Glasgow Thursdays
Groups
Steve Retson 1.(iBT('entre. l 1 Dixon Street. 221 7203. 5.30 8.30pm. Free. Weekly. Men‘s health adviee. Lesbian Health Clinic Sandyl‘ord Initiative. Satiehiehall Street. 211 6700. 5.3() 8pm. Free. Weekly. llealth adviee. Glasgow GOC Badminton (iaines ilall. Knightswood Seeondary School. 60 Knightswood Road. 954 2404.
7 9.30pm. Weekly.
Glasgow G00 Swimmers (‘ontaet 649 5896. 7.30 9pm. Weekly.
LIPS (ilasgow Women‘s Library. 109 'l‘rongate. 552 8345/7539. 7 9pm. Thu 25 ()et. Fortnightly. For young lesbians.
Comedy
Karen Dunbar The King‘s Theatre. 297 Bath Street. 287 5511. 7.30pm.
£8 £14. Thu 25» Sat 27 ()et. ('lieit'in'lhr' I-kii star perl‘orms stand-tip. songs and sketches. See preview.
Glasgow Fridays
Groups
T.F.I. Bi-G-Les Youth Group Drop In 1.(i1%'l‘ (‘eiitre. 11 Dixon Street. 221 7203. 4 8pm. Free. Weekly.
Karen Dunbar The King‘s Theatre. 297 Bath Street. 287 5511. 7.30pm.
£8 £14. Thu 25 Sat 27 ()et. See Thu.
Glasgow Saturdays
Groups
LIPS (ilasgow Women's Library. 109 'l‘rongate. 552 8345/7539. 2 4pm. Free. Sat 20 ()et. Fortnightly. l’i'ojeet supporting young lesbiatis arid bisexual women aged 25 and under.
Karen Dunbar The King‘s Theatre. 297 Bath Street. 287 5511. £8 £14. 7.30pm. Thu 25 Sat 27 ()et. See Thu and preview.
Clubs
Fruitfly The Arehes. 253 Argyle Street. ()901 0220300. llpm 3am. £12 (£10). Sat 20 ()et. Monthly. t'plil‘ting hard hotise 1rom DJs Fisher and l’riee. Tonight‘s theme Twisted llorror.
Glasgow Sundays
Groups
Gay Rambling Group (‘ontaet 950 1081. Stiii 28 ()et. l-‘ortnightly (alternating between Sat and Sun). Out on Sunday l.(iB'l‘ (‘entre. l 1 Dixon Street. 221 7203. 7.30 9.30pm. Sun 28’ ()et. Monthly. Soeial group. GOC Cycling Group (‘ontaet 649 5896. Sun 21 ()et. Monthly. Trip to The Bitins. West Lothian.
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Clubs
Bennets ()(l (iltissl'ord Street. 552 5761. llpiii 3.30am. £3 £6 (£2 £5). Damn line daneing Wed to Stiii.
Polo Lounge 84 Wilson Street. 553 1221. 10pm 3am. £5. (‘lub nights Fri to Stiii with Fresh. l.tish and (any on Polo. Cube 34 Queen Street. 226 8990. 11pm lam. £3 (£2 with llyer). (iav nights on Mon and Tue. '
Bars
Sadie Frosts 8 10 West (ieorge Street. 552 80115. Free. Something for everyone throughout the week. Delmonicas 68 Virginia Street. 552 4803. 9pm. Free. DJs on Fri. Sat. Mon and Tue. a trial on Thu. karaoke on Sun and a games night on Wed.
LGBT Centre I l Dixon Street. 22l 7203. Free. Karaoke lrom Fri to Sun. Polo Lounge 84 Wilson Street. 553 1221. 10pm lam. Free.
Musrc
Soft Cell Barrowland. 244 (iallowgate. 552 4601. 7pm. £17.50. Stiti 21 ()et. Mare Almond zings the nostalgia cells with a selection ol‘ his elassie tunes.
