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Events are listed by city, then type, then date. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to gay@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Laura Ennor.
GLASGOW
Activities & Events FREE Girl: A Community Project Thu 12 May, 1–2.30pm. Glasgow Women’s Library, Mitchell Library, 15 Berkeley Street, 248 9969. Taster session for a series of creative workshops with Adura Onashile and Ankur Productions exploring the rules passed on from mothers to daughters. Booking essential. All Over Me Sun 22 May, 8pm. £7 (£5.50). Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, 332 6535. Lock Up Your Daughters present the first of their Queer Film Screenings @ GFT in association with IDAHo (International Day Against Homophobia). It’s a lo-fi affair set in blisteringly hot summertime Hell’s Kitchen with a killer riot-grrl soundtrack. Clubs FREE Laid Back Thursdays, 9pm–3am. The Polo Lounge, 84 Wilson Street, 0845 659 5905. With DJ Suave Gav. Lip Service Fridays, 6pm–3am. £tbc. FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. Long-running lesbian club night with a focus on all things sensual. Includes facepainting, dressing-up box, spin the bottle booths and a ‘sexual postbox’. Ooh-er. POP Junkie Fridays, 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. The Polo Lounge, 84 Wilson Street, 0845 659 5905. DJs Steven and Suave Gav inject your ears with pop sounds. Sugar Rush Saturdays, 6pm–3am. £tbc. FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. Pop, house and dance from DJ Devine. Stepping Up a Notch Saturdays, 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. The Polo Lounge, 84 Wilson Street, 0845 659 5905. DJs Suave Gav and Leah give it their all on Saturday nights. FREE Sports Sunday Sundays, 6pm–3am. FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. Live football, a free jukebox and party sounds. Weekends With a Bang! Sundays, 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. The Polo Lounge, 84 Wilson Street, 0845 659 5905. DJ Leah ends the week with a bang. Mayhem Sundays Sundays, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Bennets, 80–90 Glassford Street, 552 5761. Party tunes for an up for it gay crowd with Marc. Foreplay Wednesdays, 6pm–3am. Free. FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. DJ Shazza presents a party for girls. Revolver Bears Fri 6 May, 8pm–1am. £tbc. Revolver, 6a John Street, 553 2456. A new club night for Glasgow gents in search of a little furry company, courtesy of the Bearscots team. As well as the company, there’s drinks promotions, chocolate, and tunes from DJ Corky. Orderly Disorder vs Lock Up Your Daughters Sat 7 May, 11pm–3am. £6 (£5). The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield St, 564 1450. Two of the Flying Duck’s regulars team up for a special head-to- head bash. LUYD Hella Gay Dance Party Fri 20 May, 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield St, 564 1450. Lock Up Your Daughters return to get your ass shaking with the usual rambunctious beats and help from guests Students for Scarves and Charm. Death Disco Sat 21 May, 11pm–4am. £14 ; £7 if on DD mailing list. The Arches, 30 Midland Street, 565 1000. Electro, house, disco and gauche party tracks at the Arches’ most lurid monthly party, with residents Hush Puppy, Josh Jones and Wavy Graves. This month featuring Crookers, Aeroplane, Joakim, Jokers of the Scene, The Whip and Clouds.
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EDINBURGH Activities & Events FREE Film Club Fri 29 Apr & 13 May, 6.30–9.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Film screenings with an LGBT focus. FREE Introduction to Social Networking Sat 30 Apr, 1–5pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Bring a laptop along or use a computer at the centre and the staff will help you get connected. FREE Women’s Discussion Group Thu 5 May, 7–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Women-only session for discussing topical and LGBT-interest subjects. Pride Breakfast Sat 7 May, 10am–noon. £tbc. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Fill up before marching at the LGBT centre’s annual breakfast. FREE Pride Scotia Sat 7 May, noon. Various venues, pride-scotia.org The annual shindig moves forward to early May. From noon there are speeches at East Market Street before the march sets off at 1pm, heading to the Omni Centre where there’ll be entertainment and information on health and wellbeing for the rest of the afternoon before the clubs take over with some special Pride-themed events. See panel, below. FREE BearScots Does Pride Scotia Sat 7 May, noon–3am. New Town Bar, 26b Dublin Street, 538 7775. After the march it’s back to the New Town Bar for a ‘Bear Fete’ which includes good wholesome activities like ‘pin the tail on the bear, cake stall, bran tub and a ring toss. FREE LGBT Youth Scotland Pride Scotia Event Sat 7 May, 2pm. Gayfield Square, Special events including live music are on offer for ages 13–25 after the march in LGBT Youth Scotland’s Big Pink Tent at the top of Leith Walk. FREE Edinburgh Trans Women Group Meeting Sat 7 May, 7.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Group for MTF transgender people. Loud and Proud Choir: Pride Concert Sat 7 May, 8pm. £9 (£6). George Square Lecture Theatre, George Square, 473 2000. A capella versions of pop classics and songs of kinship. FREE LGBT Centre Drop-in Mon 9 & 16 May, 5.30–8pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Weekly, informal drop-in service. FREE Icebreakers Wed 11 & 25 May, 7.30–9.30pm. The Regent Bar, 2 Montrose Terrace, 661 8198. Social group for people who want to make new friends in LGBT company. FREE Women’s Group Fri 13 May, 2–4.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. A relaxed setting in which to meet other women. FREE Rainbow Families Sat 14 May, 10am–noon. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. The regular social and information event for LGBT parents and their children, with toys provided. FREE Edinburgh Trans Men Group Meeting Sat 14 May, 7.30–9.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. A social evening for FTM transgender people.
