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XXL presents BEAR PRIDE
Bear Pride returns to XXL next week on Saturday 28th May. To
get you in the mood, we asked the lovely ursine fellas of XXL
a question: What makes you PROUD TO BE A BEAR?
“As a group
we suffer
the same
variations in
good and bad
people as any
group does
but overall I
think we are
more chilled,
accepting and
at ease with
ourselves and
others than
most other
groups ever
are.”
Sean,
Manchester
“For me
being a bear
means I am
not alone.
I am part
of a global
community
of men who
can love,
laugh and
live together.
I could
be almost
anywhere in
the world and
have the bear
community
close by. I
don’t need
to be afraid
of being who
I am, I feel
accepted and
if I want to
have a dance
with my top
off then I
know I can
do it and not
feel ashamed
of my body. I
love being a
bear!”
Steve,
Newcastle
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“Proud to be a bear
- content with my
inner self and outer
appearance, exuding
life, being a man and
proud to call myself
bear. Whilst I’m not
a big bear, I’m still
proud to be living
a great life in an
amazing openhearted
and fun community,
which accepts people
for who they are in
modern society.”
Robert, London
“I think as a
gay group we
are very easily
accepting of
all. Twinks,
Muscle Mary’s
etc. I think I
like it because
everyone seems
to want to
hug me and
squeeze me.”
Christopher,
London
“I can stay
a cuddly
physique,
I can give
killer bear
hugs, I let
my armpits
smell au
natural and
I don’t have
to shave my
back hair...
what more
could a bear
want?”
Gerrard,
London
“I’m proud to be a
bear because our
culture was born out
of a wish to include
those men who did not
fit into the stereotypes
that gay society found
attractive. Larger,
hairier, bearded gay
men like me are no
longer made to feel
that we don’t “belong”
in the wider gay
community. We have
simply created our
own one based on
warmth, friendship
and inclusion. We
must not, however, let
the sub-groups within
our culture create
disharmony. Bears,
otters, muscle bears,
chubs...we are all
the same under our
skin, and we should
treat each other
accordingly.“
Craig, Edinburgh
“I am proud to be a bear because of
the ease in which we adapt to others
and evolve with changing times, while
staying good natured, and true to
ourselves. Collectively, bears are the
foundation of the gay community.
We have always been around. At first
we were overlooked and set aside
because we did not conform to the
stereotypical gay male image of
trimmed, shaved, coiffed and thin.
Bears are now revered and sought
after and emulated, like the hipsters
with beards movement. The bear
events have turned into the hottest
gay tickets in town and are multiplying
globally because of demand. Bears
are survivors and innovators. And
because of that, we will never be
diminished or divided.”
“I’m proud to be
a Bear because
I love being part
of a community
where people
don’t judge
you on your
appearance.
You can be
who you want
to be and not
live up to the
conformity of
what a slim/
muscled tanned
gay man should
be. Plus I love
snacking guiltfree!”
Chris, London
I’m proud to be a
bear because I finally
“fit in” to a section
of gay society where
it doesn’t matter if
you have a six pac
or a beer barrel of
a belly. You can be
who you want to be,
do what you want to
do and for the best
part, go out on stage
and sparkle with my
friends and other
group members The
Showbears!!
Zach, London
XXL Bear Pride is on
Saturday 28th May at
Pulse (1 Invicta Plaza,
South Bank SE1 9UF),
10pm – 7am.
£15/£8 members.
Miles Evan Windsor, London
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T h e
w h o ,
T H E
w h a t ,
w h y ,
w h e r e
&
w h e n
o f
g a y
L o n d o n …
I N F O R M E R
Italy Approves Same-Sex Civil Unions. Finally.
Italy is just one step from legalizing same-sex civil
unions. In 2015, the European Court of Human Rights
ruled Italy had violated human rights law by failing
to introduce or pass any new laws recognizing samesex couples. The staunchly Catholic country has now
finally agreed to a bill, despite strong resistance from
conservative, Catholic members of the Italian Senate.
It does not come without amendments, however. Before the bill could move forward,
the Senate insisted that the bill does not allow for one member of a same-sex union
to adopt the children of the other. Despite these provisos, it is a huge step forward for
the country. The prime minister of Italy acknowledged this on his Facebook, writing “It
is a day of celebration for many today […] For anyone who feels finally recognized.”
Azealia Banks is Still
Just Awful
Don’t look so surprised. It happened yesterday,
it’s happening today and it’s going to happen
again tomorrow: sometime rapper, full-time
Twitter troll Azealia Banks has unhinged her
hippo jaw to unleash more bile on the populace.
This time the subject of her ire was former One
Direction twink, current HOT PIECE OF ASS
Zayn Malik, on whom she showered a litany
of appalling racist insults, branding him a
“token brown person” and various other slurs
in reference to his Pakistani heritage. Banks
was then READ TO FILTH by 14 year old Disney
actress and professional meme, Skai Jackson (it
was kind of glorious) and her Twitter account has
since been suspended.
Australia was
ROBBED at
Eurovision
We don’t want
to talk about
it. But they
were. That
Ukraine song
was rubbish.
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In case you missed her when she was, y’know, alive.
Yes, Dorothy is clambering back over the rainbow,
this time in digital form. In a totally non-creepy
turn of events, Hologram USA and Royal Rainbow
Productions announced the launch of a touring
stage show based on CBS’ The Judy Garland Show,
which ran 1963-64and singing her most famous
songs. Production begins in May and the tour will
launch in 2017, simultaneously in London and
Hollywood. Songs in the tour will include Garland’s
takes on “Stormy Weather,” “That’s Entertainment,”
“Chicago.” “Come Rain or Come Shine,” and
of course signature songs such as “The Trolley
Song,” and “Over the Rainbow.” The show will
also apparently include Garland’s famously frank
commentary on her life in showbiz. WEIRD.
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1.5 Years In the Life of G O’Clock
You may know bubbly scenester Mitch Marion from his many, many hosting jobs around gay London.
But what you may not know is that he’s also a filmmaker! With his film G O’Clock now officially being distributed
by Peccadillo, we took a look at the process of making it over the last 1.5 years.
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Schmoller - Editor, Producer, Director/Writer and Cinematographer
respectively; at our university showcase screening at BAFTA.
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Festival in
Miami.
G’OCLOCK is part of BOYS ON FILM 15 TIME & TIED and will be touring as part of
POUTfest 2016 with the DVD release in August.
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POP
TOPS
Mikey Pop with Drag Race’s Thorgy
Do you know Mikey Pop? If you don’t, you should
probably educate yourself. As the name suggests, he’s
New York’s hottie King of Pop Culture. He’s a DJ, he’s
a one-stop meme shop and most IMPORTANTLY, he’s
a bomb-ass t-shirt designer. Have you ever wandered
around Topman, looking at the slogan tees that say
things like ‘I LOVE BEER’ and ‘TITS ROCK’ and thought
to yourself “There must be more than this…”? Well,
there is, and Mikey Pop made them! We asked him to
take us through a few of his favourite designs and who
he’d love to see wearing them…
BRUNCH GOALS TEE - “Ya know, you
don’t see that many paparazzi shots of celebs
brunching…but a table full of drunks guys and
girls all wearing this in different colors would
be amazing. Throw in some mimosa and
Bloody Mary stains, a couple of cigarette burns
and white powder and it’s brunch COUTURE!”
CATWOMAN SELFIE TEE - “Halle Berry
should really pick one of these up and be
forced to wear it once a week to remind
herself of how awful her version was and use
Michelle Pfeiffer’s rendition to remind her of
how it is done.”
DEATH BECOMES HER TEE - “I would die if
Goldie Hawn was seen wearing this and was
like “Yup, that hole is still there and I still have
to stay away from two-piece bathing suits!
Damn that Meryl!” Siempre Viva!
SANASA TEE - “Honestly, I’d love to wake up
one morning and find out that Paris Hilton and
Nicole had a reunion via instagram, where
they are both wearing this design and singing
the “Sanasa” song! Either that or Curly from
season 1 of The Simple Life.”
THE CRAFT/MEAN GIRLS TEE - “Obviously
Lindsay Lohan wearing this would be perfect.
And I’m sure if I sent her one, she’d wear it.
We all know that bitch loves some free gifts.
Or to see Fairuza Balk wearing one would
be a dream. Especially with the new sequel
coming out!”
VERSAYCE SHOWGIRLS TEE - “This design
was actually approved by Elizabeth Berkely
herself! She also posted it on her instagram!
She sent me a message saying “Would it be
weird for me to wear my own face?” So OF
COURSE she’d be my choice.”
See all these and more Mikey Pop designs at society6.com/mikeypop
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LATINO SEGURO
Are you Latino? Gay? Trans? Latino Seguro is an innovative
new HIV prevention programme created and run by Latin Americans,
for Latin Americans right here in London. The group was created
for MSM (men who have sex with men) from the Spanish and
Portuguese speaking Latino communities in London.
We spoke to METRO’s Tony Furlong to find out more.
Hi Tony, so how did Latino Seguro start?
About a year ago we had a meeting about the possibility of doing
something innovative around HIV prevention. We wanted to do
something ground-breaking, timely and targeted at a community
lacking sufficient support. It was important too that the project
was bottom-up and rooted in the community it supports. Since
I had lived, worked and volunteered in Brazil and researched
gender and sexuality in Latin America, I was aware of some of the
cultural issues that drive HIV transmission with this group. This,
combined with my experience doing outreach work in the bars,
clubs, saunas and at events in south London, where there is a
huge Latin American community, made the lack of Latino specific
support in London seem surprising at best, and at worst, alarming.
We decided that a community-based Latino HIV prevention
programme was crucial and planned a programme based on our
experience providing effective HIV prevention here at METRO.
How did you become involved?
In 2008-2009 I was completing my PhD research in Brazil
looking at tolerance, gender and sexuality. As part of this work I
volunteered for two great HIV and LGBT organisations based in
Rio de Janeiro – ABIA and Arco-Iris, and completed over 80 indepth interviews with gay, bisexual and trans men. This gave me
a good grounding by helping me understand some of the cultural
specific factors that increase risk. When I came back to the UK
and continued working in HIV prevention for METRO on a peermentoring, and then a research project, which allowed me to get to
grips with the specific benefits and challenges to doing this sort of
work in London One thing that was striking was the limited support
for gay and bisexual Latinos in the capital. It almost felt selfish
not to apply my work experience, research and language skills to
working on the project.
How long has it been running?
We started running workshops in March this year, but of course
there was a lot of background work that had to be done before
we got to that stage. Most importantly, we recruited a team of
9 amazing volunteers who have helped put together effective
workshops, which they now facilitate in Spanish and Portuguese.
We also had to promote the programme and this involved lots
of visiting LGBT, sexual health and Latino organisations across
London, and handing out leaflets and visiting Latino community
centres, cafes and shops in key ‘Latin American hubs’, like Seven
Sisters El Pueblito Paisa market, Elephant and Castle shopping
centre and the LGBT Latino night Exilio. Also, we have just received
the green-light to extend the project into 2017!
