ScotsGay Issue 86 - ScotsGay Magazine

a’ ghaidhealtach
HIGHLANDS
glaschu
GLASGOW
LGBT History Month is celebrated in
Highland with a few events. On
Thursday 26th February LGBT History
Month Story Telling, Help the Aged, Terrence
Higgins Trust Scotland, Girlzone and
Highland LGBT Forum are collaborating in
setting up an event from 6-9pm at Terrence
Higgins Trust Scotland, 34 Waterloo Place
Inverness.
Join them for an evening of sharing our
stories as lesbians, gay men bisexual men
and women and transgendered people. They
have six older speakers who will share their
experiences and then others will be invited
to join in. The idea is to celebrate LGBT
History Month and to bring people of
different ages together. There will be a High
tea provided and an opportunity to discuss
possible future events or plans for
intergenerational LGBT work. The event is
free and if you are an older person who
requires transport please let us know.
For more information please contact
Suzy Gentle at Help the Aged on Forres
(01309) 673455 or myself at Terrence
Higgins Trust on Inverness (01463) 711585.
On Wednesday 25th February there is a
LGBT History month Film evening showing
Dangerous Living: Coming out in the
developing world. It is the first
documentary to deeply explore the lives of
gay and lesbian people in non-western
cultures. Traveling to five different
continents, we hear the heartbreaking and
triumphant stories of gays and lesbians
from Egypt, Honduras, Kenya, Thailand and
elsewhere, where most occurrences of
oppression receive no media coverage at all.
By sharing the personal stories coming out
of developing nations, Dangerous living
sheds light on an emerging global
movement striving to end discrimination
and violence against gay, lesbian, bisexual
and transgendered people.
Come and watch this movie at Terrence
Higgins Trust on 25 February at 7pm, 34
Waterloo Place, Inverness.
To increase our support for the LGBT
community in Highland a monthly social
evening for MSM - men who engage in
(sexual) relationships with men (whether
they identify as being gay, bisexual or not)
and a monthly social evening for WSW -
women who engage in (sexual) relationships
with women (whether they identify as being
lesbian, bisexual or not) in Inverness. Just
come along, chill out, bring some friends,
and meet some new people in the cosy
sitting room at Terrence Higgins Trust
Scotland. We are very happy to welcome
you. In The February MesMen evening takes
place on 4 February and the WesWom
evening on 18 February at THT, 34 Waterloo
Place, Inverness.
Last month, the Philosophy Club
evening, The Pink Castle, was a great
success and we are happy to announce the
next two events. As a wee reminder, The
‘Pink Castle’ is a place and an opportunity
for friends of Terrence Higgins Trust
Scotland to stretch their minds within an
atmosphere of peace and fun. Every month
we ‘talk’ or ‘walk and talk’ around one
specific question.
Tuesday 10th February - the Pink
Castle, Talk evening at Terrence Higgins
Trust at 7pm. This month’s question: Are my
feelings my friends?
Agnes
Boes
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These groups are
here for you:
People living with
HIV
http://groups.yahoo.
com/group/
HighlandHIVpos
People living with
Hepatitis C
http://groups.yahoo.
com/group/
HighlandHepCpos
Transgender
community
http://groups.yahoo.
com/group/
HighlandTransgender
LGBT community
http://groups.yahoo.
com/group/
LGBTnorthscotland
Information blog
http://thtscotlandhighlandservices.
blogspot.com
Sunday 8th March - the Pink Castle,
Walk and Talk. Start at the Dores Beach car
park and walk around the Torr. The walk
should not take more than an hour, followed
by tea in the newly revamped Dores Inn. The
question for consideration then will be ‘What
good comes from being gay?’.
Hillwalking in the Highlands with the
Gay Outdoor Club is on Sunday 15th
February.
The Perthshire Day Walk is a 7 mile low
level circular day walk from Bridge of Allan
Station. Mix of riverside, footpath, track,
road, moorland and a wee hill (1371ft).
