VENUES & EMPORIA *denotes <strong>ScotsGay</strong> 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. Café/bar at the LGBT Centre. Meals, snacks, drinks. Free WiFi. Dogs welcome. Outdoor smoking area. E-mail: alan@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 DV8 Spiders Web Basement, 258 Morrison Street. Tel: 0131-228 1949. 8pm- 1am. Last Fri of each month. Fetish club. 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 <strong>ScotsGay</strong>). 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. 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. Second 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 @hotmail.co.uk 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 THE HILL* Basement, 20 Leopold Place. Tel: 0131-556 3556. Sun 12.30-2pm & 6.30-10pm, Mon-Sat 11.30am- 11.30pm. New basement bar with Thai food. E-mail: mail@spicebox201.co.uk 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 1<strong>100</strong>. 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 SpeakEasy, 28 Blair Street. Tel: 0131-220 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. Next date: Oct. A multi room bi-annual event for all queer, LGBTI people and friends. Celidh with The Shoogle Sisters, Dance Space with DJ Trendy Wendy. Performers: to be announced. Love Booth, Raffle, Stalls, Dressing-Up and lots of fun! Fundraiser for The LGBT Health and Wellbeing Centre, a Scottish Charity. www.webflyers.co.uk/Flyer/7077 QUEER MUTINY Queer autonomous space . 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 12.30pm-1am, Mon-Sat 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: info@theregentbar.co.uk www.theregentbar.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 12.30pm-1am, Mon-Sat 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 Street. Tel: 0131-556 7060. 10pm-5am. Next date: Sun 4th Apr. One off club nights with Trendy Wendy and guests. www.tackno.com TASTE The GRV, 37 Guthrie Street. Tel: 0131-220 2987. 11pm-3am. 1st Sun of each month. Popular club night. www.taste-clubs.com www.bebo.com/tasteclubs VELVET WOMEN’S CLUB NIGHT SpeakEasy, 28 Blair Street. Tel: 0131-220 6176. 10.30pm-3am. New venue. Re-launch Party: Sat 8th May then Sat 8th Jun. DJs Trendy Wendy and Jeremy with Regular Velvet DJs, eclectic genre spanning music. £4 before 11pm, thereafter £6/£5 conc with ID. E-mail: clubvelvet @blueyonder.co.uk www.myspace.com /clubvelvet www.webflyers.co.uk/ Flyer/377 WORD POWER* 43-45 West Nicolson Street. Tel: 0131-662 9112. Sun Noon-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 CASTRO 84 Bell Street. Tel: 0141- 237 4401. The newly re-opened LGBT Centre provides community based services for the LGBT community of Glasgow. Café - BYOB. E-mail: info@castroglasgow.org.uk www.castro-glasgow.org.uk 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. <strong>ScotsGay</strong> 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. www.socialanimal.co.uk/ 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 www.socialanimal.co.uk/ GlasgowCityCentre/FHQ MERCHANT PRIDE 20 Candleriggs. Tel: 0141-564 1285. Sun 12.30pm-Midnight, 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. www.socialanimal.co.uk/ 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. www.socialanimal.co.uk/ 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 Street. Tel: 0141-221 0415. Sun Noon- 8.30pm, Mon-Sat 11.30am-10pm. Established gay sauna. Entry £8. E-mail: relaxcentral @hotmail.co.uk 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 www.socialanimal.co.uk/ 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 <strong>100</strong>0. 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 12.30pm-Midnight, Mon-Sat Noon- Midnight. Popular, crowded, down to earth drinking shop. Scotland's oldest gay bar. Busy, busy, busy! www.waterloobar.co.uk 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 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 Nightly 7-10pm. Phone: 0141-847 0647 or Stirling (01786) 469483. LOTHIAN LGBT HELPLINE Wed 12.30-7pm. Phone: 0131-556 4049 STRATHCLYDE LESBIAN AND GAY SWITCHBOARD Nightly 7-10pm. 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