Why is a project like this necessary in London now?
The London Latin American community has exploded in
the last decade – it is estimated to be the same size as the
Chinese or Polish communities in the city, incredible when you
think about it! It is a new community, since most of the Latino
immigrants have recently arrived from Spain, Portugal and
Italy. Here they were amongst the worst affected by the severe
economic problems over the last few years and they came to
the UK looking for work. Other immigrants have come directly
from Latin America– where increasing wealth and educational
The London Latin American community has exploded in the last decade – it is estimated to
be the same size as the Chinese or Polish communities in the city
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Many Latin Americans who come to workshops are frustrated by
stereotypes that they are highly sexual and overtly masculine.
opportunities have meant coming to London is possible in a way
it wasn’t for their parents or grandparents.
One attraction of the capital is that it is one of the most
tolerant places on the planet in terms of LGBT rights and freedom
of expression. The huge LGBT community and gay scene mean
the ‘bright lights’ of the city combined with job opportunities
have resulted in the city attracting thousands of queer Latinos.
Once arriving here immigrants are suddenly in a new city full
of partying, sex, drugs
and men. This cocktail
combined with cultural
factors is the driving force
behind the HIV epidemic
affecting the Latino
community in the city.
What are some specific
challenges faced by
the London LGBT Latin
community?
Whilst everyone has their
own story, there are cultural
factors that increase the
risk of HIV transmission.
Central to this is the
migration component.
Push factors, such as
discrimination, familismo
(family honour and
importance), conservative
religious friends and
relatives, silence of
gender and sexuality, lack
of gay rights, and pull
factors, such as freedom
of expression, large gay
community and gay scene,
the availability of drugs
and sex all play a role. In
addition, migrating involves
the severing of social
ties with family or friends
and this combined with
language barriers, and
unfamiliarity with British
culture can lead to loneliness or isolation. In turn this can increase
risky behaviour. On top of this many LGBT Latinos are coming
from places where being LGBT is less socially accepted and many
individuals have faced discrimination in key social spheres - at
school, at home, at work , at church. This is related to machismo,
which, although increasingly challenged, is still the framework
to understanding gender and sexuality in the region. On
a personal level, low self-esteem can be the result of
growing up in a culture where homosexuality (and/or
certain expressions of masculinity) is viewed negatively
or where your family, church or community don’t
accept who you are. A low sense of self-worth can
also increase the likelihood of risk-taking behaviour.
For all these reasons HIV rates are much higher amongst LGBT
Latin Americans than the general population, but at the same
time LGBT Latinos are faced with a lack of community specific
HIV prevention approaches. Services in Spanish and Portuguese
are few and far between, as are those that allow LGBT Latinos to
explore some of the cultural factors behind HIV transmission. That’s
where this programme comes in!
Do you feel there are unhelpful stereotypes of the Latin
community in
London?
Many Latin Americans
who come to workshops
are frustrated by
stereotypes that they
are highly sexual and
overtly masculine.
These stereotypes are
particularly damaging
for people that don’t
feel they fit into
these boxes and can
perpetuate damage
done by having grown
up in a machista society
where these values
are already strongly
privileged. Another,
related, stereotype, is
that Latin Americans are
prostitutes. Most Latin
Americans aren’t, and
negative judgements
about prostitution can
be extremely detrimental
to self-image, and can
also force sex-workers to
remain closeted about
their profession and
related issues they might
need support for.
What kind of things
do you cover in the
group workshops?
The programme is made
up of five volunteer-led workshops in Spanish and Portuguese.
These are interactive, fun and friendly and focus on sexual
health and risk taking in a non-judgemental environment. As
well as information about HIV/STI transmission, testing we look
at the chems scene, immigration to the UK, religion and family,
partners and relationships and self-esteem. The aim is to
look at HIV prevention from a holistic perspective, looking
at the factors that influence risk-taking and to allow
participants to become more self-aware about these.
In the summer we are also about to launch HIV
support workshops for gay, bisexual and trans Latin
Americans that are HIV positive. Again, the focus will
be on cultural factors that influence wellbeing.
How can my friends and I get involved?
That’s the easy bit! Just send an e-mail to [email protected] or call 020 8305 500.
You also get £20 just for participating, so what’s stopping you?! Get in touch now!
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N E W S
For full listings see Musts & Maybes, pages 50-54 or the What’s On section at www.qxmagazine.com
For listings on the go, download the free QX GAY LONDON app at the iTunes store.
Thursday 19th May
Gravity Onyx ReMixed
Gravity & Onyx battle it out
every week with a roster of
DJs that stays true to both
these iconic brands. In the
GRAVITY room, bringing
you the best in eclectic fun,
uplifting afterhours beats will
be Miswhite, Fat Tony &
Terry Bryan. In the ONYX
room playing dance floor
anthems & club classics will
be Charlie Holland, Jason
Price & Matt Unique. Plus
Latina lovely Sidney Bueno
will be on hosting duties!
Protocol, 6A South Lambeth Place, SW8 1SP,
11pm - 8am. £1 entry before 1am
with an AD/Flyer. Friday 20th May
Men Inc
The Eagle has landed! No. No more of that please.
The Eagle has been refurbished and is re-opening this
Friday with their signature night, Men Inc! DJs Dan
Murphy, Mark Loverush & Sugarbear will be
providing the tunes as you spin around their amazing
new interior! PLUS there’s free BBQ, bubbly & shots to
celebrate their re-opening weekend. Don’t miss it!
Eagle London, 349 Kennington Lane, SE11 5QY,
9pm-3am. Free before 10pm, £5 after,
free for members before midnight It’s another carnivorously
named gay night! If you’ve got
a suitable double-entrendre,
RUN WITH IT, that’s what we
say! So here we go! Straight
from the oven and dripping
with crispy-topped goodness,
it’s one of Vauxhall’s most
popular new gay nights,
BEEFMINCE! So get out your
oven gloves, because this
dish is hot, hot, HOT! Yeah,
we don’t know what we’re
on about either. Anyway,
BeefMince is a great night
at the iconic RVT. This week
they’ve got the insanely
named DJs Silverhook and
Cactushead. CACTUSHEAD.
Plus all the boys take their tops
off. BEEFY.
Friday 20th May
Beefmince
The Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY.
10pm – 4am. £5 tickets online, £7 on the door.
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C L U B
Saturday 21st May
XXL Full Moon
Pulse, 1 Invicta Plaza, SE1 9UF.
10pm – 7am. £8 for members,
£15 guests.
Chomp chomp! Put down that synthetic Big Mac that
you’re spurting all over your Grindr loading screen
in Kingsland Road McDonalds, and head over to
Dalston Superstore for some REAL meat! GRRR! Masc,
juicy, well-hung, medium rare MEAT! They’ve got
oak-smoked carnivorous tunes from The Meat Boys.
In case you hadn’t heard, meat is a London zine full
of super cool super sexy images of hot hairy men.
WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE. And no, the lack of a capital
“M” wasn’t a typo. It’s meat, lower case. Because
they’re cooler than you. If you want to be as cool as
them, you know how. DO WHAT WE SAY, and go to
Dalston Superstore on Saturday!
N E W S
AWOOOOO! That
was our werewolf
noise. Did you like
it? Here it is again.
AAWWOOOOO!
It can only mean
one thing (well it
could mean several
things actually, but
bear with us). XXL’s
Full Moon party! It’s
for XXL’s usual cast
of bears and boys,
and hopefully a few
sexy werewolves!
Werewolves ARE
sexy. They might
shag you, or they
might rip you to
shreds! Dangerous!
Joe Manganiello
played a really sexy
werewolf in True
Blood. Anyway. It’ll
be XXL’s trademark
beats and cavernous
dance halls, with
some full moon
mystery thrown in.
Oh and Wayne
G on the decks.
AWOOO! Woof. Etc.
Saturday 21st May
Meat East
Dalston Superstore, 117 Kingsland High Street, E8 2PB.
10pm – 4am. £5 all night.
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C L U B
N E W S
Saturday 21st May
The Shay Shay Show
Shay Shay is the dahhhhling of the East
London drag scene! Miss SinkThePink
2015, star of Glastonbury’s NYC Downlow,
LIPSYNC1000 finalist…she’s done it all! She
looks like what would happen if Lucy Liu met
Lana Del Rey and they went shopping on
Brick Lane together. And now she’s having a
big mad party at The Glory! A big mad party
at The Glory is the best way to our hearts.
She’s doing a full-on solo show from 11pm.
The Glory, 281 Kingsland Road, E2 8AS. Glory Alex Logan
Shay Shay
doors 5pm, show 11pm. Free before 10pm, £5 after.
Christian M
Lady Lloyd
BABEZ:
Cruel for the Summer
Saturday 21st May
Bloc Bar, 18 Kentish Town Rd, NW1 9NX,
9pm – 3am. £5.
Saturday 21st May
Debbie
Look out Bloc Bar,
the BABEZ are back.
Beary Carey,
Lady Lloyd, Dom
Top and Lewis
G Burton will be
descending on
Camden to drink,
chase men around
and play you a
selection of pop
delights, past and
present. Expect
Whitney, Britney,
Mariah, Ariana
and Lloyd’s bare
arse hanging out of
whatever outfit she’s
taken the scissors to
this time.
You know the drill now!
Unless you’ve been living
under a ROCK or a
KARDASHIAN for the last few
years. Debbie is London’s
premier female-fronted queer
dance night! And by femalefronted we mean music with
female vocals ONLY! Which
as well all know, is the best
kind of music! They play
Ke$ha! They play Garbage!
They play Blondie! They
play all sorts! If it’s sung
by a woman and it’s cool,
they’ll play it! It’s at the super
en-fleek (lol) Shacklewell
Arms in East London. So put
on your best sparkly top and
get down there!
The Shacklewell Arms, 71 Shacklewell Lane, E8 2EB. 11pm – 3am. £5 entry all night
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C L U B
N E W S
Saturday 21st May
Blocheads
The weekly Blocheads
blowout continues, with HiFi
Sean, Martyn Fitzgerald and
the toast of Paris/London/
Buenos Aires, Whitney
Weiss. Whit’s jetting in from
whichever far-flung location
she’s been in whilst playing
illegal raves. They’ll be
treating you to a buffet of
booming house, while Beary
Carey keeps the back room
bumpin’n’grindin’ with pop
& RnB treats.
East Bloc, 217 City Road EC1V 1JN,
11pm – 6am. £5 before 12:30am, £10 after.
Saturday 21st May /
Sabado 21 de mayo
Lady Ole:
Bailando Con Lobas
Alejandro Asencio
Our bourbon reserves are running low and our
guns need a bit of oiling. The perfect time to make
a stop on the way at our favourite wild, er, North
London saloon, the Archway Tavern. Musical treats
will be served by the good, the bad and the ugly
aka Warring DJ, Soy Larga DJ and (guapísimo)
Alejandro Asencio. Fill up your hip flask, load
your guns, tie your horses tight... Billy The Kid and
Clint Eastwood are ‘maybe attending’. Expect the
usual blend of Spanish kitsch, plus pop from all over
the EU. Oh, and the event name means “Dances
with Wolves” in case you wondered. Now VAMOS!
