Edinburgh Fridays .
KMO Crl‘T. Rose Street. 332 8128. 6.45pm (Tue). 2.30pm & 8.15pm (Wed). £3.75—£4.75 (£2—£3.50). Tue 11 & Wed 12 Jun. Sexy feature set in Madrid where two gay guys try to turn a web fantasy into reality. Showing as [)(II'! oft/re London Lesbian and (iuy Film Festival on Tour.
Groups
Bi-G-Les Youth Group LGBT Centre. 1 1 Dixon Street. 221 7203. 7—l0pm. Free. Weekly. Meeting for LGBT tip to the age of 25.
Glasgow Wednesdays
Cinema The Closet Thu 13 Jun. See Thu. KMO Wed 12 Jun. See Tue.
Comedy
CDT in Glasgow The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £5 (£4). Wed 12 Jun. Monthly. The Stand‘s monthly dose of camp comedy and gay friendly laughs. Host Craig Hill introduces New York drag artist and Chanel frock fanatic Kattdi Kane while Jill Peacock oversees the Campest Link competition.
Groups
Crosslynx Group LGBT Centre. 1 1 Dixon Street. 221 7203. 7—10pm. Wed 12 Jun. Monthly.
Speakeasy LGBT Centre. 1 1 Dixon Street. 221 7203. 7.30pm. Wed 19 Jun. Monthly.
"Edinburgh Thursdays
Cinema
The Closet Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. £3.50—£5.50 (£2—£4). Thu 6—13 Jun. Delightful French farce about Daniel Auteuil discovering the joys of coming out.
Groups Cray ()utdoor Group Contact 556 8705. Thu 13 Jun. Monthly. Social meeting.
Clubs
Bennet’s 9t) (ilassl'ord Street. 552 5761. 1 lpm—3.30am. £3—£6 (£2—£5). ()pen live nights a week with excellent dance action Wed to Sun and a student night on Thu.
Cube 34 Queen Street. 226 8990.
l l.30pm—-3am. £3 (£2 with llyer). Gay nights on Mon (Passionality) and Tue (F.L'.N.l both playing cheesy chart. Polo Lounge 84 Wilson Street. 553 1221. 10pm~3am. £5. Downstairs in the Polo is the place to be for dancing with club nights Fresh. Lush and Carry on Polo. Fri to Sun.
Bars
Candle Bar 20 Candleriggs. 564 1285. 9pm. Free. Liver bar with a disco flavour on Wed. Fri and Sat. with an intriguing mix ofgossip. trivia and karaoke with AngieO on Sun.
Court Bar 69 Hutcheson Street. 552 2463. 6.30—10pm. Free. Popular traditional bar where you can chill all week and join in the karaoke on Sun. Delmonica’s 68 Virginia Street. 552 4803. 9pm. Free. DJs on Fri. Sat. Mon and Tue. a quiz. on Thu. karaoke on Sun and a games night on Wed.
LGBT Centre 11 Dixon Street. 221 7203. l lam—12am. Free. The LGBT café/bar is not only perfect for coffees. food and drink but also has karaoke from Fri to Sun.
Polo Lounge 84 Wilson Street. 553 1221. l0pm~lam. Free. Entertainment from Mon to Thu with laid back sounds and live music from Tom and Marj at the beginning of the week and funk. disco and requests nearer the weekend. Revolver 6a John Street. 553 2456. 8.30pm. Free. Weekly. Popular bar which hosts arcade game and quil. nights on Sat
listings Gay
Cinema The Closet Thu 13 Jun. See Thu.
Clubs
Woman’s Own Club Java. Commercial Street. Leith. 555 5622. 10pm—2am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Fri 7 Jun. Monthly. Women only club with resident DJ Roz. As an added bonus taxi fares of up to £5 can be claimed back by groups of live when paying into the club and showing a valid receipt.
Work Ego. Picardy Place. 478 7434. 10.30pm—3am. £8 (£6). Fri 7 Jun. Monthly. Funky house doled out by Pete Owen and Bret King.
UP! Studio 24. Calton Road. 558 3758. 10.30pm—3am. £8 (£7). Fri 7 Jun. Monthly. DJ's Michelle. Adrian Davenport and Nic Cavendish dole out a heady mix of progressive house and tribal trance.
Angel Delight Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 10pm—3am. £6 (£5). Fri 14 Jun. Monthly. The fabulous Friday night for women settles into its new venue for this Elvis themed evening with resident DJ Michelle being joined by guests.
