
unmissable monthly fiesta. They celebrated
their 5th birthday in Nov, and are now
planning an XXXMas Party on Sat 15th Dec.
It’ll be a raucous affair, with the usual up-forit mixed crowd and the best underground DJs
from across Europe.
For those of you curious as to when the
doors of Dels will finally re-open, we have no
idea! Though the word on the street is it will
be open for Dec, and Pop Idol Winner (and a
BIG favourite in Glasgow) Michelle
McManus will be opening the Dels doors for
us (ssssh I never told you this but if you take a
double take at Miss Shivey you may notice a
slight resemblance to old Chelle Mc). Also,
watch out for promotions for their
Mr/Miss/Drag Dels contests where the winner
will be decided by txt voting, and all proceeds
dedicated to charity funds. Come on ladies, it
can be as good to give as to receive! So be
generous, and you never know what you
might get back ;)
The Polo Lounge, a favourite haunt of
near enough everyone, is defo up for Crimbo
with their “Twelve days of Christmas!!!” And
their 4m opening means another hour on the
dance floor shaking what your momma gave
you. Not forgetting, prize draws and hamper
giveaways, it’ll be yet another fantastic place
to beat away any holiday blues and ease your
little old self into the New Year in style!
Note to reader, we mean in gay Glasvegas
style, not Weegie style - so if the vino
produced by monks is your favourite tipple,
leave it at home and squeeze your spray
tanned hand into your pocket, dig deep and
come out to play … it’s Mas!!! And all we
want for Xmas is yoooooou….............
Baby!
BENNETS*
80-90 Glassford Street. Tel: 0141552 5761. Tue, Thu-Sun 11.30pm3am. Scotland's oldest gay disco.
www.bennetsnightclub.co.uk
BURLY
The Arches, 30 Midland Street.
Infoline: 07930 357401. 11pm3am. Monthly - see website for
details. Designed to be cruisy.
£10. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.dv8scots.co.uk
BYBLOS NIGHTCLUB
Unit Q, Merchant Square, 71
Albion Street. Tel: 0141-552 3895.
Mon & Tue 11.30pm-3am.
Passionality: New club nights with
DJ Shawn Roberts (Finalist in the
Movida Corona DJ Competition).
£3/£2. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.byblosglasgow.com and
www.myspace.com/byblosglasgow
CCA*
350 Sauchiehall Street. Tel: 0141352 4900. Fax: 0141-332 3226.
Café Tel: 0141-332 7959. Box
Office: Mon 9am-5pm, Tue-Sat
9am-10pm. Gallery: Tue-Sat
11am-6pm. Courtyard Café: TueThu 10am-10pm, Fri-Sat NoonMidnight. Scott Street Bar: TueWed Noon-11pm, Thu NoonMidnight, Fri-Sat Noon-1am. Food
served Noon-7.30pm. The Centre
for Contemporary Arts. 6
performance & exhibition spaces,
Café/Bar. ScotsGay available in
bar.
www.cca-glasgow.com
CLONE ZONE*
45 Virginia Street. Tel/Fax: 0141553 2666. Sun 12.30-6.30pm,
Mon-Sat 10.30am-7pm. Clothes,
videos, magazines, toys. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.clonezone.co.uk
COURT BAR*
69 Hutcheson Street. Tel: 0141552 2463. Sun 12.30pm-Midnight,
Mon-Sat 9am-Midnight. Intimate
bar beside former Sheriff Court.
Straight until mid-evening.
CYBER*
Unit 3, King's Court, 107 King
Street. Tel: 0141-553 0942. Sun
Noon-5.30pm, Mon-Sat 10am6pm. Alternative clothing
specialising in corsetry. E-mail:
[email protected]
Free membership Unlimited messages
Unlimited profile views Videos Unlimited picture views - even
the cock shots.... join for free @ www.fitlads.net
DELMONICA'S BAR*
68 Virginia Street. Tel: 0141-552
4803. Noon-Midnight. DJs nightly
from 9pm. Thu: Quiz. Sun:
Karaoke. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.g1group.co.uk
THE GARAGE*
5-10 Metropole Lane. Tel: 0141552 5502. Mon-Sun Noon-3am.
Glasgow's Men's Health and
Leisure Club. With 200+ lockers,
25 man spa pool, 20 man steam
room, 20 man dry sauna, 14 rest
rooms, sling room, tea & coffee
bar, free internet access and TV
Social Drop-In
Mons 6.30 - 8.30pm
Information Drop-In
Tue to Thu at 6.30pm - 7.30pm
: ( )
9 Howe Street, Edinburgh
www.lgbthealth.org.uk
lounge. Entry £12 (£10
concession), after 1.30am Fri-Sat
£8. www.garage-glasgow.com
GLASGOW LGBT CENTRE (GGLC)
84 Bell Street. Tel: 0141-552
4958. Sun 1pm-Midnight, MonSat 11am-Midnight. Welcomes
lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and
transgendered. Services include:
Café Bar, Info Box, Health Info,
Interest Groups, Free Newspapers
(but not ScotsGay - which has
"inappropriate sexual content"),
Diary of Events, Reading Room,
Function space for hire. Houses
18 user groups and organisations.
Fully wheelchair accessible
venue. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.glgbt.org.uk
THE LANE
60 Robertson Street Lane.
Irregular hours. Sauna.
M.E.D.
84 Bell Street. Tel: 0141-552
9876. Sun 1pm-Midnight, MonSat 11am-Midnight. Café at the
new LGBT Centre. M.E.D. stands
for Meet Eat Drink.
www.medcafebar.co.uk
MERCHANT PRIDE*
20 Candleriggs. Tel: 0141-564
1285. Sun 12.30pm-Midnight,
Mon-Fri 4pm-Midnight, Sat NoonMidnight. Upmarket bar in the
heart of the Merchant City.
Regular cabaret, karaoke and
disco.
MODA*
58 Virginia Street. Tel: 0141-553
2553. Mon-Thu 5pm-1am, Fri-Sun
5pm-3am. Fashionable pub/club.
www.g1group.co.uk
THE POLO LOUNGE*
84 Wilson Street. Tel: 0141-553
1221. Mon-Thu 5pm-1am, Fri-Sun
5pm-3am. Long established
pub/club. Young crowd. Polo Club
(downstairs dancefloor) open FriSun, £5 after 11pm. Taste: new
midweek night open every Wed
9pm-3am (Free entry all night - £1
all drinks). E-mail:
[email protected]
www.g1group.co.uk
Q! GALLERY*
87-91 Saltmarket. Tel/Fax: 0141552 7575. Text: 07762 722460.
Mon-Fri 11am-5pm. Glasgay's
year-round gallery dedicated to
queer art and artists. The Stud!o is
an adjacent
performance/research/workshop
and holistic arts space. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.glasgay.co.uk
RELAX CENTRAL*
3rd Floor, 27 Union Street. Tel:
0141-221 0415. Mon-Sat
11.30am-10pm. Sun Noon-8pm.
Established gay sauna. Fully
licensed by City Council. Entry £8.
www.relaxcentral.co.uk
REVOLVER BAR*
6a John Street. Tel: 0141-553
2456. Mon-Fri Noon-Midnight,
Sat-Sun 1pm-Midnight. A
refreshing antidote to the current
gay scene. Pool table, state of the
art free jukebox (with over 8,000
tracks on it), reasonably priced
drinks, good quality service, no
karaoke. Quiz: Tue eve.
SCHWARTZ*
1-3 Bridge Street. Tel: 0845
4562310 or 0141-429 5764. SunThu Noon-11pm, Fri-Sat Noon6am. Previously Club Eros,
Glasgow's oldest licenced sauna
& gym for gay and bi men set over
three floors. Licensed bar. Entry
from £9. Free Sunday breakfasts.
E-mail:
[email protected]
www.schwartzglasgow.co.uk
SILKS AND SECRETS*
308 Argyle Street. Tel: 0141-572
1017. Fax: 0141-221 0959. Sun
Noon-5pm, Mon-Sat 10am-6pm.
Clothes and toys catering for gay,
transvestite and fetish tastes.
Larger sizes stocked.
TRON THEATRE CAFÉ BAR*
Chisholm Street. Tel: 0141-552
8587. Fax: 0141-552 6657. Sun
11am-Late, Mon-Sat 10am-Late.
Friendly theatre bar. Mixed. Good
food. www.tron.co.uk
THE TUNNEL
84 Mitchell Street. Tel: 0141-204
1000. Wed-Thu 11.30pm-3am.
Wed: Allure with DJ Darren.
Claims to be Glasgow?s Busiest
Mid-week Night out! Entry £3.
Thu: Kinkypinky with DJs Darren
and Shawn Roberts. New Gay Thu
night out in Scotland?s only Super
Club. Entry £4/£3. E-mail:
[email protected] and Email:
[email protected]
www.tunnelglasgow.co.uk
UTTER GUTTER
The Art School, Renfrew Street.
11pm-3am. Second Sat of each
month. Next date: Sat 8th Dec.
New venue for Glasgow's only
alternative queer night in Glasgow
that sticks two fingers up at the
mainstream scene. £10. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.uttergutter.com or
www.myspace.com/utterlygutted
VIOLATE
PO Box 808, Glasgow. G71 7YN.
Violate Club Line: 09099 108174
(60p per min at all times) or
07939 723387. BDSM and general
pervery. Operates in Glasgow and
Edinburgh. Runs regular clubs at
the Big Joint in South Street,
Glasgow on the first Sat of each
month. Also holds special one off
clubs called UltraViolate roughly
every 3 months.
www.violate.co.uk
THE WATERLOO*
306 Argyle Street. Tel: 0141-248
Mon-Sat Noon-Midnight. Semper
idem! Popular, crowded, down to
earth drinking shop. Scotland's
oldest gay bar - what more can we
say? Busy, busy, busy! Awarded
the Beti Hutton seal of approval.
www.waterloobar.co.uk
Scene
Dundee
Beth Robinson
dùn deagh
It’s all so quiet in Dundee as we get
ready for the festive period. Xmas is the ideal
time to get your hettie workmates down the
“wrong end of town” after your Xmas night
out, especially as the pubs are open till 1am
for the next month. In my experience, it’s
always the colleague you least expect who
ends up strutting their stuff on the dance
floor!
The Gauger is getting in the Xmas
mood with DJ Ross every Fri and Sat, and
karaoke on Wed and Sun. I’m sure cheesy
Xmas songs will be belted out often over the
coming months. Remember when you are in
town doing your shopping, The Gauger is an
ideal place to either take a break or give up
the shopping completely.
An excellent choice for that post-work
drinky is Brooklyn’s. Open every night
from 5pm till late, it’s the idea place to go
pre-club. There are drinks promotions every
night till 9pm, and karaoke every Wed, Fri
and Sun. Another excellent opportunity for
your boss to make an ass of himself – once
you convince your colleagues to drink in
“your kind of bar” for a change!
OUT nightclub is open 5 nights a week;
each night offering drinks promotions and a
Highlands
variety of music. Dean hosts “Wkd
Wednesday“ and “The Big Night Out” on a
Saturday, playing all of your requests.
There’s music from Jamie on “Freaky Friday”
and “Super Sunday, and from Yan on “Popped
Out“ every Thu. Remember your student ID
for even cheaper entry. OUT will also be
holding a special evening on World AIDS Day
on 1st Dec, so make a special effort to
support an amazing cause.
Diversitay LGBT group will be out on
World AIDS Day giving out free condoms,
dams, lube and ribbons and will be on hand
to answer all your questions. Diversitay’s
latest newsletter is out this month and can
be picked up at the usual places. Their
phone line is open from 7-9pm every
Monday, and they hold icebreaker evenings
on the first Wed of the month at Nosey
Parkers. Diversitay’s AGM will be held in
December. For more info, call them visit the
website (www.diversitay.org.uk).
