SCOTSGAY MAGAZINE ================= ScotsGay is a monthly magazine for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals. Edited, printed and published in Scotland ScotsGay 80/- Heavy - Issue 60 - October 2004 ELECTRONIC EDITION ***Now available on the Web: http://www.scotsgay.co.uk/ How to Subscribe and Unsubscribe information is now at the END of the magazine. Our apologies for the late dispatch of this electronic edition due to production problems. We also apologise for the Grocery Problem - a number of apostrophes have been swallowed in the conversion process. All Material Copyright (c) Pageprint Publishing Limited 2004. Permission is hereby given to distribute this material provided that this copyright notice is included and that distribution is specifically for non-profitmaking reasons. Distribution for profit must be done only with prior written consent of the magazine any deviation from this will be seen as an infringement of copyright. Hardcopies are limited to one per person for personal use only and such hard copies are subject to the same copyright restrictions as laid out above. The printed edition of ScotsGay is available by post at the following rates: 6 issue sub (UK & EC) GBP8 6 issue sub (Overseas) GBP15 12 issue sub (UK & EC) GBP15 12 issue sub (Overseas) GBP28 Make Cheques and POs payable to 'Pageprint'or 'ScotsGay' and send them to: Subscriptions ScotsGay Magazine PO Box 666 Edinburgh Scotland EH7 5YW Inside this issue: Editorial News Student View Edinburgh Arts - Glasgay! Glasgow Aberdeen Dundee Scottish Media Monitor Nunsense International Film Books Voice Personals Boxes - The ScotsGay Meet Market Helplines Listings Venues --------------------------------------------------------------- EDITORIAL ========= One of the problems about writing about current events in a magazine like ScotsGay is that, sometimes, by the time the magazine appears in print, things have moved on. By the time this issue appears, the problem of Rocco Buttiglione's nomination for the post of European Commissioner will have resolved itself one way or another. Mr Buttiglione, a conservative Catholic politician backed by the Vatican, was nominated as the European Unions prospective Justice and Home Affairs Commissioner. He claims his catholic faith will not interfere with his decisions as a European commissioner. But his actions reveal that he has at least twice sought to sabotage EU measures to stop discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. The Italian LGBT movement, ArciGay, has confirmed that Buttiglione also watered down the EU's directive banning discrimination against lesbians and gays in the workplace. He introduced exemptions to the non-discrimination principle; allowing employment discrimination against LGBT people in the Italian military, police, prisons and social services. He also thinks that single mums are bad mums. The European Parliament's civil liberties committee voted against Mr Buttiglione's appointment. But the European Commission President Jose Barroso refused to dump Buttiglione; provoking a crisis between the European Parliament and the European Commission. The European Parliament can refuse to accept Buttiglione, but only if they reject all of the other nominees (including Peter Mandelson). As I write, it looks like Barroso is going to back down. We shall see. I don't actually have any problems with Buttiglione becoming a EU Commissioner. What I do object to is his getting a post where his ludicrous views could undermine the whole rationale of the post. Im sure that Herr Hitler would have made a competent Minister of Agriculture - but Justice and Home Affairs? Hardly! Many MEPs of all parties have kicked up over the proposed appointment with Michael Cashman being one of the major shit stirrers in this regard - all power to his spurtle! But Im afraid that the Liberal Democrats have a right scunner in their midst: their Leader in the European Parliament, MEP Graham Watson, gave a TV interview confirming that he would be voting for Buttiglione's appointment. Whatever next? Mussolini for Transport to ensure the trains run on time? John Hein E-mail: editorial@scotsgay.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS ==== UP THE THEBANS! The Caledonian Thebans Rugby team has launched its first ever fundraising calendar The Team Uncovered which features members of the team 'uncovered in tasteful but teasing photographs. The calendar was officially launched by Margaret Smith MSP at the LGBT Centre for health and Wellbeing on Fri, 15th Oct. The Caledonian Thebans RFC, named after the Theban Sacred Band (one of the most famous Greek Regiments in military history) is Scotland's first specifically gay friendly rugby club for men. The clubs playing members are predominantly gay or bisexual, but the club welcomes all! Based in Edinburgh, but with members from as far as Aberdeen, Glasgow and Berwick, the club was established because a group of gay men wanted to play contact rugby without fear of hostility or prejudice. It aims to provide the means and facilities for men who are serious about playing contact rugby to do so in a safe and supportive environment. The following local companies and organisations have sponsored each of the 12 months of the calendar: OOT at the Stand Comedy Club, Lothian Gay & Lesbian Switchboard, Gay Men's Health, LGBT Centre for Health and Wellbeing, The Witchery Restaurant, Claremont Bar, The Tower Restaurant, Prestonfield Hotel and Beyond Barriers. The Calendar is priced at GBP7.99 plus P&P and can be ordered from the website at: http://www.thebans-rfc.co.uk/ It is also on sale at The Claremont Bar, The Regent Bar, The Newtown Bar and the Q Store in Barony Street. The Chairman of the Club said The way that every member of the team embraced this project, irrespective of their sexuality, shows that the Caledonian Thebans are here to play rugby, have fun and support the club. The club is about to embark on its third year. During this season the Thebans will be playing in Edinburgh District 2nd XV B League, and with various other confirmed commitments, quite an exciting year in prospect. Affiliated to Portobello Rugby Football Club who have provided them with a lot of support in establishing themselves, they became affiliated members of the Scottish Rugby Union and Edinburgh and District Rugby Union in December 2003. CIVIL PARTNERSHIP BILL The debate on the UK Governments legislation to establish civil partnerships for same-sex couples has moved from the House of Lords to the House of Commons. The Government have also bowed to pressure from campaigners to remove the discrimination in pension rights for same-sex couples that was originally proposed in the bill. The Government have now promised that the pension rights of a civil partner whose partner dies will be the same as for a man whose wife dies. Under the Civil Partnership Bill, civil partnerships will operate almost identically to civil marriages. Same-sex couples will be able to apply to the district registrar to register a civil partnership, in a similar way to a mixed-sex couple registering a civil marriage, and the legal effects will be the same as for a marriage. The bill is supported by Labour, Liberal Democrat, SNP and Plaid Cymru MPs, and also by the Conservative party leadership. Back in June, however, the House of Lords made an attempt to kill it off. Led by right-wing Tory peers Baroness O'Cathain and Lord Tebbit, the Lords voted for a series of amendments which make the bill unworkable, leaving the Commons to sort out the mess. On October 12th, the House of Commons had its first vote on the bill. 426 MPs voted in favour, including around 90 Tories, while only 49 MPs voted against - almost all of those were Tories. That's the biggest pro-LGBT majority ever in the Commons. The bill then moved to its Committee stage, and the Committee has now removed the wrecking amendments added by the House of Lords, putting the bill back into a workable state. There will be one more vote in the House of Commons, and the vote should again be overwhelmingly in favour. But the bill then has to go back to the House of Lords. The Lords could vote to reject the changes made to the bill in the Commons, and if that happens, the bill will fail. That last vote in the Lords, around the middle of November, will decide whether same-sex couples are finally able to get the same practical protections in law as mixed-sex married couples. If the Lords let the bill pass, civil partnerships wont be available immediately - procedures need to be put in place and other legislation modified. At the moment it looks likely well have to wait until next autumn before the first registrations can take place. Tim Hopkins E-mail: tim@equality-network.org MESSAGE OF HOPE TO SECURE FULL ENJOYMENT OF GAY RIGHTS Amnesty International has announced its annual Greetings Card campaign to send messages of support to people around the world facing persecution, torture and other human rights abuses including abuses based on sexuality. The annual campaign asks people in the UK to send cards to those under threat around the world those imprisoned solely for their beliefs, those under sentence of death, those held without charge or due process and others at risk of human rights abuse. Amnesty International works closely with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) organisations from all around the world, and this years Greeting Card Campaign includes the following: J-Flag, from Jamaica, have been suffering a serious pattern of homophobic violence ranging from vigilante action in the community to ill-treatment by the police. Many gay men and lesbians in Jamaica are too afraid to speak of their experiences to human rights organisations or to tell the authorities. Jamaican laws continue to criminalise consensual sex between males. Blue Diamond Society, is a local organisation in Nepal that provides sexual health, HIV/AIDS and advocacy services to LGBT people and campaigns for their rights. The organisation is facing a possible Supreme Court ban on its activities because it was trying to make homosexual activities legal. Beginning on 1st Nov and running until 31st Jan 2005, the campaign is expected to generate thousands of messages of hope, of various faiths and none, to each of 30-plus cases featured. NEW CONSULTATION RESPONSES The Equality Network has responded to consultations on the authorisation of marches and parades, cultural rights and the remit of the Cultural Commission, the Big Lottery Fund, smoking in public places, and joint services for older people. You can find copies of all their consultation responses at http://www.equality-network.org/consultations/resp.shtml [Photo caption: Councillor Dougie Kerr opening the Remember When Project with project members Ellen Galford and Brian Thompson. Remember When has received Heritage Lottery funding to produce an exhibition recording the history of the LGBT community in Edinburgh and to set up an archive of materials and personal histories.] CECIL SINCLAIR 1931-2004 It is with deep regret that we have to announce the passing of one of the major figures in the Scottish gay rights movement of the crucial campaigning 1970's. Cecil Sinclair, a Braemar man (born 21st May 1931), joined the Scottish Minorities Group (later the Scottish Homosexual Rights Group and now Outright Scotland) in 1971 not long after its formation in 1969. Then an archivist with the Scottish Record Office, Cecil became active in SMG and was soon to become the first convenor of the newly formed Edinburgh Branch of SMG, a post he stayed in for several years. In early 1974 he was instrumental along with a handful of others in starting and working with the telephone-based SMG Edinburgh Befrienders counselling service, later to became the Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard which continues to this day. Just last month, he attended the 30th anniversary celebrations for this service in the Assembly Rooms in George Street, Edinburgh. Initially the Befrienders operated out of the private homes of two dedicated members but later moved to a room at the back of the Gay Centre at 60 Broughton Street. The premises had been a former hairdressers shop which was bought by SMG Edinburgh in late 1974 with the help of an interest free loan from a very generous anonymous patron; the money raised from the very successful gay discos which SMG Edinburgh ran over the next two years helped to repay the loan. Though a closely guarded secret at the time, it can now be revealed that the anonymous patron was Cecil himself. In purchasing the centre, SMG Edinburgh also acquired some not so friendly tenants who occupied the ground floor and basement at the rear of the premises and who refused to move out. Once again, Cecil came to the rescue by buying a flat and persuading the tenants to move there at the same low rent they had been paying, thus making available the rooms at the rear of the centre for committee meetings and for the Befrienders. In 1975 Cecil played a prominent role in the BBC Open Doors TV programme about the Scottish Minorities Group in which he explained the work of the Befrienders. In June of this year he was to be heard again in two half hour BBC Radio Scotland programmes entitled Scotland The Gay, talking about gay life back in the years leading up to law reform. A keen thespian, Cecil was an active member of the Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group with which he produced and acted in amateur productions over many years. Towards the end of his working years, Cecil suffered badly from asthma, possibly brought on by the paper dust from the old documents he worked with in his profession. Nevertheless, he continued with his amateur theatrical activities and, after retiring, he authored two books for the Scottish Record Office, Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors and Tracing Scottish Local History published by HMSO. He continued, of course, to take an interest in gay rights, though he was happy to see the torch passed to the next generation. Cecil died at home in Edinburgh on 20th Oct 2004 from a heart attack, brought on by asthma related bronchopneumonia. He will be very much missed by his many friends and acquaintances. Gregan Crawford 24th October 2004 John Hein adds: Those of our readers who have grown up gay in more recent times can have little idea of just how much we owe the older generation of campaigners for our emancipation. When Cecil put his head above the parapet by joining SMG in 1971, male homosexuality was still a serious criminal offence in Scotland and it was a very real personal risk for a civil servant to be so blatant. I mourn the passing of another Fine Old Poof. Cecil's funeral will take place at Moretonhall Crematorium at 11am on Wed 3rd of Nov. BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE Aberdeen's Granite Sisters are once again holding their much acclaimed 4-2-9 Sunday afternoon/evening meet and chat event on Sun 28th Nov. For those of you who have not managed along to the previous four events since they started in 2003 they are held in Aberdeen Arts Centre on specially assigned Sundays, and run from 4-9pm. There you can meet other lesbians and gay women from around Scotland in the privacy of the Centre, which is normally closed on a Sunday thus making this private hire safe, discreet and confidential. The cafe bar within the Centre is converted into a very cosy gay atmosphere with a great range of different music being played in the background all day. The music is not loud as the aim of the event is for women to meet, talk and be heard whilst enjoying the convivial surroundings. The bar is open to those who wish to buy a drink. Otherwise teas, coffee and nibbles are available free all day. Entry fee is GBP3. Aberdeen Arts Centre is located at the junction of King Street at its junction with West North Street and East North Street. [King Street is the continuation of Union Street at the beach end] To the back of the Arts Centre about 100yds away is the HQ of Grampian Police and Aberdeen Women's Centre on Queen Street. Parking is available in the East North Street open car park just across the road and on Queen Street. Visit http://www.4-2-9.clara.co.uk/ for all the details of the day, and a map. NEXT STOP Fife Men have announced their programme for World AIDS Day on December 1st. They'll be open from 11am-3pm, will be showing the film Common Threads throughout the day, and invite you to join their Jacob's Table by bringing your contribution to their WAD Buffet Lunch. OLDIES The Equality Network, along with Age Concern Scotland and Communities Scotland, has commissioned some research on the housing needs of older LGBT people. SDS, the company carrying out the research, now have some preliminary findings and recommendations. The EN/ACS Older LGBT Issues Forum will get a chance to look at and discuss these recommendations at a meeting on 30th Oct, in Glasgow. If you're interested in coming along (you don't need to have been involved in the Forum before) E-mail: katej@equality-network.org for more details. SPATE OF SPITE There has been a recent spate in Glasgow of homophobic stickers found in telephone boxes around the LGBT centre and gay venues. These stickers with offensive remarks related to AIDS should be left alone. If folk try to remove them they find the sticker has a sliver of razor blade behind them. Evidently Strathclyde Police and the local Council have been quick off the mark to let people know about this, but just in case the news has not spread elsewhere and you know people that go to Glasgow, please give them this friendly warning. GENDER RECOGNITION SURVEY As part of the plans for implementation of the new Gender Recognition Act, the Department for Constitutional Affairs, along with the Gender Trust, Press For Change and the FTM Network, has created a short online questionnaire for transsexual people, to get some idea of what the demand for gender recognition is likely to be in the initial year of the new system. It will only take a couple of minutes to complete and is anonymous. (It assumes that you have completed transition in the sense of living full-time in your true gender.) http//www.gendertrust.org.uk/dca_survey.php --------------------------------------------------------------- STUDENT VIEW ============ What is "Normal?" Conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected. Oxford English Dictionary Last week I was in Bournemouth standing up to those who would, well, let's just say people who don't like us very much. They were having a gathering in the town square, taking turns at telling who ever would listen about how God would cast sinners out. Of course by sinners they meant homosexuals, a few brief mentions of Sodom and Gomorrah had made that clear. To be honest I wasn't really listening, I had heard it all before, until that is, the speaker, shouting over a noisy LGBT counter demo said, 'it's just not normal, and that's what got me thinking. What is normal? Im reminded of the HSBC television adverts showing what different symbols mean in different cultures, I wondered if what people deemed to be normal in this country would be classed as abnormal by society in others, I'm pretty sure it would. For example Jewish people have their Sabbath on the Saturday, imagine a Saturday in Scotland where shops were closed and you couldn't buy alcohol. Muslim women sometimes choose to wear the hijab as a sign of their faith, imagine a Scotland where all women wore the hijab. Imagine a Scotland where everyone was in a wheelchair, and the differences in the way our society and infrastructure would develop. Imagine a Glasgow when you bought chips if they posed the question 'salt and sauce' instead of the customary 'salt and vinegar'. These are all examples of things that to the sections of our community they apply to are nothing other than normal but to outsiders looking in are often, and quite wrongly, classed as abnormal. So it seems to me that normal is just something that makes us the same as everyone else, and in today's world you'd be hard pressed to find someone exactly the same as anyone else. This week, NUS Scotland LGBT committee passed a motion condemning homophobic hotelier Tom Forrest and his 'normal Scotland' website. We say it is people like Mr Forrest, with his deeply homophobic rhetoric, that damages our tourist industry, the very thing he says he is trying to defend. Indeed Mr Forrest should realise if he wants only 'normal' customers he won't get much custom at all. So if anyone was to ask me now, are you normal? I'd say: who cares. It's my differences, and the fact that I don't conform, that make me who I am. And maybe society should stop looking for normality but instead celebrate diversity, learn about the things that make us unique, and embrace them. Maybe, just maybe, we'd all get on that little bit better. As I am all too often reminded being straight is not normal, it's just common. Scott Cuthbertson NUS Scotland LGBT Officer E-mail: lgbt@nus-scotland.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------- DUN EIDEANN - EDINBURGH SCENE ============================= Hallowe'en is upon us at the end of October and there's lots going on... Habana is having a charity bash in aid of Playback on Sun 31st Oct when top drag act Samantha Swallow will be on stage to present the charity raffle and host the nights capers. Habana Quiz will be returning soon - watch this space - and the ever popular Cocktail Night continues on a Mon. If you are off on the Monday, then why not head over the road to Tackno at the new venue eGo? Drink promos will run throughout the whole night and fancy dress gets you cheap entry! Sat 30th Oct sees club night VIBE putting on a bash in eGo with DJs Alan Cross and James Longworth providing the tunes along with the usual dancers and various acts. On the first Wednesday of every month, Disko Bloodbath takes place downstairs in eGo, with a mix of Indie, Punk, Rock ad Electro this newish alternative midweek slot seems to be proving to be very busy. Drop The Anchor will take place at the Ocean Terminal on Sat 30th Oct. If you don't already know - this is when Joy, Luvely and Wiggle come together to put on the party of the year. Doors open at 10pm and the night finishes at 3am. Tickets are still available from The Street (formerly Pop Rokit), The Regent and Q Store for GBP12. It will be GBP15 on the door. There will also be a free coach to bring you all home from the ocean terminal to the city centre. Expect a wide mix of dance music from the likes of Jon Pleased, Trendy Wendy, Brett King and Newton and Stone. Edinburgh's only gay girlie night Velvet is still going strong on the first Sat of every month - next dates are Sat 6 Nov, Sat 4 Dec, Sat 1 Jan and Sat 5 Feb. Note: there will be a 4am licence on Jan 1 other dates have the usual 2am close. Entry is GBP6 with half price before 10.30pm. Velvet takes place at The Commplex, 39-40 Commercial St, Leith. Michelle Scally-Clarke, the striking black poetess, will be performing at a special pre-club Velvet event in the Commplex on Sat 6th Nov from 8-10pm. Kim Trusty, a rising star on the performance poetry scene, will provide support. Tickets are GBP6 each and will be on sale very soon (includes half price entry to Velvet afterwards). The Commplex itself has been bought over by Steve who has also recently sold Bar Java. As we went to press, it wasn't known if Java would continue to cater for our community under its new ownership - watch this space! Over at Planet Out, it will also be all change from 9th Nov when Garry Clifford takes the place over. All Change? Well, it could be No Change - but again, well soon find out - although the place is clearly going to continue as a gay bar. Over at The Street, promotions (whilst the Licensing Board still allow them) take place on Mon 9pm-1am with DJ Trendy Wendy downstairs and on Tue-Thu from 5-8pm. Every Saturday, there's a pre-club for one of Joy, Wiggle, Fever or Tackno. Coffee and comestibles will be starting in the middle of November when Louise recovers from the strain of the refit! Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard will host their Annual Ball at the Assembly Rooms on Sat 13 Nov from 8pm-1am. Tickets cost GBP16.50/GBP13.50 concession, and are available from the Usher Hall Box Office, Lothian Rd Tel: 0131-228 1155. The theme is 70s disco and the music will be provided by the luurrrrvvly DJ Michelle. Obviously there will be the ceilidh in the music room as well as the disco. Switchboard Helplines: 0131-556 4049 / 0131-557 0751. Info on popular club night JOY: Sat Nov 20th and Dec 18th are the next confirmed dates. Joy and Mingin are combining for a massive Hogmanay Party on all three floors of the Venue. Ticket prices are GBP18 in advance / GBP20 on the door. Then from Jan 15th onwards, Joy itself will expand to occupy all three floors! This means Trendy Wendy and Sally F will be DJing on the top floor of the Venue, Entry is GBP5 and various drink promos will run throughout the whole night. Wee Alan E-mail: weealan@drink.demon.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------- GLASGAY PREVIEW =============== GLASGAY! is Scotland's annual celebration of queer culture and remains the largest Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual & Transgender multi-artform festival in the UK. Now in its 11th year, Glasgay! aims to bring the best of theatre, music and comedy from a range of established and upcoming national and international artists. But Glasgay! is not purely art and entertainment selected for gays and those who make up the wider gay community. It's for everyone, it's a chance to embrace our diversity, explore personal and social issues, promote tolerance and understanding of gay people as positive role models as well as to celebrate our shared culture. And celebrate we shall. On offer we have fantastic theatre from Bette Bourne (of the tremendous Resident Alien) starring in the notorious Tim Fountains Deep Rimming in Poplar show at the Citizens (2-13 Nov), Pacitti Co at the Tramway in the Scottish Premiere of Audiology an ambitious work about hearing, truth and belief. (5-6 Nov) US femme sensationelle, Warhol scenester and seminal New York performance figure Penny Arcade in both a theatre show and X-rated Late Nite review in the Tron (3-4 Nov). A firm Glasgay! favourite (and supporter) US performance art pin-up Tim Millar returns with a show that steams through showtunes, gay marriage rites, and recollections of Vietnam (CCA 12-13 Nov). Penny is not the only daring female in the programme this year. Bridge Markland, a Berlin based virtuoso of cross-dressing and role-play performs a bi-lingual, bi-gender pantomime in bridgelad zwei (Arches 9-10 Nov). While Joey Hateley of Manchester's TransAction Theatre Company premiers a bold new multi-media show at the CCA (10 Nov) which will be signed for the deaf. Acclaimed British writer Claire Dowie brings another Scottish premier with her H to He... Im turning into a man at the Arches. An hilarious play adding several new twists in the maze of gender, identity and sexuality. Also at the Arches is the marvellous Madame Galina in Ballet Star Galactica (5-6 Nov) and rising star of the dance world Tom Sapsford's Judy Garland tribute Live at Carnegie Hall (14 Nov). In addition to the theatre and performance work there are more than a few laughs in this years line up. Four Poofs and a Piano sing their hearts out to a selection of quirky and camp ballads, show tunes, chart hits, and classics at the Stand Comedy Club (7 Nov) where the laughs keep coming with stand-up appearances by fringe fave Alan Carr - described as the spiritual son of Frankie Howerd (3 Nov) as well as Claire Summerskill whose skilful performances mix stand up, songs and monologues performed, described by Radio 4 Woman's Hour as A lesbian Victoria Wood! (7 Nov) For the musically inclined amongst us, the Tron has a sterling selection of Scottish talent. David Paul Jones and guests (5 Nov). A rare opportunity to catch Carol Laula performing with a full band (6 Nov) whilst accomplished jazz performer Stephen Duff takes a sideways glance at love and gay life through the music of jazz masters (6 Nov). Cinema lovers are in for a series of delicious treats with a selection of shorts for boys and girls at the GFT. Also on show in the GFT are Die Mommie Die with Jason Priestley, Technolust with the fantastic Tilda Swinton, the Dublin based femme rom-com Goldfish Memory and the UK premier of Touch of Pink staring Kyle MacLachlan as the ghost of Cary Grant! But these are only a few of the varied, challenging, entertaining and amusing items in this years Glasgay! Please pick up a brochure or go online at http://www.glasgay.co.uk/ for full details of the programme. You wont be disappointed. Alan Miller --------------------------------------------------------------- GLASCHU - GLASGOW SCENE ======================= Salutations and felicitations gentle folk. So I finally gave in on Thursday night and darkened the doors of the Kingdom of his Royal Lowness on Virginia Street, after many months of pestering and complaints of unfair comments in this learned and respected journal. Well, you guessed it, nothing has changed: the staff are still more interested in enjoying themselves than making sure that the punters have a good time. Unless you're desperate, give it a miss. Club Devotion is a far superior experience (of which more later). A brief mention for Glasgay! Get tickets for your favoured shows now as there is only a week to go before the start. For full details see the full review in this edition of ScotsGay. There is much to report this month and for those of you willing to be dragged kicking and screaming outside of the pink triangle some pretty good club nights are starting to appear. Thursday night myself and Leo of Glasgow G-Zone decided to attend the opening night of club Hanky Panky. This is a weekly residency at the Liquid Lounge at 94 West Regent Street. The night is influenced by the 1970s hanky code from New York. The Mirrorbaw and DJ Carole (Chakra) will keep the dance floor alive by playing deep pop/house music. Now, the venue is great and so is the sound system, however be warned it is up a hill and up two flights of a spiral staircase, so this place is definitely not wheelchair friendly. That said, if you are looking for something a little different give it a go. Deciding that the night was yet young and ligging can be fun, our next stop was Club Devotion at 18 Jamaica Street. This is a Thursday night and the joint is jumping. We meet Donny the owner/manager, who is keen to show us upstairs to the new chill out lounge, the place is still work in progress, but looks great and there are further plans to expand. The attitude of the management is terrific and they take fun seriously. These guys are putting a hell of a lot of blood sweat and money into giving you a good time. The club is open Wed-Sun 11pm-3am, entry is normally GBP3 or GBP2 with a flyer. The music is a mixture of dance and rock with plenty you will recognise and, wonder of wonders, no fucking beat box on every track like most clubs. Now to something a little different Wed 27th Oct was due to see the official launch of Rachel Jury's new book of poetry. She is extremely funny and has written some inspired words on being young and lesbian. Rachel has lived in both London and New York but now resides in Glasgow where she also works for The Poverty Alliance. She will be appearing in Club Fab at the Tron Theatre during this years Glasgay! Festival. See http://www.racheljury.co.uk/ So onward and upward in more ways than one. Melting Pot brings you 'Together, with resident DJs Andrew Pirie (Traxx / Second Nature) and special guest Billy Scullion (Muzik Box). On Saturday 6th Nov at The Liquid Lounge. 11pm-3am. GBP8 on the door. Capacity is only 250 so get there early to avoid disappointment. E-mail: meltingpotuk@yahoo.co.uk Tel: 07855 418745. 'Together is on the first Sat of every month and, in keeping with the spirit of Melting Pot, the music policy is a broad sweep encompassing House, Disco, Funk, Soul, even with the odd bit of Techno. There are no rules, as long as it rocks the dance floor! All in a New York style! With resident Andrew Pirie and friends... Next date: Saturday 4th December. 'The Gay HOLOCAUST is Coming 'Cos HANDBAG Pop is Toxik' So says David St Fabuleux. He is starting a new alternative, queer party night, Handbag Holocaust!, which will debut at Barfly on Thu 11th Nov, from 11.30pm-3am. A night for Club Kids, Glam Punks, Disco Bitches, Uber Drag Queens and Fabulous Freaks, the club will celebrate the weird and wonderful - everything freaky, bizarre and taboo. This will be a disco dolly and fruit fly-free zone - the dress code is 'dress to impress and to excess. There will be a live PA by fabulous Glasgow band THE MARS HOTEL, as well as The Best & Worst Dressed Competition, and general frivolity, all helmed by David St. Fabuleux and his delightful assistants, the Lovely Girls. GBP5/GBP4 NUS with Trannies, Freaks and Drag Queens in gratis before 12.30. Door Policy Strictly Enforced - Absolutely *NO* Casual/Sportswear, and a Queer Client Majority Favoured. http://www. handbagholocaust.tk/ The Carnival of the Seven Deadly Sins on Fri 12 Nov at The Arches from 10.30pm-3am promises to be a fantastic night and one of the highlights of this years Glasgay! Festival. The Arches will be transformed into an adventure playground with bizarre installations, freaky film projections and weird and wonderful performers. There will be a designated torture play area provided by 'Violate and fairground attractions including a Strongman, tattoo artists and illusionist. This mixed event is a celebration of queer culture and a coming together of the LGBT community. So go along with all your friends and support the BURLY Boys. Tickets available from Clone Zone (0141-553 2666) or The Arches box office (0870 2407528). Had enough yet? Well there is more to come. OOT in Glasgow is back on Wed 3rd Nov with a superb new programme of gay and gay-friendly comedy from the Stand. It promises the very best camp cabaret on the first Wed of each month. This month featuring Mancunian firecracker Alan Carr 'never lets his geeky librarian looks stand in the way of the glitz and glam he adores, prancing on stage with a physical showbiz style that would put a Broadway showgirl to shame. With support from Zo‘ Lyons, currently taking the London circuit by storm - 'the best new comic I've seen for a long time Time Out. Doors 7.30pm. Show 8.30pm. Tickets GBP7/GBP6 - more at http://www.thestand.co.uk/gay/ Also on Sun 7th Nov, FOUR POOFS AND A PIANO Described as more hairdresser than barbershop, this self-explanatory ensemble have shot to fame as the resident band on Friday Night with Jonathon Ross. Now you're in for a great night of camp musical comedy as they make their Glasgow debut. Doors 7.30pm. Show 8.30pm. GBP10. Not forgetting Haptic has now gone monthly at the Liquid Lounge, 94 West Regent Street. Their new residency will be on the second Saturday of the month. So next date is 13th Nov. 11pm-3am. Entry is GBP10 or GBP8 students and old folks! Last but by no means least is the special 'Ultra Violate event at the Edinburgh Dungeons on Sat 30th Oct. This irregular event has become a firm favourite with queers and fetishists alike. Can you think of anywhere better to hold a Halloween party? I suggest you arrive early because parking can be a real bitch. Doors open at 8pm club runs until 1am. Tickets are GBP10 on the door or GBP5 for members. Annual membership is available on the door at GBP10. Discount news, you can get 10% off products from the Juju website. Don't forget that your Violate membership card will also get you 10% off in Spyker, Cyber and all UK outlets of Clone Zone. A note on the dress code at 'Violate'. Please remember that 'all black street clothes' are no longer accepted as part of the dress code. From now on no one will be allowed in wearing just an everyday black shirt and black trousers. So finally that's it for another edition. Lots going on and new things still to come, news on Warhol and Queens is that there is a slight delay on the license but otherwise things are progressing smoothly. Latest info is that the venue will be Yang on Queen Street. So look out for further announcements in this column, when I know so will you. Don't forget if you know of a club or are starting one up let me know. I am not a mind reader you want a mention then send me an E-mail, put me on the guest list and start a bar tab! Remember folks whatever you find to do: be safe. Angharad E-mail: Angharad@drink.demon.