LGBT 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 Queens Until Tue 17 Jul, Tue–Sat 11am–5.30pm. The Virginia Gallery, 45 Virginia Street, 552 5699. An extended jubilee celebration. Includes artists’ takes on monarchy in costume, crochet, fine art and contemporary painting, drawing and sculpture. Camp Fitness Run Club! Weekly Tue & Thu, 6.30–7.30pm, meeting at Glasgow Botanic Gardens front gates; weekly Wed, 6–7pm, meeting at George Square, by the City Chambers. £4 per session (first four sessions half price). facebook. com/CampFitness, 07866 446177. Fun, friendly running group, led by a qualified jog leader. All levels welcome. Glasgow FrontRunners Weekly, Thu 7–8pm & Sun 11am–noon. £1. The Arc, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, glasgowfrontrunners. org A running group suited to all abilities for LGBT folk and their friends. Go for a run led by a qualified jog leader, then afterwards join the city’s friendliest sports club for food and chat in the city centre. FREE LGBT Bi-polar Self Help Group Tue 3 Jul, 7–9pm. Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland, 134 Douglas Street, 560 2050. LGBT self help group for people with bipolar disorder and their families, friends and carers. A warm welcome awaits and all meetings are fully confidential. Glasgow FrontRunners vs Saltire Thistle Bowling Night Fri 13 Jul, 7pm. Prices vary. AMF Bowling Glasgow, Unit 2, The Quay, 1–39 Springfield Quay, 0844 826 3015. Bowling showdown between two of the city’s gay sporting organisations.
Arts The Irrepressibles Thu 21 Jun, 7.30pm. £12.50. The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Flamboyant electro-pop art group with their new show ‘Electro Nude’. FREE Pride Glasgow Sat 14 Jul, 11am. George Square, prideglasgow. co.uk Pride Glasgow returns for 2012 with a parade and street party on George Square featuring live entertainment, information stalls and marketplace for all those essential rainbow items. Headlining the music stage is X Factor alumnus Joe McElderry. Clubs Misbehavin’ Thu 5 Jul, 11pm–3am. £4 (£2). The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. Dolly Daydream and Drucifer serve up a steamy mix of electro, disco, alternative and sleazy sounds. Blitz! Fri 6 Jul, 11pm–3am. £3. The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. Homo and hetero fun, playing new romantic, new wave, alt pop and indie dance hits. A Madonna special, as a warm-up for both her Edinburgh show and Pride. FREE Queercore Fri 6 Jul, 11pm–3am. FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. The only rock night on Glasgow’s gay scene, with Emma Queercore Daye. FREE Bears in the West Fri 13 Jul, 9pm–1am. Underground Glasgow, 6a John Street, 553 2456. The BearScots’ monthly night for Glasgow gents in search of a little furry company. A Pride special. Lucid Fri 13 Jul, 11pm–3am. £tbc. FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. Old skool tunes for lovers of Sash, Tiësto, Paul Van Dyk and DJ Sammy. Menergy Sat 14 Jul, 11pm–3am. £8 (students £7). The Forbidden Gentlemen’s Club, 96 Maxwell Street, 221 6511. Monthly Italo disco and Hi-NRG gay dance party, hosted by Lady Munter and
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her ‘Montourage’ of drag queens, with guest DJ Jon Pleased Wimmin. This month is a Pride special.