Archway Tavern, 1 Archway Close N19 3TD,
10pm – 4am. £8.
Throw your cautions to the wind on Sunday
29th May and go to…THE BEYOND! When
we say Beyond, we’re not talking about a
celestial teleological concept, we’re talking
about a gay club night in Vauxhall! Yes!
It’s become one of South London’s most
notorious parties, and if you’ve been to South
London, you’ll know it’s a hotly contested
field. And this time it’s even more debauched.
It’s an EROTICA edition as part of The
Sexcircus Weekender. With a sexy erotic
theme as the name suggests, compete with
bespoke visuals and mind-blowing costumes
courtesy of Slick It Up. And pumping DJ sets
from Chris Brogan, D’Johnny & more.
Sunday 29th May
Beyond Erotica
Fire, South Lambeth Road, SW8 1RT.
4am – 2pm. £11 advance tickets.
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ESSENTIALS
DAY
Kunty aviator shades
So you can walk around and pout and
be kunty to people in the smoking area.
FEELIN’ LIKE PUSSY FEELIN’ LIKE KUNT.
Can be used
d
to replenish
eplenish
electrolytes
and
demonstrate
how good you
are at fellatio.
an
a
MATINÉE
Next week it’s ANOTHER Bank Holiday! Yes, another one! Aren’t we lucky! But it is not to be spent
under a duvet watching reruns of Come Dine With Me. If you do that, we’re confiscating your gay card.
No, it’s yet another opportunity to get out and PARTY. Party, party, party! And Orange Nation’s
notorious club night Matinee provides the perfect means to do so. They’ve got two massive
events on Bank Holiday Sunday: A daytime terraces party at Ministry from midday, which will
be gorgeously debauched if the weather holds up. Then it’s over to the cavernous, labyrinthine
Coronet Theatre in Elephant & Caste, for fetish erotica fun at Matinee Pervert.
It’s gonna be a right blast! So, in true QX style, we’ve decided to prepare you with a survival
guide! It’s basically all the ESSENTIALS you’ll need for a bank holiday circuit party bash! And
we’ve divided it into Day/Night sections so you know what to use at which party. Hooray! Rip this
page out and stuff it down your pants.
an
b
A
A bandana
Similar to a banana, but with
a “d”. Also, it goes on your
head. Bandanas are BACK IN
this summer, and it’s great for
if your hair gets ruined by too
much dancing or an errant
vodka coke.
A portable charger
A pair off denim
d
cut-offs
ff
A pair of Speedos
Facebook! Instagram! Twitter! Grindr! Scruff!
4% battery! SCREEEAAAAMMMM! Oh wait,
you have a portable charger! Hooray!
We shouldn’t even have to tell you this, it’s
obvious summer bank holiday gay clubbing fare.
They have to be a bit frayed for extra sluttiness.
In case the denim cut-offs
aren’t slutty enough.
A metallic
gold
bumbag
NIGHT
A
For all your clubbing
bits! It HAS to be
metallic gold, otherwise
you might as well not
have one.
k
tic
s
w
glo
A
WKD
For when you’re
feeling your
Queer As Folk
fantasy at 5am.
WKD’s give
you energy
and don’t
get you too
pissed, great
for stamina!
A harness
You can’t go wrong with a harness! Well,
unless you put it on wrong. Get a drag
queen to help you put it on, they’re good
with straps. And then dance the night away!
SO. That’s enough to be getting on with. Go forth and multiply.
Or rather, go forth and DANCE.
The Matinee Daytime Terrace Party is on
Sunday 29th May from midday, at Ministry of
Sound, 103 Gaunt Street, SE1 6DP. Tickets £11.
Matinee Pervert is on Sunday 29th May from
9pm – 7am at the Coronet Theatre,
28 New Kent Road, SE1 6TJ. £11 tickets.
Joint ticket available for £16.50.
For more tickets and info go to orangenation.com
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The meat boys. L: Fannar R: Adrian
MEAT EAST
x SHAKE
YER DIX
Ronika
Just from the EVENT TITLE there’s
already multiple double entrendres.
Well actually, Shake Yer Dix isn’t
really a double entendre, it’s just…
y’know…an entendre.
It’s two of our fave fag nights
returning to one of our fave gay
venues! Yes, Dalston Superstore
is a paradise, a paragon. It’s
like Alan Cumming’s living
room, but what the fuck would
you know, you’ve never been to
Alan Cumming’s living room.
We have, and it’s like Dalston
Superstore.
On Friday 20th you get Shake
Yer Dix, which is super cute and
super sexy. One of their DJs is
pop starlet Ronika, who’s like
Madonna but thirty years younger
and with cheaper sunglasses.
We LOOOVE Ronika, she makes
gorgeous shoe-gazy surf pop,
and when she’s not doing that,
she DJs at Shake Yer Dix! It’s all
stuff like Peaches and Charli XCX.
Yer got yer Peaches. Yer got yer
Charli XCX. All yer fuckin faves.
Then on Saturday 21st it’s
meat East. Another maaaajjje
club night. It’s the brainchild
of meat magazine (lowercase,
dontchano), who are all about
hairy, alternative-looking men
with their cocks out. Sounds like a
Wednesday afternoon at the QX
office! Anyway they do club nights
every so often, with DJs The Meat
Boys, who play masc electropop!
Wait, is “masc electropop” a
contradiction in terms? Probs. Oh
well. THIS ISN’T THE FUCKING
GUARDIAN.
So yeah, get down to Shake
Yer Dix and meat East at Dalston
Superstore. It’s only five quid
entry too. Bargain! That’s less
than a packet of cigs! Less than
a packet of crisps if you’re in
Hampstead! Get. Down. There.
Shake Yer Dix is on Friday 20th May, 10pm-3am.
meat is on Saturday 21st May, 10pm-3am. £5 entry.
Dalston Superstore, 117 Kingsland High Street, E8 2PB.
MR RUBBER
Break out the talcum powder, because it’s that time again! Yes, The
Hoist is on the lookout for Mr Hoist Rubber 2016. It’s their 20th year
too, so they’ll be pulling out all the stops with two whole arches of
utter sleaze to please you.
Proceedings will be presided over by the lovely Larry Latex, who
told us; “Mr Hoist Rubber is the hottest rubber contest this side of
Chicago. Expect hot rubber sirs, eager latex boys and pups, plus
anything in between. It’s gonna rock!”
Hoist head honcho Unkut Kurt added: “This is
my favourite party of the year. It’s normally so busy
and sexy that I can’t help myself, I usually end up
somewhere in the huge wet area doing, well you
know...” I think we do know, Kurt, you dirty dog!
“The prizes for the contest this year are bigger
and better then ever before! Expectations London,
who have by far the best rubber gear selection
on the planet, have gone all the way with prizes
worth over £500 for the winner alone. Plus, there
are prizes for Best Rubber outfit, Best Pup and - my
personal favourite - our outrageous piss a pint, get
a pint free competition.”
So there you go, get involved! The winner
gets the chance to represent the UK in Mister
International Rubber in Chicago too, so it’s worth a punt. I mean who
can resist the appeal of a Chicago hot dog? Or a hot Chicago pup?
MR HOIST
RUBBER
IS THE
HOTTEST
RUBBER
CONTEST
THIS
SIDE OF
CHICAGO.
Mr Hoist Rubber 2016 is on Saturday 21st May at The Hoist
(Railway Arch 47c, South Lambeth Road, SW8 1SR).
Guests £15/ members £5 before 11pm, £7 after.
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XXL @ Pulse
14/05/16
1 Invicta Plaza, Southwark,
SE1 9UF
Words by Yaf Brown
Photos by Joel Ryder
What happens between the
magical hours of 10pm to 7am in
Gayland are anyone’s guess. Literally
anyone’s. Where it’s likely to take
place is just that much easier to hedge
a bet when it comes to a Saturday
night South East of the river. XXL is
where all the wild things go, and a
good few of the freakin’ hot ones too
- packing out the biggest sprawl of
interlocking cave-like spaces that isn’t
the Catacombs with their brawn and
bodacious-ness. Oh yes, XXL is where
the deep house and golden hits are
served piping hot, where there’s more
gorge swanning around than you can
shake your pr*ck at and where time
just seems to slow in the very best way
possible. Was I there? You bet, were
your best mate and your ex - probably.
I wouldn’t be surprised if you were
too...probably commend your taste.
If you weren’t however, next Saturday
you can put it to rights. You might find
a lad to let you put where you like, if
you’re super charming…
“XXL is where the
deep house and
golden hits are
served piping
hot.”
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A:M
13/05/16
Fire, 39 Parry Street,
SW8 1RT
Words and Photos by
ChrisJepson.com
“Friday frolics
have never been
so fabulous.”
For more
than 14
years,
Friday
nights and
Saturday
mornings
in Vauxhall
have been
dominated
by one
name,
A:M. As you would expect from the longest running afterhours, the
ability to constantly reinvent, reinvigorate and rejuvenate is the key
to remaining fresh and current, and with Louise Port at the helm A:M
is nothing if not fresh. Talking of the Queen of Vauxhall, last Friday
was her ahem-th birthday so we felt duty bound to pay our respects,
as seeming did most of the rest of clubland as Protocol was awash
with DJs, friends and revellers rising a glass, presenting cakes (we
saw at least 2 fruit and candle festooned carb-bombs) and throwing
shapes on the dance floor to Terry Bryan, Gonzalo, D’Johnny, Yvette
Lindquist et al. Friday frolics have never been so fabulous.
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Blocheads VS Motherload
14/05/16
217 City Road,
EC1V 1JN
Words and Photos by
Mark Storey
What can we say? Once again this night knocked the balls
bang outta the park! Hot, sweaty and heaving, the Bloc saw top
sets from both gangs with M Fitz, D Ramirez, Guy Williams and
Josh Caffe all in the house. Eurovision madness was certainly
in the air and the clubbers were bent on throwing some fab
outrageous shapes. They put it down HEAVY tonight, loving the
music and vibe and we bopped ‘til the early hours at what was
definitely one of our favourite nights this month. What a great
team Blocheads and Motherload make! Can’t wait to get these
two in the same room again.
“Can’t wait to
get these two in
the same room
again.”
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Homostash European
Edition
13/05/16
Dalston Superstore, 117
Kingsland High Street, E8 2PB
Words by James Egan
Photos by Mark Storey
It was Friday 13th,
but it was anything
but unlucky. We had
the good fortune to
head to D.Swizzle
for our favourite
facial-hair-themed
event, Homostash. In
honour of Eurovision
weekend, the
Homostash crew
were giving us an EU
treat in the upstairs
bar courtesy of head Homostash honcho
Tafkanik and the lovely Eureka. We should
mention that Eureka was wandering to
and from the DJ booth in a wedding dress
and veil. Who she was marrying remains
a mystery. Perhaps it’s best left that way.
