Glasgow Lesbian Line PO Box 686. G3 7Tl.. 552 3355. Giving advice and support either on the phone or by SAF
Glasgow Women’s Library l()9 Trongate. 552 8345. Open Tue—Fri 1.76pm: Sat 2—5pm. A library full of women's literature as well as the lesbian archive. This is also the ideal place to find out about women's events happening across Scotland.
Phace West 49 Bath Street. 332 3838. The main service in the West of Scotland for people who are affected by HIV/AIDS.
Steve Retson Project 2 Sandyford Place. 221 8601. Open Tue 84: Thu 5~-8.30pm. Sexual health advice and counselling for gay men. Strathclyde Lesbian 8: Gay Switchboard PO Box 38. (i2 201i. 332 8372. Open 7» 10pm daily. Confidential advice for all gay men and lesbians.
Bi-G-Les c/o LGBT. 1 1 Dixon Street. 221 7203. Group offering befriending and support network for lesbians. bisexuals and gay men under the age of 25.
Edinburgh Thursdays
Clubs
C.C. Blooms ('.(‘. Blooms. 23—24 Greenside Place. 5569331.
10.30pm-- 3am (bar frotn 6pm). Free. Weekly. Trip the light fantastic to Hi- NRG dance action.
3 Piece Sweet The Cocteau Lounge. Picardy Place. 478 7434. l lpm—3am. £2. Thu 24 May & 7 Jun. Fortnightly. Keen to please party girls Trendy Wendy. Sally F and Nicci allow entry at a cheap rate. have a ‘no music policy' that never fails to astound and amaze. some ultra-cheap drinks promos and free makeovers from Ms. B. Stuart.
Film
Mildred Pierce Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. From Sat 25 May. Joan Crawford is so butch in this camp classic in glorious black and white.
Groups
Gay Dads Scotland LGB Centre. ()0 Broughton Street. 8pm. Thu 3| May. Monthly.
Edinburgh Fridays Clubs C.C. Blooms C.C. Blooms. 23—24 Greenside Place. 556 9331. 10.30pm—3am (bar from 6pm). Free. Weekly. DJ Ally does the decks duty with a selection of high camp. disco classics and pumped-up house. Up The Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 10.30pm—3am. £6 members; £8 (otherwise free membership on the door). 25 May. Monthly. A night of progressive trance from DJ Nick Cavendish and guest Adrian Davenport. As if that wasn't enough there is a bouncy castle on the dance floor and a dressing up box.
Film
Women On Top The Lumiere. Royal Museum. Chambers Street. 247 4219. Fri 25 May. 7.30pm. £4.50 (£2.50). A Latin flavoured comedy with Penelope C ruz trying to forge a new life in San Francisco with her drag queen best friend.
Mildred Pierce Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. From Sat 25 May. See Thu.
Edinburgh Saturdays Clubs 0.6. Blooms C.C. Blooms. 23—24 Greenside Place. 556 9331.
10.30pm—3am (bar from 6pm). Free. Weekly. DJ Ally is back again with tnore of her trademark hi gh-camp-to-house deeknical expertise.
Joy Ego. Picardy Place. 478 7434. 10.30pm—3am. £10 (£8). Sat 26 May. Fortnightly. Maggie and Alan serve up some good solid. meaty house in the tnain room while Trendy Wendy and Sally Finlay stir up a saucy mix of chart. pop. and garage in the downstairs suite. Mingin’ Studio 24 (upstairs). Calton Road. 558 3758. |0.30pm—3am. £5. Sat 2 Jun. Fortnightly. No-nonsense clubbing where it's the hard house and sexy trance from the residents Brian Dempster and Alan Joy that tnatter. Oxygen Studio 24. Calton Road. 558 3758. 10pm—3am. Members: £8 before midnight: £10 after. Non-members: £10 before midnight; £13 after. Sat 2 Jun. Fortnightly. Residents Johan and Sarah G (Sundissential) work the wildly hedonistic. glammed-up crowd into a hard house frenzy.
Bars
The Claremont The Claremont. 133—135 liast Claremont Street. 556 5662. Free. Sat 2 Jun. Fortnightly. (an night organised by MSC and The Bears with a dress code as wild as you dare. gay.com llabana. Greenside Place. 558 1270. Free. Weekly.
Film
Mildred Pierce Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. From Sat 26 May. See Thu.
