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The Justin Campaign, a campaign launched in 

memory of Justin Fashanu, the world's first and only 

out gay professional football player (who once played 

for Scottish teams Airdrieonians and Heart of 

Midlothian) is to launch an international day 

opposing homophobia in football - Football v 

Homophobia - on Fri 19th Feb. The day's intention is 

to raise awareness of the prevalence of homophobia 

in the worlds favourite sport and to encourage 

national clubs to show their support for the cause by 

adopting the initiative's logo for the day and to 

include messages that support the cause and condemn 

the use of homophobic language and abuse in match 

day programmes. 

Community football teams throughout the UK 

and Europe will be showing their support for the 

cause by holding a series of football matches and fun 

events throughout the day under the banner of 

Football v Homophobia. The Justin Campaign, as 

well as staging an opening ceremony in Brighton, 

will be sending their campaigning football team The 

Justin Fashanu All Stars to play in a football match in 

Norwich where Justin Fashanu began his footballing 

career. 

February 2010 is also LGBT (lesbian, gay, 

bisexual, transgendered) history month. Darren 

Ollerton, campaign director said, "We wanted the 

launch of Football v Homophobia to compliment 

LGBT history month somehow. Every year on Feb 

19th the campaign will celebrate the day by following 

Justin Fashanu's career throughout the years and 

engaging with each team and their community along 

the way. Let's hope when the campaign reaches the 

end of the timeline we will have witnessed some 

much needed change in the way gay/bi men in 

professional and amateur football are perceived and 

treated". 

Founding director of The Justin Campaign Jason 

Bartholomew Hall said, "We think it's important to 

have one day out of each year when clubs and 

supporters are able to unite in opposing hate and 

intolerance in their national sport". 

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MAKE POOVERY HISTORY 

LGBT History Month in February celebrates the 

lives of LGBT people who have shaped our Scottish 

heritage and is an excellent opportunity for 

organisations and individuals, local community 

groups or national partnerships to highlight their own 

and others histories in an LGBT context. 

It is also an opportunity for LGBT people and 

their families to tell their stories on what life was like 

for LGBT people in Scotland before LGBT equality 

was in the public consciousness and their continued 

personal and political struggles. And it's an 

opportunity for remembrance, celebration and debate 

and discussion around the continued struggle for 

LGBT liberation. 

For more information about LGBT History 

Month visit www.lgbthistory.org.uk this details 

events in your local area, examples of quizzes and 

workshops, and links to more information. Posters 

and postcards available when you register. 

E-mail: ann.marriott@lgbthistory.org.uk 

SING THING 

Edinburgh Gay Men's Chorus is helping East 

Lothian celebrate LGBT History Month with a free 

performance in Musselburgh's Brunton Theatre on 

Sat 27th Feb at 7pm. For free tickets, Tel: Haddington 

(01620) 828225. E-mail: scowie@eastlothian.gov.uk 

MALAWI 

Dundee West MSP Joe FitzPatrick has 

welcomed cross-party support at the Scottish 

Parliament for his motion urging the Scottish 

Parliament to condemn illegal and homophobic 

arrests and treatment of prisoners by the authorities in 

Malawi as contravening the African Charter on 

Human and People's Rights and international human 

rights. More than 20 MSPs have supported the 

motion which also calls on the Scottish Government 

to urge the Malawian government to release the two 

men immediately and to end the criminalisation on 

homosexuality in Malawi. 

WILD WEST 

LGBT folk in Argyll and Bute are invited to 

come and meet others in a safe and supportive 

environment and make their views heard on the 

creation of new LGBT social and support networks in 

the area. 

The meetings will be held in Oban (Noon-4pm 

Sat 13th Feb) and Kintyre (Noon-4pm Sat 20th Feb) 

and refreshments will be provided. 

Please register early if you're coming, so 

organisers know how many folk to expect. Tel: 

Katrina Mitchell on 07818 287053 for more 

information and to register. 

Reasonable travel expenses can be reimbursed 

under certain circumstances - please check in 

advance. 

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little bit of weather. 

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Glasgow, Edinburgh 

and Stirling it’s the turn of Perth to host the forum 

and time to tackle some of the more complicated 

issues affecting LGBT communities. 

This meeting will look at the topic of race, 

religion and belief. As well as a panel of speakers 

from ethnic minority, religious and LGBT 

communities, part of the forum will be a roundtable 

discussion on the topic. Organisers are looking for 

your ideas and suggestions on what areas you would 

like to see on the table for discussion. 

If you want more info, have suggestions or 

require a registration form to attend the event, please 

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dùn eideann 

EDINBURGH 

So – you’ve survived the Xmas mayhem, the 

big freeze and almost upon us is Feb – the month 

of love! Feb brings us Valentine’s Day, and is also 

LGBT History Month. LGBT History Month 

celebrates the lives and achievements of the LGBT 

community both past, present and future. For 

more info on History Month events in your area, 

check out www.lgbthistory.org.uk. You might just 

discover a thing or two about yourself! 

Sooo – back to the love-in. If you fancy 

something a bit different this year, whether you’re 

a loved up couple or a gaggle of friends, how 

about some laughs on Valentine’s Day this year??? 

Fringe favourites (not to mention ScotsGay cover 

stars) Topping & Butch are bringing their unique 

blend of cabaret and stand up comedy to 

Edinburgh for a very special one-off show in 

support of Waverley Care, on Valentine’s Day - Sun 

14th Feb. The show, which takes place in 

Pleasance One at 8pm, will feature the awardwinning 

duo’s satirical take on current affairs, life, 

love and celebrity gossip. And as if that wasn’t 

enough, they are also bringing some friends too! 

Joining the duo will be singers Maria Tecce and 

Katrina of Katrina & the Waves fame – you know 

the one, ‘Walking on Sunshine’ la la …. Anyhoo it’s 

only £10 a ticket, which is a total bargain for a 

guaranteed night of side-splitting comedy. And it’s 

supporting a local charity too! For more info or to 

book tickets, contact Karen at Waverley Care on 

0131-556 9710. 

GHQ will also be hosting a Valentine’s Ball for 

Star-Crossed Lovers!!! Hosted by my favourite 

drag queen eeeeeever, the always-glam Ms. Cilla 

Slack, entry is FREE and drinks from £1! So 

whether you’ve found your Romeo or Juliet or are 

still searching, here’s a place to celebrate love, lust 

and all other matters of the heart!! On Sun 14th 

Feb, from 11pm-3am. 

For all those ladies looking for love, or just 

some good lovin’, feast your eyes on the Furburger 

beauties on Fri 12th Feb! At GHQ from 11pm-3am, 

Dejaybird and Funkidiva promise the best of aural 

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stimulation in this Valentine’s special that’s sure to 

get everyone in the mood for love. 

And now for the news I know women from all 

over Scotland have just been dying to hear – long 

standing womens’ club night Velvet is back in 

town!! And not only that; it’s in the coolest of 

venues!! The all-new Velvet will be held at The 

Speakeasy, which many of you will know is located 

within the ancient caverns underneath Edinburgh’s 

streets. Not only is it run by women, upmarket 

and with cheap drinks, they also serve food and 

offer ghost tours!! Clearly they can handle ghosts 

and ghouls – let’s see what they make of the old 

Velvet regulars!!! The first 3 dates for Velvet are 

Sat 8th May which will be the launch party, 

followed by Sat 19th Jun and then Sat 17th Jul. 

Speaking of institutions, here’s what’s on at 

Edinburgh’s longest running gay club, the one and 

only CC Blooms, this month. We start off with 

ELECTROsexual’s 1st Birthday Party on Fri 5th Feb. 

I can hardly believe it's been a whole year since 

Electrosexual burst on to the gay scene. To 

celebrate twelve dirty months of electro madness, 

join Lucky and his padawan DJ Kenwai, the 

wonderful sexy CC's barstaff and a totally up for it 

crowd. A note from the organisers – ‘Seen the 

video for Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling? With 

all the UV paint? That's what you can expect down 

on level 2. We'll have glowsticks, paint, the works. 

So wear your brightest raver gear and get yourself 

dolled up... If it's not NEON it shouldn't BE ON!!’ 

And in a spirit of beautiful partnership, Chris Paton 

and the sexy Habana boys will be handling the 

warm up pre-club at Café Habana next door. And if 

you’re not partied out by that time, join the gang 

Priscillas from 5am for the afterclub!! 

Also at CC Blooms, over Valentine’s Weekend 

- Sat 13th and Sun 14th Feb, they are hosting a 

variety of Valentine’s Treats to get you all loved up. 

Look out for the posters around town and in the 

club for more details. Think My Bloody Valentine 

and you'll be not far off what's planned!!! The 

Loveboat Cabaret will set sail on Sun 14th Feb, 

featuring up and coming performers from 

Edinburgh and Glasgow in the mood for love. 

The show will take place in the decadent 

surroundings of the Voodoo Rooms 

Speakeasy, a haven for burlesque and cabaret 

fans. This special show will delight with love 

songs and lust! If you are looking for a place 

to be entertained on Valentine’s night then this 

could be the event for you. It will feature live 

vocals, boylesque, burlesque and will be 

hosted by Captain Anchor, a cruisey cruise 

ship crooner. He will be joined by Lily de Lure, 

Sparky Strange, and Chassy vanKlass. Entry is 

free so no excuses not to come out and play! 

And for more Priscillas news, here’s 

more from the crew who are constantly 

outdoing themselves with innovative new 

ways to keep us entertained! Don’t forget the 

great Hotscots Quiz! Hosted by Boozy Soozy 

on the first Mon of each month (next date Mon 

1st Feb), come and challenge if you dare!!! 

And Sat 13th Feb – brings their very own 

version of Blind Date, with a £50 prize for the 

couple that wins!! Also that evening is the 

‘love football’ tournament – not to be missed! 

And on Wed 24th Feb, the venue are holding a 

special HotScots Fundraiser Quiz. The entry 

fee is £10 for a team of 4, and up for grabs is 

a fantastic £50 prize with extra spot prizes 

throughout the night .The ticket price also 

includes scran. Bargain!!! As if that wasn’t 

enough, on Fri 26th Feb, fantastic diva Scarlett 

Diamonte returns to the Priscillas stage for her 

first show in 2010 – a show defo not to be 

missed!! And to round Feb off nicely, on Sat 

27th Feb there’s a Back to the 80's night with 

DJ DazGlaz playing the best 80's tunes, and in 

true Priscillas style, a fantastic 80's Show !! 

Plenty to be getting on with there folks!! 

If quizzes are your thing, then you will of 

course already have heard of The World 

Famous Regent Quiz. Held on the last Tue of 

the month, Quiz Mistress Siobhan promises a 

night of riveting entertainment and a true 

challenge to the grey matter with this doozer 

of a 6-parter!! With a fantastic £50 bar tab up 

for grabs, entry is a meagre £1.50 per sheet 

which includes yummy sweets n snacks for 

every table. Get there early to guarantee a seat 

as this quiz is constantly jammed and is just 

getting busier and busier!! Next date is Tue 

23rd Feb, from 9pm. 

New club night Dare! launched at the end of 

2009 and has been a resounding success. Dare! is 

a monthly club playing current electronic music, 

from MGMT, Mylo and Lindstrom to Grace Jones, 

Giorgio Moroder and The Human League – all 

served up by resident DJ Jon Pleased Wimmin. 

With a fantastic music policy without boundary, it’s 

sure to appeal to many with its mixed crowd and 

relaxed surroundings of The Speakeasy... held 

every last Sat of every month. Next dates: Sat 27th 

Feb and Sat 27th Mar! 

And now for a brand new club night – check 

out Friday Funk at CC Blooms! Starting on Fri 26th 

Feb, then the last Fri of every month, CC's 

superstar DJ Shell La Belle funks things up on 

Level 1. This sexy assed DJ has been spinning the 

odd tune at CCs for a while now, but has stepped 

up her game with this new monthly night and is 

now drawing in the crowds. So get yer sexy on 

down at CCs each last Fri of the month and let 

them Funk Up Your Weekend! And CC Blooms are 

also relaunching their Thu Karaoke, with a new 

face on the first and last Thu of the month from 

11pm. DJ Calverto steps out from behind his 

downstairs DJ booth and puts on his Karaoke cap. 

He promises to bring something a little different to 

the usual Karaoke night... and... the boy can even 

sing himself! 

For lovers of alternative music, I’d just like to 

give a wee heads up about the fantastic alt band 

JUNE who had their first gig last month. Not only 

are this band wonderfully talented and cool, they’re 

also H.O.T.!!! You can catch them next on Mon 1st 

Feb at Bannermans in the Cowgate, when they 

support fabby London band NIXA and fellow local 

band Wildtype!!! No excuses – get yer butts tae 

Bannermans!!! 

Now for all those folks who were concerned 

about missing out on the LGLS Balls now that the 

Switchboard is no longer running, fear not!! The 

LGBT Centre for Health and Wellbeing have taken 

over the organisation of this event and will 

continue running this bi-annual extravaganza at the 

Assembly Rooms. Now under the new name of 

The Queer Ball, it will launch on Sat 20th Feb, for 

all LGBT folks and friends with all the top names in 

Scottish scene entertainment. The Queer Ball will 

feature live music and a ceilidh with the fabulous 

Shoogle Sisters; Lorna Thomas; Gill Hunter' and 

Sandra MacBeth The dance space will be hosted 

by DJ Trendy Wendy, and there will be 

performances from festival faves the Sugar 

Dandies, burlesque beauty Daiquiri Dusk and The 

Gay Gordons. Featuring 2 Rooms and 3 Bars, 

Stalls, Dressing Up and more!! For more info, see 

www.webflers.co.uk/Flyer/7077 

And now for the community bit! For those 

interested in something more than pubbing, 

clubbing on the scene, there’s a plethora of other 

activities on offer. The LGBT Centre for Health and 

Wellbeing are launching a load of fantastic courses 

aiming to get the LGBT community active. Just the 

ticket if – like me – you’ve let your fitness regime 

slip slightly over the deep freeze!! And what better 

than getting active whilst meeting new and like 

minded people?? The fitness courses all launch 

beginning to mid February and Yoga, Jogging, 

Movement and Badminton. They are also kicking 

off Edinburgh’s 2nd LGBT Arts Festival, after the 

incredible success of last year’s month long event. 

They have two courses starting early February. 

The first is ‘Writing Our Histories’ in which the 

wonderfully talented Ellen Galford and team Jo 

Clifford and Sophia Walker facilitate three 

workshops exploring drama, story and poetry. 

These take place on Wed 3rd Feb, 17th Feb and 

3rd Mar and if Ellen’s got anything to do with it, it’s 

sure to be a fantastic and inspiring series of 

events. The Centre is also running a photography 

course starting Sat 6th Mar. For more info, call 

0131-523 1100 or e-mail: james 

@lgbthealth.org.uk 

Finally, if you’ve not yet made a New Year’s 

resolution and are looking for a fun and worthwhile 

way to spend an evening or two a month, why not 

try your hand at some youth work or events 

management? LGBT Youth Scotland’s volunteer 

armies continue to grow throughout the country 

and there’s a multitude of new and exciting 

opportunities for you to get involved in! If you 

fancy giving something back to the community 

whilst you develop new skills and enjoy meeting 

some fantastic people, email: info 

@lgbtyouth.org.uk or call one of the team on 

0131-555 3940. You will not be disappointed!!

dùn deagh 

DUNDEE 

Happy New Year! Sorry I didn’t come with a 

first foot, had a bit of a manic one, and let’s face it, 

February’s almost upon us. Don’t you just hate the 

fact that the year’s over and you’ve tanned a bottle 

of Clinique’s finest before you know it? Fuck the 

“savings” - get yourself out and about, life’s too 

short! 

Our wee Scene’s holding up, all your 

favourites are still here – and there are loads of 

shinnanigans to be had. Out Nightclub, open Wed- 

Sun night, is always a great night out, wherever 

you start your night, if you’re anything like me, 

you’ll finish it here! The Gauger’s open 7 days a 

week, it’s always great for a lunch time tipple (not 

that I’m a raging alkie that needs my lunchtime fix 

– much) and the new kid on the block – Brooks, is 

a great pre-club bar! I ventured up there for the 

first time properly last weekend - it looks great 

inside and was rather packed which is always a 

great sign. If you love Wii (the games console – 

dirty bitches), then make sure you head to Brooks 

on a Sun - see you there, I’ll be judging your back 

hand from the corner! 

I’ve not ventured to Jock’s Sauna as yet, 

although, need to pop in and meet the guys soon - 

with the Xmas/New Year festivities over, feel free to 

pop in and chill out, they’re open Sun-Thu Noon- 

10pm, Fri and Sat Noon-11pm, check them out on 

Facebook or online. 

I was asked a couple of weeks ago if I was 

interested in DJing a new gay night in Dundee, 

there’s a club that’s due to re-open and they’re 

thinking of holding a gay night on a Sun - variety is 

the spice of life eh? I’ll let you know if I find out 

any more details, oh, and I said no to the gig you’ll 

be pleased to know – I can’t mix for toffee! 

That’s all folks, sorry it’s short but sweet, and 

apologies for the lateness of the delivery of 

ScotsGay last month, dramarama – as always, 

make sure you play safe and have fun when you’re 

out and about, and make sure you check out 

www.diversitay.org.uk for all your LGBT news in 

the City of Discovery! 

obar dheadhainn 

ABERDEEN 

Happy New Year to 

each and everyone of you 

lovely people reading this 

article! 