Downstairs the delicious Paulo Tessuto of
CAPSLOCK had come all the way from
São Paolo to throw techno treats to the
downstairs club. The lovely Andrew Moore
was also there, complete with fetching
moustache, to provide the tunes to keep
our ‘tash twitching! There was even a mad
Eurovision themed contest, where people
were standing on the bar and answering
trivia questions. We have no idea what
it was about or who won though. I think
we’d sucked back a few too many Aperol
Spritzes by that point and attached our
face to a delightful European chap. Brexit?
We don’t want no stinkin’ Brexit! EUROPE
FOREVER! HOMOSTASH FOREVER! MEN
FOREVER! WOO!
“Brexit? We
don’t want no
stinkin’ Brexit!
EUROPE
FOREVER!”
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R A I S I N G
T H E
B A R
Willam
Bridge Bar
West 5
8 Voltaire Road, Clapham, SW4 6DH
Popes Lane, South Ealing, W5 4NT
We went and got pissed at Bridge Bar recently! It’s lovely in there.
They’ve got artisanal jars on the bar with lots of little gorgeous things
in them, like jam and olives. And their manager Flo is lovely. SHOUT
OUT TO FLO. How you doin Flo? Bridge is the perfect place for
pre-drinks before stumbling up the road to one of Clapham’s many
reputable (or disreputable) watering holes. Don’t miss their quiz night
every Tuesday from 8pm, their quiz master is totes gorge!
Nestled down a leafy residential street in South Ealing, located a
convenient short walk from Sam’s Chicken, is…WEST 5! It’s a gay
club slash cabaret venue, and MY OH MY (lol), do they know how
to do cabaret. This Saturday 21st is a perfect example. They’ve got
possibly the most iconic Drag Race star ever, Willam! She’s a one, is
our Willam. Worth seeing! So jump on a tube to South Ealing. Or if
you already live in South Ealing, just…you know…walk there.
Rodrigo
The Glory
281 Kingsland Road, Haggerston,
E2 8AS
The Glory, The Glory, THE GLORY! An
unassuming old man pub in Haggerston,
transformed into one of the city’s most
iconic queer venues. They’re going from
strength to strength and they never. Fucking.
Stop. Their latest headline-grabbing hooha is MAN UP, their hotly attended weekly
drag king contest every Wednesday from
8pm. Fake stubble! Socks down trousers!
Celebrity judges! Where else would you get
THAT on a Wednesday night?! Samantha
Ronson’s apartment maybe.
Martha D’Arthur
Halfway 2 Heaven
Ku Bar
7 Duncannon Street, Charing Cross,
WC2N 4JF
30 Lisle Street, WC2H 7BA
Halfway is one of Central London’s bestknown gay bars! It’s old school in a great
way…like, debauched London queeny old
school! Yes! Pop in on Wednesdays from
9pm for Martha D’Arthur’s Sing-A-Long.
Jukebox drag where you get to choose the
songs! With our Dave Robson on the decks.
Watch out for him, he’s a one. Even more of
a one than Willam.
We love Ku Bar! It’s where we have our
staff drinks. So it MUST be cool! It’s got a
mellifluous mélange of gorgeous bar staff,
friendly security, service with a smile, and
delicious drinks. They’ve got lovely décor too,
and video screens that play your fave pop
hits! Don’t miss Colour Your Life downstairs
in the KLUB on Wednesday from 10pm, with
gorgeous DJ Rodrigo and more.
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Comptons’ Eurovision Party
14/05/16
Comptons of Soho, 51-53,
Old Compton Street,
W1D 6HN
Words and Photos
by Joel Ryder
Walking into a packed-out Comptons
we noticed a lot of blokes bearing a lot
of different flags for the various countries
competing in this years Eurovision. So no
matter who was going to win, we knew we
were in for a good night. It was a bit of a fight
to the bar but we met some interesting people
on the way, like a group of Swedish girls
with their faces painted, clutching flags and
screaming for their country in between shots.
The ever-jovial English were mostly bearded
and beer swilling, like a scene from Game
of Thrones. Plus a band of Scottish and Irish
bears arguing over who was wearing the best
tartan! Of course the biggest cheer of the
night came for England’s Joe & Jake. Now
whether this was because they’re sexy as fuck
or people really loved the song, we can’t be
sure. Oh well. See you next time, Comptons!
“We knew we
were in for a
good night.”
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Lady Lloyd’s Eurovision Party
14/05/16
30 Lisle Street WC2H 7BA
Words and Photos
by Joel Ryder
“The
place was
heaving.”
One of our favourite places to go is Ku Bar for its vibrant
atmosphere, sexy as hell bar staff, the gracious owner Gary and
the bar’s effervescent and fabulous host, Nieko. Of course, this
time round it was Eurovision night, so take everything I’ve just said
and times it by ten! The place was heaving, flags adorned not only
the bar but also the bar staff’s firm chests. We couldn’t keep our
eyes off of the ‘flags’. It wasn’t only the main floor that was buzzing,
upstairs is one of KU Groups other venues the Light Lounge. Though
more relaxed in its plush decor and serving some of the best
cocktails in the west end, you could still taste Eurovision in the air.
After sampling a couple of cocktails, we noticed a crowd of people
coming in and out of the Klub entrance, so we headed off to see if
the Eurovision vibe had taken hold of the entire building. It had. How
could it not with the ‘lady’ of house, Lady Lloyd, holding court in the
Klub? A massive screen played the contest to a gleeful crowd, and
though it’s not the first time Graham Norton’s voice has been heard
down there, people were loving it all the same. We can’t remember
the rest of the night after that. Blame Lloyd. It’s always her fault.
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© Marc Brenner
Artsbitching
THEATRE
Dr.Faustus at Duke Of Yorks Theatre
Runs to June 25th. 0844-871-7651
By Fraulein
Sasha Selavie
W
Devil
Worship
For
Dummies!
hat’s the perfect recipe for a
West End smash? Surely, casting
a hot, brooding hunk from killer
TV show Game of Thrones as star
in probably the greatest gay play
ever penned? Why, to rephrase
Marlowe, Kit Harington’s is the face
that launched a thousand jerkoffs, a kisser made to be blessed
with molten, squirting spunk. Ker-ching, right? Er, no. Instead, just ask
yourself, how low can low possibly go?
Try atrocious. What raving idiocy dared to replace Kit Marlowe’s
middle, character arc with poxy, low-rent farce Rowan Atkinson wouldn’t
puke on? Surely Marlowe – the sneering, Great Satan scourge of prissy
Protestants back in the day – 1592 – deserves better? Understand,
England then was more harshly religious than Saudi Arabia, so
Marlowe’s heretical Faustus was more insanely provocative than Boy
George twerking in a burqa!
No wonder. Marlowe was a loud-mouthed, viciously irreverent
Elizabethan Bad Boy and Public Enemy Number One combined, sheer
poison in theatrical circles. ‘All those that love not boys and tobacco (a
new, depraved vice in 1592!) are fools’ he smirked, tossing flagrant red
rags to his detractors. Think a one-man, fatally provocative combo of
Stephen Fry, Richard Dawkins and Nigel Farage dripping with erudition
and instantly, you’ll get Kit’s incredibly irritating X-factor!
Better still – for current, media-whore tastes, at least – Marlowe had
the first, truly modern celebrity death. How totally 2016 is being fatally
stabbed in a bar by your frenzied boyfriend disputing the bill? So, what
(l-r) Craig
Stein, Tom
Edden, Kit
Harington
© Marc Bren
could possibly derail Marlowe’s outrageously offensive classic of Faustus
selling his soul to the devil?
Try dopey, manic, cash-cow cynicism for starters. Insultingly, every
pop-culture, devil-reference hook imaginable – even Kylie’s ‘Better The
Devil You Know’ – is used to distract this frenzied, easily bored, Game
of Thrones fan-base. Ever get the feeling you’re being patronised? But
screw the diabolical, background bar loops – the most blatant
condescension’s onstage.
The omens suck butt from moment one; Harrington’s deadbeat,
drooling Faustus sprawls in a crappy, man-cave bedsit facing the
worst torments imaginable – daily cleaning chores. Murdering poetic
verse with the oafish aplomb of a blithely dysfunctional football-thug,
Harrington ensures every nuance is painfully spelled (ha, ha) out in
CAPITAL letters. Okay, fine – in a Stacey Dooley master-class, maybe but this Faustus truly takes a dump with its devils.
Shouldn’t Supreme Evil - you know, dudes who flash-fry freshborn babies for breakfast – be more imposing than flabby trannies in
grubby, charity-store pantigirdles? Not here, and the acting completely
leaves the building for Colin Teevan’s new scenes, best described as
Bill and Ted’s Excellent, air-guitar Damnation.
Christ, why junk Marlowe’s filthily transgressive rockets up the Papal
arse for this, all pump-action, chav-tastic, name-check cameos of
Obama, Derren Brown and Harry Potter? And unbelievably, Marlowe’s
sublime, Helen of Troy summoning gets brutally reworked as a crassly
rapist bitch-fight worthy of Jason Statham’s abysmal Crank flicks.
Gee, what’s not to like? I’m appalled, then Faustus asks, ‘Where
is Hell?’ It’s right here, Kit, watching this abortion, so thank Jesus you
don’t have to!
*Got surgically-urgent, arts and theatre news? [email protected].
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Savage
#J U L I A S AY S ...
by Princess Julia
I got myself into a bit of a kerfuffle
last week when everyone got
obsessed with Madonna’s tits
and bum ‘bad taste’ party look
at the Met Ball. Since when have
we been worried about bad taste
I ask you. I’m from the school of
John Waters (film maker of films
starring Divine etc in case you
don’t know) bad taste theories...
blimey, words like ‘desperate’
popped up on my timeline about
the subject, but really shouldn’t we
all be allowed to wear whatever
we like, wherever we like?
Every Friday and Saturday
night at Savage down at
the Metropolis strip club on
Cambridge Heath Road, they
positively encourage the most
glamourous ‘bad taste’ looks all
in the name of having FUN! If
you haven’t been yet get down
there, wear what you like and
catch up with DJ’s Jonjo Jury etc.
If you like a bit of live music then
may I suggest you make your
way down to a Rough Trade in
store evening gig. They do them
all the time and it’s a great way
to keep abreast of new bands
and music coming up. On Friday
20th May at 7pm Kate Jackson
& The Wrong Moves unveils
her debut solo album British
Road Movies. Kate was the
lead singer with The Long
Blondes btw.
Clubbers, I haven’t forgotten
you... Shake Yer Dix up at the
Dalston Superstore is back
on Friday 20th May. Jamie
‘HomoElectric’ Bull heads up
the electro-disco-beats with DJs
Michael Kelly, Ronika, Tom
of Swindon and Ruby Waters.
10-3am! Then on Saturday 21st
Meat East return to DSS for the
first of two summer sessions...
DJ’s Nic Fischer and Dan
Beaumont in the basement
and the ‘meat’ boys themselves
DJ upstairs with special guest
Jonathan Henfrey.
