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Free Lesbian Guide | May 2008 

Hey 

Miss DJ 

Xena star Lucy Lawless 

Guinevere Turner 

RoleModel Final update 

SCARLETT 

JOHANSSON 

7th Anniversary 

Issue 

The beautiful actress 

turns to song 

with her new album 

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“you may get a 

few knock backs 

at the beginning, 

but keep going 

RoleModel judge 

and L Word guru 


talks to g3 

regulars 

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Check out the latest gadgets 

and gear, fi lm and music 

reviews plus an interview 

with Lucy Lawless. 

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Money can’t buy you 

love – or can it? After the 

McCartney case, we ask, 

can cash affect relationships? 

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Check out London’s First 

Out cafe and Manchester’s 

Vanilla, plus the latest scene 

style and all your club listings. 

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The actor turned singer 

Scarlett Johansson 

tells of life after 

Hollywood 

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Latest news and gossip. 

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Fostering fortnight and the 

latest Stonewall Equality 

Walk news. 

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Prison governer Sally Hill is 

our Woman on Top. 

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Nicola Hill looks at what the 

London Mayoral candidates 

have to offer LGBTs. 

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Hey Miss DJ! 

We prove that girls are 

the best when it comes to 

spinning tunes, and profi le 

the hottest talent on the decks 

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The seven deadly sins 

illustrated in fashion, 

as part of our g3 seventh 

birthday celebrations 

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How to tell your family that 

you’re getting hitched. 

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Trends, Homebuy hotpicks 

and Girls’ Night In. 

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contents 

Faith Bosworth recollects 

her homophobia-fi lled trip 

to Zanzibar. 

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plus health news. 

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mailbag 

I am a RoleMODEL 

Dear g3, I went to the RoleMODEL 

fi nal last year and thoroughly 

enjoyed it. This year my friend is in 

the fi nal, which is great news, and I’d 

like to make a suggestion: could the 

audience please have a say in who 

wins the fi nal this year, as last year 

I didn’t agree with the winner at all 

and I reckon it should be based on 

the public vote, rather than a 

selection of judges. 

CHANTELLE, EMAIL 

Ed: Good news! We 

decided a while ago that this 

year’s RoleMODEL winner 

would be chosen by you. 

So log yourself onto 

www.gaydargirls.com to 

vote or attend the fi nal to 

help pick the winner. 

Dirty Red Ball 

Dear g3, I went to the Dirty Red Ball 

in March and saw your coverage on 

it last month (Issue 83). In my 

opinion, it was the best event this 

year. Could you let me know if there 

are plans to hold another one soon 

or is it an annual event? Can’t wait 

for the next one. 

HOPEFUL LADY, EMAIL 

Ed: You’re not the fi rst to 

ask and DRB may be doing 

another one in March 2009 

so we’ll keep you posted. 

For all you die-hard fans, 

check out our double page 

feature on pages 54-55. 

g18 – loving it 

Dear g3, I really loved your G18 pull 

out (Issue 83), so much so that I 

have put the front cover on my wall. 

It’s great to see a lesbian magazine 

covering some real lesbian sex 

issues as I don’t get to read about it 

in any other magazine. I especially 

like the fact that it’s fun and fresh, 

especially Position of the Month and 

Taboo HQ. Keep up the good work. 

SANDRA, READING 

If you have something to 

say, please write to us at: 

g3 magazine 

27 Harewood Avenue, 

London NW1 6LE 

or email us: 

sarah@g3magazine.co.uk 

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Topic: ‘RoleModel fi nals, want to go?’ 

by Bettiepage. 

Go to www.g3mag.co.uk/forums 

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ed’s letter 

upfront 

seven years on – g3 gets a facelift 

Guinevere Turner will 

be a guest judge at 

our RoleMODEL fi nals 

on Sunday 11 May 

Over seven years ago, an idea was conceived on a bedroom fl oor in Finsbury Park. 

A scant 32-pager arrived into a world where the wider public perceived gay women 

to be either militant feminists or page three models – the expression ‘lesbian’ was 

often viewed as a dirty word – I can still hear the jeers: “lesbian magazine? It’ll never 

work.” Now, in 2008, g3 is testimony to how much everything lesbian has changed. It 

has been great watching the evolution of the lesbian scene, the remarkable changes 

in how our stereotypes are perceived, more lesbians on the telly (and I don’t just 

mean The L Word) and greater protection within the law. To celebrate our birthday 

and the fi nal of RoleMODEL 2008, we will be holding a party on Sunday 11 May 

where we will reveal this year’s winner. We will also be presenting our g3 Readers’ 

Poll Awards for 2008. Check out details in this month’s 

mag; it promises to be a great night! 

Sarah 

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This month: g3 chats 

with Guinevere Turner, 

Scarlett Johansson and 

Lucy Lawless, plus all 

the latest gadgets and 

fashion must-haves! 

hitting your spot again and again! 

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Riviera Comedy Film Festival 

in September, visit: 

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the time 

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A watch like no other! Learn 

to tell the time in a twisted 

new way with this kooky 

piece available from Tokyo 

Flash. The hours are shown 

down the left side and the 

minutes down the right, so 

adjust your gaze and get used 

to this beautiful innovation 

in time-keeping. 

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HP and MTV joined forces 

and held the massive Global 

Design Competition last year 

in order to fi nd the perfect 

design for this uber-cool, freshly 

released Artist Series laptop. We 

defi nitely think they made the right 

choice with 20-year-old Joao Oliveira’s 

Asian Odyssey. Be the envy of all other 

commuters as you type away in style. 

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From $799.99 (approx. £405) 

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beautiful bounty for a bird’s boudoir 

Gadgets 

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Tired of the inane chatter on the bus penetrating 

the excellent album you’re trying to listen to? 

So are we, which is why we are so interested in this 

new offering from Sony. The world’s fi rst digital 

noise-cancelling headphones, these cut background 

noise by up to 99%. 

www.sonystyle-europe.com 

£159.00 

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The radio that just doesn’t know where to stop. Play any of 6000 stations 

worldwide, stream music from your PC in MP3, WMA. AAC and WAV 

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which are brought to the listener through a pair of high quality full-range 

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�the 

scarf �� 

Fashion’s obsession with 

scarves is suffering a winter 

hangover, but when it’s 

snowing in April, who can 

knock it? Look for some 

interesting Afghan designs 

in fi ne materials. Diesel 

are doing their own 

screen- printed versions. 

Available from Selfridges, £25 

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For Spring/Summer, the Stella 

McCartney range has been 

toned down, using subtle 

shades. The collection refl ects 

the crossover within fashion 

and sport.The Tennis CU 

range is a great example for 

the summer months. 

Available from www.adidas.com, 

Forca trainers £94.99, Tennis CU 

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If you don’t spend your cash on anything 

else designer this month, then just a pair of 

decent frames will be in order. Aviators 

are making their way back into fashionable 

opticians with a vengeance. 

Available at David Clulow, £167.50 

climate change vitals 

the forecast is rain, snow and sun 

�the bag �� 

The changeable weather might mean you need to pack some extra 

essential kit – such as umbrella, shades and goggles – when heading out, 

so upgrade the handbag to a hold-all that will accommodate. G-Star 

are beginning to launch accessories as part of their Raw range. We 

recommend the stylish, leather and denim bag as being just right – in more 

ways than one. 

Available at www.g-star.com/various retailers

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INTERVIEW BY LINDA RILEY | MAIN PHOTOGRAPH BY CARLO ALLEGRI/GETTY IMAGES 

��MODEL 

2008 

What are we 

supposed to do, ““… not 

have hot sex 

scenes… ? 

g3 How did the whole The L-Word thing start? 

Rose Troche directed the pilot and then suggested 

to me that I should consider writing on the show 

too. Initially, I just thought, “Is this where we are, 10 

years later, writing ‘The Lesbian Show’?”. But Rose 

said “This show is going to exist whether we work 

on it or not, and it’s really going to make or break 

people’s perception of lesbians”, and eventually 

I agreed. I worked on the show for two years, and 

got to play a recurring character. 

g3 Did you think the show would turn out to be 

such a success? 

We knew that some lesbians would watch it, just 

because there isn’t much to watch, lesbian-wise, in 

fi lm or TV. However, we had no idea it would get the 

mainstream, international attention it got! 

g3 Was it hard to know how far to take the sex 

scenes, so that you weren’t attracting the whole 

male soft porn audience? 

Well, what are we supposed to do, not have hot 

sex scenes, on the off-chance that some guy’s 

spanking it in the corner? If someone’s watching it 

just to see two women having sex, they’re gonna 

have to sit through an awful lot of talking. They 

could just get porn. 

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g3 A lot of lesbians watch the show and really 

identify with the storylines, don’t they? 

Someone recently told me, in fact, that her friend 

said “I’m never telling anyone anything again 

because every time I do it ends up on The L-Word.” 

And I said “Tell your friend she’s just not that 

different to anyone else!” 

g3 Who came up with the incestuality chart? 

I was with Angela Roberts (another script-writer) 

during the fi rst week of the show. We had all these 

whiteboards everywhere and we were bored. So I 

said “I bet if we did a chart showing who has had sex 

with who, we could connect you and I.” Eventually 

Eileen, the creator of the show came in, and then 

Leisha Hayley… By the time we’d fi nished, it 

covered four walls, and Angelina Jolie was on it, 

and Ellen, and Jodie Foster… 

g3 So do all lesbians make incestuality charts? 

Because there’s a big rumour that it started in a 

club in London… 

Well, I’ve been doing it since I was in college. I think 

it’s kind of a zeitgeist thing – we all realise that 

lesbians before us, and separately to us, might have 

done it too. I’m just the one who put it on TV! 

g3 You started out with the fi lm Go Fish, which 

became a real cult classic amongst lesbians. Did 

you ever think you’d come this far? 

If you’d told me then that Rose and I would end up 

working on a really popular lesbian TV show which 

would get as far as a fi fth season, I would’ve been 

amazed. Before Go Fish, people were asking things 

like “How do lesbians have sex?”. 

g3 What are you working on at the moment? 

I’m writing a TV show about stalkers. It’s not a 

lesbian show, but the craziest story in it is a lesbian 

story! I’ve also just directed a few short fi lms. Oh, 

and Rose and I are working on Go Fish 2! 

g3 Any idea how that may be different to the 

original fi lm? 

It plays with the idea of how sweet and innocent 

and lovely we were then, and how bitter and twisted 

we are now! 

g3 When will it be out? 

We’re just writing it now. We have no idea when it 

will be out. I have to say though, every time I 

mention it to the lesbian press, they are all 

incredibly excited! 

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Live 

Leah Rowena Carter 

Age: 27, Occupation: 

business advisor 

Height: 5ft 

Body Type: medium 

Gaydargirls profi le: lubylee 

Self-professed as: fun, sexy, 

northern, glam, odd 

Agnes Sumegi 


beauty therapist 

Height: 5ft 6” 

Body Type: slim 

Gaydargirls profi le: kacsa 

Self-professed as: cheeky, 

spontaneous, ambitious, creative, 

talkative 

Islington Angel Branch 

The g3 RoleMODEL 2008 final is 

here! We are down to our top 10 

lovelies, voted into position by you 

from over a thousand initial entries. 

Now visit www.GaydarGirls.com to 

vote for your final favourite or to 

message the heat winners. 

Stephanie Jayne 


model/accounts assistant 



Gaydargirls profi le: stephaniejayne 

Self-professed as: kind, sensitive, 

caring, funny, loving 

www.thecandybar.co.uk 

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finalists/our top ten�� 

your last chance to vote! 

Louise Barham 


Customer services 



Gaydargirls profi le: moonpig.com 

Self-professed as: funky, cute, 

affectionate, impulsive, addictive 

Vanessa Amoroso 

Age: 22, Occupation: student 


Body Type: fi t 

Gaydargirls profi le: .lady_v 

Self-professed as: optimistic, 

refi ned, enlightened, fl irtatious, 

open-minded 

Amy Jackson 

Age: 24, Occupation: police offi cer 



Gaydargirls profi le: da-sh 

Self-professed as: energetic, 

confi dent, unforgettable, versatile, 

hardworking

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Emma 

Age: 21, Occupation: student 


Body Type: medium 

GaydarGirls profi le: 

emmawiliamson 

Self-professed as: lively, loyal, 

direct, fun, funny 

Kimberly Sanger 


accounts assistant 



Gaydargirls profi le: msdahhhling 

Self-professed as: unique, witty, 

headstrong, fun, sex 

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Liz 

Age: 20, Occupation: sales 


Body type: slim 

GaydarGirls profi le: lizdacutie2008 

Self-professed as: confi dent, kind, 

outgoing, friendly, easy going 

www.thecandybar.co.uk 

main pic: co-host Miss 

Kimberley takes the mic 

at the 2007 fi nalé 

inset: last year’s 

RoleMODEL winner, 

Anna Krakhina 

your last chance to vote! 

Sam 


welding specialist 


Body type: slim 

GaydarGirls profi le: samco 

Self-professed: unique, 

compassionate, trendy, driven, 

free-spirited 

In order for any of these girls to be in 

with a chance of becoming the crowned 

winner of RoleMODEL 2008 they need 

your votes! The votes will contribute 

to determining the overall winner, 

and she will be announced at the 

RoleMODEL 2008 fi nal on Sunday 11 

May at Café de Paris in London’s West End. 

don’t 

miss! 

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the fi nal! 

Where:Café de Paris, (near 

Leicester Square), Coventry 

Street, London W1 

www.cafedeparis.com 

When: Sunday 11 May 

7pm-2am. Show starts at 

8pm sharp. 

Don’t miss the culmination of 

the RoleMODEL heats run in 

g3 and on Gaydargirls.com 

since October 07. Ten fi nalists 

have been chosen by you from 

thousands of entries and the 

fi nal showdown will fi nd 

them competing for the 

RoleMODEL crown in Casual, 

Lingerie and Evening Wear 

rounds. The event will be 

hosted by Crystal and Miss 

Kimberly, with sexy sounds 

supplied by DJs Slamma and 

Philly, plus celebrity Judges 

(including Guinevere Turner, 

Go Fish, The L Word). Acts on 

the night include: Sexy Galexy, 

Voodoo Hussy, MC Angel and 

burlesque from Suzie Q. 

Come early to the g3 readers’ 

poll 2008 pre-party, where we 

will be giving out awards to 

this year’s poll winners. Plus, 

help celebrate our seventh 

birthday and the launch of our 

new look g3 magazine. 

Tickets £10 in advance from Candy 

Bar. VIP tickets also available at £25 

(includes mezzanine seating and 

free tequila shots!) So come on girls, 

vote for your favourite fi nalist now at 

www.gaydargirls.com. 

All models styled on the night 

by Toni & Guy (Islington 

Angel branch). 

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Scarlett 

Johansson 

from Hollywood star to 

singing sensation 

The successful actress talks about 

the launch of her new album and 

shares her thoughts on feminism, 

the upcoming US elections and 

her latest period role in Hollywood.

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feel like a““I 

powerful modern 

woman, for sure. 

Empowered. 

g3 Have you always wanted a career in music? 

I’ve always loved to sing. I’ve always tried not to just 

pigeon-hole myself into ‘actor extraordinaire’. It’s 

nice to be able to work with other incredibly 

talented people and compile a project that’s 

greater than everyone involved. 

g3 Were you afraid of people thinking 

you’re just another singing actress? 

‘The Singing Actress’ – it sounds like some kind 

of musical. If fine art artists can do live 

installations and musicians can make movies, 

why shouldn’t actors be musically inclined? 

g3 How did you get David Bowie to sing 

on your album? 

I paid him a huge amount! He was just really 

into the idea. 

g3 Regarding The Other Boleyn Girl, were 

you afraid of not getting along with Natalie 

Portman? 

Not really. I don’t have a preconceived idea of 

what somebody is going to be like. I’ve always been 

a huge fan of Natalie’s, which is why I joined onto 

this project. She asked if I would read the script and 

play the role. I was so honoured by that. 

g3 After a film like The Other Boleyn Girl, do you 

become like sisters or at least good friends? 

It was very hard work. Both our characters went 

through the kind of emotional struggles and very 

vulnerable times that bring you closer, of course. 

There’s a lot of nastiness on screen. Natalie was 

always very apologetic and kept saying, 

‘I didn’t mean it’, and ‘It’s just my job!’ 

g3 What’s your opinion of your young acting 

peers that have been seduced by the dark side 

of Hollywood? 

Unfortunately, actors are in the spotlight with all 

the media frenzy around them, so there is sort of a 

stigma around them. But they’re young people. 

I know plenty of young people that have terrible 

drug habits. 

g3 Do you think there is less discrimination 

against women than in the past? 

I think it would be ignorant to assume that this kind 

of discrimination doesn’t happen in the modern 

world, because it does. Certainly not in modern 

England, but certainly in other parts of the world. 

It’s a long, long road for woman’s liberation. I’m just 

happy I live in a liberated country and at a time 

when I’m given the opportunity to have a voice. 

g3 Do you feel like you have power? 

I feel like a powerful modern woman, for sure. 

Empowered, I guess. 

g3 You’re rooting for Obama, but Natalie is for 

Hilary Clinton – any arguments there? 

No. I’ve been very active on the campaign. I’m just 

really excited so many people are involved. It’s not 

like I’m going out there saying, ‘Hi, I’m famous, vote 

for Obama’. I’m really going out there to get young 

people aware and learn about the primaries. 

The Lost In Translation 

star proves she is a 

woman of many talents 

as, this month, she takes a 

swift break from movies 

to launch her new album. 

g3 You could have a woman in power soon in the 

US, so what makes Hilary less alluring than him? 

It’s silly to say nasty thinks about Hilary Clinton, I 

think she has some good ideas and I think her ideals 

are positive. I think it would be exciting to have 

either candidate as president, but particular 

policies of Barrack’s speak to me more. It’s very 

important to me that he was opposed to the war 

in Iraq from the beginning. That was something 

that attracted me to his run for the nomination. 

He also has an amazing wife, Michelle Obama, 

so there would be an inspired woman in the 

White House. 

g3 You’re playing Mary Queen of Scots next – 

what is the attraction of these historical women? 

I think there are a lot of interesting stories to be told 

about these female characters that have had these 

stigmas and restrictions placed upon them, but 

have had the ambition to succeed although it 

seemed against all odds – whether politically or 

socially – it makes for interesting stories. Also, I think 

it’s exciting to be part of historical projects, because 

it allows us to escape into another time for two 

hours. I think that’s why people are so hungry for 

these particular stories now. 

Scarlett Johansson will release her debut album, 

Anywhere I Lay My Head (Rhino on 19 May 2008. 

The inspired album features 10 Tom Waits songs 

and includes one original track, David Bowie also 

features in two tracks doing backing vocals. 

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Kimya Dawson (ex-Moldy 

Peaches) of the best-selling 

soundtrack Juno, headlines this 

annual volunteer-led festival 

celebrating queer female 

creativity in the arts. African 

fi lmmakers’ work will be 

showcased alongside 

documentaries of musicians 

such as Sleater-Kinney. Music 

will be performed by an 

eclectic bunch, including a few 

Yanks who’ve pond-hopped 

for the fest. Numerous 

workshops will be held on 

topics from riot grrrl to bike 

maintenance, and this year 

there is a political focus on 

women’s experiences of 

migration, asylum, refuge and 

prison. Party on Sunday! 

9-11 May @ venues in Camden and 

Islington. Weekend passes from £35 

www.ladyfestlondon.co.uk 

Arts & Culture 

the best live action in the capital 

Ladyfest performers: 

Peggy Sue & The Pirates 

(main pic) and Kimya 

Dawson (inset) 

the culture 

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Sandra Bernhard opens this year’s festival with 

reworked world premiere Without You I’m Nothing. 

She sets the stage for a mind-blowing couple of 

weeks, which concludes with a UK dance premiere 

from the acclaimed Stephen Petronio Company, set 

to music commissioned by Rufus Wainwright. Expect 

the unexpected from a 

line-up that’s brimming 

with maverick talent as 

diverse as Augusten 

Burroughs, Bitch, Bette 

Bourne and Billy Bragg. 

From French puppets 

to lesbian pulp, this is 

queer art and culture 

at its very best. 

9-25 May throughout 

Greater Manchester. 0161 

234 2942 Tickets from 

www.queerupnorth.com 

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Come on girls – time to camp 

it up for a long weekend in the 

Kent countryside! With music 

from artists including Ali Wright, 

Johnny and the Mullets and 

much, much more. Girls Out 

Loud (formerly Wimfest) 

present three days of aural 

delicacies. Comedy, cabaret, 

art shows and Old School 

Olympics – with 

such delights as 

egg and spoon 

and wheelbarrow 

racing. Bring a tent 

if you don’t fancy 

being trampled by 

a cow. 

23-26 May, Horse & 

Groom pub grounds, 

Sevenoaks, Kent. 