Aberdeen has a fair few 

things about to kick off in 

the next few months so 

here's a wee update on stuff 

to get excited about and 

involved in. 

Cheerz continues as 

the number one venue in 

town with the usual banter 

and tunes from DJ Steve. 

He's been on the scene so 

long he sometimes forgets 

where he lives! He provides 

you with Mystery Karaoke 

on Wed with chances to win 

cold hard cash if you choose 

to sing the mystery tune! 

Cheerz is the place for 

drink deals and £1 entry on 

Fri and Sat. MY Club is 

Aberdeen's latest gay 

friendly venue and the new 

home of Drama in Aberdeen. 

Sat 6th Mar will see the 

relaunch of the polysexual 

club night with a come as 

your favourite celebrity 

evening, admission from 

just £3 with deals if you 

register at 

www.ilovedrama.co.uk 

If you want more info 

on MY club, drop into 20 

Adelphi or search on 

Facebook for reboot at 

myclub. 

Wellmans continues to 

Andi Watson 

aberdeen@scotsgay.co.uk 

Jon Quipp 

dundee@scotsgay.co.uk 

be a place to relax 7 days a 

week with a refurbed coffee 

bar area. Pop in at 218 

Holburn St for a look around 

www.wellmans-healthstudio.com 

Terrence Higgins Trust 

open a new sexual health 

testing service on Thu 

evenings from late Feb with 

HIV, Hepatitis B/C testing 

and HEP B vaccination all 

available. 

For more information 

on all THT services in 

Aberdeen pop along to 246 

George Street or Tel: 0845 

2412151. NEST - North East 

Scotland Trans support will 

be having a launch event in 

Feb to provide people with 

more details on services 

available. 

More information at 

www.nestsupport.co.uk 

By the time this has 

been printed Aberdeen's 

Stormers FC will have 

played a game with the 

Hotscots of Edinburgh. 

The Stormers have 

really came a long way in 

such a short time and it's a 

brilliant way to meet new 

people. Visit 

www.stormersfc.co.uk for 

more info. 

Hopefully I have 

remembered everything this 

month!! If you have any 

news, get in touch! 

glaschu 

GLASGOW 

Well, Amen, the festive period is well and 

truly over and you can all stuff your tinsel where 

the sun don’t shine! Currently breathing one great 

big sigh of relief and can come out of my 

hibernation period once more (nae luck chuck lol). 

Glasgow, as always, is bhoyant and intoxicated, 

just how we like it! So let us all get rid of those 

January blues once and for all and go out… hmm 

where to go, where to go? Any ideas? Didn’t think 

so, so thank God I have it all well and truly under 

control. Here is how it’s gonna go! 

The newest addition to the Scene….quite 

aptly named “Scene” are pulling out all the stops 

this month, with a veritable feast of fresh ways to 

spend your hard earned cash , plus there are 

plenty of hotties behind the bar (which is always a 

bonus)!!! Every Tue they have got “Dole or No 

Dole”, hosted by Drag Idol winner Vanity Von Glow 

who’ll be offering up her Giro as the prize – this 

stretches right up to £250 so someone must have 

been putting in for a crisis loan or two!!! This 

kicks off at 10pm but it’s prob advisable to get 

there early as it’ll no doubt be busy, busy and who 

doesn’t like free cash thrown at them – there is 

a credit crunch going on ffs!!! Let us also not 

forget the brand spanking new pool table that 

the bar has just got in, already proving popular 

and an excellent way to pass the time. If only I 

could play. For the love of God will somebody 

just teach me! If you think you’re up to the job 

drop me a line and I will buy you a pint! 

It’s unavoidable to mention Feb without 

touching on that most romantic of days… yes, 

’tis Valentine’s time!!! Love it or loathe it, 14th 

Feb is fast approaching, a night for couples to 

head out and flaunt their loved up status in the 

singletons’ faces and for the singletons to hit 

the bar as hard and give couples dirty looks!!! 

Or cop off with those in the same boat and at 

the very least have a story to tell on Mon 

morning? All the main clubs and bars have 

events on, so get out to your local and try 

something new -you never know, you just 

Tickets available from: 

 

 

 

Waverley Care 

3 Mansfield Place, 

Edinburgh EH3 6NB 

Tel: 0131 556 9710 

fund@waverleycare.org 

www.waverleycare.org 

Scottish Charity No. SC036500 

Miss Shivey 

glasgow@scotsgay.co.uk 

 

Tunnel of Love 

A very special Valentines Night 

Pleasance One 

Pleasance, Edinburgh 

Sunday 14th February 2010 

at 8.00 pm 

Tickets: £10 (£7 concession) 

includes arrival drink 

An event 

sponsored by: 

presents 

New Town Bar 

Dublin Street, 

Edinburgh EH3 6NN 

might like it! With 

Valentine’s falling on 

the day of Sunday 

Madness, there will 

be plenty of options 

on where to head!!! 

So for a little bit 

of culture why not 

pop into The 

Victorian Bar at the 

Tron Theatre on Fri 

5th or Sat 6th Feb, at 

8.30pm? Here is the 

blurb on this eagerly 

awaited performance: 

‘Join us at The Gates a small private 

members’ club in the heart of Chelsea - one of the 

most infamous women’s club in the world - for a 

night of laughter, passion, star 

crossed lovers and gangster 

warfare. This cabaret 

extravaganza will feature 

songs and scenes from The 

Gates - the premier 

performance of this 1950’s 

Blues, Jazz, and Gospel 

influenced musical. 

Special Guest: Lorna 

Brooks’. (Tickets: £5/£4 

Box Office: 0141-552 

4267). 

Or how about heading 

over to Bennets for a 

boogie? I am so loving the 

new snakeskin seating… 

it’s funky as… Anyone 

know where I could get 

some for my boudoir? 

Might put a bit of spice 

back in my lack lustre love 

life! If you want to find out 

what live personal 

appearances are coming up 

or have cheap entry then sign up to their SMS 

service by texting your NAME and NUMBER To 

07545 220069 (As this isn’t a paid advertisement 

you can bloody well find out the cost 

yourself before calling. Ed.). At the time 

of going to press, there weren’t any acts 

advertised but there always are some on 

the offing. Just in case you haven’t 

been Bennets on Glassford Street: it’s 

open six nights a week, has two floors, 

four DJS, regular live acts and drinks 

from a pound. Also they are now 

swinging those large doors open on a 

Mon night for any of you needing a 

social fix after Byblos cancelling their 

gay night. 

This has been a cunt of a month 

and, boy oh boy, am I glad it’s done! 

Now amigos, it’s time to boogie on out 

of this padded cell (ask no questions 

and I shall tell no lies!). Big thank you to 

all the Waterloo Staff who raised an 

amazing £1569 for the Brownlee Unit at 

Gartnavel Hospital on their charity night 

- I hear it was a great night for a great 

cause and you all did so well! Take care 

ladies and gents and remember I LOVE 

YOU x

VENUES 

& EMPORIA 

*denotes ScotsGay available 

ABERDEEN 

CHEERZ 

BAR & CLUB* 

2-8 Exchange Street. Tel: 

(01224) 594511. Bar: 

6pm-Midnight. Club: 

Sun-Wed 11.30pm- 

2am, Thu 9.30pm-2am, 

Fri 11.30pm-3am, Sat 

10pm-3am. Lively gay 

bar and club with 

entertainment and more. 

www.cheerzbar.net 

MY CLUB* 

20 Adelphi. New club in 

old Oh Henry’s 

premises. 

WELLMAN'S 

HEALTH STUDIO* 

218 Holburn Street. Tel: 

(01224) 211441. Mon- 

Fri Noon-10pm, Sat 

Noon-9pm, Sun 2-9pm. 

8-man Jacuzzi, sauna, 

steamroom, café. Free 

Internet access. 

Massage available. 

E-mail: rod@ 

wellmans-health-studio.com 

www.wellmans-healthstudio.com 

DUMFRIES 

DUMFRIES LGBT 

CENTRE* 

26 Brewery Street. 

Tel: (01387) 739888. 

Mon 9am-5pm, Tue- 

Wed 9am-5pm and 

7-9pm, Thu 9am-5pm, 

Fri 9am-5pm, 6-9.30pm. 

Small but friendly. 

MIXED BAG 

QOS Hospitality Lounge, 

Palmerston Park. 

Tel: (01387) 252441. 

Infoline: (01387) 

739888. 9pm-2am. Last 

Fri of each month. 

Monthly club night. 

E-mail: 

DandG@lgbtyouth.org.uk 

www.myspace.com/ 

mixed_bag_dg 

DUNDEE 

BROOKS BAR* 

2 St Andrew’s Lane. 

Mon-Thu 5pm-Midnight, 

Fri-Sun 3pm-Midnight. 

New gay bar. Back bar 

(restricted to 25 and 

over - Photo ID required) 

open Fri-Sun until 

2.30am. 

THE GAUGER* 

75-79 Seagate. 

Tel: (01382) 226840. 

Sun 12.30pm-Midnight, 

Mon-Sat 11am- 

Midnight. LGBT-friendly 

bar with free disco Fri & 

Sat 8pm-Midnight. 

JOCKS HEALTH 

CLUB/SAUNA* 

11 Princes Street. Tel: 

(01382) 451986. Sun- 

Thu Noon-10pm, Fri-Sat 

Noon-11pm. Dundee’s 

newest gay venue. 

Sauna, gym, 

steamroom, lockers, 

lounge, cabins. 

E-mail: ask 

@jockssauna.co.uk 

www.jockssauna.co.uk 

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 

THE AULD 

HOOSE* 

23-25 St Leonards 

Street. 

Tel: 0131-668 2934. Sun 

12.30pm-1am, Mon-Sat 

11.30am-1am. 

Everybody-friendly real 

ale bar. Food served: 

Mon-Sat 11.30am- 

9.30pm, Sun 

12.30-8pm. 

BLUE MOON 

CAFÉ* 

1 Barony Street/36 

Broughton Street. 

Tel: 0131-556 2788 

(Bar) or 0131-557 0911 

(Office). Sat-Sun 10am- 

11pm, Mon-Fri 

11am-11pm. Food 

served until 10pm. 

Popular LGBT café. 

www.bluemooncafe.co.uk 

BOBBIE'S 

BOOKSHOP* 

220 Morrison Street. Tel: 

0131-538 7069. Mon- 

Sat 10am-1pm, 

2-5.30pm. Sells a 

selection of gay 

magazines. 

BOOTY* 

GHQ, 4 Picardy Place. 

Tel: 0131-550 1780. Info 

Line: 07736 936650. 

Sun 11pm-3am. Club 

night. 

E-mail: dale 

@lushmarketing.com 

www.club-booty.com 

CAFÉ HABANA* 

22 Greenside Place. Tel: 

0131-558 1270. 1pm- 

1am. Friendly pre-club 

bar popular with locals 

and visitors. Free WiFi 

Internet. 

E-mail: cafehabanaEH1 

@mac.com 

www.cafehabanaEH1.com 

CAFÉ NOM DE 

PLUME* 

60 Broughton Street. Tel: 

0131-478 1372. 

Recently opened 

café/bar in the LGBT 

Centre. Meals, snacks, 

drinks. Free WiFi. Dogs 

welcome. Outdoor 

smoking area. 

E-mail: 

info@cafenomdeplume.co.uk 

C.C. BLOOM'S* 

23-24 Greenside Place. 

Tel: 0131-556 9331. Sun 

7pm-3am, Mon-Thu 

6pm-3am, Fri-Sat 6pm- 

3am. Two funky floors! 

Disco every night from 

11pm. 

E-mail: ccblooms@tiscali.co.uk 

www.bebo.com/ 

CCBloomsNightClub 

DARE 

SpeakEasy, 28 Blair 

Street. Tel: 0131-220 

6176. 11pm-3am. Last 

Sat of Each month. Club 

night with DJ Jon 

Pleased Wimmin. 

www.thecabaretvoltaire.com 

DEEP BLUE* 

1 Barony Street. Tel: 

0131-556 2788 (Bar) or 

0131-557 0911 (Office). 

4-11pm. Friendly gay 

basement bar. 

Unobtrusive music - 

great for talking to 

people. 

www.bluemooncafe.co.uk 

DV8 

Spiders Web Basement, 

258 Morrison Street. Tel: 

0131-228 1949. 8pm- 

1am. Last Fri of each 

month. Fetish club. 

E-mail: shauntaylor498 

@hotmail.co.uk 

http://dv8fetishclub.co.uk 

EDINBURGH LGBT 

CENTRE* 

58a and 60 Broughton 

Street. Houses Café 

Nom De Plume and 

Pride Scotia. Free WiFi 

Internet access 

(sponsored by 

ScotsGay). Bought in 

1974 by the Scottish 

Minorities Group, it is the 

only LGBT-owned LGBT 

Centre in the UK and is 

also the oldest LGBT 

Centre in Europe if not 

the world. Tel: 0131-556 

9471. Meeting Room 

Booking Tel: 07817 

533337. 

E-mail: hello@edinburgh 

lgbtcentre.org.uk 

www.edinburghlgbtcentre.org.uk 

ELBOW* 

133-135 East Claremont 

Street. 

Tel: 0131-556 5662. 

9am-1am. Breakfast 

9am-Noon (until 6pm at 

weekends), Lunch 

11.30am-6pm, Dinner 

6pm-10pm. Newly 

opened bar and 

restaurant in former 

Claremont Bar premises. 

www.elbowedinburgh.co.uk 

ELECTRO- 

SEXUAL* 

C.C. Bloom’s, 23-24 

Greenside Place. 

Tel: 0131-556 9331. 

11pm-3am. First Fri of 

each month. Club night. 

E-mail: electro-sexual 

@live.co.uk 

www.bebo.com/ 

clubelectrosexual 

FEVER 

Faith Nightclub, 207 

Cowgate. Tel: 0131-225 

9764. 11pm-3am. 3rd 

Sat of each month. Club 

night. 

www.taste-clubs.com 

FRENCHIES BAR* 

89 Rose Street Lane 

North. Tel: 07711 

862813. Sun 2-11pm, 

Mon-Thu Noon-11pm, 

Fri-Sat Noon-1am. 

Vibrant gay bar 

(Edinburgh's oldest) in 

the heart of Rose Street. 

Under new 

management. 

E-mail: 

frenchies@blueyonder.co.uk 

FURBURGER* 

GHQ (Back Room), 4 

Picardy Place. Tel: 0131- 

550 1780. 11pm-3am. 

2nd Fri of each month. 

Popular women’s club 

night. 

E-mail: furburger.club 


GHQ* 

4 Picardy Place. Tel: 

0131-550 1780. Tue- 

Sun 5pm-3am. Stylish 

bar and club catering for 

the capital's fashionable 

gay crowd. 

www.socialanimal.co.uk/ 

Edinburgh/GHQ 

LEATHER & 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. Toys 

and video rental. 

LGBT CENTRE 

FOR HEALTH & 

WELLBEING* 

9 Howe Street. Tel: 

0131-523 1100. LGBT 

community centre in the 

heart of the New Town 

offering a range of 

events, courses and 

activities. Also provides 

meeting space for 

community groups. See 

website for listings. 

E-mail: admin@lgbthealth.org.uk 

www.lgbthealth.org 

LUVELY 

Faith Nightclub, 207 

Cowgate. Tel: 0131-225 

9764. Info Line: 0131- 

657 4633. 

10.30pm-3am. 1st Sat 

of each month. Club 

night. 

www.luvely.com 

MORE 



6176. 11pm-3am. Every 

Sun except 1st Sun of 

each month. Club night. 

Entry is free. 

www.bebo.com/ClubMore 

NEW TOWN BAR* 

26B Dublin Street. Tel: 

0131-538 7775. Sun 

12.30pm-1am, Mon- 

Thu Noon-1am, Fri-Sat 

Noon-2am. Food: Mon- 

Fri Noon-3pm. Popular 

and busy gay bar. Real 

ale. Free WiFi Internet 

access. 

E-mail: newtownbar@aol.com 

www.newtownbar.co.uk 

No EIGHTEEN* 

18 Albert Place, Leith 

Walk. Tel: 0131-553 

3222. Mon-Thu Noon- 

10pm, Fri-Sun 

Noon-11pm. The UK's 

first VAT registered gay 

sauna! £10 (£8 

concessions), £5 after 

8pm. 

www.number18sauna.com 

PLANET* 

6 Baxter's Place. Tel: 

0131-556 5551. 1pm- 

1am. Popular and busy 

gay bar with friendly 

staff. 

E-mail: planetout 

@btinternet.com 

PRISCILLA'S 

CABARET BAR* 

17 Albert Place, Leith 

Walk. Tel: 0131-554 

8962. Sun-Fri Noon- 

1am, Sat 5am-1am. 

Friendly bar putting the 

fun back into coming 

out! 

E-mail: debrakeith11 

@yahoo.co.uk 

www.bebo.com 

/priscillasedinburgh 

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 QUEER BALL 

The Assembly Rooms, 

54 George Street. Sat 

20th Feb. 9pm-1am. A 

multi themed bi-annual 

event for all queer, LGBTI 

people and friends. 

Celidh with The Shoogle 

Sisters; Dance Space 

with DJ Trendy Wendy; 

Performers - The Sugar 

Dandies, Daiquiri Dusk 

and The Gay Gordons; 

Stalls; Dressing-Up! 