Groups
Juice Solas. 2/4 Abbeymount. 661 ()982. 2—4pm. Free. Weekly. Social group for gay men affected by HIV/AIDS.
Edinburgh Saturdays
Bars
The Claremont 133—135 East Clarernont Street. 556 5662. 8pm. Free. Sat 15 Jun. Fortnightly. MSC and the Bears organise the night with the dress code as wild as you like.
Cinema The Closet Thu 13 Jun. See Thu.
Clubs Joy Ego. Picardy Place. 478 7434. 10.30pm—3am. £10 (£8). Sat 8 Jun.
Fortnightly. Residents Maggie and Alan whoop it up in the main hall while Dale (Lush) joins Cocteau Lounge residents Trendy Wendy and Sally F.
Eye Candy Club Mercado. 36—39 Market Street. 226 4224. l lpm—3am. £10 (£8); £6 in fancy dress. Sat 8 Jun. Fortnightly. Residents Graeme Popstar. Nejat Barton and Neil Crookston host their infamous. glam house party. Mlngin’ Studio 24 (upstairs). Calton Road. 558 3758. 10.30pm—3am. £5. Sat 15 Jun. Fortnightly. Gay-friendly clubbing with hard house and sexy trance from residents Brian Dempster and Alan Joy. Msoemeanour Phoenix Cellar Bar. 48 Broughton Street. 557 0234. Sat 15 Jun. Monthly. Evening exclusively for transvestites and transsexuals.
UP! Party Pivo Caffe/bar. 2—6 Calton Road. 557 2925. 9pm—3am. Free. Sat 15 Jun. Monthly. More fun from the UP! crowd.
Groups
Ti‘ansAlba Nexus. Broughton Street. 557 8847. 3pm. Weekly. Drop in transsexual support group.
Events
Priscilla Perlorming Bus LGB Centre. Broughton Street. 478 7069. 7—9pm. Free. The poetry and art tour reaches Edinburgh where the day rounds off with the LGB Centre barbecue/tea party.
Edinburgh Sundays
Cinema The Closet Thu 13 Jun. See Thu.
Clubs
Taste Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. llpm—3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. Tasty brew of house and garage with DJs Fisher and Price and guests.
Edinburgh Mondays
Cinema The Closet Thu 13 Jun. See Thu.
Clubs
Trendy Wendy Planet Out. Greenside Place. 524 0061. 10.30pm—3am (bar from 6pm). Free. Fortnightly. DJs every week with Trendy Wendy every fortnight (Mon 10 Jun).
Groups
Gay Men’s Swimming Group Call 226 4476. 8pm. Weekly. Informal.
Edinburgh Tuesdays
Cinema The Closet Thu 13 Jun. See Thu.
Clubs
Vibe Ego. Picardy Place. 478 7434. l lpm—3am. £2. Weekly. New glitter fuelled chatty party night featuring dancers. singers. a miming nun and James Longworth on the decks.
Comedy
COT on Tuesday The Stand. 6 York Place. 558 7272. 7.30pm. £5 (£4). Tue 11 Jun. Monthly. The Stand's monthly dose of camp comedy and gay friendly laughs. Host Craig Hill introduces New York drag artist and Chanel frock fanatic Kandi Kane while Jill Peacock oversees the Campest Link competition.
Edinburgh Wednesdays
Cinema The Closet Thu 13 Jun. See Thu.
Groups Women’s Group Drop-In LGB Centre. 60 Broughton Street. 478 7069. 7 m. Free. Weekly. Informal. dlnburgh Gay Women’s Group Nexus. Broughton Street. 557 8847. 7pm. Free. Weekly. Social group. lcebreakers CC Blooms. 23—24 Greenside Place. 556 9331. 8—9.15pm. Free. Wed 12 Jun. Monthly. Group for LGBT.
afternoons and also has a free jukebox crammed with over 5000 top tunes. Sadie Frosts 8— 1 0 West George Street. 332 8005. 12pm—12am. Free. DJs (Fri. Sat and Mon). karaoke (Thu and Sun) and quizzes (Tue and Wed). Tue combines the lot and comes up with quizoke. while Sun is women only in the Blue Room.
Waterloo Waterloo Street. 229 5891. l2pm—l2am. Well known gay bar.
Shopping
Clone Zone LGBT Centre. Dixon Street. 221 7203. Mon—Sat 1 lam—9pm; Sun 12pm—9pm. Wide range of videos. magazines and toys.