Dundee University’s LGBT Society is
still going strong. If you want to know more,
go to www.dusa.dundee.ac.uk/lgbt or
www.bebo.com/lgbt-dundee. They are
actively encouraging students from Abertay
Dundee University to come along.
DUMFRIES
DUMFRIES LGBT CENTRE*
26 Brewery Street. Tel: (01387)
739888. Mon 9am-5pm, Tue-Wed
9am-5pm and 7-9pm, Thu 9am5pm, Fri 9am-5pm, 6-9.30pm.
Newly opened.
MIXED BAG
Birkhill Hotel, 16 St Mary's Street
(Lockerbie Road). Tel: (01387)
739888. 8pm-Midnight. Last Fri of
each month. Next date: Fri 30th
Nov. Monthly club night for LGBT
people and their friends from
Dumfries & Galloway.
www.myspace.com/mixed_bag_dg
DUNDEE
BROOKLYN'S BAR*
2 St Andrew's Lane. Tel: (01382)
200660. 3pm-Midnight. Well
appointed LGBT bar next door to
OUT. Karaoke: Wed, Fri & Sun.
DJ: Sat.
Next month’s Dundee Scene Report
will include full details of scene activities
over the festive period.
Agnes Boes
of the Terrence Higgins Trust is having its
end of year party. All those who identify as
transgender and their partners are welcome,
at the THT from 7pm.
If you have a few hours to spare, why
not join in the LGBT lunch drop-in on Tue
4th Dec from Noon-2pm, or the LGBT
Youth social drop-in on Wed 19th Dec
from 4-6pm. These events allow you to meet
up with friends or meet new people.
www.gay-ness.org.uk
Come and watch the movie ‘Sordid
Lives’ on Tue 18th Dec at 7pm. Enjoy this
hilarious trip into the lives of a Southern
“redneck” family! (Highland LGBT Social
Group)
The LGBT Social Group meeting is
on Tue 4th Dec at 7.30pm, and the Coffee
Morning on Sat 8th Dec from 10am-2pm.
There will be a Met Comm Church
LBGT Carol Service on Sun 16th Dec at
2.30pm. The venue will be Volunteering
Highland, on Millburn Road, Inverness.
There will be a further LGBT social
evening on Tue 18th Dec at Bar Pivo,
meeting from 7.30pm – at Academy Street,
Inverness. Look for the table with the RED
HAT!
DOUBLY DISCREET*
38 Albert Street. Tel: (01382)
809080. Mon-Wed, Fri 10am6pm, Thu 10am-8pm, Sat 10am5pm, Sun 11am-4pm, First Wed
of each month (Dundee Munch)
10am-8pm. Alternative clothing
shop catering for all genders and
sexualities. As well as stocking a
wide range of clothing and sex
aids they pride themselves on
being able to source personal
services such as gender friendly
beauticians, photographers and
offer a personal shopping service.
www.doubly_discreet.com
THE GAUGER*
75-79 Seagate. Tel: (01382)
Mon-Sat 11am-Midnight. LGBTfriendly bar with free disco Fri &
Sat 8pm-Midnight. Free use of
premises for pre-booked groups.
a’ ghaidhealtach
It’s fantastic that the North of Scotland
now has its own wee spot in this mag. There
are many LGBT people live far up North,
and it’s important that we become more
visible and express our voice. So thanks to
ScotsGay for giving us this opportunity!
At the moment most activities happen
in and around Inverness, but all over the
Highlands there lurk hotspots of lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender people who
enjoy living and loving in remote areas.
The Highlands are getting into the
spirit of World AIDS Day, as the Terrence
Higgins Trust are hosting a stall on Sun
2nd Dec at the Eastgate Centre from10am6pm. Wear a red ribbon, learn something
new, and help them raise money by buying
chocolates, photographs and World AIDS
Day themed cards.
On Sat 15th Dec the Highland LGBT
Social Group is organising its annual
Highland Pride Ball from 7pm- Midnight.
Entertainment will be provided by Two Red
Shoes & the Cherry Seeds, and DJ Ken Kelman.
It’s all happening at the Loch Ness House Hotel
in Inverness. Tickets are £17. For more
information go to www.gay-ness.org.uk
On Thu 13th Dec, the Transgender Group
CLUB INFERNO*
Hustlers Snooker Club, 64 North
Lindsay Street. Tel: (01382)
229226. 8pm-2am. 3rd Fri of each
month (except Dec: Fri 14th).
Scotland's most Northerly monthly
fetish club. Usual fetish dress
code rules but they will happily
accept glam. Come along and join
the fun on the dance floor or
playroom or just sit and socialise
with everyone else. £5
members/£10 non-members.
OUT*
124 Seagate. Tel: (01382)
200660. Wed-Sun 11pm-2.30am.
Good atmosphere, very popular
disco with wide selection of
sounds and the occasional act/PA.
Under new management.
Previously known as Liberties
although everyone just calls it The
Club. Student discount.
ROASTERS COFFEE HOUSE*
218 Blackness Road. Tel: Dundee
(01382) 646648. Sun 11am-3pm,
Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat 8am-5pm.
LGBT-friendly café which can be
hired out in the evenings for
organisations who want
somewhere small and quiet to
meet.
www.roasters-coffeehouse.co.uk
STIRLING
BARNTON BAR & BISTRO*
3 1/2 Barnton Street. Tel: (01786)
461698. Sun Noon-Midnight,
Mon-Thu 10.30am-Midnight, FriSat 10.30am-1am. Food: until
7.30pm. Near to railway station.
Mixed, busy, bohemian and
friendly bar/bistro. Popular with
students and Sons/Daughters of
the Rock alike.
www.thebistro.co.uk
STRATHYRE
MUNRO INN*
Strathyre, Callander. Tel: Strathyre
(01877) 384333. Fax: Strathyre
(01877) 384263. Sun-Thu 8amMidnight, Fri-Sat 8am-1am.
LGBT-friendly bar and hotel.
Sunday roast. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.munro-inn.com
Well, that’s all for our first feature –
watch this space for further Highland
updates!
SCOTLAND’S FIRST LICENSED SEX SHOPS
ARE HERE FOR YOU!
Drummond Street: Sun Noon-9pm, Mon-Sat 10am-9pm
Easter Road: 7 days Noon-6pm
Vast range of leather and rubber wear!
New stock arriving every day!
Also, cards, mags and all the sex toys you could
want!
GET YOUR DANGLY BITS HERE!
8b Drummond Street, Edinburgh EH8 9TU • Tel: 0131-557 9413
Also at 25 Easter Road, Edinburgh EH7 5PJ Tel: 0131-623 6969
LEATHER & LACE
Scene
Aberdeen
obar dheadhainn
It has been a busy old year for everyone
on and off the scene in Aberdeen. From
Foundation to Terrence Higgins Trust, from
Cheerz to Teaserz, we have all been busy
trying to keep the LGBT community in the
area occupied.
The first event happening for World
AIDS Day is the human red ribbon being
held on Fri 30th Nov. Terrence Higgins
Trust Grampian are looking for as many
people as poss to come along to the Kings
College Playing Field in Old Aberdeen to be
part of this. Red T-shirts will be supplied, as
will soup to warm you up and free light
bulbs while stocks are available. Huge
thanks to Grampian Fire & Rescue for
supplying a cherry picker, to allow aerial
photos to be taken on the day.
The main event on Sat 1st Dec is the
World AIDS Day Ceilidh being held at
Foundation from 8pm. Dance along to the
Danse McCabre Ceilidh band, and win prizes
supplied by local businesses. These include
meal vouchers for Tiger Tiger, Hair Styling
from Hat stand Nelly and many more.
Tickets are £7 (£5 concess) and are available
from The HUB at Aberdeen University, NHS
Healthpoint in Aberdeen Market, Foundation
Nightclub and also the Terrence Higgins Trust
office.
A few of us from THT are currently
going through radio training to get a show
on the new community radio station for
Aberdeen, SHMU FM 99.8 . We are hoping
to be good enough to get on air by early Dec,
so keep an eye out for more news on an
LGBT radio show for your local area! If you
want more info or want to be a guest once
we are on air, drop me an e-mail.
The busiest month of the year is now
upon Aberdeen. Everyone trotting drunk
from works’ parties to the venues in town…
and you will not be disappointed this year,
as venues have lots planned!
Cheerz are holding a Scottish Pride
night…..nae the loaf on Fri 30th Nov! This
is a night for all people proud of being
Scottish, or who are loving staying in
Scotland! The bar and club will be
decorated in flags and all things
Scottish…..Will Matty be getting his legs
out? Will Xtina’s dress making skills be
going to use again….Just have to wait and
see! Cheerz also has some themed nights
throughout Dec leading up to Xmas. The
Hallowe’en Night was a great success, and
Cheerz would like to thank everyone for
turning up and getting into the spirit of the
festivities! Check out their site on
www.cheerzbar.net or interact with the bar
on bebo at www.bebo.com/Cheerz-Bar
As well as the WAD Ceilidh,
Foundation have some PAs throughout
Dec. The first one is on Fri 7th Dec, and is
Michelle McManus the Pop Idol winner! She
is currently on a comeback tour of the UK,
having already been to Birmingham,
Manchester and Edinburgh. Rumour has it
the Freemasons are also coming back to
Foundation in Dec. The usual suspects Mr
Noble and Ms Diva will also be keeping the
Andi Watson
Web: www.g-zone.net
crowds as pleased as they can throughout
Dec… free drinks usually get your tunes
played, but be prepared to get a bit ‘o’ cheek
from Ms Diva, the silver tongued woman
that she is!
The universities and colleges have now
been back for a couple of months, and the
societies have all had their first events. The
newest kid on the block in the world of
LGBT Societies is Aberdeen College. The
LGBT officer there is Alan Mackay, if you
have any queries regarding LGBT issues
within the college you can drop Alan an Email: [email protected] or leave
messages for him via the college reception.
RGU LGBT is planning a trip to
Edinburgh later on in the month, as well as
the weekly meetings. The RGU Society has
recently regrouped and the new committee
is in place. For more information drop
Geoff an E-mail to [email protected]
AB-FAB, the University of Aberdeen
society, continue with weekly Thu meetings
featuring everything from cinema to quiz
nights. They are also organising a trip to
GHQ ,the new offering on the gay scene in
Edinburgh. Visit the AB-FAB online blog
http://aulgbt.blogspot.comto find out more
and get involved
Moray News
The Moray LGBT Group for
under 26’s is taking a break in Dec
and will be back in Jan. For more
info on the group, drop me an Email: [email protected] or
see www.bebo.com/morayyouth
I would also like to give a
HUGE welcome to Agnes Boes
from THT Highland, who is now
writing the news for the bleak
North… I have been assured it is
not that bad!
Everybody, have a fantastic
Xmas and New Year. And when
you’re looking at all those festive
snaps taken over the festive
season, zap them to me and I’ll see
if we can get them published!
Attention to
all gay
couples and
those
considering
Civil
Partnership
1. Do you understand the
rights and obligations
involved in Civil
Partnership?
2. Do you understand the
implications to your
relationship of the Family
Law Act 2006?
3. Do you think that a CoHabitation Agreement might
suit your circumstances?
4. Do you understand what
that can mean?
If you don’t know the
answers, I do and I’ll be
happy to help you make
the right decisions for
you. Call Donald Reid
now for our FREE
booklet, quoting ref: GS5
Tel: 0131 228 2828 or
CHEERZ BAR*
2-8 Exchange Street. Tel: (01224)
594511. Noon-Midnight. Lively
gay bar with entertainment and
more.