Fundraiser for The LGBT 

Health and Wellbeing 

Centre. 

www.webflyers.co.uk/Flyer/7077 

QUEER MUTINY 

Queer autonomous 

space . Next event Fri 

19th Feb at The Big Red 

Door but see website for 

details of events which 

are often organised at 

short notice. 

E-mail: EdinburghQueer 

Mutiny@gmail.com 

www.queermutiny.tk 

www.myspace.com 

/queermutiny 

THE REGENT* 

2 Montrose Terrace. Tel: 

0131-661 8198. Sun 


11am-1am. Edinburgh’s 

Gay Real Ale Pub. 

CAMRA's Lesbian & Gay 

Real Ale Drinkers meet 

here on the 1st Mon of 

the month (2nd Mon in 

Aug) from 9pm. 

E-mail: theregentbar 

@tiscali.co.uk 

www.lagrad-edinburgh 

.org.uk 

STEAMWORKS* 

5 Broughton Market. Tel: 

0131-477 3567. Daily 

11am-11pm. Stylish 

sauna forming part of 

busy gay hotel and 

sauna complex in centre 

of gay quarter. State-ofthe-art 

facilities including 

large spa pool, sauna 

cabin, large steam room, 

video room, labyrinth 

with themed areas, café 

lounge, free Internet 

access, tanning booth. 

www.steamworks-sauna.co.uk 

THE STREET* 

2 Picardy Place. Tel: 

0131-556 4272. Sun 


Noon-1 am. Small but 

perfectly formed bar run 

by Louise and Trendy 

Wendy. 

www.thestreetbar.co.uk 

TACKNO 

The Voodoo Rooms, 

19a West Register 


7060. 10pm-5am. Next 

dates: Sun 4th Apr. One 

off club nights with 

Trendy Wendy and 

guests. 

www.tackno.com 

TASTE 

The GRV, 37 Guthrie 


2987. 11pm-3am. 1st 

Sun of each month. 

Popular club night. 

www.taste-clubs.com 

www.bebo.com/ 

tasteclubs 

VELVET WOMEN’S 

CLUB NIGHT 



6176. 10.30pm-3am. 

New venue. Re-launch 

Party Sat 8th May (then 

Sat 19th Jun, Sat 17th 

Jul). Regular Velvet DJs, 

eclectic genre spanning 

music. £4 before 11pm, 

thereafter £6/£5 conc 

with ID. 

E-mail: clubvelvet 

@blueyonder.co.uk 


/clubvelvet 

www.webflyers.co.uk/ 

Flyer/377 

WORD POWER* 

43-45 West Nicolson 


9112. Sun 12-5pm, 

Mon-Sat 10am-6pm. 

Independent radical 

bookshop. 

E-mail: books@wordpower.co.uk 

www.word-power.co.uk 

GLASGOW 

BENNETS* 

80-90 Glassford Street. 

Tel: 0141-552 5761. 

Wed-Sun 11.30pm- 

3am. Scotland's oldest 

gay disco. 

www.bennetsnightclub.co.uk 

www.bebo.com/ 

bennetsniteclub 

BYBLOS 

NIGHTCLUB 

Unit Q, Merchant 

Square, 75 Albion Street. 

Tel: 0141-552 3895. 

Mon & Tue 11.30pm- 

3am. Popular club 

nights. £3/£2. 

E-mail: information 

@tlcglasgow.co.uk or 

info@byblosglasgow.com 

www.byblosglasgow.com 

CCA* 

350 Sauchiehall Street. 

Tel: 0141-352 4900. Fax: 

0141-332 3226. Café 

Tel: 0141-332 7959. 

Sales & Info: Tue-Fri 

9am-7pm, Sat 10am- 

7pm. Gallery: Tue-Sat 

11am-6pm. Café: Tue- 

Thu 10am-7.30pm, 

Fri-Sat 10am- 

9pm. Scott Street Bar: 

Tue-Wed 5-11pm, Thu 

5pm-Midnight, Fri-Sat 

5pm-1am. The Centre 

for Contemporary Arts. 6 

performance and 

exhibition spaces, café, 

bar. ScotsGay available 

in bar. 

E-mail: gen 

@cca-glasgow.com 

www.cca-glasgow.com 

COURT BAR* 

69 Hutcheson Street. Tel: 

0141-552 2463. Sun 

12.30pm-Midnight, 

Mon-Sat 9am-Midnight. 

Intimate bar. Straight 

until mid-evening. 

DELMONICA'S 

BAR* 

68 Virginia Street. Tel: 

0141-552 4803. Noon- 

Midnight. DJs nightly 

from 9pm. Thu: Quiz. 

Sun: Karaoke. 


GlasgowCityCentre/ 

Delmonicas 

FHQ* 

10 John Street. Tel: 

0141-553 5851. Mon- 

Wed 5pm-Midnight, Thu 

9pm-3am, Fri 5pm-2am, 

Sat-Sun Noon-2am. 

Female only bar and 

club. 

E-mail: fhq 

@g1group.com 


GlasgowCityCentre/FHQ 

MERCHANT PRIDE 

20 Candleriggs. Tel: 

0141-564 1285. Sun 


Mon-Fri 4pm-Midnight, 

Sat Noon-Midnight. Bar 

in the heart of the 

Merchant City. 

MODA* 

58 Virginia Street. Tel: 

0141-553 2553. Mon- 

Thu 5pm-1am, Fri-Sun 

5pm-3am. Fashionable 

pub/club. 


GlasgowCityCentre/Moda 

THE PIPEWORKS* 

5-10 Metropole Lane. 

Tel: 0141-552 5502. 

Mon-Thu 11.30am- 

11pm, Fri 11.30am- 

Sat 6am, Sat Noon- Sun 

11pm. Men's Health and 

Leisure Club. Usual 

facilities. £13 (£10 

concession). 

www.thepipeworks.com 

POLO LOUNGE* 

84 Wilson Street. Tel: 

0141-553 1221. Mon- 

Thu 5pm-1am, Fri-Sun 

5pm-3am. Long 

established pub/club. 

Young crowd. Open Fri- 

Sun, £5 after 11pm. 


GlasgowCityCentre/ 

Polo_Lounge 

Q! GALLERY* 

87-91 Saltmarket. 

Tel/Fax: 0141-552 7575. 

Text: 07762 722460. 

Mon-Fri 11am-5pm 

(during exhibitions Mon- 

Sat 11am-5pm). 

Glasgay's year-round 

gallery dedicated to 

queer art. 

E-mail: info@glasgay.co.uk 

www.glasgay.co.uk 

RELAX CENTRAL* 

3rd Floor, 27 Union 


0415. Sun Noon- 

8.30pm, Mon-Sat 

11.30am-10pm. 

Established gay sauna. 

Entry £8. 

E-mail: relaxcentral 


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. 

Free WiFi. 

www.revolverglasgow.com 

SCENE* 

17 John Street. Sun 

12.30-Midnight, Mon- 

Sat Noon-Midnight. New 

gay bar. 

E-mail: info 

@scene-glasgow.co.uk 

www.scene-glasgow.co.uk 

SCENE @ TATTOO 

46 Queen Street. Mon- 

Tue 11.30pm-3am. New 

gay club nights. 

E-mail: info 

@scene-glasgow.co.uk 

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. 

www.silksandsecrets.com 

SPEAKEASY* 

10 John Street. Tel: 

0141-553 5851. Mon- 

Wed 5pm-Midnight, Thu 

5pm-3am, Fri 5pm-2am, 

Sat-Sun Noon-2am. 

Fresh alternative to the 

gay scene. Food served 

until 9pm. 

E-mail: speakeasy 

@g1group.com 


GlasgowCityCentre/Speakeasy 

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.tron.co.uk 

THE TUNNEL 

84 Mitchell Street. Tel: 

0141-204 1000. Wed 

11.30pm-3am. Allure: 

Club. Entry £3/£2. 

E-mail: information 

@tlcglasgow.co.uk 

www.tunnelglasgow.co.uk 

VIOLATE 

Violate Club Line: 

09099 108174 (75p 

per min at all times) or 

07939 723387. BDSM 

Runs regular clubs at 

the Big Joint in South 

Street, Glasgow on the 

first Sat of the month. 

www.violate.co.uk 

THE WATERLOO* 

306 Argyle Street. Tel: 

0141-248 7216. Sun 


Mon-Sat Noon- 

Midnight. Popular, 

crowded, down to 

earth drinking shop. 

Scotland's oldest gay 

bar. Busy, busy, busy! 

www.waterloobar.co.uk 

HAWICK 

FLIRTYBASE 

Base Nightclub, 10 

Baker Street. 1st Fri of 

each month. 8pm- 

1.30am. LGBT friendly 

club night. 

www.bebo.com/flirtybase 

INVERNESS 

CACTUS JAK’S 

39 High Street. Tel: 

(01463) 248906. First 

Tue of each month. 

9pm-3am. Brought to 

you by the Highland 

LGBT Forum. 

STIRLING 

ALBION BAR* 

51 Barnton Street. Tel: 

(01786) 461252. 

Mixed bar. Bar meals 

available. 

E-mail: cj@albionbar.com 

www.albionbar.com 

STORNOWAY 

AN LANNTAIR* 

Kenneth Street. Tel: 

(01851) 703307. 

Mon-Sat 8.30am-Late. 

LGBT friendly arts 

centre with bar and 

restaurant. Real ale. 

E-mail: info@lanntair.com 

www.lanntair.com 

The Luvvies 

Free 

Workshops! 

A brand new piece of LGBT themed theatre will be 

staged by The Luvvies in 2011. 

Come along and help us piece it together. 

Workshops cover every aspect of theatre 

production - from writing, acting and back stage. 

No experience necessary. 

Meets every Thursday below CAFÉ NOM DE PLUME 

from 7pm-9pm with a friendly get together in the café 

afterwards. 

Starts Thursday 4th February 

www.theluvvies.org 

info@theluvvies.org 

HELPLINES & 

SWITCH BOARDS 

BREATHING SPACE 

Mon-Thu 6pm-2am, Fri 

6pm - Mon 6am (24 hours 

at weekends) 

Freephone: 0800 838587. 

www.breathing 

spacescotland.co.uk 

CROSSLYNX NATIONAL 

TV/TS/TG HELPLINE 

Mon 7.30-9.30pm. 

Phone: 0141-847 0787. 

www.crosslynx.org.uk 

CUMBRIA AND THE 

BORDERS GAY HELPLINE 

Nightly 6-9pm. 

Phone: Bassenthwaite Lake 

(01768) 776244. 

DIVERSITAY LGBT 

SWITCHBOARD (DUNDEE) 

Mon 7-9pm. 

Phone: 

Dundee (01382) 202620. 

Write: PO Box 53, Dundee. 

DD1 3YG. 

E-mail: 

contact@diversitay.org.uk 

www.diversitay.org.uk 

HATE CRIME REPORTING 


Phone: 0141-847 0647 or 

Stirling (01786) 469483. 

LOTHIAN LGBT HELPLINE 

Wed 12.30-7pm. 

Phone: 0131-556 4049 

STRATHCLYDE LESBIAN 

AND GAY SWITCHBOARD 


Phone: 0141-847 0447. 

E-mail: info@sgls.co.uk 

www.sgls.co.uk 

STRATHCLYDE 

LESBIAN LINE 

Wed 7.30-10pm. 

Phone: 0141-847 0547. 

www.sgls.co.uk/services1 

THT DIRECT 

Mon-Fri 10am-10pm, Sat- 

Sun Noon-6pm. 

Phone: 0845 1221200. 

LONDON SWITCHBOARD 

Daily 10am-11pm. 

Phone: 020-7837 7324. 

Minicom: 020-7689 8501. 

FAX: 020-7837 7300. 

E-mail: admin@llgs.org.uk 

www.llgs.org.uk 

www.queery.org.uk

The Repeal of Section 28 

BADGE OF SHAME 

www.scottishmediamonitor.com 

Scotland is covered in 'Keep the 

Clause' billboards and the pro-repeal 

Labour Party has just lost the Ayr byelection… 

Then there was one more gay 

death… 

In the midst of this religious-inspired 

moral crusade, The Record’s agony aunt, 

Old Mother Joan Burnie harked back to her 

wedding day. “Don’t tell the teachers – 

especially the Union, the Educational 

Institute of Scotland”, she snapped, “but I 

was once m*****d. Yes, now it can be told, 

although I don’t wish to corrupt any 

vulnerable or impressionable young person 

by writing that filthy ‘M’ word in full. Even 

I am not that depraved… I know, I am 

thoroughly ashamed of myself and realise 

that such irresponsible behaviour must have 

irreparably damaged the lives of my son 

and daughter… Better yet, I should have 

gone the whole hog and turned homosexual 

just to provide them with something of 

which Ms Nicol’s pals, (Margaret Nicol, 

Convenor of EIS Equality Committee), 

could wholeheartedly approve. Or maybe 

shoved them into care, less they might, in 

the EIS’s words, ‘alienate friends from 

different backgrounds’. Of course, this is 

the most ridiculous claptrap which we have 

yet heard from the teachers’ 

representatives… Marriage, as far as I am 

aware, is still considered an honourable 

state”. 

Ms Burnie was a divorcee. 

A letter also appeared in The Record 

on Joan Burnie’s ‘Just Joan’ page, saying: 

“I have a real fear of homosexuals. I worry 

they will grab me and rape me. This is 

stopping me from going out at night, as I 

Garry Otton 

gary@scotsgay.co.uk 

live in an area where there are a great 

number of so-called gays. They have taken 

over the local pubs and you cannot move 

for them. I have seen them looking at me in 

the street as well. Someone once told me 

that I was just the type they go for, being 

into sports and looking very manly. It is 

terrible that, in this day and age, someone 

shouldn’t feel safe in their own 

neighbourhood because of these militant 

gay groups”. Without questioning the 

authenticity of the letter, Burnie went on to 

reassure him: “I’m sure you are a very 

good-looking guy, but just as you could 

never fancy a gay man, I doubt any of them 

would want a straight one”. On the subject 

of rape, she added: “When a man is raped, 

he is likely to be gay and his attacker 

straight and not the other way round”. 

The Daily Record felt drawn to 

challenge charges of prudery by promoting 

a guide called Marriage Matters. Written by 

52-year-old Linet Smith, the tabloid 

reported: “A vicar’s wife has penned a sex 

guide so parishioners can sizzle between 

the sheets… (Mrs Smith) says wives should 

wear flimsy lingerie to greet their husbands 

when they come home from work. And she 

recommends a lock on the bedroom door so 

couples with kids can canoodle in peace”. 

Pro-Section 28 newspapers continued 

to produce appalling examples of 

homophobia, not just in their reports, but 

also, without balance, in their letters’ pages. 

Mrs Anne Walker wrote to The Scottish 

Mail to register a complaint: “Although 

most children in my daughter’s class come 

from ‘normal homes’ with mums and dads 

who work hard, pay their bills and taxes, 

who receive no benefits and try to 

bring their children up to learn respect 

and manners, the head teacher says 

it’s the minority who must not be 

upset”. 

Kids summed up the state of sex 

education in Scottish schools as a 

‘shambles’. Director of ChildLine 

Scotland, Anne Houston said that the 

overwhelming message from young 

people was that Section 28 should be 

repealed. Sadly, for one young person, 

it was already too late. Dr Roger 

Lambert from Aberdeen wrote to The 

Herald with a disturbing story: “My 

brother is headteacher of a Catholic 

comprehensive school in a rural area 

and though of liberal views himself, 

he has found Section 28 a barrier to 

sensible informed debate in school 

about homosexuality. This was 

highlighted last Sunday when a very 

bright, sensitive 16-year-old boy from 

his school committed suicide. The 

reason was because he was gay and it 

would appear that he felt unable to 

approach anyone to talk about his 

sexuality… It is totally irresponsible 

for some sections of the media to 

attempt to influence public opinion 

with ill-informed campaigns on a 

subject as sensitive as this. Perhaps 

they should attend the inquest into the 

boy’s tragic and needless death!” 

Ethan, a highly sensitive, 

intelligent, young 16-year-old, 

attended a Catholic co-educational 

Grammar school where any support 

for young gays was non-existent and 

where he would learn to know of 

himself as a sinner, unnatural, 

immoral and an inferior human being. 

His diaries contained evidence of his 

lack of interest in girls, his dislike of 

sports and incidents of bullying. He 

had hung himself. If Ethan had 

struggled to vanquish evidence of his 

emerging sexuality in life; death only 

concurred with the enforced repression. 

The court session enquiring into the 

circumstances of his untimely death was 

held in private, closed to the public and 

press. No mention was made of Ethan’s 

sexual orientation and a death by 

misadventure was recorded. 

Not yet ready to throw in the towel and 

move out of his £1m Perthshire mansion 

into a council house, as promised, behind 

the scenes, Brian Souter was already 

planning to snare the Government with a 

major referendum on the issue. The next 

day, The Scottish Mail announced an 

“unprecedented warning” as: “Churches 

unite against Dewar over Section 28”. Even 

though the Church of Scotland had no 

official line on the matter, Mrs Ann Allen 

signed the letter on its behalf. The others 

signing the letter to First Minister Donald 

Dewar were Gordon Murray of the 

evangelical Christian group, CARE 

(Christian Action Research Education), 

Bashir Maan of the Muslim Council of 

Great Britain, David Anderson of the 

Evangelical Alliance, Rev John Fulton of 

the United Free Church of Scotland, Rev 

Kenneth MacLeod of the Free Church, Rev 

Angus Morrison of the Associated 

Presbyterian Church, Canon Mike Parker of 

the Scottish Episcopal Evangelical 

Fellowship, Parminder Singh Purba of the 

Central Gurdwara Singh Saba, Imam TH 

Shah of the UK Islamic Mission, Mr MT 

Shaheen, MBE of Glasgow’s Islamic 

Centre, Rev William Slack of the Baptist 

Union, Armrik Singh Uppal of the Glasgow 

Gurdwara Council and Mr SL Gajree, 

President of the Hindu Temple in Glasgow. 