Edinburgh Sundays
Clubs
C.C. Blooms C.C. Blooms. 23—24 Greenside Place. 556 9331. 10.30pnr-3tun (bar from 8pm). Free. Weekly. The best tunes from across the genres to shake your booty to. 133% The Honeycomb. 15—17 Niddry Street. 530 5540. l [pm—3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. Fisher & Price will be living it up in the tnain mom with garage turd uplifting to hard house and back noom support comes fmrn Marco Smith and Martin Valentine at this wildly hedonistic and gay-friendly Sunday institution. Tackno Down Under Club Mercado. 36—39 Market Street. 226 4224. 10.30pm—3am. £3—£6. Sun 27 May. Monthly. Tackno Down Under claims they couldn‘t give a XXXX about anything but will be playing cheesy hits with a definite Aussie theme.
Lush ligo. Picardy Place. 478 7434. 10.30pm—3tun. £3. Sun 3 Jun. liirtrtightly. Commercial dzmce and pop courtesy of Craig Dempster and Dale Vlftlkinson.
Bars
Trivia Quiz Hotstuff. Rose Street. 225 7651. 4.30pm. Free. Weekly. Test your knowledge for trivia and other useless information with the lure of prizes.
Taste The Gilded Saloon. CoWgate. 9pm—lam. Free. Weekly. Damn convenient pre-club session to the main event at The Honeycomb. hosted by the one. the only Martin Valentine.
Films
Mildred Pierce Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. From Sat 26 May. See Thu.
Senso The Lumiere. Royal Museum. Chambers Street. 247 4219. Sun 27 May. 1.30pm. £4.50 (£2.50). Gay director Visconti‘s lush melodramatic romance with the beautiful Farley Granger.
Edinburgh Mondays
Clubs
0.0. Blooms CC. Blooms. 23—24 Greenside Place. 556 9331. 10.30pm—3am (bar frotn 6pm). Free. Weekly. Things mellow out (or so they claim). with an upbeat disco selection.
Bars
Trendy Wendy Planet ()ut. Greenside
Place. 524 0061. 9pm—1am. Free. Fortnightly. Trendy Wendy of Tackno
information.
Edinburgh Tuesdays
Clubs 0.0. Blooms C.C. Blooms. 23—24
, 70s. 80s and early 90s tunes.
Lothian Road. 228 2688. From Sat 25 ' May. See Thu.
Bars Quiz Planet ()ut. Greenside Place. 524
how clever you are by pitting your wits
fame plays every fortnight (28 May) with DJs doing their stuff on the weeks in between.
Film
Mildred Pierce Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. From Sat 25 May. See Thu.
Groups
Gay Men’s Swimming Group Call 226 4476. 8pm. Weekly. Informal swimming session. Call for more
Greenside Place. 556 9331. 10.30pm—3am (bar from 6pm). Free. Weekly. Take a step back in time to 60s.
Film Mildred Pierce Filmhouse. 88
0061. 8.30pm. Free. Weekly. Go on ~ see
against the others and win a handful and cash or some booze.
Edinburgh Wednesdays
Clubs
c.c. Blooms C.C. Blooms. 23—24 Greenside Place. 556 9331. |0.30pm—3am (bar frotn 6pm). Free. Weekly. A spot of midweek house action at this always busy gay club.
Bars
Karaoke Hotstuff. Rose Street. 225 7651. 9pm. Free. Weekly. Titty Galore plays host for the evening encouraging you to take the mic and do whatever comes naturally. i
Film
Mildred Pierce Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. From Sat 25 May. See Thu.
Groups
Women’s Group Drop-In [.08 Centre. 60 Broughton Street. 478 7069. 7pm. Free. Weekly. An informal drop in group for women.
Edinburgh Gay Women’s Group Nexus. Broughton Street. 557 8847. 7pm. Weekly. Social group who meet to chat. discuss and plan future activities.
Icebreakers C.C. Blooms. 23—24 Greenside Place. 556 9331. Wed 6 Jun. 8—9. 15pm. Free. A chance to meet like- minded people.
Edinburgh Groups
Dykes Night Out PO Box 169. EH1 3LU. lnforrnal get-togethers and social evenings for women. Stonewall Youth Project PO Box 4040. 556 4040. Regular meetings and social events for lesbians. gay men and bisexuals under the age of 26.
Gay Men’s Health Oasis Drop In Centre. 10a Union Street. 558 9444. Free advice and counselling for gay and bi men as well as those questioning their sexuality.
LGBT Police Link LGB Centre. 60 Broughton Street. Mon 6—7pm. Weekly. Call 620 5138. 620 5140 if you want a chat with your community officer.
Lothian Gay & Lesbian Switchboard 556 4049. 7.30-10pm every day. Gay and lesbian helpline giving all types of advice including sexual health and HIV/AIDS. Lesbian Line 5570751. Mon & Thu 7.30—10pm. Helpline for all lesbian issues
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