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GLASGOW
Activities & Events FREE Prime Time Sun 12 Jun, 3–5pm. Gay Men’s Health, 48 Albion Street, 552 0112. An informal setting for over-40s gay and bisexual men to meet up. FREE Together Tue 14 Jun, 7–9pm. Gay Men’s Health, 48 Albion Street, 552 0112. A social, support and information group for gay and bisexual men living with HIV. Clubs FREE Pour Homme, Pour Femme, Pour Queens Thursdays, 9pm–3am. FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. With tunes from DJ Shawn Roberts. FREE Laid Back Thursdays, 9pm–3am. The Polo Lounge, 84 Wilson Street, 0845 659 5905. DJ Suave Gav plays party tunes. 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. 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. FREE FHQ Saturdays Saturdays, 6pm–3am. FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. Upbeat pop anthems. 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. Menergy Sat 28 May, 11pm–3am. £7 (free for drag queens). The Art School, 168 Renfrew Street, 353 4690. Monthly Italo disco and Hi-NRG gay dance party, hosted by Lady Munter and Vanity Von Glow, with Kid Zipper and The Niallist on decks, live performances and more. This last date at the Art School features guests Den Haan and RPZ’s DJ Hushpuppy. 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. An explosive end to the week. Mayhem Sundays Sundays, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Bennets, 80–90 Glassford Street, 552 5761. Party tunes with Marc. FREE Ipop Tuesdays, 5pm–3am. The Polo Lounge, 84 Wilson Street, 0845 659 5905. DJ Devine starts the weekend early. FREE Foreplay Wednesdays, 6pm–3am. FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. DJ Shazza presents a party for girls. Gay as F**k Wednesdays, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. Play, 7 Renfield Street, 0845 166 6029. With DJs Darren and Michael. Revolver Bears Fri 3 Jun, 8pm–1am. £tbc. Revolver, 6a John Street, 553 2456. Club night for Glasgow gents in search of a little furry company, with drinks promotions, chocolate and tunes from DJ Corky. Lock Up Your Daughters Fri 17 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5. The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. Ass-shaking session with residents DJ Suezz, Lock Up Your DJs and Skeleton Boy.
EDINBURGH Activities & Events FREE Women’s Group Fri 27 May,
REVIEW DVDS LGBT DVD Round-Up Lauren Mayberry takes a look at the latest crop of gay-friendly releases
If it’s a quiet night on the sofa you’re after, beware Bare Behind Bars (Arrow Video ●●●●●). Described as a ‘chicks in chains grindhouse explosion’, we’re given sadistic lesbian guards, a permanently aroused screwball nurse and convicts with cabin fever – but how long will the status quo of horror hold when a prison break is on the cards? Ridiculous (thanks in part to some hilariously bad over-dubbing) but still off-the-wall enough to shock.
Sea Purple (Peccadillo Pictures ●●●●●, pictured) is based on the true story of two women locking horns with patriarchal, homophobic society in 19th century Sicily. Some excellent performances from notable Italian actresses Valeria Solarino, Isabella Ragonese and Maria Grazia Cucinotta (aka, the lady who shtupped James Bond in The World Is Not Enough) shine a light on gender identity and stop this from being a dusty period piece. Peccadillo Pictures provide us with another collection of interesting shorts
in the form of Here Come The Girls 3: Tissues And Issues (●●●●●). Some are fluffy in the utmost (such as ‘Trophy’, the plotline of which could have been lifted from a questionable porno) but others are more thought provoking. Highlights include ‘Birthday’, a Swedish feature focusing on a lesbian couple trying to conceive via artificial insemination, and ‘Mosa’, the story of a young South African woman struggling to come to terms with a violent past.
Dare (Peccadillo ●●●●●) is a fairly frothy high school drama about a love triangle between drama queen Alexa (Emmy Rossum), her gay BFF and mysterious silent type Johnny (Friday Night Light’s Zach Gilford). With a John Hughes vibe, awfully pretty faces and the fleeting appearance of Alan Cumming and Sandra Bernhardt (hero!), Dare is fun, if not terribly memorable.
Choose your weapon (but please, not in a women-in-prison kind of way.)