The Scottish Sun reported: “They also want 

to know whether the Scottish Executive – 

which wants to repeal Section 28 and allow 

gay lessons in schools – will move toward 

civil recognition for same-sex unions”. The 

Record’s Carlos Alba reported their 

demands of the First Minister: “…They 

urged him to halt moves to give gay 

relationships the same legal status as 

heterosexuals”. The letter stated: “We 

sincerely believe that nothing less than the 

soul of Scotland is at stake… We genuinely 

fear that the current debate over Section 28 

reveals a very real hostility on the part of 

some powerful lobby groups to the 

marriage-based family”. Yusuf Islam, 

formerly Cat Stevens the pop singer, added 

his voice by claiming the Government’s bid 

to scrap the clause was a further decline in 

morality. A 26,000-name petition organised 

by pensioner Vera Cowey and her husband 

Jim from Broughty Ferry, near Dundee was 

handed in to the Scottish Executive 

expressing “horror” at the planned repeal. 

They were joined by a 20-strong delegation 

handing in a petition signed by 320 Church 

of Scotland ministers. 

The Liberal Democrats were described 

by The Scottish Mail as “split over gay law 

‘obsession’” when Gordon Macdonald, a 

member of the party’s Scottish executive 

“attacked his own party” two days before 

the Lib-Dem annual conference. He was 

reported being concerned that motions in 

support of repeal were swamping the 

conference. The report by their Scottish 

Political Reporter, Ian Smith cuttingly 

added: “The militant gay rights 

organisation Stonewall is also hosting a 

reception at the conference to thank the 

party for supporting gay rights”. Smith 

claimed Macdonald was part of a “growing 

band” of Lib-Dem defectors. Macdonald 

was, in fact, a member of the militant 

Christian group; CARE. 

At the beginning of March 2000 a deal 

had been struck in England and Wales 

between Church leaders and the then 

education minister David Blunkett. The 

Church of England and the Catholic Church 

had agreed to accept the repeal of Section 

28 if a clause was inserted in the Learning 

and Skills Bill promoting ‘marriage’ and 

‘traditional family relationships’ during sex 

education lessons. The Record had already 

heralded this as a victory with their 

headline on 3rd Mar: “ENGLISH WIN 

TOUGHER GAY SAFEGUARDS”. But 

the government were about to be doublecrossed 

by religious militants. On Fri 24th 

Mar, Baroness Young and her supporters 

blocked its passage through the unelected 

House of Lords. The Daily Mail dutifully 

reported Labour’s failure to win approval 

for the bill by just 15 votes: “SEX 

LESSONS LAW IN CHAOS… Lords 

revolt boosts campaign against the repeal of 

Section 28… Tony Blair’s bid to scrap the 

ban on gay propaganda in schools failed 

last night after peers rejected an attempt to 

buy them off”. Souter was reported to have 

been “delighted”. Baroness Young said: “I 

know I speak for the overwhelming 

majority of the population which does not 

want the promotion of homosexuality in 

schools”. It was a disaster for pro-repeal 

groups. Not only would Section 28 remain 

on the statute books in England and Wales, 

but new guidelines on promoting marriage 

in sex education had now been added! With 

temporary amnesia blocking memory of 

their own obsession for the subject, The 

Daily Mail commented: “Ministers have 

failed to convince their core supporters that 

their obsession with gay issues is in line 

with the mood of the nation… With every 

defeat and setback, new doubts are raised 

over its judgement… New Labour hasn’t 

anything better to do with its time”. 

The Daily Record groaned: “Blair is 

said to be so angry over his tenth defeat by 

the new-look Lords in just four months that 

he will risk another ‘Tony’s cronies row’ to 

strike back”. The Record had been studying 

the Prime Minister’s “devilishly simple 

plan to get round the Lords’ rebellion over 

Section 28 repeal in England…” Blair had 

asked his Cabinet members to look around 

party members and sympathisers for life 

peers to serve in the House of Lords. 19 

were already recruited but Blair still needed 

a further 31 new peers for another 

opportunity, at least six months away, to 

defeat the inbuilt majority against repeal. 

Even after the Lords reform which 

abolished all but 92 hereditary peers, the 

Tories still had 232 peers in the Upper 

House to Labour’s 182. Only a maximum 

of 50 could be introduced at a time. Under 

the heading: “Souter attacks Blair bid to 

pack the Lords”, he claimed Labour were 

“obsessed with political correctness… They 

must be completely beholden to minority 

pressure groups to consider such a 

desperate course of action”. A spokesman 

for the Catholics weighed in to declare the 

Lords were effectively being “silenced”. 

And Tory leader David McLetchie added: 

“The Lords have defied him and hell hath 

no fury like Tony Blair scorned. Now he 

intends to bring them to heel by packing the 

house with Labour placements”. The 

Record’s editorial sounded off in a fury: 

“Unfortunately that still leaves Mr Blair 

with the small matter of a general public 

who are adamantly OPPOSED to repeal on 

both sides of the border. And no amount of 

foot-stomping, steamrollering or 

gerrymandering seems capable of helping 

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Dickey-bowed columnist, Tom ‘Brigadier’ 

Brown put his name to a piece claiming the 

Lords had been “bastardised”. 

Religionists and moral conservatives 

soon found another rich seam of support for 

their cause. The Daily Mail cleared a page 

for Labour peer Lord Paul. “We British 

Asians look with sorrow at the spread of 

divorce…” he sighed, “…and what might 

be taught about homosexuality… Jack 

Straw’s wise words about the strength and 

resilience of the traditional Asian family 

will be welcomed by the millions of British 

subjects whose origins are in India, 

Pakistan and Bangladesh… We desperately 

needed the backing of our wives and 

children in those early days. Quite simply, 

we would not have survived and prospered 

without the support provided by marriage - 

proper, traditional marriage… We would 

certainly not have found the strength and 

the stability needed to build up mighty 

businesses and to plan for our domestic 

futures in our new homeland… That is 

why… the Government must… pay less 

attention to those trendy liberals…” Lord 

Paul had come to Britain in 1966 to be with 

his daughter who had been dying of 

Leukaemia. “My wife and I were so 

heartbroken that we were determined to 

stay on to be near her. That is why I 

founded my business here instead of going 

back home to join the family firm”. His 

remonstrations were contradictory. He 

voted with the Government and claimed 

single parents and families who had chosen 

to live together without marrying could do 

well for their children. “Who ever thought 

otherwise?” he begged. But, in support of 

marriage, he added: “Our instinctive feeling 

for marriage is strengthened by academic 

research which shows that children 

desperately need stability and continuity - 

and that those values are most likely to be 

found in God-fearing families built around 

proper marriages”. Lord Paul begged: 

“Why does marriage not bring with it fiscal 

rewards - as it does in France and 

Germany?” In fact, the French believed 

they delivered a better system of sex 

education by keeping religion out of 

schools and their Pacte Civil de Solidarite 

permitted gays to financially benefit from 

civil unions. Lord Paul did not enjoy 

unanimous support. Ms Anvar Khan, a 

columnist in The Herald scorned: “We are 

small-town. Asking Scotland to talk 

reasonably on the global issue of 

homosexuality is like 

asking the characters 

in High Road (a 

Scottish television 

soap) to re-enact 

Jarman’s 

Caravaggio… While 

Scotland stockpiles 

sandbags and corned 

beef in the war against 

homosexuality, the 

rest of the world 

accepts that the disco 

gene cannot stop 

dancing”. Her remarks 

were made without the 

benefit of hindsight. 

Within four years, on 

the back of ‘moral’ 

issues like ‘gay 

marriage’, religionists 

would be rallying to 

support evangelical 

Christian George W 

Bush’s election for presidency of the US. 

The newly formed Multi-Faith 

Coalition, formed to do battle with the 

Executive over the repeal of Section 28, 

claimed to include members of the Islamic, 

Chinese, Hindu, Sikh and Muslim 

communities. The group threatened to oust 

Labour MSPs such as Mohammed Sarwar, 

George Galloway and Ian Davidson who all 

had a high proportion of ethnic 

communities in their Glasgow 

constituencies. Ayub Khan, chairman of the 

coalition told The Sunday Post that MSPs 

“are not listening to what we want. We do 

not want Section 28 in our schools (sic) and 

don’t want to see it repealed and 

homosexual liaisons placed on the same 

moral footing as traditional family 

marriage. One of the apparent reasons for 

teaching homosexuality in schools is to 

stop bullying and homophobia but we don’t 

accept that. I was bullied at school because 

of my colour, and I don’t believe any 

amount of teaching will ever stop 

bullying”. 

The gentle overtures played to ethnic 

minorities by right-wing newspapers like 

The Daily Mail were never likely to last 

long enough for an encore, demonstrated 

when “the floodgates (were) thrown open” 

and refugees given temporary homes in 

Glasgow. “Taxpayers pick up the bills”, the 

paper stormed. The Daily Record reported 

“a new influx of asylum seekers…”, and 

warned of a “second wave of refugees set 

to arrive in Glasgow…” The right-wing 

British National Party needed little 

encouragement to begin leafleting the 

empty, hard-to-let houses at Sighthill in 

Glasgow. 

Amongst the collection of testimonials 

compiled for Stonewall’s Caused by the 

Clause a lesbian parent and teacher from 

West Lothian wrote 

“The implication on the posters that I 

am the threat/danger from which children 

need to be protected was awful. I felt angry 

and fearful. I felt that being visible and 

defending myself was a big risk… I was 

particularly affected by the very concerted 

drive to enlist ethnic minority communities 

in the ‘Keep the Clause’ campaign. I felt I 

was being divided from allies in work 

against discrimination and commitment to 

Equal Ops. I began to feel unsure of my 

welcome and suspected – and even 

expected - opposition and intolerance from 

ethnic minority communities. 

I now feel cautious about being ‘out’. I 

feel that lots of fear has been stirred up in 

Scotland, including my own”. 

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ASYLUM SEEKERS 

In May 2009 a report was published 

which listed 80 countries where consensual 

same sex activity is illegal. In some of 

those countries homosexuality is 

punishable by death. 

But the persecution does not happen 

only at a legislative level. 

In September 2008 the Guardian 

reported that death squads in Iraq were 

engaged in a homophobic killing spree, 

proudly boasting of their success in sexual 

cleansing. 

Recognition was finally given in the 

UK in 1999 to asylum seekers who were 

lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender as a 

“particular social group” who might require 

asylum from their home country. 

But more than ten years on, LGBT 

asylum seekers are still facing constant 

discrimination from the UK Border Agency 

and I would argue that we have an absolute 

duty to do everything we can to put a stop 

to that discrimination. 

Let me give you two examples of the 

ways in which that discrimination works. 

Firstly, Country of Origin Reports: 

When someone’s claim for asylum is being 

assessed, the decision makers will consider 

what information they have about the 

country of origin. However, because of the 

very nature of state homophobia, there is 

often next to no information about the 

persecution of people who identify as 

lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. 

Often, even human rights campaigners 

working within those countries refuse to get 

involved because they consider LGBT 

rights a “Western Concept” or where they 

Anne McLaughlin 

anne@scotsgay.co.uk 

are sympathetic they risk losing funding. 

So they say nothing. So the Country of 

Origin reports tell us very little of any 

relevance. And this lack of information is 

used as evidence that there is no 

homophobic persecution. 

Secondly, the assessment of the 

applicant’s credibility: Claims for asylum 

always include an assessment of the 

credibility of the applicant. Many LGBT 

asylum seekers will initially give other 

reasons for their claim – often they are 

unaware that their sexual orientation is a 

legitimate basis for a claim. 

But more often than not, they have 

been so used to being unable to be open 

about their sexuality and have spent so 

much of their lives forced to be who they 

are in secret so who could blame them 

for taking some time to “come out” to 

the authorities here? 

But taking time damages their 

claim and renders them less believable 

in the eyes of the courts. 

Iran is one of the countries where 

homosexual acts are punishable by 

death. The British Government’s Home 

Office guidance note on Iran says: “as 

long as gay acts happen behind closed 

doors and as long as gay men and 

lesbians do not proselytise their 

sexuality, they will most likely remain 

unharmed”! 

But why should they have to hide 

away? An individual’s sexuality is not 

simply about the physical act of sex and 

it’s not only expressed sexually. We are 

not talking here about people having 

the right to have sex in the street, we’re just 

talking about them having the right to say 

this is who I am. 

I never cease to be amazed by the 

decisions made in our name by the British 

Government. But it has to stop. Believe me, 

when Scotland gains its Independence, an 

SNP Government will take a very different 

view but right now, this is a reserved issue 

and something we have no power over. And 

right now there are people living in the UK 

who are terrified and rightly so, and we 

have to do all we can to support them and 

to stop the discrimination against fellow 

human beings simply because they are 

lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. 

Anne “Indygal” McLaughlin is 

an SP List MSP for Glasgow 

GROUPS 

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PUBLICATIONS 

SCOTSGAY: 

Monthly magazine edited, 

printed and published in 

Scotland since 1994. All of the 

words from the magazine can 

be found on our website as 

well as interactive Meet Market 

and our Listings which are 

frequently updated. Sample 

copy available by phoning 

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more than £2). Tel: 0845 

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E-mail: publisher 

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Lock Up Your Daughters: 

Queer alternative DIY 

magazine for women. 

E-mail: 

info@lockupyourdaughtersma 

gazine.co.uk 

www.lockupyourdaughtersma 

gazine.co.uk 

QS: 

Scottish gay lifestyle magazine 

launched in March 2008.Tel: 

0845 643 9663. Write: 258/4 

Easter Road, Edinburgh. EH6 

8LD. 

E-mail: info@qsmag.co.uk 

www.qsmag.co.uk 

NATIONAL 

ORGANISATIONS 

OUTRIGHT SCOTLAND: 

Scotland's oldest lesbian, gay, 

bisexual and transgender 

rights organisation. It was 

founded in 1969 as the 

Scottish Minorities Group, 

later became the Scottish 

Homosexual Rights Group 

and changed its name to 

OUTRIGHT SCOTLAND in 

December 1992. Currently 

hibernating. 

EQUALITY NETWORK: 

Working for lesbian, gay, 


equality in Scotland. Write: 30 

Bernard Street, Edinburgh. 

EH6 6PR. Tel: 07020 933952. 

Fax: 07020 933954. 

E-mail: en 

@equality-network.org 

www.equality-network.org and 

http://equalitynetwork.invisionzone.com 

Weekly e-mail and quarterly 

paper newsletters on LGBT 

equality campaigns and 

developments. Regular 

conferences, forums, and 

other events. E-mail or write to 

join the network. 

LESBIAN ARCHIVE AND 

INFORMATION CENTRE: 

The UK's largest and most 

significant collection of 

materials relating to lesbian 

lives. LAIC (at Glasgow 

Women's Library) 2nd Floor, 

81 Parnie Street, Glasgow. G1 

5RH. Tel/Fax: 0141-552 8345. 

Closed to the public until 

Autumn 2008. 

E-mail: info 

@womenslibrary.org.uk 

www.womenslibrary.org.uk/ 

laic/laic.html 

PRIDE SCOTIA: 

Now busily organising Pride 

Scotia 2010! Tel: 0131-556 

9471. Write: 58a Broughton 

Street, Edinburgh. EH1 3SA. 

E-mail: edinburgh 

@pride-scotia.org 

www.pride-scotia.org 

STONEWALL SCOTLAND: 

Campaigns for equality and 

justice for gay, lesbian, 


people living in Scotland. 

Write: 9 Howe Street, 

Edinburgh. EH3 6TE. Tel: 

0131-557 3679. 

E-mail: info@ 

stonewallscotland.org.uk 

www.stonewallscotland 

.org.uk 

LOCAL 

ORGANISATIONS 

AYRSHIRE: 

Ayrshire Social & Sexuality 

Support Group: Meets 3rd 

Wed of each month at 7pm in 

Irvine. Details of venue from 

David Bingham on 0141-332 

3838 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm). 

E-mail: david.bingham 

@tht.org.uk 

BORDERS: 

Scottish Borders LGBT 

Equality Forum: 

Aims to provide advice and act 

as a consulting body to all 

community planning partner 

organisations, develop a range 

of social and recreational 

activities, and provide a 

befriending service to LGBT 

people. 

www.borderslgbt.org.uk 

DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY: 

Dumfries & Galloway 

LGBT Centre: 

Runs services including 

groups, social events, dropins, 

support and volunteering 

for young people and adults. 

26 Brewery Street, Dumfries. 

DG1 2RP. Tel: Dumfries 

(01387) 739888. Text: 07785 

274147. 

E-mail: DandG 

@lgbtyouth.org.uk 

DUNDEE: 

OUT NOW: 

Bi-monthly local newsletter. 

Available from: Diversitay, PO 

Box 53, Dundee, DD1 3YG. 