Maybe Baby at The Glory
can only mean one thing...it’s
show time! On Saturday 21st
at 7pm grab a seat and witness
a ‘whirlwind show’ with Shay
Shay, Lasana Shabazz,
Robyn Withawhy and Joan
Oh! More entertainment at
The Glory who are ceaselessly
putting on all sorts - Dis Place is
an interactive play about the big
question of immigration, taking
place in The Glory’s basement
theatre space, final two nights on
Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th
May. theglory.co
New book alert! The Rise
The Fall And The Rise by
Brix Smith Start is a hefty tome
charting the life of post-punk
chic Brix and her fascinating
life growing up in Hollywood
and then becoming part of cult
band The Fall in the 80’s. She’s
gone on to be part of London’s
fashion scene and most recently
has picked up her trusty guitar
and formed her own band Brix &
The Extricated. Gripping read!
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C
A
B
A
R
E
T
By Jason Reid
Heels of Glory is GO!
Heels of Glory is an all-original show that brings various
aspects of the cabaret community together for one big
action packed drag musical, with names such as Topsie
Redfern, Kiki Lovechild, Sarah Louise Young and many more
involved. After years in the pipeline, the show is finally set to
go ahead at the upcoming London Pride Festival. Jason Reid
spoke to writer Tricity Vogue, and Topsie to get the lowdown.
Hey Tricity, tell us the brief
premise of Heels of Glory.
Drag is a metaphor for lots
of other things - finding your
identity, being who you are and
overcoming the forces trying to
control you. Heel’s of Glory is a
coming-of-age story. Its heroes
come from the LGBT+ world,
but the show has universal
themes of acceptance, courage
and identity, underneath all the
larking about. It’s very funny as
well. How could it not be, with
that cast? I could give them a
parking ticket to read aloud and
it’d still be funny. And it’s not
too rude, so it’s got a 16+ age
limit, which means a whole new
audience of baby drag queens
can be welcomed into the fold.
Where did the idea/
inspiration come from?
When I first created the cabaret
persona of Tricity Vogue, I
worked with a very talented and
larger-than-life dress designer
called Stephane St Jaymes, AKA
Hollywood, who had a former
life as a drag queen. Stephane
created my debut gown, and
when I’d go over to his place
for a fitting, he’d tell me the
stories he and his drag queen
friend Darcy liked to make up
together about a pair of drag
queens on the run, who used
their drag accoutrements to
make their escape; they could
descend buildings by a rope
concealed inside their wigs,
and when they jumped through
a pane of glass, they’d always
leave a stylishly posed silhouette
behind. Richard Link was my
singing teacher back in 2007,
and one lesson I told him about
Stephane’s fantasy drag spies.
“That would make an amazing
musical,” Richard said. “Ask
Stephane what the rest of the
story is, and whether he’ll let
us use it.” Stephane said there
was no more story than that they didn’t have a story, just a
series of really fabulous scenes
in their heads - and he said we
were welcome to do what we
wanted with the idea. He came
to watch our first rehearsed
reading of the show in April
2012, and gave us his blessing.
He said what we’d done was
nothing like his old stories with
Darcy, but he loved it.
There’s a real mix of
performers in the show,
from all genres of cabaret.
Was it intentionally cast
that way?
The mix of cabaret genres in the
show has happened organically
over the years, because Richard
and I were both working in
cabaret, so we got our cabaret
friends and colleagues on board
to help us out from the start.
It seemed to work, unleashing
cabaret performers on a scripted
story and letting them play fast
and loose with the material, so
we ran with it. We’ve now got
cabaret, drag, musical theatre,
comedy, burlesque and clowning
all playing together.
As for the storyline, there’s
a lot of mixing it up there
too. That must be fun to play
around with?
The ideas always been about
mixing it up from the start, and
the fun that offers up - what if
drag queens were secret agents?
It’s the incongruity of the two
things that makes it fun.
Finally, why should people
totter along to see Heels of
Glory?
I talked this question over with
Richard this evening while we
were working on a new song for
our villainess, Allura Supreme
(played to the hilt by SarahLouise Young). He said, “It’s
funny and touching. It’s a laugh
but it also speaks about the
human condition. It has so much
heart.” It also has great songs
- glorious, full-fat singalong
tunes, tongue-in-cheek naughty
numbers, big ballads, and
an all-singing, all-dancing
finale. It sends up all the action
adventure clichés, but instead
of violence and guns, there’s
all the attitude, cheekiness and
sauce of drag. It’s a comic book
world come alive - a glamorous,
larger-than-life world of goodies
and baddies and sequins.
Topsie Redfern
“When I first started on the cabaret
circuit circuit, Tricity, one of the writers,
asked me to audition for a development
workshop of the show. I was lucky
enough to be able join the team at that
point and the rest is herstory.
I’m a total show girl at heart. My
training and professional background
is in Musical Theatre. This production
is extra special because the writers
and performers are all top notch
cabaret artists.
My character is Splendorella the most fabulous Drag Queen in
the world. Gotta be typecasting,
no?! Honey - a young drag wannabe
- ends up onstage at the drag club
‘La Douche’ with Splendorella. Honey
gets dragged (excuse the pun) into
Splendorella’s dark world of addiction
and dependency, a world where
malevolent forces are working to
annihilate every single Drag Queen
in the world. No spoilers. Come and
watch the show!”
Heels of Glory runs at the Chelsea Theatre from 9-26th June
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Disco,
Blisters &
A
Comedown
Dylan Jones’ roundup of new music
for people who listens to music!
I was in PARIS over the
weekend! I visited Oscar
Wilde’s grave, ate possibly
the best meal I’ve ever
eaten (chicken with white
wine mushroom risotto,
gorgeous!) and went
gay clubbing! So instead
of writing about Ariana
Grande (again), I’ve
decided to do my fave
French tunes.
All of them are perfect
for falling over in Dior, or
having dramatic rows with
Russian oligarchs in ornate
hotel rooms. Just saying.
Inna Modja – French Cancan (Monsieur Sainte Nitouche)
Love Inna Modja! She’s the
darling of stylish French
summery pop. All she has
to do is put on a sarong
and saunter down the
banks of the Seine, and
hundreds of gays fall at
her feet. I investigated her
back catalogue and she’s
got some lovely little ditties,
but my favourite is “French
Cancan (Monsieur Sainte
Nitouche)”. I’m a sucker for a
song with a bracketed byline,
so that’s always a good omen. Like Britney Spears’ oeuvre of sonorous
perfection, “Get Naked (I Got A Plan)”. Or Lindsay Lohan’s upcoming
single “Vomit And Viagra (Where’s My Oystercard?)”. That’s not Linday
Lohan’s upcoming single, I made it up. She doesn’t have an upcoming
single. ANYWAY listen to Inna Modja, she’s gorgey!
Mylene Farmer – A Lombre
(Offer Nissim Remix)
Now THIS was blasting out of
all the Parisian gay clubs over
the weekend. It’s proper torsopumping, vodka-and-cokeswilling, dancefloor-fingering
gay techno debauched
ridiculousness! Love it!
M. Pokora
– A Nos Actes Manques
PHWOOOAR! M Pokora is *Cheryl
Cole voice* REET UP MAH STREET!
He’s lovely too, all his songs are
about saving the world and things.
Well Monsieur Pokora, you can
save MY world. Actually I’d rather
you didn’t save it, I’d rather you
PILLAGED it. What am I on about?
Soz, back to making sense. I heard
this coming from a gaggle of gays’
Boombox in the sun on the grass
by the Eiffel Tower. They were
throwing their heads back and
laughing and drinking champagne.
Daahhhhhling *lights cigarette*
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Yo ur gui d e t o t h e w e e k ’s b e s t B A R , C L UB & C A B A R E T e v e n t s in L o n d o n
19 May
25 May
M U S T S
THURSDAY 19TH MAY
CLUBS & EVENTS
Gravity Onyx ReMixed at Protocol: 6A,
South Lambeth Road, London SW8
1SP. 11pm-8am (Thursday night/
Friday morning). Vauxhall legends
Gravity & Onyx combine forces to
bring you the ultimate Thursday
night/Friday morning afterhours!
TONIGHT: Fat Tony, Zach Burns
Charlie Holland, Jason Prince & Matt
Unique. Hosted by Sidney Bueno.
Hard-Up Thursdays at Sweatbox: 1-2
Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F 7LN.
24 hours. Under 25s FREE all day,
£16 others. Start the weekend early
and relieve the pressure with this
discounted day for under 25s (ID
required) at Soho’s only gay sauna.
Room Service at Club 49: 49 Greek
Street, Soho, W1D. 10pm-3am.
Don’t you dare miss this fiercely
social, sexy club spot, playing edgy
and upfront house. Expect hot
gogo eye candy and hosted by fab
scene faces.
Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 Lisle
St, WC2H 7BA. 10pm-3am. FREE.
The party continues ‘til late in the
Ku basement.
Eagle London at 349 Kennington Lane
SE11 5QY. Closed for refurbishment.
G-A-Y Porn Idol at G-A-Y Heaven:
Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG. 10pm –
5am. Amateur strip night with £100
prize money! To enter email [email protected]
BARS & CABARET
New Bloomsbury Set: 76 Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AG. 4pm –
11:30pm. Gorgeous cocktail bar in
the heart of Central London. Happy
hour 4-8pm daily.
Counter: Arch 50, 7-11 South
Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, SW8
1SR. Looking for a bargain lunch?
COUNTER’s Snappy Lunch is £10
for a main and a glass of wine or
beer. NEW Spring menu available
now.
BackCounter Swing: South Lambeth
Road, Vauxhall, SW8 1SR. 7pm10pm. The perfect way to start or
end your night in Vauxhall. Happy
hour 5-8pm, enjoy cocktails and
jazz in this lush venue.
Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1.
4pm-4am. Thursdays are the new
Fridays at Soho’s intimate bar/
club spot with the most amazing DJ
booth in town.
City of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec Street,
Marble Arch, W1H 7AF, 12pm-3am.
The newly refurbished venerable
institution of the gay scene rocks out
some pop classics for an evening
of fun.
Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN. 12pm2am. The grand dame of Soho.
Tasty Tim’s Takeover from 8:30pm
- big House classics all night!.
G-A-Y Bar: 30 Old Compton Street.
12pm-2am. Free entry. Popular pop
music bar with non-stop hits on the
screens and a fun, flirty atmosphere.
Backing The Stars at Halfway 2 Heaven:
WC2N 4JF. Popular central London
karaoke fun with Kevin Walsh.
Showtime at 8pm.
The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place,
WC2H 7JR. 5pm-11:30pm. Enjoy
the Ku Group’s newest venue; a
boutique cocktail bar. 2-4-1 cocktails
5-7pm all week.
Two Brewers: 114 Clapham High
Street, SW4 7UJ. Bar open 6pm2am. FREE b4 10pm, £3 after. Popular South London cabaret/club spot.
Candy at The Village: 81 Wardour
Street, W1V 3TG, 5pm-2am. Snap
cackling pop & chart with Heidi Liscious and the gorgeous gogo boys.