Free event. 

www.girlsoutloud.co.uk 

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don’t 

miss! 

drag/ 

king of the castle 

Gagging for a goatee? Hankering after 

a handlebar? If you’re all ‘tached up 

with nowhere to go, get yourself in with 

a chance to be crowned King at this 

fabulous drag king competition. 

Tonight’s theme is ‘Return of the King’ – 

may the best man win. 

7.30pm Sunday 4 May @ The Purple 

Turtle Bar, Camden, London. Tickets 

from £8 www.lennaland.com. 

world/ 

international day 

against homophobia 

In 77 countries it is still illegal to be gay, 

and in seven of these, 

homosexuality is 

punishable by death. 

The International Day 

Against Homophobia 

(IDAHO) provides a 

platform to demand 

improvements for LGBT quality of life, 

raise awareness of homophobia and to 

showcase success stories. 

17 May @ 20 Melville Place, London. 

0792 118 8329 www.idaho.org.uk 

pride/ 

blackpool rocks! 

Pride season kicks off with Blackpool’s 

third Pride Weekend. The pier will play 

host to a multitude of events, including 

this year’s Women’s Area, hosted by 

Miss Clitty Rub Quick. Federation 

headlines on Saturday night and fun 

and frolicks are guaranteed. 

17-18 May @ North Pier, Blackpool. 

Wristband pass £5 available 

from 0792 611 6584 

www.prideblackpool.com 

pride/ 

south yorkshire 

The stage is set for the most outrageous 

event to take place in Sheffi eld to date; 

its fi rst Pride event! There will be stalls, 

a Women’s Performance Area, plus 

drag duo Trouble will co-host the main 

stage. Rock-pop-electro punk band Axe 

Kid, fronted by dyke star Axe Girl, will 

headline. Afterparty to follow. 

Saturday 7 June, Cemetery Park, 

Sheffi eld. Free event. 

www.southyorkshirepride.co.uk. 

0780 921 9142 

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Did you know that there is only one 

female performer (The Subways’ 

bassist) booked so far at the Reading 

and Leeds Festivals this year and 120 

men! What the hell is going on? 

I guess I ought to mention the new 

Madonna album, but seeing as she 

doesn’t need another inch of column 

I thought I’d use mine to tell you 

that she has already had half the 

tracks licensed for use in various 

commercials around the globe before 

the album is even out. Hard Candy, 

“The video alone 

must have cost them 

all their pocket 

money for a year.” 

Lea Andrews on The Last Shadow Puppets’ latest video 

it seems, is a pop portfolio to present 

to potential business partners. So if 

you want to save your money, just 

switch the telly on, she’s bound to pop 

up in a minute or two alongside some 

nappies, bless her. Right, what’s out 

this month that’s any good? 

Nigeria Rock Special (Soundway) 

shines a light on the fl ipside to the 

well-documented Highlife sounds 

coming out of Nigeria in the 70s. 

Young bands in Lagos were caught up 

in the explosion of Psychedelic rock 

that was sweeping through Europe 

and the USA. This important musical 

period is documented brilliantly on 

this stunning compilation, which 

features rare recordings from cult 

bands during the era. 

Berlin based DJ, producer and label 

manager Anja Schneider releases 

Beyond the Valley (Mobilee). This will 

appeal to those of you who like your 

dance music minimal, precise, and 

clean cut. Dubby half step beats 

intertwine with tribal drums and 

soundscapes that show off her best 

work to date. Find out more at 

myspace.com/anjaschneider. 

An absolute must is the new album 

from The Last Shadow Puppets , 

The Age of Understatement (Domino) 

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music/keep on track 

for girls who want to stay in tune 

as it is f*****g brilliant! 

The band are Alex 

Turner from the Arctic 

Monkeys, and his fi rm 

friend Miles Kane from 

The Rascals. Heavily infl uenced by 

early Bowie and Scott Walker, the 

video alone must’ve cost them all 

their pocket money for a year, and 

shows that these boys are in for the 

long haul. They recently performed 

in NYC debuting their new material 

to an excited crowd, so watch 

out for dates a little closer to home 

later in the year. 

The new Spiritualised offering 

Songs in A&E (Universal) is set to be 

the sixth studio album by Jason 

Pierce. It was a long time coming as 

he was struck down by serious illness 

in 2005. This interrupted the writing 

and recording process, but inevitably 

turned the work into an inspirational 

experience judging by the sound of 

this. Expect some amazing live dates 

later this year. 

Here’s an oddball affair; Scarlett 

Johanssen is releasing an album. 

Eleven tracks, ten of which are Tom 

Waits covers, and one of which is an 

original song. David Bowie adds 

backing vocals on two, and the guitar 

is delivered by Nick Zinner of the 

Yeah Yeah Yeah’s. Surely that’s 

enough to make you curious! 

And fi nally, the formidable Neil 

Diamond releases Home Before Dark 

(Columbia) which is his second 

collaboration with producer Rick 

Rubin. They worked together on 12 

Songs released in 2005 to critical 

acclaim. Don’t laugh, get it! 

See you next month! 

The queen of pop 

goes urban as she 

launches her latest 

offering ,Hard Candy 

top 

trax! 

We asked the members 

of two up-and-coming 

bands for their favourite 

songs of all time... 

Teasing Lulu 

www.myspace.com/teasinglulu 

Lou Carr 

(bass and 

vox): 

5 Minutes by 

The Stranglers 

“This is The Stranglers at their 

most aggressive and heavy. I 

love all of their songs but this 

one has a real edge to it.” 

Lucy Dalton (guitar and vox): 

You Had Time by Ani Di Franco 

“It’s a beautiful song and the 

two minute intro of piano and 

guitar is really clever. Ani Di 

Franco has been an influence 

on me generally.” 

Jase Day (drums): 

Led Zeppelin 3 by Led Zeppelin 

“I can’t choose a favourite song 

– I’ll take all of Led Zep 3!” 

Johnny and 

the Mullets 

www.myspace.com/ 

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Mel (guitar 

and vox): 

Be My Wife by David Bowie 

“Bowie is a massive influence 

on my songwriting. The song 

reminds me of lots of lovely 

romances I’ve had.” 

Amy (bass): 

Ain’t No Sunshine by Bill Withers 

“This song means a lot to 

me. It makes me think 

and always relaxes me. 

It has strong emotion 

in it, which is something 

we always try and 

achieve with our songs.” 

Paige (drums): 

Diamonds And Pearls by Prince 

“I never get bored of listening 

to this song. I think its sound 

is special in the way it has a 

performance behind it.” 

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Lucy Lawless 

from armour-clad amazon 

to mic-wielding songstress 

She captured our hearts as a 

swashbuckling warrior princess 

and now she’s taking to the stage. 

g3’s Charlotte Dingle talks to the 

irrepressible Lucy Lawless to find 

out about life after Xena. 

It’s been seven years since audiences 

last tuned in to the adventures of Xena 

and her special friend Gabrielle as they 

went on their eventful odyssey through 

space and time. Despite this, the fans 

remain as ardent as ever, and Lawless is in 

London this month as the guest of 

honour at a Xena: Warrior Princess 

convention. 

The actress seems enthusiastic at the 

prospect of another chance to interact 

with her fans. “Really, I’m going along to 

thank those fans just for being so 

incredible” she says. “They’re not so much 

about re-living the show as honouring the 

spirit of the show, which is very much 

about helping out the underdog, and 

being your own champion.” Asked about 

the considerable amount of lesbian 

interest that Xena’s ambiguous 

relationship with Gabrielle seemed to 

provoke, Lucy exclaims “I pity anyone 

who doesn’t have a lesbian fanbase! 

They’re the most loyal fans in the world.” 

The Xena convention is not, however, 

the main reason for Lucy’s planned trip to 

London. After appearing on Celebrity 

Duets, Lucy decided the time was ripe to 

pursue a long-harboured dream and 

embark on a singing career. She is coming 

to England to play two concerts at the 

Carling Academy on the 3 and 4 May. 

“It was scary, the idea that I could try 

something and fail in front of millions of 

American viewers” says Lucy. “But it was 

the thought of being 80 years old and 

never having pursued the singing thing 

that made me do it. I just knew I’d be 

really cross with myself in years to come 

if I chickened out.” 

The concerts will involve Lucy 

performing covers of a range of songs 

Renée O’Connor as 

Gabrielle (left) and Lucy 

Lawless as Xena in 

Xena: Warrior Princess 

that have inspired her over the years. 

She describes the show as being “the 

soundtrack of my life. I’ll be doing songs 

like Losing My Religion by REM and Broken 

English by Marianne Faithful”, she says, 

“I feel these songs reflect the real 

disillusionment with authority going on at 

the moment, and the changing attitude 

we’re seeing towards politicians and 

religion in America.” There will also 

light-hearted side to the show, however. 

Lucy tells Charlotte “I also wanna do 

some fun, stupid stuff – for instance, I will 

be singing I Touch Myself by The Divinyls!” 

The ex- warrior princess is also 

currently working on the film Bedtime 

Stories with Adam Sandler. “The movie 

will be out at Christmas” she tells 

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Charlotte, “And I’m playing Guy Pearce’s 

very wicked, very twisted girlfriend in it. 

I’m going to be his ally against poor old 

Adam Sandler!” Asked about her 

repeated appearance in ‘bad girl’ roles, the 

actress laughs and says “Yeah, a lot of bad 

girls! Bad girls with a heart, bad girls with 

no soul… I love to be bad!” 

As if that weren’t enough, the actresscome-singer 

is also a trustee on the 

fundraising board of a children’s hospital 

in New Zealand, commonly known as 

the Starship Foundation. “They’re an 

amazing bunch” she says, “I wanted to give 

something back after having my broken 

arms fixed when I was a kid and fell off 

skateboards and out of trees and stuff!” 

“Anyway, I’m longing to come to 

London” she concludes, “And say hi 

to new and old friends.” London is 

undoubtedly home to a great number 

of women who await her trip with the 

same level of anticipation. 

The Xena: Warrior Princess convention and Lucy 

Lawless conference at Hilton Metropole Hotel, 

London. 2-4 May. Tickets: premium seating 

£96.50 /general tickets £42.21. For more 

information: www.creationent.com 

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sex and the city: 

the movie 

Out: 28.05 .08 

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While great secrecy surrounds the 

celluloid outing of your favourite 

female New Yorkers, we at g3 have 

searched the depths of the world wide 

web for you. What’s in store then... 

Is Mr. Big really ready to commit to 

Carrie? Will there be a wedding? Or 

two? Charlotte looks like she’s finally 

pregnant. And poor old Miranda looks 

all out of luck after Steve turns out to 

be a cheat… or is he? All the drama 

that you could expect from Sex and 

the City. But girls, go check it out for 

yourself as this is all… hearsay! 

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Out 20.05.08 

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In need of a lesbian TV show while you wait for The L Word to hit DVD, give Exes 

and Oh’s a shot. Meet Jennifer, she’s looking for Ms. Right. Before that can 

happen though, she must navigate the rules of lesbian life, most of which she 

learns the hard way. Fortunately, her friends are there to help: Sam, the sexy 

commitment-phobe; Chris and Kris, the classic matching lesbian couple; and 

Crutch (the hilarious Heather Matarazzo). Exes and Oh’s is a sharply written, 

witty and refreshing comedy representing a bunch of lesbians we can identify 

with (as we are not all as drop dead gorgeous as Jennifer Beals or Rachel Shelley!) 

The DVD is available to buy on Region 1. 

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for girls who like a good flick 

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ps i love you 

Out: 12.05.08 

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The awesome Hilary Swank 

(Boys Don’t Cry) stars as a 

young widow who is trying to 

deal with losing her husband. 

Before dying, Gerry (Gerard 

Butler) left his wife ten letters 

to help her with her loss. 

While the premise to this film 

seems dark and depressing, 

PS I Love You is an uplifting, 

touching and very funny tale. 

The supporting cast of Gina 

Gershon (Bound), Lisa 

Kudrow (Friends) and Kathy 

Bates (Misery) add charm and 

humour. PS I Love You saw 

groups of women of all ages 

back in cinemas, to laugh 

and cry and laugh again. 

cinema/ 

nim’s island 

Out: 02.05.08 

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Jodie Foster finally makes a movie for 

her kids. Nim’s Island follows the story 

of young Nim (Abigail Breslin, Little 

Miss Sunshine) and her dad (Gerard 

Butler, PS I Love You) who live on a 

desert island. When Nim’s adventurer 

dad goes missing, she forms an 

unlikely friendship with a writer from 

New York who comes to help her. 

Jodie Foster and Breslin are awesome 

together. This is a highly entertaining 

family movie, which refreshingly 

showcases two very strong female 

characters. This is one for all you 

lesbian mums, favourite aunties and 

kids at heart! 

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MOST INSPIRING RECORD? 

Teenage Kicks – The Undertones 

BEST SONG OUT NOW? 

Time to Pretend – MGMT 

HOW DID YOU START? 

At my own 18th birthday party – 

my friend introduced me for five 

minutes on the wheels of steel and 

I’ve not stopped since. 

TIPS FOR WANNABE DJS? 

Enjoy the music and play with a 

smile, don’t be scared to bend the 

boundaries. 

PHILOSOPHY ON LIFE? 

Don’t follow other people’s 

footsteps, make your own! 

DJs at Vanilla Manchester: Sugar, Spice, 

Climax and Fishtank.

Hey the top girl djs 

take our requests 

We find out their favourite 

Miss 

DJ 

Lisa German 

Funky, chunky, sexy house 


David Morales’ mix of Lemon – U2 


Kinda Girl – Montilla 


I spent about six years in the Hacienda 

and the No.1 club in Manchester, 

and thought I really ought to do 

something useful about my 

obsession. I’m a terrible perfectionist 

but in a job like this it pays to be 

that way. 


Be determined but not pushy. Also, 

never hand in a CD to a promoter until 

you’ve had it checked out by 

someone experienced. That first CD is 

really important. It’s hard now to 

make it as a DJ, but just be 

determined. 


I’m still trying to work that one out. 

I worry far too much about 

everything. I guess when I learn to 

stop worrying, I’ll have a philosophy. 

Until then, I’ll just keep going. 

DJs at Smartie Partie, Trade, 

DTPM, Heaven, Fierce Angel and 

DJs and promotes Stiletto (Egg) 

Lynda Rathbone/Miss Cupcake 

Dirty electro house 


Rocket Man – Elton John 


Make the World Go Round 

(Gambafreaks Mix) 

– Pussy Dub Foundation 


I was a radio major in college and I 

played a lot of gigs on the side. 

Suze E-T 

R ‘n’ B/Old Skool classics 


Cant Get Enough – Soulsearcher 


Pure Garage Jams – Snowflake 


I was asked to step in at last minute 

for a football club’s social event. 


Don’t ever give up your dream. 


I can do anything – it’s just that I don’t 

know how to yet! 

DJs at 100% Babe 

dancefloor fillers, how they 

turned to turntables and 

hot tips on becoming the 

next superstar DJ 


Practice! The better you know your 

records, the better you’ll be at mixing 

them together. 


It’s never too late! Whatever you 

want to do, just get going girl! 

DJs at Cupcakes (Profile Bar), Rush, 

Code, Rumours, DTPM and Stiletto 

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Faye Lanson 

House/funk/soul 


The Dawn – Tony de Vit 


Transitions – Karim edit 


Warming up for Per Qx and Djohnny 

at Barcode three years ago. 


Buy Traktor DJ software , live laptop 

performance is the future. 


Try to put something positive into life 

DJs at Barcode, Gaydar, Code, 

Bassment and Blow 

DJ Golden 

Funky house/pop remixes 


Groove is in the heart – Dee-Lite 


Flex (Dave Spoon remix) 

– Dizzee Rascal 


My girlfriend introduced me to some 

decks and a few vinyls, and it all 

happened from there. 


Don’t give up! It can be really 

frustrating at times but the most 

rewarding when you nail it. 


Bullsh*t can get you to the top, but it 

won’t keep you there! 

DJs at Vanilla and Glam 

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DJ Philly 

R ’n’ B/Hip-Hop/Old skool/80s 

Soul/Electro/Funky House 


Far too many to mention! 


Wicked World (Fedde le Grande 

Remix) – Roog 


One day a friend offered me a cheap 

set of records decks to feed my music 

obsession – and the rest is history . 


It’s vital that you find your own 

personal style – there’s no point in 

sounding like ever other DJ out there. 


Aim high, work hard and keep pushing 

on from one goal to the next. 

DJs at Discotec, Heaven, Fierce 

(Candy Bar) and P.Y.T. (Ghetto) 

DJ Furey 

Funky dance/house/commercial 


Anything by Binary Finary 


There’s too many to mention. 


Just mucking about at home. 


Do your own thing and have fun. 


Enjoy it, but do it! 

DJs at Climax and Fussy Pussy 

Sp!ke/Hausfly 

Robo-house to electroclash 


Standing on a Beach – The Cure 


The Cat – Dusty Kid 


It started with making mixtapes in 

the 80s. 


Carry at least one demo CD in your 

bag at all times. 


Live every day like it’s your last. 

DJs at Club Wotever 

Miss Justine 

Drum ‘n’ bass/House/R ‘n’ B 


Blackout (y2k remix) – Hybrid 


What a feeling – Collie Buddz 


I taught myself in my bedroom! 


Know your records and practice 

makes perfect. 


Do what you love, love what you do. 

DJs at100% Babe, Cut the 

Mustard (2xs) 

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Indie 


That’s a tough question. 


That’s Not My Name - The Ting Tings 


Simon Hobart (Popstarz) once asked 

me if I knew any female DJs. 

I simply replied “me”. 


DJ at friends parties, open decks 

nightsand get to know the promoters 

where you like to go clubbing. 


Life’s what you make it. 

DJs at Ku Bar, Miss Shapes (Ghetto) 

and Trash Palace 

Queen Josephine 

Dirty vocal electro/funky house 


Now That We’ve Found Love – 

Third World 


Blind (Frankie Knuckles Mix) – 

Hercules & Love Affair 


It followed on from playing live 

percussion at the Coco Club at the 

Zap (Brighton), carrying a record bag 

became less complicated to organise 

than humping huge piles of 

instrumentation about! 


Play the stuff you love from the 

outset, not what you think people 

want to hear. Always keep your head 

up rather than letting it disappear up 

your bum! Fantastic mixing is 

wonderful, but it’s the tunes and how 

they’re going down that really matter. 


Music is the answer. 

DJs at Pussy Party, Mardi Gras 

& Passion (Charles street), Wild 

Fruit, Sirens & Bring It On (Candybar) 

and Sunday Sundae (Audio). 

Kinky D 

Various 


Never Too Much – Luther Vandross 


Come On Girl remix 

– Taio Cruz ft Luciana 


I heard a lots of bad DJs and thought I 

could do better. I was friends with a 

couple of guys that were good ones. 


Play as many warm-up sets as 

possible for experience. 


To indulge myself with experience! 

DJs at Firmed Up @ Discotec

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DJ Slamma 

Commercial/Tribal House/R ‘n’ B 


All night long - Mary Jane’s Girl 


3 minutes to explain - Fedde le Grand 

& Funkerman 


I was inspired by watching Princess 

Julia at “Queer Nation” and Queen 

Maxine at Heads... Girl Power! 


The best DJs are able to mix anything, 

but play the music you like most, and 

create your own identity and style. 


If you believe in it, you will get it. Also 

that things happen for a reason. 

DJs at Passion Pit and iCandy 

(Candy Bar), Hours (Colyceum), 

Discotec, Profile and Strike 

KathHarding 

Tech/minimal/techno 


Throw – Carl Craig & The Plastic People. 


Nomads (the Matthias 

Tanzmann Remix) – Clé 


With a dash of ignorance and 

a heap of passion. 


Always remember your crowd, 

they’re the reason you’re there! 


move through life with lightness, 

touch hearts without leaving a mark. 

DJs at WiSH, Smack, Dirty Red Ball 

Miss Bailey 

House/rare grove/funk/soul/experimental electronic/pop/rock/disco 


Keep It Up – Milton Wright 


Chicken Licken – RGBs 


I was persuaded by friends to get out 

there as I was so into music. I had my 

first gigs in the mid-90s at Shugs and 

Club Ashae. 

Nikki Lucas 

Ragga/disco/R ‘n’ B/various 


Anything – Alice Coltrane 


Under Mi Sensi Mashup – Dubstep 


On the moon. 


Get some headphones 


Kia Kaha 

DJs at Bootylicious 

Photograph by: 

Patricia Niven 


Develop your own sound. Become a 

cottage industry making mix CDs and 

get them out to as many folk as 

possible. 


Don’t take or give sh*t. 

DJs at Bootylicious and Sunday 

Happy Day 

Vicky Lester 

Electro/House/Retro/Rock ‘n’ Roll/ 

Disco/ Indie/Pop/Punk 


Our Daughter’s Wedding – Lawnchairs 


There are too may to list just one… 


I Started at The Faversham in Leeds in 

the early 90s. A friend thought I’d be 

good at it and he gave me a Friday slot 

playing whatever set I wanted. 