E-mail: contact 

@diversitay.org.uk 

DUNFERMLINE: 

FifeFLAGS: 

Fife Free Lesbian and Gay 

Society. Based in Dunfermline, 

provides a welcoming and 

safe meeting space and dropin 

centre near the town centre 

for the LGBT community, our 

friends, family and supporters. 

Regular social group meets on 

Sun 7.30-11pm. Generally has 

a nice friendly mixed crowd 

most nights across the age 

range so come along and join 

the fun. Internet access, mini 

pool table or just hang out and 

meet new friends over coffee 

and biscuits. Safer sex 

information and supplies 

available as part of the Fife 

Health Board condom 

distribution scheme. Tel: 

Dunfermline (01383) 738517. 

E-mail: Info@ 

FifeFLAGS.org.uk 

www.fifeflags.org.uk 

EDINBURGH: 

Edinburgh LGBT Centre: 

Owned and managed by 

Lesbian Gay and Bisexual 

Community Project Limited, 

which is registered as a 

Scottish Charity and as a 

Scottish Company. Bought in 

1974 by the Scottish 

Minorities Group, it is the only 

LGBT-owned LGBT Centre in 

the UK and is also the oldest 

LGBT Centre in Europe if not 

the world. Write: Edinburgh 

LGBT Centre, 58a-60 

Broughton Street, Edinburgh. 

EH1 3SA. Tel: 0131-556 9471. 

Meeting Room Booking Tel: 

07817 533337. 

E-mail: hello 

@edinburghlgbtcentre.org.uk 

www.edinburghlgbtcentre.org. 

uk 

Icebreakers: 

Social group for guys and gals 

who want to make friendships 

and feel more at ease in the 

company of other gay people. 

Takes place from 7.30-9.30pm 

in The Regent on 2nd Wed of 

each month. If you're recently 

out or new to Edinburgh or 

just feel a bit cut off and want a 

break, come along. 

GLASGOW: 

Icebreakers Group: 

For lesbians, gays and 

bisexuals new to the scene. 

Details from Strathclyde 

Switchboard. 

Pride Glasgow: 

Previously Pride Scotia 

(Glasgow). Currently 

recovering from Pride 

Glasgow 2008. Tel: 0141-416 

2300. 

E-mail: pride 

@prideglasgow.co.uk 

www.prideglasgow.co.uk 

Spectrum: 

Group for gay and bisexual 

men from Black and Minority 

Ethnic (BME) communities. 

Meets on 1st Tue of each 

month at 6.30pm in GMH 

Office, 5th Floor, 48 Albion 

Street, Glasgow. G1 1LH. Tel: 

0141-552 0112. 

E-mail: 

spectrum@gmh.org.uk 

HAMILTON: 

LGBT Group: 

For people living/working in 

Lanarkshire. Meets monthly 

Thu 7-9pm at the Hamilton 

Town House. Get together for 

social activities, themed 

discussions, speakers and to 

celebrate being LGBT in rural 

areas. For more information, 

contact Chris Kimber at 

Terrence Higgins Trust. Tel: 

0141-332 3838. 

E-mail: chris.kimber 

@tht.org.uk 

INVERNESS: 

Highland Lesbian, Gay, 

Bisexual, Transgender 

Forum: 

PO Box 5735, Inverness. IV1 

9DB. 

E-mail: forum 

@gay-ness.org.uk 

www.gay-ness.org.uk 

Highland LGBT Social Group: 

Regular events and discos in 

Inverness. Tel: 07017 611111. 

E-mail: forum 



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Scotland - Highland Services 

Gay Men's Group (and 

activities): 

Tel: Inverness (01463) 711585 

E-mail: 

info.highland@tht.org.uk 

http://groups.yahoo.com/ 

group/lgbtnorthscotland 

STIRLING: 

Stirling Gay Men's 

Social Group 

Meets monthly from Sep-Jun 

(generally 3rd Fri) in private 

houses. 

E-mail: 

mensgroup@talktalk.net 

WOMEN'S 

LISTINGS 

ABERDEEN: 

Granite Sisters: 

Aberdeen based group for 

older lesbians throughout 

Scotland. There are no social 

events planned for the near 

future and the website is the 

main link at this time for gay 

women to gain information, 

etc. Although under 

construction at the moment it 

will be completed ASAP. 

E-mail: 13@clara.co.uk 

www.13.clara.co.uk 

EDINBURGH: 

AD Group: 

Ancient Dykes is a long 

established Edinburgh based 

social group for lesbians aged 

40+ organised by women for 

women. Holds monthly 

meetings and frequent social 

events such as days out and 

about. Meets on first Sat of 

each month during the 

afternoon. Tel: Ruth on 0131- 

554 7256 or Edinburgh 

Lesbian Line. 

Lesbian Book Group: Meets 

monthly (Wed 7.30-9.30pm). 

Contact Kerry for further 

details / next book by 

E-mail: kjmcdoll@yahoo.co.uk 

Lesbian Social Group: Meets 

3rd Wed of each month at 

7.30pm in The Regent, 2 

Montrose Terrace. 

GLASGOW: 

Sandyford: Counselling and 

Support Services at 2-6 

Sandyford Place, Glasgow. G3 

7NB. Tel: 0141-211 6700. 

Minicom: 0141-211 6703. 

Fax: 0141-211 6702. Sappho 

@ Sandyford promotes 

positive health for lesbians and 

easier access to sexual, 

reproductive and women's 

health services. A well-woman 

clinic and screening service is 

provided in a lesbian friendly 

setting. Tel: 0141-211 8130 for 

appointment. Counselling 

takes place fortnightly on Tue 

eve. 

www.sandyford.org 

Glasgow Women's Library: 

2nd Floor, 81 Parnie Street, 

Glasgow. G1 5RH. Tel/Fax: 

0141-552 8345. Collection in 

storage until Autumn 2010. 

Lifelong Learning Programme, 

Adult Literacy and Numeracy 

provision and Black and 

Minority Ethnic Women's 

Project all running in the 

meantime. Check the website 

for more information. Library 

houses a Lending and 

reference library - books, 

magazines, journals, videos, 

leaflets and information. UK 

and overseas feminist and 

lesbian publications. Contains 

the Lesbian Archive and 

Information Centre - a unique 

national collection of 

publications, journals and 

ephemera by and for lesbians. 

E-mail: info@ 

womenslibrary.org.uk 

www.womenslibrary.org.uk 

OLGA - Older Lesbians Get 

Around: 

Meets monthly. Tel: 0781 

3268938 

INVERNESS: 

GirlZone: 

Friendly, informal social group 

for LBT and friends - all 

welcome. Meets 1st Sat and 

3rd Fri of each month. 

Tel: Joanne on 07792 223 687 

for details and venue. 

E-mail: girlzone 



Highland Lesbian Group: 

A friendly lesbian social group 

which offers support and 

information. Organises 

fundraisers for Womankind 

Worldwide: 

E-mail: High_Les 

@bigfoot.com 

www.womankind.org.uk 

www.freewebs.com 

/highlandlesbiangroup 


Scotland-Highland Services 

Lesbian Group (and 

activities): 


E-mail: 




NATIONAL: 

LESBIAN INFORMATION 

SERVICE: 

www.lesbianinformation 

service.org 

OUT-SKIRTS: 

A monthly e-newsletter for 

lesbian and bi women in 

Tayside, Fife and beyond. 

E-mail: 

ionafiesta@yahoo.co.uk 

SCOTTISH NETWORK FOR 

LESBIAN STRENGTH: 

To further lesbian issues, 

follow a lesbian agenda and 

foster lesbian visibility. 

E-mail: High_Les 

@bigfoot.com 

YOUNG LESBIANS: 

See our Youth Groups listings. 

BISEXUALS 

BISCOTLAND: 

Support and social network for 

people who are bisexual or 

questioning their sexuality. 

Also organises training and 

activist activities in support of 

bisexual visibility and pride. 

Informal 'safe space' meetings 

are held on 1st Wed of each 

month in Glasgow (Contact for 

venue details) and 3rd Wed of 

each month in Edinburgh 

(8pm in the LGBT Centre for 

Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe 

Street). Meetings (open to all 

bi or questioning people) are 

usually followed by social 

gatherings which are open to 

partners or friends. 

Information line: 07963 

960321. 

E-mail: info@biscotland.org 

www.biscotland.org 

INVERNESS: 



Bisexual Group (and 

activities): 


E-mail: 




ABUSE 

BROKEN RAINBOW LGBT 

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 

SERVICE (UK): 

Works to change the situation 

for LGBT people facing 

domestic violence. Runs a 

helpline for lesbian, gay, 


people, their family, friends, 

and agencies to support LGBT 

people around domestic 

violence. Mon & Thu 2-8pm, 

Wed 10am-1pm. Tel: 0300 

999 5428. 

E-mail: mail 

@broken-rainbow.org.uk 

www.broken-rainbow.org.uk 

MEN AGAINST SEXUAL 

ABUSE: 

1-2-1 counselling for adult 

male survivors of childhood 

sexual abuse, male rape, male 

domestic abuse and under 

18's. Tel: 0141-550 2048. 

E-mail: masacounseling 

@aol.com 

www.masa-listens.com 

RAPE AND ABUSE LINE: 

For male and female survivors. 

Female Support Workers 

answer Freephone 0808 

8000123 most evenings and 

Male Support Workers answer 

Freephone 0808 8000122 on 

selected evenings. The 

Helpline hours are advised on 

both answering services. 

Callers are welcome to phone 

either line. Write: PO Box 10, 

Dingwall. IV15 9HA. 

www.rapeandabuseline.co.uk 

RAPE CRISIS SCOTLAND 

HELPLINE: 

Scotland-wide telephone 

service providing support to 

women and men experiencing 

sexual violence, as well as their 

friends and families. Tel: 

Freephone 0808 8010302 

(6pm-Midnight). Minicom 

available. 

www.rapecrisisscotland 

.org.uk 

THRIVE: 

Counselling service for male 

survivors of childhood sexual 

abuse. Write: Sandyford, 4 

Sandyford Place, Glasgow. G3 

7NB. Tel: 0141-211 8133. 

E-mail: thrive 

@ggc.scot.nhs.uk 

ATHEISTS AND 

HUMANISTS 

GAY AND LESBIAN 

HUMANIST ASSOCIATION: 

GALHA is a membership 

organisation promoting a gayfriendly 

Humanist outlook and 

LGBT rights as human rights. 

Membership is open to 

supporters worldwide and 

gives access to a range of 

events. Write: GALHA, 1 

Gower Street, London. WC1E 

6HD. Tel: 0844 800 3067. 

E-mail: secretary 

@galha.org 

www.galha.org 

PINK TRIANGLE TRUST: 

PTT is a gay Humanist charity 

which can arrange nonreligious 

ceremonies of love 

and commitment for lesbian 

and gay couples at very 

reasonable rates in most parts 

of Scotland. Sponsors of 

LGBT History Month. Write: 

34 Spring Lane, Kenilworth, 

Warwickshire. CV8 2HB. Tel: 

Kenilworth (01926) 858450. 

E-mail: ceremonies 

@pinktriangle.org.uk 

www.pinktriangle.org.uk 

Lively Blog at 

www.pinktriangle.org.uk/ 

ptt/blog.html 

Internet Magazine at 

www.gayandlesbianhumanist. 

org 

BDSM 

MSC SCOTLAND: 

A club for men interested in 

Leather, Rubber, Uniform. 

Meets in Edinburgh from 

10pm downstairs in the New 

Town Bar on 3rd Sat of each 

month. Write: PO Box 28, 

Edinburgh. EH3 5JL. 

E-mail: president 

@msc-scotland.net 

www.msc-scotland.net 

SM GAYS: 

www.smgays.org 

BEARS 

BEARGLASGOW: 

New and refreshing social 

group for Bears, Cubs and 

Admirers of all shapes and 

sizes based in Glasgow. 

E-mail: 

info@bearglasgow.co.uk 

www.bearglasgow.co.uk 

BEARSCOTS: 

The national group for bears, 

big boys, their friends and 

admirers in Scotland. 

Edinburgh Bear Weekend, 2nd 

weekend of each month: Bear 

Sauna, Steamworks, Sat 2- 

8pm. Bears In The Basement, 

New Town Bar, Sat 10pm- 

2am. Bear-ly Awake Brunch, 

New Town Bar, Sun 12.30- 

2.30pm. Also monthly Bear 

Book Group and Wet Fur 

Swimming Group. Check 

website for details of events 

around Scotland. 

E-mail: info 

@bearscots.org.uk 

www.bearscots.org.uk 

BELIEVERS 

AFFIRMATION SCOTLAND: 

Network in the Church of 

Scotland of lesbian, gay, 


Christians, their friends and 

supporters. Formed in 2006 in 

response to the issue of 

ministers and deacons being 

able to conduct ceremonies to 

mark civil partnerships without 

fear of censure. Write: Monica 

Stewart, 37 Main Street, 

Invergowrie. DD2 5AB. 

E-mail: monicastewart 


www.affirmationscotland 

.org.uk 

AL-JANNAH: 

Online social community for 

LGBT Muslims. 

E-mail: admin@ 

al-jannah.co.uk 

www.al-jannah.co.uk 

AUGUSTINE UNITED 

CHURCH: 

Meets Sun 11am - LGBT 

people especially welcome. 41 

George IV Bridge, Edinburgh. 

EH1 1EL. Now incorporating 

the activities of MCC 

Edinburgh. Tel: 0131-220 

1677. 

E-mail: administrator 

@augustine.org.uk 

www.augustine.org.uk 

COURAGESCOTLAND: 

Non-denominational inclusive 

support network of LGBT Bible 

Believing Christians. Groups 

in Edinburgh, Glasgow, 

Inverness, Perth and Aberdeen 

and online. Tel: Rury on 

07772 617788. 

E-mail: 

office@couragescotland.org 

www.couragescotland.org 

EDINBURGH QUAKER 

LESBIAN AND GAY 

FELLOWSHIP: 

Meets on the 3rd Wed of each 

month at 7pm in the Glasite 

Meeting House, 33 Barony 

Street. Members of the LGBT 

Community and their friends 

are most welcome. 

E-mail: edinburgh.qlgf 

@gmail.com 

EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP 

FOR LESBIAN & GAY 

CHRISTIANS: 

Lesbian, gay or bisexual? 

From an Evangelical tradition? 

So are we. Tel: Andrew on Mid 

Calder (01506) 499926. Write: 

c/o 123 Byron Road, 

Chelmsford. CM2 6HJ. 

E-mail: info@eflgc.org.uk 

www.eflgc.org.uk 

METROPOLITAN 

COMMUNITY CHURCH IN 

GLASGOW: 

A church of the LGBT 

communities welcoming all 

people. Meets for worship Sun 

3pm at Ibrox Parish Church, 

67 Clifford Street. Tel or Text: 

07972 139128. 

E-mail: info 

@mccinglasgow.co.uk 

www.mccinglasgow.co.uk 

QUAKER LESBIAN AND GAY 

FELLOWSHIP: 

A welcoming and supportive 

national group for people of all 

sexual orientations and their 

friends. Write: Ruth (SG), 46 

The Avenue, Starbeck, 

Harrogate. HG1 4QD. 

E-mail: publicity@qlgf.org.uk 

www.qlgf.org.uk 

QUEST: 

Organisation for lesbian and 

gay Catholics. Monthly 

meetings are held in different 

regional groups throughout 

Britain. Scottish meetings held 

in Glasgow. Quest Linkline - 

The Helpline for Gay and 

Lesbian Catholics - Tel: 

(Freephone) 0808 808 0234. 

Write: BM Box 2585, 

LONDON. WC1N 3XX. 

E-mail: quest 

@questgaycatholic.org.uk 

www.questgaycatholic 

.org.uk

ROMAN CATHOLIC CAUCUS 

OF THE LESBIAN & GAY 

CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT: 

Write: RC Caucus, PO Box 

24632, London. E9 6XF. Tel: 

020-7226 0847. 

E-mail: lgcm_rccaucus 

@hotmail.com 

SGI-UK (SCOTLAND): 

Buddhist organisation 

established in more than 190 

countries throughout the 

world. Their belief and practice 

direct people to respect that 

which is of ultimate value: life 

itself. Through their faith and 

practice, members transform 

their inner lives and develop 

the qualities needed to bring 

about personal fulfillment and 

contribute to the positive 

development of society. SGI- 

UK has participated in Pride 

events throughout the world 

and is now known as Rainbow 

activities. 

E-mail: info@sgi-uk.org 

www.sgi-uk.org 

UNITARIANS IN 

EDINBURGH: 

An inclusive community of 

diverse beliefs which supports 

the pursuit of individual 

spirituality and humanism. 

Meets at St Mark’s, 7 Castle 

Terrace at 11am on Sun and 

for Mindfulness @ Lunchtime 

at 12.15pm on Tue. 

Relationship blessings 

conducted. 

E-mail: minister@edinburghunitarians.org.uk 

www.edinburghunitarians.co.uk 

BIKERS 

SALTIREBLUE MOTORCYCLE 

CLUB: 

Scotland’s motorcycle club for 

LGBT bikers. Active 

membership who arrange 

regular bike runs with each 

other at short notice via e-mail, 

and SMS. 

E-mail: info@saltireblue.com 

www.saltireblue.com 

CULTURAL 

EDINBURGH GAY MEN'S 

CHORUS: 

A new venture aiming to bring 

together individuals interested 

in singing a fun repertoire, 

including pop, rock and songs 

from the shows and movies. 

