Light Issue 65a - ScotsGay Magazine

venues and emporia
*DENOTES SCOTSGAY AVAILABLE
ABERDEEN
ABERDEEN WOMEN’S CENTRE*
Shoe Lane, (next door to Lemon Tree).
Tel: (01224) 625010. Tue-Wed 10am-
2pm, Thu 5-9pm. A *women only space*
where all women are welcome without
prejudice. Free use of computers and
Internet connection. Access for disabled.
No smoking policy in Centre. Contact
Maria Clark for more details at E-mail:
awc@clara.co.uk
BAR INDIGO*
20 Adelphi. Sun-Thu 5pm-2am, Fri-Sat
5pm-3am. Gay bar/club in old Oh
Henry’s premises. Free entry before
Midnight - thereafter £2 entry Fri, £3
entry Sat.
WELLMAN’S HEALTH STUDIO*
3rd Floor, 21-23 Justice Mill Lane. Tel:
(01224) 211441. Mon-Fri 11am-10pm,
Sat-Sun 10am-5pm. Aberdeen’s first
(and only) gay sauna. Two video booths,
dark room, sauna, steam room, standand-tan
sun cabin. Massages available
from £20 - no need to book in advance.
DUNDEE
BROOKLYN’S BAR*
2 St Andrew’s Lane. Tel: (01382)
200660. 5pm-Midnight. Well appointed
gay-friendly bar next door to Out and
under the same management. Karaoke:
Wed, Fri & Sun. DJ: Sat.
CHARLIE’S BAR*
75-79 Seagate. Tel: (01382) 226840. Sun
12.30-Midnight, Mon-Sat 11am-
Midnight. Gay-friendly bar with free
disco Fri & Sat 8pm-Midnight. Free use
of premises for pre-booked groups.
OUT*
124 Seagate. Tel: (01382) 200660. Wed-
Sun 11pm-2.30am. Good atmosphere,
very popular disco with wide selection of
sounds and the occasional act/PA.
EDINBURGH
ABSOLUTELY DRAGULOUS*
Claremont Bar, 133/135 East Claremont
Street. Tel: 0131-556 5662. Fax: 0131-
558 3539. 9pm-late. 3rd Fri & 5th Sat of
each month. Club for trannies, admirers,
anybody with an open mind.
Entertainment, Dancing. Entry £5
(Trannies £3). WWW:
http://www.absolutely-dragulous.com/
and
http://www.claremontbar.co.uk/absolutelydragulous.htm
THE AULD HOOSE*
23-25 St Leonards Street. Tel: 0131-668
2934. Sun 12.30pm-1am, Mon-Sat
11.30am-1am. Everybody-friendly bar.
Real ale. Food served: Mon-Fri 11.30am-
1.30pm & 5pm-8.30pm, Sat 11.30am-
7.30pm, Sun 12.30-6.30pm.
BLACK BO’S
57/61 Blackfriars Street. Tel: 0131-557
6136. Mon-Thu 6-10pm, Fri-Sat 6-
10.30pm. Superb little mostly vegetarian
restaurant. Friendly staff. Mixed clientele.
E-mail: admin@blackbos.co.uk WWW:
http://www.blackbos.co.uk/
BLAZE
eGo, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478
7434. 11pm-3am. Every Fri except 2nd
of month. Commercial/funky house &
chart by James Longworth and guests.
“Igniting the gay weekend”. £1.50 drinks
promos all night. Entry £5. E-mail:
info@jameslongworth.com WWW:
http://www.jameslongworth.com/
BLUE MOON*
1 Barony Street/36 Broughton Street. Tel:
0131-556 2788 (Bar) or 0131-557 0911
(Office). Sun 10am-11pm, Mon-Thu
11am-11pm, Fri 11am-11.30pm, Sat
10am-11.30pm. Food served until 10pm.
Popular lesbigay café/bar complex.
BOBBIE’S BOOKSHOP*
220 Morrison Street. Tel: 0131-538
7069. Mon-Sat 10am-1pm, 2-5.30pm.
Mixed bookshop selling a selection of UK
and imported gay magazines.