West 5: Pope’s Lane, South Ealing,
W5 4NB. Open from 8pm. FREE.
&
M A Y B E S
Ealing’s hugely popular club, bar
and cabaret spot.
3 spin the tunes in its downstairs
basement club spot.
FRIDAY 20TH MAY
CLUBS & EVENTS
Le Cock at East Bloc: 217 City Road,
Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN. 11pm-6am.
£5 b4 1am, £8 after. House, disco,
pop and Italo mash-up with Martyn
Fitzgerald & Jeffrey Hinton!
Men Inc at Eagle London: 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5QY.
9pm – 3am. Free before 10pm, £5
after. MEN INC with DJs Dan Murphy & Sugarbear. Free BBQ, bubbly
and shots this weekend to celebrate
re-opening!
A:M at Protocol: Protocol, 6A South
Lambeth Place SW8 1SP, 11pm –
11am. £4 with a flyer/AD before
1am. It’s time to celebrate HBIC
Louise Port’s big 4-0 this Friday.
Where better than her monster afterhours event A:M? It’s an eleven hour
marathon, featuring tunes from the
likes of Gonzalo, Michel Mizrahi, Nik
Denton, D’Johnny, Yvette Lindquist,
Terry Bryan, and Richard Jones.
Shake Yer Dix at Dalston Superstore:
117 Kingsland High Street, E8 2PB.
9pm-3am. Gay electroclash bash
with Michael Kelly, Jamie Bull and
Ronika!
Beefmince at The Vauxhall Tavern: 372
Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11
5HY. 10pm – 4am. £5 adv, £5 OTD
before 11pm, £7 after. Beefy gay
dance night at one of London’s most
iconic gay venues.
Savage at Metropolis: Strip Club, 235
Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9NN.
11pm-5am. £5. Your late night
homo disco now every Friday as well
as Saturday.
Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 Lisle St,
WC2H 7BA. 8pm-3am. FREE b4
10:30pm, £5 after. Pop perfection
and hot floor fillers as Ku’s hot
BARS & CABARET
Prince Tribute Show at Bloc Bar: 18
Kentish Town Road, Camden, NW1
9NX. 9pm – 3am. £5. A tribute
show to the legendary Prince, hosted
by Sadie Sinner and guests.
New Bloomsbury Set: 76 Marchmont
Street, WC1N 1AG. 4pm-11:30pm.
Gorgeous cocktail bar in the heart of
London. Happy hour 4-8pm daily.
Bridge Bar: 8 Voltaire Road, SW8
6DH, 4pm-12am. Free. Snug gay
bar in a railway arch, offering
cocktails, wines and light meals, plus
outdoor seating.
FEMSESH at The Glory: 281 Kingsland Road, Haggerston, E2 8AS.
10pm-2am. Free b4 10pm, £5 after.
Debauchery in The Glory’s glitterhole dance basement. Let’s have
a femsesh!
Friday Night Fever at BackCounter:
South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall,
SW8 1SR. 5pm – 1am. The perfect
way to start or end your night in
Vauxhall with style and great drinks.
TONIGHT: DJ Chillz
Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street, Limehouse, E14 7NW. 8pm-12am.
Free. Local gay bar in East London’s
Limehouse.
Karaoke at Central Station: 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, N1 9SD.
Open from 6pm til 3am or later...
FREE The super-friendly Kings Cross
bar. DJs ‘til late. Hosted by DJ Chris
Reardon
Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D
3JN. 4pm-4am. Soho’s intimate but
packed-out bar/club spot watches
Munroe Bergdorf and friends werq
the floor!
Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old
Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN.
9pm-2am. The grand dame of Soho
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FU L L L I S T I N GS AVA I L A B L E AT W W W.Q X M AGA Z I N E.CO M
welcomes blokes and boys to her
bosom for a Friday night of socialising. TONIGHT: DJ Zach Burns
City of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec Street,
Marble Arch, W1H 7AF. 12pm-3am.
The newly refurbished venerable
institution of the gay scene rocks out
some pop classics for an evening
of fun.
George and Dragon: 2 Blackheath
Hill, SE10. 8pm-4am. The friendly
Greenwich local. TONIGHT: Lola
Lasagne
Friday Night Live at Halfway 2 Heaven:
WC2N 4JF. From 9pm. Tickets from
£10. With DJ Little John & Sandra.
Ku Bar Soho: 25 Frith Street, WC1D
5LB. Open till 5am. Ku Bar’s little
brother stretches across two floors
for that perfect Soho warm-up drinking session and a little dance with
downstairs DJs.
WC2H 7JR. 5pm-12am. Enjoy
5-7pm all week.
Fadoodle at The Village: 81 Wardour
Street, W1V 3TG, 5pm-2am, Free.
Into the Deep in the basement and
Funhouse upstairs with Heidi Liscious
and the Go Go’s.
West 5: South Ealing, Pope’s Lane,
W5 4NB. Open from 8pm, FREE.
The popular West London club, bar
and cabaret spot.
The Yard: 57 Rupert Street, Soho,
W1D 7PL. Open till 1am. FREE.
Renowned as one of Soho’s most
unique and popular destination
venues, with terrific outdoor space.
SATURDAY 21ST MAY
CLUBS & EVENTS
XXL at Pulse: 1 Invicta Plaza, Southwark, SE1 9UF. 10pm-7am. £15
guests, £8 members. Big, bear night
with no attitude at super-club Pulse!
DEBBIE at Shacklewell Arms: 71
Shacklewell Lane, E8 2EB. 11pm
– late. £5 entry. Female-fronted
queer dance night with DJs Sina
Sparrow and Bitchcakes!
All About Me at Eagle London: 349
5QY. 9pm – 4am. Free before
10pm, £6 after. Brand new Saturday
pop night, with DJs Lil’ John & Andy
Garbi. Free bubbly and shots to
celebrate re-opening!
Blocheads at East Bloc: 217 City Road,
Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN. 10pm –
6am. £5 before 12am, £10 after.
East Bloc’s weekly Saturday with
Hifi Sean, Whitney Weiss, Martyn
Fitzgerald and Beary Carey.
meat at Dalston Superstore: 117 Kingsland High St, E8 2PB. 9pm - 4am.
£5 entry. The Meat Boys are back
with more beefy tunes!
Duckie at The Vauxhall Tavern: 372
5HY. 9pm-2am. £6. Duckie’s flag
ship rock ‘n’ roll honky tonk.
Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 Lisle St,
WC2H 7BA. 10pm-5am, FREE b4
10:30pm, £5 after. The party continues in Ku’s basement club with hot
pop and floor fillers from the DJs.
Savage at Metropolis: Strip Club,
235 Cambridge Heath Road, E2
9NN. 11pm-5am. £5. Weekly
Saturday club night from the Sink
The Pink crew.
Glitter Bomb at The Shadow Lounge:
Brewer Street, Soho, W1G 0RF.
10pm-3am. Let disco do its dance
with live entertainment, dancers
and DJs.
G-A-Y at Heaven: Villiers Street,
WC2N 6NG. 10pm – 5am. £5
entry wristbands available from GA-Y Bar, Free entry with wristband.
Hefty hits and huge acts at the
palace of pop.
Mr Rubber at The Hoist: Railway Arch
47C, South Lambeth Road, SW8.
Contest at 00:30, members £5
before 11, £7 after. Guests £15. It’s
Mr Rubber 2016 at the notorious
fetish haunt, The Hoist! Sounds by
DJ Latex.
Sweatbox: Foam Party at 1-2 Ramilies
Street, Soho, W1F 7LN. 24 hours.
24hr pass £17, 48hr pass £19. Unwind and release some tension after
a stressy week with the all the fun
of the foam at Sweatbox’s original
weekly party.
BARS & CABARET
Ku Bar Lisle Street: Chinatown,
WC2H 7BA. 6pm-3am. One of London’s hottest gay bars and clubs.
5pm-2am. The grand dame of Soho
pulling in a more blokey crowd.
BackCounter: South Lambeth Road,
Vauxhall, SW8 1SR. Open ‘til
1:30am. Vauxhall’s best kept secret
for fun, decadence and cocktails.
Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, SW8 1SR.
Vauxhall’s best all-day brunch. Try
their delicious French toast and
Build You Own Bellini special at
your table.
Babez at Bloc Bar: 18 Kentish Town
Road, Camden, London, NW1 9NX.
9pm-3am. £5. The ultimate pop
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party with DJs Dom Top, Lady Lloyd
and Beary Carey
Glory Lates at The Glory: 281 Kingsland Road, Haggerston, E2 8AS.
5pm – 2am. Free before 10pm, £5
after. The Glory’s Lates series continues, this week with Shay Shay!
New Bloomsbury Set: 76 Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AG. 4pm11:30pm. Gorgeous cocktail bar
in the heart of Central London.
Happy hour 4-8pm daily.
outdoor seating.
Central Station: 37 Wharfdale Road,
Kings Cross, N1 9SD. Open ‘til
4am. FREE b4 10pm. Cabaret then
DJs ‘til late.
Cabaret: Free. Local gay bar in East
London’s Limehouse.
3JN. 4pm-4am. Soho’s intimate but
packed-out bar/club spot watches
Munroe Bergdorf and friends werq
the floor!
City of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec
Street, Marble Arch, W1H 7AF.
12pm-3am. The newly refurbished
venerable institution of the gay
scene rocks out some pop classics
for an evening of fun.
G-A-Y Bar: 30 Old Compton Street.
12pm-2am. Free entry. Popular pop
music bar with non-stop hits on the
screens and a fun, flirty atmosphere.
Hill, SE10. 8pm-4am. The friendly
Greenwich local. TONIGHT: Titti
La Camp
Rose Garden’s Swap Shop/Lipsync
Saturday at Halfway 2 Heaven: 7
Duncannon St, WC2N 4JF. Open
‘til 3am. Rose Garden and DJ Little
John from 4pm. Showtime at 5pm.
Followed by Xanadu from 8pm, the
Camp Disco.
Ku Bar Soho: 25 Frith Street, WC1D
5LB. Open till 12am (3am last
Friday of the month). Perfect for that
Soho warm-up drinking session and
cheeky dance with downstairs DJs.
WC2H 7JR. 5pm-12am. Enjoy the
Ku Group’s newest venuve; a boutique cocktail bar. 2-4-1 cocktails
5-7pm all week.
Street, SW4 7UJ. 10pm-4am. Free
b4 10, £8 after. Cabaret and clubbing ‘til late at the famous venue.
The Village: 81 Wardour Street,
W1V 3TG, 5pm-3am. Chunky
funky techno in the basement with
Paul Heron and snap crackling pop
upstairs with Heidi Liscious.
Willam at West 5: South Ealing, Pope’s
Lane, W5 4NB. Open from 8pm.
The popular West London club, bar
and cabaret spot, with added Piano
Lounge fun. TONIGHT: WILLAM
The Yard: 57 Rupert Street, Soho,
W1D 7PL. Midday ‘til Late. FREE.
Renowned as one of Soho’s most
unique and popular destination
venues, with terrific outdoor space.