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------- OBAR DHEADHAINN - ABERDEEN SCENE ================================ Hi there and here is what's happening north of anywhere this month. The North East LGBT Forum Ltd held its AGM in the middle of October when a new board of directors was elected from existing and new members. Although NELF has been successful over the last three years in organising Pride events and working behind the scenes for the LGBT community, it has suffered from a poor image. People didn't understand what it was about or what NELF stood for. It also seemed to conjure up an image of dull meetings that never achieved anything. After becoming a limited company, it struggled to attract new members. The few that did turn up ended up doing everything. In contrast, the Pride event attracted a large number of volunteers so it was felt that change was needed. The members voted for a motion to change the name to Pride in Aberdeen. It was felt that this would give the organisation a better identity and would sound like more fun. It is hoped that this will encourage more people to get involved in the community. For those of you that don't know, the North East LGBT Forum was set up in response to the City Council's LGBT action plan back in October 2000. The idea being that the Forum would monitor the Councils progress in implementing the plan and also work for the good of the community. Unfortunately, in the last three years the Council has achieved little of its action plan. Lack of interest in the Forum from the community has meant that it has struggled to cope with the demands placed on it. One area where the Forum is successful is in organising the Pride event. Now Pride is a great flag-waving day for the out gay community and is even receiving good publicity in the local press. But it only happens on one weekend of the year and a large proportion of the community do not wish to identify with it. It's all well and good attracting people from across the country to swell the numbers but the important thing is can you be proud on your own doorstep? Many LGBT people here still believe strongly in safety in invisibility. This is a false sense of safety as it means their needs cannot be identified. Lets hope that Pride in Aberdeen remembers its roots and continues to work for the whole LGBT community in the North East of Scotland. The date for next years Pride event is Sat 4th Jun 2005 in Duthie Park and I wish everyone who gets involved has success in making it bigger and better. You will no doubt have heard that the National Front are proposing to have a march through the centre of Aberdeen on Sun 28th Nov. A group representing community groups, churches, political parties, pensioners and many individuals has been formed with the aim of preventing this march from happening. A public meeting in the Arts Centre and a mass protest outside the Town House will already have happened by the time you read this. It is hoped that this will put enough pressure on the Police and Council to prevent this march from happening. However, if it is allowed to happen, please consider protesting peacefully against this on the day. Bar Indigo plan to have a fancy dress Halloween Party on the last weekend of October and there are rumours that Caberfeidh are trying to organise a fetish night in November. Check out the clubs for the latest details. The next 4 to 9 Chat and Dance for lesbians and gay women will be held in the Arts Centre on King Street, Aberdeen on Sun 28th Nov from 4-9pm. It is aimed at bringing together like minded women from across Scotland to a relaxed, informal and friendly event. The previous couple of events have been very successful and Im sure this one will be just as good. For more details contact Granite Sisters on Aberdeen (01224) 713336. After a year of writing this article what has changed in Aberdeen? The scene still seems to be in a state of flux with no venue open for much over a year. Abacos has gone and with it the chance to enjoy a coffee in the afternoon in a gay venue. After a short period, Mint went straight and Out briefly re-opened but never recaptured its previous following. Bar Indigo still seems to be the most popular venue and the Caberfeidh under the Metro is picking up steadily. Once locals woke up to the fact that Aberdeen really did have a truly gay sauna, Wellmans started going from strength to strength. Perhaps just a sign of the times: the Grampian Switchboard closed its doors after about 26 years working for the community. It's good to report that most of the social groups are doing well - particularly for lesbians and students. Phace Scotland continues to work tirelessly for the good of the community and in addition runs several meetings and groups. The Forum organised a successful Pride event and is currently going through a transformation that will hopefully see it gain in strength. What will the next year bring? Keep reading the hallowed pages of ScotsGay to find out. Tivoli --------------------------------------------------------------- DUN DEAGH - DUNDEE SCENE ======================== Hello everybody! Yet another month has passed and for better or worse there's been little change in the LGBT scene in Dundee. Charlie's Bar have been gearing up towards their Monster Halloween Party on Sat 30th Oct. This is in association with Special FX, a costume and accessories shop in the Forum shopping centre. A discount of 10% is available at the shop on production of the promo leaflets obtainable from Charlie's Bar. Various prizes will be up for grabs during the night. The regular quiz night is next to be held on Tue 2nd Nov from 8pm onwards, with a cash prize of GBP100 up for grabs if you reckon you're smart enough. I stumbled in on last months quiz night whilst delivering the mags, and seemed like it has been getting a reasonable turnout. There has been no word on what Out or Brooklyn's Bar will be doing for Halloween, but no doubt they will mark the night with some form of entertainment. All the regular events are ongoing, karaoke with Suzie on Wed, Fri and Sun evenings in Brooklyn's and the Wet Pussy night in Out on the first Tue of the month, by my reckoning that being 2nd Nov. The next Diversitay social evening is on Wed 24th Nov, most likely held in the DCA on Perth Road from 8pm onwards. The group can be recognised as one member will have a t-shirt with the Diversitay logo on it. Exact details of the night still have to be confirmed so keep in touch with them by calling the switchboard on Dundee (01382) 202620 (Mon 7-10pm) or visit the website http//www.diversitay.org.uk/ to find out if any changes are made. My apologies to Diversitay for not being in touch for a while, but hopefully I am managing to keep up to date with news of their good work from the website and will try my best to call before writing the next article. Well, as I said, not much news this month, or should I say not much filler as the news bit is normally limited anyway but hey, sure the Ed will manage to fill the page out somehow. Any comments, insults or newsworthy donations are welcome to the usual E-mail address below or direct to the magazine. Chris E-mail: courier_chris@yahoo.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTTISH MEDIA MONITOR ====================== Garry Otton Challenges the Obstacle to Sex Education "Every religion has the right to be heard in the debate, but when law makers sit down to vote and determine public policy, no religious group should have undue influence or a seat at the table to the exclusion of others". --Superman. Popping up again like an advert twice the volume of the programme you're watching, Mrs Katie Grant, that Catholic, English, Conservative religionist, hated by readers; beloved by commissioning editors, especially from The Scottish Daily Mail, The Sunday Times Scotland, The Scotsman and even BBC Scotland, churned out more of her tiresome Catholic propaganda in The Scotsman. Can you believe, trying to justify religious apartheid in schools? On the back of another campaign, launched by the Catholic Church to promote its dodgy 'values, like 'no sex, sex education, she wagged her finger The Church has decided that the time has come to try to flex some political muscle against the party in power. The time has come? Don't they do it all the time, currently in Spain they are calling gay marriage a 'virus that could be unleashed on the country after Prime Minister Zapetero promised to introduce same-sex marriage. Mrs Grant - yes, the same one who gave so much Catholic-inspired support for the religionist-funded Keep the Clause campaign, aimed at thwarting the repeal of the homophobic Section 28 - now admitted: No priest in 2004 says 'vote thus and expects the congregation to obey. It's a pity she didn't say that in 2000 when Catholic congregations were urged to vote in a privately-funded opinion poll to measure the support for stopping gay kids in Scotland receiving adequate, fair and equal sex education. (Not that they do that now, even without the dreadful Clause). Grant advised Peter Kearney, the spokesman for the Catholic Church in Scotland that he needed to be more subtle than screaming, as he was, that Catholics would not vote Labour at the next election if their kids shared schools with other religionists and those with none at all. Whipping out her pinny, she attempted to clean up the pigs ear her Church had made of the whole affair. In the New English Version of Scotland's sectarian past she started from when the drive against sectarianism became a devolved Executives crusade. With all the subtlety of a glass clown, she insisted: For those whose only interest is anti-sectarianism and social integration mixed campuses seem the obvious answer. But Catholicism is not something occasional, to be espoused every Sunday. It is not a hobby or a rather eccentric interest, something you pick up and put down she admonished. It is a 24-hours-a-day thing, adding: And whilst the Catholic hierarchy unreservedly supports social integration and religious tolerance, it supports them as part of itself, not at its own expense. Work that one out, if you will! In support of apartheid, Mrs Grant stormed: Catholic-lite will not do, in education or in anything else and any bishop who says it will be guilty of gross dereliction of his duty. She labelled opposition to shared campuses both justifiable and necessary. And, when not distorted by ignorance and human wickedness, the Church can suddenly and mysteriously become, a powerful force