Listen to as much music as you can, 

new and old and see where it all 

connects. I think you can tell when a 

DJ knows their music. 


Know your own philosophy! 

DJs at Rudgirls, TG, Marvellous, 

Heaven, Wotever 

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BBC that mixing is harder than it looks 

DJ Minx 

Funky and soulful House/Electro 


Never Give Up – Soul Avengerz 


Blind (Frankie Knuckles Mix) – 



I used to live with two DJ’s and one of 

them used to let me play around in 

the clubs and try and mix. 


Never give up, you may get a few 

knock backs, but keep going. Push 

those mixed CD’s of yours, you never 

know where they will end up 


Life is what you make it! 

DJs at Shadow Lounge, Candy Bar, 

Box Bar, Escape, Nobu

DJ Rocket 

R ‘n’ B/hip hop/old skool garage/ 

urban house 


Breathe n Stop – Q-tip 


With You – Chris Brown 


I started playing CDs at house parties 

and made mix tapes for friends. 


You’re not a god and less is more. 


What goes around comes around. 

DJs at Bootycall (Candy bar), Pussy, 

Sugar and WildFruit’s Boudoir 

Lil Jo 

Various 


Billie Jean – Michael Jackson 


Valerie – Mark Ronson 


Five years ago, I was just messing 

around and before I knew it I had gigs 

all over the place. 


Have the courage to do what 

you want with the music, there are 

no rules. 


Live it, don’t let it pass you by! 

DJs at Play, Geisha Girls, Smack, 

and Bangers & Mash (Punk) 

Kate Wildblood 

House with strung-out disco 


New Yorker - Odyssey Native 


Blind (Frankie Knuckles Mix) - 


HOW DID YOU START? I just had 

more records than anyone else. 


Embrace the warm-up slot. It’s a great 

way to learn to read a crowd, which 

has to be the most important tool. 


Play with passion, reap what you sow. 

If that fails, get on with the gardening. 

DJs at Sunday Sundae (Audio), 

Wild Fruit, Work (Heaven). 

Rock n Ruin 

Alternative/riot girl/punk 


I Love Myself Today – Bif Naked 


Don’t Fart on My Heart – Ebony Bones 


Metalchick started DJing at Red Eye/ 

Black Eyed at Ghetto about four years 

ago, then we combined as a duo. 


Always listen to requests, sometimes 

your crowd can introduce you to the 

best new songs! 


Always be true to yourself. 

DJ and host atRetrojunk and 

Death by Stereo 

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co.uk 

If Heather Mills McCartney was moaning 

about £23 million as a settlement, how are 

you going to feel if your partnership hits the 

rocks and you end up with two Ikea sofas 

and half of the dog? Chance Delgado 

investigates. 

Worse than splitting up and losing all you have 

invested in a love affair is staying together and 

bickering over cash for the rest of your lives. Money, 

or the lack of it, is a main cause of all types of 

relationship diffi culties. More than ever, a gay couple’s 

money is an issue, since their legal partnership can 

divide shared worth. Though they are more popular 

with gay couples than with heterosexuals, pre-nup 

agreements don’t guarantee anything, as the courts 

may choose to ignore them. 

Money worries can be much more serious than 

an unpaid gas bill: they can lead to depression, stress, 

relationship meltdown and sometimes, suicide. Yet 

those obsessed with money are often more tense 

than those without. High levels of personal debt puts 

us under relentless pressure to spend more time 

working to pay it off. Also, women living together 

almost as two singles who do not have a joint 

bank account can experience issues of lack 

of trust and commitment, as if one person 

is determined not to be absorbed into 

‘coupledom’. 

Traditionally, a lesbian woman (who does 

not expect to get married and share a 

man’s wage), has been more self- 

Michelle 

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“I think if you’re with 

someone who has less 

money than you, then 

buying drinks and little 

things for them can 

make you feel good 

and can really strengthen 

the relationship.” 

Christina 

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“Going out on dates to 

the cinema and things 

is a massive problem if 

one of you hasn’t got any 

money. ” 

reliant. Without children, her 

disposable income will be 

higher throughout her life and 

she is currently earning £6k 

more per year than a straight 

woman of her age and status; (a 

gay man is earning £10k more than his heterosexual 

counterpart). Gender pay gap has narrowed, but now 

more of us are deciding to have children, lesbian 

fi nancial advantage could erode. But whatever you’re 

earning, don’t be under any doubt that part of the 

reason there is a growing openness and tolerance to 

gays is because of the huge amount of spending 

power we have; the pink pound is worth £70 billion 

per year! However, given the current global fi nance 

problems and the rising cost of living, we are heading 

for an economic downturn, so perhaps it’s time we 

all reappraised our relationship with money. 

Are you the type that ostentatiously waves your 

wad… anxious that everyone should know how 

well you are doing? People often see this as a 

weakness, a conceit, a low self-worth strategy writ 

large. Maybe you’re the opposite, shying away from 

money, telling everyone that 

materialists are shallow. Perhaps 

this entrenched position betrays 

your anxiety about cash and 

your inverted snobbery – your 

secret rage that you don’t have 

the gift of making dosh. 

Maybe you are careless 

Chloe 

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“I had a long distance 

relationship once, and 

spending £500 on a 

fl ight every time I 

wanted to see her just 

became impractical.”

with it; in a shared household, this is an irresponsible, 

selfi sh attitude. If you’ve maxed the plastic you could 

blow your partner’s holiday money. Worse still, are 

you the type that adds up each item on the bill 

before instructing everyone exactly what they owe 

to the penny… so tight that your arse squeaks when 

you walk? 

Speak to your partner and discuss the fi nance of 

your romance. Calculate the cost of food, travel, 

insurances, rent/mortgage and bills. What remains is 

your disposable income. Agree to live within that 

limit to avoid debt, yet try to stay upbeat… and 

never forget your sense of humour. 

Relationships break up due to resentments, and 

apart from infi delity, nothing is resented more than 

an unfair distribution of wealth. Lastly, let’s remind 

ourselves that we are all millionaires compared to 

our third world cousins. So, in this bewildering orgy 

of consumerism which is modern capitalism, there’s 

always old-fashioned religion to guide you. 

Islam advises us neither to squander nor to hoard 

money. Buddhism thinks worldly goods are an 

illusion. Hindus have a goddess of wealth: Laxmi, to 

whom they can pray. And the Judaeo-Christian take 

on it…? Jesus saves… but Moses invests! 

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If you want some good northern fun 

then a night out in Manchester 

wouldn’t be complete without a trip to 

the intimate, cosy, sexy and stylish 

Vanilla bar described as “the lesbian 

mecca of the north” in the heart of the 

city’s gay village. 

With comfy stools, plasma TVs, an 

in-house Wii console, free pool and a 

live DJ playing dance and indie hits 

through the week, the two-fl oor venue 

and friendly, sexy bar girls make you feel 

right at home, plus the bar prices won’t 

break the bank either with great offers 

including two drinks for £5 before 9pm. 

Themed events are held almost 

every weekend. Special nights coming 

up include a Killer Pool competition 

in May and a Lesbian Auction 

fundraiser in June. 

Don’t forget that Vanilla is also 

hosting two doses of lesbian 

clubnight Climax together with the 

Miss Gay North West competition 

at Club Alter Ego in May. 

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First Out café is always a good place meet a 

date, catch up with old friends or have a quiet 

coffee, read a paper or party hard! A 

traditionally women-friendly café/bar First 

Out remains very popular with the ladies! 

Maria has injected some fresh talent into 

Saturday nights keen and g3 decided to check 

out Bassment – a new house night with 

scenesters Lil’ Nat and Faye Lanson. Lil Nat 

was on deck duties and played a fun uplifting 

house set that got the girls moving early on. 

The very reasonably priced shots slipped 

down all too easily and the cocktail jugs passed 

over the bar all too frequently. For some, a tasty 

meal was the main concern and generously 

portioned plates carried by the lovely First 

Out team found their way to hungry punters. 

The bar thinned out towards 11 o’clock as 

revellers headed off to their next stops. 

First Out, a perfect place to start the party! 

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There isn’t much I ask for on a 

Sunday, but after an exhausting 

weekend, sometimes all you want 

is some wholesome home-cooked 

food, just like your mum used to 

make. Fortunately, I found Blush – 

the perfect Sunday haven. 

There are three choices on 

the Sunday roast menu: chicken, 

lamb or vegetarian Quorn at 

£6.95, followed by a desert of 

chocolate gateaux at £2.95. Whilst 

waiting for your roast you can 

browse through a selection of 

reading material or admire 

the artwork hanging on the walls, 

whilst listening to the free juke box. 

A hearty plateful is served with 

Yorkshire puds, roast potatoes, 

mashed carrot and swede, Savoy 

cabbage and peas. Although I was 

almost stuffed, I had just enough 

room for a (very large) slice of 

chocolate cake! Blush also has a 

very stylish downstairs chill-out 

area, with pool table and seating, 

perfect for letting your lunch settle 

and, if the weather’s nice, there’s a 

beer garden too.

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Clerkenwell hosted this year’s 

most ambitious offering to 

date and what a fabulous 

place it was, a two-fl oored 

rabbit warren of fabulous 

rooms all leading off the 

stunning Great Hall. It was 

clear that the promoters had 

put a lot of effort into the 

event and each room was 

styled differently, with a casino 

room and eccentric nostalgia 

piano lounge thrown in for 

good measure. 

Gorgeous girls and boys – 

we believe over 900 in all – 

poured in through doors, all 

dressed up in their fi nest 

corsets, feathers, lace outfi ts, 

top hats and tails, a true visual 

spectacle at this modern day 

Moulin Rouge. 

The Great Hall was 

jumping all night to the 

dirtylicious sounds of DJs 

Nicole Moudaber and Philly 

and included a show at 

midnight – introduced by Mel, 

Master of Ceremonies, in a 

fetching white top hat and tails 

– Boogaloo Stu and his troupe 

of 50s dancers, Sparklemotion, 

primed the crowd, who were 

then treated to a dominating 

vocal performance from the 

sultry Paloma Faith. All this 

was followed by the Ophelia 

Fancy fashion show with 

stunning models in sexy 

lingerie chaperoned by boys in 

skinny black suits and masks,. 

The crowd were whipped 

into a frenzy as they strutted 

their stuff down the catwalk, 

to the sound of cheers and 

countless cameras clicking.. 

Band of the moment, 

Voodoo Hussy, belted out a 

great set with their lead singer 

clambering all over the stage, 

followed by eclectic electronica 

from the brilliant Dani Siciliano 

and Hannah Holland. 

The Cabaret Court, hosted 

by Chris Holliday from BBC 

Manchester, bubbled along 

merrily with DJs Mordecai and 

Jon Sizzle, plus a line up of 

burlesque delight.: Dusty 

Limits, Jonny Woo, Holestar – 

proving fanny can do tranny – 

Chrys Columbine. The hugely 

talented 10-piece band 

Barefoot gave a softer set 

before rising star of the night 

Miss Bijou Noir wowed the 

crowd as she exploded from 

a huge present box 

resplendent in custom made 

fans and glitter cannon. 

Not to be outdone, the 

WiSH room absolutely 

heaved all night long with DJ 

Kath Harding and Kate Nunn 

totally rocking the place, 

alongside Radio One’s 

Mistress De Funk sending 

temperatures soaring… 

… literally! 

Finally at 4am, after a last 

few shouts of ‘more’ from a 

crowd eager for just one 

more dance, the crowds 

began to drift home, fl ashing 

their stockings, laughing with 

their friends, rolling down the 

street into the East London 

night. It seems The Dirty Red 

Ball did create a little magic in 

us all that night and we can’t 

wait for the next one. It’s 

going to be Saturday 11 

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Readers’ 

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LONDON 

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MONDAY 

1st Mon: 5 May 

2nd Mon: 12 May 

3rd Mon: 19 May 

Last Mon: 26 May 

bars/clubs/events 

for girls who just can’t stay in 

Listings are ordered by day 

and then by region. If you 

can’t fi nd the address, it may 

be in our Boozer Guide. 

If you’ve been to a listed 

event and it’s advertised 

incorrectly in our listings, 

please let us know. 

g3 recommended events 

>> new entry events 

Promotors’ 

Guide: 

Listings must be sent in to g3 

by the 15th of the previous 

month. Listings are not 

guaranteed. 

Please include the 

following with all listings: 

Club/night name, venue and 

address, frequency and day/ 

date, description of DJs/music 

policy, opening times, contact 

details and percentage female 

attendance expected. 

Send all listings to: 

charlotte@g3mag.co.uk 

LONDON 

Bingo Pub Night @ The 

Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 

372 Kennington Lane, 

Vauxhall [1st Fri]. Music from 

DJsHey Baylen & 50 Pence. 

7pm-12am. FREE (£1 per 

game). F:37% 

Frat Party @ Ghetto, 5 

Falconberg Court, Soho 

W1. Rapturous student fun. 

10.30pm-3am, free with 

Q-jump from Trash Palace /£1 

NUS/£2 fl yer/£3. F:80% 

Happy Mondays @ Oak 

Bar, 79 Green Lanes, Stoke 

Newington. Free pool, cheap 

drinks. 9pm-2am, www.. 

oakroom.net. FREE. F:95% 

Manic Mondays @ Trash 

Palace, Wardour St, Soho 

W1. Trashpalace.co.uk / 

07956 549246. Pop, indie 

& electro tunes. 6pm-3am, 

FREE. F:50% 

Rockstarz @ Ghetto, 

Soho W1. Alternative night. 

10.30pm-3am, FREE b4 

11pm/£3. www.ghetto- 

london.co.uk . F:50% 

Set It Off @ Candy Bar, 

4 Carlisle St, Soho W1. 

Indie/pop night with DJ Lil’ 

Jo. www.thecandybar.co.uk. 

8-11.30pm, FREE. F:90% 

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Shibby Shabblers @ Candy 

Bar, 129 St James Street, 

10pm-3am, £2 before 10pm, 

Brighton, BN1. Brighton’s 

only alt. gay night. www. 

shibbyshabblers.com. 10pm- 

2am, £2 NUS/£3. F:99% 

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Compassion @ LT nights 

(formerly Jaceys Bar) 47 

Heathcoat St, Nottingham 

NG1 [1st Mon]. Nottingham’s 

premiere ladies night, with DJ 

Petite (guys as guests only). 

9.30pm-3am, £3 b4 11 or 

NUS/£4. F:95% 

Open Mic Night @ Bar 

du Fay, Liverpool: Live music 

from talented local lesbians. 

From 9pm. F:70%� 

TUESDAY 

1st Tues: 6 May 

2nd Tues: 13 May 

3rd Tues: 20 May 

4th Tues: 27 May 

LONDON 

Bar Wotever @ Central 

Station, Wharfdale St, Kings 

Cross N1. Queer talent meet. 

6pm-12am, FREE. F:70% 

Comedy Camp @ Barcode, 

Archer Street, Soho W1. 

08700 600100 

www.comedycamp.co.uk. 

Weekly comedy night. £8 

members (£2 membership). 

F:40% 

Don’t Call Me Babe 

@ Ghetto, Soho W1. 

Bubblegum pop with Dusty 

O. FREE b4 11.30pm w. 

fl yer/wristband/Q-jump from 

Trash Palace/ £3. F:30% 

Ferale South @ selected 

venues (check website). [Last 

Tues]. Monthly meeting for 

female real ale fans. www. 

groups.yahoo.com/group/ 

ferale_south. FREE. F:95%. 

Girlz Night @ The Windsor 

Castle, 152 Bath Rd, 

Hounslow TW3 [1st Tues]. Jo 

Frances hosts, with guest acts 

and DJs. 4pm-1am. F:95% 

Passion Pit @ Candy Bar, 

4 Carlisle St, Soho W1. DJ 

Slamma + Crystal hosts pole 

dancing & cabaret shows. 

8-11.30pm, FREE. F:97% 

Poker Night @ Blush, 

Cazenove Rd, Stoke 

Newington N16. 

02079239202. All levels 

welcome, no monetary bets. 

8pm, FREE. F:90% 

Ruby Tuesdays @ Ku 

Bar, 50 Lisle Street, London 

WC2. Low-lit basement 

venue for girls, with DJ Sandra 

D. FREE, 9pm-3am. F:98% 

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Energize @ Edge Nightclub, 

Southampton. DJ Alex F 

spins dance & chart. F:30% 

Flashback @ Revenge, 

Old Steine, Brighton, 

BN1. Special student night. 

10.30pm-3am. www. 

myspace.com/clubrevenge. 

£2/Free with NUS. F: 50% 

Girlzz Night @ The 

Marlborough, Brighton 

BN1. Alt rock & indie music 

from Miss Kat. FREE. 

7pm-12am. F:95% 

Twisted Karaoke @ Candy 

Bar, St James St, Brighton 

BN1. 01273 622424. With DJ 

Rocket. 9pm-2am, FREE. F:80% 

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Dyketastic @ Vanilla, 

Richmond St, Manchester 

M1. 01612882727. Pop tunes. 

Drinks from 50p. F:90% 

Karaoke @ Coyotes, 14 

Chorlton St, Manchester M1. 

01612364007. 9-11.30pm, 

FREE. F:90% 

Open Mic Night @ Bar du 

Fay, Liverpool: Live music 

from talented local lesbians. 

From 9pm. F:70% 

Poptastic @ Mutz Nutz, 

Princess St, Manchester M1. 

07074248247. Kitsch Bitch, 

Si & Karl Lucas play retro 

& camp pop. 11pm-3am, 

£4.50/3.50 members. F:50% 

WEDNESDAY 

1st Weds : 7 May 

2nd Weds: 14 May 

3rd Weds: 21 May 

4th Weds: 28 May 

LONDON 

Brouhaha Comedy 

Club @ The Royal Vauxhall 

Tavern, Kennington Lane, 

Vauxhall SE11. Comedy night. 

7pm-12am (show 8.30pm- 

10.30pm), £5. F:50% 

Club Camp @ Black 

Sheep Bar, 68 High Street, 

Croydon, Surrey. www. 

blacksheepbar.com. Drag acts. 

9pm-3am, FREE b4 9pm/£5. 

F:60% 

Fanny @ Trash Palace, 11 

Wardour Street, Soho W1. 

New club night for girls, with 

Peter glam! 11pm-3am, FREE 

b4 10pm/£2. F:95% 

Film Wotever @ Central 

Station, Wharfdale Rd, Kings 

Cross N1. 07932 324373. 

Indie fi m screenings. 

8pm-late, FREE. F:70% 

Geisha Girls @ Geisha, 75 

Charing Cross Road. DJ L’il Jo. 

FREE. F95% 

Nag Nag Nag @ Ghetto, 

Falconberg Ct, Soho W1. 

Flamboyant Electro, New 

Wave & sleazy Disco. 2-4-1 

Q-jump from Trash Palace/£3 

or £4 b4 11.30pm/£5. F:30% 

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THIS MONTH’S 

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Opportunity Knockers @ 

Candy Bar Soho, 4 Carlisle St. 

W1. Karaoke with NAJ & DJ 

Rocket. FREE, 8pm-late. F:99% 

Play @ Bar Rumba, 36 

Shaftsbury Ave, Soho W1D . 

Alt. club night with live acts. 

£3 NUS b4 12am/£3 b4 11pm 

flyer/£5, 10.30pm-3am. F:65% 

Quiz @ Blush, Cazenove Rd, 

Stoke Newington SE11. Cash 

prize! 9.30pm-12am, £1. F:70% 

Trannyshack @ Soho Revue 

Bar, 11-12 Walkers Court, 

Brewer Street, Soho W1F. Drag 

fun. Free to all in drag, cross 

dressers, freaks, TV, M2F, F2M/ 

£3 fl yer/£5,9pm-late. F:35% 

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Big Gay Bingo @ The 


BN1. Hosted by Lillie la France. 

FREE, 8pm-12am. F:95% 

Bring It On @ Candy Bar, 

129 St James St, Brighton 

BN1. [1st Weds]. Open 

deck & mic night. www. 

candybarbrighton.com. 


Colours Karaoke @ Beehive 

Pub [upstairs], Kingswood 

Suites, Southernhay, Basildon, 

Essex CM2. 01268 242031. 

FREE. F:45% 

Leader of the Pack @ Candy 

Bar, 129 St James Street, 

Brighton BN1. [Last Weds]. 

60’s night. FREE. 9pm-2am. 

F: 90% 

LGBT Get-Together @ 

Candy Bar, 129 St James St, 

Brighton BN1. [3rd Weds]. 