Bring packed lunch. More information: GOC
Highland, Alan on Dores (01463) 751258 or
visit www.gocscotland.org.uk
Girlzone is a friendly, informal social
group for all ages. If you are a gay woman,
lesbian or bisexual woman (or if you are
questioning your sexual orientation), then
feel free to get in touch. All welcome
whether married, separated, divorced, single
or living with a partner (male or female).
Transwomen are welcome too.
If you’re nervous about coming along, a
couple of the group can meet you in
advance and show you that they don’t bite!
Feel free to bring along a straight friend
dùn deagh
DUNDEE
Hey folks. February already, the
shortest month, so I think it is fair to say
this article will be at least 10% shorter than
usual.
I’ll start with Diversitay, who are seeing
in their 15th year and start it with a special
edition of the newsletter in February to
celebrate this birthday as well as LGBT
History Month. The phone line will be open
every Monday from 7-9.30pm. Other events
that Beth has told me about from the
Diversitay group is the next women’s disco
will be on Saturday 7th March in
partnership with International Women’s
Week - more details will follow. Diversitay
will be attending a drop-in LGBT lunch for
students at Angus College on Thursday 12th
February starting at Noon (thanks for the
reminder that there is life out of Dundee –
anyone else with other relevant events out
there in the region then please tell me!)
Diversitay are also organising a “night at the
cinema” at some point in February to go
and see Milk, more details if you give them
a ring or on their website
www.diversitay.org.uk. And finally the
transgender night “tea with biscuits”
continues on the last Thursday of the month
(26th of February) in the DVA.
Right, so a combination of January
laziness, lack of funds, work and thinking
about cycling means that I haven’t been
able to get much info about the pubs and
clubs this month. What I have managed to
get is that, with Valentine’s Day falling on a
Saturday this month, they will be up to
something. Dean has mentioned that
for support if you wish. For more
information E-mail Joanne at girlzone@gayness.org.uk
or text 07792 223687.
MCC (Metropolitan Community
Church) is holding a service every 3rd
Sunday of the month at RNI Chapel, Ness
Walk, Inverness. Doors open at 2.30pm.
www.MCCInverness.com
On Tuesday 4th February there is a
LGBT party night at Cactus Jaks in
Inverness. The party runs from 9pm to 3am.
THT Scotland’s calendar:
2nd and 16th February support group for
sex workers
3rd February hepC support group
4th February social group for Men who have
Sex with Men
11th February social group for people who
identify as transgender
12th February LGBT Caithness social group
18th February social group for Women who
have sex with Women
25th February LGBT movie ‘Dangerous
Living: coming out in the developing world;
27th February HIV support group.
Ring Inverness (01463) 711585 for
more details.
Brooklyn’s and Out will be having various
events on, so look out for more details of
these in the coming weeks in the pub and
club. Along the road the Gauger will also no
doubt have something on for the night,
along with the usual karaoke on Wednesday
and Sunday with Annie “Bananie” and Ross
DJ’ing Friday and Saturday (who has now
also started working behind the bar).
Now as readers last month will know
Joyce (who runs the Gauger) had said to
me she was going to open up a new club.
What I have so far managed to gather since
then is that the potential venue is to be
above Ozzies across the road from the
Gauger, although word has it that plans
have run into licensing problems at this
time. I’ve still to decide whether another
club will be a good thing or not; sure some
competition may be good for the punters,
but I wouldn’t want to see Dundee end up
like Aberdeen where one venue opens and
another shuts – in the few years I was up
there I can recall a long list of pubs and
clubs that only saw a few years.
Finally Jocks Sauna, who sound like
they had a reasonable crowd for the
sportswear night although possibly not all
that much effort made by participants
(would have thought the Olympics last year
could have inspired some!). The next
themed night will be Leather and Rubber
on Tuesday 17th February, and tickets can
be purchased in advance for the discount
price of £8. For more details of this and
other events see their website
www.jockssauna.co.uk
Hello love doves- how’s tricks? Just
before I jet off to Rome for a romantic
getaway (well as romantic as a fat bird with
PMS and an old man with acute allergies on
a budget city break can possibly be…)
thought I would drop in and give you the
scoop on what’s happening in everyone’s
favourite city in the month of February!
