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Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to gayelist.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Suzanne Black.
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Thursday 8
Edinburgh
I Robopop GHQ. 4 Picardy Place. 550 I78(). 10.30pm—3am. Free before I Ipm; £4 (£3) after. Trendy Wendy and friends mix classic pop tunes and electric beats for those who can't wait another day to start their weekends.
I LadyFest Various venues. 466 2009. Times vary. Prices vary. We know that women are great. but it's nice to have a whole festival to celebrate their achievements in and contribution to arts. culture and society. Lasting almost a whole month. LadyFest encompasses music. dance. workshops. film. exhibitions. comedy and seminars. Check www.|adyfestedinhurgh.com for upcoming LGBT—related events.
Edinburgh
I Beat Cast GHQ. 4 Picardy Place. 550 I78(). I0.30pm- 3am. Free before I Ipm; £5 (£4) alter. Lucky Luciano and DJ JT
bring the mainstream house. electro house. .
bootlegs. urban dance and chart.
Saturday 1 O i
Glasgow
I Utter Gutter Glasgow School of Art. I67 Renfrew Street. 353 453I.
I Ipm -3am. £l0 (GSA students £8). ‘Backcombed and Burst‘ with special guest Pro Vinylist Karim.
Edinburgh
I Velvet The Ark. 3—7 Waterloo Place. 228 9393. 9pm~lam. £3 before 9.30pm; £5 (£4 after). After the success of the last one. gay women‘s club night Velvet is having another Drag King night. Get masced up at the preceding Drag Workshop at 9pm before showing the boys how it’s really done.
I Boutique GHQ. 4 Picardy Place. 550 l78(). [0.30pm—3am. Free before Ilpm; £7 (£6) after. Iilectro and house from Lucky Luciano plus ‘orchestrated cheese‘ from D] Dowzer.
I Satisfied ligo. l4 Picardy Place. 478 7434. I lpm—3am. £6. Prog house with ‘a trancy twist‘ from Brian Dempster and Brett King who have shown us their talents through the years at Mingin'. Joy. Luvely. Tokyoblu and many more.
Edinburgh
I Hifi GHQ. 4 Picardy Place. 550 I78(). I0.30pm~3am. Free before I 1pm; £4 (£3) alter. Finish the weekend in stylish debauchery. with DJ Michelle providing a mix of anthems and future classics.
I BumFunk Cabaret Voltaire. 36—38 Blair Street. 220 6l76. l Ipm—3am. £5 (members £4). The best in funky house and electro from Marco Smith. Kaupuss and Miss Chris deliver .
Glasgow
I Passionality Byblos. Unit 0. Merchant Square. 71 Albion Street. 552 3895. I l.30pm—3am. £3 (£2). The weekend launches a last—minute comeback with D] Roberts playing chart hits for the gay/mixed crowd.
Tuesday 13
Edinburgh
I Vibe Ego. I4 Picardy Place. 478 7434. l0pm—3am. £4. The touchstone of Edinburgh‘s queer club scene. Boasting a solid mix of danceable tunes and cheap drinks until the early hours of Wednesday
LGBT TV SPECIAL Cate Simpson takes a look at the current state of gay TV on the intemet Televised gay kisses may have come a long way since Beth Jordache on Brookside but mainstream programming still lacks fair representation (for the supposed 10% of us) with only the occasional out and proud offering, mainly The L Word and Queer as Folk. In the US there are now a few gay-oriented TV channels - like here! and Logo - while Prowler TV in the UK seems to provide nothing more than men in (and out of) pants. Luckily, the geography-spanning power of the internet means their spoils are available on our virtual shores. ‘Loving life, hating girls, they’re the happiest gay couple in all the wodd!’ concludes the theme song for Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World. This stop—motion cartoon is a bizarre cross between Bob the Builder visuals and Team America: World Police crassness that aired a first series on Logo in 2007 and is now available online and on DVD (www.happiestgaycouple.com). The show, which was created by Q Allan Brocka, the writer of gay rom-com Eating Out, and which features the voices of our own mischievous king of camp, Alan Cumming, and seasoned gay actor Wilson Cruz, manages to cram in almost every gay stereotype and play them for laughs. In spite of this,
it’s hard not to chuckle at the outright silliness of the Playmobil—Iike characters’ misadventures.