CLUB FOUNDATION*
Carnegies Brae. Tel: (01224)
611451. Tue-Sun 10pm-3am. New
club opposite The Tunnels.
E-mail:
[email protected]
WELLMAN'S HEALTH STUDIO*
218 Holburn Street. Tel: (01224)
211441. Mon-Fri 11am-10pm, Sat
11am-8pm. 8-man Jacuzzi,
sauna, steamroom, café. Free
Wifi Internet access. Massage
available.
www.wellmans-health-studio.com
NATIONAL
ORGANISATIONS
OUTRIGHT SCOTLAND:
Scotland's oldest lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender rights
organisation. It was founded in
1969 as the Scottish Minorities
Group, later became the Scottish
Homosexual Rights Group and
changed its name to OUTRIGHT
SCOTLAND in December 1992.
Currently hibernating.
EQUALITY NETWORK:
Working for lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender equality in
Scotland. Write: 30 Bernard Street,
Edinburgh. EH6 6PR. Tel: 07020
933952. Fax: 07020 933954.
E-mail:
[email protected]
lity-network.org/ and
http://equality-network.invisionzone
.comWeekly email and quarterly
paper newsletters on LGBT equality
campaigns and developments.
Regular conferences, forums, and
other events. E-mail or write to join
the network, free!
LESBIAN ARCHIVE AND
INFORMATION CENTRE:
The UK's largest and most
significant collection of materials
relating to lesbian lives. LAIC (at
Glasgow Women's Library) 2nd
Floor, 81 Parnie Street, Glasgow.
G1 5RH. Tel/Fax: 0141-552 8345.
Closed to the public until Autumn
2008. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.womenslibrary.org.uk/laic/lai
c.html
PRIDE SCOTIA (EDINBURGH):
Now busily organising Pride Scotia
2009! Tel: 0131-556 9471. Write:
58a Broughton Street, Edinburgh.
EH1 3SA. E-mail:
[email protected]
ide-scotia.org/
PRIDE SCOTIA (GLASGOW):
Now recovering from Pride Scotia
2006 and beginning to think about
Pride Scotia 2008! Write: 84 Bell
Street, Glasgow. G1 1LQ. E-mail:
[email protected]
de-scotia.org/
STONEWALL SCOTLAND:
Campaigns for equality and justice
for gay, lesbian, bisexual and
transgender people living in
Scotland. Write: 9 Howe Street,
Edinburgh. EH3 6TE. Tel: 0131-557
3679. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.stonewallscotland.org.uk
LOCAL ORGANISATIONS
ABERDEEN:
G@THT: A social group for gay
men. Meets 4th Sat of every month
from 1-4pm at THT, 11 Waverley
Place. Tel: Alan on 0845 2412151.
North East Scotland Gay Group: A
befriending group for gay and
bisexual men. Meets 3rd Sun of
each month at 7.30pm. E-mail:
[email protected]
Pride In Aberdeen: An umbrella
group for voluntary LGBT
organisations in the North East of
Scotland (formerly North East LGBT
Forum). Working towards opening
an LGBT Centre in Aberdeen and
organising the next Pride event in
Aberdeen in 2008! Tel: 0845
2412151. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.prideinaberdeen.org.uk
AYRSHIRE:
Ayrshire Social & Sexuality Support
Group: Meets 3rd Wed of each
month at 7pm in Irvine. Details of
venue from David Bingham on
0141-332 3838 (Mon-Fri
9am-5pm). E-mail:
[email protected]
BORDERS:
Scottish Borders LGBT Equality
Forum: Aims to provide advice and
act as a consulting body to all
community planning partner
organisations, develop a range of
social and recreational activities,
and provide a befriending service
to LGBT people. Contact Alastair
Lings - Phone: Galashiels (01896)
757861 or 07763 850087. E-mail:
[email protected] Write:
79 Tweed Road, Galashiels, TD1
3DX. Or contact Linda Jackson: Tel:
07877 381200. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.borderslgbt.org.uk
CAITHNESS:
Caithness Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual
Group: A friendly informal group
which meets irregularly. Write: Box
689, John O'Groat Journal, 42
Union Street, Wick. KW1 5ED.
WWW:
http://members.lycos.co.uk/caithne
ssglc/index.htm
DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY:
LGBT Youth D&G - as well as
services for young people, runs a
mailing list for information and
occasional events for LGBT people
of all ages from Dumfries and
Galloway. Write: 26 Brewery
Street, Dumfries. DG1 2RP. Tel:
Dumfries (01387) 739888. Text:
07785 274147. E-mail:
[email protected]
DUNDEE:
Disco:very: The newsletter from
Diversitay. Available from:
Diversitay (LGBT Group), PO Box
53, Dundee, DD1 3YG.
DUNFERMLINE:
FifeFLAGS: Fife Free Lesbian and
Gay Society. Based in Dunfermline,
provides a welcoming and safe
meeting space and drop-in centre
near the town centre for the LGBT
community, our friends, family and
supporters. Regular social group
meets on Mon 7pm-Midnight.
Generally has a nice friendly mixed
crowd most nights across the age
range so come along and join the
fun. Internet access, mini pool
table or just hang out and meet
new friends over coffee and
biscuits. Safer sex information and
supplies available as part of the
Fife Health Board condom
distribution scheme. Tel:
Dunfermline (01383) 738517.
www.fifeflags.org.uk
EDINBURGH:
Hub@ LGBT Centre for Health &
Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street - open
for drop-in Mon 6.30-8.30pm, and
Tue, Wed, Thu 6.30-7.30pm. Find
out more about groups and
activities, have a coffee, use free
wireless internet.
Icebreakers: Social group for guys
and gals who want to make
friendships and feel more at ease
in the company of other gay
people. Run by Switchboard
volunteers. Takes place from
7.30-9pm in CC Blooms on 2nd &
4th Wed of each month. If you're
recently out or new to Edinburgh or
just feel a bit cut off and want a
break, come along. A welcoming
and non-threatening environment.
First timers can be met outside.
Phone Lothian Switchboard for
details.
GLASGOW:
Glasgow LGBT Centre: The Centre
Board manages Glasgow LGBT
Centre Limited, which is registered
as a Scottish charity and as a
Scottish company. Centre
Administrator and Manager are on
duty (9.30am-5pm Mon-Fri).
Membership criteria for Glasgow
LGBT Centre Limited is available to
all interested people agreeing to
the code of conduct. See press for
notice of the Annual General
meeting of Members - childcare
and BSL interpreter can be
organised, but please give advance
notice. Membership is closed in
the last month. Write: Glasgow
LGBT Centre, 84 Bell Street,
Glasgow. G1 1LQ. Tel: 0141-552
4958. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.glgbt.org.uk
Icebreakers Group: For lesbians,
gays and bisexuals new to the
scene. 12.30-3pm on 1st Sun of
each month at LGBT Centre, 84 Bell
Street. Details from Strathclyde
Switchboard.
INVERNESS:
Highland Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender Forum. Write: c/o
Volunteering Highland Centre, 1a
Millburn Road, Inverness. IV2 3PX.
www.gay-ness.org.uk
LGBT Highland Forum Social
Group: Meets 7.30pm 1st Tue of
each month at Volunteering
Highland, 1a Millburn Road,
Inverness. Coffee Morning: 2nd Sat
of each month 10am-2pm, at the
Volunteering Highland, 1a Millburn
Road, Inverness. Social night
munch: 3rd Tue of each month,
look for the table with the Red Hat
at Bar Pivo, Academy Street. Sat
15th Dec: Highland Pride Ball 7pm,
Loch Ness House Hotel, Inverness.
Tickets £15. Sun 16th Dec: MCC
Carol Service, 2.30pm Volunteering
Highland, 1a Millburn Road,
Inverness. Tel: 07928 307389.
www.gay-ness.org.uk/events.html
Terrence Higgins Trust Highland
Gay Men's Group (and activities):
Tel: Inverness (01463) 711585 or
E-mail: [email protected] for
details.
LANARKSHIRE:
Lanarkshire LGBT Group:
Fortnightly social group for LGBT
people living or working in
Lanarkshire. Meets every 2nd Thu
7-9pm at the Hamilton Town
House. Get together for fun social
activities and to chat about issues
that affect LGBT people living in
rural areas. For more information
or to sign up, contact Chris Kimber
at Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland.
Tel: 0141-332 3838. E-mail:
[email protected]
STIRLING:
Stirling Gay Men's Social Group
meets monthly from Sep-Jun
(generally 3rd Fri) in private
houses. E-mail:
[email protected]
WOMEN'S LISTINGS
QUEER WOMEN'S ACTION:
Activist group promoting the
interests of lesbian, bisexual and
transgender women in Scotland.
Write: 97 Lower Granton Road,
Edinburgh, EH5 1ER. E-mail:
[email protected] www.qwa.org.uk
SCOTTISH NETWORK FOR LESBIAN
STRENGTH:
To further lesbian issues, follow a
lesbian agenda and foster lesbian
visibility. E-mail:
[email protected]
ABERDEEN:
Granite Sisters: Aberdeen based
social and cultural group for older
(over 30's) lesbians throughout
Scotland. Meetings and events held
in both the private homes of
members and public venues.
Confidentiality and privacy are
regarded as very important to this
group as many members are not
out, and you will find the members
respect these values at gatherings.
Website also contains news and
information about gay issues, gay
friendly holidays in Scotland etc.
Further details: Maria Clark
Manager/Secretary. Tel/Fax:
Aberdeen (01224) 713336
(day/eve). Write: PO Box 18230,
Aberdeen. AB2 9YN. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.13.clara.co.uk
L@THT: New women's group meets
6pm on 1st Mon of each month at
THT, 11 Waverley Place. Tel: 0845
2412151. E-mail:
[email protected]
EDINBURGH:
AD Group: Ancient Dykes is a long
established Edinburgh based social
group for lesbians aged 40+
organised by women for women.
Holds monthly meetings and
frequent social events such as days
out and about. Meets on first Sat of
each month during the afternoon.
Tel: Ruth on 0131-554 7256 or
phone Edinburgh Lesbian Line.
Connect-Ed: Scottish Charity
providing counselling service to
LBT women in the Lothians. The
kind of issues they expect to be
contacted about may include:
relationship difficulties, sexual
problems, drug or alcohol use,
abuse, loss, self esteem, bullying,
mental health issues,
anxiety/depression. All counselling
sessions last for one hour and you
may attend for counselling for a
short time or longer depending on
your needs. All Connect-Ed
counsellors are lesbian or bisexual.
Presently has to charge on a sliding
scale to pay their counsellors and
will discuss this when you contact
them. Tel: 07906 178220.
Edinburgh Gay Women's Group:
Weekly social group to chat, laugh,
do crazy things or more relaxed
ones. Go to the movies, pub,
theatre, dancing, whatever you
fancy. Meets each Wed 8pm
onwards at Sala, LGBT Centre, 60
Broughton St. For details, phone
Edinburgh Lesbian Line.
Lesbian Book Group: Meets
monthly (Wed 7.30-9.30pm) in
basement of LGBT Centre for
Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe
Street, Edinburgh. Contact Kerry for
further details / next book by
Lesbian Film Group: Meets 3rd Thu
of each month at 7.15pm (for
7.30pm start) at the LGBT Centre
for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe
Street, Edinburgh. Open to lesbian
and bisexual women. E-mail:
[email protected]
LIBRA: Help for women concerned
about their drinking. Free 1-2-1
counselling and groupwork. Tel:
0131-661 0111. Write: 4 Norton
Park, Edinburgh. EH7 5RS. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.librascotland.org.uk
GLASGOW:
Counselling and Support Services
at The Sandyford, 2-6 Sandyford
Place (old Eye Infirmary), Glasgow.