Student night. 10pm-2am, 

£3. F:90% 

Pop! Sexy @ Revenge, Old 

Steine, Brighton, BN1. Pop, 

chart and R’n’B. 10.30pm- 

3am. www.myspace.com/ 

clubrevenge. £4/£3 members 

and NUS. F: 50% 

Rack ‘em Up@ Candy Bar, 

129 St James St, Brighton 

BN1. [2nd Weds]. Blues, Rock 

and Country. 10pm-2am, 

FREE. F:90% 

R ‘n’ B Night @ Magnum, 

St Mark’s St, Southampton 

S014. Selected drinks £2. 


Sabotage @ Bent, 36-40 

Poole Hill, Bournemouth, 

BH2 [1st Weds]. Girls night. 

10pm-late, £3 b4 11pm/£4 

after. F:100% 

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Club Classics @ Nightingale 

Club, Kent St, Birmingham 

B5. Garage & r’n’b with DJ 

Felix. FREE. F:40% 

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DJ Angel Delight @ Kampus, 

45 China St, Lancaster LA1. 

Music & drag. F:50% 

Fuze @ Oceana, Lower 

Parliament St, Nottingham, 

NG1 [1st Weds]. Mixed club 

night, with DJ Little Miss Natalie. 

10pm-3am, £5. F:44% 

Spice @ Vanilla, Richmond 

St, Mancs M1. 0161 288 2727. 

Alternative night. Drinks from 

50p. F:90% 

Quiz night @ Coyotes, 

14 Chorlton St, Mancs M1. 

01612364007. 9-11.30pm, 

FREE. F:50% 

THURSDAY 

1st Thur: 1 May 

2nd Thur: 8 May 

3rd Thur: 15 May 

4th Thur: 22 May 

Last Thur: 29 May 

LONDON 

Afterglow @ Glow Lounge, 

6 Cavendish Parade, Clapham 

SW4 [2nd Thurs]. Metrosexual 

club night, with DJs Scott Free 

& Kasha. FREE. F:100% 

Club Cleavage @ Trash 

Palace, 11 Wardour St, 

Soho [2nd Thurs]. Disorder 

Magazine DJs spin trash TV 

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RoleMODEL 

Final @Café 

de Paris 

At last! The crowning of 

the RoleMODEL queen. 

A fun-packed night with 

the best lesbian 

performers. Also join us 

to celebrate our seventh 

birthday and for the g3 

Readers’ Awards. (see 

RoleMODEL, 

page 16.) 

8pm Sunday 11 May 

£10/VIP tickets £25 adv. 

www.g3mag.com 

Listings 

themes/boogie woogie. 

11pm-3am, £3. F:50% 

Club Myra @ Trash Palace, 

Soho [last Thurs]. Alt pop & 

indie night. 10pm-late, FREE 

b4 11pm/£3. F:60% 

Death by Stereo @ New 

Cross Inn, 323 New Cross 

Road, New Cross [1st Thur]. 

Rock ‘n’ Ruin (Red Eye, 

Violator, Rocktronica) play 

Punk, Alternative, Rock & Roll, 

Riot Grrl, etc. and live music. 

8pm-2am. Free. F:60% 

Firmed Up @ Discotec, 

The End, West Central St, 

London WC1 [2nd Thurs]. 

www.fi rmed-up.com. R’n’b, 

hip-hop, dancehall, garage, 

urban world music & live PAs. 

10.30pm-late, £5. F:70% 

First Class @ Candy Bar, 

Carlisle St, Soho W1. DJ 

Minx plays house classics. 

8-11.30pm, £3. F:100% 

Funk Me @ Rex Bar, 21 

Rupert Street, Soho W1 [3rd 

Thurs]. DJs spin funky tunes. 

All profi ts to charity. 8pmlate, 

£5 b4 10pm/£7. F:90% 

Lounge @ No.1 Leicester 

Square, Soho W1. Monthly 

women’s night. 9pm-late, £5 

b4 10pm/£8. F:100% 

Miss-Shapes @ Ghetto, 5 

Falconberg Ct, Soho W1. Indie 

pop. 9pm-3am, Limited FREE 

entry & 2-4-1 Q-jumps from 

Trash Palace/£2 b4 11.30pm 

NUS or w. stamped fl yer from 

First Out/Retro Bar, £3 b4 

11.30pm w. fl yer/£4. F:60% 

Open Mic @ Blush, 

Cazenove Rd, Stoke 

Newington SE11.Open mic 

night. 8pm-12am, FREE. F:70% 

Cabaret Thursdays @ Royal 

Vauxhall Tavern, Kennington 

Lane, Vauxhall SE11. Sit down 

cabaret. ww.thevauxhalltavern. 

co.uk. 7pm-12am (show 

8.30pm-10.30pm), FREE in 

costume/£5. F:47% 

Load of Lesbians @ Load 

of Hay, 207 Pinner Rd, 

Watford Heath WD19. 

Ladies entertainment. www. 

loadofhay.co.uk. 9-11pm, 

FREE. F:90% 

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Contagious @ Honey 

Club, Brighton BN1. DJs 

Dulcie Danger, Howie D & 

Ben Prok spin classic house. 

www.thehoneyclub.co.uk. 

10.30pm-3am, £1.25 b4 

11pm/£4. F:40% 

Dynamite Boogaloo @ 

Candy Bar, 129 St James 

Street, Brighton BN1. 

Cabaret with Boogaloo Stu. 

www.candybarbrighton.com. 

9pm-2am. F:50% 

Girls on Top @ Revenge 

(downstairs), Old Steine, 

Brighton, BN1. With DJ Lady 

Bex and Smiffy. 10.30pm- 

4am. www.myspace. 

com/clubrevenge. £4/£3 

members. F: 100% 

�� 

Karaoke @ Betty’s 

Nightclub, 10 Cornhill, 

Ipswich, Suffolk IP1. 

01473288406. Gay girl 

singalong. www.bettysbar. 

co.uk. 9pm-12am, 

FREE. F:80% 

�� 

Cash Quiz @ Coyotes, 14 

Chorlton St, 

Manchester M1. 01612364007. 

Get your brain in gear. www. 

coyotesbar.co.uk. 9pm- 

12.30am. F:90% 

Back 2 Back@ Cruz 101, 

Princess St, Manchester M1. 

07074248247. 

DJs Kitsch Bitch, Si & Karl 

Lucas spin retro & camp pop. 

www.cruz101.com 

9pm-3am. £4/£2 students 

and Cruz members. F:50% 

Fussy Pussy @ Fuel, 448 

Wilmslow Rd, Hull. [Thurs 

29th May] Women-only 

night with DJ Golden. www. 

vanilagirils.co.uk. F100% 

FRIDAY 

1st Fri: 2 May 

2nd Fri: 9 May 

3rd Fri: 16 May 

4th Fri: 23 May 

Last Fri: 30 May 

LONDON 

Bang @ Heaven, The Arches, 

Villers St, CharingX WC2. 

House & karaoke. 10pm-5am. 

£4 b4 12am/£6. F:45% 

Behind The Mic @ The Glass 

Bar, 190 Euston Rd, NW1. 

[1st Fri] . Monthly showcase 

of new female talent.. www. 

theglassbar.co.uk. 5pm. £6. 

F: 100%. 

Club Kali @ The Dome, 

1 Dartmouth Park Hill, 

Tufnell Park N19 [3rd Fri]. 

www.clubkali.com. Asian LGB 

club night. 10pm-3am, £8/£5 

conc. F:30% 

Code @ The Enclave, 26/27 

Brewer St, Soho. www. 

club-code.net. Women’s night 

from the creators of Rush. £5 

b4 11pm/£8. F:99% 

Crazy Behaviour @ Bar 

Music Hall, 134 Curtain Rd, 

Shoreditch, EC2A 3AR [1st 

Fri]. Electro tunes from female 

DJs. www.barmusichall.com. 


Diversion @ RVT, 

Kennington Lane, Vauxhall 

SE11 [2nd Fri]. Blues, & acid 

jazz with live guest stars. 

www.theroyalvauxhalltavern. 

co.uk. 8pm-2am, £6 b4 

9pm/£8. F:40% 

Drop the Funk, Drop the 

Bass @ Oak Bar, 79 Green 

Lanes, Stoke Newington. 


dropthefunkdropthebass. [3rd 

Fri]: Old Skool Garage, Jungle, 

Drum and Bass FREE. F: 80% 

Fierce @ Candy Bar, Soho 

W1. DJ Philly spins urban 

beats, hip-hop & garage. 

www.candybarsoho.com. 

FREE b4 9pm/£5 after. 

F:100 % 

Girl Friday @ First Out, 

Soho W1. Mingling and 

pre-club drinking. www. 

fi rstoutcafebar.com. 5-11pm, 

FREE. F:95% 

Kabarett @ Royal Vauxhall 

Tavern, 372 Kennington 

Lane, Vauxhall [4th Fri] 

Bourgeois & Maurice perform. 

Dusty Limits hosts. www. 

theroyalvauxhalltavern.co.uk. 

£5. 9pm-2am F:20% 

Klub Fukk @ Central 

Station, Kings Cross , N1 

[2nd Fri]. Queer cruising. 

www.woteverworld. 

com/clubfukk. 7pm -12am, £5 

conc. F:60% 

Magic Night @ Soho 

Revue Bar, 11-12 Walkers 

Court, Soho W1. Comedy, 

cabaret and tricks. www. 

sohorevuebar.co.uk. 8.30pm 

-10.30pm. £8/£6 concs. 

Comedy Superstore @ 

Soho Revue Bar, 11-12 

Walkers Court, Soho W1. 

www.sohorevuebar.co.uk. 

7.30pm-10.30pm. £10. 

F:45% 

Global Premiere @ Soho 

revue Bar, 11-12 Walkers 

Court, Soho W1. www. 

sohorevuebar. 

7.30pm. £10/£8 concs. F:45% 

Circus @ Soho Revue Bar, 

11-12 Walkers Court, Soho 

W1. www.sohorevuebar. 

co.uk.10.30pm-3.30am. £5 

with fl yer b4 11.30pm/£10 

thereafter. F:45% 

Lost in Music @ Oak Bar, 

79 Green Lanes, Stoke 

Newington. www.myspace. 

com/oakbar [4th Fri]: A night 

of 80’s, 90’s and beyond.. 

F:80% 

Lower the Tone @ 

Oak Bar, 79 Green Lanes, 

Stoke Newington [last Fri]. 

Infamous kitsch party. 9pm- 

3am, £6. F:97% 

Popstarz @ Sin, Charing 

Cross Road, Soho [2nd Fri]. 

Indie club’s West End debut, 

with new DJs & rave room. 

FREE with web fl yer www. 

popstarz.org b4 11pm, £5 

NUS/Flyer b4 12am/£7/£8 

after 12am. 10pm–4am F:50% 

Popjustice @ Trash Palace, 

11 Wardour St, Soho. Pop 

disco. www.popjustice.com. 

11pm-3am, £3. F:50% 

Shinky Shonky @ Oak 


Newington N1 [2nd Fri]. DJs 

play top-pop sounds. www. 

myspace.com/oakbar. 10pm- 

3am, £5 NUS/£6. F:65% 

SMACK@Hidden, Vauxhall. 

[Sat 23rd May]. The theme 

is ‘Fame’. www.myspace. 

com/smackclub. 9pm-5am. 

£10 B4 10.30pm/£13 after 

10.30pm. F:70% 

Stiletto @ The Island [27 

June]: DJs Lisa German (Dtpm,

�� 

Listings 

c lubs//girls//bars//clubs//girls//bars//clubs //girls //bars//cl //ba 

Trade, Turnmills, Hed Kandi) 

and Queen Maxine (Dtpm, 

Kitty Lips). www.myspace. 

com/clubstiletto.10pm-5am. 

£8 b4 11.30pm/£10. F: 99% 

The Cock @ Ghetto, 

Falconberg Ct, Soho W1. 

With Princess Julia & Tasty 

Tim. www.ghetto-london. 

com. 9-late, £5 cons/£7. 

F:60% 

�� 

Betty’s Music Bar @ Betty’s 

Nightclub, 10 Cornhill, 

Ipswich, Suffolk IP1. 01473 

288406. Top club tunes & ALL 

drinks. www.bettysbar.co.uk. 

£6/£4 members. 9pm-2am, 

FREE b4 10pm. F:95% 

Booty Call @ Candy Bar, 

St James Street, Brighton 

BN1. RnB, House & Pop. www. 

candybarbrighton.com.10pm- 

4am. FREE b4 10pm/£4 b4 

12am/£6. F:100% 

Brighton Speed Dating @ 

Amsterdam Hotel and Bar, 

Brighton. 07725943573. 

Email: voluptiouss@ 

googlemail.com. [Dates tba] 

See Highlights. F:100% 

Booty Call @ Candy Bar, St 

James Street, Brighton. All 

night party girls & boys. www. 

candybarbrighton.com. 8pmextra 

late, FREE between 

9-10pm/ £6 (incl. 

coat check). F:88% 

Lash For Lasses@The 

Tunnel, 6 Whitworth 

Street, Mancs. BDSM thrills 

for kinky girls.[2nd Sunday]. 

www.clublash.com. 

Lollipop and House of 

Diva @ Revenge, Old 

Steine, Brighton, BN1. 

wwwmyspace.com/ 

clubrevenge. 

Remix @ Nightingale Club, 

Kent St, Birmingham. Party 

hits and club anthems. www. 

nightingaleclub.co.uk.10pm- 

4am. Free b4 10pm/£2 till 

midnight/£5 after. F:40% 

Karaoke @ The Fox, 17 

Lower Essex St, Birmingham. 

0121 622 1210: Karaoke, 

DJ Rita & The Shooter 

Girls. www.foxbar.co.uk. 9- 

11.30pm, FREE. F:90% 

�� 

Climax@Sheffield Union, 

University of Sheffield, 

Sheffield. [3rd Fri]. Cheesy 

pop, chart hits and dance. 

www.shef.ac.uk. 10.30pm- 

3am (last admission 12.30). 

£4 adv/£5 on door. F:50%. 

Dykes to Dine @ various, 

Calder Valley. 01706 373 

066 (last Fri): Fine food and 

company. F:100% 

In Bed Together At Last 

@ Vanilla, Richmond St, 

Mancs, 01612882727. Pop 

& dance chart/classics. www. 

vanillagirls.co.uk. F:90% 

Fuck the Electro @ 

Legends, Whitworth Street, 

Mancs (11 Apr): DJ Katie Luv 

will be mixing a cocktail of 

electro beatz, filthy tunes 

and jackin house. £6. www. 

myspace.com/fucktheelectro. 

F:60% 

Moulin Cruz @ Cruz 101, 

Princess Street, Mancs. Pop, 

disco, dance and R ‘n’B. www. 

cruz101.com. 11pm-6am. 

£4 b4 midnight/£5 after/£3 

members. F:30% 

PJ Friday @ Vanilla, 

Richmond St, Mancs. DJ PJ 

spins r’n’b, pop chart & funky 

house. 10pm-late, FREE. F:98% 

Rah Rah Rah @ Stardust Bar, 

Cambridge Street, Sheffield. 

[1st Fri]. Pride Special. www. 

sheffieldgayscene.co.uk/12. 

10pm-2am. F: 50% 

SATURDAY 

1st Sat: 3 May 

2nd Sat: 10 May 

3rd Sat: 17 May 

4th Sat: 24 May 

Last Sat: 31 May 

LONDON 

All That Jazz @ Soho Revue 

Bar, 11 Walker’s Court, Brewer 

Street, Soho. [1st Fri] www. 

sohorevuebar.com. Cabaret 

show. 7-11.30pm, £12 

adv/£15. F:46% 

The Comedy Superstore @ 

Soho Revue Bar, 11 Walker’s 

Court, Brewer Street, Soho. 

[2nd Fri] www.sohorevuebar. 

com. 7.30-11.30pm, 

£10+booking fee. F:40% 

Wam Bam Kabaret @ Soho 

Revue Bar, 11 Walker’s Court, 

Brewer Street, Soho. [Last 

Fri] www.ticketweb.co.uk. 

Cabaret show. 7pm-3am, £12 

adv/£15. F:46% 

House Party @ Soho Revue 

Bar, 11 Walker’s Court, Brewer 

Street, Soho. New club night. 

www.sohorevuebar.com. 

10pm-3.30am. £12 adv/£15. 

F:46% 

BASSment @ First Out, Soho 

[3rd Sat]: Faye Lanson (Gaydar 

Radio) and Lil’ Nat. FREE. 

7-11pm. F:80% 

Bootylicious @ 

Colosseum, 1 Nine Elms 

Lane, Vauxhall [2nd Sat]. 

Gay r’n’b/garage night. www. 

bootylicious-club.co.uk.11pm- 

5am. £10/£7 b4 12am/£5 NUS. 

F:40% 

Club Motherfucker Live 

@ Bardens Boudoir, 38-44 

Stoke Newington Road, 

London N16 [2nd Sat]. www. 

clubmotherfucker.com. 8pm- 

4am, £4 b4 9pm/£6. F:70% 

Club Wotever @ The 

Masters Club, 12 Denman 

St, Piccadilly, W1. DJs Rockit 

& Hausfly spin for friendly 

freaks. www.woteverworld. 

com. 9pm-3am, £8/£5 fancy 

dress or with flyer. F:60% 

Dolly Mixtures @ Candy 

Bar, Soho, W1. Strip tease & 

pole-dancing. www. 

candybarsoho.com. 7pmlate, 

£6 

after 9pm. F: 100% 

Duckie @ Royal 

Vauxhall Tavern, 372 

Kennington Lane, Vauxhall: 

Cabaret with Amy Lamé. 

www.theroyalvauxhalltavern. 

co.uk. 9pm-2pm, £5. F: 40% 

Exilio @ LSE Underground, 

Houghton St, Holborn. . LGB 

latino club. www.exilio.co.uk. 

£8 b4 11pm/£9 after, 10pm- 

3am, F: 40% 

Festival of Sins @ Purple 

Turtle, 65 Crowndale Road, 

Camden, NW1. [June 14th]. 

Poysexual decadent fun 

with live bands and twisted 

performance art. www. 

myspace.com/festivalofsins. 

8pm-3am. £5 B4 9.30/£6 

with flyer/£7 on door. F: 50%. 

G-A-Y @ Astoria, 157 

Charing Cross Road, Soho 

W1.High-profile pop acts. 

www.g-a-y.co.uk .10pm-5am, 

£10. F: 25% 

Girls Out Loud @ The Oak 

Bar, Green Lanes, Stoke 

Newington [1st Sat]. Live 

bands and guest DJs spinning 

indie/new wave/pop. www. 

myspace.com/oakbar. £5. 

9pm-3am F:95%. 

Hurly Burly @ Soho 

Revue Bar, 11 Walkers Ct, 

Soho W1. Burlesque fun. 

www.sohorevuebar.com 

7.30pm-late, £12 adv/£15. F:80% 

iCandy @ Candy Bar, 

Carlisle St, Soho: DJ Slamma 

whips the girls into a frenzy 

with Crystal on the mic, and 

poledancing/strippers. www. 

candybarsoho.com. FREE b4 

9pm/£6. F:98% 

Neon Dream @ First Out, 

Soho [2nd Sat]: Cerebral 

italo-disco, retro electro. www. 

firstoutcafebar.com. FREE. 

7-11pm. F:80% 

Obsession @ Oak Bar, 


Newington. www.myspace. 

com/oakbar [3rd Sat]: Old 

Skool, RnB, Funky House and 

Groovy Tunes! F:80% 

Out&About @ First Out, 

Soho [1st Sat]: Eclectic 

mash-up of funk, electro, pop 

and latin from DJ Innit (Funk 

Me) and Sputnik Girl. www. 

firstoutcafebar.com. FREE. 

7-11pm. F:80% 

Oysterss @ Savannah 

Lounge (upstairs), Golden 

Fleece Pub, 271 Fore St, 

Edmonton, N8. 077178 

12880. (1st Sat): Women’s 

night with Hip hop, RnB, Pop, 

Reggae and More. www. 

myspace.com/oysterss. FREE 

b4 8pm/£10. F:98% 

Play @ Bar Rumba, 

Shaftesbury Ave. (3rd Sat): 

DJs Lil’Jo and Sandra D. www. 

myspace.com/_clubplay. £5 

b4 10pm/£10. F: 98% 

Rock-n-Doll @ First Out, 

Soho [4th Sat]: Old school, 

hip swinging, foot stomping 

rock, jive and skiffle. www. 

firstoutcafebar.com. F:80% 

RuMoUrS @ Minories, 64- 

73 Minories, Tower Hill EC3. 

07949 477 804 (last Sat): 

Established women’s night 

with hundreds of girls. www. 

girl-rumours.co.uk. F:99% 

Saturdays @ Heaven, The 

Arches (off The Strand), Villers 

St, Charing X WC2N. 020 

7930 2020: Hi energy dance 

tunes. www.heaven-london. 

com.10pm-5am. £12. F:45% 

Stardust @ Trash Palace, 

11 Wardour Street, Soho W1. 

Guest DJs spin indie, rock, 

pop & retro classics. www. 

trashpalace.co.uk.11pm-3am, 

£3. F:77% 

The Lick @ Oak Bar, 


Newington [3rd Sat]. DJs 

Philly, Kinky D, Smoochie & 

MCs spin r’n’b. www.myspace. 

com/theoakbar. FREE b4 

9pm/£6. F:90% 

Unskinny Bop @ Pleasure 

Unit, 359 Bethnal Green Rd, 

Bethnal Green E2 6LG. [3rd 

Sat]. Dancing for girls, guys & 

misfits. www.unskinnybop. 

co.uk. 9pm-2am, FREE b4 

9.30pm/£4 after. F:50% 

Waltzing With Hilda @ 

Jackson Lane Arts Centre, 

269A Archway Road, N6. [1st 

and last Saturday]. Lesbian 

ballroom and latin dancing. 

www.hildas.org.uk. 7.30pm. 