BOOTYLUSHOUS
Medina Nightclub (Under Negociants),
45-47 Lothian Street. Tel: 0131-225
8313. Info Line: 07736 936650. Sun
10pm-3am. “It’s our duty to please your
booty”. DJs Dale Lush, Simmone Black,
Michelle, Isla Blige, Arran Jay.
R&B/Soul/Disco. £3 entry before
Midnight - £4 thereafter. E-mail:
dale@lushmarketing.com WWW:
http://www.bootylushous.com/
BURLY TOO
Info Line: 07930 357401. 10.30pm-3am.
Next date: Fri 23rd Oct: Friday Night
Special at The Caves, Niddry Street
South. Aimed at lads 25+. Dress Code:
Sportswear, denim, rubber, leather, uniform,
kilts. No designer or trendy gear.
Entry after 1am at the discretion of the
promoters/door security. “Burly designed
to be cruisy”. £10/£8. E-mail:
dv8scots@hotmail.com WWW:
http://www.dv8scots.co.uk/
18
C.C. BLOOM’S*
23 Greenside Place. Tel: 0131-556 9331.
Mon, Fri, Sat 6pm-3am, Sun, Tue-Thu
8pm-3am. Two floors. Karaoke on Thu
and Sun. Cilla Slack on Fri 10pm-3am.
Disco every night from 11pm. E-mail:
xanderfan82@hotmail.com WWW:
http://www.ccblooms.com/
CLAREMONT BAR & RESTAURANT*
133/135 East Claremont Street. Tel:
0131-556 5662. Fax: 0131-558 3539.
Bar: Sun 12.30pm-1am, Mon-Sat 11am-
1am. Restaurant: Sun 12.30pm-6pm,
Mon-Sat 11.30am-2.30pm and 6pm-
10pm. “The Claremont is one of the
most relaxed attitude bars in the city and
has a policy that the customer always
comes first.” Renowned for courtesy,
comfort and good food. 3rd Fri: Drag
night. 1st Sat: Bearscots for bears and
bear lovers. 2nd Sat: Gaykilts & Sporran
Clan. 3rd Sat: Fetish, leather and
Scotskins. 4th Sat: Camouflage/uniform
night. 5th Sat: Drag night. E-mail:
mail@claremontbar.co.uk WWW:
http://www.claremontbar.co.uk/
DISKO BLOODBATH
eGo, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478
7434. 11pm-3am. Monthly. 1st Wed of
each month. Next date: Wed 5th Oct.
Edinburgh’s 1st Alternative Queer Night.
Hard boys, hard girls, hard rock, punk,
electro-alternative with Party Monster
atmosphere. £3.
EASYINTERNETCAFÉ
58 Rose Street. Tel: 0131-220 3577. Sun
9am-10pm, Mon-Sat 7am-10pm. Large
Internet Café from which many gay men
seem to troll the net instead of just picking
up each other! WWW:
http://www.easyinternetcafe.com/
EDINBURGH LGBT CENTRE*
58a and 60 Broughton Street. Houses
Sala Café-Bar and Pride Scotia
(Edinburgh). Provides meeting and
noticeboard space for many LGBT
organisations.
FEVER
eGo, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478
7434. Info Line: 0131-557 4656. 11pm-
3am. Monthly. Next date: Sat 15th Oct.
Taste’s monthly night featuring Taste resident
DJs Fisher & Price and Martin
Valentine in the ballroom and The Visitor
and Kaupuss playing pophouseelectrodisconewwaveglam
(basically anything
goes) in the Cocteau Lounge. Preclub
party at The Street from 9pm with
DJs The Visitor and Kaupuss. Ask staff
for discount passes. £8 Members/£10 -
Taste members £5 before 11.15pm.
WWW: http://www.taste-clubs.com/
FRENCHIES BAR*
89 Rose Street Lane North. Tel: 0131-
225 7651. Sun 2pm-1am, Mon-Sat 1pm-
1am. Vibrant gay bar (Edinburgh’s oldest)
in the heart of Rose Street. Happy
Hour 6-8pm every day.
