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Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to gay@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Laura Black.
Thursday 9
Glasgow ■ Thursday Thrust Bennets, 80–90 Glassford Street, 552 5761. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Party tunes for an up for it gay crowd with Marc. Edinburgh FREE Pop du Jour CC Blooms, 23–24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. 8pm–3am. New weekly dose of cheesy dancefloor glue from DJ Paton.
Friday 10
Glasgow ■ The Lick FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. 6pm–2am. £tbc. Girls’ party night. ■ Fierce Fridays Bennets, 80–90 Glassford Street, 552 5761. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Party with DJ Grant. Edinburgh FREE Film Club LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 6.30–9.30pm. Films with an LGBT focus. ■ Furburger GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Established gay women’s night.
Saturday 11
Glasgow FREE Girls on Film FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. 6pm–2am. Party night for girls with DJ Devine. ■ Dorothy Loves Saturdays Bennets, 80–90 Glassford Street, 552 5761. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Party sounds and a lively crowd with Grant and Mikee. FREE Karaoke Night The Waterloo Bar, 306 Argyle Street, 248 7216. With host Michelle. Edinburgh FREE Rainbow Families LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 10am–noon. Social event for LGBT parents and their kids. FREE Gardening LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 10am–12.30pm. Learn about growing veg. ■ Bear Sauna Steamworks Sauna, 5 Broughton Market, 477 3567. 2pm. Lockers £8–£10; cabins £13–£15. Discounts available for Bear Scots club members. ■ Bears in the Basement New Town Bar, 26b Dublin Street, 538 7775. 10pm–2am. £tbc. A men-only night for bears and their admirers. ■ Velvet Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 10.30pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £6 (£5) after. Women’s club night. FREE Saturday Showdown CC Blooms, 23–24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. 11pm–3am. Bar open from 6pm.
Sunday 12
Glasgow FREE Sunday Afternoon Bingo The Waterloo Bar, 306 Argyle Street, 248 7216. With Cheri Treiffel every Sunday afternoon. Edinburgh ■ Bear-ly Awake Brunch New Town Bar, 26b Dublin Street, 538 7775. 12.30–4pm. Free (food not included). Feed the hangover with tasty grub. FREE Mile High Club GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. 11pm–3am. A night of mid-air frolics. FREE Sunday Skool CC Blooms, 23–24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. 11pm–3am. Weekly 90s nostalgia-fest.
Monday 13
Edinburgh FREE LGBT Centre Drop-in LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 5.30–8pm. Weekly, informal drop-in service.
Tuesday 14 Edinburgh ■ Drama Hawke and Hunter, 12 Picardy Place, 557 0952. 11pm–3am. £2–£4. Popular nationwide gay night. FREE Love Traffic GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. 11pm–3am. Traffic light party.
Wednesday 15
Glasgow FREE Foreplay FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. 6pm–midnight. DJ Shazza presents a party for girls. ■ Saltire Thistle FC Glasgow Green, contact@saltirethistlefc.com. 7pm. £2 (free for new members). Gay-friendly kick-about in a relaxed environment. ■ Divas Bennets, 80–90 Glassford Street, 552 5761. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Party tunes with Marc. Edinburgh FREE First Steps Jogging Club Inverleith Park, 523 1100. 6.30–7.30pm. Booking essential. Contact the LGBT Centre for info on where to meet. FREE Women’s Football Gracemount Leisure Centre, 22 Gracemount Drive, 523 1100. 7–8pm. Kick-around for women of any age and any ability.
Thursday 16
Glasgow ■ Thursday Thrust Bennets, 80–90 Glassford Street, 552 5761. 11pm–3am. £tbc. See Thu 9. Edinburgh FREE Pop du Jour CC Blooms, 23–24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. 8pm–3am. See Thu 9.
