Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to gay@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Suzanne Black.
Edinburgh
I Out to Jog Meadow bank Sports (‘enlt'e. I39 l.ondon Road. 523 l l02. () 7pm. l-‘ree. (iet out and enjoy the summer hours with this I.(}BT jogging group. open to all luck of fitness and led by lidinburgh Leisure l‘itness Instructor (irace.
I The Hub l.(iBT ('entrc for llealth & \Vcllbeing. ‘) llowe Street. 523 l 100. Tue Thu (L30 8.30pm. l‘rec. Stop by after work to chat and find out about the centres ttc‘ll\ flies. lace tttlc‘t'ltel access and tea. coffee and niaga/ines.
Friday 8
Edinburgh
I Fur Burger 'l'wist. 2(ib l)ublin Street. 538 7775. l0pni 2am. £4. The night for girls who like girls. with eclectic music from The l-tmki l)i\'a. l)e_iayBii'd. Debi T and Boy Toy. \Veai' good shoes. bring beautiful people. Boy s need a female escort for entry.
Saturday 9
Glasgow
I Utter Gutter ('lassic (irand. 18 Jamaica Street. 847 0820. l lpm 3am. £10. Resident Madame S and guest Zoinx (Neon Nights) proyide the messed-up soundtrack of dirty house. slea/y techno. whoreish disco. thumping rock. pumping homo-electro beats for your aural pleasure.
Edinburgh
I Different Strokes (ilettogle Swim ('entrc. (ilcnogle Road. Stockbridgc. 343 (i376. 4pm. l’rec. All transgender people can enjoy the sole the (ll. :1 swimming pool and fitness suite ey ery 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month. (‘ontact the l.(iBT ('entre for Health and Well Being for info (01 3| 523 l 100 or mich lgbthealthorg.tik i.
Edinburgh
I Booty Medina. 45 47 l.othian Street. 225 (i313. llpm 3am. £3. lsla Bligc (geddit"). 1)] Dale Lush and Simmone Black proyide the mix of R&B. hip hop. soul and ftmk at this Sunday social.
I Taste ('abat‘et Voltaire. 3o 38 Blair Street. 220 (il7b. l lpm 3am. £5 before I l.30pm: £8 alter (£o members). l’isher & Price supply a progressiye mix of house and garage at this infamous Sunday nighter with Martin Valentine firmly in charge of the back room.
Glasgow
I Passionality Byblos. t'nii Q. Merchant Square. 7| Albion Street. 552 3895. ll.30pin 3am. £3 (£2). Pleasing chartistry from 1)] Shawn Roberts. resuscitatng the w eckend for the gay/mixed crowd.
Tuesday 12 Glasgow
I FUN (‘ube. 34 Queen Street. 226 8990. ll.30pm 3am. £3 (£2). [)1
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21 ST LONDON LESBIAN & GAY FILM FESTIVAL ON TOUR
Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Wed 20-Tue 26 Jun;
GFT, Glasgow, Mon 2—Tue 31 Jul
Toot toot! The gay-interest film train is chugging into town on 20 Jun and its cargo is more homocentric films than you can shake an alternative cinema stick at. The 215t London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival tours a selection of feature-length escapades through life, love and death off the beaten heterosexual track, culled from the full programme that showed in London Mar-Apr.
If we have to continue this railway imagery, this year’s train originates in South East Asia, with a substantial number of the films of Asian bent. The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros (a Philippine coming-of-age story) and 4:30 (the story of a young boy’s isolation, obsession and eventual friendship with an older man by Singaporean director Royston Tan, pictured) will be familiar to attendees of the Glasgow Film Festival but are well worth another outing. Eternal Summer focuses on the changing relationship between two boys as they go from child to adulthood and a girl threatens to divide
them. Rounding out the Asian theme is Red Doors, 8 very capable comedy of family errors, focusing on a Chinese American family with communication issues.
Filling the documentary quotient is Beyond Hatred, dealing with the aftermath of Francois Chenu’s homophobia-motivated murder in France in 2002. Similarly non-fiction, and covering the T of LGBT is Octopusalarm, a series of interviews about life between the genders with Alex Jiirgen. Based on a true story but bending it into a mystery thriller, Canadian film Amnesia: The James Brighton Enigma tells the story of an amnesiac man who can only remember he is gay . . . then the police come calling. On a lighter note, love triangle romcom Puccini for Beginners and lesbian conception comedy Tick Tock Lullaby are contenders for breakout hits, the former being an articulate date movie from The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love director Maria Maggenti, and the latter starring British comedy lovely Raquel Cassidy (Festival, Teachers). Add to the mix the German coming-of- lesbian-age drama Sonja and the train is as packed as the Edinburgh-Glasgow commuter line. All aboard! (Suzanne Black)
ShaI/a llalliwcll mixes older classics and fun tunes. Requests welcome.