FUR BURGER
eGo, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478
7434. 11pm-3am. 2nd Thu of each
month. Next date: Thu 13th Oct. “I’m
Lickin It” - new women’s club. £3 entry.
Pre club at Planet Out. WWW:
http://mm.dfilm.com/mm2s/mm_route.p
hp?id=2323325
HABANA*
22 Greenside Place. Tel: 0131-558 1270.
Sun 12.30pm-1am, Mon-Sat Noon-1am.
Centrally located pre club bar. Open and
bright as well as quite intimate. Busy.
Drink promos throughout the month. Email:
habana1@btinternet.com. WWW:
http://www.gayscotland.com/habana/
HOLYROOD TAVERN*
9a Holyrood Road. 0131-556 5044.
Mon-Sat Noon-1am. Sun 12.30pm-1am.
A welcome re-opening under previous
landlord Mark. Real ale. Mixed clientele.
JOY
The Venue, 15 Calton Road. JOY Info
Line: 0131-467 2551. 11pm-3am. Every
4 weeks. Next dates: Sat 22nd Oct &
19th Nov. Popular club night held on two
levels and featuring DJs Maggie Joy,
Alan Joy and Brett King in the main
room, Trendy Wendy and Sally F downstairs
in The Cooler. £8 before
Midnight/£10 after - look out for discount
passes in the bars beforehand.
KARMA
Mood Nightclub, Omni Leisure
Development, Greenside Place. Tel:
0131-550 1640. Mon 10pm-3am. New
club night run by James Longworth in
association with On Request. Loud popular
noise of a cheesy variety with DJ
Chris Bennison. Entry is free before
10pm, £2 before 12 and £3 after. There
are plenty of drinks promos including £1
shots, £1.50 pints & bottles, and £3 for
a double vodka Red Bull.
LEATHER AND LACE*
8 Drummond Street. Tel: 0131-557
9413. Fax: 0131-557 8336. Sun Noon-
9pm, Mon-Sat 10am-9pm. 25 Easter
Road. Tel: 0131-623 6969. Noon-6pm.
368-370 Gorgie Road (Currently not
licensed as a sex shop). Tel: 0131-468
6969. Sun Noon-8pm, Mon-Sat 11am-
8pm. Scotland’s ORIGINAL licenced SEX
shops! Toys galore, video rental too!
Larger sizes stocked.
LUVELY
The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street. Tel:
0131-225 2564. Info Line: 0131-657
4633. 10.30pm-3am. Monthly. Next
dates: Sat 29th Oct, 26th Nov, 17th Dec.
Mega club night with resident DJs
Tommy Kay, Newton & Stone, Jared and
GP. WWW: http://www.luvely.net/
MINGIN’
The Venue, 15 Calton Road. Info Line:
0131-467 2551. 11pm-3am. Fortnightly.
Next dates: Sat 15th & 29th Oct. Alan
Joy & Brian Dempster are at the helm of
this small friendly and intimate club. £5
before Midnight, £6 after.
NEWTOWN BAR*
26B Dublin Street. Tel: 0131-538 7775.
Fax: 0131-539 1132. Sun 12.30pm-1am,
Mon-Thu Noon-1am, Fri-Sat Noon-2am.
Especially popular with men. Drinks
Promotions Daily. Downstairs: The dark
and cruisy Disco Bar is open Fri & Sat
with resident DJ Malcolm from 10pm-
2am - also available for hire Sun-Thu. Email:
Webmaster@thenewtownbar.co.uk
WWW: http://www.thenewtownbar.co.uk/
No EIGHTEEN*
18 Albert Place, Leith Walk. Tel: 0131-
553 3222. Mon-Thu Noon-10pm, Fri-
Sun Noon-11pm. Claims to be
Edinburgh’s busiest men only sauna.
Relaxed and friendly atmosphere with
excellent facilities which include large
sauna cabin, 14-man steam room, private
rooms, 8-man filter Jacuzzi, communal
and private showers, themed
rooms, video area and TV lounge. Hot
and cold refreshments available. £9 (£7
concessions). Manager’s special: admission
£5 after 8pm. WWW:
http://www.number18sauna.com/
PLANET OUT*
6 Baxter’s Place. Tel: 0131-556 5551.
4pm-1am. Popular and busy gay bar
with friendly staff. Cheap drinks on a
Mon! E-mail: planetout@btinternet.com
Q-STORE*
5 Barony Street. Tel/Fax: 0131-477 4756.
Sun 1-5pm, Mon-Fri 11am-7pm, Sat
11am-6pm. Scotland’s only licensed gay
store. Not just feelthy pictures - lifestyle
too!