Events
Celebration Day And 5th Birthday Party For The LGBT Centre LGBT Centre. 1 1 Dixon Street. 221 7203. 1—5pm. Free. Stiii 28 ()et. A variety ol‘ aetivities from workshops on website building to art exhibitions. Performance Poetry Tron Theatre. The ('hanging House. 63 Trongate. 552 4267. 6pm. Free. Sun 28 ()et. Members ol the Diverse Artist. Poet. Musieian & Writers (irotip perl‘om an evening of spoken word. Also the launch of the brand new anthology Sinner/1mg '12) Say.
Glasgow Mondays
Groups
Holistic Healing Group LGBT (‘entre. ll Dixon Street. 221 7203.
7.30- 10pm. Weekly. (‘ontaet 42.3 5952. Performance Group LGBT (‘entre. ll Dixon Street. 221 7203. 7.30pm. Weekly. Theatre and musie skills.
Glasgow Tuesdays
Groups
Bi-G-Les Youth Group LGBT (‘entre. 11 Dixon Street. 221 7203.
7 10pm. Free. Weekly. For young LGBT.
Edinburgh Thursdays
Groups Gay Dads Scotland LGB (‘entt-e. 58a 8; 60 Broughton Street. 478 7069.
Revolver 6a John Street. 553 2456. 8.30pm. Free. Weekly.
Court Bar 69 llutelieson Street. 552 2463. 6.30 10pm. Free.
Waterloo Waterloo Street. 229 589 I. Candle Bar 20 (‘andleriggs. 564 1285. 9pm. Free. Diseo flavour on Wed. Fri and Sat; karaoke with Angie() on a Stiii.
GLASGOW GROUPS
Body Positive 3 Park Quadrant. 332 5010. HIV/AIDS adviee.
Centre for Women’s Health 2 Sandyltnd l’laee. 21 l 6700.
Glasgow Lesbian Line Po Box 686. (13 7'1‘1..552 3355.
Glasgow Women’s Library 109 'I'rongate. 552 8345. ()pen Tue Fri
1 6pm; Sat 2 5pm.
Phace West 49 Bath Street. 332 3838. HIV/AIDS support.
Steve Retson Project 2 Santlyrortl Place. 221 8601. Open Tue at Thu
5 8.30pm. Men’s health adviee.
Wilby joins the Helen Reeves Trio in Glasgay on Sun 28 (see next page)
8pm. Thu 25 ()et. Monthly.
Edinburgh Fridays
Clubs
Work ligo. l’ieardy Place. 478 7434. 10.30pm 3am. £8 (£6). Fri 19()et. Monthly. Hard-working house night tor a mixed. gay-lriendly erowd.
Edinburgh Saturdays
Clubs
Saturday Social ('1th Java. (‘ommereial Street. 555 5622. 9pm 2am. Free before 10pm: £6 (£4) alter. Sat 20 ()et. Fortnightly. A mix ol- party hits and a free shuttle serviee running every 30 mins alter 9pm lrom Broughton Street. Mingin’ Studio 24 (upstairs). (‘altoii Road. 558 3758. 10.30pm 3am. £5. Sat 20 ()et. Fortnightly. No-iionsense. gay- l'rieiidly elubbing with hard house and sexy tranee.
Joy ligo. l’ieardy 1’1aee.478 7434. 10.30pm 3am. £10 (£8). Sat 27 ()et. Fortnightly. Maggie and Alan's meaty house institution ol' hands-in-the-air hedonism with residents iiieluding Trendy Wendy.
Eye Candy ('1th Mereado. 36 39 Market Street. 226 4224. 1 1pm 3am. £10 (£8); £6 in laney dress. Sat 27 ()et. Fortnightly. Residents (iraeine l’opstar. Neiat Barton and Neil (‘rookston host their iiilaiiiotis. glam house party. Luvely Honeyeomb. 15 17 Niddry Street. 530 5540. 10pm 3am. £12 (£10). Sat 20 ()et. Monthly. Newton ts Stone's raunehy. gay-ti‘iendly party in the baek
MsDemeanor Phoenix (‘ellar Bar. 48 Broughton Street. 557 0234. Sat 20 ()et.
Strathclyde Lesbian & Gay Switchboard Po Box 38. (i2 2Qli. 332 8372. ()peti 7 10pm daily. Bi-G-Les (‘/() LGBT. 1 1 Dixon Street. 221 7203. Support for under 25s.