GLASGOW GROUPS
Beyond Barriers LGBT. Dixon Street. 5740242. Challenging homophobia through training. information and education. More information info@beyondbarriersorguk or www.beyondbarriersorg.uk. Bi-G-Les C/O LGBT. l 1 Dixon Street. 221 7203. Support for LGBT under 25. Body Positive 3 Park Quadrant. 332 5010. Support for those affected by HIV/AIDS.
Centre for Women’s Health 2 Sandyford Place. 21 l 6700. information for women and specific services for lesbians.
Glasgow Lesbian Line PO Box 686. G3 7TL. 552 3355. Advice and support.
Glasgow Women’s Library 109 Trongate. 552 8345. Open Tue—Fri l—6pm: Sat 2—5pm. Women‘s literature and the lesbian archive.
Phace West 49 Bath Street. 332 3838. The main service in the West of Scotland for those affected by HIV/AIDS.
Steve Retson Project 2 Sandyford
Place. 21 l 8601. Open Tue & Thu 5.30—8.30pm. Sexual health advice and counselling for gay men. Strathclyde Lesbian & Gay Switchboard PO Box 38. G2 2QE. 332 8372. Open 7—10pm daily. Confidential advice.
EDINBURGH SCENE
Clubs
CC Blooms 23—24 Greenside Place. 556 933 l. 10.30pm—3am (bar from 6pm). Free. A bar and club with a playlist of high camp and disco classics.
Bars
Blue Moon Cafe 1 Barony Street. 557 0911. Mon—Fri Ham-11.30pm. Sat—Sun 9pm—12.30am. Free. Edinburgh‘s longest running gay cafe. Nexus 6O Broughton Street. 478 7069. llam—l 1pm. Free.
The LGB Centre's café.
CC Blooms 23—24 Greenside Place. 556 9331. 10.30pm—3am (bar from 6pm). Free. A bar and club with a playlist of high camp and disco classics.
Habana Greenside Place. 558 1270. l2pm—1am. Free. Popular drinking and mingling spot.
Flashback 9 Hope Street. 226 0901. 4pm—lam. 70s and 80s feel with cheesy disco and pop Mon to Sun.
Frenchles Rose Street. 225 7651. lpm-—lam. Free. Popular chill‘n'chat spot with a trivia quiz Sun and karaoke with Titty Galore Wed.
The Gilded Saloon 233 Cowgate. 226 6550. 9pm—lam. Free. Every Sun the Saloon holds the pre-club session for Taste at the Liquid Room.
The Laughing Duck 24 Howe Street. 220 2376. Mon—Thu 1 lam—I 1pm. Fri & Sat 1 lam—1am. Sun
1 1.30am—1 1pm. Stylish. comfy bar.
conducive to chatting and merrymaking. while downstairs has open mic. goth and rock sessions.
New Town Bar Dublin Street. 538 7775. Mon—Thu l2pm—lam. Fri—Sat l2pm—2am. Sun 12.30pm—1am. Gay cruise bar attracting a slightly older crowd. Sexy underground club at weekends. Planet Out Greenside Place. 524 0061. Mon—Fri 4pm—lam. Sat—Sun 2pm—lam. Free. Fine bar with DJs every Mon night. a quiz on Tue. Trendy Wendy (Tackno) doing her stuffevery second Mon and DJs Craig and Dale (Lush) every Sat.
Shopping
Out of the Blue Barony Street. 478 7048. Mon—Fri 1 lam—7pm. Sat
1 lam—6pm. Sun 12pm—6pm. Books. mags. toys and videos.
Bobble’s Bookshop 220 Morrison Street. 538 7069. Mon—Sat 10am—5.30pm. Stocks a wide selection of gay magazines front the UK and abroad.
EDINBURGH GROUPS .
A.D. Contact 556 4049. For lesbians over 40. Meets monthly to plan social events. Call for more details.
Dykes Night Out PO Box 169. EH1 3LL'. Social evenings for women. Lesbian Line 557 ()751. Mon 8; Thu 7.30—10pm. Helpline.
LGBT Police Link LGB Centre. 60 Broughton Street. Mon 6—7pm. Weekly. Call 620 5138/620 5140 if you want a chat with your community officer. Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard 556 4049. 7.30— 10pm every day. Helpline.
Stonewall Youth Project Contact 622 2266 (Office) or 0845 1 130005 (Youthline). Social events for LGBT under 26.
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