Now is a great time to get 

involved, whether you're a 

closet shower singer or have 

some experience. Rehearses 

Tue eves in Central Edinburgh. 

For full details and to sign-up: 

www.egmc.co.uk 

GAY GORDONS 

EDINBURGH: 

Scotland's first LGBT Scottish 

country dance group with a 

good mix of women and men. 

Meets Mon 7.30-9.30pm at 

Quaker Meeting House, 7 

Victoria Terrace. 

E-mail: info 

@gaygordonsedinburgh.co.uk 

www.gaygordonsedinburgh. 

co.uk 

GLASGAY!: 

Scotland's annual celebration 

of queer culture. Next dates: 

3rd Oct - 8th Nov 2010. 

Q! Gallery is Glasgay's new 

year-round gallery dedicated to 

queer art and artists. Mon-Sat 

11am-5pm. The Stud!o is an 

adjacent performance/ 

research/workshop and 

holistic arts space. 

The Q! Gallery, 87-91 

Saltmarket, Glasgow. G1 5LE. 

Tel/Fax: 0141-552 7575.Text: 

07762 722460. 

E-mail: info 

@glasgay.co.uk 

www.glasgay.co.uk 

INTERNATIONAL KILT 

APPRECIATION SOCIETY 

(IKAS): 

Contact and social group for 

guys interested in 

viewing/wearing kilts. Regular 

newsletter. Write: Mervyn 

Tacy, 'Ziveli', 20 Ordsall Park 

Road, Retford. DN22 7PA. 

Please enclose sae. 

Tel: 01777 708270. 

E-mail: IKILTas@aol.com 

www.freewebs.com/ikas 

LGBT HISTORY MONTH 

SCOTLAND: 

Increasing the awareness of 

LGBT people’s lives, histories 

and experiences. The website 

provides listings for cultural 

opportunities, events, news 

items, and resources. If you 

would like to be involved, 

volunteer or add information, 

contact LGBT History Month, 

39-40 Commerce Street, 

Edinburgh. EH6 6HD. 

E-mail: 

info@lgbthistory.org.uk 

www.lgbthistory.org.uk 

LOUD & PROUD: 

Scotland's original choir for 

LGBT singers is made up of 

approximately 45 singers and 

holds regular concerts in the 

Central Belt. The repertoire, 

which is sung a capella in 

varying numbers of parts, 

includes simple rounds, 

popular music, traditional 

music, light classics, festive 

and seasonal songs, 

lesbian/gay anthems, and 

show tunes. Meets weekly for 

rehearsals in Edinburgh. 

E-mail: info 

@loudandproudchoir.org 

www.loudandproudchoir.org 

LUVVIES THEATRE 

COMPANY: 

Edinburgh based LGBT 

theatre company, which aims 

to give LGBT people the 

opportunity to act, direct, 

produce or organise theatre or 

take part in any aspect of the 

creative process. No previous 

experience is necessary. 

Tel: 07854 836605. 

E-mail: info@theluvvies.org 

www.theluvvies.org 

OURSTORY SCOTLAND: 

A charity which works to 

collect, archive and present 

the life stories and 

experiences of the LGBT 

Community in Scotland. If 

you have a story to tell or 

experiences to share, or 

would like to find out more 

about their upcoming 

programme of events, then 

please contact them. 

Write: OurStory Scotland, 

Archives and Special 

Collections, The Mitchell 

Library, North Street, 

Glasgow. G3 7DN. 

E-mail: info 

@ourstoryscotland.org.uk 

www.ourstoryscotland 

.org.uk 

REMEMBER WHEN 

PROJECT: 

Documenting the collective 

history of Edinburgh's LGBT 

communities, recording lifestories 

and personal 

memories across the 

generations, and celebrating 

our rich and varied 

contributions to the quality of 

life in the city. The culmination 

of this work was an exhibition 

entitled 'Rainbow City: Stories 

from Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual 

and Transgender Edinburgh' 

held at the City Art Centre, 

Edinburgh in 2006. Write: 

Remember When Project, c/o 

The Living Memory 

Association, The 

Reminiscence Centre, 101 St 

Leonards Street, Edinburgh, 

EH8 9QY. Tel: 0131-667 0761, 

and leave a message, stating 

clearly that it is for Remember 

When. 

E-mail: miles 

@livingmemory.org.uk 

SCOTTISH BORDERS GAY 

FILM GROUP: 

Meets monthly during 

autumn through to the spring, 

and views video/DVDs with a 

gay theme or character. For 

more details please contact 

Alastair on Galashiels (01896) 

757861 or 

E-mail: alastairlings 

@yahoo.co.uk 

HEALTH AND 

ABILITIES 

AL-ANON: 

Fellowship of relatives and 

friends of alcoholics who 

share their experience, 

strength and hope in order to 

solve their common problem. 

Anyone affected by another 

person’s drinking is welcome. 

LGBT & Friends Group meets 

Thu 6.30-7.45pm at LGBT 

Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 

9 Howe Street, Edinburgh. Tel: 

Catherine on 07940 473150. 

www.al-anonuk.org.uk 

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 

Whilst AA runs the f ollowing 

LGBT meetings in Edinburgh 

and Glasgow, please note that 

it is a non restrictive 

organisation and LGBT people 

are welcome at any meeting. 

AA Edinburgh: 

Tue 8pm (Edinburgh Peace 

And Justice Resource Centre, 

St John’s Church, Princes 

Street). Please note that the 

last meeting of the month is 

open to non AA members. 

AA Glasgow: 

Tue & Thu 7.30pm (Nye Bevan 

House, 20 India Street), Fri 

7.30pm (The Ogilvie Centre, 

25 Rose Street). 

AA National: 

Helpline: 0845 7697555 (24 

hours). Northern Service 

Office: 0141-226 2214. 

www.alcoholicsanonymous.org.uk 

ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY 

LGBT SUPPORT GROUP: 

Trained and skilled volunteers 

able to offer understanding 

and a listening ear to LGBT 

people affected by Alzheimer’s 

disease or any other form of 

dementia.To contact: 

Tel the Alzheimer's Helpline on 

0845 300 0336 

or write to Alzheimer's Society 

LGBT Support Group, 

Alzheimer's Society, Devon 

House, 58 Saint Katharine's 

Way, London. E1W 1JX. or 

E-mail: gaycarers 

@alzheimers.org.uk 

www.alzheimers.org.uk 

/Gay_Carers/index.htm 

BODY POSITIVE (TAYSIDE): 

1st Floor, 31 Hawkhill, Dundee. 

DD1 5DH. A charity that exists 

to empower HIV and HepC 

positive people and those 

affected thereby to eliminate 

the stigma and isolation they 

experience. Tel: Dundee 

(01382) 226860. Fax: Dundee 

(01382) 322606. Tue-Thu 

(Drop In) Noon-3.30pm. 

E-mail: admin 

@bodypositivetayside.org 

www.bodypositive 

tayside.org 

BROWNLEE CENTRE 

(GLASGOW): 

Gartnavel General Hospital, 

1053 Great Western Road, 

Glasgow. G12 0YN. 

Confidential information, 

advice, counselling and direct 

access testing for HIV and 

Hepatitis.The Centre provides 

ongoing medical and social 

care plus psychological and 

emotional support for people 

living with HIV infection and 

one to one counselling for 

people at risk of HIV. 

Tel: 0141-211 1089. 

Fax: 0141-211 1097. 

Mon-Thu 9am-5pm, 

Tue 5-7pm, Fri 9am-4.30pm. 

BROWNLEE COMMUNITY 

TEAM: 

Gartnavel General Hospital, 

1053 Great Western Road, 

Glasgow. G12 0YN. Social 

work service for people with 

HIV/AIDS providing intensive 

community based support. 

General advice and 

information on community 

care and housing needs also 

provided. 

Tel: 0141-211 1090. 

FIFE MEN: 

5 South Fergus Place, 

Kirkcaldy. KY1 1YA. (Behind 

Sheriff Court). Information, 

advice and support on gay and 

health issues, free condoms, 

and much more! Mon-Thu 1- 

4pm. Tel: Kirkcaldy (01592) 

265666. Fax: Kirkcaldy 

(01592) 643866. 

E-mail: enquiries 

@fifemen.org.uk 

www.fifemen.org.uk 

GAY MEN'S HEALTH 

EDINBURGH: 

10 Union Street, Edinburgh. 

EH1 3LU. A community led 

Lothian wide project for gay 

and bisexual men. 

Wide ranging volunteering 

opportunities which provide 

services including support and 

counselling, scene work, peer 

education and training, 

provision of condoms, lube 

and Safer Sex information. 

Tel: 0131-558 9444. 

Fax: 0131-558 9060. 

E-mail: info@gmh.org.uk 

www.gmh.org.uk 


GLASGOW: 

5th Floor, 48 Albion Street, 

Glasgow. G1 1LH. Tel: 0141- 

552 0112. A community led 

project across the Greater 

Glasgow and Clyde Health 

Board Area for gay and 

bisexual men. Wide ranging 

volunteering opportunities 

which provide services 

including support, scene work, 

peer education and training, 

provision of condoms, lube 

and Safer Sex information. 

E-mail: glasgow 

@gmh.org.uk 



TAYSIDE: 

Exists to promote the sexual 

and holistic health of gay and 

bi men living in Angus, 

Dundee and Perth & Kinross 

(including men who have sex 

with men but who do not 

identify as gay or bi), reduce 

the spread of HIV within those 

communities and challenge 

the discrimination, health 

inequalities and social 

exclusion that can be faced by 

gay and bi men, including HIV 

positive gay and bi men, and 

those affected by HIV. Tel: 

Dundee (01382) 424070. Fax: 

Dundee (01382) 424090. 

E-mail: info 

@gaymenshealth 

tayside.com 

www.gaymenshealth 

tayside.com 

HEALTHY GAY SCOTLAND: 

A national HIV prevention & 

sexual health promotion 

programme for gay and 

bisexual men. Offers a range 

of services including info on its 

website, campaigns and 

resources and a free condoms 

by post scheme. 

www.healthygayscotland.com 

HIV-AIDS CARERS AND 

FAMILIES SERVICE 

PROVIDER SCOTLAND: 

10 Elderpark Workspace, 100 

Elderpark Street, Glasgow. 

G51 3TR. Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. 

Telephone Support Service 

Mon-Fri 7pm-10pm. Tel: 

0141-445 8797. Fax: 0141- 

445 8798. 

E-mail: hiv-aids_carers 

@lineone.net 

www.hiv-aids-carers 

.org.uk 

HIV SCOTLAND: 

Suite 2, 27 Beaverhall Road, 

Edinburgh. EH7 4JE. Tel: 

0131-558 3713. Fax: 0131- 

558 9887. The independent 

voice for HIV in Scotland, this 

charity is a policy and strategic 

body and runs Healthy Gay 

Scotland and Black Minority 

Ethnic-related HIV work. 

E-mail: info 

@hivscotland.com 

www.hivscotland.com 

THE JANEK LATOSINSKI 

CHARITABLE TRUST: 

Provides free complementary 

therapies and psychotherapy 

to all peopole living with HIV in 

Glasgow and the West of 

Scotland. 

E-mail: austen@tjlct.org.uk 

www.tjlct.org.uk 

LANARKSHIRE HIV, AIDS 

AND HEPATITIS CENTRE: 

Counselling Service, 

Monklands Hospital, Monks 

Court Avenue, Airdrie. ML6 

0JS. One stop shop for HIV 

and Hepatitis health services. 

Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. Also Tue & 

Thu 7-9.30pm (appointments 

only). Also runs support group 

for HIV Positive men. Tel: 

Airdrie (01236) 712247. Fax: 

Airdrie (01236) 712449. 

E-mail: liz.mccann 

@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk 

LGBT CENTRE FOR 

HEALTH & WELLBEING: 

9 Howe Street, Edinburgh. 

EH3 6TE. This unique Centre 

exists to improve the physical, 

mental and social wellbeing of 

LGBT people living in, working 

in and travelling to Edinburgh. 

Runs events, workshops and 

courses promoting healthy 

lifestyles, provides a wide 

range of information on health 

and LGBT topics, and 

supports community groups. 

Tel: 0131-523 1100. 

E-mail: admin 


www.lgbthealth.org.uk 

POSITIVE HELP: 

13a Great King Street, 

Edinburgh. EH3 6QW. 

Practical help for people who 

are infected or affected by HIV 

and AIDS in Edinburgh, their 

families and carers. 

Tel: 0131-558 1122. 

Fax: 0131-558 3636. 

E-mail: office 

@positivehelpedinburgh.co.uk 

www.positivehelpedinburgh.u 

k 

POSITIVE MIXTURE : 

A self help group offering 

support and assistance for 

individuals with HIV/AIDS in 

the Grampian area. Contact 

THT, 246 George Street, 

Aberdeen. AB25 1HN. 

E-mail: info.aberdeen 

@tht.org.uk 

ROAM OUTREACH: 

Part of the Harm Reduction 

Team within Lothian NHS. 

Offers a confidential and 

anonymous service for men 

who have sex with men, 

including male sex workers 

throughout Edinburgh and the 

Lothians. Provides a wide 

range of services including 

sexual health and safer sex 

advice, information and advice 

on drug use, personal safety, 

police and legal advice, 

including operating in the 

Remote Reporting Scheme. A 

great deal of their work is done 

on an outreach basis in Public 

Sex Environments and venues 

as well as on-line as part of the 

SNN group. They run an 'Out 

of Hours' Testing Service Mon 

5-7.30pm at "The Exchange", 

Lady Lawson Street, 

Edinburgh where you can 

have a full SEXUAL HEALTH 

check up including Hep A & B 

vaccinations. No appointments 

necessary. For further 

information or to receive 

condom and lube supplies 

contact Vaughan or Del on Tel: 

0131-537 8300 or 07774 

628227. 

E-mail: enquiries 

@roam-outreach.com 

www.roam-outreach.com 

SANDYFORD: 

2-6 Sandyford Place, Glasgow. 

G3 7NB. Glasgow's main 

sexual, reproductive and 

emotional health centre. Free 

web access and health library 

with large LGBT lending 

collection. Specialist services 

for gay men (See separate 

ScotsGay Listing for Steve 

Retson Project) and lesbians 

(See separate ScotsGay listing 

for Sandyford under Women). 

Self-referal sexual health 

service with open access clinic 

each weekday with registration 

from 8.30-10am or book on 

0141-211 8130. 

E-mail: helpsandyford 

@ggc.scot.nhs.uk 

www.sandyford.org 

SEX ADDICTS ANONYMOUS: 

Sex Addicts Anonymous is a 

twelve-step recovery 

programme. Our primary 

purpose is to stop our 

addictive sexual behavior and 

to help others recover from 

their sexual addiction. Our 

members define their own 

sexual boundaries with the 

guidance of their Higher 

Power, their sponsors and 

other group members. We 

encourage our members to 

discover and explore what 

healthy sexuality means to 

them. Meetings in Edinburgh 

& Glasgow. Tel: Scottish 

Helpline on 0141-552 0154 

(24 hours). 

E-mail: info 

@saa-recovery.org 

www.saa-recovery.org 

SEXUAL HEALTH LINE: 

Freephone 0800 567123. 24 

hours. Confidential advice and 

information. Minicom: 

Freephone 0800 521361. 

www.playingsafely.co.uk 

STEVE RETSON PROJECT: 

Sandyford, 2-6 Sandyford 

Place, Glasgow. G3 7NB. A 

free sexual health screening 

and counselling service for gay 

and bisexual men. Clinics run 

Tue, Wed & Thu 5.30-8.30pm. 

Same-day HIV test Tue 

morning 8.30-10am. Tel: 

0141-211 8130. 

www.sandyford.org/srp 

TERRENCE HIGGINS TRUST 

SCOTLAND - NATIONAL 

OFFICE - GLASGOW: 

134 Douglas Street, Glasgow. 

G2 4HF. HIV prevention and 

support services in 

Lanarkshire, Ayrshire & Arran, 

Argyll & Bute, the Glasgow 

area and Western Central 

Scotland. Support & Advocacy 

Service provides a full range of 

welfare rights advice and 

representation as well as 

community service volunteers 

(buddies). Also provides a 

range of health promotion 

services for gay and bisexual 

men throughout the West of 

Scotland. Contact for further 

details. Volunteers welcome! 

Tel: 0141-332 3838. 

Fax: 0141-332 3755. Helpline: 

THT Direct 0845 1221200 

Mon-Fri 10am-10pm, Sat-Sun 

Noon-6pm. 

E-mail: info.scotland 

@tht.org.uk 

www.tht.org.uk 


SCOTLAND - ABERDEEN 

OFFICE: 

246 George Street, Aberdeen. 

AB25 1HN. HIV prevention 

and support services in 

Grampian including 

Community Support, Group 

Support and LGBT groups. 

Also provides a range of health 

promotion services for Gay 

and Bisexual men throughout 

Grampian. Please contact for 

further details. Volunteers 

welcome! Tel: 0845 2412151. 

Helpline: THT Direct 0845 

1221200 Mon-Fri 10am- 

10pm, Sat-Sun Noon-6pm. 

