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Activities & Events FREE Lock Up Your Daughters Filmmaking Group Tue 23 Sep, 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+. The Case Against 8 Wed 1 Oct, 7.50pm. Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, 332 6535. A documentary following the case to over turn the same- sex marriage ban in California. Followed by a discussion with Patrick Harvey MSP, Scottish Green Party co-convenor. Part of Take One Action Film Festival. Arts Horse Sun 5 Oct, 7.30pm. £18.50. The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. Indie, soul and pop by the Fife-born singer-songwriter. See preview, below.
Clubs TYCI Sat 20 Sep, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after; free all night if you write ‘TYCI’ on your knuckles. Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. A Freshers special with a live set from Welsh pop outfit Cut Ribbons (Kissability) plus Future Fight (Glasgow Roller Derby) and Kid Canaveral DJs. Yes! Fri 3 Oct, 8pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after (students £3). The
Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. The emphasis is firmly on music from classic artists such as David Bowie, The Smiths and Blondie and cutting- edge acts like Django Django, Band of Skulls and Grimes. Hot Mess Sat 11 Oct, 10pm–2am. £6. The Poetry Club, 100 Eastvale Place, 357 7246. Gay club night describing itself as ‘an irregular party for irregular folks’, 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). Pretty Ugly Sat 11 Oct, 11pm–3am. £5–£6. The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. The Pretty Ugly girls play sexy, glamorous indie rock’n’roll, electro beats, 60s soul and experiment with some new artists to get everyone in the mood for dirty dancing.
EDINBURGH Activities & Events FREE LGBT Centre Drop-in Mondays 22 & 29 Sep, 6 & 13 Oct, 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 Edinburgh Gay Men’s Book Group Wed 24 Sep, 7–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. A book club for gents with a lust for reading. FREE Icebreakers Wed 24 Sep, 7.30–9.30pm. The Regent, 2 Montrose Terrace, 661 8198. Social group for people who want to make new friends in LGBT company. FREE LGBT Film Nights Fri 26 Sep,
HORSE Fife-born Horse McDonald pitches up in Edinburgh and Glasgow this October with a full band in tow. The acclaimed Scottish singer – who’s toured in the past with Tina Turner, Burt Bacharach and BB King – released her ninth album, Home, in 2013. Now she looks set to fill the Queen’s Hall and Glasgow’s Old Fruitmarket with her impressive vocals, which Iain Banks once described as ‘like folds of very rich chocolate’. ■ The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Sat 4 Oct; Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, Sun 5 Oct.
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WRITING ANTHOLOGY OUT THERE Published by Freight Books on Mon 22 Sep.
Months after Scotland made headlines for the gay snog at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, queer Scottish identity is under the spotlight again – this time in Out There, an anthology of poetry and prose edited by author Zoë Strachan. Given the diverse range of LGBT Scottish authors around, it’s
surprising that this is only the third anthology of its kind to mine this rich literary seam, and the first in 12 years. Out There features a truly impressive range of authors, including Val McDermid, Damian Barr, Jenni Fagan, Kerry Hudson, Ali Smith and Jackie Kay – such a wealth of talent, in fact, that the need for such an anthology is called into question. The world has certainly moved on from 1999, when critics claimed
Carol Ann Duffy – also featured in the anthology – was overlooked for the Poet Laureate job on account of her sexuality. But it would be churlish to argue that a celebration of queer people’s contribution to the Scottish literary scene isn’t needed – the work in this collection from both established and emerging writers is as moving as it is brilliantly written, and the opportunity to have them all in one place is irresistible.
LGBT History Month has said that Out There ‘will pose key
questions, not just about LGBT writing in Scotland today, but also about the social and sexual landscape of our nation as a whole’. What exactly that nation will look like may be uncertain right now, but the writing in this anthology deserves a place in both LGBT and literary history.
Let’s not wait another 12 years for a queer collection of this quality – with the extensive wealth of talent displayed here, surely we have enough writers for a new Out There every year. (Lola Smith)
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. Meetings Without Masks Sat 27 Sep, 10.30am–6pm. £39–£56. Stockbridge House, Cheyne Street, 07825 603998. Get a bit of coaching on how to make the most of the dating scene. Booking essential. FREE LGBT Swimming Sat 27 Sep & 11 Oct, 2.15–4pm. Glenogle Swim Centre, Glenogle Road Stockbridge, 343 6376. A dedicated pool session just for the LGBT community, with use of the 25-metre pool, as well as the sauna, steam room and gym facilities. FREE The Big LGBT Music Jam Sat 4 Oct, 1–4pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Music-making in a creative and supportive environment. Life Lines: Intergenerational LGBT and Storytelling Sat 4 Oct, 5pm. £3 (£2). Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. Poetry and storytelling from a diverse range of LGBT+ people across the generations. FREE Trans Women Sat 4 Oct, 7.30–9.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health &
Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. A monthly group meeting for transgender women. G Spot Tue 7 Oct, 8.30pm. £5. The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. See comedy listings. FREE Just for Men Wed 8 Oct, 6.30–8.30pm. Woodland Creatures, 260–262 Leith Walk, 629 5509. Social group for gay, bisexual and trans men. Arts Horse Sat 4 Oct, 7.30pm. £18.50. The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. See preview, left.
Clubs Joy Sat 27 Sep, 10.30pm–3am. £10 in advance; £15 on the door. Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. The club night celebrates its 21st birthday with Maggie and Alan, Trendy Wendy, Sally F, Brett King and DJ Michelle. BearScotFest Fri 3–Sun 5 Oct, times vary. Prices vary. Various venues, bearscots.org.uk Those cuddly fellas at the Bear Scots once again welcome ‘bears, cubs, chasers, otters and admirers’ for a weekend of furry fun including multiple parties and club nights, brunches and the crowning of Mr BearScot.