£9. F: 100% 

Wigout @ Ghetto, 

Falconberg Ct, Soho, W1. 

Cocktails & giveaways. 

www.ghetto-london.co.uk. 

9.30pm-4am, NUS/UB40/ 

flyers £5 b4 11.30pm/£8. F:98% 

Wish @ Gramaphone, 

60-62 Commercial St, 

Aldgate East [1st Sat]. Bank 

59


60 

�� 

don’t 

miss! 

100% Babe@ 

The Roxy 

Boogie to a sexy 

soundtrack of Funky 

House, R ‘n’B and Pop. 

9pm-5am, 4 and 25May. 


hundredpercentbabe 

Smack@ 

Hidden 

Get your glad rags out 

for a huge party! This 

month’s theme is ‘Fame’. 

9pm-5am 

Sunday 4 May. £10 B4 

10.30pm/£13 after. 


smackclub 

Listings 

holiday special. Resident 

DJs Kath Harding and Kate 

Nunn. www.club-wish.co.uk. 

9pm-4am, £5 b4 11pm/£10 

after. F:95% 

Yalla @ Oak Bar, 


Newington [2nd Sat]. 

Turkish, Greek & Arabic beats. 

9pm-3am, FREE b4 9pm/ £3 

b4 10pm. F:70% 

�� 

Kinky Dangerous @ 

Charles Street Club, 

Brighton BN1. Dulcie Danger 

& King K spin funky house. 

www.myspace.com/kinky_ 

dangerous. 10pm-2am, £5. 

F:50% 

Club 52 @ Leonards, 

Wennington, Essex [last Sat]. 

Girlie night with DJ Jo. www. 

club52.com. F:100% 

Live DJs @ The 


BN1. FREE. 9pm ‘til late. F:90% 

Over 30s @ The 


BN1. DJs play chart music, 

FREE. F:95% 

Fuck The Pain Away@ Candy 

Bar, Brighton, BN1. [1st Sat]. 

A homo electro punk disco. 

www.pussyclub.co.uk/. 10late. 

£5. F: 95%. 

Sugar@ Candy Bar, Brighton, 

BN1. Hot house tunes. www. 

candybarbrighton.com. 10late. 

£5. F: 95%. 

. Pussy Party @ Charles 

St Club, Brighton BN1 

[1st Sat]. DJ’S on rotation: 

Rocket, Ms Annik, Queen 

Josephine and DJ Lil Jo. Indie, 

rock, electro, pop, r’n’b and 

funky house! £7/£5 with NUS. 

F:99% 

Camp As Tits v Hard As 

Nails @ Riverside Tavern, 

Kent: From poppy high 

NRG to funky house. www. 

theriversidetavern.co.uk. 

FREE B4 9.30pm. 9pm-2am. 

F:45% 

Sugar @ Candy Bar, St 

James Street, Brighton. 

DJs Rocket, Queen 

Josephine, Hollie and 

Miss Annik on rotation. 

www.candybarbrighton. 

com. 9pm-5am, FREE b4 

10 pm/£4 b4 12pm/£6 

(including cloak room). F:98% 

�� 

Betty’s Music Bar @ 

Betty’s Nightclub, 10 

Cornhill, Ipswich, Suffolk 

IP1. 01473 288406. Top club 

tunes and ALL drinks £2 b4 

10pm. www.bettysbar.co.uk. 

9pm-2am, FREE b4 10pm/£4 

members/£7. F:85% 

Big Saturday Night Out @ 

Nightingale Club, Kent St, 

Birmingham: special events 

& PAs. www.nightingaleclub. 

co.uk.10pm-6am. £4 b4 

10pm/£8. F:40% 

�� 

F word @ Vanilla, Richmond 

St, Mancs. 0161288 2727. 

With DJ Furey. www. 

vanillagirls.co.uk.10pm-4am. 

FREE b4 9pm/£1. F:98% 

Glasshouse @ Mission, 

Heaton’s Court, Leeds [2nd 

& 4th Sat]. Massive house 

party for 

hardcore clubbers. Guest DJs 

tbc. www.myspace.com/ 

glasshouseuk.11pm-9am. £tbc 

F:40% 

DJs @ Fuel Sheffield, 28 

Eyre Street, Sheffield S1 4QY. 

Dance, chart and pop music. 

9pm-3am. £3 b4 11pm/£5. 

F:55% 

Tod Disco @ Todmorden 

Cricket club, Burnley 

Road, Todmorden. (2nd 

Sat): Women’s disco. www. 

myspace.com/tod_disco. 

£2-£6. F:100% 

SUNDAY 

1st Sun: 4 May 

2nd Sun: 11 May 

3rd Sun: 18 May 

Last Sun: 25 May 

LONDON 

100% Babe @ Roxy, 

3 Rathbone Place [off 

Oxford St], W1. 07956 514 

574. [4&25 May ONLY]: The 

biggest Bank 

Holiday girls’ party. 


hundredpercentbabe. 

8.30pm-3am. F:99% 

King of the Castle @ The 

Purple Turtle, 65 Crowndale 

Road, Camden, NW1. [4th 

May]. Drag King competition. 

www.lennaland.com/castle. 

7.30pm-1am. £8 adv/£10 on 

door. F: 100% 

Lick It @ Candy Bar, Carlisle 

St, Soho W1.Live female 

talent, inc. singers to poetry. 

www.candybarsoho.com. 

8pm-late, FREE. F:90% 

Pretty Young Things @ 

Ghetto, Falconberg Ct, Soho, 

W1. Chilled out RnB scene. 

www.ghetto-london.co.uk. 

£4, 9.30pm-2am. F:70% 

Rock Society @ The Black 

Gardenia, 93 Dean St, Soho 

W1. A club for queers who 

like it loud. www.myspace. 

com/rocksocietylondon. 

7pm-11pm, £3. F:60% 

RoleModel 2008 @ 

Café de Paris, Coventry 

Street, Leicester Square, 

W1 (11 May): Don’t miss the 

fi nal showdown – see g3’s 

RoleModel pages for more 

info. 8pm-2am. F:90% 

SHE BOP @ The Redstar, 

Camberwell, SE5. Celebration 

of female rock. www. 

myspace.com/shebop. 9pm- 

2am. £3. F: 80% 

S.L.A.G.S/chill-out @ The 

Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 

Kennington Lane, Vauxhall. 

Huge dance anthems. www. 

theroyalvauxhalltavern.co.uk. 

2pm-12am, £7. F:67% 

Sunday Sungday @ The 

Green, 74 Upper St, Angel. 

New York piano bar from 

5pm. F:45% 

Crazy Karaoke @ Oak 


Newington: As professional 

as Karaoke gets! Open ‘til 

12am, FREE. F:70% 

Wotever Gig @ Buffalo Bar, 

259 Upper Street, Islington, 

N1 [2nd Sun]. Live music. 

www.buffalobar.co.uk. 8pm- 

1am, £5. F:75% 

�� 

Cabaret @ Old Vic, 

Portsmouth. www. 

oldvicportsmouth.co.uk. 

F:50% 

Cabaret @ London Hotel, 

Southampton. www. 

thelondon.info. F:40% 

Bent Double @ Komedia, 

Brighton. An evening of 

comedic delight. www. 

komedia.co.uk. £9.50. F: 

90% 

Drag @ Candy Bar 

Brighton, 129 St James 

Street, BN1 [4th Sun]. Kinky 

kitsch cabaret, with pre-party 

drag king workshop from 

7pm. www.candybarbrighton. 

com. 9pm-late, £3. F:99% 

>> Eurotrash @ Candy 

Bar, Brighton BN1 [2nd 

Sun]. Featuring guest bands, 

artists, photographers, 

performances & bizzarro. 

www.eurotrashyourmum. 

com. F:80% 

Sirens @ Candy Bar 

Brighton, 129 St James 

Street, BN1 [3rd Sun]. 

Burlesque treats & pole 

dancing. 9pm-late, £5/3.50 

concs. F:99% 

Club Tropicana @ Candy 

Bar, Brighton, 129 St James 

Street, BN1 [1st Sun]. 80’s 

revival bank holiday special. 

£4/3 NUS, 9pm-late. F:95% 

�� 

Comedy Collective @ 

Nightingale Club, Kent 

St, Birmingham: Hosted 

by Mrs Barbra Nice, 

alongside some of the UK’s 

hottest comedians. www. 

nightingaleclub.co.uk. £3. 

F:40% 

�� 

Climax @ Alter Ego, Mancs. 

[4 May/25 May ONLY]. 

www.vanillagirls.co.uk. 

10.30pm-2am. 11pm-3am. 

£4/£3 members. F:98% 

Girls Go Down @ Vinyl 

Basement Bar, Lark Lane, 

Liverpool [1st Sun]. Women 

only night. www.myspace. 

com/girlsgodown. 8pm-late. 

F:87%. 

Sassy Sunday @ Vanilla, 

Richmond St, Mancs. 

01612882727. DJ Furey. www. 

vanillagirls.co.uk.F: 90%

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Boozer Guide 

where it’s at 

the place to be 

LONDON 

Angel Cabaret (The): East 

End cabaret bar. 21 Church St, 

Stratford E15. (T): 020 8555 

1148. (F): 18% 

Bar 68: Friendly bar, 68 

Brigstock Rd, Thornton Heath, 

CR7. 020 8665 0683. (F): 50% 

Black Cap: Mixed traditional 

bar + club. 171 Camden High 

St, NW1. 020 7428 2721. (T): 

Camden (F):20% 

Bird Cage (The): 122 

Chiswick High St, W4. 020 

8995 4392. (F): 25% 

Bird in Hand: 291 Sydenham 

Rd, Croydon. 020 8683 3104. 

Pool, darts, function room. 

www.birdinhand.info. (F): 50% 

Blush: Intimate, friendly 

bar. 8 Cazenove Rd, Stoke 

Newington, N16. (F): 80% 

Brewery Tap: Community 

pub for South Londoners. 

78 Lingham St, SW9. (T): 

Stockwell (F): 50% 

Box (The): Café bar. 32-34 

Monmouth St, WC2. (T): Cov. 

Gdn (F): 20% 

Candy Bar: Famous Soho 

girl bar. Happy hour: Mon- 

Thurs, 5-7pm. 4 Carlisle St, 

Soho. 020 7494 4041. (T): 

Tottenham Ct. Rd (F): 98% 

Catch 22: DJs, pool and 

cocktails. Wellington Terrace, 

Turnpike Ln, N8. 020 8881 

1900. (T): Turnpike Ln (F): 25% 

Charlie’s Bar: Stylish, cosy 

cocktail bar. 124 Globe Rd, E1. 

020 7790 1007. (T): Stepney 

Green (F): 30% 

Duke Of Wellington: Soho’s 

traditional pub. ‘til 11pm. 77 

Wardour St, Soho. 020 7439 

1274. (T): Piccadily (F): 15% 

Edge: 3-fl oors of tasteful 

décor. 11 Soho Sqare, W1. 020 

7439 1313. (F) 25% 

Ego @ Southern Pride: 

82 Norwood High Street, 

West Norwood SE28. 020 

8761 5200. www.egolondon. 

co.uk. Large bar, club, 

cabaret experience (T): West 

Norwood BR (F): 50% 

Escape: Cosy venue, fun 

atmosphere. 8 Brewer St, 

Soho. 020 7734 2626. (T): 

Leicester Sq (F): 30% 

Flag (The): Traditional boozer. 

29 Crouch Hill, N4. (T): 

Finsbury Park (F): 20% 

First Out: Cosy veggie café 

& bar. Downstairs popular 

with women. 52 St Giles High 

Street, Soho (T): Tottenham 

Ct Rd (F): 80% 

Friendly Society: Bringing 

out the London-cool. Tilman 

Cr, Soho, W1 (adjacent to Ann 

Summers). 020 7434 3804. 

(T): Leicester Square (F): 25% 

G-A-Y Bar: Women’s bar 

in the basement. DJs + 

drinks promos. 7pm-12am/ 

10.30pm on Fridays. 30 Old 

Compton St, Soho. 

020 7494 2756 (T): Leicester 

Square (F): 90% 

Ghetto: Gay clubbing venue 

with cheap drinks, open 7 

days. Falconberg Ct, Soho. (T): 

Tottenham Ct. Rd (F): 40% 

Green (The): 74 Upper St, 

Angel. 020 7226 8895. (T): 

Angel (F): 50% 

Joiners Arms (The): Up for it 

mixed crowd. Open ‘til 2am. 

116 Hackney Rd, Shoreditch. 

020 7739 9854. (F): 30% 

KazBar: 10 High St, Clapham 

SW4. 020 7622 0070. (T): 

Clapham (F): 25% 

King Edward VI: Friendly 

mixed bar, 25 Bromfield St, N1. 

‘til 12am. (T): Angel (F): 15% 

King William IV: Traditional 

mixed pub near the Heath. 

Hampstead High St, 

NW3. 020 7435 5747. (T): 

Hampstead (F): 30% 

Little Apple (The): 98 

Kennington Ln, SE11. (T): 

Vauxhall (F): 20% 

Oak Bar: “As diverse as the 

city it’s in”. Club nights, pool 

table. 79 Green Lns N16. 020 

bar profile 

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7354 2791. (T): Manor Hs (B): 

73/141/341 (F): 85% 

Profile Bar: Brings to life 

the world of Gaydar. 4pm to 

1am. 56-57 Frith Street, Soho, 

W1D 3JN. T: 020 7734 8300. 

Puzzle Pub: 25-27, Westow 

Hill, Crystal Palace, London 

SE19 1TQ. 0208 761 

8771/0208 761 4396. www. 

puzzlepubco.com 

Reflex: Fri + Sat, 10pm-3am. 

184 London Rd, Kingston. 

020 8549 9911. (T): Norbiton 

BR (F): 40% 

Retro Bar: Old style gay bar. 

Popular pre-Heaven venue. 

2 George Ct. WC2 (off the 

Strand). 020 7321 2811. (T): 

Charing X (F): 20% 

Roebuck (The): Local mixed 

bar. 25 Rennell St, Lewisham, 

SE13. 020 8852 1705. (T): 

Lewisham BR (F): 45% 

Trash Palace: 2-fl oored late 

night bar/club. Funky, mixed 

crowd. 11 Wardour St, Soho. 

(T): Leicester Sq (F): 35%. 

www.trashpalace.co.uk 

Vauxhall Tavern: Cabaret 

come clubbers bar. 372 

Kennington Lane, SE11. (T): 

Vauxhall (F):18% 

Yard (The): 57 Rupert St, W1. 

020 7437 2652. (T): Piccadilly 

Circus (F): 30% 

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11 Burgate, Canterbury, Kent, 

CT1. 01272 478 707. (F): 50% 

Candy Bar Brighton: 129 

St James St, Brighton. 01273 

622424. Late opening, girl 

DJs, membership + cocktails. 

Open ‘til 2am, except 

Sundays: 10.30pm (F): 95% 

Charles Street: Stylish large 

mixed bar. 8 Marine Parade, 

Brighton. 01273 624091. (F):35% 

Coopers Arms: Cool tunes, 

beer garden, big screen TV. 55 

Bute, St, Luton, Beds. www. 

thecoopers-arms.co.uk 

Colours: Beehive Pub 

How long have you been open? 

15 years 

Anything new and interesting? 

We have just launched two new nights, 

Boogie Oogie Oogie on Thursdays and 

Sunday Chill every Sunday from 5pm. We 

have also launched a new simple menu 

available from 1pm daily. 

What is your venue most famous for? 

Being the only bar in Soho with a courtyard – 

the only place to drink in the summer and 

also the New York-style Loft Bar - perfect for 

the cold winter nights. 

What’s the atmosphere like? 

Relaxed, Fun, Unpretentious. 

Who are your clientele? 

Mixed gender and mixed ages. Weekdays are 

(upstairs), Kingswood Suites, 

Southernhay, Basildon. 01268 

242031. www.colorsessex. 

co.uk. Weds: Karaoke, Fri-Sun: 

club nights. 

Charles Street/Envy: Bar/ 

club. 7 Marine Parade, B’ton, 

BN2. 01273 608133. (F): 20% 

Fudge: Disco bar/club. 

Regular events/club nights. 

Redbourn Rd, St Albans, Herts 

AL3. 01582 794053. 

Load of Hay: 207 Pinner 

Road, Watford Heath WD19. 

01923 441113. Beer garden, 

Sunday roasts and BBQs. (T): 

Bushey BR (F): 50% 

London Hotel: Traditional 

pub. 2 Terminus Terrace, 

Southampton. 02380 710652 

(F): 30% 

Magnum Club: 113 St Mary’s 

Road, Southampton SO14. 

023 8033 5049. ‘til 2am, 

closed Mon + Sun. (F): 45% 

Marlborough (The): Busy 

bar for women, tasty staff 

+ DJs who can mix. Sunday 

lunches. 4 Princes St, Brighton. 

01273 570028 (F): 60% 

Old Vic: Popular gay boozer, 

friendly atmosphere. 104 

St Paul’s Rd, Southsea, 

Portsmouth, Hants. 

02392-297013. 

Queen Anne: 11 Queen Anne 

Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14. 

01622 753 023. (F): 30% 

Revenge: Large gay club. 

32-34 Old Steine, Brighton. 

01273 606064. (F): 30% 

Riverside Tavern: Canal 

Road, Strood, Kent, ME2. 

01634 719949. (F): 40% 

Secrets: Regular club nights. 

12 New Road Avenue, 

Chatham, Kent, ME4. 01634 

832433. (F): 30% 

Ship Inn: 347 High Street, 

Rochester, Kent, ME1. 01634 

844 264. (F): 40% 

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125 Railway Terrace, Rugby, 

Warwickshire CV21. (F): 50% 

DV8 Nightclub & Innov8 

Bar: Essex St, Birmingham. 

0121 6666366 

Fox (The): Popular women’s 

bar. 17 Lower Essex St, 

Birmingham B5. 

0121 6221210 (F): 100% 

Greyhound: Popular bar 

with the ladies, food served. 

2am licence. 14 Bond St, 

Wolverhampton, WV2. 

01902 420916. (F): 55% 

Kudos: 28 Horse Fair, 

Birmingham (F): 20% 

New Forresters: 18 St Ann’s 

St, Nottingham NG1. 0115 

9580432.(F): 45% 

NG1: 76-80 Lower 

Parliament St. Nottingham, 

0115 9588440 (F): 40% 

Nightingales: Kent St, 

Birmingham. 0121 6221718. 

(F): 40% 

Route: 139/147 Hurst Street 

Birmingham, 0121 6223366: 

(F): 40% 

Rainbow & Dove: 185 Charles 

St.Leicester 0116 2547568 

Sobar@ NG1: 7pm-late. 7 

nights. 0151 9588440 (F): 40% 

Subway City Nightclub: 

Livery St. Birmingham, 0121 

2330310 (F): 40% 

The Club: 14 Hillcrest St. 

Hanley 01782 201829 (F): 60% 

Village Inn: 152 Hurst St. 

Birmingham, 0121 6224742 

(F): 35% 

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AXM Bar: Mixed bar. Canal St, 

M1. 0161 236 6005. (F): 60% 

Coyotes: Fun bar. 14 

Chorlton St, Manchester, M1. 

0161 236 4007. F: 80% 

Lucy’s 2: Local gay bar. Pool, 

darts. Abingdon St, Blackpool. 

01253 753 598. (F): 50% 

Manto: 46 Canal St. Mancs. 

0161 2362667 (F):40 

Poptastic: c/o Mutx Nutz, 

Princess St. Manchester, 

0161 2270341 

Queer: 4 Canal St. Mancs. 

0161 2281368 (F) 35% 

Taurus: 1 Canal St, 

Manchester M1. 0161 236 

4593. (F): 50% 

Spirit: 63 Richmond St. 

Mancs. 0161 2379725 (F): 40% 

Vanilla: Infamous Mancs 

women’s bar (men as guests). 