G3 7NB. Tel: 0141-211 6700.
Minicom: 0141-211 6703. Fax:
0141-211 6702. Sappho @ The
Sandyford: Sappho promotes
positive health for lesbians and
easier access to sexual,
reproductive and women's health
services. A well-woman clinic and
screening service is provided in a
lesbian friendly setting. Tel:
0141-211 8130 for appointment.
Counselling takes place fortnightly
on Tue eve. There is a crêche
within Sandyford - Tel: 0141-211
8647 for info. www.sandyford.org/
Glasgow Women's Library: 2nd
Floor, 81 Parnie Street, Glasgow.
G1 5RH. Tel/Fax: 0141-552 8345.
Closed to the public until Autumn
2008. Lending and reference
library - books, magazines,
journals, videos, leaflets and
information. UK and overseas
feminist and lesbian publications.
Contains the Lesbian Archive and
Information Centre - a unique
national collection of publications,
journals and ephemera by and for
lesbians. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.womenslibrary.org.uk
OLGA - Older Lesbians Get Around:
Meets monthly on 2nd Sat of each
month at 2.30pm in Glasgow LGBT
Centre, 84 Bell Street. Tel: Lorna
on Dumfries (01387) 247536.
Personal safety and confidence
building courses for women are
offered by Wise Women, 120
Sydney Street, Glasgow. G31 1JF.
Tel: 0141-550 7557. Quertyphone:
0141-550 7558. E-mail:
[email protected]
INVERNESS:
GirlZone: Friendly, informal social
group for LBT and friends - all
welcome. Meets 1st Sat and 3rd Fri
of each month. Tel: Joanne on
07792 223 687 for details and
venue. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.gay-ness.org.uk
Highland Lesbian Group: A friendly
lesbian social group which offers
support and information. Organises
fundraisers for Womankind
Worldwide:
http://www.womankind.org.ukwww.
freewebs.com/highlandlesbiangrou
p/ E-mail: [email protected]
Lesbian Group (and activities): Tel:
Inverness (01463) 711585 or
details.
LESBIAN INFORMATION SERVICE:
E-mail:
[email protected]
www.lesbianinformationservice.org
YOUNG LESBIANS:
See our Youth Groups listings.
BISEXUALS
BISCOTLAND:
Support and social network for
people who are bisexual or
questioning their sexuality. Also
organises training and activist
activities in support of bisexual
visibility and pride. Informal 'safe
space' meetings are held on 1st
Wed of each month in Glasgow
(7.30pm downstairs in the LGBT
Centre, 84 Bell Street) and 3rd Wed
of each month in Edinburgh
(7.30pm in La Sala Café-Bar, 60
Broughton Street). Meetings (open
to all bi or questioning people) are
usually followed by social
gatherings which are open to
partners or friends. Write:
BiScotland, c/o Glasgow LGBT
Centre, 84 Bell Street, Glasgow. G1
1LQ. Information line: 07963
960321. E-mail:
[email protected]
d.org/
INVERNESS:
Bisexual Group (and activities): Tel:
details.
ABUSE
BROKEN RAINBOW LGBT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICE
(UK):
Works to change the situation for
LGBT people facing domestic
violence. Runs a helpline for
lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender people, their family,
friends, and agencies to support
LGBT people around domestic
violence. Tel: 0845 2604460.
E-mail:
[email protected]
www.broken-rainbow.org.uk
MEN AGAINST SEXUAL ABUSE:
1-2-1 counselling for adult male
survivors of childhood sexual
abuse, male rape, male domestic
abuse and under 18's. Tel:
0141-550 2048. E-mail:
[email protected]
RAPE AND ABUSE LINE:
For male and female survivors.
Women answer the Tel: Freephone
0808 8000123 (or Dingwall (01349)
865316) hours as advised on
telephone answering machine.
Men answer the Tel: Freephone
0808 8000122 (or Dingwall (01349)
862686) hours as advised on
telephone answering machine.
Callers are welcome to phone
either line. Write: PO Box 10,
Dingwall. IV15 9HE.
RAPE CRISIS SCOTLAND
HELPLINE:
Scotland-wide telephone service
providing support to women and
men experiencing sexual violence,
as well as their friends and
families. Tel: Freephone 0808
8010302 (6pm-Midnight). Minicom
available.
www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk
THRIVE:
Counselling service for male
survivors of childhood sexual
abuse. Write: The Sandyford
Initiative, 4 Sandyford Place,
Glasgow. G3 7NB. Tel: 0141-211
8133. E-mail:
[email protected]
ATHEISTS/HUMANISTS
GAY AND LESBIAN HUMANIST
ASSOCIATION:
GALHA is a national membership
group promoting the gay-friendly
Humanist outlook and gay and
lesbian rights as human rights.
Write: PO Box 130, London. W5
1DQ. Tel: 0844 800 3067. E-mail:
[email protected]
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PINK TRIANGLE TRUST:
PTT is a gay charity which can
arrange non-religious ceremonies
of love and commitment for lesbian
and gay couples at very reasonable
rates in most parts of Scotland.
Write: 34 Spring Lane, Kenilworth,
Warwickshire. CV8 2HB. Tel/Fax:
Kenilworth (01926) 858450. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.pinktriangle.org.uk
BDSM
MSC SCOTLAND:
A club for men interested in
Leather, Rubber, Uniform. Meets in
Edinburgh from 9pm at the
Claremont Bar on the 1st Sat of
each month and at the New Town
Bar on the 3rd Sat of each month.
Write: PO Box 28, Edinburgh. EH3
5JL. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.msc-scotland.net/
SCOTSSKINS:
Information Site for Scottish Gay
Skinheads. E-mail:
[email protected] WWW:
http://scotsskins.bravehost.com
ScotsSkins meet informally in The
Claremont in Edinburgh on the 2nd
Sat of each month.
SM GAYS:
E-mail:
[email protected]/
SM PRIDE:
National organisation providing
information, advice and support on
BDSM and related issues. Write:
SM Pride, PO Box 413, Torquay,
Devon. TQ1 1WZ. Tel: 0845 094
2250. Fax: 08702 415058. E-mail:
[email protected]
pride.org/
BEARS
BEARSCOTS:
For hairy, moustached, bearded or
bulky men and their admirers.
Edinburgh: Meets 1st Sat of each
month from 2pm in Steamworks
Sauna and then from 9pm in the
Claremont Bar. Also Bears in the
Basement is on the 2nd Sat of each
month 10pm-1am at the New Town
Bar. Write: PO Box 12785,
Edinburgh, EH6 7YU. E-mail:
[email protected] Glasgow:
Informal meetings 2nd Fri of each
month from 8pm in the Revolver
Bar. For details of all other events
check the website.
www.bearscots.org.ukor Tel:
0131-600 0170.
BELIEVERS
AFFIRMATION SCOTLAND:
Network in the Church of Scotland
of lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender Christians, their
friends and supporters. Formed in
2006 in response to the issue of
ministers and deacons being able
to conduct ceremonies to mark civil
partnerships without fear of
censure. Write: Ms Monica
Stewart, 18 Ferryhill Place,
Aberdeen. AB11 7SE. E-mail:
membership@affirmationscotland.
org.uk
www.affirmationscotland.org.uk
EDINBURGH QUAKER LESBIAN
AND GAY FELLOWSHIP:
Meets at LGBT Centre for Health &
Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street on the
3rd Wed of each month at 7pm.
E-mail:
[email protected]
.uk
EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP FOR
LESBIAN & GAY CHRISTIANS:
Lesbian, gay or bisexual? From an
Evangelical tradition? So are we.
Tel: Andrew on Mid Calder (01506)
499926. Write: c/o 123 Byron Road,
Chelmsford. CM2 6HJ. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.eflgc.org.uk
INDEPENDENT LIBERAL CATHOLIC
FELLOWSHIP:
A small gay friendly fellowship in
the Old Catholic tradition. Regular
Masses and other sacraments in
Edinburgh. Also Relationship
Blessings, Hand-fastings, and
Healing. Contact Bishop Alistair
CCP on 07817 767445. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.revalistairbate.com
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY
CHURCH:
An inclusive church of the LGBT
community open to all irrespective
of sexuality. Services: Every Sun at
6pm (11am during Aug) at
Augustine United Church, 41
George IV Bridge, Edinburgh.
Relationship blessings conducted
by arrangement. Tel: Rev Kerri
Mesner on 0131-226 1691. Write:
Metropolitan Community Church,
41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh.
EH1 1EL. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.mccedinburgh.com
QUAKER LESBIAN AND GAY
FELLOWSHIP:
A welcoming and supportive
national group for people of all
sexual orientations and their
friends. Write: Ruth (SG), 46 The
Avenue, Starbeck, Harrogate. HG1
4QD. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.qlgf.org.uk
QUEST:
Organisation for lesbian and gay
Catholics. Monthly meetings are
held in different regional groups
throughout Britain. Scottish
meetings held in Glasgow. Quest
Linkline - The Helpline for Gay and
Lesbian Catholics - Tel:
(Freephone) 0808 808 0234. Write:
BM Box 2585, LONDON. WC1N
3XX. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.questgaycatholic.org.uk
ROMAN CATHOLIC CAUCUS OF THE
LESBIAN & GAY CHRISTIAN
MOVEMENT:
Write: RC Caucus, PO Box 24632,
London. E9 6XF. Tel: 020-7226
0847. E-mail:
[email protected]
BIKERS
GAY BIKERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB:
A UK-wide club for women and
men. Active Scottish section. Write:
PO Box 33, Long Eaton,
Nottingham. NG10 2BF. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.gaybikers.co.uk
CULTURAL
EDINBURGH GAY MEN'S CHORUS:
Formed in response to the demand
for a male voice choir following the
"Bad Boys" tour of the London Gay
Men's Chorus in May 2007.
Launching in October and planning
first performance in early 2008.
Wants the chorus to be fun for its
members and its audience. Their
selection of music ranges from pop
and rock to songs from the shows
and movies, with a decidedly fun
and camp slant. E-mail:
[email protected]
om
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/egm
c/
GAYKILTS:
A friendly social group of men who
admire men in kilts and promote
the wearing of the traditionally
constructed kilt. Kilted meetings
and weekend get togethers and
visits in Scotland and throughout
Britain. See web site for details.
Tel: 07857 082220. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.gaykilts.co.uk
GLASGAY!:
Scotland's annual celebration of
queer culture. Next dates: 12th Oct
- 11th Nov 2007. Q! Gallery is
Glasgay's new year-round gallery
dedicated to queer art and artists.
Mon-Sat 11am-5pm. The Stud!o is
an adjacent
performance/research/workshop
and holistic arts space. The Q!
Gallery, 87-91 Saltmarket,
Glasgow. G1 5LE. Tel/Fax:
0141-552 7575. Text: 07762
722460. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.glasgay.co.uk
INTERNATIONAL KILT
APPRECIATION SOCIETY (IKAS):
Contact and social group for guys
interested in viewing/wearing kilts.
Regular newsletter. Write: Mervyn
Tacy, `Ziveli', 20 Ordsall Park
Road, Retford. DN22 7PA. Please
enclose sae. Tel: 01777 708270.
www.freewebs.com/ikas/
LGBT BOOK GROUP:
Meets LGBT Centre for Health &
Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street,
Edinburgh, on the first Thu of each
month at 7.30pm. Books are
chosen by group members in
advance.E-mail:
[email protected]
LOUD & PROUD:
Scotland's original choir for LGBT
singers is made up of
approximately 45 singers and holds
regular concerts in the Central Belt.