Anyhoo did you hear that going out is
the new staying in???? No you obviously
bloody didn’t because my little pink area of
all that is gay and alcohol filled has been as
dead as a dodo throughout January and
quite frankly I am furious. Get it sorted. If I
don’t see each and everyone one of you in
attendance of the following events this
month then I’m setting my mother on you
and if that’s not a frightening threat then I
don’t know what is.
Starting with the venue Valdor at 46
Queen Street there is a regular weekly night
aptly called ‘Be there Bitch!’ with Djs Nicky
Modlin and Neeb mixing everything from
Electro to Indie, the door entry is a paltry £5
and you can call 01412217363 for more
details. Every Wednesday they are doing
Del's Factor which is a singing contest to
see what talent is out there with weekly
heats, 2 semi finals on 18th and 25th
February and the grand final on 4th March
and a cash prize of a not too shabby £500
for the winner with celebrity judges at the
final…..
The weekend of the 6th-8th Del’s have
their second ‘Boner’ weekend with a
stripper, naked butlers, table dancers, dirty
raunchy games and cash giveaways. On
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Friday 13th - Lucky for some enter the prize
draw and get your chance to win cash
giveaways and cinema tickets. On Saturday
14th - An Anti Valentine’s for all you singles
out there with a saucy theme and more
giveaways and prizes to be won. On Sunday
15th - one for all those couples and hell
even the singles out there! Nicki French will
be gracing the stage to sing her heart out
and also perform her hit single ‘Total Eclipse
of the Heart’. And last but not least (god I’m
exhausted just telling you all this god knows
how the staff will feel putting in the hard
graft, never mind how they always manage
to stay so goddamn pretty whilst doing it)
the bar is hosting the pre POP party on the
20th February for Polo and we will have
unlimited passes for the end of the month!
Oh whilst on the subject of Del’s I
cannot believe I nearly forgot- I have some
hot scene gossip… bad news first; half of
the dynamic duo has been ripped from her
usual home in Delmonica's BUT the good
news is you can now find her whipping The
Polo Lounge into shape! Watch this space
for some brand spanking new events at
Polo… I know this lady and can feel it in my
waters! This month Polo has ‘The Weekend
Ends with a Bang!’ DJ Leah is in The Club
for an all singing, all dancing night of camp,
pop fun! Selected drinks £1.50- if there are
any left after I have hit the bar that is!
Abba Mania is celebrating 30 years of
golden hits with a fantastic re-creation of the
live Abba show and this amazing tribute is
on at the Glasgow Pavillion on the 22nd
February at 7.30pm so pop onto the theatres
website www.pavillion.co.uk or call 0141-
332 1846 ASAP cos this will sell out…..
Well thank goodness after its brief two
weeks of being closed, The Waterloo Bar
has re-opened its doors once more and is
redecorated and refurbished! So I can now
inform you of what’s on: Monday to
Thursday there is music video and drinks
promos and on Fridays there will be a live
DJ and karaoke (inside tip- bring ear
muffs/plugs etc etc) Sunday - Afternoon
Bingo with Cheri Treiffel - nicely rounded off
by a night of Camp Classics with DJ Gavin.
And remember the last Friday of every
month at the Waterloo is party night so keep
on checking www.waterloobar.co.uk for
details!
Byblos is bouncing at the moment (Unit
Q, Merchant Square, 71 Albion Street,
Glasgow. Tel: 0141-552 3895) and one not
to be missed and you can find the gay
nights as well as a few members of the cast
of River Shitty on Monday and Tuesday
between 11.30pm-3am with DJ Shawn
Roberts (Finalist in the Movida Corona DJ
Competition) and the entry is still only £3 or
£2 for you manky students.
Speakeasy at 10 John St in The
Merchant City is now doing ‘£1’ Tuesdays
with vodka mix and bottles of Miller at that
price.
You’ve had enough, I’m done and this is
thirsty work so I’m off to the nearest venue
which still allows me entry. Toodle pip!
PS Happy Valentines mofos and
remember fear not if you’re single for this is
the best time of the year to pull…