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Events are listed by city, then by type. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to lgbt@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Kirstyn Smith.
GLASGOW Activities & Events Glasgow FrontRunners Thu 13, 20 & 27 Jun, 4 & 11 Jul, 8.45pm. Sun 16, 23 & 30 Jun & 7 Jul, 10.45am. £1 per session (first week free). The
Arc, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, 331 8633. A running group suited to all abilities for LGBT folk and their friends. Camp Fitness Run Club! Tue 18 & 25 Jun, 2 & 9 Jul, 6.30–7.30pm. £4 (first session free). Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road, 07583 732708. Fun, friendly running group that’s nonetheless serious about getting fit. FREE Trans Men Tue 18 Jun, 7–9pm. Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland, 134 Douglas Street, 332 3838. A social evening for FTM transgender people to meet and talk.
FREE Prime Time Sun 30 Jun, 3pm. Gay Men’s Health, 30 Bell Street, 552 0112. A chance for gay and bisexual men over 40 to meet others in an informal setting. Clubs TYCI Sat 15 Jun, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after. Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. A live set from LAW, Lock up you Daughters/ Kaleidoscope are on the decks, plus there’s the launch of the latest issue and a raffle to raise cash for Refuge. The BOMB Sun 30 Jun, 11pm–4am. £8. FabrIQ, 46a Queen Street, csbonner@ hotmail.co.uk ‘The UK’s most explosive gay club’ playing house, electro and nu disco. FREE Bears in the West Fri 5 Jul, 9pm–1am. Underground Glasgow, 6a John Street, 553 2456. The BearScots night for Glasgow gents in search of a little furry company. With DJ Corkie providing the sounds and plenty of sweets to go round. Yes! Fri 5 Jul, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. Music from classic artists such as David Bowie and The Smiths, and cutting edge acts like Django Django and Grimes.
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QUEER SPOKEN WORD OUT:SPOKEN Bongo Club, Edinburgh, Sun 23 June
‘Spoken word has always been an artform that’s about disruption, speaking from the margins, and shouting the unspoken,’ says poet Harry Giles. Writer and performer Wendy Miller agrees: ‘All art should set out to be queer on some level, in that it should challenge perceived societal norms, push boundaries and shake up established systems and ways of looking at the human experience.’
Both writers will be performing at OUT:SPOKEN, a quarterly showcase of queer spoken word. It began as a one-off event, but proved so popular that organiser Katherine McMahon made it more regular. ‘I set up the event series after chatting with other poets who felt worried that expressing their identities would earn them the label of a niche poet, put people off listening, or make people take them less seriously,’ says Katherine. ‘There is so much talent in the queer community, but it can be tricky to negotiate constantly coming out on stage with the fear of homophobia.’ There will be plenty of variety in the performances, with subjects ranging from politics to grief to youth –
and, of course, plenty of love and sex.
‘When I was a boy I was so ashamed I wanted to be invisible,’ says writer and performer Jo Clifford. ‘Now I’m a trans woman it’s important to me to be proudly visible to the world. Performance is great for that.’ The event is not just a journey for the performers, though; the audience might learn about themselves too: ‘Every man has a woman inside him, I think, that he’s been taught to be frightened and ashamed of. And maybe I can communicate that there is no need to be frightened or ashamed.’
Katherine adds: ‘I want to create a space where queer poets (both performing and in the audience) can be
unafraid, proud, and celebrated.’ (Kirsty Logan)
72 THE LIST 13 Jun–11 Jul 2013
EDINBURGH
Activities & Events LGBT Basketball Group Thu 13, 20 & 27 Jun, 4 & 11 Jul, 7–8pm. £3. Leith Community Education Centre, New Kirkgate, basketballers@hotmail. co.uk An informal weekly practice for beginners and regular players alike. Pride Breakfast Sat 15 Jun, 10am– noon. £5 (unwaged £2.50). LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Marching on an empty stomach is never a good idea, so fill up beforehand at the LGBT centre’s annual breakfast. FREE Pride Scotia Sat 15 Jun, noon. Edinburgh, pride-scotia.org The annual shindig returns with all the usual elements: a parade through the streets, then entertainment and clubs in the evening. FREE T-Time Sat 15 Jun, 1–4pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Informal event for transgender people and their partners, family and friends. FREE Prime Time Sun 16 Jun & 7 Jul, 2–4.30pm. Gay Men’s Health, 10 Union Street, 556 1309. Informal meet- up for gay or bisexual men over 40. FREE Rubyfruits Sun 16, 23 & 30 Jun & 7 Jul, 2pm. The Regent Bar, 2 Montrose Terrace, 661 8198. Social evenings for lesbian and bisexual ladies. FREE LGBT Centre Drop-in Mon 17 & 24 Jun, 5.30–8pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Drop-in service to meet new people, get info and catch up on the latest goss. FREE Icebreakers Wed 19 & 26 Jun, 7.30–9.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Social group for people who want to make new friends in LGBT company. FREE Rubyfruits Wed 19 & 26 Jun, 3 & 10 Jul, 7.30pm. Café Nom de Plume, 60 Broughton Street, 478 1372. See above. Cuestars Tue 25 Jun & 9 Jul 7–9pm. £2. Shandon Snooker, 99 Slateford Road, 313 2069. Friendly, social snooker group for the LGBT community and friends. FREE Edinburgh Gay Men’s Book Group Wed 26 Jun, 7–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. A book club for gents with a lust for reading. FREE The Big LGBT Music Jam Sat 6 Jul, 1–4pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Music-making in a creative and supportive environment. Arts Edinburgh Gay Men’s Chorus: Manatomy Sat 22 Jun, 8pm. £9 (£6). Church Hill Theatre, 33a Morningside Road, 447 7597. Performance all about expressing love through song. Out:Spoken Sun 23 Jun, 3–6pm. £6 (£4). Bongo Club, 66 Cowgate, 558 884. Fierce and lovely spoken word from Jo Clifford, Harry Giles, Wendy Miller and Graeme Hawley.
Clubs Festival of the Erotic Arts Until Sun 16 Jun, times vary. Prices vary. Edinburgh: various venues, 0844 487 7102 . Big-time sensuality in the form of performance, visual arts and crafts, film and more. FREE Bears in the East Fri 14 Jun, 10pm–2am. New Town Bar, 26b Dublin Street, 538 7775. Two floors of fun, including an exclusively male downstairs bar. Not only that, but the lovely chaps from BearScots have sweets galore to hand out. Torture Garden Sat 15 Jun, 9pm–3am. £18. The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. The world’s leading body art, fetish and twisted burlesque club, with a hard house, electro, dubstep, rock’n’roll and mash- up playlist.