At the opposite end of the production values spectrum lies the low budget, enthusiasm and sticky-tape Aussie charms of Buck House. Touting itself as the world’s first gay and lesbian sitcom (think Priscilla Queen of the Desert meets Sons and Daughters) it features a cast of amateur actors whose characters are presided over by a pair of talking paintings depicting two deceased elderly lesbians, while they comically struggle with coming out, making babies and all the usual gay conundrums. A prime example of the democratic principle of the internet and DIY programming, episodes are only available online (www.buckhouse.tv).
Low production costs mean that smaller audiences can be catered to, like the LGB&T ones. But what guides the artistic content when all that is known about the intended audience is whom they wish to sleep with? Successful mainstream shows like Will & Grace and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy have prevailed by camping it up to meet traditional expectations about what makes gay men fun to watch, which leads to accusations of internalised homophobia. However, news of China’s first gay talk show Tongxing Xinglian, with an interactive online forum, points to the positive uses for a global online community.
morning. Vibe is the midweek clubbing experience that you can rely on.
I Shoot GHQ. 4 Picardy Place. 550 l78(). 10.30pm~3am. Free before Ilpm: £4 (£3) after. Chart, R&B. classics and kitsch from Dale Lush and friends.
Wednesday 14
Glasgow
I Allure The Tunnel. 84 Mitchell Street. 204 l0()(). 1 I.30pm—3am. £3 (students two for one). (‘heesy pop sounds from DJ Darren and the guys behind Passionality.
Edinburgh
m lcebreakers (‘(‘ Blooms. 23 24 Greenside Place. 556 933I. 7.30pm. Social group for people who want to make new friends in LGBT company organised by the Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard.
I Wink GHQ. 4 Picardy Place. 550 l78(). I0.30pm— 3am. Free before l Ipm; £4 (£3) after. Midweek clubbing from DJ Michelle with alternative sounds along the lines of indie. electro. rock‘n‘roll and pop.
Thursday 15
Edinburgh
I Robopop GHQ. 4 Picardy Place. 550 l78(). I0.30pm 3am. Free before I lpm; £4 (£3) after. See Thu 8.
Edinburgh I Beat Cast GHQ. 4 Picardy Place. 550 I78(). 10.30pm 3am. Free before I lpm: £5 (£4) after. See Fri 9.
Saturday 1 7
Glasgow
I Death Disco The Arches. 30 Midland Street. 565 1000.
10.30pm 3am. £I2. A cordial round of applause for French electro pop boflin Brodinski who will be extorting all manner of disco house from the decks with some redoubtable back tip from Little Rock Records and (‘hips with liverything.
Edinburgh
I Boutique GHQ. 4 Picardy Place. 550 I78(). I0.30pm 3am. Free before I lpm; £7 (£6) after. See Sat l(l.
Sunday 18
Edinburgh
I Hifi GHQ. 4 Picardy Place. 550 l78(). |0.30pm 3am. Free before I Ipni: £4 (£3) after. See Sun I I.
I BumFunk ('abaret Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 320 6l76. 1 [pm 3am. £5 (tiiembers £4). See Sun I I.
Monday 19
Glasgow
I Passionality Byblos. linit Q. Merchant Square. 7! Albion Street. 552 3895. I l.30pm 3am. £3 (£3). See Mon 12.
Tuesday 20
Edinburgh
I Vibe ligo. l4 Picardy Place. 478 7434. l()pm 3am. £4. See Tue 13.
I Shoot GHQ. 4 Picardy Place. 550 l78(). 10.30pm 3am. Free before I lpm: £4 (£3) after. See Tue 13.
Wednesday 21
Glasgow
I Allure The Tunnel. 84 Mitchell Street. 204 I000. I l.30pm 3am. £3 (students two for one). See Wed 14.
Edinburgh
I Wink GHQ. 4 Picardy Place. 550 I780. l().30pm 3am. Free before I lpm; £4 (£3) after. See \Vetl l4.
Thursday 22
Edinburgh
I Robopop GHQ. 4 Picardy Place. 550 I780. I0.30pm 3am. Free before llpm: £4 (£3) alter. See Thu 8.
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