39-41 Richmond St, Mancs 

M1. 0161 288 2727. (F): 95% 

Via Fossa: Classy bar! 28-30 

Canal St, M1. (F): 30% 

Velvet: Mixed gay bar. 2 Canal 

St, M1 0161 236 9003. (F): 25% 

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for socialising and food. 36 

Broughton Street, Edinburgh 

EH1 3SB. 0131 557 0911 

Charlie’s Bar: Warm and 

friendly bar, seated lounge, 

pool table. 75 Seagate, 

Dundee, Tayside, DD1 2EH. 

Club Foundation: Only gay 

Club in Aberdeen. Carnegie 

Brae (opposite the tunnels), 

Aberdeen, AB10 1BF 

the after-work crowd, Weekends are post 

and pre clubbers! No pretention here – just 

come and enjoy. 

What’s the music policy? 

Monday to Wednesday are jazzy soulful 

house/bar grooves. Thursdays: disco, soul and 

funk. Friday: Anthems - anthems from the last 

two decades. Sat:urday: Upfront - funky house 

and electro. Sunday: ambient grooves and 

deep sexy house. 

Best night to pull? 

Thursday to Saturday are all good for pulling 

and the busiest night is Friday, but my favourite 

music is Thursday – you cant beat good Disco 

Describe in 7 words: 

Fun, Unpretentious, Relaxed, Unique, Friendly, 

Original, Cool. 

don’t 

miss! 

Climax@ 

Alter Ego 

A wicked Sunday night 

bash from the girls at 

Vanilla for you lucky 

Manchester lasses.. 

4 and 25 May. 

Manchester £6 adv. 

www.vanillagirls.co.uk 

Fussy Pussy 

@Fuel 

New women-only night 

in Hull, with DJ Golden 

playing 80s and 90s 

Classics, Pop and Dance. 

Thursday 29 May. Hull. 

www.vanillagirls.co.uk 

She Bop @ 

The Redstar 

Enjoy a celebration of girl 

bands and female 

vocalists at the launch 

party of She Bop. 

9pm-3am Sunday 18 

May. £3. Camberwell. 


shebopclub 

BAR STATS: 

Capacity: 260 

% gay: 70 

% girls: 30 

£s per pint: £3.30 - 

£3.50. 

Entry charge: None 

Opening times: 1pm - 

11pm Mon-Fri . 

2pm – 10.30pm Sun. 

Phone: 020 7437 2652 

Email: info@ 

redskyventures.co.uk 

Web: www.yard 

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WORLD 

NEWS... 

Denmark/Cemetery 

to have gay section 

Denmark’s Regnbuen (Rainbow) Association has 

rented a space in a Copenhagen cemetery for 

gays. The area, which will hold up to 45 urns, is 

demarcated by a rock triangle draped with a 

rainbow fl ag. Regnbuen’s Ivan Larsen said: “We 

don’t want to isolate ourselves but we also feel a 

need to be together.” 

Egypt/HIV-positive 

men imprisoned for 

debauchery 

Over 100 human rights groups have 

condemned a Cairo trial which has sentenced 

four gay men with HIV to three years in prison. 

The men were found guilty of sodomy, illegal in 

Egypt, but groups have slammed the trial for 

being fuelled by ignorance and fear of Aids. 

New Zealand/The first 

lesbian museum opens 

The Charlotte Museum, claiming to be the fi rst 

truly lesbian museum, has opened in Auckland. 

As well as holding events, the trust collects and 

preserves artefacts of lesbian culture, and 

houses a collection of 1700 books and early 

magazines from around the world. 

USA/Organisation 

‘cures’ homosexuality 

Exodus International, a Christian organisation 

claiming to cure homosexuals of their unwanted 

same-sex desire, held a weekend conference in 

California where speakers included the mother 

of bisexual actress Anne Heche. Perhaps 

unsurprisingly, the weekend was besieged by 

protests from activist groups. 

UK/ No public show 

of affection 

Enjoying a drink in the Nuthouse karaoke bar, 

Eastbourne, couple Nikki Elliot and Sarah 

Johnson were told they would be banned if they 

were seen touching or kissing each other in the 

bar after complaints from locals that there 

were too many lesbians in the pub. Owner 

Colin Roll denies discrimination. 

Downing Street saw over 120 

protesters demand that gay 

Iranian asylum seeker, Mehdi 

Kazemi and Iranian lesbian refugee, 

Pegah Emambakhsh be granted 

refuge in the UK. 

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Ellen Page, star of Juno, in a Saturday 

Night Live sketch poking fun at 

recent rumours that she is a lesbian. 

BEN’S 

BITS 

“A poisonous, 

off ensive 

piece of 

legislation, 

deliberately 

designed to 

stigmatise 

millions of 

lesbian and 

gay people.” 

This year is a year of important 

anniversaries for me. It was three 

decades ago that I read, as a 15-year 

old schoolboy, that someone called 

Harvey Milk had been elected to the 

City Council of San Francisco. He 

wasn’t a light entertainer, or a bloke in 

a dirty mac, or a ballet dancer. He 

didn’t satisfy any of the prejudices 

created to demean us all over so 

many centuries. Harvey Milk was just 

an ordinary guy who owned a camera 

shop and said to the voters in San 

Francisco that he thought lesbian and 

gay people had a right to sit at the top 

table too. But 11 months later, just 

days after my 16th birthday, Harvey 

Milk was assassinated for being gay. 

Even though I’d heard that news from 

halfway around the world, I then went 

back to being a young man with no 

one to look up to. It’s a fi rm reminder 

to me every day of the importance of 

Stonewall’s Education for All 

programme, providing support and 

encouragement to young people still 

being bullied in our schools just 

because they were born lesbian or gay. 

Another inportant anniversary falling 

this year is that of the introduction of 

Section 28 in 1988. Section 28, which 

prevented schools from tackling 

homophobic bullying for so many 

years, was a poisonous offensive piece 

of legislation deliberately designed to 

stigmatise millions of lesbian and gay 

people in this country. The founding of 

Stonewall a year later was one of our 

community’s most lasting responses. 

One of our jobs is to be vigilant every 

day to help ensure that no politician 

ever again dares to try to introduce 

another Section 28. 

The result of the election to be Mayor 

of London turned out to be a surprise 

to many after all. Perhaps it was the 

fi rst time in which the capital’s lesbian 

and gay vote of more than a million 

really did infl uence the outcome. But 

it’s a reminder to all politicians that, 

however confi dent you are, you can 

end up disappointed. Who could 

forget that famous Opportunity 

Knocks fi nal? When a somewhat 

over-confi dent Su Pollard was 

defeated - by a singing dog. 

Ben Summerskill is Chief 

Executive of Stonewall. 

To support Stonewall’s vital 

campaigning work, visit: 

www.stonewall.org.uk

China’s pre-olympic 

gay crackdown 

Gays have been included in the current 

wave of repression and intimidation in 

China ahead of the Beijing Olympics, says 

Dr Wan Yanhai, former government 

offi cial and gay activist. 

According to Dr Yanhai, who has 

received an award from the Human 

Rights Watch for his activism, police 

activity has included the interrogation of 

gays arrested in cruising spots and bath 

houses, a mass arrest of gay sex workers, 

and the harassment of gays and lesbians 

whose signatures were found on a samesex 

marriage petition. The crackdown is 

part of a nation-wide attempt to quash 

gay visibility before the world’s media 

turns its focus towards China this 

summer. It started on March 9, when 

police allegedly invaded a popular gay 

Beijing nightclub and turfed out foreigners 

before interrogating the Chinese clientele. 

Gay rights church 

bans weddings 

A 300-year-old church in Islington has 

banned all weddings because civill 

partnerships cannot be performed there 

too. In a protest at the unjust treatment of 

gays in the legal partnership arena, 

Andrew Pakula, minister of Newington 

Green Unitarian Church, said that when 

its committee “realised the injustice in the 

existing civil partnership law which 

prohibits any connection between 

religion and civil partnerships, we decided 

it wasn’t something we could take part 

in.” The committee voted unanimously in 

favour of the ban. The church, which 

describes itself as an “inclusive, liberal 

religious community welcoming people 

from all traditions and perspectives,” will 

continue to bless newlyweds of any 

orientation, provided the legal ceremony 

has been conducted elsewhere. 

tit bits 

news 

Ex-Hollyoaks and I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of 

Here star Gemma Atkinson claims she had to 

indulge in a bit of Dutch courage in order to go 

through with her lesbian sex scenes in upcoming 

fi lm Boogie Woogie. “The director came up to us 

with a bottle of vodka”, says Atkinson, “and said 

‘Do what you have to do’.” 

Sex and the City’s Cynthia Nixon revealed for the 

fi rst time that she is a breast cancer survivor. The 

actress told US talk show Good Morning America 

about her battle with the disease, which she was 

diagnosed with 18 months ago. Nixon also 

discussed the impact her illness had on her 

girlfriend, Christine Marinoni, in her fi rst public 

comment about their relationship. 

Clips from a porn fi lm 

featuring the gorgeous Dita 

Von Teese cavorting with other 

women have recently appeared 

on the internet. The clips show 

the burlesque beauty and 

Wonderbra model playing with 

sex toys and being spanked by 

co-stars. Wonderbra have 

yet to comment... 

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community 

Fostering and 

adoption units are 

calling out for potential 

carers to come forward 

and are targeting the 

gay community for help 

fostering a new life 

The current shortage of 

foster homes and carers in 

the UK currently stands at 

over 10,000 according to 

The Fostering Network. 

To compensate for the shortfall, the Network 

runs an annual recruitment drive, Foster Care 

Fortnight, designed to raise awareness of the 

need for more foster carers and crucially secure 

participation from those of you who’ve already 

been thinking about fostering but not yet taken 

the plunge. This years’ campaign will run from 12 

to 25 May. 

Towns in the north east and north west have the 

biggest deficit of children to carers. However, 

willing and enthusiastic fosterers are needed all 

over the UK and there are several boroughs in 

and around London currently doing their bit to 

encourage potential parents to step up during 

Fostering Fortnight. Tower Hamlets, Brent and 

Enfield boroughs are currently seeking carers to 

provide short-term placements for children from 

the ages of eight to 18. 

Can I be a foster carer? 

“Sharing the care of a child with their parents and 

the council is a challenge that Tower Hamlets 

foster carers meet exceptionally well,” says 

Laun Bowman, Recruitment Co-ordinator for 

the Children’s Services Team for Tower Hamlets 

Council. “[Attracting] gay and lesbian foster carers 

is explicit on all our marketing material. However, 

what is most important when considering being 

a foster carer is your wealth of life experience, 

willingness to work with children, patience, 

tolerance and your enthusiasm for life. It is also 

vital that you are able to share your home and life 

with others.” 

Paula Stacy for Enfield Fostering shares Bowman’s 

views: “Potential carers need to consider if they 

can actively promote the educational life of a 

child together with social and family life. To this 

end its important that your willingness to travel 

and maintain links is at the forefront of your mind, 

as your commitment may well need to last over 

a year until the child’s plan is complete.” Each 

fostering services’ unique family finding team will 

determine your suitability for child placement on a 

case-by-case basis. 

What help will I get? 

Foster carers receive regular support from their 

local fostering and adoption service and are also 

offered parental training, job skills and generous 

allowances. There is so much support and 

opportunity as a carer many adopt fostering as a 

long-term career. 

For more information on Fostering Fortnight 

or foster opportunities in your area, 

visit www.fostering.net Also: 

For Enfield: www.enfield.gov.uk/fostering 

or call 020 8379 2831 

For Brent: www.brent.gov.uk/adopfost.nsf/ 

Pages/LBB-1 or call 020 8937 4538 

For Tower Hamlets: www.fosteringandadoption. 

co.uk or call 0800 279 9850 

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community

est foot forward 

With the Brighton 

Equality walk only a 

few weeks away, we 

talk to organiser 

Michaela Greene 

about the event and 

how this year’s 

money will be spent. 

How long have you been organising 

the event and how much has it 

changed over the last few years? 

I’ve been organising it for the 

past two years, although the 

Brighton Equality walk is 

something of a tradition now 

as this year is the fifth. It has 

certainly changed over the 

past few years. Last year, the 

highest number of people to 

date took part…some 300. 

It wasn’t just lesbian, gay and 

bisexual people doing the 

walk, people brought their 

friends and relatives 

with them and we were 

joined by a lot of families – 

both gay and straight. 

How much money are you hoping 

to raise? 

As much as we can. Last year 

we raised £40,000 and ideally, 

we’d like to raise more this 

year because the money will 

go directly towards our 

campaign against homophobic 

hate crime. Last year’s 

sponsorship money helped 

fund the lobbying we did to 

secure a new criminal offence 

of incitement to hatred on the 

grounds of sexual orientation. 

This year’s work is more 

long-term but equally 

important. It will involve us 

trying to understand more 

about gay people’s 

experiences of hate crime and 

working on ways to make 

people feel more confident 

about reporting it. 

How will that work? 

Stonewall is currently working 

with the Crown Prosecution 

Service (CPS) on developing 

their staff’s understanding of 

what homophobic hate 

crimes are, which has proved 

very successful. We know 

from experience that many 

gay people don’t feel able to 

report hate crimes, either 

fearing repercussions from the 

perpetrators or that the 

police won’t take them 

seriously. But we need to 

encourage people to have 

more confidence to report 

any incidents they’ve 

experienced, which is why 

were working with the police 

to change this. 

Why is the event always held 

in Brighton? 

Brighton is the ideal place, it 

has a large and visible gay 

community and our hatecrime 

campaigning has really 

struck a chord there. People 

want to feel safer walking the 

streets and this is why people 

will be joining us to make a 

clear statement that 

homophobic hate crime is 

not acceptable and to raise 

money to help tackle it. It’s also 

great to see a sponsor like 

American Express employing 

so many local lesbian and gay 

people in Brighton and 

showing their commitment to 

equality by getting involved. 

Why do you need people 

to fundraise? 

We know that raising money 

for some people won’t be as 

easy as it is for others, but every 

penny counts and any help a 

person can give us will go a 

long way to combating homophobic 

hate crimes that blight 

the lives of so many men and 

women today. As an incentive 

we’re offering prizes not just 

for the top fundraiser (£500 

of holiday vouchers), but for 

everyone who raises over £75 

there’s a free bottle of bubbly! 

To join Stonewall, register at 

www.equalitywalk.org.uk. It only 

costs £10 and for this everyone 

will get an Equality Walk T-shirt 

and a goodie bag. The walk is on 

Sunday 4 May, starts at 2pm and 

will follow an excellent 10km 

route compiled by members of 

BLAGGS, the local gay sports 

group. The day ends with 

celebratory drinks and a prizegiving 

at Legends bar and club. 

community 

WE’RE 

BANKING 

ON IT! 

UK residents enjoy 

only eight bank 

holidays each year… 

… however, there are several 

European countries such as 

Germany, Italy and Poland that 

boast much higher numbers 

ranging anywhere from 10 to 15 

days! There’s little wonder then, 

that recent calls to add another 

bank holiday to the UK calendar 

have been well received, but the 

debate has created much furore 

over what cause should be 

attributed to such a day. 

There are rumours that Gordon 

Brown has suggested a ‘British 

Day’ by way of reinforcing Labour’s 

new pro-British political stance. 

Elsewhere others have nominated 

a ‘Waterloo Day’, a ‘European 

Day’ in celebration of the EU and 

even one to represent the Queen’s 

birthday such as those held in New 

Zealand, Canada and Australia. 

In light of such paltry options, 

Square Peg Media – publisher of 

g3, Out In The City and Proud 

magazines – has decided to 

campaign for a worthy cause: an 

‘Equality and Diversity Bank 

Holiday’. The idea is that the bank 

holiday will be respectful and 

inclusive of all sexual orientations, 

genders, races and religions – ideal 

in a such a multi-cultural country 

as the UK. 

To register your support, visit: 

www.g3mag.co.uk/forums 

or check out the Facebook 

group, ‘LGBT Public 

Holiday Campaign’. 

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GROUPS 

LONDON 

community 

Antidote: Counselling 

and support, Thurs drop-in, 

complementary therapies 

around alcohol & drug issues. 

t: 020 7437 3523 

Broken Rainbow: LGBT 

domestic violence helpline. 

Mon & Thu 2pm-8pm, Wed 

10am-1pm. t: 08452 604460 

www.broken-rainbow.org 

Camden Adoption: 

t: 0800 0281436 

DASL: London drug/alcohol 

support. t: 02082573068 

Dykes On Bikes: Cycling. 

Dee: 020 8771 3285 

ELOP: Youth, advice, support 

and counselling groups in 

Walthamstow. 

t: 020 8509 3898 

GaySurrey Ladies Nights: 

@ The Hautboy Inn, nr 

Ockham, Surrey. 

www.gaysurrey.org/ladies. 

LGBT Parents: Social and 

support group for LGB parents 

and carers from Tower Hamlets 

or nearby. Rosie: 0777 928 8232 

e: rosiegreen207@yahoo.co.uk 

Outrage!: Political group. 

t: 020 8240 0222 

OutWest LGBT: Advice and 

support. Contact Chris t: 

07834 483866 e: secretary@ 

OutWest.org.uk. t: 020 8892 

5061 www.OutWest.org.uk 

UK Lesbian and Gay 

Immigration Group: 3rd 

Sat of the month, 2pm. Legal 

advice Wed 6-8pm. t: 02079 

227811 www.uklgig.org.uk 

Lesbian Gay Christian 

Movement: t: 02077391249 

e: lgcm@lgcm.org.uk 

www.lgcm.org.uk 

Islington LGB Forum: An 

initiative between local police, 

the council & victim support. 

Rachael: 07989747824. 

Jewish Group: 

t: 020 8952 0137 

Kenric: Events and member’s 

group for women in London. 

BM Kenric, London, WC1 3XX. 

t: 01159663638 

Lesbian Discussion Group 

@ Gay’s The Word: 66 

Marchmont Street. Every 

Wednesday. t: 02072787654 

LGBT Choir: 

Michael: 07980 023578 

LGB Youth Group @ Step 

Out: LGB Group for under 26s. 

Tue 5-7pm. Tower Hamlets. 

Scott: 02077393082 

Metro50+: Social group for 

older people. Last Tues of the 

month. 2-4pm. Metro Centre. 

Jackie: 020 8265 3311 

One-Up: Weekly youth group 

for LGBTs aged 18 and under. 

Every Monday 4pm-7pm. 

Base in Hendon, NW London. 

Theresa: 07504 226793 

PACE Groups promoting 

lesbian and gay health and 

well-being. t: 020 7700 1323 

Rainbow Parents: Regular 

meetings in Tower Hamlets. 

rainbow parents@googlemail. 

com. t: 07506 012282 

Regard: Disabled LGBT. 

Regard, BM REGARD, London 

WC1N 3XX. www.regard.org.uk 

e: secretary@regard.org.uk 

SH-OUT! @ West 

Hampstead Women’s 

Centre NW6: Social & 

Support Group for lesbian & 

bi women. Fri 6.30-8.30pm, 

FREE. t:02073287389 

South London Lesbian 

Mums Group: Support & 

social group for lesbian parents 

and their children. 3rd Sun 

of the month. East Dulwich 

Community Centre, 46-64 

Darrell Road, London SE22 

9NL. Tricia Durr: 07876 762 

245. e: triciadurr@hotmail.com 

Step Out Tower Hamlets: 

Social & support group for 

LGBTQ young people. 5-8pm 

Tues. t: 07946337160 

Women’s Voice: Friendly 

lesbian/bi group. £2/4 Tues 

7:30-9pm. Kairos, 9 Archer St., 

Soho W1D 7AZ. t: 020 7437 

6063 www.kairosinsoho.org.uk 

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Allsorts Youth Project: 

Drop-in for under 26s in 

Brighton. 8.30pm, Tues. 

t: 01273721211 

Brighton Lesbian Link: Over 

150 members who want an 

alternative to the scene. 

t: 07952832023 

Brightwaves MCC: Church 

inclusive of LGBTs. Sundays 

6-7pm @ Clermont Church, 

Cumberland Road, (nr Preston 

Pk.), Brighton. t: 01273681101 

Freedom Youth: Bristol 

based LGB support group for 

ages 13 to 21. t: 01173773677 

www.freedomyouth.co.uk 

GLAM: Gay & Lesbian 

Media in Brighton. Training, 

exhibitions. 44-46 Old Steine, 

BN1. t: 01273 707963 

Women’s Social Group: 

(based in Kent). Events, 

including. walks, poetry eves, 

golf, bowling and bi-monthly 

disco. t: 07960 627824 

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Rainbow Voices Choir: Tues 

8-10pm.Central Birmingham. 