THE REGENT*
2 Montrose Terrace. Tel: 0131-661 8198.
Sun 12.30pm-1am, Mon-Sat 11am-1am.
Alan Joy’s dog-friendly gay bar, run in
conjunction with Lisa from Luvely. Real
ale, relaxed atmosphere, comfortable
surroundings. Coffee and croissants.
CAMRA’s Lesbian and Gay Real Ale
Drinkers meet here on the 1st Mon of
each month at 8pm (except Aug - 2nd
Mon). WWW: http://www.lagrad-edinburgh.org.uk/
SALA CAFÉ-BAR*
60 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-478
7069. Sun, Tue-Thu 11am-11pm, Fri-Sat
11am-1am. Relaxed and friendly gay
café bar in the heart of Edinburgh’s Gay
‘district’ (directly above Edinburgh’s
LGBT Centre). Fabby big window and
sofas to watch world go by! Freshly prepared,
wide ranging menu. Regular live
music and party nights (contact Sala for
more info). Gallery space with regularly
changing exhibitions. Women’s group
meet informally for drinkies/food every
Wed eve. Room also available for private
dinners/parties etc. E-mail: salacafebar@hotmail.com
SOLAS CAFÉ*
2/4 Abbeymount. Tel: 0131-661 0982.
Mon-Fri 11am-4pm. Attached to Solas
HIV/AIDS Information Centre. Good
home cooking (everything cooked on the
premises). Vegetarians and carnivores
catered for.
STEAMWORKS*
5 Broughton Market. Tel: 0131-477
3567. Daily 11am-11pm. Stylish sauna
forming part of busy gay hotel & sauna
complex in centre of gay quarter. Stateof-the-art
facilities including large spa
pool, sauna cabin, large steam room,
video room, labyrinth with themed areas,
café lounge, free Internet access, tanning
booth. Massage available daily.
Choice of lockers or private cabins.
Admission: Lockers £5, Cabins £10
before 3pm Mon-Fri. Lockers £9, Cabins
£14 at all other times. Students & under
25 £5 lockers all day, every day! No
membership required. Proudly gay
owned & operated. WWW:
http://www.steamworks-sauna.co.uk/
THE STREET*
2 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-556 4272.
11.30am-1am. Small but perfectly
formed bar run by Louise (ex-POut),
Annie and Trendy Wendy. Food served
11.30am-7.30pm.
TACKNO
eGo, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478
7434. Last Sun of each month. Next
dates: Sun Oct 30th (Hallowe’en Party),
27th Nov (90’s Night), 25th Dec (Xmas
Party). 11pm-3am. DJ Trendy Wendy.
Mixed and crowded club night. Note new
venue.
TASTE
The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street. Tel:
0131-225 2564. Info Line: 0131-557
4656. Sun 11pm-3am. Edinburgh’s original
and longest running gay-friendly club
night that brings together like-minded
people who enjoy a club environment
free from hassle and bad attitudes and
for whom sexuality is not an issue.
Taste’s resident DJs Fisher & Price play
an eclectic mix of the best underground
dance music currently available in the
Big Room, while resident DJ Martin
Valentine plays Deep House and US
House in the Wee Room. Sun 13th Nov:
Very Special Guest - Nick Warren.
Regular prices: £6 Members/£8 Guests
£5 before 11.30pm. Drink promos until
1am. WWW: http://www.tasteclubs.com/
THAI ME UP
4 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-558 9234.