The repertoire, which is sung a
capella in varying numbers of
parts, includes simple rounds,
popular music, traditional music,
light classics, festive and seasonal
songs, lesbian/gay anthems, and
show tunes. Meets weekly for
rehearsals in Edinburgh. E-mail:
[email protected]
oudandproudchoir.org/
LUVVIES THEATRE COMPANY:
Edinburgh based LGBT theatre
company, which aims to give LGBT
people the opportunity to act,
direct, produce or organise theatre
or take part in any aspect of the
creative process. No previous
experience is necessary. Tel: 07854
836605. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.theluvvies.org/ >
OURSTORY SCOTLAND:
A charity which works to collect,
archive and present the life stories
and experiences of the LGBT
Community in Scotland. If you have
a story to tell or experiences to
share, or would like to find out
more about their upcoming
programme of events, then please
contact them. Write: OurStory
Scotland, Archives and Special
Collections, The Mitchell Library,
North Street, Glasgow. G3 7DN.
E-mail:
[email protected]
www.ourstoryscotland.org.uk
THE QUEER NOTES:
New LGBT choir in Glasgow
welcomes anyone who identifies as
queer or part of the LGBT
Community. Weekly rehearsals
held in Glasgow LGBT Centre, 84
Bell Street. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.thequeernotes.co.uk
REMEMBER WHEN PROJECT:
Documenting the collective history
of Edinburgh's LGBT communities,
recording life-stories and personal
memories across the generations,
and celebrating our rich and varied
contributions to the quality of life in
the city. The culmination of this
work was an exhibition entitled
'Rainbow City: Stories from
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender Edinburgh' held at the
City Art Centre, Edinburgh in 2006.
Write: Remember When Project,
c/o The Living Memory
Association, The Reminiscence
Centre, 101 St Leonards Street,
Edinburgh, EH8 9QY. Tel: 0131-667
0761, and leave a message, stating
clearly that it is for Remember
When. E-mail:
[email protected]
SCOTTISH BORDERS GAY FILM
GROUP:
Meets monthly during autumn
through to the spring, and views
videos/DVDs with a gay theme or
character. For more details please
contact Alastair on Galashiels
(01896) 757861 or E-mail:
[email protected]
THE SPORRAN CLAN:
Social group that promotes the
wearing of the kilt, the love of guys
who wear kilts and Scottish culture.
Member benefits include: Meetings
and varied events throughout the
year in Scotland and abroad;
access to World Class Bulletin
Board providing definitive resource
of kilting information and Members
On-Line Chat Room. No
Membership Fee. For more
information: E-mail:
[email protected]
www.sporranclan.org/ and Blog:
http://sporranclan.typepad.com
CYBERSPACE
SCOTSGAY:
All of the words from the magazine
can be found on our website as
well as interactive Meet Market
and our Listings which are
frequently updated.
www.scotsgay.co.uk
HEALTH AND ABILITIES
AL-ANON:
Support group for anyone - friends,
families, partners, co-workers affected by or dealing with
someone else's drinking. Relaxed,
friendly, group. All are welcome!
Meets Thu 6.30-7.45pm in LGBT
Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9
Howe Street, Edinburgh. E-mail:
[email protected]
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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS:
Whilst AA runs the following LGBT
meetings in Edinburgh and
Glasgow, please note that it is a
non restrictive organisation and
LGBT people are welcome at any
meeting. Edinburgh: Edinburgh: Tue
8pm (LGBT Centre for Health &
Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street) Please
note that the last meeting of the
month is open to non AA members.
Glasgow: Tue & Thu 7.30pm (Nye
Bevan House, 20 India Street), Fri
7.30pm (The Ogilvie Centre, 25
Rose Street). National Helpline:
0845 7697555 (24 hours). Scottish
Office: 0141-226 2214. Edinburgh
Office: 0131-225 2727.
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY LGBT
CARERS:
Carers' contacts for gay men and
lesbians are trained and skilled
volunteers able to offer
understanding and a listening ear
to gay, lesbian, bisexual,
transgender or transsexual carers
of people with Alzheimer's disease
or with any other form of dementia.
To contact the Alzheimer's Society's
LGBT Carers: Tel the Alzheimer's
Helpline on 0845 300 0336 or
E-mail:
[email protected] or
write to Alzheimer's Society LGBT
Carers, Alzheimer's Helpline,
Gordon House, 10 Greencoat
Place, London. SW1P 1PH.
www.alzheimers.org.uk/Gay_Carer
s/index.htm
BODY POSITIVE (TAYSIDE):
11-15 Princes Street, Dundee. DD4
6BY. A charity that exists to
empower HIV and HepC positive
people and those affected thereby
to eliminate the stigma and
isolation they experience. Tel:
Dundee (01382) 461555. Fax:
Dundee (01382) 461424. Tue-Thu
(Drop In) Noon-3.30pm. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.bodypositivetayside.org/
BROWNLEE CENTRE (GLASGOW):
Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053
Great Western Road, Glasgow. G12
0YN. Confidential information,
advice, counselling and direct
access testing for HIV and
Hepatitis. The Centre provides
ongoing medical and social care
plus psychological and emotional
support for people living with HIV
infection and one to one
counselling for people at risk of
HIV. Tel: 0141-211 1089. Fax:
0141-211 1097. Mon-Thu
9am-5pm, Tue 5-7pm, Fri
9am-4.30pm.
BROWNLEE COMMUNITY TEAM:
Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053
Great Western Road, Glasgow. G12
0YN. Social work service for people
with HIV/AIDS providing intensive
community based support. General
advice and information on
community care and housing needs
also provided. Tel: 0141-211 1090.
FIFE MEN:
5 South Fergus Place, Kirkcaldy.
KY1 1YA. (Behind Sheriff Court).
Information, advice and support on
gay and health issues, free
condoms, and much more! Mon-Fri
1-5pm, Sat 10am-3pm. Tel:
Kirkcaldy (01592) 265666. Fax:
Kirkcaldy (01592) 643866. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.fifemen.org.uk
GAY MEN'S HEALTH:
10a Union Street, Edinburgh. EH1
3LU. A community led Lothian wide
project for gay and bisexual men.
Wide ranging volunteering
opportunities which provide
services including support and
counselling, scene work, peer
education and training, provision of
condoms, lube and Safer Sex
information. Tel: 0131-558 9444.
Fax: 0131-558 9060. E-mail:
[email protected] www.gmh.org.uk
GAY MEN'S HEALTH GLASGOW:
Glasgow LGBT Centre, 84 Bell
Street, Glasgow. G1 1LQ. Tel:
0141-552 0112. Fax: 0141-552
4928. A community led project
across the Greater Glasgow and
Clyde Health Board Area for gay
and bisexual men. Wide ranging
volunteering opportunities which
provide services including support,
scene work, peer education and
training, provision of condoms,
lube and Safer Sex information.
www.gmh.org.uk
GAY MEN'S HEALTH TAYSIDE:
Exists to promote the sexual and
holistic health of gay and bi men
living in Angus, Dundee and Perth
& Kinross (including men who have
sex with men but who do not
identify as gay or bi), reduce the
spread of HIV within those
communities and challenge the
discrimination, health inequalities
and social exclusion that can be
faced by gay and bi men, including
HIV positive gay and bi men, and
those affected by HIV. Tel: Dundee
(01382) 424070. Fax: Dundee
(01382) 424090. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.gaymenshealthtayside.com
GRAMPIAN POSITIVE SUPPORT
GROUP:
A self help group offering support
and assistance for individuals with
HIV/AIDS in the Grampian area.
Contact THT, 11 Waverley Place,
Aberdeen. AB10 1XH. Tel: 0845
2412151. E-mail:
[email protected]
HEALTHY GAY SCOTLAND:
A national HIV prevention & sexual
health promotion programme for
gay and bisexual men. Offers a
range of services including info on
its website, campaigns and
resources and a free condoms by
post scheme.
www.healthygayscotland.com
HIV-AIDS CARERS AND FAMILIES
SERVICE PROVIDER SCOTLAND:
10 Elderpark Workspace, 100
Elderpark Street, Glasgow. G51
3TR. Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. Telephone
Support Service Mon-Fri
7pm-10pm. Tel: 0141-445 8797.
Fax: 0141-445 8798. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.hiv-aids-carers.org.uk
HIV SCOTLAND:
Suite 2, 27 Beaverhall Road,
Edinburgh. EH7 4JE. Tel: 0131-558
3713. Fax: 0131-558 9887. The
independent voice for HIV in
Scotland, this charity is a policy
and strategic body and runs
Healthy Gay Scotland and Black
Minority Ethnic-related HIV work.
www.hivscotland.com
LANARKSHIRE HIV, AIDS AND
HEPATITIS CENTRE:
Counselling Service, Monklands
Hospital, Monks Court Avenue,
Airdrie. ML6 0JS. One stop shop
for HIV and Hepatitis health
services. Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. Also
Tue & Thu 7-9.30pm (appointments
only). Also runs support group for
HIV Positive men. Tel: Airdrie
(01236) 712247. Fax: Airdrie
(01236) 712449. E-mail:
[email protected]
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LGBT CENTRE FOR HEALTH &
WELLBEING:
9 Howe Street, Edinburgh. EH3
6TE. Working in partnership with
the LGBT community and health
service providers to improve the
physical, mental and social
wellbeing of lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender people in
south-east Scotland. Volunteering
opportunities in many diverse
areas. Tel: 0131-523 1100. E-mail:
[email protected]
POSITIVE HELP:
13a Great King Street, Edinburgh.
EH3 6QW. Practical help for people
who are infected or affected by HIV
and AIDS in Edinburgh, their
families and carers. Tel: 0131-558
1122. Fax: 0131-558 3636. E-mail:
[email protected]
POSITIVE VOICE:
37-39 Montrose Terrace,
Edinburgh. EH7 5DJ. Self help for
people living with and affected by
HIV and Hepatitis in Lothian,
offering individual advocacy, peer
support and subsidised
complementary therapies in a safe,
confidential and welcoming
environment. Tel: 0131-652 0754.
Fax: 0131-661 9100. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.positive-voice.org.uk
ROAM OUTREACH:
Part of the wider Harm Reduction
Team within Lothian NHS. Offers a
confidential and anonymous
service for men who have sex with
men, including male sex workers
throughout Edinburgh and the
Lothians. Provides a wide range of
services including sexual health
and safer sex advice, information
and advice on drug use, personal
safety, police and legal advice,
including operating in the Remote
Reporting Scheme. A great deal of
their work is done on an outreach
basis in Public Sex Environments
and venues as well as on-line as
part of the SNN group. They run a
'Out of Hours' Testing Service Mon
5-7.30pm at "The Exchange", Lady
Lawson Street, Edinburgh where
you can have a full SEXUAL
HEALTH check up including Hep B
vaccinations. No appointments
necessary. For further information
or to receive condom and lube
supplies contact George or Lewis
on Tel: 0131-537 8300 or 07774
628227. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.roam-outreach.com
THE SANDYFORD:
2-6 Sandyford Place (old Eye
Infirmary), Glasgow. G3 7NB.
Glasgow's main sexual,
reproductive and emotional health
centre. Free web access and health
library with large LGBT lending
collection. Specialist services for
gay men (See seperate ScotsGay
Listing for Steve Retson Project)
and lesbians (See seperate
ScotsGay listing for The Sandyford
under Women). Self-referal sexual
health service with open access
clinic each weekday with
registration from 8.30-10am or
book on 0141-211 8130. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.sandyford.org/
SEX ADDICTS ANONYMOUS:
Sex Addicts Anonymous is a
twelve-step recovery programme.