E-mail: info.aberdeen 

@tht.org.uk 

www.tht.org.uk and www. 

thtscotland-highlandservices. 

blogspot.com 


SCOTLAND - 

HIGHLAND SERVICES: 

34 Waterloo Place, Inverness. 

IV1 1NB. LGBT Support and 

activities. Tel: Inverness 

(01463) 711585. Fax: 

Inverness (01463) 711793. 

Helpline: THT Direct 0845 

1221200 Mon-Fri 10am- 

10pm, Sat-Sun Noon-6pm. 

E-mail: info.highland 

@tht.org.uk 

www.tht.org.uk 

TOGETHER: 

Social/support 

/information group for men 

living with HIV. Meets 1st Sun 

of each month from 2-4pm at 

GMH, 5th Floor, 48 Albion 

Street. Tel: 0141-552 0112. 

E-mail: together 

@gmh.org.uk 


/together 

WAVERLEY CARE: 

3 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh. 

EH3 6NB. Scotland's leading 

charity providing care and 

support to people affected by 

HIV and Hepatitis C. Whether 

someone is living with HIV or 

Hepatitis C or are the partner 

or family member of someone 

affected by these conditions, 

Waverley Care has services 

that can support them and 

provide up to date, accurate 

information and resources. 

Services include: Short-term 

Residential Intensive Support, 

Support Services for all, 

including specialist services 

for gay men, Community 

Support and Outreach 

Services (including Advocacy 

and Information, Arts Project, 

Befriending/Buddying, Care at 

Home, Spiritual and Pastoral 

Care, Complementary 

Therapies, Counselling, 

Crusaid Hardship Fund 

Administration, Health 

Promotion), Prevention and 

Awareness Raising. Tel: Neil - 

Gay Men's Support Worker on 

07962 909730 or Tel: 0131- 

558 1425 Mon-Fri 9-5pm or 

Tel: 0131-441 6989 24hrs, 7 

days per week. To become a 

Buddy with Waverley Care, Tel: 

Teresa D’Astoli on 0131-312 

9953 or Annette Wilson on 

0131-441 2791. 

E-mail: 

info @waverleycare.org 

www.waverleycare.org 

OLDER GAYS 

CAFFMOS: 

Nationwide Social and 

Contacts Club for the older gay 

gentleman and his admirers, 

both young and old. Scottish 

group next meets from 1-4pm 

at Café Habana in Edinburgh 

on Sun 28th Feb and Sun 21st 

Mar. Write: PO Box 2087, 

Blackpool. FY4 1WL. Tel: 

Blackpool (01253) 318327. 

E-mail: Caffmos2@aol.com 

Edward (Scottish Contact): 

E-mail: ebsc18624 

@blueyonder.co.uk 

www.caffmoscommunity.com 

PRIME TIME: 

Informal social group for men 

over 40. Meets in GMH, 10 

Union Street, Edinburgh from 

2-4pm every 2nd Sun (from 

7th Feb). Tel: John on 0131- 

556 1309 or Steve on 

0131-558 9444. 

E-mail: j.thompson39 


www.primetime.uk.net 

PRIMETIME (GLASGOW): 

Social group for men 40+. 

Meets 1st and 3rd Fri of each 

month from 5.30-7pm at the 

GMH Office, 5th Floor, 48 

Albion Street.Tel: 0141-552 

0112. 

E-mail: criz@gmh.org.uk 

ORDER OF 

PERPETUAL 

INDULGENCE 

The Sisters and Brothers of 

the OPI are part of a world 

wide order of queer men and 

women of all sexualities which 

is open to all who feel the 

habit. Its tenets are: The 

expiation of stigmatic guilt and 

the promulgation of universal 

joy through habitual 

manifestation and perpetual 

perpetration. 

www.thesisters.org.uk 

OPI CONVENT OF DUNN 

EIDEANN: 

The Edinburgh convent. Write: 

Mistress of Communications, 

c/o PO Box 666, Edinburgh. 

EH7 5YW. 

E-mail: opi 

@drink.demon.co.uk 

OPI CONVENT OF MORAVIA: 

The North Eastern convent. 

Write: Sister Bobby OPI, 

Cairnglass, St Combs, 

Fraserburgh. AB43 8UT. Tel: 

Inverallochy (01346) 583145. 

E-mail: 

circushighschool@gmail.com 

OUTDOOR 

PURSUITS 

FREEDOM CLUB: 

UK and Europe Wide LGBT 

Caravan and Camping Club. 

Aims to provide a means 

whereby gay people can meet 

up for weekends, weeks or 

even longer rallies throughout 

the UK and sometimes into 

Ireland and Europe. Tel: Eddie 

on Cheltenham (01242) 

526826. 

E-mail: enquiry 

@freedomclub.co.uk 

www.freedomclub.co..uk 

GAY BIRDERS CLUB: 

For LGBT Birdwatchers. Write: 

Gay Birders Club, GeeBeeCee, 

BCM-Mono, London. WC1N 

3XX. 

Tel: Annie on 0131-552 6333. 

E-mail: info 

@gbc-online.org.uk 

www.gbc-online.org.uk 

GAY CARAVAN & CAMPING 

CLUB: 

For men and women. Regular 

meets throughout the UK. Tel: 

Marc on 07977 317872. 

E-mail: info 

@gaycaravanclub.com 

www.gaycaravan 

club.com 

GAY OUTDOOR CLUB: 

Holds regular events including 

walking, skiing, cycling, 

climbing, mountain-biking, 

kayaking, mountaineering, 

camping, youth-hostelling, 

badminton, running and 

swimming. For more 

information, vist website or 

send an A5 sae to PO Box 

637, Skellingthorpe, Lincoln, 

LN6 5XD. Or Tel: 0844 

8700462. 

www.gocscotland.org 

GLASGOW GAY RAMBLERS 

GROUP: 

Leisurely walks in the 

countryside. Bring sensible 

footwear/clothing and packed 

lunch. 2nd Sat of each month. 

Meet at Mitchell Library, 

Berkeley Street. No 

membership - just turn up. 

Cars normally shared. Tel: 

Robert on 0141-950 1081. 

E-mail: robert@ 

gocscotland.org.uk 

OUT DOOR LADS: 

A UK-Wide, web-based 

organisation, offering a wide 

range of activities: from 

camping, hostelling, hillwalking 

and indoor climbing, 

to the more extreme activities 

like gorge scrambling, ice 

climbing, technical mountain 

biking and many more. 

There's something for 

everyone, no matter what your 

interest. Core membership is 

Gay and Bi-sexual lads, aged 

18-35, but OutdoorLads does 

not discriminate on any 

grounds including age, 

sexuality, disability or sex, and 

welcomes anyone who agrees 

with the group's aims and 

objectives. 

www.outdoorlads.com 

PARENTS 

GAY DADS SCOTLAND: 

Support group for gay fathers. 

Meets on last Thu of each 

month in a private room in 

Edinburgh LGBT Centre, 58a 

Broughton Street. Gay dads 

from all over Scotland 

welcome. Tel: 07791 188742. 

E-mail: info 

@gaydadsscotland.org.uk 

www.gaydadsscotland.org.uk 

PARENTS' ENQUIRY 

SCOTLAND: 

Coming out? Information and 

support for parents of LGBT 

people. Helpline and admin: 

Tel: 0131-556 6047 before 

10pm. Write: c/o ScotsGay 

Magazine, PO Box 666, 

Edinburgh. EH7 5YW. 

E-mail: parentsenquiry 

@hotmail.com 

www.parentsenquiry 

scotland.org 

POLITICAL 

LIBERAL PARTY LESBIAN 

AND GAY CAMPAIGN: 

Tel: 0151-259 5935 

(Telephone Answering 

Machine). Write: 41 Sutton 

Street, Liverpool, L13 7EG. 

E-mail: libgay 

@libparty.demon.co.uk 

www.liberal.org.uk 

SCOTTISH LIBERAL 

DEMOCRATS FOR LGBT 

EQUALITY: 

Tel: 0131-337 2314. Write: 4 

Clifton Terrace, Edinburgh. 

EH12 5DR. 

E-mail: hq 

@scotlibdems.org.uk 

www.scotlibdems.org.uk 

www.twitter.com/scotlibdems 

PRISONERS 

FREE MAGAZINES FOR 

PRISONERS: 

Copies of ScotsGay are sent 

free of charge to prisoners in 

UK prisons and institutions. 

Please contact us if you wish 

to be added to the mailing list. 

REAL ALE 

LESBIAN AND GAY 

REAL ALE 

DRINKERS: 

The Edinburgh group of 

CAMRA's Task Group for 

LGBT real ale and cider fans. 

Meets in The Regent on the 

1st Mon of each month from 

9pm to sample the brewers' 

art - Aug 2nd Mon (to avoid 

GBBF). Tel: Karen on 0131- 

557 8790. 

E-mail: lagrad 

@drink.demon.co.uk 

www.lagrad-edinburgh.org. 

uk 

and 

www.lagrad.org.uk 

RESIDENTIAL 

EVENTS 

EDWARD CARPENTER 

COMMUNITY OF GAY MEN: 

Committed to principles of 

caring, trusting, personal 

growth, sharing, and creativity 

aimed at nurturing 

'community' as an alternative 

to the commercial scene. 

Organises Gay Men's Weeks 

and shorter events each year 

in SW Scotland, the English 

Lake District and other venues 

across the UK. Write: Edward 

Carpenter Community, BM 

ECC, London. WC1N 3XX. Tel: 

08703 215121. 

E-mail: contact_ecc 

@edwardcarpenter 

community.org.uk 

www.gaycommunity 

.org.uk 

THE FINDHORN 

FOUNDATION: 

Spiritual community, 

ecovillage and education 

centre. Offers regular 

residential workshops and 

retreats for gay men and 

lesbians at Findhorn in the 

North East of Scotland, and at 

its retreat house on the 

peaceful island of Iona. Tel: 

Findhorn (01309) 690311. 

E-mail:enquiries@findhorn.org 

http://bit.ly/findhorn-lgbt for all 

Findhorn Foundation gay and 

lesbian workshops, or 

http://www.findhorn.org/ for 

information about all the 

Foundation’s activities. 

SPORTS 

CALEDONIAN THEBANS RFC: 

Caledonian Thebans Rugby 

Football Club is Scotland's first 

gay/bi friendly rugby club. 

Offers gay/bi/trans men the 

chance to learn the game and 

play rugby in a safe and 

supportive environment. 

Continually welcomes new 

players (+18) at whatever level 

or experience and new 

supporters to the club. If 

you're interested in playing or 

supporting gay rugby in 

Scotland, please get in touch. 

Come along and get fit! 

Tel: 07758 668784 or Text 

"thebans" to 60300. 

E-mail: membership 

@thebans-rfc.co.uk 

www.thebans-rfc.co.uk 

EDINBURGH GOC 

SWIMMING & GYM GROUP: 

Meets 8pm prompt each Mon 

at the Royal Commonwealth 

Pool, Dalkeith Road in the 

main entrance area and 

afterwards in the Blue Moon 

Café from 9.15pm. 

EDINBURGH LGB RUNNING 

GROUP: 

Meets 6pm prompt Wed at the 

Jawbones, The Meadows. 

Everybody made welcome 

from complete beginners to 

the more experienced. Get in 

contact so that we can expect 

you, in case we need to make 

changes to time or venue. Tel: 

Robert on 07738 939836. 

E-mail: robert.cole 

@gocscotland.org 

GLASGOW GAY AND 

LESBIAN BADMINTON CLUB: 

Meets each Thu from 8-10pm. 

Come along and have fun and 

enjoy meeting the other 

members for a friendly game. 

All welcome. Tel: Paul on 

07708 514676 (6-11pm). 

GAY FOOTBALL 

SUPPORTERS NETWORK: 

Write: GFSN Membership 

Secretary, PO Box 7424, 

Milton Keynes. MK8 9WQ. Tel: 

Barry on Milton Keynes 

(01908) 564085. Scottish 

Contact: Kevin Rowe - Tel/Text: 

07808 263173 or 

E-mail: kevrowe72 

@yahoo.co.uk 

www.gfsn.org.uk 

GRANITE CITY 

STORMERS FC: 

New gay football team 

meeting regularly to play, train 

and for social events. Based in 

Aberdeen and open to people 

of all ages, experience and 

ability. Always on the lookout 

for volunteers, so if you can 

help out with organising 

training, fundraising, coaching, 

arranging kick abouts or 

socials or contributing in any 

way, please get in touch! 

E-mail: info 

@stormersfc.co.uk 

www.stormersfc.co.uk, 

HOTSCOTS: 

Scotland's very first LGBT 

group for football players and 

fans alike. Currently organises 

regular socials and kick-abouts 

every Fri evening at 

Meadowbank and would love 

to hear from anyone anywhere 

in Scotland who would like to 

take part. Now competing in 

the UK national gay league and 

playing 12 competitive fixtures 

in the 2008/9 season as part of 

that. However, all ability levels 

are welcome, and the social 

side is just as important as the 

playing - so what are you 

waiting for? Text "Football" to 

60300 for more information 

(texts cost 25p) or 

E-mail: mail@hotscotsfc.com 

www.hotscotsfc.com 

RACQUETEERS BADMINTON 

GROUP: 

Edinburgh based gay and 

lesbian badminton club meets 

Thu 7-9pm at Meadowbank 

Stadium. Spaces are limited. 

E-mail: info 

@theracqueteers.co.uk 

www.theracqueteers.co.uk 

TEAM SCOTLAND 

BADMINTON CLUB: 

Glasgow based gay and 

lesbian badminton club meets 

twice weekly for competitive 

games. International 

tournaments and matches 

against clubs in London and 

Europe are held annually. 

Sorry - no beginners. Tel: 

Raymond on 0141-778 9220. 

E-mail: teamscotland 

@gaysport.info 

www.gaysport.info 

/teamscotland 

STUDENTS 

Many Universities and 

Colleges have Lesbian, Gay, 

Bisexual and Transgendered 

Societies. Contact these via 

your Student Union or Student 

Association. ScotsGay also 

links to a number of LGBT Soc 

websites from our own web 

page at www.scotsgay.co.uk 

Many LGBT Socs are open to 

non-students living in the area. 

Tel: NUS Scotland LGBT 

Officer on 0131-556 6598. 

Fax: 0131-557 5679. Write: 

Stiofán Mcfadden, , LGBT 

Officer, NUS Scotland, 29 

Forth Street, Edinburgh. EH1 

3LE. 

E-mail: lgbt 

@nus-scotland.org.uk or 

mail@nus-scotland.org.uk 

TRANS 

NATIONAL: 

Transmen Scotland: 

A national support group for 

all female to male transgender 

people. Holds regular monthly 

meetings in Edinburgh (2nd 

Sat of each month from 7.30- 

9pm - contact for details of 

venue). For further info Tel/Text 

07948 735179 or 

E-mail: admin 

@transmenscotland.org.uk 

www.transmenscotland 

.org.uk 

BUCHLYVIE: 

TV/TS Group: 

Meets last Sat of each month 

at 5pm. Tel: Kira on 07808 

564626 (Mon-Thu 6-9pm), 

Gladys or Michelle on 

Buchlyvie (01360) 850516 or 

07743 936157. 

E-mail: gladyspaterson2 

@yahoo.co.uk 

DUNBLANE: 

TV/TS Group: 

Meets 2nd Sat of each month 

7-10pm. Tel: Sarah Whyte on 

07748 484703 for venue. 

E-mail: sarah_m_whyte 

@yahoo.co.uk 

DUNDEE: 

Diversitay: T With Biscuits: 

New Trans Group meets 

monthly. For more 

information, Tel: Diversitay on 

Dundee (01382) 202620 

(Mon 7-9pm). 

EDINBURGH: 

Edinburgh Trans Women: 

Support group for transsexual 

women. Meets 1st Sat of each 

month 7.30-9.30pm in LGBT 

Centre for Health and 

Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street. 

E-mail: 

info@edinburghtranswomen. 

org.uk 

www.edinburghtranswomen. 

org.uk 

Polygender Scotland: 

Provides support and 

friendship to all people who 

identify as genderqueer, 

androgyne, third gender, 

polygender or any other 

gender other than male or 

female. Meets 2nd Thu of each 

month (contact for details of 

venue). Tel: Kelli Neil on 0131- 

523 1100. 

E-mail: admin 

@androgyny.org.uk 

www.androgyny.org.uk 

T-Time: 

Informal social for all 

transgender people, their 

partners, family and friends, 

held the 3rd Sat of each month 

(contact for details of venue). 

A friendly, safe and relaxed 

environment where there's 

also space to change. Tel: 

0131-523 1100. 

E-mail: admin 


GLASGOW: 

Crosslynx Transgender 

Group: 

Meets 2nd Wed of each 

month from 7.30-9pm 

(contact for details of venue). 

Tel: Crosslynx Helpline on 

0141-847 0787 (Mon 7.30- 

9.30pm). 

www.crosslynx.org.uk 

Sandyford Trans Women's 

Support Group: 

Meets at the Counselling and 

Support Services Group 

Room, Sandyford, 2-6 

Sandyford Place (old Eye 

Infirmary), on 1st Wed of each 

month from 7pm and at the 

Peach Room, Sandyford on 

3rd Sat of each month from 

Noon. Tel: Colin MacKillop 

(Community Access Coordinator) 

on 0141-232 8417. 