SUNDAY 22ND MAY
CLUBS & EVENTS
Disco Brunches at Dalston Superstore:
117 Kingsland High St, E8 2PB.
Free entry. Pop into D-Swizzle for
some lovely food to stave off your
hangover! It’s disco! It’s brunch!
It’s disco brunch!
Horse Meat Disco at Eagle London:
349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall,
SE11 5QY. 8pm – 3am. £6.
Unbridled Sunday night fun! Free
bubbly and shots to celebrate reopening!
Beyond at Fire: South Lambeth
Road, SW8 1RT. 4am – SUPERLATE. £10 advance. £13 w/flyer
b4 7am. MOTD. Combining hedonistic dance music & show stopping
performances Beyond really is the
ultimate Gay party destination.
Sunday Social at The Vauxhall Tavern:
Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY. 3pm
– 12am. £4 members/£5. Weekly
Sunday fun at The Vauxhall Tavern,
with cabaret and DJs on rotation.
TONIGHT: Simon LeVans, Liam
Chaplin, Sean Sirrs & Myra Dubois.
Horse Meat Disco at Eagle London: 349
5QY. Closed for refurbishment.
Orange at Fire: South Lambeth
Road, SW8 1RT. 11pm -SUPERLATE. £1 entry before 1am with a
flyer/AD. Orange gives you 100%
fresh house. Rotation of superhot
DJs every week, including Fat Tony,
Nik Denton, Alex Georgiou Chris
Barker, and hosted by Glendora!
BARS & CABARET
Sunday Mass at Bloc Bar: 18 Kentish
Town Road, Camden, London,
NW1 9NX. 5pm-1am, Free. Virgin
Xtravaganazah soothes away your
weekend sins. Rejoice!
New Bloomsbury Set: 76 Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AG. 4pm –
11:30pm. Gorgeous cocktail bar in
the heart of central London. Happy
hour 4pm – 8pm daily.
Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, SW8 1SR.
Brunch, lunch, dinner or cocktails –
the weekend continues.
Vauxhall, SW8 1SR. 12pm-3pm.
Vauxhall’s new playground. The
perfect way to start or end your
night in Vauxhall. TONIGHT: Happy Sunday from 3pm-midnight.
Central Station: 37 Wharfdale Road,
Kings Cross, N1 9SD. Open ‘til
4am. FREE b4 10pm. Cabaret then
DJs ‘til late.
Big Queer Songbook at The Glory:
281 Kingsland Road, E2 8AS. From
5pm. Free entry. Big ole’ singalong
with queer music from Jonny Woo,
Rudi Douglas and friends.
3JN. 4pm-4am. Soho’s intimate
but packed-out bar/club spot with
the most amazing DJ booth in
town.
Leather Social at Comptons of Soho:
51-53 Old Compton Street, Soho,
W1D 6HN. 5pm-12am. The grand
dame of Soho pulling in a more
blokey crowd.
Brunch off Broadway at Counter:
South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall,
SW8 1SR. 12pm-3pm. The funniest
brunch this side of Bleecker Street,
piano bar delights.
Hill, SE10. 8pm-2am. FREE. The
friendly Greenwich local.
CK Sunday at Halfway 2 Heaven:
7 Duncannon Street, Charing
Cross, WC2N 4JF. Open ‘til 11pm.
Another award winning Sunday at
Halfway to Heaven!
New Bloomsbury Set: 76 Marchmont
Street, Bloomsbury, WC1N 1AG.
4pm-11.30pm. Open all week for
the more social gays around the
Kings Cross/Bloomsbury area.
Cabaret: 8pm. Free. Local gay
bar in East London’s Limehouse.
TONIGHT: Mrs Moore with DJ
Jason Prince
Power of Three at Two Brewers: 114
Clapham High Street, SW4 7UJ.
5pm-2am. FREE b4 8pm, £4 after.
South London’s legendary club, bar
and cabaret spot with Miss Jason,
La Voix & Sandra.
W1V 3TG, 5pm-11:30pm. Wind
down with happy hour at the village between 5-9pm.
West 5 South Ealing, Pope’s Lane,
W5 4NB. From 8pm The popular
West London club, bar and cabaret
spot, with added Piano Lounge fun.
MONDAY 23RD MAY
CLUBS & EVENTS
Popcorn at G-A-Y Heaven: Villiers
Street, WC2N 6NG. 11pm5.30am. £5 b4 1am, £8 after,
Last admission 3:30am. FREE with
wristbands from G-A-Y Bar b4
1am. Massive mixed mash-up with
four rooms of top sounds, from
upfront, progressive house to chart
hits, via R&B tuneage.
Eagle London: 349 Kennington
Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5QY. 9pm
– 2am. Members free, guests £3.
Late night bar/lounge experience.
Hard-Up Mondays at Sweatbox: 1-2
Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F 7LN.
24 hours. Under 25s FREE all day,
£16 others. Finding Mondays hard
to handle? Relieve the pressure
with this discounted day for under
25s (ID required) at Soho’s only
gay sauna.
Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30
Lisle St, WC2H 7BA. 6pm-3am.
FREE. DJs play the weekend out on
a wave of hot pop.
The Big Bingo Show at Vauxhall
Tavern: Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372
Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY. 7pm
– 12am. Free. Mad bingo with
TImberlina!
BARS & CABARET
Bloc Bar: 18 Kentish Town Road,
Camden, London, NW1 9NX.
5pm-1am, Free. Come down to
Camden’s brightest queer jewel!
The City of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec
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From 9pm. The newly refurbished
venerable institution of the gay
scene rocks out some pop classics
for an evening of fun.
12pm-11.30pm. The real queen
of Soho. Bar Alex Eugenio from
8:30pm- ‘Soulful House with a
Disco Twist’ plus Happy Hour from
5 ‘til close!
Backing The Stars at Halfway 2
Heaven: 7 Duncannon St. WC2.
7.30pm. Karaoke with singer Kevin
Walsh on hosting duties.
boutique cocktail bar. 2-4-1 cocktails 5-7pm all week.
The Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street,
Limehouse, E14 7NW. Local gay
bar in East London’s Limehouse.
W1V 3TG, 5pm-1am. All night
happy hour with 50% off cocktails
and selected drinks.
TUESDAY 24TH MAY
CLUBS & EVENTS
Bar Wotever at The Vauxhall Tavern:
372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall,
SE11 5HY. From 7pm, show at
8:30pm. £5. Genderbending
cabaret, live music and performance at the monumental Vauxhall
Tavern.
The party continues ‘til late in the
Ku basement.
Eagle London: 349 Kennington
Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5QY. 9pm
– 2am. Members free, guests £3.
Late night bar/lounge experience.
G-A-Y Late: 5 Goslett Yard, off
Charing Cross Road, WC2. 11pm
– 3am. Free entry. Hot pop sounds,
drinks specials, cute guys and a
pop perfect atmosphere.
outdoor seating. TONIGHT: Quiz
night, try to win a £60 bar tab if
you’ve got the smarts!
all night.
Quiz Night at The Old Ship: 17 Barnes
Street, Limehouse, E14 7NW.
9.30pm. Local gay bar in East London’s Limehouse.
Karaoke at Two Brewers: 114
Clapham High Street, SW4 7UJ. Bar
open 4pm-2am. FREE b4 10pm, £3
after. Popular South London cabaret/
club spot.
The Village: 81 Wardour Street, W1V
3TG, 5pm-1am. Happy hour until
9pm.
WEDNESDAY 25TH MAY
CLUBS & EVENTS
XXL at Pulse: 1 Invicta Plaza, Southwark, SE1 9UF. 9pm-3am. £15
guests, £8 members. Midweek grizzly fun for bears and their admirers.
Eagle London: 349 Kennington Lane,
Vauxhall, SE11 5QY. 9pm – 2am.
Members free, guests £3. Late night
bar/lounge experience.
Uncontrollable Urge at Dalston Superstore: 117 Kingsland High St, E8
2PB. 9pm-2:30am. Free. Superstore’s late-night midweek dose of
sleaze! Eccentric electronica and
weirdo-disco!
The party continues ‘til late in the Ku
basement.
BARS & CABARET
Bloc Bar: 18 Kentish Town Road,
Camden, London, NW1 9NX. 5pm1am, Free. Camden’s hottest new
dance spot!
Wednesday Naughties at Central
Station: 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings
Cross, N1 9SD. Open ‘til 4am.
FREE b4 10pm. Cabaret then DJs
‘til late.
3JN. Open ‘til 1am. Soho’s intimate
the most amazing DJ booth in town
12pm-11.30pm. Super social pub
downstairs, chilled club lounge
upstairs with guest pianist tinkling
the ivories.
Vauxhall, SW8 1SR. 12pm-3pm. The
perfect way to start or end your night
in Vauxhall.
Sing-A-Long-A-Sound of Martha at
Halfway 2 Heaven: 7 Duncannon
Street, Charing Cross, WC2N 4JF.
From 9pm. TONIGHT: Sing-A-LongA-Sound of Martha D’Arthur and
Justin Swift.
5-7pm all week.
The Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street,
Limehouse, E14 7NW. Quiz from
9.30pm. Local gay bar in East London’s Limehouse.
Street, SW4 7UJ. Bar open 4pm2am. FREE b4 10pm, £3 after.
Popular South London cabaret/club
spot.
The Voice of The Village at The Village:
81 Wardour Street, W1V 3TG, 5pm1am. Karaoke with the outrageous
Robyn Banks from 9pm. Win a £50
bar tab.
West 5: Pope’s Lane, South Ealing,
W5 4NB. Open from 8pm. FREE.
Ealing’s hugely popular club, bar
and cabaret spot.
BARS & CABARET
RuPaul’s Drag Race Screening at Bloc
Bar: 18 Kentish Town Road, Camden, London, NW1 9NX. 5pm-1am,
Free. Come watch season 8 of
RuPaul’s Drag Race with performances and scathing commentary
from Meth.
3JN. Open ‘til 1am. Soho’s intimate
the most amazing DJ booth in town.
See you Next Tuesday at Halfway 2
Heaven: 7 Duncannon Street, Charing Cross, WC2N 4JF. From 9pm.
See you next Tuesday with Bette
Rinse and DJ LittleJohn
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Get Your Rocks Off
Hoist is on the lookout for
Mr Hoist Rubber 2016. It’s
their 20th year too, so they’ll be pulling out all the stops with two whole arches of utter
sleaze to please you. Proceedings will be presided over by the lovely Larry Latex, and
expect hot rubber sirs, eager latex boys and pups, plus anything in between.
The prizes for the contest this year are bigger and better then ever before! Expectations
London, who have by far the best rubber gear selection on the planet, have gone all
the way with prizes worth over £500 for the winner alone. Plus, there are prizes for Best
Rubber outfit, Best Pup and the outrageous piss a pint, get a pint free competition.
The Hoist, Arches 47b and 47c, South Lambeth Road, SW8 1SR, 10pm – 4am.
Guests £15. Members £5 before 11pm, £7 after.
THURSDAY 19TH MAY
The Hoist: SM Gays at
Arches 47b & 47c, South
Lambeth Road, Vauxhall,
SW8 1RH. 8pm-12am.