Our primary purpose is to stop our
addictive sexual behavior and to
help others recover from their
sexual addiction. Our members
define their own sexual boundaries
with the guidance of their Higher
Power, their sponsors and other
group members. We encourage our
members to discover and explore
what healthy sexuality means to
them. Meetings in Edinburgh &
Glasgow. Tel: Scottish Helpline on
0141-552 0154 (24 hours). E-mail:
[email protected]
overy.org/
SEXUAL HEALTH LINE:
Freephone 0800 567123. 24 hours.
Confidential advice and
information. Minicom: Freephone
0800 521361.
www.playingsafely.co.uk
STEVE RETSON PROJECT:
The Sandyford, 2-6 Sandyford
Place (old Eye Infirmary), Glasgow.
G3 7NB. A free sexual health
screening and counselling service
for gay and bisexual men. Clinics
run Tue & Wed 5.30-8.30pm. Also
Thu 5.30-8.30pm at Glasgow LGBT
Centre, 84 Bell Street. Same-day
HIV test Tue morning 8.30-10am.
Tel: 0141-211 8130.
www.steveretsonproject.org.uk
TERRENCE HIGGINS TRUST
SCOTLAND - NATIONAL OFFICE GLASGOW:
134 Douglas Street, Glasgow. G2
4HF. HIV prevention and support
services in Lanarkshire, Ayrshire &
Arran, the Glasgow area and
Western Central Scotland. Support
& Advocacy Service provides a full
range of welfare rights advice and
representation as well as
community service volunteers
(buddies). Also provides a range of
health promotion services for gay
and bisexual men throughout the
West of Scotland. Please contact
for further details. Volunteers
welcome! Tel: 0141-332 3838. Fax:
0141-332 3755. Helpline: THT
Direct 0845 1221200 Mon-Fri
10am-10pm, Sat-Sun Noon-6pm.
www.tht.org.uk
SCOTLAND - ABERDEEN OFFICE:
11 Waverley Place, Aberdeen.
AB10 1XH. Formerly Phace
Scotland. HIV prevention and
support services in Grampian
including Community Support,
Group Support and LGBT groups.
Also provides a range of health
promotion services for Gay and
Bisexual men throughout
Grampian. Please contact for
further details. Volunteers
welcome! Tel: 0845 2412151. Fax:
0845 2412152. Helpline: THT Direct
0845 1221200 Mon-Fri
10am-10pm, Sat-Sun Noon-6pm.
www.tht.org.uk
SCOTLAND - HIGHLAND OFFICE:
34 Waterloo Place, Inverness. IV1
1NB. LGBT Support and activities.
Tel: Inverness (01463) 711585. Fax:
Inverness (01463) 711793.
Helpline: THT Direct 0845 1221200
Mon-Fri 10am-10pm, Sat-Sun
Noon-6pm. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.tht.org.uk
WAVERLEY CARE:
Old Coates House, 32 Manor Place,
Edinburgh. EH3 7EB. Waverley
Care is responsible for a number of
projects for people living or
affected by HIV and/or Hepatitis C
in Scotland. Tel: 0131-226 2206.
Fax: 0131-226 2209. E-mail:
[email protected]
verleycare.org/
WAVERLEY CARE AFRICAN
SUPPORT - GLASGOW:
Support for Africans affected by
HIV. Tel: 0141-211 0192.
WAVERLEY CARE BUDDY SERVICE:
Waverley Care Buddy Service is a
volunteer befriending service
offering emotional and social 1:1
support for individuals living with
HIV in Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Write: Claire Lawrie, Buddy Service
Co-ordinator, 113 Oxgangs Road
North, Edinburgh. EH14 1EB Tel:
0131-312 9953. E-mail:
[email protected]
WAVERLEY CARE DAYCARE
SERVICE:
Offers a range of flexible, creative
and support activities to people
with HIV in the community. Tel:
0131-441 2791. E-mail:
[email protected]
WAVERLEY CARE MILESTONE
HOUSE:
113 Oxgangs Road North,
Edinburgh. EH14 1EB. Creates
tailor-made residential care for
people with HIV which is flexible,
creative and supportive.Tel/Fax:
0131-441 6989. E-mail:
[email protected]
WAVERLEY CARE SOLAS :
2-4 Abbeymount, Edinburgh. EH8
8EJ. Information, support, advice,
counselling, training and self
development, arts activities,
events, health promotion, African
support, one-to-one/group support
and a café. Also Crusaid Hardship
Fund - for those experiencing
economic hardship due to HIV
infection. Café: Mon-Fri
8.30am-3.30pm. Support services:
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. Many support
groups and activities outwith these
hours, please enquire. Tel:
0131-661 0982. E-mail:
[email protected]
eycare.org
OLDER GAYS
CAFFMOS:
Nationwide Social and Contacts
Club for the older gay gentleman
and his admirers, both young and
old. Scottish group meets in
Edinburgh. Write: PO Box 2087,
Blackpool. FY4 1WL. Tel: Blackpool
(01253) 318327. E-mail:
[email protected] Edward is the
Scottish Contact - E-mail:
[email protected]
www.caffmoscommunity.com
PRIME TIME:
Social group for men over 40.
Meets LGBT Centre for Health &
Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street,
Edinburgh, every 2nd Sun from
2-4pm. Next dates: 28th Oct, 11th
Nov (3rd Birthday Party). Tel: John
on 0131-556 1309 or Steve on
0131-558 9444. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.primetime.uk.net
ORDER OF PERPETUAL
INDULGENCE
The Sisters and Brothers of the OPI
are part of a world wide order of
queer men and women of all
sexualities which is open to all who
feel the habit. Its tenets are: The
expiation of stigmatic guilt and the
promulgation of universal joy
through habitual manifestation and
perpetual perpetration.
www.thesisters.org.uk
OPI CONVENT OF DUNN EIDEANN:
The Edinburgh convent. Write:
Mistress of Communications, c/o
PO Box 666, Edinburgh. EH7 5YW.
OPI GLASGOW MISSION:
Write: Novice Maddie Za Hatter
OPI, c/o PO Box 666, Edinburgh.
EH7 5YW. E-mail:
[email protected]
OUTDOOR PURSUITS
GAY BIRDERS CLUB:
For LGBT Birdwatchers. Write: Gay
Birders Club, GeeBeeCee,
BCM-Mono, London. WC1N 3XX.
Tel: Annie on 0131-552 6333.
www.gbc-online.org.uk
GAY CARAVAN & CAMPING CLUB:
For men and women. Regular
meets throughout the UK. Tel: Marc
on 07977 317872. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.gaycaravanclub.com
GAY OUTDOOR CLUB:
Holds regular events including
walking, skiing, cycling, climbing,
mountain-biking, kayaking,
mountaineering, camping,
youth-hostelling, badminton,
running and swimming. Please
send an A5 sae to PO Box 637,
Skellingthorpe, Lincoln, LN6 5XD,
or ring one of the Scottish contacts:
EDINBURGH: Walks and
Mountain-Biking: Andrew on
0131-477 0499. Monthly Social
(2nd Thu): James on 0131-229
3142. Cycling/Kayaking/Running:
David on 07747 465743.
GLASGOW: Walks: Robert on
0141-950 1081. Cycling &
Swimming: Douglas on 0141-632
8707. Climbing: Jonathan on
0141-334 0812. Badminton: Donn
on 07919 410042. Running: Chris
on 07786 263274. HIGHLANDS:
Walks & Weekend Trips: Alan on
Dores (01463) 751258.
MOUNTAINEERING: Tim on
0131-478 0844. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.gocscotland.org.uk
GLASGOW GAY RAMBLERS
GROUP:
Leisurely walks in the countryside.
Bring sensible footwear/clothing
and packed lunch. 2nd Sat of each
month. Meet at Mitchell Library,
Berkeley Street. No membership just turn up. Cars normally shared.
Tel: Robert on 0141-950 1081.
OUTDOORLADS:
A UK-Wide, web-based
organisation, offering a wide range
of activities: from camping,
hostelling, hill-walking and indoor
climbing, to the more extreme
activities like gorge scrambling, ice
climbing, technical mountain
biking and many more. There's
something for everyone, no matter
what your interest. Core
membership is Gay and Bi-sexual
lads, aged 18-35, but OutdoorLads
does not discriminate on any
grounds including age, sexuality,
disability or sex, and welcomes
anyone who agrees with the
group's aims and objectives.
www.outdoorlads.com
PARENTS
EDINBURGH LESBIAN MOTHERS
GROUP (ELMG):
Informal network of parents and
women trying to be parents. See
listing for Lesbian Mothers Network
(Scotland) for contact details.
GAY DADS SCOTLAND:
Support group for gay fathers.
Meets on last Thu of each month in
a private room at 8pm at La Sala
Café/Bar, 60 Broughton Street,
Edinburgh. Gay dads from all over
Scotland welcome. Tel: 07791
188742. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.gaydadsscotland.org.uk
GLASGOW LESBIAN MOTHERS
GROUP:
Meets from 2pm on the 1st Sat of
each month at Glasgow LGBT
Centre, 84 Bell Street. E-mail:
[email protected]
LESBIAN MOTHERS NETWORK
(SCOTLAND):
Tel: Sue Robertson on 0131-556
3899/4563. Fax: 0131-557 7899.
Write: One Parent Families
Scotland, 13 Gayfield Square,
Edinburgh. EH1 3NX. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.lesbian-mothers-scotland.org/
PARENTS' ENQUIRY SCOTLAND:
Coming out? Information and
support for parents of LGBT people.
Helpline and admin: Tel: 0131-556
6047 before 10pm. Write: c/o
ScotsGay Magazine, PO Box 666,
Edinburgh. EH7 5YW. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.parentsenquiryscotland.org/
RAINBOW FAMILIES HIGHLAND:
Support, advice and information for
LGBT parents and families. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.gay-ness.org.uk
POLITICAL
LIBERAL PARTY LESBIAN AND GAY
CAMPAIGN:
Tel: 0151-259 5935 (Telephone
Answering Machine). Write: 41
Sutton Street, Liverpool, L13 7EG.
E-mail:
[email protected]
www.liberal.org.uk
PRISONERS
FREE MAGAZINES FOR
PRISONERS:
Copies of ScotsGay are sent free of
charge to prisoners in UK prisons
and institutions. Please contact us
if you wish to be added to the
mailing list.
Listings
REAL ALE
LESBIAN AND GAY REAL ALE
DRINKERS:
The Edinburgh group of CAMRA's
Task Group for LGBT real ale and
cider fans. Meets in The Regent 1st
Mon of each month from 9pm to
sample the brewers' art - Aug 2nd
Mon (to avoid GBBF). Tel: Karen on
0131-557 8790. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.lagrad-edinburgh.org.ukand
www.lagrad.org.uk
RESIDENTIAL EVENTS
EDWARD CARPENTER
COMMUNITY OF GAY MEN:
Committed to principles of caring,
trusting, personal growth, sharing,
and creativity aimed at nurturing
'community' as an alternative to the
commercial scene. Organises Gay
Men’s Weeks and shorter events
each year in SW Scotland, the
English Lake District and other
venues across the UK. Write:
Edward Carpenter Community, BM
ECC, London. WC1N 3XX. Tel:
08703 215121. E-mail:
contact_ecc@edwardcarpentercom
munity.org.uk
www.gaycommunity.org.uk
SPORTS
CALEDONIAN THEBANS RFC:
Caledonian Thebans Rugby
Football Club is Scotland's first
gay/bi friendly rugby club. Offers
gay/bi/trans men the chance to
learn the game and play rugby in a
safe and supportive environment.
Continually welcomes new players
(+18) at whatever level or
experience and new supporters to
the club. If you're interested in
playing or supporting gay rugby in
Scotland, please get in touch.