2–4.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Meet and chat about health, wellbeing and activities on offer at the centre. FREE Film Club Fri 27 May, 6.30–9.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. The chosen film this fortnight is Cockles and Muscles, a silly but enjoyable Cote d’Azur sex farce about a members family on holiday together dealing with their many and varied passions. FREE Different Strokes Sat 28 May & 11 Jun, 4–6pm. Glenogle Swim Centre, Glenogle Road Stockbridge, 343 6376. Sole use of a swimming pool, steam room and sauna for transgender people. FREE Prime Time Sun 29 May & 12 Jun, 2–4.30pm. Gay Men’s Health, 10 Union Street, 556 1309. Informal meet-up for gay or bisexual men over 40. FREE LGBT Centre Drop-in Mondays, 5.30–8pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Informal drop-in service. FREE First Steps Fitness Mondays, 6.30–7.30pm. Inverleith Park, Arboretum Place, 523 1100. Jogging and circuit training organised by the LGBT Centre. FREE How to Manage Your Money Tue 31 May, 7 & 14 Jun, 6–8pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Take care of the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves . . . or something like that. Advice sessions at the centre. FREE Women’s Discussion Group Thu 2 Jun, 7–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Session for discussing topical and LGBT-interest subjects. FREE Edinburgh Trans Women Group Meeting Fri 3 Jun, 7.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Group for MTF transgender people. FREE Word Wed 8 Jun, 7–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Women’s book group. FREE LGBT Age Computer
LGBT
Training Fri 10 Jun, 11am–3pm. McDonald Road Library, 2–4 McDonald Rd, 529 5644. A session run as part of the BBC’s First Click Campaign for over 50s who are LGBT, covering basic PC skills and use of the internet. All equipment provided. Booking by Fri 3 Jun essential. FREE Rainbow Families Sat 11 Jun, 10am–noon. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Regular social and support event for LGBT parents and their children. Sessions alternate between craft mornings at the centre and outings – contact the centre to find out what’s going on at the next event. FREE LGBT Community Sports Day Sat 11 Jun, 11am–4pm. George V Park, Scotland Street, 523 1100. A whole day of sports and games, bringing together the LGBT community. Part of Edinburgh’s Festival of Sport. FREE Edinburgh Trans Men Group Meeting Sat 11 Jun, 7.30–9.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. A social evening for FTM transgender people. FREE Bi Edinburgh Meeting Wed 15 Jun, 7.30–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, biscotland.org An informal discussion followed by drinks. FREE Sunday Strollers Walking Group Sun 19 Jun, noon. The Regent Bar, 2 Montrose Terrace, 523 1100. New monthly walking group led by Archie Lowe, taking in some of Edinburgh’s best kept secrets. FREE Edinburgh Gay Men’s Book Group Wed 22 Jun, 7–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. A book club for gents with a lust for reading.
Arts Snapshots Mon 13–Wed 15 Jun, 7pm; Thu 16 & Fri 17 Jun, 6pm. £6 (£4). Constitution Bar, 48 Constitution Street, Leith, 538 9374. A series of short scenes written by Campbell Lauder dealing with people facing isolation for various reasons from stuttering, to being a carer, to transgender issues. The pieces are performed by new Edinburgh-based company Paradoxical Ink, which seeks to highlight the issues facing disenfranchised sections of society. Part of Leith Festival. Clubs Boutique Saturdays, 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. Electro and house in one room, mainstream chart, disco and cheese in t’other. FREE Mile High Club Sundays, 11pm–3am. GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. Take off with Head Stewardess Cilla Slack. FREE Love Traffic Tuesdays, 11pm–3am. GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. Traffic light party with DJ Dale Lush. Movida Wednesdays, 10pm–3am. £6 (students £5). GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. Midweek gay student clubbing from DJ Karl. Hot Mess Fri 3 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5 (students £3). Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. Gay club night where the focus is on the music, which is a heady mix of disco, hi-NRG, acid house, italo and electro from the safe hands of DJ Simonotron (Club for Heroes/Devil Disco Club). FREE Furburger Sat 4 Jun, 11pm–3am. CC Blooms, 23–24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. DJs Dejaybird, Funki Diva and Boy Toy have found a new home at CC Blooms. Saturday Night Beaver Sat 18 Jun, 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, with a kickin’ soundtrack for ladies, their invited male guests and LGBTI friendly door policy, in The Speakeasy.
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