Sexual sadomasochism
mixer. No dress code. Third
Thursday of the month.
Teds Place: TV/TS Party
Night at 305a North End
Road, W14 9NS. 7pm-2am.
£5. A horny night in the
cruisey basement club in
West London.
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CENTRAL
SWEATBOX
1 – 2 Ramillies Street, W1F 7LN.
Soho’s only sauna attracts a young hot crowd with
its ambient lighting and under 25 discounts. There’s
even a mirrored room! Scintillating.
www.sweatboxsoho.com
24 hours all week.
£17 entry 24hr pass, £19 - 48hr pass.
£10 for under 25’s.
Mr Hoist Rubber
Saturday May 21st
WEDNESDAY 18TH MAY
The Backstreet: Buff at
Wentworth Mews, London
E3 4UA. 7pm-11pm, £9
members/£10 guests (free
drink/coat check). Horny,
naked cruise party.
The Hoist: NBN at Arches
47b & 47c, South Lambeth
Road, Vauxhall, SW8
1RH. 9pm-1am, boots or
trainers with jocks, shorts
or underwear.
The Underground Club:
Hard Cruz at Central
Station, 37 Wharfdale
Road, Kings Cross, N1.
10pm-1am, free. Men only,
hard, up cruise night where
you can get it on.
Vault: Cruise/
Underwear at 139b-143
Whitfield Street, W1T 5EN.
Cruise, 1pm-7pm, £8.
Followed by Underwear,
7pm-1am, £8, free
drink, cloakroom and
re-entry. Get down to your
underwear.
LONDON SAUNA GUIDE
Pants/Spankz/Come To
Daddy at 37 Wharfdale
Pants, 12pm-6pm, £4 or
£2 b4 2pm, underwear
fun. Spankz, 6pm-10pm,
£25 b4 7pm & £7 after, CP
night for rougher, tougher
play. Come To Daddy,
10pm-2am, £5, for bears,
daddies, big boys, chubs
and chasers.
Vault: Cruise/Stripped
at 139b-143 Whitfield
Street, W1T 5EN. Cruise,
1-7pm, £8. Followed by
Stripped, 7pm-1am, £8.
Free drink, cloakroom and
re-entry. Get nude and
rude. Strictly naked, except
footwear.
FRIDAY 20TH MAY
The Hoist:at Arches 47b &
47c, South Lambeth Road,
Vauxhall, SW8 1RH. Arch
2. GUMMI, 10pm-3am.
Monthly rubber night.
Arch 1 Subversion Noir.
10pm-4am. ST8/bi group
fun.
Teds Place: Cruise &
Dark Room at 305a
North End Road, W14
9NS. 7pm-12am. £3. A
horny night in the cruisey
basement club in West
London.
The Underground
Club: Pants/Fetish
Bound at 37 Wharfdale
£2 b4 2pm, underwear
fun. Fetish Bound,
7pm-11:30am, £7.50. Menonly fetish event with a wide
and varied dress code!
Vault: Cruise at 139b143 Whitfield Street, W1T
5EN. 1pm-1am, £8. Free
drink, cloakroom and
re-entry. Horny cruise spot
minutes from the West End.
SATURDAY 21ST MAY
The Hoist: Boys & Sirs/
Mr Hoist Rubber at
South Lambeth Road,
Vauxhall, SW8 1RH. Boys
& Sirs at Arches 47b &
47c, 2pm-7pm, for those
into spanking. SBN
Afterdark at Arch 2,
10pm-4am. See box out
above.
The Backstreet: Spurt/
Buff at Wentworth
Mews, London E3
4UA. 6pm-10pm, £9
members/£10 guests
(free drink/coat check).
Naked, underwear and
shorts night where you can
give your mates a helping
hand!
The Underground
Club: Pants/Collared
at 37 Wharfdale Road,
Kings Cross, N1.
Pants,12pm-6pm, £4,
underwear fun. Collared,
7pm-midnight. Members
£5, non-members £10.
Kink experience with
equipment, video screens
and resident DJs.
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STABLE
29 Endell St, WC2H 9BA.
Sexy steamy fun tucked away in the heart of London’s
classiest shopping district. Who’d have thought it!
For opening times and pricing see website, www.
thestable.london
SOUTH
CHARIOTS
Situated in two prime locations around the capital,
Chariots is the undisputed emperor of London’s
sauna empire! More steam, towels and muscles than
you can shake a locker key at!
www.chariots.co.uk
Vauxhall: Rail Arches 63-64,
Albert Embankment SE1 7TP
12pm–8am Monday to Thursday, then 12pm-8am
Monday.
£19 entry.
Waterloo: 101 Lower Marsh, SE1 7AB.
24 hours all week.
£14 entry.
PLEASUREDROME
124 Cornwall Road, SE1 8XE.
Widely regarded as the city’s most famous sauna,
providing fun in a clean and classy environment!
www.pleasuredrome.com
24 hours all week.
£17 entry, £12 under 25’s with proof of age.
£12 with QX advert.
LOCKER ROOM
8 Cleaver St, SE11 4DP.
Cosy sauna in a convenient corner of Kennington.
Lock yourself into the Locker Room for fun and frolics.
www.lockerroomsauna.com
11am-12am Monday to Thursday, 24 hours Friday –
Sunday (closes midnight Sunday).
£13 entry, £20 weekend pass.
EAST
SAILORS SAUNA
Limehouse’s Sailors Sauna is a cosy, sexy, salubrious
port in the choppy waters of London’s gay scene.
570-574 Commercial Rd, E14 7JD.
Sunday to Thursday 11am–11pm, Friday & Saturday
11am – 8am. £15 Entry.
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1-7pm, £8. Cruise,
7pm-1am, £8, free drink,
cloakroom and re-entry,
just pants b4 7pm, then
cruise ‘til late.
Hard On
Saturday May 21st
It’s time to get your balls out for Hard On’s sports
gear night! All fetishes are welcome, but it’s a
sports theme so pull on your footie shorts, wrap
up in wrestling gear and slip on that jockstrap!
There’s an XXX rated show from Ale Tedesco and
new cummer Antonio Molinas, who puts the F into
fucking! As well as all that, there’ll be anal scoring
grooves from DJs Brent Nicholls & Tony Bruno.
There’s a huge fully equipped play space and
water arena for the watersporters where you can
get your sextathlon on.
UNION, 66 Albert Embankment Vauxhall
SE1 7TP, 10pm – late. £15 for members, £20
for non-members. www.hardonclub.co.uk
Hard On
See box out above.
Vault: Cruise at 139b143 Whitfield Street,
W1T 5EN. 1pm-1am. £8.
Free drink, cloakroom,
re-entry. Dark corners,
catch a dirty movie,
indulge your carnal side.
SUNDAY 22ND MAY
The Hoist: SBN Open
House/NBN at Arches
47b & 47c, South Lambeth
Road, Vauxhall, SW8
1RH. Party for guys who
like wearing boots or
trainers with jocks, shorts,
underwear or naked if you
dare. Both arches open for
SBN Open House!
The Backstreet: Buff at
Wentworth Mews, London
E3 4UA. 6pm-10pm, £9
members/£10 guests (free
drink/coat check). Horny,
naked cruise party.
Teds Place: Chill Out
at 305a North End Road.
7pm-2am, £3 b4 10pm,
£5 after, mixed/gay crowd
of cruisey guys.
Streams Of Pleasure at
37 Wharfdale Road, Kings
Cross, N1. 1pm-11pm. £7.
Yellow fun for waterworks
fans.
Vault: Underwear/
Cruise at 139b-143
Whitfield Street, W1T
5EN. Underwear,
MONDAY 23RD MAY
Teds Place: TV/TS
Admirers & Gay at
305a North End Rd,
W14. 7pm-midnight, £3.
Night for lovers of trans,
drag and gay beauties.
Something for everyone!
Pants/Butt Naked/Hard
Cruz at 37 Wharfdale
£2 b4 2pm. Butt Naked,
6pm-10pm, £5, strip
down and get off with
like-minded guys. Hard
Cruz, 10pm-1am, free
entry, hard cruzing for
horny guyz.
Vault: Cruise/Stripped
at Vault, 139b-143
Whitfield Street, W1T
5EN. Cruise, 1-7pm, £8.
Stripped, 7pm-1am, £8,
free drink, cloakroom
and re-entry, horny cruise
session first before naked
time (except footwear).
TUESDAY 24TH MAY
Bunker Bar: Club
CP at 217 City Road,
EC1V 1JN. 7pm – 11pm.
£6 members, £7 nonmembers. Punishment
night for naughty boys.
Video room, CP rooms,
smaller areas for 1-2-1’s,
full bar, lots of seating and
other equipment to bend
over! They have equipment
for you to use but you are
welcome to bring your
own.
Teds Place: Underwear/
Naked at 305s North End
Rd, W14. 7pm-midnight,
£4, strictly underwear only.
The Underground
Club: Pants/S.O.P.
at 37 Wharfdale Road,
Kings Cross, N1. Pants,
12pm-6pm, £4 or £2 b4
2pm, the attitude-free
afternoon cruise club.
Streams Of Pleasure,
6pm-1am, £8, yellow fun
for waterworks fans.
Vault: Frat Party! at
139b-143 Whitfield Street,
W1T 5EN. 1pm-1am. £8
after. Cruising session at
this horny hot spot. Student
Tuesdays; free entry before
7pm with student card.
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COMMUNITY – GMFA SPORTS DAY
The RVT/GMFA sports day is legendary! So legendary we decided it
more than deserved a slot in our Community section! And this year it deserves it
more than ever, because it’s their tenth anniversary!
One thing that’s always been a trademark of the yearly sporting
event is its inclusivity, breaking down barriers in the community.
It doesn’t matter if you’re young, young at heart, thin, “fullsome”,
fabulously flamboyant or a retiring wallflower secretly bursting to
blossom – everyone’s welcome! Yes! As always, it is being held in
Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens behind the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. The big
day this year is Monday 29 th August.
Being the 10 th annual Sports Day means there will be some extra
stuff and surprises (OOH!) as well as the regular and hugely popular
usual sports day fare, like the 50 metre mince, drag relay, tug o’ war,
egg and spoon race and our favourite – the handbag toss.
Team registration is now open. This year up to 21 teams (five a
team) will be able to compete, but be quick. The gang at GMFA are
already working their fingers to the bone, entering details of people
who have already expressed interest. It’s all for a number of fantastic
causes, raising funds for GMFA, Vauxhall City Farm and Friends of
Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens.
Matthew Hodson of GMFA said, “Come rain or shine, the GMFA /
RVT Sports Day is still the most fun of all the fundraising events of the
year - and after two damp years we’re due some sunshine this year.
As it’s the 10th of the GMFA Sports Days, we want it to be even bigger,
bolder and more outrageous than before. Sports Day raises funds for
GMFA’s sexual health information and for FS magazine, which receive
no Government funding and depend on the support of the community.”
For more details go to www.gfma.org.uk/sportsday
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