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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 FREE Lock Up Your Daughters Filmmaking Group Tue 29 Jul, 7pm. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. A queer filmmaking group, where everyone is invited to gain hands-on experience in making films on a shoe- string budget, discuss film scripts and watch a short or two. Ages 14+. Pride Glasgow Sat 19 Jul, noon. £5. King Street, King Street, prideglasgow. co.uk Pride Glasgow returns for 2014 with a 16-day festival of events celebrating LGBT equality including the usual parade and street party, as well as Pride Day which includes a fairground, a community expo, a cabaret stage, marketplace, a youth space, a trans safe space and a great big concert featuring Blue, Heather Peace, Amelia Lily, Lucy Spraggan and Angie Brown. Arts Edwin Morgan’s Dreams and Other Nightmares Thu 24 & Fri 25 Jul & Sun 27 Jul–Fri 1 Aug, 7.45pm. Sat 26 Jul & Sat 2 Aug, 2.30pm & 7.45pm. £12 (£8). Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. A frail, 87-year-old Morgan recounts a series of disturbing dreams and nightmares to his young biographer. Written by Liz Lochhead. Part of Culture 2014.
Clubs Menergy Fri 11 Jul, 11pm–3am. £15 (meet and greet £30). Axm, 80 Glassford Street, 552 5761. Celebrate hostess Guillotina Munter’s birthday with Bianca Del Rio, winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race, and Drag Queens of London’s girl group, The Buffalo Girls. Birdcage Sat 19 Jul, 9pm–3am. £5–£7 in advance; £10 on the door. Saint Judes, 190 Bath Street, 352 8800. Presenting Alternative Pride Party Pt II and featuring Rebecca Vasmant, Madame S, Milky, Pearl Necklace, Heavyflo, Lucy Luyds. TYCI Sat 19 Jul, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after; free all night if you write ‘TYCI’ on your knuckles. Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. A live set from Vancouver pop outfit Thee AHs and Natasha Radical (Pelts) on the DJ decks. Yes! Fri 1 Aug, 8pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after (students £3). The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. Gay night that plays indie and guitar bands, the emphasis firmly on music from classic artists and cutting edge acts. Pretty Ugly Sat 9 Aug, 11pm–3am. £5–£6. The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. The Pretty Ugly girls play sexy indie rock’n’roll, electro beats and 60s soul to get everyone in the mood for dirty dancing. Menergy Sat 9 Aug, 11pm–3am. £15 (meet and greet £30). Axm, 80 Glassford Street, 552 5761. Check out America’s Got Talent and RuPaul’s Drag Race star Adore Delano live.
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friends, family or partners who are transgender or exploring their gender. FREE LGBT Centre Drop-in Mondays, 5.30–8pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Informal drop-in service to meet new people, get info and catch up on the latest goss. FREE Bi & Beyond Wed 16 Jul, Wed 6 Aug & Wed 20 Aug, 7–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. A space for bisexual people to get together for social activities. FREE Edinburgh Gay Men’s Book Group Wed 23 Jul, 7–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. A book club for gents with a lust for reading. FREE LGBT Film Nights Fri 25 Jul, 6.30–9.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Screenings of feature-length films, shorts and unusual offerings with an LGBT focus. FREE The Big LGBT Music Jam Sat 2 Aug, 1–4pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Music-making in a creative and supportive environment. Bring an instrument (which could be your voice) and join in with singing, playing or just listening.
FREE Trans Women Sat 2 Aug, 7.30–9.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Group meeting for transgender women. FREE Edinburgh Gay Men’s Chorus Open Evening Tue 12 Aug, 7.30pm. Abbey Mount Centre, 2–4 Abbeymount, 661 2780. Get to know what the EGMC is all about at this open evening. FREE Just for Men Wed 13 Aug, 6.30–8.30pm. Woodland Creatures, 260–262 Leith Walk, 629 5509. Social group for gay, bisexual and trans men. Clubs Saturday Night Beaver Sat 19 Jul, 10.30pm–3am. £3 before 11.30pm; £4–£5 after. The Annexe at the Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Entrance via Cowgate, 225 2564. SNB is back in the safe hands of Trendy Wendy, Mama D, The Funky Diva and Wee Taco Mel, with a kickin’ soundtrack for ladies, their invited male guests and LGBT friendly door policy. FREE Dive! Sun 27 Jul, 8pm. (Bring a present instead of entrance fee). Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. Eclectic underground queer party only blimmin’ turning one year old. Celebrate by getting in for free and dancing til you cannot stand.
FREE TYCI Sat 16 Aug, 11pm–3am. before midnight; £2 after midnight; free all night if you write ‘TYCI’ on your knuckles. Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. Live set from theatrical pop outfit Swim Team and All The Rage on the DJ decks.
EDINBURGH Activities & Events FREE Me & T Monthly Sundays, 2–4pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. A supportive space for people who have
ALL-DAY EVENT GLASGOW PRIDE Parade starts at Clyde Place, finishes at the main event site at King Street car park, Sat 19 Jul
Forget the teeming, rainbow-covered streets of Soho; ignore Manchester’s glitter-strewn Canal Street – this year’s best Pride events are taking place in Glasgow.
Led by all-female drumming ensemble SheBoom, the parade starts at 9.30am from Clyde Place and finishes at the King Street car park. Throughout the day, festival-goers have the chance to catch some unmissable acts, including List favourite Heather Peace, as well as sampling a cabaret stage featuring burlesque, comedy, music and drag acts, and a funfair. Of course, no self-respecting Pride festival comes without its merchandise stalls, so if you just don’t have enough rainbow badges or ‘I can’t even think straight’ T-shirts in your life, make sure you bring plenty of pink pounds.
The main stage features acts including Steps tribute band and all-round campfest Stepstastic, as well as
X Factor star Lucy Spraggan, and there are also fringe events, including SheBoom drumming workshops for Pride-goers inspired by the parade (or who just like making a lot of noise) and Glasgow Pride’s first art exhibition. This year, the festival is also offering a safe space for trans people as part of a growing effort to ensure that the LGBT label really does include all four letters. Another safe space is provided by LGBT Youth for young people aged 13 to 25, and members will be given free access to the festival. Following on from last year’s packed-to-the-rafters extravaganza, Glasgow’s longest-standing alternative gay night Birdcage is hosting a post-Pride party at Saint Jude’s from 9pm until the wee small hours – even if you’re not a fan of rainbow flags, the line-up of excellent DJs and performers, including Heavy Flo and Pearl Necklace, should be enough to tempt even the least proud queer. (Kaite Welsh)