EDINBURGH Activities & Events Hot Scots FC Thursday Kickabout Weekly, Thu 8.45pm. £tbc. Saughton Sports Complex, Stevenson Drive, 444 0422. A friendly kickabout, open to all players of all abilities, run by the first LGBT football team in Scotland. FREE Women’s Wellbeing Group Fri 22 Jun, 2–4.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. A relaxed setting in which to meet other women and chat about health, wellbeing and activities on offer at the centre and elsewhere. This time, the group makes a visit to the National Gallery of Modern Art. Hot Scots Friday Fives Weekly, Fri 8pm. £tbc. Saughton Sports Complex, Stevenson Drive, 07585 132595/mail@ hotscotsfc.com. Five-a-side friendlies with Scotland’s first LGBT football team. New players always welcome but you’ll need to sign up in advance as places are limited. FREE Prime Time Sun 24 Jun & 8 Jul, 2–4.30pm. Gay Men’s Health, 10 Union Street, 556 1309. Informal meet-up for gay or bisexual men over 40. FREE Me & T Monthly Sun 24 Jun, 2–4pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. A supportive space for people who have friends, family or partners who are transgender or exploring their gender. This month’s session is entitled ‘Me & T & everyone else’. FREE LGBT Centre Drop-in Mon
25 Jun, 5.30–8pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Weekly, informal chance to meet new people, get info and catch up on the latest goss. ShuttleScots Badminton Club Tue 26 Jun, 3 & 10 Jul, 7–9pm. £tbc. Meadowbank Sports Centre, 139 London Road, 661 5351. Regular open sessions for all abilities with Edinburgh’s own friendly and inclusive LGBT badminton group. Cuestars Tue 26 Jun & 10 Jul, 7–10pm. £3. Shandon Snooker, 99 Slateford Road, 313 2069. Friendly, social snooker group for the LGBT community and friends, meeting on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. LGBT Basketball Group Tue 26 Jun, 7–8pm. £3. Leith Community Education Centre, New Kirkgate, jamesnmcgoogan@gmail.com An informal weekly practice for beginners and regular players alike. FREE Edinburgh Gay Men’s Book Group Wed 27 Jun, 7–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. A book club for gents. All types of books considered. Pride Breakfast Sat 30 Jun, 10am–noon. £5 (unwaged £2.50). LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Pre-Pride March breakfast. Family friendly event. FREE Pride Scotia Sat 30 Jun, noon. Edinburgh, pride-scotia.org The annual shindig returns! Gather from noon at City Chambers on the Royal Mile before the march begins at 1pm, winding through town to the Omni Centre, where there’ll be entertainment and information on health and wellbeing for the rest of the afternoon. Acts confirmed include Loud & Proud Choir, Elle Diva, Lithium Baby and Lady Munter.
Arts Festival of the Erotic Arts Fri 22–Sun 24 Jun, Times vary. Prices vary. Various venues, 0800 411 8881. A new festival specialising in all things naughty and arty. The programme includes performance, visual arts and crafts, film and more. The Ex Files Thu 28 Jun, 9pm. £7 (£5). Opal Lounge, 51 George Street, New Town, 07740 163790. Shoogalie Road Productions presents a new piece of theatre, written and performed by Liam Lambie, as part of the Pride Scotia fringe programme. Pride Scotia’s Highland Fling Fri 29 Jun, 9.30pm–1.30am. £7 (£5). The Three Sisters, 139 Cowgate, 622 6801. A pre-Pride warm-up ceilidh with music from the Thunderdogs. Tartan-wear is encouraged but not mandatory. Caroline Gilmour Fri 6 Jul, 8pm. £5. The Granary, 32–34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. Edinburgh singer-songwriter Gilmour launches her new EP. Clubs Fever Sat 23 Jun, 11pm–3am. £8. The Annexe at the Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Entrance via Cowgate, 225 2564. An eclectic mix of underground dance music from DJs Fisher & Price (Taste). The Church of High Kicks Sundays, 4–9pm. £tbc. CC Blooms, 23–24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. A new weekly afternoon/evening do at the revamped CC’s, hosted by drag DJ Jon Pleased Wimmin. FREE Bears in the East Sat 7 Jul, 10pm–2am. New Town Bar, 26b Dublin Street, 538 7775. A men-only night for bears and their admirers to meet up with old friends or make new ones, organised by the BearScots.
LGBT CELEBRATION PRIDE GLASGOW Various venues, Glasgow, Thu 12–Mon 16 Jul
Hear ye, Glasgow dwellers: July heralds the return of Pride. With bells on, from the sounds of things too. ‘Pride is definitely back with a vengeance,
bigger and better,’ explains festival director Ross Stevenson. ‘From the feedback and communication we got, it seems like people really missed it last year. It’s the first time we’ve had such a large sponsor in the form of AXM Club Glasgow and a big headline act.’ The headliner in question is Joe McElderry, winner
of some TV show called X Factor in 2009.
Stevenson says, ‘We’ve been doing the event since
2004 and always had good music acts, but getting Joe was one of the most exciting things so far. We always want to make sure we get acts that are relevant and please the crowds.’ This year’s event will of course contain the
traditional parade (Sat 14 Jul), starting at Kelvingrove
Art Gallery and Museum at high noon, and ending at George Square, which will host entertainment and stalls during the afternoon and the much-awaited street party, with other musical acts including The Cheeky Girls, Lloyd Daniels, Ryan Jagger and Barbara Bryceland. There will be a community space, where you can
get more information on the ongoing Equal Marriage campaign and visit stands from local organisations such as LGBT Youth Scotland, aimed at 13 to 25-year-olds in the gay community, the Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland, the Scottish Transgender Alliance and student groups. The days surrounding the parade (hereby known as Pride Fringe) will also see special events in local venues, including a Bear Night at The Underground (Fri 13 Jul), and the Pride Awards (date and venue TBC), recognising local groups and organisations who have made a real difference in the scene. Keep checking the Pride Glasgow website for details. (Lauren Mayberry) ■ prideglasgow.co.uk