Live performances Call: 

07759642410 

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Asian LGBT: Greater Mancs 

support grp. t: 07931 252874 

rangmanchester@hotmail.com 

Lesbian and Gay 

Foundation: Sexual health, 

meetings etc. Helpline Mancs: 

01612358000 

Loving Me: Same-sex partner 

abuse project. Free support 

sessions. t: 0161 273 7128 

LIKT: Project for young 

lesbian and bi women up to 25 

in Mancs.Friends,volunteering. 

Many opportunities. t: 07813 

981338 www.likt.org.uk 

e: co-ordinator@likt.org.uk 

LYSIS: Lesbian Youth Support 

& Information Service. 

t: 0161 274 4664 

Mancs Parent’s Group: 

Meetings 1st Sat in the month 

at Taurus Bar, 1 Canal St. 

Nicky: 01565 733891 

Stepping Stones: Support gp 

in Mancs. 2nd/last Tues of the 

month. LGF 0161 235 8000 

HATE CRIMES 

LONDON 

True Vision: Homophobic 

and transphobic harassment. 

www.report-it.org.uk 

Galop Forums: Local LGBT 

forums. Sam 020 7704 2040. 

Gay Police Association: 

Action Line 07092 700 000 

(24hrs) e: info@gpa.police.uk 

Galop: Help and advice for 

victims of hatecrime. 

t: 020 7704 2040 

www.galop.org.uk 

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West Midlands Police: 

Reporting LGBT crime. 

t: 08451135000 

SPORTS 

LONDON 

Cruisers Basketball: 

Cath 079676008832 

Dynamo Dykes: 

Lesbian volleyball club. 

www.dynamodykes.org.uk 

Hackney Women’s 

Football Club: 

t: 07941561060 

KB Fitness: Central London’s 

largest gay owned and run 

Martial Arts Academy! Fun, 

safe and non-intimidating 

environment. All levels of 

fitness/experience welcome 

Kickboxing, Kung Fu, Tai Chi, 

Self Defence, Yoga, Pilates 

and Dance! Classes in Euston, 

Tottenham Ct Rd, Chancery 

Ln, Warren St, London Bridge, 

Monument and Piccadilly. 

Open: Mon-Thurs, 6-9pm; 

Fri 6-8pm; Sat 12-3pm. Train 

online at www.e-kbfitness. 

com. The London Cruisers 

Basketball Women’s Team: 

Hannah Quigley: 07800 

647 271 www.cruisers.org.uk 

S.wimmin: A group of gay 

women living in Surrey who 

meet regularly for social 

events. Age range 25-50 and 

couples especially welcome. 

Contact Karen: s.wimmin@ 

yahoo.co.uk for details. 

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Gay healthy Alliance 

Project: Programme of 

activities from rock climbing 

to yoga, promoting holistic 

health. t: 0161 8359880 

Manchester Stingers 

Football Team: Lesbian 

football. Lisa: 01612737128 

www.manchesterstingers.net 

HELP 

LINES 

Albert Kennedy Trust: 

(London): 020 7831 

6562 (Mancs): 0161 

228 3308. Housing 

advice for under 21’s. 

Brighton Lesbian and 

Gay Switchboard: 

01273 204050 

UK Lesbian and Gay 

Immigration Group: 

020 7922 7811 

www.uklgig.org.uk 

London Lesbian & 

Gay Switchboard: 

020 7837 7324 

London Friend: 

Counselling service. 

020 7837 3337 

Peer Support Project 

Mancs Youthline: 

08001697384 

Tel info/support on 

Sats, 1-3pm. 

Quest LGB Catholics: 

0808 8080234 

Stonewall 

Housing Advice: 

020 7359 5767 

Stonewall: Campaign 

group for LGBT rights. 

020 7881 9442 

Unison: Help with 

LGBT employment 

issues. 0845 3550845/ 

0800 0967 968.

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Recruitment 

women on top 

Sally Hill 

Prison Governor 

HMP Downview 

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out at work? 

New job, new you. 

But are you back 

in the closet or out 

and proud? How and 

when you come out 

at work is something 

not everybody finds 

straightforward. 

“But isn’t it private? What’s it 

got to do with work?” is 

something I’ve heard a few 

times from employees when 

I’ve raised this topic. 

I find this bizarre. Your 

sexual behaviour might be 

private, but sexuality isn’t just 

what you do – it’s also who 

you are. We don’t think twice 

about how out our 

heterosexual colleagues 

are.,yet wedding rings and 

post-weekend chats about 

domestic bliss/hell are all 

blatant declarations of sexual 

orientation. So if someone 

who isn’t heterosexual wants 

to be out, it’s not very different. 

If you’re lesbian, gay, bi or 

trans, you come out all the 

time. For many people, 

coming out at work isn’t a 

problem. For others, even 

with the back-up of legal 

protection from 

discrimination, it’s difficult. 

Potential negative reactions 

from colleagues are still a 

concern for many of us. 

In workplaces where 

gay people are visible and 

accepted, it’s much easier. 

Lots of us actively seek out 

jobs where we can be 

ourselves. Stonewall suggests 

that gay people who can be 

out at work are likely to be 

happier and therefore more 

productive. 

So, whether you come out 

at your interview, keep it to 

yourself or inform the office 

gossip and wait for it to spread 

like wildfire is completely up 

to you. Just remember that 

you have the right to bring 

your whole self to work, and 

nobody has the right to stop 

you doing that. 

If you are experiencing 

discrimination at work, 

you can get advice from: 

Acas: www.acas.org.uk 

or 08457 47 47 47 

Citizens Advice Bureau: 

www.adviceguide.org.uk 

TUC Know your Rights line: 

0870 600 4882 

Stonewall: 

www.stonewall.org.uk 

or 08000 50 20 20 

Recruitment 

columnist 

Katherine 

Cowan 

is an 

independent 

diversity 

consultant. 

For more 

information 

go to: www. 

katherine 

cowan.net

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IN THE 

RUNNING 

will our London Mayor be gay-friendly come 1 May? 

The mayoral elections are on our doorstep – Nicola Hill from www.gay-friendly-wedding-venues.com 

investigates the London Mayoral candidates’ policies on LGBT issues and their wider manifesto. 

YELLOW 

Brian Paddick 

“As you would expect, I am as positive about the 

reforms the Mayor has introduced to support the 

LGBT community, but there are differences. I would 

not have invited a radical Muslim preacher to City Hall 

who has, in the past, advocated the killing of 

homosexuals – an action that has resulted in Peter 

Tatchell withdrawing his life-long support for the 

current Mayor. The biggest difference, of course, is 

that whilst the current Mayor is committed to 

supporting the LGBT community, I am personally 

involved. I have been subjected to homophobia, I 

understand that changing legislation is only half the 

battle and that we need to continue to change 

attitudes in society towards the LGBT community. 

A very powerful way to change attitudes is to have a 

competent and capable Mayor who has 30 years’ 

experience of doing a real job successfully delivering 

public services to Londoners.” 

Other policies: The 

gay candidate pledges 

to cut crime in London 

by 5% every year. He 

will improve London’s 

overcrowded public 

transport and increase 

the reliability of Tube 

and bus services. He’ll 

allow unlimited 

changes of bus within 

an hour for the price of 

one journey on an 

Oyster card. Brian 

would use money 

currently spent on 

temporary 

accommodation to 

build new permanent 

social housing. He 

would bring unoccupied 

properties into use and 

take over redundant 

land to create more 

housing without the 

need to build on 

London’s precious green 

spaces. 

RED 

Ken Livingstone 

“I would be surprised 

if any of the main 

party candidates is 

not broadly signed 

up to London’s lesbian 

and gay agenda. 

I think the biggest 

single problem facing 

lesbians and gays 

in the city is bullying 

in schools. What 

I’d really like to do 

in the third term is 

put a lot more money 

into supporting the 

various organisations 

that tackle bullying 

in schools.” 

LGBT issues: Ken set up the 

Partnerships Register before civil 

partnerships became law. He has also 

tackled homophobia, for example 

banning homophobic adverts on the 

Tube. He has also assisted Stonewall’s 

campaign against homophobic 

bullying in schools. Ken also set up an 

LGBT Forum. 

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candidate 

special 

Other policies: Ken promises to 

continue investing to transform 

London’s transport system and 

continue the 6% reduction in crime 

each year. Safeguard the policy that 

50% of new homes should be 

cheaper homes to buy and homes at 

affordable rents. A £25 a day charge 

for high carbon-emitting gas guzzlers 

to enter the central London 

congestion zone and no charge for the 

greenest cars, with a London-wide 

Low Emission Zone to keep the worst 

polluting lorries out of London. Youth 

centres for our young people – a 

£78m programme to set up youth 

centres and improve youth services. 

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Boris Johnson 

“LGBT Londoners should vote for me for the same 

reason as everyone else - because I have a host of fresh 

ideas to make our city safer, cleaner, greener and 

more pleasant to live in. More specifically, I will work 

with the Metropolitan police to forge positive 

relationships with the community so that gay and 

lesbian Londoners can feel safer and more secure.” 

Other policies: Boris will provide more police on 

buses and train stations, phase out bendy buses, and 

offer £2m for improving cycle and walking routes. 

Boris will provide £2.6 million to fund hand-held 

scanners or new knife archways at transport hubs. 

Boris will fund three new Rape Crisis Centres and 

increase the number of affordable homes. 

GREEN 

Siân Berry 

“I’m very proud to be 

representing the Green 

Party, not least because 

of our record on LGBT 

issues. The government 

has made a pledge that it 

will not tolerate regimes 

with poor human rights 

records, so why are we 

still deporting LGBT 

people to these 

countries, where we 

know they will face 

persecution and even 

death? I hope as Mayor, 

or as an Assembly 

Member, I will be able to 

represent asylum 

seekers properly and 

help stop all 

deportations of LGBT 

people at risk. 

As Mayor, I’ll aim to 

make sure London 

stays a major centre of 

LGBT culture, make it a 

city free from 

homophobia and 

homophobic violence, 

and I’ll work hard to fill 

those gaps in the GLA’s 

record that 

still exist.” 

Other policies: 

Siân’s policies are 

centred on creating a 

greener and a more 

affordable London. She 

will cut carbon 

emissions and bills by 

making free insulation 

available to everyone. 

Cut bus and tube fares, 

invest in cycling and 

public transport, not a 

new motorway bridge. 

She pledges that every 

employee get a living 

wage of at least £7.20 

per hour. She will also 

increase the 

requirement for 

affordable housing, and 

make sure small 

businesses have a 

bigger say.

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KEEPING MUM 

hey ma, hey pa, I think I might be having a civil partnership… 

You’ve booked the hall, the DJ’s planned her set, your girlfriend’s fi nally happy with her dress… 

Now all that’s left to do is invite the guests. The question is, once all your mates are down on the 

list, will your family be joining them? Charlotte Dingle investigates. 

For most straight couples, their family 

will probably be the most important 

guests on their special day, while for 

gay couples, things can be a little more 

complicated. Even if they’re aware of and 

OK with your sexuality, it can still be a shock 

for them to learn that you and your girlfriend 

intend to become civil partners. 

When Stephanie, 28, and Jane, 26, got 

married, Stephanie’s mother was initially 

uncomfortable with the idea. “She made a point 

of saying ‘It’s not a real marriage’,” says Stephanie, 

“But I don’t think it was so much a case of 

her being homophobic as of it simply being 

something she didn’t understand.” Although 

Stephanie’s mother had accepted her 

sexuality, she baulked at the idea of her taking it 

to the next stage and getting married to a woman. 

For so many families, the idea of marriage is, in 

addition to the legal implications, inextricably 

tied up in concepts of tradition, religion and, most 

importantly, the union of a man and a woman. 

Gino Merriano, of gay wedding organisers Pink 

Weddings Ltd, says “You need to make sure 

you explain to family members what a civil 

partnership is and why you need to enter into 

such an agreement in order to look after yourself 

more info? 

www.civil 

partnership 

guide.co.uk 

family 

bonus 

there are no 

traditions, so they 

won’t have to 

foot the bill 

and your partner.” Don’t expect the worst, 

though. You might be in for a pleasant surprise 

when you drop your civil partnership bombshell! 

Sometimes support can come from the most 

unlikely quarters – as Stephanie discovered when 

she told her 87-year-old grandmother that 

she and Jane were getting married. “She was 

absolutely delighted”, says Stephanie “We hadn’t 

even told her we were gay prior to that, because 

we thought that due to her age she wouldn’t 

understand. In reality, we soon realised that that 

had been very patronising of us!” 

Nikki, 32, had a similar experience with her family. 

“I’d been brought up in a very traditional family” 

she says, “But everyone was happy for us, even 

though my dad said he couldn’t really understand 

it.” Even if they are a little worried for you, and 

suspicious of the unfamiliar territory which a civil 

partnership represents to them, family members 

can often accept more than you expect – out of 

their love for you. “My civil partnership taught 

us a lot about how people can give, and how 

people can change. People who were perhaps 

a little bit homophobic, and initially resistant 

to the idea of two women committing to one 

another forever – that just fell away on the actual 

day” says Stephanie. 

Finding that members of your family simply won’t 

accept your civil partnership, and having to come 

to terms with the fact they won’t be attending 

the ceremony, is of course a very diffi cult thing to 

deal with. If you’ve tried your best, and explained 

things until you’re blue in the face, it’s time to give 

yourself a break and concentrate on the people 

who do want to attend. It doesn’t have to mean 

those family members don’t love you – simply that 

they just haven’t come round to an unfamiliar idea. 

DID YOU 

KNOW? 

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would like to meet... 

Not met the perfect girlfriend 

online or offline? g3 sent 

Maz Ogden to try her luck 

with elite introduction agency 

for gay professionals, 

Malary and Browne. 

Well, the first bit was easy, I simply 

popped down to Mayfair for an informal 

chat with Kate Stickland at Malary and 

Browne. Instead of trawling through 

profiles of women for girlfriend potential, 

Malary and Browne take a 

different approach – no pictures. Kate 

explained: “You can look at photos on 

any website, we like to take a more 

personal approach.” 

We had an informal chat so Kate 

could find out all about me and exactly 

what I’m looking for in a woman. Femme/ 

butch, age, hobbies, even star sign if it is 

something that might be important. Kate 

explained that women come here, not 

looking for a one-night stand, but to find a 

long-term partner, so once she knows 

what I’m like and what I’m looking for she 

can go through her books and find me a 

suitable date. 

Pre-date 

I am quite excited but a little nervous 

now. Kate spoke to Jen* about me, then 

I’ve had a chat on the phone to Jen and 

surprisingly enough, she sounds quite 

nice! She is a year older than me, works in 

IT in the city, says she is a fem lady looking 

hot 

date? 

top tips for making 

sure you’re 

prepared 

� Be honest and be specific 

in your requirements – if 

you don’t want to go out 

with a smoker; tell the 

agency 

� Wear something 

appropriate to the 

occasion in which you feel 

comfortable and relaxed 

� Make sure you let 

someone know where 

you’re gong – be safe 

� Relax and enjoy yourself 

for another fem lady and, most 

importantly, has a very sexy phone voice. 

We ended up on the phone for half an 

hour just to arrange our date! 

The meeting 

We opted for a lunch date at Balans in 

Old Compton Street. I felt a lunch date 

was a sensible way to go. If we don’t get 

on, there is the safe way out of having to 

return to work and if we do… well, to 

cut the story short, I was a bit late back 

to work! 

The scariest part was waiting to meet 

her. What if we had one of those 

awkward silences at the table? I arrived 

early and am not very good at waiting, so 

I went to beautify myself and luckily, she 

had arrived by the time I surfaced. First 

impressions – yes! She is gorgeous! And I 

think she talks nearly as much as me so 

definitely no awkward silences. We found 

out that we both love horse riding and 

both commute into London as we own 

flats out of town and like the best of both 

worlds, so no hiring a u-haul on the third 

date then! 

What happened next? 

Are we going to see each other again? 

Yes! We have arranged to go to a party 

together in London next week. Only 

thing was, I’m a little shy and it was 

broad daylight when we left each other, 

so we parted with just a peck on 

the cheek. 

Does she fancy me? Or does she just 

want to meet as friends? Here’s where 

the dating agency came in handy. Kate 

was straight on the phone to each of us 

asking how it went. 20 minutes later, I had 

a call back to say “yes” the feeling was 

mutual. Grinning from ear to ear, I thought 

“not bad for a days work!” 

If you are also sick of choosing the 

wrong girl, g3 would recommend 

Malary and Browne so why wait 

simply contact them at www. 

malaryandbrowne.com or call Kate 

today on 02031 785 206 

*names have been changed

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TRENDS 

this month’s cream of the crop for homebirds 

stick-on style 

�� 

This is one bird you’ll defi nitely want to take home! 

Simply stick her to the wall, hang your clock over her, 

and hey presto – a truly spring-like timepiece by 

which to measure those lengthening evenings. 

www.dutchbydesign.com 

RRP £15 

coffee cubes 

�� 

Here’s something a little different to rest your mugs 

on. Bringing to mind an oversized Rubik’s Cube, this 

in-yer-face coffee table from Habitat is stunningly 

crafted from laquered colour panels in dark stained 

oak veneered MDF. 

www.habitat.co.uk 

RRP £249 

rounded 

sound 

�� 

They might look a bit round the bend, but it’s not 

all for show. With their Beolab 2 speaker design, 

Bang & Olufsen have rejected corners and sharp 

edges in order to reduce noise diffractions and 

refl ections. 850 watts of power with 2 kilowatt 

peaks of ICE amplifi cation also help make this a 

true marriage of style and sonic substance. 

www.bang-olufsen.com 

RRP £1,900

luxury nights 

�� 

Want to relive romantic nights in luxury hotels? 

Best Bedlinen make simple white bed linen in plain and satin 

stripe, just like you enjoyed on your holidays. Now all you 

need to get hold of is the room service. 

www.thebestbedlinenintheworld.com 

RRP £78-£148 

sweet 

& soft 

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Embroidered with the words of children’s 

songs in Dutch, French and English, these 

delightful cushions from designer Janske 

Megens are sure to help you take a 

comforting trip down memory lane 

(or at least improve your Dutch or 

French skills!) 

www.janskemegens.nl 

RRP: €129/approx £104 (small) 

€149/approx £120 (medium) 

€169/approx £136.50 (large) 

home&living 

kettle 

chic 

�� 

Bring some super-hot 50s 

glam to your coffee break with 

this kettle from the brand new 

De’Longhi Icona range. 

Boasting features which 

include rapid boil and threelevel 

safety protection, this 

piece blends timeless elegance 

with up-to-the-minute 

technology. 

www.johnlewis.com 

RRP £59.95 

the right 

choice 

�� 

This funky, pop art-esque piece is the 

product of a collaboration between artist 

Richard Woods and designer Sebastian 

Wrong. It’s also available in red, orange 

and yellow, but we particularly like it, as 

pictured, in white and spring greens. 

www.twentytwentyone.com 

RRP £2,174 

WORDS BY CHARLOTTE DINGLE 

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FUN 

IN THE 

SUN 

BBQ kitchen 

The sun is beating down, you’ve got your best pals 

round, the tunes are on shuffl e and the homemade 

cocktails – albeit slightly dodgy – are fl owing. 

What’s missing? Some good food and what better 

way than to make it a social ritual involving 

ambient fl ames and some spicy chicken. BBQs are 

a great social focus, although we’ll leave it to you 

to squabble over who’s butch with the tongs! 

Relaxation lounge 

For those lazy weekends and afternoons off, your 

garden can easily be transformed into a sanctuary. 

If you don’t have that comfy looking patch of grass 

to chuck a rug on, then make sure you’re kitted out 

with a decent lounger, some shades to complete 

the look and a good book. Do not disturb! 

summer 

loving 

the must-haves 

for the perfect 

outdoor space 

what do you do in your 

English country garden? 

Make your garden into that additional, multifaceted room 

that you’ve been craving for all winter for. Beyond those 

patio doors there’s a wealth of opportunity for you and your 

girlfriends; just add a little sunshine. 

Gallery room 

If you’re into gardening it can be a relaxing, creative 

hobby. For those novices, May is the right time to 

plant out and fertilize the soil.. Perennials will be a 

good investment as they last beyond the year, but 

if you’re up for a short-term fi x get some annuals 

and sow those seeds generously. 

Fitness studio 

If the summer months have given you a whole new 

lease of life, and the urge to lose a few pounds, 

rather than invest in a gym, why not focus your 

energy on devising an outdoor work out. Yoga 

and pilates are idea regimes for confi ned space, 

alternatively, for a more aerobic exercise, try a 

mini-beep test by timing your runs. 

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� Dancook 9000 Firepit 

www.rawgarden.co.uk 

£149.99 

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� Habitat Maui 

www.habitat.co.uk 

£6.00 

Party hall 

Most gardens are larger than the average room, 

and great places to host your own social gathering, 

check the weather before hand, purchase a cheap 

gazebo (Argos, from £9.99), send out ‘bring-a-bottle’ 

invites and borrow a decent sound system then 

you’re away! Garden parties mean less tidying up, 

but make sure you invite the neighbours as you may 

want the night to last longer than the 11pm curfew. 