E-mail: colinmackillop 

@nhs.net 

INVERNESS: 

SWANS OF SCOTLAND: 

Meets last Thu of each month 

from 7-9pm at Beaufort Hotel, 

11 Culduthel Road. 

E-mail: 

swansofscotland@gmail.com 

www.spanglefish.com/ 

SwansofScotland 


Scotland - Highland T Group 

(and activities): 


E-mail: 



group/highlandstrasngender 

WORKPLACE 

EIS GAY AND LESBIAN 

NETWORK: 

Write: Veronica Rankin, 

National Officer (Education 

and Equality), 46 Moray Place, 

Edinburgh. EH3 6BH. 

Tel: Veronica Rankin on 0131- 

225 6244. 

E-mail: vrankin@eis.org.uk 

FIRE BRIGADES UNION 

LGBT SUPPORT GROUP: 

For firefighters and control 

staff. Write: c/o Pat Carberry, 

FBU, 68 Coombe Road, 

Kingston upon Thames, 

Surrey. KT2 7SE. Tel: 07725 

602524 or 020-8541 1765. 

E-mail: PCarberry@fbu.org.uk 

www.fbulgbt.org.uk 

GAY POLICE ASSOCIATION 

IN SCOTLAND: 

Membership is open to all 

police officers and police staff, 

serving or retired. Write: Chief 

Inspector David Lyle, Lothian 

& Borders Police, 7 Chambers 

Street, Edinburgh. EH1 1HR. 

Tel: 0131-247 4844. 

E-mail: david.lyle 

@lbp.pnn.police.uk, 

central@gpascotland.com 

(Central Scotland Police), 

dg@gpascotland.com 

(Dumfries and Galloway 

Constabulary), 

fife@gpascotland.com (Fife 

Constabulary), 

grampian@gpascotland.com 

(Grampian Police), 

lbp@gpascotland.com 

(Lothian and Borders Police), 

northern@gpascotland.com 

(Northern Constabulary), 

spc@gpascotland.com 

(Scottish Police College), 

strathclyde@gpascotland.com 

(Strathclyde Police), 

tayside@gpascotland.com 

(Tayside Police), 

www.gpascotland.com 

GMB SCOTLAND EQUAL 

RIGHTS GROUP: 

Write: Regional Equal Rights 

Officer, GMB Scotland, 

Fountain House, 1/3 Woodside 

Crescent, Glasgow. G3 7UJ. 

Tel: 0141-352 8109. 

E-mail: louise.gilmour 

@gmb.org.uk 

PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL 

SERVICES UNION (PCS) 

PROUD GROUP 

Write: PCS Proud 

Membership Secretary 

(Confidential), c/o Equalities 

Health & Safety Department, 

PCS, 160 Falcon Road, 

London. SW11 2LN. 

E-mail: pcsproud@live.co.uk 

www.pcsproud.org.uk 

UNISON: 

Glasgow City LGBT Group. 

Meets pay day Tue at 5pm in 

Glasgow City Unison Offices, 

4th Floor, 18 Albion Street. 

All LGBT members welcome. 

YOUTH GROUPS 

NATIONAL: 

QUEER YOUTH: 

UK National organisation run 

by and for young people 

providing a united voice for all 

lesbian, gay, bisexual, asexual, 

pansexual, intersex, 

transgender, transsexual, 

queer and curious youth. 

Online 24/7 providing peer 

support through forums, 

campaigning for equal rights, 

running regional groups 

across the UK and much 

more! Queer Youth Scotland 

usually meets monthly in 

either Glasgow, Dundee or 

Edinburgh. 

www.queeryouth.org.uk 

ABERDEEN: 

ZONE YOUTH: 

LGBT group for people aged 

under 26. Meets 2nd Sat of 

each month Noon-3pm. Tel: 

0845 2412151. 

E-mail: youth.aberdeen 

@tht.org.uk 

BORDERS: 

TUTTI FRUTTI: 

Youth group meets Wed eve in 

Galashiels. Tel: 0131-555 

3940. 

DUNDEE: 

ALLSORTS: 

Meets everyTue 6-8pm. Tel: 

0131-555 3940. Text: 07781 

481788. 

E-mail: info@lgbtyouth.org.uk 

DV8: 

Youth group for young people 

25 and under who have issues 

with their sexuality or with the 

sexuality of a member of their 

family. Meets Sat 4-6pm in 

Eighteen And Under, 1 Victoria 

Road, Dundee. Offers a safe 

and friendly environment to 

meet and discuss issues 

affecting the LGBT community 

and our families. Tel: Shaun on 

Dundee (01382) 206222. 

E-mail: dv8_dundee 

@yahoo.co.uk 

DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY: 

LGBT YOUTH D&G: 

Groups, volunteering and 

support for LGBT people 

under 26 from Dumfries and 

Galloway. Write: 26 Brewery 

Street, Dumfries. DG1 2RP. 

Tel: Dumfries (01387) 739888. 

Text: 07785 274147. 

E-mail: DandG 


www.lgbtyouth.org.uk 

Q-20: 

Meets Wed 7-9pm at LGBT 

Centre, 26 Brewery Street, 

Dumfries. Run by and for 

LGBT people aged between 20 

and 29. Has been set up to be 

a safe place where people can 

meet others and make friends, 

have fun, socialise and raise 

issues! They have lots of 

exciting plans they want YOU 

to be a part of so why not 

come along and find out 

more? 


/Q20group 

EDINBURGH: 

LGBT YOUTH SCOTLAND: 

The Citadel, 39/40 Commercial 

Street, Edinburgh. EH6 6JD. 

Provides services and 

opportunities for lesbian, gay, 


young people (13-25) in 

Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife, 

Borders, Tayside and Dumfries 

& Galloway. The groups 

include drop-ins at their 

Edinburgh offices for under- 

18's (Wed) and for over 18's 

(Thu).They also have a range 

of different opportunities to get 

involved with, including 

volunteering and projects 

involving video and arts work, 

and they offer training 

services. Nationally, they run 

regular events for young 

people to get involved in local 

and national decision-making, 

and to make new pals and 

have a laugh. 

Confidential Youthline Tel: 

0845 113 0005 (Tue 7.30- 

9pm). Office Tel: 0131-555 

3940 (Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm). 



GLASGOW: 

LGBT YOUTH SCOTLAND 

YOUTH PROGRAMMES: 

Glasgow Head Office, 38 

Queen Street, Glasgow. G1 

3DX. Tel: 0141-548 8121. 

VIVID YOUTH: 

For young LGBT people aged 

13-25. Group for 13-18 year 

olds: Tue 7-9.30pm. Group for 

18-25 year olds: Thu 7- 

9.30pm. Contact for venue 

details.Tel: 0141-548 8121. 

E-mail: info 



INVERNESS: 



Youth Group (and activities): 


E-mail: 




MORAY: 

BIG DEAL: 

For under 26 year olds. Tel: 

0845 2412151. 

E-mail: andi.watson 

@tht.org.uk 

PERTH: 

LGBT YOUTH GROUP: 

Last Wed of each month. Tel: 

0141-548 8121. Text: 07781 

481788. 


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WOMEN 

Stranger in Town 

Just moved to Edinburgh. I am 

genuine, fun loving and caring. I 

like to socialise, go to the cinema, 

gym and generally have a 

good time. Looking for new 

friends. Box SG98013. 

Happy-go-lucky Lesbian 

As most of my friends are in relationships, 

I'm finding it hard 

to meet like minded women. I'm 

hoping to make some new lesbian 

friends 45-55 with similar 

interests - outdoors, walking, 

travelling, music. Obviously it 

would be nice to find that special 

someone but friendship is 

always a great place to start. If 

you want to know more then 

get in touch and I'll get back to 

you. Box SG98014. 

Butch-Butch Dynamic... 

Sought by soft/classic butch, 

33, in Aberdeen, interested in 

culture, high or low, and politics, 

left and queer. Perhaps 

we're the ones we've been waiting 

for? Let's find out. Box 

SG98015. 

MEN 

Ginger Minger Seeks 

Young, Smooth Guy 

Small (5'6"), fat (15st), old (52), 

balding red hair and beard, very 

hairy body, looking for fun and 

friendship with young (16-22) 

guy. You: No piercings (self mutilation 

is not good or clever), 

preferably a full head of hair (no 

shaved heads - why do you 

want to be bald at your age?), 

smooth chest (shaved is good, 

naturally smooth is better), no 

facial hair, not anorexic (I like a 

bit of plump - although slim is 

OK). I'm probably far too picky 

- but then I bet most suitable 

guys are too! I can accommodate 

(Edinburgh) or will travel. 

Box SG98004. 

Older Passive Man In Fife 

Chubby man, late sixties would 

like to meet younger slim men 

under 40, Middle East or Asian 

preferred. Box SG98009. 

Love Long Term Loyalty 

29, good looking student with 

everything wonderful to share, 

looking for soul mate between 

30-35. Box SG98010. 

Lonely Man 

Man, 50+, seeks man of same 

age to have fun and a bit of flirting. 

You know what I mean? 


Aberdeen 

50 year old looking for fun. My 

own age group and fed up with 

youth! Box SG98012. 

Master Wanted 

- 16-35 Years Old 

26 year old gay male slave boy 

looking for gay, bi or straight 

master 16-35. I'm into watersports 

and brown fun. I would 

like to be used as a toilet by my 

master and be dumped on regularly 

and used. I enjoy rimming 

holes, I will do this often to you 

including after you use me. If 

you want to be my master and 

have me at your mercy, worshipping 

your arse and feet 

24/7, text me asap on 07936 

488454. Box SG98007. 

Bah Humbuggeration! 

Car broke down on the way to 

Dundee and I never did get that 

sandwich on Boxing Day! Any 

young men care to offer me 

some crumbs and/or a new engine? 


Fife 

Looking for men aged 40 to 70 

for fun. Box SG98016. 

Passive Seeks Active Top 

Totally passive, mid 40's, tall, 

slim, gsoh, ns, sa, sl, sorted, 

seeks young skinhead or ned 

guy for no strings fun and frolics. 

Come over and give me a 

seeing to. Box SG98017. 

Looking For Casual Relaxing 

Fun With Younger Guy(s) 

Just looking for fun with guy(s) 

aged 16-26 - probably at my 

place in Central Edinburgh. 

Nothing complicated: love not 

required although mutual respect 

is a must. One off is 

good, so is longer term fuck 

buddy. I'm mostly active but 

can be versatile if that's what 

really works for you. Safer fun 

only - no barebacking. And a 

kiss or cuddle can be just as 

good as (or better than) anything 

else - so there are a lot of 

options. What have you got to 

lose by replying and seeing if 

our needs/desires are compatible? 

Other than your virginity 

which is soon gone with this 

poof! Box SG98018. 

Mature Seeking Top Guys 

Me a mature bottom guy seeking 

top/active lads/men to come 

and and visit days/nights. 

Overnights possible and weekends. 

South Scotland village location. 


Horny 60 Year Old Bottom 

I am looking for a horny top to 

use me as he sees fit. Will do 

anything he wants. Would love 

to be spit roasted. Box 


Renfrewshire 

Male 37 - looking for older 50+. 

Tall 6'6", slender gentle guy, 

VWE: 8½ inches. Looking for 

fun and friendship with older 

male. Box SG98021. 

Rimmed Nipples 

I enjoy being rimmed for a long 

time. David, Liverpool, age 68 

years, 5'8" tall, 10st 9lbs 

weight. Send s.a.e. please. I 

don't do anything back, sorry. 


New Year... New Friend? 

Friendly, affectionate Glasgow 

guy looking for new friends and 

I hope lots of fun along the 

way! I'm 50, 5'9", average build, 

shortish fair hair and blue eyes, 

definately a hopeless romantic 

and a bit of a dreamer at heart. 

You? Well, I don't really have a 

type. Natural, interesting, 

younger and fun to be with 

would be nice. So, don't be shy, 

just say hello and suprise me. 


Open Minded 

47 year old gay man looking for 

dominant man 40 plus. Box 


Relationship 

Male, educated, tall, 50, sensual, 

living in Glasgow, would 

like to meet and share with virile 

male. Age and looks unimportant. 

Attitude all. Can 

accommodate. Box SG98025. 

Very Willing To Please 

Willing male likes to be used by 

stronger, rougher males. Not 

shocked by needs of others. Accomodation 

available. Box 


Gay/bi Wanted 

Married 53 year old would like 

to meet other bi or gay guys for 

fun or friendship. I'm in the 

Banffshire area. All welcome. 

Can travel. Box SG98027. 

Looking For Some Fun 

53 year old male looking for 

some no strings attached fun 

with similar in the Aberdeen 

area. Drop me a line - let's get 

together. Box SG98028. 

Brown Stocky Bear 

I live in Berkshire but love to 

visit Scotland and also love a 

guy in a kilt. Mainly active, 41, 

5'10", stocky, 36" waist, 42" 

chest, very hairy, looking for 

genuine Scots to make friends 

and maybe meet. Prefer guys 

aged 40-65. Looking for safe 

and clean fun. Box SG98029. 

Bi Curious And Adventurous 

Mature experienced guy (mid 

50's) looking for guys 18-40, 

but I don't mean I won't consider 

older. I'll do anything you 

like, the kinkier the better. No 

holds barred, I'm up for anything 

and everything, and I 

hope you are too. Very discreet, 

can accommodate, though it's a 

bit cramped here. I'm not really 

into playing in bed, better doing 

anything in the living room. If 

this sounds good to you, drop 

me a line. Box SG98030. 

Seeking Genuine Guy 

Me: 47, slim, 5'10", auburn hair 

and blue eyes, considered reasonably 

good looking, would 

like to make friends with guys 

between 40-50 for friendship 

with a view to a long term relationship. 

All correspondence 

will be answered. Box 


Looking For Young Guy 

I'm 20 and looking for fun in 

Aberdeen with under 30 year 

old guys, preferably crossdressers, 

but not too fussed. 


Young And Fit For Yourself 

I am in prison now, but will be 

out soon. So want to be friends 

for now. Send photo if you can. 


Submissive Weightlifter 

Seeks military men, any age. 

Photo a must. Box SG98036. 

Senior Admirer 

52, passive, sub, s/a Manchester 

guy seeks top mature guy 

(63-70). Understanding and 

discreet. Living or visiting 

Mancs. WE and active. ALA. 


Big Is Beautiful 

Seeking very heavy guys for 

fun. I love gut worship, belly 

banging, also admiring the 

fuller figure. I am a genuine 

chubby chaser. ALA. Pic if possible. 


Perthshire Stirlingshire Lads 

Looking for lads 18-30 for loving 

fun. Me: 55 year old bear 

type living in Killin. Can travel 

and accommodate. Very clean. 

Never been active with a guy 

before - can you help me? Box 


Travel Companion 

Active 65 year old loves foreign 

travel expecially the sunshine 

and meeting the local young 

males and females for fun and 

friendship. Want friend with 

similar interests. Box SG98040. 

Indecent Proposal 

Guy seeks dirty minded guys 

who are up for anything. If you 

do SM, toys, whatever your 

kink, it will be met. All letters 

answered quickly. Box 


Scot Nats? 

Retired guy seeks new naturist 

friends, any age. Can travel. 

Southern Scotland preferred but 

anywhere considered. If you 

enjoy removing kilt and letting 

everything hang out, get in 

touch. Box SG98042. 

Central Scotland 

Gay guys required for fun and 

friendship with other guys in 

the Central Scotland Gay Club. 


Large Slave 

Slave (50) seeks uncle, master 

or dom TV or femme to serve 

as a house boy or panty man. 

Very obedient. Good "O". Can be 

spanked. Box SG98044. 

BISEXUAL 

Bi Curious? 

There has to be a first time for 

everything! Aged 16-21? Get in 

touch? Considerate, experienced, 

versatile, older guy will 

talk you through things at your 

own pace before getting down 

to some safe fun. Your limits respected. 

Total discretion assured. 

Live in Edinburgh and 

can accommodate but may 

travel if required. Box SG98001. 

Retired Hippy 

51, looking for some love and 

affection from women and men 

of all ages. Box SG98002. 

Glasgow 

Bi guy, 37, looking for a goodlooking 

bi buddy near City Centre 

or West End. Box SG98032. 

STRAIGHT 

Silver Bear 

Edinburgh based 50something 

guy seeks morally relaxed 

women of all ages for fun and 

friendship. Box SG98003. 

Master Wanted 

- 16-35 Years Old 

26 year old gay male slave boy 

looking for gay, bi or straight 

master (male or female) 16-35. 

I'm into watersports and brown 

fun. I would like to be used as a 

toilet by my master and be 

dumped on regularly and used. 

I enjoy rimming holes, I will do 

this often to you including after 

you use me. If you want to be 

my master and have me at your 

mercy, worshipping your arse 

and feet 24/7, text me asap on 

07936 488454. Box SG98006. 

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modelling, alas. But still stark 

staring bollock naked! Yes? 

Well, read on, friend. I'm a 45 

year young at heart who loves 

lots of music and to laugh lots 

at life, and self. Also I'm a lover 

of indoor and outdoor naturism/nudism. 

So, I'm looking for 

a similar type who is willing to 

undertake some personal care, 

shopping and various other domestic 

duties (not so boring in 

the nude). Negotiable part time 

hours and terms to suit both. 

Location 5 mins from M74, 25 

miles South of Glasgow. Own 

transport required and willing to 

convey and accompany on local 

shopping trips, etc. No accommodation 

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to hearing from you with personal 

details and references 

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optional) photo (returned on request 

with sae) Hopefully many 

sunny days spent in semi-secluded 

private South facing garden. 



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