for good. And in her usual tub-thumping mode, she advised: To this end, we need from the Catholic Church less political tub-thumping Don't do yourself out of all your jobs, dear! What would Scotland be without you? (No, don't tempt me)! The Scottish Daily Mail, one of the Bibles later add-ons, was satisfied that Scots reject 'safe sex education plan. Our old friend Graham Grant, (E-mail: g.grant@dailymail.co.uk) shook his wee tambourine once again, to insist that a majority of Scots believe schools should teach children to avoid sex altogether rather than how to do it safely. A piece of advice that was as stupid as it was dangerous had Graham Grant foolishly adding: The Scottish Executive has drawn up proposals which include sex education for toddlers and increased availability of the morning-after Pill for schoolgirls. Have they? Because this is all news to me! And news to the Scottish Executive too, I shouldn't doubt! The research echoed similar stunts performed by militant religionists during the so-called Keep the Clause debacle whereby they turned to System 3 polls for a plethora of 'surveys aimed at showing their rotten case in a more favourable light. This time, the Catholic Church was commissioning the poll as part of their ongoing campaign to undermine properly conducted research and debate aimed at moving Scots away from the religious and moral conundrum that had resulted in high teenage pregnancy rates and a mushrooming of STIs. Grant decided: The results will further increase pressure on First Minister Jack McConnell to scrap the plans. System 3 used less than one thousand respondents from a broad range of religious backgrounds Of course, we are still waiting for this string of D-list celebrities we were promised by the Catholic Church, to creep out from under their frocks in support of their piss-poor campaign. For goodness sake, hurry up about it; Im dying for a laugh! Lets not make any mistake about with whom we are dealing here! These militants, advocators of sexual and religious apartheid, want the construction of a brick wall in a school gymnasium to make two smaller gymnasiums in order that children of different religions can be segregated. It is bad enough that there is still denial of the scandalous mass migration of thousands of talented young people and gays who fled Scotland during one of its worst periods of grim theocracy in the sixties, seventies and eighties. Now, amidst concerns that Scotland's population is in decline, Catholic columnist flag bearer, Mrs Grant, tried to put her thoughts together on the subject. With her work cut out, writing for so many papers, she had to put this one together shopping in John Lewis. For The Sunday Times Scotland's grim Ecosse supplement, she advised: The reason Scotland is short of people is simple. As fast as we have babies, they grow up and leave. Shelf-clearing Scottish Women Against Pornography leader Catherine Harper was at it again. (Cant say I've ever liked the bitch anyway). Now I really loathe her, especially now this heavy-handed, censorious 'feminist has forced me to defend the Bank of Scotland! (In 1999, former BoS bank boss, Peter Burt flew out with Jack 'Keep the Clause Irvine to meet TV evangelist, Pat Robertson, the owner of a mammoth educational, legal and media empire, including his 'Family Channel, pumped into 59 million homes across the US, to sort out the mess the bank had got itself into doing a deal with Robertson). But I'd rather slip under the sheets with the new Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) than join the latest load of so-called 'feminists, building alliances with Catholic militants and 'fighting porn. SWAP, when they're not busy taking pictures of men going into lap-dancing clubs to put up on some sort of 'name and shame website, want everyone to close their account with HBOS because they helped Remnant Media with a GBP5m loan to buy a package of 45 magazine titles from Richard Desmond, largely seen as a move to clean up his image before he put in an offer for The Daily Telegraph. (He still hung on to Forum and The Fantasy Channel though, after dumping, titles like Asian Babes, Big Ones, Just 18 and the fabulous Readers Wives. (Come on, girls, where's Readers Husbands)? Ms Harper told The Herald: We know a number of people are not happy with what is going on with the bank. When we have told people about its investment in porn, they have been shocked and said they weren't aware of it. With nothing to seize off the top shelf but promotional leaflets for opening a new account, a gaggle of women, including representatives from the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), led by Ms Harper held meetings in Edinburgh and threatened to storm the banks branches. Instead of telling her to go and take a hike, the bank issued a public apology, mumbling something about it not being aware what had been arranged, and promised not to do it again. Yes, it's true, a significant number of men enjoy erotica, but a significant number of women enjoy romantic fiction. Is that any less 'pornographic in its reinforcement of stereotypes? The commercial exploitation of women? Oh, please! If you want a real feminist, then Elfriede Jelineks your lady! She banned performances of her sexually frank novels in her native country of Austria after the right-wing 'Freedom Party joined the government. Her works, unsurprisingly, are not well known in the UK. (Although you might remember the Cannes prize-winning autobiographical film, The Piano Teacher, her excellent book of the same name, published by Serpents Tail, sadly, did not sell well). Some critics complain it was pornography in the guise of high art, wrote Tim Cornwell in The Scotsman. Jelinek has recently won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Porn author wins Nobel ran The Scotsman's header. Jelineks work includes graphic descriptions of sado-masochistic sex and violence against women The song-writer and singer Bob Dylan was among the better-known names passed over yesterday. The 57-year-olds liberal attitudes to sex have not gone down very well in Austria, either. It sounds a choice bit of local democracy in action when an 'independent statutory body, comprising entirely of local councillors, allows itself to be led by Christian morality, like refusing to issue licences to lap-dancing clubs. It becomes positively derisible when the council threatens legal action against the board after they gave the go-ahead for a lap-dancing club! The club, For Your Eyes Only asked only that they be judged on whether they were reputable applicants and the premises were suitable. The licensing board faced accusations--including in this column--that a commissioned 'report by Julie Bindel, condemning lap-dancing, were drawn up by a known critic. (Another so-called 'feminist). Moral campaigner, Jim Coleman, the Glasgow City Councils deputy leader told The Herald: I call again for the Scottish Executive to award more powers to local authorities to control the proliferation of these demeaning activities. Look at them! A few twirls round the pole and some exercises in sexual expression would do them all a world of good. Ask their wives! E-mail: garry@scottishmediamonitor.com Read the papers, post your comments or search for material at the SCOTTISH MEDIA MONITOR website: http://www.scottishmediamonitor.com/ ScotsGay supports the work of Outrage! P O Box 17816, London SW14 8WT. Donations welcome. http://www.outrage.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------- NUNSENSE ======== SYPHILIS... AGAIN! Over the past few years, the rate of new, and re-infections, of syphilis has risen alarmingly. Reports are coming from many GUM clinics throughout Europe of increases of 20% in the last three month periods. Syphilis is reckoned to be the most deadly of STIs (sexually transmitted infections) apart from HIV. Signs of this bacterial infection range from skin eruptions to complications of the heart and nervous system. If left untreated, it can have fatal consequences. The transmission routes for this nasty are many and easy while in the throws of passion. Syphilis is caused by bacteria which takes the form of a microscopic corkscrew. The transmission route is by close personal contact with broken or infected skin (lesions anywhere on the body) and/or by exchange of 'any body fluid. The most common route of infection is through kissing, unprotected oral, anal or vaginal sex. Evidence suggests syphilis can be easily transmitted from mother to baby. Syphilis is a condition that has three very distinctive stages: primary syphilis, secondary and tertiary syphilis. Of the three stages, the primary and secondary are the most highly contagious. Syphilis lowers the effectiveness of the immune system, a mechanism we all have to fight off infections, and those living with HIV can find that untreated syphilis can make their HIV more easily transmissible to others. Those HIV negative will find the exposure will lower their resistance to all infections including HIV. The most alarming revelation regarding this infection lies in the fact that it can go undetected by even the trained eye of the clinician at your GUM clinic and can often only be reliably detected by biological tests. So how can we all continue to enjoy our hard-fought sexual freedom and keep safe? Those of you who are enjoying up the bum sex are already, I trust, wearing your Extra Strong Condom (use a new one each time, of course) which will help to protect against not only HIV but also Syphilis and a host of other nasties. But if you like it in the mouth, the humble flavoured condom and equally tasteful dental dam are your new friends. The bad news is that neither of these lovelies are available from your usual outlets in gay venues. However, here in the Lothians there is a wonderful health project called the 'C card. This is a free service for those living within the NHS Lothian Area and is run through various outlets such as GUM clinics, community centres, student/youth projects and advice shops. However, if you live furth of the Lothians, I am sure with a quick search of the listings in the back of this edition you will easily find a GUM clinic or LGBT health project in your area which offers this service and support. If you are unable to find these tasteful treats, you can still offer yourself the same level of protection by using our friend the Extra Strong Condom - like cocks, you'll get used to the taste! For many the thought of using such a barrier at a moment of heightened emotions will seem such a turn off. But, having taken a moment to ponder the short and long-term consequences of this most deadly of infections on your health, you will find it a small accommodation to make. Both the condoms and the dental dams are available in flavours which will do nothing to cool your lust in the night or scupper your latest diet. Leaving you blessed with continued good health and a high shagability factor. Blessings of good health. Sister Athletica de la Bain OPI http://www.thesisters.org.uk/ Male Order Ride And don't forget that Healthy Gay Scotland do a free lube and condom service by post for those of you lovelies in parts of Scotland miles from other free supplies. Look at http://www.healthygayscotland.