Herb pantry 

Move over Nigela, because what’s better than 

having a selection of fresh herbs readily available 

for any dish you fancy making. Make sure you fi nd 

a spot with well-drained soil and that has the right 

amount of sunlight. 

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� Grow a Rainbow seeds 

www.suttons.co.uk 

£4.00

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our lives our own 

way, whether we are 

25 or 55. At Matrix 

Housing they 

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you. Creating homes for 

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Home buying should be 

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Near to Asda, Shannons View is 

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either outright or through the 

Matrix Flexible Ownership 

package, which allows you to 

buy part of your home now 

and the rest later – when it 

suits you – you can buy as 

much as you can afford 

(between 25% and 75%) and 

then rent the rest until you 

want to buy more in chunks 

of 10%. 

The apartments are due 

for completion in June 2008. 

For more information 

about Shannons View 

or other Matrix 

Housing properties 

call the sales team on 

0845 970 9660.

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homebuy hot picks 

Upton Square, 

Northampton 

The location is perfect for 

commuters working in 

London or other cities within 

striking distance of 

Northampton. Aimed at first 

time buyers and couples, they 

are all designed to be 

extremely energy efficient and 

ecologically friendly. Super high 

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The apartments have 

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Call to register and be in with a chance of a free 

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FelthamONE, 

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Positioned next to Feltham Rail station, hzone is 

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Heathrow. Prices start 

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hzone is available from A2 Housing Group. 

For information about all A2’s developments 

call 0845 408 6699 or visit www.a2g3.com

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GIRL’S NIGHT IN 

with singer-songwriter, 

RACHAEL SAGE 

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deal or no deal? 

Ever wondered 

how to re-finance 

your home? How to 

avoid repossession? 

Or avoid the credit 

crunch? Finance and 

property expert 

Nicola Chubb has 

the answers. 

Q: My partner and I are looking to 

purchase a property. How will the 

current mortgage crisis affect us? 

If you are a first-time buyer, 

then you will need a larger 

deposit now than a year ago. 

Almost all banks have stopped 

100% lending, and the 

majority are looking for at 

least 10% of the purchase 

price. Seek professional 

advice and try to get as much 

money together as possible. 

With the projected house 

price slump this could be the 

time to negotiate hard and get 

yourself a bargain! 

Q:My current mortgage deal is up 

in August and I am worried about 

the rate I will have to pay. I am 

currently on a 3 year fixed at 

4.85%, what could I pay now? 

Anyone due to remortgage 

should plan ahead. The 

application process is taking a 

lot longer nowadays and 

products are being pulled on a 

daily basis.You can reserve a 

rate on a mortgage offer now 

for up to six months. Talk to 

your mortgage broker who 

can keep you up-to-date with 

what current deals which are 

on the market. 

Q: I am looking to re-mortgage 

this year. Following the two cuts in 

the interest rate this year, will this 

be passed on by the lenders? 

The credit crunch means the 

banks are asking for higher 

interest rates to lend to each 

other.This is passed on to 

customers, so that interest 

rate cuts by the Bank of 

England have little or no net 

impact on actual mortgage 

costs. Thousands of mortgage 

deals have been withdrawn 

from the market, making it 

harder for home owners to 

remortgage their cheap fixedrate 

loans at affordable rates. 

Q: I am worried that house prices 

are going to fall and I will end up in 

negative equity, should I sell now? 

As there are fewer mortgages 

available, it is harder for buyers 

to buy houses. Sellers have 

had to withdraw the property 

from the market or accept a 

lower price, so avoid selling 

unless absolutely necessary. 

Every month, 

Nicola Chubb, 

independent 

mortgage 

advisor with 

Landmark 

Financial 

Resources 

(Mortgages) 

Ltd., will 

be happy to 

answer your 

questions 

regarding 

mortgages 

and property 

finance. 

Email questions to 

nikki@landfinres.com

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no gaydar in zanzibar 

Fresh from Africa, 

Faith Bosworth 

warns us not to be 

complacent about 

picking a gay-friendly 

destination when 

choosing our holiday. 

Living in Britain, it is easy to forget 

that the rest of the world doesn’t 

have the same views on 

homosexuality. In some African 

countries you can lose your life for so 

much as a lusty glance at someone of 

the same sex. And, just because the 

surroundings may seem like paradise, it 

doesn’t mean that attitudes towards 

women are as perfect. So, is it worth 

going to a homophobic country? On 

the one hand, it’s a cultural experience, 

but on the other, nobody has jail or 

public stoning on their list of things to 

do whilst travelling abroad. 

When the travel guide tells you 

that you could get locked up for kissing 

your girlfriend in public, you’d probably 

place the book quietly back on the shelf. 

However, I ignored all common sense 

and my girlfriend and I went off on a 

holiday in Zanzibar. It’s one of those 

places which constantly beckons you, 

from the reruns of Place in the Sun 

to pictures on magazine covers with 

turquoise sea and swaying palm 

trees. It’s difficult to imagine any 

unpleasantness in a place so beautiful. 

Nothing bad did happen. However, our 

wonderful holiday in the sun just 

turned into six weeks of constant 

anxiety and fear, and we ended up 

coming home a week early. 

I don’t know what was worse, going 

there as a lesbian or just as a woman. 

The place is patriarchy’s star student. 

The men sit around, socialise and do 

business while the women scurry about 

caring for the family. Women are worth 

nothing and the men make sure you 

TRAVEL 

NEWS... 

lesbos/ 

sappho travel 

festival 

travel 

Sappho Travel has announced that 

it is holding a two-week 

International Women’s Festival in 

Lesbos celebrating womanhood. 

The event will run from the 6th to 

the 20th of September and is set to 

include music, dance, theatre, 

sports, competitions, workshops 

and exhibitions. 

www.sapphotravel.com. 

worldwide/ 

lonely planet 

scandal 

Popular travel guide publisher 

Lonely Planet found itself in an 

embarrassing situation when one of 

its writers confessed that he hadn’t 

actually visited the country he was 

meant to be writing a guidebook 

for. Thomas Kohnstamm admitted 

that he had written a guidebook for 

Colombia while he was actually in 

San Francisco. 

www.lonelyplanet.com. 

china/ 

town where 

women rule 

The Longshuihu village in 

Chongqing, China, claims to be the 

only ‘women’s town’ in the world, 

where women have the upper hand 

and men obey their commands. 

Officials have decided to encourage 

tourists to visit the village and see 

how life there operates. The town’s 

motto is “Women never make 

mistakes and men can never refuse 

women’s requests.” 

www.travelchinaguide.com 

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know it. We were constantly harassed 

by men on the street, whistling, asking 

us out and even once or twice trying to 

cop a feel. The myth that Western women 

are always up for a good time and a 

quickie behind the banana tree prevails. 

Although my partner and I were really 

careful and never showed each other 

any affection in public, we were always 

afraid that something would give us 

away. Whilst we were staying in 

Stonetown, this crazy street vagrant 

started asking us if we were sisters, and 

then, without any prompting from us, 

began screaming out “lesbians” for the 

whole street to hear. 

I recommend that before choosing 

such destinations, you decide if you’re 

willing to hide who you are. Forget 

having a romantic holiday, it can 

really kill the passion, and it is often 

awkward asking for a double bed 

rather than a twin. Most 

importantly, always do the 

necessary research on the 

destination and the specifi c resort 

you’re going to stay in. Make sure 

your accommodation is safe 

and private. And lastly don’t 

panic, there’s always Canada. 

top destinations to avoid 

most of asia/ 

There is no word for lesbian in 

Chinese, and in most countries 

in Asia, if homosexuality is not 

illegal, it is heavily frowned upon 

and the police will fi nd ways 

around the law to punish 

behaviour they deem immoral. 

africa/ 

Homosexuality is outlawed in 

almost every African country 

(South Africa being an 

honourable exception), but 

homophobia is especially rife in 

Zimbabwe, where President 

Mugabe has the habit of 

referring to gay people as 

“dogs and pigs”. Nice. 

jamaica/ 

Don’t let the chilled out, weed 

smoking culture fool you. 

The place is notorious for 

gay-bashing and homophobic 

music lyrics. It is rated the most 

homophobic country by the 

US Human Rights Watch.

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the girl’s got an itch 

There’s nothing 

worse than a vadge 

on fi re and a gusset 

full of white custard… 

Kathryn Fox gets 

itchy-scratchy. 

Thrush infection is surprisingly 

common and, unchecked, can be very 

injurious to your health. Though it can 

be transmitted sexually, in most 

cases, thrush is caused by diet, drugs 

and lifestyle. 

Although we lezzies can smugly boast 

of the lowest rate of STIs of all 

sexually active groups, chances are 

that at least once in your lifetime the 

candida albicans bacteria will make 

your vagina its home. Chronic candida 

is called candidiasis and can seriously 

affect your blood sugar levels, 

disrupting your sleep patterns, 

moods, sex drive, appetite and ability 

to concentrate. It gives you food 

cravings, anxiety and bloating. Long 

term, it will affect your muscles, 

joints, pancreas and bowel and is 

linked to chronic fatigue syndrome, 

lupus, fi bromyalgia, high cholesterol 

and neuron disorders. 

Thrush is easily treated with creams 

and pessaries, now available over the 

counter, and therefore the temptation 

is to clobber the symptoms without 

looking at the cause. But, unless you 

change your eating habits, it will 

constantly dog you. What’s happened 

is the complete change wrought in 

the modern diet, which preserves 

everything in either sugar or salt to 

prolong the shelf life 

of processed food. 

By eating such 

unnaturally high 

levels of sugar, we 

have tipped the 

balance of our 

intestinal fl ora. 

Add alcohol and 

yeasted foods (all 

booze, breads, Twiglets, soy sauce, 

Marmite etc.) to the mix and the body 

becomes overwhelmed. This acidifi es 

the vagina and helps the candida 

bacteria to fl ourish. 

The only way to rid your system is to 

go on a reduction diet and clean up 

your gut. Eat plain yoghurt and try to 

swallow a clove of garlic every day 

whilst taking copious amount of 

acidophilus tablets. These are 

available in all health shops and will 

redress the balance and add some 

good bacteria to the mix. Really longterm 

candidiasis can mimic 

autoimmune disease and multiple 

chemical sensitivity syndrome, and 

will require the supervision of a 

doctor. Take thrush seriously! It can 

also lead to ‘leaky-gut syndrome’, 

where all the goodness from your 

food cannot be properly digested and 

you become malnourished. 

Dope, famous for giving you the 

munchies, often leads to scoffi ng 

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GOOD 

TO 

KNOW... 

Mastectomies 

save lives 

Mastectomies save lives! 

Scientists are urging 

women who carry the 

breast cancer gene to opt 

for a mastectomy. Women 

with the gene have an 85% 

chance of developing 

breast cancer over the 

course of their lifetime, but 

a mastectomy can bring 

this down to less than 1%. 

At the moment, only half of 

all women who carry the 

gene take the decision to 

have surgery. 

Vitamin pills 

shorten life 

You might feel virtuous 

popping all those pills with 

your breakfast, but you’re in 

for a bit of a shock if recent 

research is anything to go by. 

Scientists at Copenhagen 

University analysed the 

results of 67 different 

studies, and found that 

not only do antioxidant 

supplements fail to 

improve health, they 

may actually shorten 

your life! 

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sweets late at night… dreadful for 

your stomach bacteria. Alcohol, 

which is always brewed by yeasts 

acting on grain or fruit, will only add to 

your problems. Cheese is an absolute 

no-no, as are most dairy products. Cut 

these out and re-introduce them a 

Designers Richie Rich and Traver Rains 

have teamed with M.A.C to create 

Heatherette, a world of demented 

drama for lips, eyes, and all-over glitter. 

This limited edition good girl/bad girl 

collection is exclusive to Selfridges 

and www.maccosmetics.co.uk. 

few months later in smaller amounts. 

Carbs and starchy foods also feed 

yeasts, so cut down on these. 

Caribbean diets can be full of malted 

drinks and starches such as yams, 

yucca and plantain, all of which feed 

yeasts. 

Candida symptoms are very, very 

varied, often misdiagnosed or 

confused with psychiatric disorders. 

You do not necessarily have to have a 

discharge to be suffering from 

candidiasis, so if you suspect this may 

be your problem, experiment with 

your diet and see if you can lessen the 

symptoms. If not, make an 

appointment to see your GP and ask 

for a full gynaecological examination 

and swab test. 

thrush 

what you need to know 

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� antibiotics/steroids 

� chemotherapy 

� contraceptive pill 

� diabetes/endocrine 

conditions 

� immune defi ciencies 

� iron defi ciency/malnutrition 

� excess alcohol/yeasty foods 

� excess carbohydrate foods 

all that glitters… 

This month… products to add 

that extra touch of sparkle! 

�� 

� Natural yoghurt 

and probiotic products 

� Acidophilus tablets 

(the stronger the better) 

� Garlic 

(raw better than cooked) 

� Pure fi ltered water 

(two litres per day) 

GOOD 

TO 

KNOW... 

France may ban 

skinny models 

Legislation which makes it 

illegal to “provoke a person 

to aspire to excessive 

thinness by encouraging 

prolonged food limitations” 

has been approved by the 

French National Assembly. 

Anyone breaking the law 

can expect to serve up to 

two years in prison. The law 

will cover fashion 

magazines, advertisers and 

web sites, and is expected 

to go to the Senate in a few 

weeks. 

Boxing clever 

Joined a gym but never go? 

Cancel your membership 

now! Kick-boxing lessons at 

lesbian-run Martial Arts 

training centre KB Fitness 

offer a more exciting way 

to get fi t! It’s fun, sociable, it 

tones you up and most of 

all it teaches you valuable 

self-defence skills. Log on to 

www.kbfi tness.co.uk for 

more details.

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Horoscope 

aquarius 

Jan 20 - Feb 18 

Are you so busy taking care of 

everyone else’s needs that you’ve 

ignored your own? Take more care 

of your health and you will fi nd it 

easier to handle any stressful 

situations that occur this month. 

Get out of the house and exercise 

regularly. Get plenty sleep and think 

about getting a massage or 

pampering yourself more. 

gemini 

May 21 - June 20 

Clinging on to a relationship that’s 

going nowhere is not a good idea. If 

you differ in your attitude about 

what you both expect from a 

partnership, you might never reach 

a happy understanding. Over the 

weeks ahead start distinguishing 

obligations from options. What are 

you responsible for? Shouldn’t your 

happiness be your main priority? 

libra 

Sept 23 - Oct 22 

Some tension is building up in a 

partnership so, whatever your 

worries may be, get it off your chest. 

Equally if you aren’t happy with your 

dating schedule and you feel you 

could and should see more of each 

other, suggest this to your partner. 

They may well agree! Travel is a 

happy possibility later in the month. 

your stars 

By Philip Garcia 

pisces 

Feb 19 - March 20 

Travel can be an enlightening 

experience. It’s interesting to see how 

other people live. You might join a 

volunteer organisation that offers the 

chance to work with local people on 

international projects. Don’t worry 

about the language barrier. If you’re 

helping as part of a team, it won’t 

matter where you’re from, you will 

fi nd a way to communicate. 

cancer 

June 21 - July 22 

A friend or workmate’s behaviour has 

shown them up to be mean or 

spiteful, shattering your faith in this 

relationship. Your self-esteem is in 

need of a boost so remind yourself of 

your accomplishments and positive 

qualities. A powerful emphasis on the 

private sector of your chart later in the 

month could make you more 

introspective and imaginative. 

scorpio 

Oct 23 - Nov 21 

You can’t help doubting something 

someone tells you and you prefer to 

trust your instincts. You might be 

sceptical about promises made or 

assured rewards at the end of a 

project. You fi nd yourself waiting for 

something to go wrong. Perhaps you 

should take a step back and look at 

what is making you so nervy. 

aries 

March 21 - April 19 

If you’re undecided about something 

set a deadline for your fi nal decision. 

Ask a friend or workmate to hold you 

accountable. You’re usually more 

inclined to act fi rst and think about it 

later but something is making you 

hold back this month. This more 

cautious approach could be useful but 

if you remain too indecisive, it could 

lose you a good opportunity. 

leo 

July 23 - Aug 22 

A relationship has developed slowly 

and feelings between you run deep. 

Love has sprung out of friendship and 

it may be hard for you to hold back 

your sexual feelings when you 

discover they’re attracted to you too. 

Passion is strong. You can imagine this 

romance lasting for an infi nity and 

why shouldn’t it? Expect a sociable 

ending to the month. 

sagittarius 

Nov 22 - Dec 21 

You’re almost at the end of a project 

that has demanded a lot of your time, 

dedication and effort. The last thing 

you want is anything to go wrong so 

don’t spoil it by doing something 

stupid. The achievement you’re striving 

towards will help make you a more 

confi dent, successful person. There’ll 

be time to wind down once it’sall over. 

taurus 

April 20 - May 20 

If you know what you want, you 

must make a move to achieve this 

goal. Wait for it to come to you and 

there’s every chance it will drift out 

of your reach. You’ll never realise 

your dreams if, when the time 

comes to make a move, you chicken 

out. Once you’ve determined what 

you want, go after it. You could 

achieve a life-altering objective. 

virgo 

Aug 23 - Sept 22 

You’d never rush into a relationship 

for the sake of it, you’d prefer to wait 

before settling into a serious union. 

This month you could fi nd yourself 

longing for the kind of security this 

type of relationship brings. You may 

even be considering a proposition 

put to you. If you’re ready to settle 

down and you feel you’ve found the 

right person, hesitate no more! 

capricorn 

Dec 22 - Jan 19 

A happy event at the start of the 

month will give you the chance to 

push some recent worries to one 

side. You may have to leave other 

people to fi nish off a project you 

started together but this will be fi ne. 

A couple with whom you are friends 

will reveal something special and 

you will happily share the celebration. 

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Of all my life experiences so far, the most profound has been that 

of parenting my daughter. When I get old and look back on my 

life, I know I will also be proud of my professional experiences, 

the books I have written, the travels I have taken and the loves 

and friendships I have been lucky enough to have had. But I 

know that the integrity of my parenting experience and the joy 

of watching my daughter bloom and grow into the person she is 

meant to become, will be what I feel most strongly about. 

But what of the parents for whom the experience of raising a 

child is nothing like what they expected it to be? What if their 

son’s first words are that he believes he is actually a girl? What if 

a teenage daughter suddenly announces that she is to be called 

by a male name, and has secretly always identified as a boy? 

I don’t have a transgender child, but I have long had empathy 

for transgender children and teenagers. Working at Yale University 

as the Coordinator of LGBT Studies, I have met many wonderful 

young adults who have transitioned before my eyes, and my 

friendships with them have made a deep impression on me. 

My book, The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families 

and Professionals, is just out from Cleis Press in the US. It was a 

last word 

from Rachel Pepper 

collaboration between myself and author/educator Stephanie Brill. 

There has never been a book like this one, which explains 

gender variant children (for example, young boys who like to 

wear dresses, but who may not be actually transgender) and 

transgender children (children who know they are not the same 

gender as the biological sex they were born) and offers advice 

on parenting them. We want all families who are grappling with 

this (many of whom are deeply conflicted about allowing their 

children to fully express their true gender especially outside the 

home) to know they are not alone. And to know that they did 

nothing to cause this in their children, and nor can they make 

the ‘problem’ or ‘phase’ go away by punitive actions. Instead, 

what we urge is understanding, acceptance and love. 

Transgender children know who they are. They are often 

extremely sensitive, artistic and intelligent children who are 

willing to take a stand and show their true selves for the world 

to see. By writing this 

book, my co-author and 

I hope that we will help 

people to know that 

these children are not to 

be scorned, but are 

wonderful human 

beings who deserve, 

as all children do, 

unconditional love and 

support, 

Rachel Pepper is the US-based author of several books including 

The Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians, and newly released 

The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals. 

great lesbian inventions! 

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A lot of people think that the Mafia 

(also known as Cosa Nostra) is a 

Sicilian criminal secret society. In 

fact, in1922, the mafia was created by 

two lesbians in Leyton. Lisa ‘Big Lips’ 

Linguini, and her partner Donna ‘The 

Don’ Diangelo set up business in their 

local pub, where they commanded 

respect and loyalty from everyone in 

London – and eventually the world. 

They used terrifying methods of 

torture to ensure that everyone let 

them play on the pool table whenever 

they wanted, even if they didn’t put a 

pound on the table’s edge 

beforehand. They slowly took over 

every drinking establishment and 

news publication, as well as secretly 

planting members of their gang into 

high governmental positions, insisting 

they disguised themselves as men. 

Even today, if you look closely at 

certain figures of authority from the 

back, you may well see the betraying 

proof of a rather large bra strap under 

their shirt. The term ‘sleeping with the 

fishes’ has never been so selfexplanatory. 

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