EDINBURGH SCENE
Clubs
C.C. Blooms 2.3 24 (ireenside l’laee. 556 9331. 10.30pm 3am (bar lrom 6pm). Free.
The Honeycomb l5 l7 .‘s'itltlry Street. 5305540. 1 1pm 3am. £8 (£6). livery Stiii the lloneyeomb plays host to Taste. a night ol‘ hard house.
Bars
C.C. Blooms 2.3 24 (ireenside l’laee. 556 9331. 10.30pm 3am (bar l'roiii 6pm). Free.
Habana (ireensitle Place. 558 I270. Free.
Frenchies Rose Street. 225 7651. Free.
listings Gay
Monthly. livening exeltisively l'or transvestites and transsexuals.
Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard Hallowe’en Ball Assembly Rooms. 54 (ieorge Street. 220 4349. 8pm lam. £15 (£12). Sat 27 ()et. A ehatiee to dress tip and vamp out with a traditional eeilidli in the Mitsie Hall and DJ Trendy Wendy (Taekno. 3 l’ieee Sweet and Joy) doing her thing in the Ballroom.
Bars
The Claremont The (‘lat-einont.
133 135 Fast ('Iaremont Street. 556 5662. 8pm. Free. Sat 20 ()et. Fortnightly. MS(' and The Bears organise the night with a dress eode as wild as you dare.
Groups
Scottish TV/TS Group [.08 Centre. 58a 8; 60 Broughton Street. 478 7069. 8pm. Sat 27 ()et. Monthly.
Edinburgh Sundays
Clubs
Tackno (‘lub Mereado. 36 39 Market Street. 226 4224. 10.30pm 3am. £3 £6. Stiii 21 ()et. Monthly. Trendy Wendy.
Edinburgh Mondays
Groups Gay Men’s Swimming Group (‘all 2264476. 8pm. Weekly.
Clubs
Trendy Wendy Planet ()ut. (ireenside Place. 524 0061. 10.30pm 3am (bar from 6pm). Free. Fortnightly. DJs every week and 'l‘rendy Wendy doing her thing every lortnight (Mon 29 ()et).
Films
El Mar The l-‘ilmhouse. 88 I.othian Road. 228 2688. £3.50 £5.50 (£2 £4). Mon 22 Wed 24 ()et. Spanish peril-tip sexuality set in a tuberetilosis satiatorium.
Edinburgh Tuesdays
Films
El Mar The Filiiihouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. £3.50 £5.50 (£2 £4). Mon 22 Wed 24 ()et. See .Mon.
Edinburgh Wednesdays
Groups
Women’s Group Drop-In l.(il3 (‘entre. 6(1 Bl‘otlglitoli Street. 478 7069. 7pm. Free. Weekly.
Edinburgh Gay Women’s Group Nexus. Broughton Street. 557 8847. 7pm. Free. Weekly. Soeial group.
Films
El Mar The Filiiihouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. £3.50 £5.50 (£2 £4). Mott 22 Wed 24 ()et. See Mott.
Blue Moon Cafe l Barony Street. 557 (191 1. Free.
Nexus 60 Broughton Street. 478 7069. Planet Out (ireettsttle l’laee. 524 ()(161. Mon Fri 4pm 1am. Sat & Sun 2pm 1am. Free.
The Gilded Saloon ('ow gate.
9pm laiii. Free. livery Stiii the Saloon holds a pre-eluh session.
EDINBURGH GROUPS
Dykes Night Out Po Box 169, lilll 31.1’. liil‘orinal get togetliers. Stonewall Youth Project (‘oniaei 622 2266 (()l'liee) or ()845 11.30 (X15 (Youthliiiel. Meetings lor under 26s. LGBT Police Link l.(iB (‘enti-e. 60 Broughton Street. Mon 6 7pm. Weekly. (‘all 6205138. 6205140.
Lothian Gay & Lesbian Switchboard 556 4049. 7.30 lllpltl every day. (iay and lesbian helpline. Lesbian Line 5570751. .Mon & Thu 7.30 l0piii.1le|pline.
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