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL NEWS FROM REX WOCKNER =================================== +Sierra Leone gay leader murdered The founder of the Sierra Leone Lesbian and Gay Association, FannyAnn Eddy, was murdered in the organisations offices on Sep 28th. Reports said she was raped repeatedly and stabbed and her neck was broken. To all of us who knew her and shared the great privilege of her wit, sense of the absurd, steely determination, intelligence, and unwillingness to let bureaucracy and lies stand in the way of justice, our loss is incomprehensibly great, said Paula Ettelbrick, executive director of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission. FannyAnn Eddy was a person of extraordinary bravery and integrity, who literally put her life on the line for human rights, said Scott Long, director of Human Rights Watch's LGBT project. Again and again, within her country's borders and beyond, she drew attention to the harassment, discrimination and violence lesbian and gay people face in Sierra Leone. Eddy, 30, was part of the delegation IGLHRC and Human Rights Watch took to the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva last spring to advocate for the failed Resolution on Sexual Orientation and Human Rights. She leaves behind a 9 year old son. Donations to support the boy and the Sierra Leone gay group are being collected by the African gay Web site Behind the Mask, http://www.mask.org.za/ +BARRY MANILOW APOLOGIZES TO GAYS Singer Barry Manilow has said he's sorry he offended some gay people and others in the audience during his recent concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City. As he was introducing a love-song duet he was about to sing with a male star of his upcoming Broadway musical about a 1930s German boy band, Manilow said, Of course, were not going to sing it to each other -- that would be creepy. Several concertgoers contacted this reporter to complain about the remark. Asked to respond, Manilow said: Im terribly sorry if I offended anyone. I meant it only as a joke about Brian [d'Arcy James] and me, and not as a reflection on anyone else. I strongly believe in and support equal rights and acceptance for everyone, and apologize if my joke came off to the contrary. +Czech Parliament to consider partner bill The Czech Republic Parliament will again consider a same-sex registered-partnership bill in coming weeks, Radio Prague reported. Since the last attempt to enact partnership registration, public opinion has shifted to favour recognition of same-sex unions, the report said. The proposal would grant registered couples most marriage rights but withhold adoption rights. +Toronto police chief poses for gay mag cover Toronto Police Chief Julian Fantino appears on the cover of this months Fab, a Toronto gay magazine, surrounded by models dressed as the pop group the Village People. The Village People -- that's such a police icon, and at the same time it's rooted in gay culture, Fab editor Mitchel Raphael told the Globe and Mail newspaper. The chief said: 'Oh, the Village People. My wife dances to the YMCA. I think when he made the association that the Village People are so mainstream and that it would be something meaningful to the gay community, he said that's great. Fantino arrived at his Toronto job with antigay baggage from his days as police chief of London, Ontario, where he created an antipedophilia task force that mainstream gay activists denounced as a gay witch hunt. +Man called 'Fifi' wins payout A gay man who was called a Fifi by a car salesman in Sorel, Quebec, has been awarded $1,000 by the provincial Human Rights Tribunal. The tribunal said salesman Marcel Bardier at the Roger Poirier Automobile dealership used hurtful and vexatious terms. The use of this term wounds and adds to the disgrace and lack of respect of human dignity [of] a person, homosexuals in particular, Judge Michele Pauze The auto dealership also was ordered to pay Dominique Lanthier expenses and interest. Sorel is about 42 miles northeast of Montreal. +Dutch worried about gay acceptance The Netherlands Social and Cultural Planning Office thinks acceptance of gay people may be on the decline and has launched a study to look at the matter. The office is particularly upset about the recent rejection of the gay youth magazine Expreszo by scores of Christian and immigrant-oriented schools. Surveys show a majority of Dutch residents believe the magazine should be distributed to help combat antigay discrimination. Some school officials said they were upset about a tolerance test in the magazine that refers to seeing a neighbour having sex with a goat. +Aussie Anglicans dump gays Delegates to the General Synod of Australia's Anglican Church have resolved to reject church blessings of same-sex couples and the ordination of sexually active gays. The delegates also praised the nations recently enacted ban on same-sex marriage. The moves put the Australian church at odds with Canada's Anglican church and the US Episcopal Church, the American branch of Anglicanism. Some US and Canadian dioceses bless same-sex unions and the US church allowed the election of an open gay bishop in the New Hampshire diocese. +German gays see syphilis outbreak Syphilis cases increased 20 percent in Germany last year. Urban gay men are the most affected. Of the 2,932 cases diagnosed in 2003, 90 percent were among men and 75 percent were among gay men. Berlin saw the highest number of infections, followed by Hamburg, Frankfurt, Cologne and Munich --------------------------------------------------------------- ARTS: FILMS TO WATCH OUT FOR ============================ There is another side of Colin Farrell. His public image is a passion for booze, swearing arrogance in TV interviews and not being aware if you are known to earn millions a movie, getting a girl pregnant in America could lose you at least one of those in a court settlement. Less than sober and falling down a flight of stairs while on location for Alexander meant he was flown to his Irish home in a wheelchair. But A Home At The End Of The World (15) proves Mr Farrell can be incredibly sensitive. It is about two boys who develop an incredible friendship. His parents die so the friends parents take him in and the boys share a bed together. Their sexual interest in each other is because they are more like brothers than lovers. Because their mother, Sissy Spacek, is a brilliant cook she teaches Colin so well he becomes a baker on leaving school. When the friend, Dallas Roberts, goes off to college and then gets a job in the big city they are apart for a few years. Dallas lives a gay lifestyle although he shares a flat with a woman. When Colin finally joins them she finds him irresistible, soon drags him to the bed and becomes pregnant. He considers the three of them a family to bring up the child together. If the idea of watching Colin kiss a man on the lips appeals, make sure you see A Home At The End Of The World. I love to see actresses with strong personalities still working in their ripe old age and Maggie Smith has two movies in November well worth seeing if you don't demand gunfire, car chases and special effects. For Ladies In Lavender (12a) she is joined by Judi Dench as sisters living on the Cornish coast inthe l930s who find an attractive Polish young man unconscious on their beach. It is never adequately explained how he fell off a ship America bound, but they are pleased to nurse him back to life and teach him English. Time reveals he is a brilliant violinist, however their lives begin to crumble when he moves away to find fame. My House In Umbria (12a) has Maggie as a romantic novelist suffering a terrorist train explosion who invites recovering passengers to spend time at her small Italian hotel. Our favourite TV comedy star of the past, Ronnie Barker, came out of retirement to play a rare serious role. The curious judgements of cinema bookers are making us wait till March for one of the most successful Italian films ever made The Keys Of The House. They must be uncertain the story will appeal to British audiences as it tells of a 15 year old boy with a disabled leg and arm who meets his father for the first time who has agreed to take him to a Berlin hospital for rehabilitation. The boys mother died when he was born and her parents have brought him up. His father is now married with a newborn son, but has a conscience about neglecting him for so long. Their relationship is engrossing to watch and the father, Kim Rossi Stuart, is one of the best looking guys you've ever seen on screen. Charlotte Rampling, whose daughter is an invalid at the hospital, helps him cope with his problems. Although I cried much of the time it will always be one of my favourite films. Zach Braff is a very desireable young American actor who wrote a script he knew wouldn't cost much to shoot and persuaded Miramax Films to make Garden State (15) which opens in December. They even let him play the lead and direct it. Returning to his hometown for his mothers funeral he drinks and smokes with college friends. His meanderings are tolerable only because he is so good to look at and his lips are magnificent. Current Releases Cole Porter, one of the most original popular song writers of the last century, who happened to be gay, has had his life filmed in De-lovely(PG). It happened before in 1947 called Night And Day starring Cary Grant, but in those days Hollywood censorship forbade mention of the word 'homosexuality. Coming from a family with money, as in the 1920s the wealthy rarely admitted to being gay, he married an older woman richer than him, who had already been divorced, and she encouraged him to write successful musicals. This film combines a dramatic story line with clever musical numbers that make it essential viewing. The brilliance of Cole's mind and the tragedy of his later life after a horse riding accident that made him crippled is superbly acted by Kevin Kline. His wife is the enchanting Ashley Judd and with guest singing stars there just to perform one Porter number it makes up two hours you must not miss.The only imperfection is that Kevin is too mature for the role. Look out for a good looking singer, John Barrowman, performing Night And Day who would have been ideal for it. He is currently on the London stage in the musical Chicago at the Adelphi Theatre and positively should be seen. An Indian lady living in Britain, Gurinda Chadha, who has already directed a hit movie, Bend It Like Beckham, has filmed an updated version of the famous book of the past Pride And Prejudice calling it Bride And Prejudice. This woman is so astute that she wrote the script, cast it perfectly and directed it with more imaginative effects than I have seen on screen for years. At an Indian wedding a mother with four marriageable daughters becomes desperate to find them comfortably off husbands. It combines beautifully costumed and choreographed musical numbers with two of the best looking leads you have ever seen having a hard time before the finale. It may not be a name that is easy for British ears to remember, but Gurinda Chadha could become a giant of the film industry. I don't enjoy kidnapping films, but Cellular (15) kept me interested as it had Kim Basinger pleading with a new young man, Chris Evans, in phone calls to help her time of desperate need. Mr Evans is so attractive he could become a fantasy for millions. That is all you need to know. The French Triple Agent (U) is set in the Paris of 1936 where there are white and red Russians still discussing their 1917 revolution and whether it was a good idea. As we know Stalin loved murdering anyone who disagreed with him and got rid of millions of his own people, the outcome of this film is predictable. But its expertise makes it watchable. Every so often a great curiosity turns up in films and Triumph Of Love (PG) is one of them. Based on an 18th century play, it is a comedy of errors with the leading lady dressed and masquerading as a man courting a girl on a French country estate. The American Mira Sorvino is so enjoyable to watch I almost forgot this kind of film will baffle most modern audiences. Ben Kingsley and a selection of 18th century characters could keep you amused. Anyone who enjoys watching guys in drag will appreciate Stage Beauty (15) as in 17th century Britain women