PREVIEW LGBT CELEBRATION LOUD AND PROUD: PRIDE IS BACK IN EDINBURGH Don’t worry, we haven’t lost the plot: Auld Reekie’s Pride events are in May this year, a month earlier than usual. Lauren Mayberry investigates
But, you ask, is Pride still relevant? Well, yes. And we’re not just saying that because we watched that Scott Mills documentary on gay rights in Uganda on iPlayer (ahem). Pride is organised solely by volunteers, coordinated by its chair, John
Hein. ‘I’ve been doing this for over ten years now, initially because nobody else was doing it,’ Hein says. ‘I felt that I had to.’
While there will be copious opportunity for celebration, Hein is keen that Pride also be seen as an educational platform. ‘There is still unfinished business in the political sense,’ he says, specifically noting the disparity between marriage and civil partnerships. ‘Things have moved on a lot from when I was a young gay man in the 1980s, but there is still a lot to be done before we can say there is absolute equality.’
Revellers should gather on Sat 7 May at noon on East Market Street for speeches from community leaders and activists. The Pride March will kick off at 1pm, going by Jeffrey Street, the Royal Mile and the Scottish Parliament, concluding at the Omni Center. LGBT choir Loud and Proud will provide entertainment, whilst the Health and Community fair will host several stalls and information points. Young people will be catered for by LGBT Youth Scotland’s regular
event in Gayfield Square. Chitchat and cucumber sandwiches runneth over at Mood Nightclub’s afternoon tea dance, before the evening takes a (hopefully) less civilised turn in nightclubs around the city. ■ For information on volunteering and full details on events, visit pride-scotia.org
FREE Sunday Strollers Walking Group Sun 15 May, 12–2pm. The Regent Bar, 2 Montrose Terrace, 523 1100. Walks are led by Archie Lowe and might take you to some of Edinburgh’s best kept secrets. FREE How to Manage Your Money Tue 17 May, 6–8pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Advice session at the centre. FREE Bi Edinburgh Meeting Wed 18 May, 7.30–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, biscotland.org Monthly meet-up for bisexuals. FREE Community Discussion Evening Thu 19 May, 6.30–8.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Discussion session on issues affecting the LGBT community. FREE T-Time Sat 21 May, 1–4pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Welcoming meeting for transgender people and their partners, family and friends. FREE The Sewing Circle Tue 24 May, 7–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Bring along your own needles and thread for a new monthly group offering help with basic sewing projects. FREE Edinburgh Gay Men’s Book Group Wed 25 May, 7–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. A book club for literary gents. Clubs Club Drama Mystery Event Sat 30 Apr, Times tbc. £10. Venue tbc, ilovedrama.co.uk Great big clubbing event from the organisers of Drama Tuesdays, taking place at a mystery location (with return coach travel provided as part of the ticket price). There are around 20 DJs including all your scene favourites like Trendy Wendy and Lucky Luciano, karaoke and cabaret areas, and live acts Boybanned, Almost Pink and Michelle Hutcheson. All proceeds go to Waverley Care. Advance tickets available from the Met Bar and The Street Bar. Fake it Friday Fri 29 Apr, 9pm–3am. £10. GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. With special guest Lauren Goodger of The Only Way is Essex. FREE Vanity Von Glow Sat 30 Apr, 10pm. GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. The Countess presents her latest show, ‘Waiting for Tonight’. Tackno Presents: A Right Royal Rave-Up – The Queen’s Wedding Party Sun 1 May, 11pm–3am. £8 (£7) on the door; £6 in advance. GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. By royal appointment, Trendy Wendy is on the decks to round off GHQ’s special bank holiday weekend of events, with Bonnie Prince Bunny helping out in the back room. ELECTROsexual Fri 6 May, 11pm–3am. £tbc. CC Blooms, 23–24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. An eclectic mash-up ménage featuring all your favourite anthems from days of yore right up to now. Boutique Sat 7, 14 & 21 May, 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. Electro, house, disco and chart. Luvely Sat 7 May, 10.30pm–3am. £12 (members £10). The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. The final birthday party (their 15th) as the house institution goes out in a ‘blaze of glory’ with a 999/fire brigade theme. FREE Bears in the Basement Sat 14 May, 10pm–2am. New Town Bar, 26b Dublin Street, 538 7775. A night for bears and their admirers. FREE Furburger Sat 14 May, 11pm–3am. CC Blooms, 23–24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. Tunes for ‘girls who like girls who like music’ now in their new home at CC Blooms. Saturday Night Beaver Sat 21 May, 10.30pm–3am. £3 before 11pm; £5 after. Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. Women’s club night Velvet becomes SNB now in the hands of The Street’s Trendy Wendy and Louise.