Friday 17
Glasgow ■ The Lick FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. 6pm–2am. £tbc. See Fri 10. ■ Fierce Fridays Bennets, 80–90 Glassford Street, 552 5761. 11pm–3am. £tbc. See Fri 10. Edinburgh ■ Kinky Disco GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. See Fri 10.
Saturday 18
Glasgow FREE Girls on Film FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. 6pm–2am. See Sat 11. ■ Dorothy Loves Saturdays Bennets, 80–90 Glassford Street, 552 5761. 11pm–3am. £tbc. See Sat 11. ■ Karaoke Night The Waterloo Bar, 306 Argyle Street, 248 7216. £tbc. See Sat 11. Edinburgh FREE Saturday Showdown CC Blooms, 23–24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. 11pm–3am. See Sat 11.
Sunday 19 Glasgow FREE Sunday Afternoon Bingo The Waterloo Bar, 306 Argyle Street, 248 7216. See Sun 12.
Edinburgh FREE Mile High Club GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. 11pm–3am. See Sun 12. FREE Sunday Skool CC Blooms, 23–24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. 11pm–3am. See Sun 12.
LGBT
PREVIEW FILM DVD ROUND-UP Allan Radcliffe looks at the latest crop of LGBT-interest DVD releases
Director Rodney Evans’ intelligent, engaging Brother to Brother ●●●●● (Peccadillo Pictures), a sleeper hit at the Sundance festival in 2004, explores the gay and lesbian subcultures of the Harlem Renaissance through the friendship between a young gay black artist and the famous poet Bruce Nugent. Anthony Mackie, best known for his appearance in The Hurt Locker, gives a moving performance as Perry, who learns to embrace what makes him different when told of the past struggles experienced by such inspirational figures as Nugent, Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston. Another film with a historical focus that’s long overdue a DVD release is Bent
●●●●● (Park Circus Films). Adapted from Martin Sherman’s celebrated play the film depicts the burgeoning love of two men, Max and Horst (Clive Owen and Lothaire Bluteau), incarcerated in Dachau for homosexuality. While at times the adaptation feels a bit stagey, it has a bold, stylish look, having been filmed in a disused power station on the Clyde and an abandoned cement factory in Hertfordshire. The relationship between the two men is movingly depicted, and the famous love scene, in which they bring each other to climax using their imagination and words, is powerful and erotic.
A more recent effort worth checking out is the art house road trip adventure Give Me Your Hand ●●●●● (Peccadillo Pictures), which focuses on a pair of handsome French twin brothers who set off across country to attend their mother’s funeral in Spain. While the incessant quarrelling between the two brothers eventually proves wearying, Pascal-Alex Vincent’s feature debut maintains our interest through the boys’ intermittent sexual adventures and a fantastic opening animated sequence.
Monday 20
Edinburgh FREE LGBT Centre Drop-in LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 5.30–8pm. See Mon 13.
Tuesday 21
Edinburgh ■ Drama Hawke and Hunter, 12 Picardy Place, 557 0952. 11pm–3am. £2–£4. See Tue 14. FREE Love Traffic GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. 11pm–3am. See Tue 14.
Wednesday 22 Glasgow FREE Foreplay FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. 6pm–midnight. See Wed 15. ■ Saltire Thistle FC Glasgow Green, contact@saltirethistlefc.com. 7pm. £2
(free for new members). See Wed 15. ■ Divas Bennets, 80–90 Glassford Street, 552 5761. 11pm–3am. £tbc. See Wed 15. Edinburgh FREE First Steps Jogging Club LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 6.30–7.30pm. See Wed 15. FREE Women’s Football Gracemount Leisure Centre, 22 Gracemount Drive, 523 1100. 7–8pm. See Wed 15.
Thursday 23
Glasgow ■ Thursday Thrust Bennets, 80–90 Glassford Street, 552 5761. 11pm–3am. £tbc. See Thu 9. Edinburgh FREE Pop du Jour CC Blooms, 23–24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. 8pm–3am. See Thu 9.
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