Edinburgh
I Vibe ligo. l4 Picardy Place. 478 7434. I lpm 3am. £4. Mainstay gay night with James l.ongworth on the decks. lixpect cheese. choons and smoke machines.
Wednesday 1 3
Glasgow
I Allure The Tunnel. 84 Mitchell Street. 204 I000. ll.30piti 3am. £3. llappy. cheesy pop from D] Darren and the guys behind Passionality.
Edinburgh
I Icebreakers (‘(‘ Blooms. 23 24 (ireenside Place. 556 933i. 7.30 9pm. lirce. Social group for people w ho want to feel at ease and make friendships in |.(iBT company. New to lidinburgh. recently ottl. feel L‘lll off'.’ Join this welcoming and non—thrcatening group. organised by the l.othian (iay and Lesbian Switchboard.
Thursday 14
Edinburgh
I Out to Jog Meadow bank Sports ('entt'e. I39 London Road. 523 l I02. () 7pm. Free. See Thu 7.
Saturday 1 6
Glasgow
I Bildwechsel Screening (‘(‘.'\. 350 Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. 7.30pm. l‘ree (ticketed). A mixed programme of
independent short films by female. lesbian. transgender. feminist or queer filmmakers from Scotland and beyond. See www.bildwechseloi'g.
Edinburgh
I Loud and Proud Summer Concert The Augustine Church. 4| 4.3 (ieorge l\' Bridge. (m8 2019. 7.30pm. l‘ree. lidinburgh's l.(iBT choir holds its second summer concert. featuring a selection of upbeat popular. traditional. classic and show times all sung a capella. I Forbidden Fruit Destination 2.
l4 l6 Albert Place. 554 7282.
8pm lam. l‘TCC. New night for gay girls and their friends with DJ Lynny.
I Velvet Studio 24. 24 2o (‘alton Road. 558 3758. 10.30pm 3am. £4 before l0.30pin; £(i alter. (lay girlies night Velvet goes solo (after previously pairing tip with gay guys' club lens) for another Pride Scotia fundraiser.
Edinburgh
I Booty Medina. 45 47 l.othian Street. 225 (i3l3. llpm 3am. £3. See Stiii I0. I Taste ('abaret Voltaire. 3o 38 Blair Street. 220 ()l7(). I lpm 3am. £5 before I l.30pm; £8 after (£6 members). See Stm 10.
Monday 18
Glasgow
I Passionality Byblos. l‘nit Q. Merchant Square. 71 Albion Street. 552 3895. l l.30pm 3am. £3 (£2). See Mon 1 1.
Tuesday 1 9
Glasgow I FUN Cube. 34 Queen Street. 226 8990. l l.30pm 3am. £3 (£2). See Tue 12.
Edinburgh I Vibe ligo. l4 Picardy Place. 478 7434. l lpm 3am. £4. See Tue 12.
Wednesday 20
Glasgow
I Allure The Tunnel. 84 Mitchell Street. 204 l000. l l.30pm 3am. £3. See Wed )3.
Edinburgh
I The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros ( l5) l-‘ilmhouse. 88 l.othian Rd. 228 2688. (rpm. £0 (£4.50). This film about a 12-year-old budding drag queen in the slums of Manila kicks off the l.l.(il-‘l’ ()n Tour. See preview. aboye.
Edinburgh
I Out to Jog Mcadowbank Sports (‘entre. I39 l.ondon Road, 523 1 l02.
() 7pm. Free. See Thu 7.
I On Request ligo. l4 Picardy Place. 478 7434. l lpm 3am. £3. Promos. commercial dance and party anthems all night he who asks. gets.
I Mr Gay UK Edinburgh Heat (‘(‘ Blooms. 23 ~24 (ireenside Place. 556 933l. l0pin. £3. It's time again to get out the baby oil and very tight pants . . . it‘s the lidinburgh heat of Mr (lay (K! The filial will be held in Blackpool. 31 Aug.