Lunch: Wed-Sat Noon-2.30pm. Dinner:
Mon-Sun 5-11pm. Superb gay-friendly
Thai restaurant situated in the middle of
Edinburgh’s gay area. Friendly, efficient
staff serving some of the best and most
authentic Thai food in the UK. E-mail:
management@tmeup.com WWW:
http://www.tmeup.com/
VELVET WOMEN’S CLUB NIGHT
Mariners (formerly The Commplex), 39-
40 Commercial Street, Leith. 10pm-2am.
First Sat of each month. Next dates: Sat
1st Oct, 5th Nov. Male guests welcome if
invited and accompanied by a lady. New
music & guest DJs. £6/£5 conc. with ID.
£3 before 10.30pm. E-mail:
clubvelvet@blueyonder.co.uk WWW:
http://www.webflyers.co.uk/Flyer/377
VIBE*
eGo, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478
7434. Tue 11pm-3am. James Longworth
plays charty/party upstairs, guest DJs
R’n’B downstairs. Super-popular gay
night. £1 drinks promos all night. £3
before Midnight/£4 after. E-mail:
info@jameslongworth.com WWW:
http://www.jameslongworth.com/
VITTORIA
113 Brunswick Street. Tel: 0131-556
6171. Fax: 0131-478 7009. Sun Noon-
11pm, Mon-Sat 10am-11pm. Mega-popular
gay-friendly Italian restaurant. Best
lasagna in Edinburgh! E-mail: info@vittoriarestaurant.com
WWW: http://www.vittoriarestaurant.com/
WIGGLE*
eGo, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478
7434. Info Line: 0131-467 2551. 11pm-
3am. Monthly. Next dates: Sat 8th Oct
(3rd Birthday Party), Sat 5th Nov. Wiggle
has been going through a few DJ line-up
changes over the last few months but
has now settled down to a fairly Housey
feel on the main floor with DJ Trendy
Wendy being joined by Ian Gibson of
Tokyoblu. Downstairs in the Cocteau
Lounge, DJ Sally F and DJ Michelle play
a complete mix of tunes, from punk and
pop to electro. Birthday Party prices are
£8 before midnight, £10 afterwards. Free
Wiggle pre-club parties at Planet Out
beforehand - watch out for cheap entry
passes to the club. E-mail:
wiggle@blueyonder.co.uk
WORD POWER*
43 West Nicolson Street. Tel: 0131-662
9112. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm. Sat 10.30am-
6pm. Independent radical bookshop. Email:
books@word-power.co.uk WWW:
http://www.word-power.co.uk/
GLASGOW
BENNETS
80-90 Glassford St. Tel: 0141-552 5761.
Sun, Wed-Thu 11.30pm-3am, Fri-Sat
11.30pm-3.30am. Recently re-opened
after disastrous fire. E-mail:
enquiries@bennets.co.uk WWW:
http://www.bennets.co.uk/
BURLY
The Arches, 30 Midland Street. Infoline:
07930 357401. 10.30pm-3am - entry
after 1am at the discretion of the promoters.
Next event: Fri 7th Oct: 3rd
Birthday - construction theme. Usual
dress code applies £10. Guest DJ
Raymo. Strict Dress Code: rubber,
leather, uniform, industrial, sportswear,
kilts & denim. Designed to be cruisy. Email:
dv8scots@hotmail.com WWW:
http://www.dv8scots.co.uk/
CCA*
350 Sauchiehall Street. Admin Tel: 0141-
332 7521. Fax: 0141-332 3226. Box
Office Tel: 0141-352 4900. Café Tel:
0141-332 7959. Box Office: Tue-Thu
11am-10.30pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11.30pm,
Sun 11am-6pm. Gallery: Tue-Sun 11am-
6pm, Thu 11am-8pm. Café: Tue-Thu
11am-11pm, Fri-Sat 11am-Midnight,
Sun 11am-6pm. Bar: Tue-Thu 11am-
11pm, Fri-Sat 11am-1am. The Centre for
Contemporary Arts. 6 performance &
exhibition spaces, Café/Bar, bookshop.
E-mail: gen@cca-glasgow.com WWW:
http://www.cca-glasgow.com/
CLONE ZONE*
45 Virginia St. Tel/Fax: 0141-553 2666.
Sun Noon-6.30pm, Mon-Sat 10.30am-
7pm. Clothes, videos, magazines, toys.