Come along and get fit! Tel: 07758
668784 or Text "thebans" to 60300.
E-mail:
[email protected]
www.thebans-rfc.co.uk
EDINBURGH GOC SWIMMING &
GYM GROUP:
Meets 8pm prompt each Mon at the
Royal Commonwealth Pool,
Dalkeith Road in the main entrance
area and afterwards in the Blue
Moon Café from 9.15pm.
EDINBURGH LGB RUNNING
GROUP:
Meets 7pm prompt Wed night at
the Jawbones, The Meadows.
Everybody made welcome from
complete beginners to the more
experienced. Contact: David on
07747 465743. E-mail:
[email protected]
GAY KAYAKING GROUP:
The group runs regular lessons and
excursions at various places
throughout Central Scotland.
Contact for more information. Tel:
David on 07747 465743. E-mail:
[email protected]
GLASGOW GAY AND LESBIAN
BADMINTON CLUB:
Meets each Thu from 8-10pm.
Come along and have fun and
enjoy meeting the other members
for a friendly game. All welcome.
Tel: Donn on 07919 410042
(6-11pm).
GLASGOW SWIMMING GROUP:
Meets informally during adults-only
session 7.30-9pm Thu at North
Woodside Pool, Braid Square. Tel:
Douglas on 0141-632 8707. To
E-mail Douglas, please append
@gocscotland.org.uk to his first
name and include GOC in the
subject line. E-mail:
[email protected]
GAY FOOTBALL SUPPORTERS
NETWORK:
Write: GFSN Membership
Secretary, PO Box 7424, Milton
Keynes. MK8 9WQ. Tel: Barry on
Milton Keynes (01908) 564085.
Scottish Contact: Kevin Rowe Tel/Text: 07808 263173 or E-mail:
[email protected]
www.gfsn.org.uk
GOC CYCLING GROUPS:
Regular cycle rides, of varying
distance/pace. Tel: David on 07747
465743 or Douglas on 0141-632
8707. E-mail:
[email protected]
HOT SCOTS:
Scotland's very first LGBT group for
football players and fans alike.
Currently organises regular socials
and kick-abouts, and would love to
hear from anyone anywhere in
Scotland who would like to take
part. There is an entire Gay League
in England, and in time, they can
organise friendlies and competitive
games up and down the country.
However, all ability levels are
welcome, and the social side is
just as important as the playing so what are you waiting for?
E-mail: [email protected] or
Tel/Text: 07808 263173.
RACQUETEERS BADMINTON
GROUP:
Edinburgh based gay and lesbian
non-competitive badminton club
meets Thu eve 7-9pm at
Meadowbank Stadium. New
players of all abilities welcome.
For full details visit http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/gro
up/racqueteers_edin/
TEAM SCOTLAND BADMINTON
CLUB:
Glasgow based gay and lesbian
badminton club meets twice weekly
for competitive games.
International tournaments and
matches against clubs in London
and Europe are held annually.
Sorry - no beginners. Tel: Raymond
on 0141-778 9220. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.gaysport.info/teamscotland/
STUDENTS
Many Universities and Colleges
have Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgendered Societies. Contact
these via your Student Union or
Student Association. ScotsGay also
links to a number of LGBT Soc
websites from our own web page at
http://www.scotsgay.co.ukMany
LGBT Socs are open to
non-students living in the area. Tel:
NUS Scotland LGBT Officer on
0131-556 6598. Fax: 0131-557
5679. Write: Norman McBreen,
LGBT Officer, NUS Scotland, 29
Forth Street, Edinburgh. EH1 3LE.
or [email protected]
TV/TS
NATIONAL:
Transmen Scotland is a national
support group for all female to
male transgender people. Holds
regular monthly meetings in
Edinburgh (2nd Sat of each month
at LGBT Centre for Health &
Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street from
7.30-9.30pm) and Glasgow (1st
Mon of each month at Glasgow
LGBT Centre, 84 Bell Street from
7-9pm). For further info E-mail:
[email protected]
or Tel/Text 07948 735179.
www.transmenscotland.org.uk
BUCHLYVIE:
Meets last Sat of each month at
5pm. Tel: Kira on 07808 564626
(Mon-Thu 6-9pm), Gladys on
Buchlyvie (01360) 850576 or 07743
936157.
EDINBURGH:
Polygender Scotland. Provides
support and friendship to all people
who identify as genderqueer,
androgyne, third gender,
polygender or any other gender
other than male or female. Meets
2nd Thu of each month at LGBT
Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9
Howe Street from 7-9pm. Tel: Kelli
Neil on 0131-523 1100. E-mail:
[email protected] or Tel:
Lewis on 0131-477 0525.
www.androgyny.org.uk
T-Time. Informal social for all
transgender people, their partners,
family and friends, held the 3rd Sat
of each month at LGBT Centre for
Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe
Street. A friendly, safe and relaxed
environment where there’s also
space to change. Tel: 0131-523
1100. E-mail:
[email protected]
GLASGOW:
Crosslynx TV/TS/TG Group meets
2nd Wed of each month from
7-10pm at Glasgow LGBT Centre,
84 Bell Street. Tel: Crosslynx
Helpline on 0141-847 0787 (Mon
7.30-9.30pm). Write: c/o 84 Bell
Street, Glasgow. G1 1LQ.
www.crosslynx.org/
Sandyford Trans Women's Support
Group meets at the Counselling and
Support Services Group Room,
Sandyford, 2-6 Sandyford Place
(old Eye Infirmary), on 1st Wed of
each month from 7pm and at the
Peach Room, Sandyford on 3rd Sat
of each month from Noon. Phone
Colin MacKillop (Community
Access Co-ordinator) on 0141-232
8417 or E-mail:
[email protected]
INVERNESS:
Terrence Higgins Trust Highland T
Group (and activities): Tel:
details.
WORKPLACE
EIS GAY AND LESBIAN NETWORK:
Write: Veronica Rankin, National
Officer (Education and Equalities),
46 Moray Place, Edinburgh. EH3
6BH. Tel: Veronica Rankin on
0131-225 6244. E-mail:
[email protected]
FIRE BRIGADES UNION GAY AND
LESBIAN SUPPORT GROUP:
For firefighters and control staff.
Write: National Gay And Lesbian
Committee, PO Box 10555,
London. N1 8XT. Tel: 07725
602524. E-mail: [email protected]
www.fbulgbt.org.uk
GAY POLICE ASSOCIATION IN
SCOTLAND:
Membership is open to all police
officers and police staff, serving or
retired. Write: Inspector David Lyle,
Lothian & Borders Police, 7
Chambers Street, Edinburgh. EH1
1HR. Tel: 0131-221 2037. E-mail:
[email protected]
n.police.uk (Central Scotland),
[email protected] (Grampian),
[email protected] (Lothian
& Borders), [email protected]
(Northern), [email protected]
(Strathclyde),
[email protected] (Tayside)
or [email protected] (Fife &
Dumfries and Galloway
Constabularies).
www.gpascotland.com
GMB SCOTLAND EQUAL RIGHTS
GROUP:
Write: Regional Equal Rights
Officer, GMB Scotland, Fountain
House, 1/3 Woodside Crescent,
Glasgow. G3 7UJ. Tel: 0141-352
8109. E-mail:
[email protected]
UNISON:
Glasgow City Lesbian & Gay Group.
Meets last Tue of month in the
Glasgow LGBT Centre at 6pm.
YOUTH GROUPS
DV8:
Youth group for young people 25
and under who have issues with
their sexuality or with the sexuality
of a member of their family. Meets
Sat 4-6pm in Eighteen And Under
on Victoria Road, Dundee. Offers a
safe and friendly environment to
meet and discuss issues affecting
the LGBT community and our
families. Tel: Marley on Dundee
(01382) 206222. E-mail:
[email protected]
INVERNESS:
Youth Group (and activities): Tel:
Inverness (01463) 711585 or Email: [email protected] for
details.
LGBT YOUTH D&G:
Groups, volunteering and support
for LGBT people under 26 from
Dumfries and Galloway. Write: 26
Brewery Street, Dumfries. DG1
2RP. Tel: Dumfries (01387) 739888.
Text: 07785 274147. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.lgbtyouth.org.uk
LGBT YOUTH SCOTLAND:
John Cotton Centre, 10 Sunnyside,
Edinburgh. EH7 5RA. Provides
services and opportunities for
lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender young people (13-25)
in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife,
Borders, Tayside and Dumfries &
Galloway. The groups include dropins at their Edinburgh offices for
under-18's (Wed) and for over 18's
(Thu). They also have a range of
different opportunities to get
involved with, including
volunteering and projects involving
video and arts work, and they offer
training services. Nationally, they
run regular events for young people
to get involved in local and national
decision-making, and to make new
pals and have a laugh. Confidential
Youthline Tel: 0845 113 0005 (Tue
7.30-9pm). Office Tel/Fax: 0131622 2266 (Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm).
www.lgbtyouth.org.ukThe website
has details of Youth Groups
throughout Scotland.
LGBT YOUTH SCOTLAND YOUTH
PROGRAMMES:
Glasgow Head Office, 38 Queen
Street, Glasgow. G1 3DX. Tel:
0141-548 8000. Also at: Glasgow
LGBT Centre, 84 Bell Street,
Glasgow. G1 1LQ. Tel: 0141-552
4807.
MORAY LGBT YOUTH GROUP:
For under 26 year olds. Meets 3rd
Sat of each month in Elgin. Tel:
0845 2412151. E-mail:
[email protected] for more
info.
Q-20:
Meets Wed 7-9pm at LGBT Centre,
26 Brewery Street, Dumfries. Run
by and for LGBT people aged
between 20 and 29. Has been set
up to be a safe place where people
can meet others and make friends,
have fun, socialise and raise
issues! They have lots of exciting
plans they want YOU to be a part of
so why not come along and find out
more?
www.myspace.com/Q20group
VIVIDYOUTH:
For young LGBT people aged 1325. Meets at Glasgow LGBT Centre,
84 Bell Street. Group for 13-18 year
olds: Tue 7-9.30pm. Group for 1825 year olds: Thu 7-9.30pm. Tel:
0141-548 8121. E-mail:
[email protected]
www.lgbtyouth.org.uk
Y@THT:
LGBT group for people between the
ages of 12 & 25. Meets 2nd Sat of
each month Noon-3pm at THT, 11
Waverley Place, Aberdeen. Tel:
0845 2412151. E-mail:
[email protected]
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WOMEN
New To Scene
Likes live music,
dancing, singing,
movies, theatre. Seeks
friends and possible
relationship. Bi or
lesbian women contact
me by Snail Mail please
- I like letters. Box
SG78123.
MEN
Looking For Casual
Relaxing Fun With
Younger Guy(s)
Just looking for fun with
guy(s) aged 16-26 probably at my place
in Central Edinburgh.
Nothing complicated:
love not required
although mutual respect
is a must. One off is
good, so is longer term
fuck buddy. I’m mostly
active but can be
versatile if that’s what
really works for you.
Safer fun only - no
barebacking. And a kiss
or cuddle can be just as
good as (or better than)
anything else - so there
are a lot of options.
What have you got to
lose by replying and
seeing if our
needs/desires are
compatible? Other than
your virginity which is
soon gone with this
poof! Box SG78101.
Looking For Cute
Oriental
I am a 37 year old
professional in Glasgow.
I am looking for cute
young oriental for fun
and friendship, maybe
more with right guy. Box
SG78105.
Any Passive Black Guys
I am looking for a cute
smooth passive black
guy under 30. I am 36,
5’8”, hairy, totally active.
Box SG78106.
Let Me Squeeze Your
Spots
Spotty face?