E-mail: admin@clonezone.co.uk WWW:
http://www.clonezone.co.uk/
CLUB DEVOTION
18 Jamaica Street. Tel: 0141-847 0820.
Thu-Sun. 11pm-3am. Popular gay club.
Now has two areas: Upstairs - carpeted
and a nice relaxing place to sit down,
Downstairs - main dance floor and stage.
E-mail: clubbing@pinkdevotion.co.uk
WWW: http://www.pinkdevotion.co.uk/
CLUB EROS*
1-3 Bridge Street. Tel: 0845 4562310.
Sun-Fri Noon-10pm, Sat Noon-4am.
Glasgow’s largest licenced sauna & gym
for gay and bi men set over three floors.
Entry from £7.50. Free Sunday breakfasts.
E-mail: cluberos@hotmail.com
COURT BAR*
69 Hutcheson Street. Tel: 0141-552
2463. Sun 12.30pm-Midnight, Mon-Sat
8am-Midnight. Intimate bar beside former
Sheriff Court. Straight until midevening.
CUBE
34 & 44 Queen Street. Tel: 0141-226
8990. Mon-Tue 11.30pm-3am. Mon:
Passionality@Cube44 with DJ Shawn
Roberts. Tue: FunClub@Cube34 with DJ
Shazza Halliwell. Various drinks promos.
Entry £3. E-mail:
thornleisure@yahoo.co.uk WWW:
http://www.cubeglasgow.co.uk/
CYBER*
Unit 3, King’s Court, 107 King Street. Tel:
0141-553 0942. Sun Noon-5.30pm,
Mon-Sat 10am-6pm. Alternative clothing
specialising in corsetry.
DELMONICA’S BAR
68 Virginia Street. Tel: 0141-552 4803.
Daily Noon-Midnight. Claims to be
“Glasgow’s biggest and busiest Gay bar”.
DJs nightly from 9pm. Thu: Quiz. Sun:
Karaoke. Nice if your face fits. E-mail:
delmonicas@g1group.co.uk WWW:
http://www.g1group.co.uk/
EASYINTERNETCAFÉ
57/61 St. Vincent Street. Tel: 0141-222
2365. Sun 8am-8pm, Mon-Fri 7am-
10pm, Sat 8am-10pm. Large Internet
Café from which many gay men seem to
troll the net instead of just picking up
each other! WWW: http://www.easyinternetcafe.com/
GLC CAFÉ/BAR*
11 Dixon Street. Tel: 0141-226 5050.
11am-Midnight. Full breakfast always
available. Home cooking. Friendly and
busy! Karaoke on Fri, Sat.
GLASGOW LGBT CENTRE (GGLC)*
11 Dixon Street. Tel/Fax: 0141-221 7203.
Daily 11am-Midnight. Welcomes lesbians,
gay men, bisexuals and transgendered.
Services include: Café Bar, Info
Box, Health Info, Interest Groups, Free
Newspapers, Diary of Events, Reading
Room, Garden of Reflection, Function
space for hire and innovative Art Gallery.
Houses 18 user groups and organisations.
Fully wheelchair accessible venue.
E-mail: admin1@glgbt.org.uk WWW:
http://www.glgbt.org.uk/
ICON*
24 Candleriggs. Tel: 0141-552 0243. Fax:
0141-552 4251. 4pm-Midnight. Next
door to Merchant Pride. Interesting
cocktail list. Stylish environment and
laidback grooves through to quality
house music. E-mail: info@iconbar.co.uk
WWW: http://icon-bar.co.uk/
THE LANE
60 Robertson Street Lane (off Argyle
Street). Tel: 0141-221 1802. Noon-8pm.
“Exotic Gay Men’s Club” with sauna and
private cabins. Not very busy.
MERCHANT PRIDE*
20 Candleriggs. Tel: 0141-564 1285. Sun
12.30pm-Midnight, Mon-Sat Noon-
Midnight. Food: Noon-5pm. Upmarket
bar in the heart of the Merchant City.
Regular cabaret, karaoke and disco.
MODA
58 Virginia Street. Tel/Fax: 0141-553
2553. Mon-Thu 5pm-1am, Fri-Sun 5pm-
3am. Fashionable pub/club. WWW:
http://www.g1group.co.uk/
THE POLO LOUNGE
84 Wilson Street. Tel: 0141-553 1221.
Mon-Thu 5pm-1am, Fri-Sun 5pm-3am.
Long established pub/club. Young
crowd. Polo Club (downstairs dancefloor)
open Fri-Sun, £5 after 11pm. Email:
polo@g1group.co.uk WWW:
http://www.pololounge.co.uk/
RELAX CENTRAL*
3rd Floor, 27 Union Street. Tel: 0141-221
0415. Noon-10pm. Established gay
sauna. Fully licensed by Glasgow City
Council. Entry £8.50 (until 2pm), £10
thereafter. E-mail:
info@relaxcentral.co.uk WWW:
http://www.relaxcentral.co.uk/
REVOLVER BAR*
6a John Street. Tel: 0141-553 2456.
Mon-Fri Noon-Midnight, Sat-Sun 1pm-
Midnight. A refreshing antidote to the
current gay scene. Pool table, state of
the art free jukebox (with over 8,000
tracks on it), reasonably priced drinks,
good quality service, no karaoke.
SILKS AND SECRETS*
308 Argyle Street. Tel: 0141-572 1017.
Fax: 0141-221 0959. Sun Noon-5pm,
Mon-Sat 10am-6pm. Clothes and toys
catering for gay, transvestite and fetish
tastes. Larger sizes stocked.
TRON THEATRE CAFÉ BAR*
Chisholm Street. Tel: 0141-552 8587.
Fax: 0141-552 6657. Sun 11am-Late,
Mon-Sat 10am-Late. Friendly theatre bar.
Mixed. Good food. WWW:
http://www.tron.co.uk/
THE TUNNEL
84 Mitchell Street. Tel: 0141-204 1000.
Wed. 11.30pm-3am. Allure with DJ
Darren. Entry £3. E-mail:
thornleisure@yahoo.co.uk
VICTORIA BAR*
157-159 Bridgegait. Tel: 0141-552 6040.
Sun 12.30pm-Midnight, Mon-Sat 11am-
Midnight. Basically straight, but justly
popular with Glasgow’s many Real Ale
queens and dykes. Convenient for the
Citizens Theatre.
VIOLATE
PO Box 808, Glasgow. G71 7YN. Violate
Club Line: 09099 108174 (60p per min
at all times). BDSM and general pervery.
Operates in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Runs regular clubs at the Big Joint in
South Street, Glasgow on the first Sat of
each month. Also holds special one off
clubs called UltraViolate roughly every 3
months. E-mail: info@violate.co.uk
WWW: http://www.violate.co.uk/
THE WATERLOO*
306 Argyle Street. Tel: 0141-229 5891.
Sun 12.30pm-Midnight, Mon-Sat Noon-
Midnight. Semper idem! Popular, crowded,
down to earth gay drinking shop.
Scotland’s oldest gay bar - what more
can we say? Busy, busy, busy! Awarded
the Beti Hutton seal of approval.
STIRLING
BARNTON BISTRO*
312 Barnton Street. Tel: (01786) 461698.
Sun Noon-Midnight, Mon-Thu 10.30am-
Midnight, Fri-Sat 10.30am-1am. Food:
until 7.30pm. Near to railway station.
Mixed, busy, bohemian and friendly
bar/bistro. Popular with students and
Sons/Daughters of the Rock alike.
TWIST*
Fubar, 6 Maxwell Place. Tel: (01786)
472619. Wed 11pm-2am. John Mclean
plays charty/party mix to a gay crowd.
£3 entry. £2 drinks promos all night. Email:
fubar@clg.co.uk WWW:
http://www.clg.co.uk/fubar/
STRATHYRE
MUNRO INN*
Strathyre, Callander. Tel: Strathyre
(01877) 384333. Sun-Thu Noon-
Midnight, Fri-Sat Noon-1am. Gay-friendly
bar and hotel. Full menu served all
day. Sunday roast. E-mail:
bookings@munro-inn.com WWW:
http://www.munro-inn.com/
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