Blackheads? If you’re
16-26, let me squeeze
them for you. And then I
can squeeze your other
bits too! A face photo
would be good. Box
SG78107.
American Guy Looking
For Buddy
Good looking early 40’s
guy in Fife looking for
regular fuck bud. I’m fit,
in shape, cut and hung,
and drug and disease
free. Accommodate or
travel. Box SG78108.
Are You The One I’m
Looking For?
30 year old genuine
Borders gay guy with
varied hobbies looking
for same aged between
35-55. Must have a
great sense of humour
and enjoy nights in and
out. Box SG78109.
Chinese Guy Seeks
White Guy
Attractive Chinese guy,
40, seeks young white
guy. Box SG78110.
Skinhead Sub Seeks
Two Active Tops
Submissive skinhead
slave, 28, interested in
yellow, bondage, hard
spanking, trainers,
sweaty socks, vanilla,
worship, leather, torture,
brown. Looking for two
active hard tops under
40. Please send photo.
No e-mails. Box
SG78111.
Horny 38 Year Old
Looking to meet older
guy for casual fun. Box
SG78112.
Seeking Gay Oriental
Younger looking 42 year
old Edinburgh gay guy,
tall, slim and hirsute
seeks younger, slim
oriental for lots of
passion, fun and good
times. Box SG78113.
Small, Fat, Old, Hairy,
Bearded, Ginger Seeks
Fun With Young,
Smooth Guy
Small (5’6”), fat (15st),
old (50), balding red hair
and beard, very hairy
body, looking for fun
and friendship with
young (16-22) guy. You:
No piercings (self
mutilation is not good or
clever), preferably a full
head of hair (no shaved
heads - why do you
want to be bald at your
age?), smooth chest
(shaved is good,
naturally smooth is
better), no facial hair,
not anorexic (I like a bit
of plump - although slim
is OK). I’m probably far
too picky - but then I bet
most suitable guys are
too! I can accommodate
(Edinburgh) or will
travel. Box SG78114.
Seeking Master
Master sought for
sub/slave who requires
further training and
limits stretched. Willing
to travel and keen to
please. Box SG78115.
Looking For Some Fun
37 straight acting year
old guy in Aberdeen
looking for a guy who
likes to get his butt
spanked. Also like Lycra
and sexy underwear. Box
SG78116.
A Guy Is Not Just For
Xmas!
Any fun loving bi or gay
man wanted! Needing a
soulmate to enjoy nights
in and out with a
romantically inclined 60
and a bit year old guy
who loves life and what
it has to offer. Photo
would be appreciated.
Box SG78118.
Gay Guy
46 year old, 5’10”, med
build, into skingear and
leather is looking for like
minded guy for more
tham one nighter. Like
nights out as well as
nights in. Looking for
gen new mate for horny
fun as well as going to
pub and have fun with.
Box SG78119.
Young Lover Wanted
Active skinhead, 29,
looking for younger lad
(16-22), slim-medium
build, very affectionate.
Must enjoy clubbing,
showing off in front of
other guys. All letters
with photo answered.
Box SG78120.
Active Guy 54 - 5’7” Solid Build
Looking to meet a
smooth skinned passive
only guy 21-70 for long
term friendship. I am
sociable and easy going
and look for the same.
Glasgow, Edinburgh,
anywhere. Box
SG78121.
Dirty Old Man Seeks
Banal
Aged 16-26? Into older
guys? Why not come
and join me in my large
spa bath? Box SG78122.
Black Attractive Guy
In UK, late 20’s with slim
smooth body, cute, sexy
and good looking. Seeks
genuine, secure older
man for friendship
leading to long term
relationship. Box
SG78124.
Sporty Glasgow Gay
Male - 32 - Cute Looking
Slim build, 6ft, look
about 26, own
house/car, straight
looking/acting, honest,
caring, casual dressed.
Can travel. Like pubs,
clubs. Can
accommodate. Looking
to meet 16-40 bi guy for
LTR. Box SG78125.
Slim/Skinny Guys
Wanted By Fife Guy
Middle aged Fife guy
seeks slim/skinny guys
of any age for no-strings
fun. Very versatile and
can accommodate.
Daytimes OK. Married
and bi guys most
welcome. Box SG78126.
Active Guy - 54 - Solid
Build
Seeks smooth passive
guy 21-70 for long term
friendship. I’m not very
experienced in gay
scene but am very horny
and active only.
Glasgow, Edinburgh,
Anywhere. Box
SG78127.
Wannabe Screw
Seeking Deep Screw
Two pips John just come
out would like contact
with man or men with
lots of experience. Any
colour, height, weight,
etc. Box SG78130.
Superior Gay
Aberdonian
Very very sub slim
servant, small endowed,
oriental into yellow, gob,
spunk, humiliation. More
into domination than
quick sex. WLTM
handsome master in full
control in giving orders.
Photo please. Box
SG78131.
Glasgow Group Fun
40’s guy would like to
meet other genuine late
20’s+ for healthy fitness
pursuits. Gym,
badminton, walks, etc.
Always free when GRPS
meet. Let’s get together.
Maybe massage after.
Also seeks guys for
theatre visits, celtic
muisic events. Veggie a
plus. Box SG78132.
Gay Prisoner
5’10”, brown eyes,
brown hair, looking for
lady boy for love. I’m
out in about three years.
So come on boys, send
a pghoto and get in
touch with me. Box
SG78133.
STRAIGHT
It All Comes Down To
Friction In The End
Would you like some in
your end too? Jovial 50
year old guy seeks
16-22 year old for
mutually pleasurable
activities. Box SG78134.
Black
Pretty lady in the UK, 24,
clean, tall, sexy with slim
body and loving. Seeks
warm hearted and
sincere mature man to
meet for LTR leading to
marriage. Box SG78128.
BISEXUAL
Bi Curious?
There has to be a first
time for everything!
Aged 16-21? Get in
touch? Considerate,
experienced,versatile,
older guy will talk you
through things at your
own pace before getting
down to some safe
fun. Your limits
respected. Total
discretion assured. Live
in Edinburgh and can
accommodate but will
travel if required. Box
SG78102.
Retired Hippy
51, looking for some
love and affection from
women and men of all
ages. Box SG78103.
Spanking Fun
Any guys 18-35 looking
for some spanking fun?
Not looking for sex (well
not just now), so if you’r
interested, then just
drop a line and we can
meet up first for a chat.
Paul. Box SG78117.
Time For TLC!
De-stressing and TLC as
well as good time in
remote West Highland
retreat of 63 year old. Fit
active professional. Age,
race immaterial but
photo may help. Box
SG78129.
Silver Bear
Edinburgh based
50something guy seeks
morally relaxed women
of any age for fun and
friendship. Box
SG78104.
FRIENDS ABROAD
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Over 120 subscribers in
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Looking For A Lifetime
Partner
I am Dominic, 39 from
Manila. I am looking for
a lifetime partner. Write:
Dominic Monato, c/o Dr.
Myles G. Monato, RHS
Dental, Camp Bagong
Diwa, Bicutan, Taguig
City, Philippines 1632.
E-mail:
enigmaticdominic@
yahoo.com
JOBS OFFERED
Nude Models Required
Glasgow photographer
needs cute, fit, smooth,
boyish lads aged 18-22
to pose in stills/video
shootsfor publication on
adult entertainment
website. Earn £110 for a
couple of hours work. ID
required as proof of age.
More information at
www.scotmalez.com
E-mail:
[email protected]
or simply contact Billy
on 07918 602898 [79a]
Cash For Your Body
Photogenic guys can
earn £100 cash posing
for Mike Arlen who has
had 14 glossy
magazines
published called Mike
Arlen’s Guys. Send
snapshots of your
magnificent body to him:
Mike Arlen, Wetherby
Studios, 23 Wetherby
Mansions, Earls Court
Square, London. SW5
9BH or Phone: 020-7373
1107. E-mail:
mikearlen@btopenworld.
com. [99]
Looking For Staff
Seeking salespeople for
Spanish property shows
in Aberdeen, Edinburgh
and Inverness areas.
Suns only. Do you have
transport, access to PC,
someone to work with?
Commission only. £700
a day expected with
approximately 15 week
delay of payments. Full
training given to right
person. Contact Sales
Manager: 0141-229
1693. [99]
Models Wanted
Experienced
photographer needs
good looking guys
18-22 for photo and
video work for use by
adult websites or
magazines. Suitable
guys will earn £110 for
under 2 hours work.
Photo ID required as
proof of age. Examples
at www.xpozure4u.co.uk
E-mail: models@
xpozure4u.co.uk
or contact Stuart on
07918 151496 (O2
Mobile). [99]
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[79a]
CAFFMOS
Contacts and friendships
for men over sixty. The
organisation for the
more mature gentleman
and his admirers. Write
to: CAFFMOS, PO Box
2087, Blackpool. FY4
1WL. Or phone
Blackpool (01253)
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[78a]
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k. [99]
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Qualified translator
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following languages:
English, Ukrainian,
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French. Email:
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Christopher, 5ft 11in,
29, 13st. Web: www.
blacktantricmasseur.com
Tel: 07740 066600. [79]
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.co.uk [99]
Glasgow - West End
Sensual, friendly, head
to toe oil massage. Slim,
toned, experienced
Australian bloke.
Available 9am to 7pm,
£25 for 30mins, £40 for
50mins (More for
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from Glasgow Central on
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Call Ian: 07726 898025.
No texting please.
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Escort - Glasgow
26 years old. Good
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Great rates and friendly
service at my place or
will travel to you. 07825
803199. [78a]
Good Masseurs
Two good looking
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massage. Good rates. In
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masseurs at same time.
Discretion assured.
Please Call 07972
853367. [78a]
Massagalicious
Top to toe sensual hot
cream body massage.
Showering facilities
available. Available
9am-Midnight, 7 days.
Based West End,
Glasgow. £40 Incall
hour. Discretion assured
and expected. 6’1”, 28”
waist, 11st,
passive/versatile 28 year
old. Tel: 07838 217109.
www.massagalicious.co.
uk [78a]
area. In or out calls. 7
days a week.
9am-10pm. Call Jon
07908 679308. [79]
Swedish Massage In
Edinburgh
Professional masseur
with long experience of
both remedial and
relaxing massage
working from home on
Tues - Thus and Sats.
For more information,
see my web page
www.masseur.pwp.bluey
onder.co.uk or call
07724 592777.
[78a]
Swedish And Deep
Massage - Edinburgh
Relaxing or deep
massage from a fully
qualified therapist
registered with Scottish
Massage Therapist
Organisation. Discount
for couples available.
Professional. Call
evenings 07876 748140.
Bruno.
[78a]
WHERE TO STAY
All New, All Gay
Guesthouses Edinburgh
Two great locations.
Exclusively gay. Easy
walk to nightlife. Stylish
rooms, all with TV and
video (tapes available).
Shared and private
bathrooms. Breakfast
available till noon.
Non-smoking houses.
Easy parking. Room
rates: £29-£49 per night.
Call 0131-558 1382 or
Fax 0131-556 8279.
www.gayscotland.com/al
vahouse
[83]
B&B On Loch Ness 4
Star
Pottery House: Beautiful
location, outstanding
rooms, luxury onsuites,
homecooked breakfasts.
Gay run. See why we
were runners up in the
2006 Highland Tourism
Awards. Phone John or
Glen on Inverness
(01463) 751267.
www.potteryhouse.co.uk
[80a]
Caravan Holiday Homes
For sale from £11,995
on gay friendly holiday
park in scenic South
West Scotland, with
spectacular views over
the Solway and Criffle
Hills. Your own private
and peaceful retreat with
fantastic facilities and
entertainment. Call
Teresa 07783 088275.
[80]
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