were not allowed to perform in theatres. Rupert Everett as Charles II alters the law and Billy Crudup stops playing female roles forever. The only false note is Ben Chaplin losing sexual interest in Billy when he stops playing women onstage. In Fakers (15) for reasons never detailed Matthew Rhys owes GBP50,000 to a gangster who will inflict major injuries on him before long if he is not paid. He persuades an artist friend to make copies of a newly discovered medieval drawing and the scam is to sell them to several dealers at the same time. Worth seeing as Mr Rhys has considerable appeal. There are those amongst us who hope that the incredible luck Hugh Grant had with 4 Weddings And A Funeral becoming a world hit just might happen to Paul Bettany with Wimbledon. Playing a struggling tennis player who lacks faith in himself, his love life and home life with his parents is leading up to the Wimbledon finals. Millions may love it. Turkish born Ferzon Ozpetek has lived the bulk of his life in Italy making films with gay themes always casting impressive men. Facing Windows (15) mostly covers a lovely married woman with two children under ten whose husband has no ambition, but befriends a pensioner in the street one day who has lost his memory and brings him home. The ray of hope for her is a stunning bachelor living opposite who is obsessed with her. As Mr Ozpetek made this when the pensioner regains his memory we find he is gay. Hollywood was short of script ideas so they bought the rights of a French movie and remade it as Wicker Park (12a). Josh Hartnett juggles having affairs with two women at the same time. Hartnett fans will enjoy. It was such a popular book in the middle of the 19th century it was made into an opera, ballet and a few films. The latest is Carmen (15) set in Spain of that period and as the leads are so appealing you can understand his obsession with her even though she keeps reminding him she is a smalltime thief and worthless. Anyone who has felt sexual obsession will appreciate this most. DVD World Anyone with an interest in tasteful films of the past will have seen movies made by director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant. Twenty of their titles are now on DVD. The most interesting is Maurice from 1987 with James Wilby, Hugh Grant and Rupert Graves at their magnificent best. It explains the exhaustion of growing up gay in 1910 and being unaware that millions of others had this predicament. James and Hugh meet as university students with Hugh terrified of taking it further as celebrities were being hounded by the police. Only a few years before, Oscar Wilde had been imprisoned and driven to live in France. This film is almost a masterpiece and only missing in establishing a strong attraction between James and Rupert, a humble employee on a grand estate, who fancy each other. Seeing a ladder against the house wall leading to James bedroom Rupert climbs it for a night of excitement. The big advantage of having this DVD is that the makers and the leading men are filmed today talking about making love to each other. For many, this will not be just for renting, but for keeping for all time. Tom of Finland must be the worlds best known gay artist and his drawings of extraordinary men have created a fantasy many have modelled their look on. A DVD about his life (1920-1991) explains having sex with German and Russian soldiers in the war made him begin drawing the masculine ideal. A launch party in a London nightclub brought vast numbers of guys with the Tom of Finland look, but the PR company handling it underestimated the thirst of journalists only allocating one drink per person. Are we making the most of our sex lives? Lace Digital Media have filmed a selection of guys and girls happy to get their kit off to illustrate how they keep their relationships sexually satisfying. Modern Loving just might improve your almost perfect techniques. Malcolm Epstein --------------------------------------------------------------- BOOKS ===== The Queer Encyclopaedia Of The Visual Arts Claude J. Summers (Editor) Cleis Press GBP19.99 It cant have escaped the most adamant of queer bashers out there that some of the most popular and indeed greatest artists throughout the ages have been or are, ahem, queer. And here is a book that celebrates that fact and shouts it from the roof tops: the visual arts would be a lot poorer without the contribution of gay, lesbian, transgender and queer artists to painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, sculpture and architecture. There has always been a distinctly queer presence in the history of the visual arts - from Michelangelo's David and homoerotic images on ancient Greek vases to Frida Kahlo's self-portraits and the photography of Claude Cahun and Robert Mapplethorpe. The Queer Encyclopaedia of the Visual Arts showcases those enormous contributions in easy readable essays that will keep you turning pages long after you've found the answers you were looking for. This is a very well produced book, with 120 b/w photos and illustrations throughout and indispensable for any of us that have an interest in the finer things in life. Kings And Queens Queers at the Proms: An Oral History David Boyer Soft Skull Press GBP16.99 Do you remember the movie Carrie? well, throughout reading this book I could not help but feel reminded of this excellent movie, but apart from that I don't think that this book has an awful lot to offer the readers on this side of the pond. Yes, it is a humorous coffee table book that uses the rite of passage of the prom to discuss queer and transgender identities. And yes it might be a diverse group of LGBTs that talk about their proms and their lives since to create an oral and visual history that shows how being an LBGT teen has and has not changed over the past 75 years. And yes, their stories might consist of often hilarious prom photos and personal accounts that range from funny to sobering to heart-warming, but I could not see the relevance for anyone in the UK that didn't get to go to an American prom. In short, unless you've got an affinity for or personal experience with the American way of life this book might just be a tad too boring to really deserve pride of place on a Scottish coffee table. Ironmen Lorenzo Gomez Bruno Gmuender GBP 22.95 Now here's a book for any self-respecting queer coffee table in Scotland, with muscles and machines, steel and sex: it looks like the industrial revolution is starting again! Gomez models proudly display their meaty masculinity against powerful industrial backdrops. This photographer presents fiery images against a setting sun, stylized and unusually lit. These macho Latinos seem to melt into the massive surroundings of zmachines, chains and desert sand. They're hot! This apparently is Lorenzo Gomez first book with Bruno Gmuender publishing. The American photographer really knows how to fan the flame of gay fantasies, using warm colours and interesting settings. Sebastian & Friends George Duroy Bruno Gmuender GBP 23.95 Here's another one for your coffee table, or your bed side table The photographer and director George Duroy released his first gay hardcore film in 1994, starting the Bel Ami brand. His current book of photos is devoted to one of its superstars Sebastian Bonnet, in wonderful solo portraits and also together with his friends. Sebastian's boyish innocence and natural charm make him leap off the page, straight into your heart. Bel Ami's boys are more playful than ever before. Their breathtakingly beautiful bodies and improbably handsome faces are forever captured in these enchanting photos fuelling many a fantasy for lovers of pretty boys. Where The Boys Are William J. Mann Kensington GBP10.99 But enough of the picture books, let's do some reading, shall we. I'll start with a book I actually overlooked until now and although it was released in June this year it's still well worth going out and getting a copy, especially if, like me, you've read the first book of this story, The Men from the Boys. In this witty and provocative follow-up to Mann's acclaimed best-seller, Jeff O'Brien is back with his friends, tricks, old loves, and irresistible strangers... Jeff and his on-off lover Lloyd Griffith are thirty-something professionals still grieving the death of their mentor, Javitz. Jeff bounces from party to party, forgetting his pain only when he's on the dance floor, immersed in a sea of beautiful boys. At his side is his protege, best friend, and not-so-secret admirer Henry Weiner, once a ninety-eight-pound weakling who has lately blossomed into a hunky muscle-boy escort. As the lives of Jeff and Henry intertwine, each confronts a different challenge. This book deserves to be just as much of a best seller as the first in this series, but don't fret if you've not had the pleasure of reading The Men from the Boys, this book stand up on its own very well. Between The Palms A Collection of Gay Travel Erotica Michael T. Luongo (Editor) Harrington Park Press GBP9.99 Whenever I read a book like this one, I think that I really should sit down one of these days and write up my own experiences when I was a youngster in the 60s & 70s, when it was perfectly safe to go and explore the world by just sticking out your thumb. These six stories are set all across the globe and were written by noted gay writers, celebrating the deep, erotic connections that can be made beyond the borders. They've brought back memories of beautiful boys in Morocco, great experiences in Spain, BJs in Holland and many other encounters now considered too dangerous. Compiled by travel writer and editor Michael Luongo, this anthology presents the real adventures of world wanderers who found romance and hot sex in the most exotic and erotic of locations -from the steamy nightclubs of Buenos Aires, to the beaches of the Caribbean and the Pyramids of Giza. Celebrating the beauty and abandon of gay male sex, this is your ticket to a dream journey. The Snowman Joerg Fauser Bitter Lemon Press GBP8.99 A real rarity, this book was brilliantly translated from German by Anthea Bell and far from getting lost in translation it was an action packed adventure from beginning to end. As I was brought up in Germany I was intrigued to read this story about the shady under belly of this usually squeaky clean country. The hero of this book, Blum, finds five pounds of top-quality Peruvian cocaine in a suitcase. His adventure started in Malta where he was trying to sell porn magazines, the latest in a string of dodgy deals that never seem to come off. A left-luggage ticket from the Munich train station leads him to the cocaine. That's where his problems begin in earnest. Pursued by the police and drug traffickers, the luckless Blum falls prey to the frenzied paranoia of the cocaine addicts and dealers. His desperate search for a buyer takes him from Munich to Frankfurt, and finally to Ostend. This is a fast-paced thriller written with acerbic humour, a hardboiled evocation of drug-fuelled existence and a penetrating observation of those at the edge of German society. Apparently this book was made into a movie, probably one to look out for Dirk Kriete ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTSGAY VOICE FOR PERSONALS ============================ (We regret that this service is only available within the UK) To reply to ScotsGay Voice Ads, phone 09068 556613 (calls charged at 60p per minute) and use the number at the end of the ad. You can leave your own ad FREE on FREEphone 0800 138 4121. It's completely FREE to place your ad by phone on 0800 138 4 1-2-1 We'll not only print your ad in our next few issues, but it will also be available for telephone callers to our browse hotline on 09068 556613 Advertisers get their own private voice mailbox and can pick up replies on 09068 556613 Why not suck it and see? Conditions of service: All participants must be 18 or over. Ads will run for up to 3 issues. It will not be possible to reply to advertisers who have not collected replies for more than 28 days. service supplied by Tele-Dater, PO Box 425, PE25 2RQ. E-mail: admin@bizorg.co.uk. Helpline (10am - 6pm weekdays) 0870 121 1210 (not a premium rate number). To reply to ScotsGay Voice Ads, phone 09068 556613 (calls charged at 60p per minute) and use the number at the end of the ad. You can leave your own ad FREE on FREEphone 0800 138 4121. *WOMEN Glasgow Women Glasgow lesbian 26 years would love to meet women aged 22-30 years, preferably short-haired and tomboyish, for nights out, some fun and friendship and maybe more. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5823. *MEN Leather Biker If there are any guys out there who are into motorbikes or leather then Ian, 34 years is looking for friendship/relationship, nights in and out. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5950. Classy TV Slim, blonde, very convincing TV from Lanarkshire with long legs, green eyes, 5'9" tall, very classily and sexily dressed would like to meet another convincing TV or perhaps a mature male for friendship and possibly a relationship. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5952. Glasgow Fun Glasgow straight-acting, sincere guy with brown hair, grey/blue eyes, pretty good-looking, 32" waist, 38" chest is looking for guys for a bit of fun and a good time. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5953. Anywhere In Scotland 28 year old Edinburgh guy, 5'10" tall with brown eyes and short brown hair who likes music, some sports, pubs and quiet nights in is looking for someone with similar interests aged 18-32 years anywhere in Scotland. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5954. Regimental Sergeant Major Edward from Glasgow is a 6' tall Regimental Sergeant Major in the army. He has brown eyes and hair, is 42 years old - told younger-looking - and has a moustache. Wants 18-25 years. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5956. East End Of Glasgow East End Glasgow guy likes drinking, socialising, going out for meals, rock, pop and folk music. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5960. Leather Bottom Paul from Edinburgh is a leather bottom who is in need of hard leather top boots, gloves, whips, anything. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5964. Getting Dirty Good-looking guy who is into getting dirty. "Get back to me". Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5967. Fellow Novice Wanted Scott, 39 years old from the Fife area, 5'9" tall, 30" waist, likes films, eating out and the occasional drink. Looking for another novice 20-35 years, preferably slim and clean-shaven who is willing to experiment and go from there. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5970. Edinburgh Adventure 22 years old Edinburgh guy is looking for adventurous guys. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5975. Hunky Greenock German Holga is a 44 year old hunky, caring German living in Greenock. Looking for a nice guy to be his weekend buddy for long sessions at his place. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5976. No Ball Games 42 year old cuddly TV with reasonable looks who likes most things in life except for football is looking to meet an assertive male or TV for fun, friendship and a long term relationship. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5909. 78 Inches Of Pleasure Honey is a mid-20's cross-dressing mistress (6'1" tall, 6'6" in heels, with long, smooth legs) who is very dominant and looking for young boys aged 18-38 who must be clean-shaven, slim/medium build and who are willing to be obedient. "Are you prepared for that? I can give you a good seeing to." Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5912. Blue Hair Scottish cross-dressing mistress with short blue hair is looking for a lover/boyfriend/husband. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5913. Blue Collar Male, 38 years old, down to earth, seeks masculine young bloke 21-32, ideally a manual worker. Glasgow/West of Scotland area. All calls will be answered. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5918. Suited And Booted Ian is a 43 year old Edinburgh guy who is looking for a professional guy who wears a suit for work and likes socialising for a casual beer, cinema, club etc.. Looking for a long-term relationship with a future. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5922. Lancashire Schoolteacher Would the schoolteacher from Lancashire who was up in Edinburgh and who replied to my advert 5252 please get back in touch. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5928. Third Party Two Glasgow guys looking for a 3rd submissive guy for leather fun, bondage, spanking and really enjoying having a good time. All limits respected. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5935. Oral Slave Mid-50's Edinburgh guy: smooth, straight looking and acting but is really a closet fem, submissive oral slave. Has his own place and is very discreet. "Give me a call". Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5936. Anything Goes (You Name It) "I am a male in my early forties who is looking for a dominant master to be your slave. Anything goes: uniforms, dressing up, you name it. I come from the Fife/ Edinburgh area. If you are interested - give me a call". Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5900. Sexy Bot I am a gay effeminate transvestite looking for similar cross-dressers - effeminate types preferred - for friendship, fun and good conversation. I would also like to meet kind, masterful, dominant yet non-aggressive mature gay or bi men for friendship. I am in my late 40's, dress very well, with slim good looks and figure and a sexy bot. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5843. Feminine Servicing Active 56 years old Edinburgh guy is looking for an AC/DC married guy, 25+ who needs his submissive, feminine side serviced occasionally. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5893. Old-Fashioned Gary Gary is in his late 40's, 6 feet tall and looking for an uncle/teacher type person who could instill in him some old-fashioned discipline that is badly missing from his life. He lives in Ayrshire but can travel weekends and some weekdays. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5895. Severe Discipline 28 year old submissive from the Glasgow area needs severe discipline from a dominant master under 40 years. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5897. Colour My Cheeks! "I am Gordon, 45 years, 5'6" tall, smooth-skinned with a nice curvy bum - ideal for erotic or punitive activities. I would like to meet a mature spanking enthusiast from the Edinburgh area who will put some colour in my cheeks." Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5898. Ways Of The World Steven is a 45 year old inexperienced bisexual who is 5'11" tall, weighs 17.5 stone and who likes to cross-dress. He is looking for another who is into cross-dressing to teach him the ways of the world, as close as possible to Clydebank. He likes driving, music, watching films and is a non-smoker. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5847. Hot Hotelier Mike from Inverness is a hotel manager who would like to meet a hotelier, proprietor or similar. He is 64 years of age and has his own house. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5851. Hopeful Gary Gary from Dundee is 38 years old with a medium build, short hair and brown eyes. He likes football, going out and staying in and is looking for a 1-2-1 relationship with younger person, 20-27 years who is understanding. "I hope that could be you and I hope you will get back". Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5852. Willing Sub 40 year old very submissive guy would like to meet a master between 40 and 60 years of age. "I am willing to do anything". Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5859. Stirling Training Male slave from Stirling, 6'2" tall is looking for a Master. He has had previous training but wants more. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5861. Blue Eyed Boy Wants Meeting Good-looking passive guy with dark cropped hair, slim build, blue eyes, 38 years of age is looking for guys from Glasgow or Edinburgh for fun times. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5864. Bad Bi Boy Wants Beating Glasgow bad boy bi guy needs his panties taken down for a caning. "Please call me". Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5878. Very Good Looking Ian from Edinburgh is 33 years old, very good looking, 5'11" tall with a 34" waist and 40" chest. He is looking for the right guy to settle down with for friendship and possibly more. He has his own leathers and boots. All calls answered. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5820. Firm Richard Is Looking Forward Richard is in his 50s and is firm. "You've been caught out doing something you don't want your parents or the police to know about and so you accept my punishment instead. Mainly central belt of Scotland. I am looking forward to dealing with you". Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5827. Caned Bottoms Are you in need of old-fashioned home or school style discipline? Then you will benefit from a visit to me. Spanking, tawse and cane applied to bottoms over trousers, pants and bare. Report now. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5830. Romantic James James is a 50 years old Sagittarius gay romantic who is 5'9" tall, chubby build with big brown eyes but very nice looking. Non-smoking and non scene. "I like music, the seaside, country, Scotland, animals, cooking, writing, driving and interesting places. I am very easy going and loads of fun once I get to know you. I am looking for friends and a long-term relationship and I would love to have someone special. I am a very sincere, honest, kind-hearted and caring and I would like someone similar aged 18-55 years. Looks are unimportant, personality is more important. Surely there's someone out there who could be a friend? Let's get to know each other, soon". Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5832. Hairy Lauder 56 years old, smooth-bodied and very discreet guy with his own place 5 minutes from the Harry Lauder lorry park in Edinburgh would like to meet a hairy, active lorry driver, any nationality, 25 years+ for mutual servicing. "If that's you - give me a call". Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5814. Suited And Booted Ian is a 33 year old Edinburgh guy who is looking for a 1-2-1 with the right guy. He likes socialising, a casual drink, cinema, nights in and out, walking and the occasional night club. He is looking for a well-groomed, suited and booted professional guy up to the age of approximately 45 years. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5817. Explore Mutual Pleasure Older guy, who would enjoy playing the role of tutor, sought by 39 year old, medium height and built guy in order to "explore our mutual pleasure and broaden our horizons". Must be able to accommodate in the Edinburgh area. All offers considered. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5775. Edinburgh Leather Paul from Edinburgh is 40 years old and into boots, leathers, "the whole lot". If you are interested and are into uncomplicated fun - then leave him a reply. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5810. Sore Bottoms 60 year old Edinburgh guy offers school-type CP to naughty boys: spanking, belt - a sore bottom guaranteed! Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5769. Clean Likes Dirty Good-looking and clean Del from Edinburgh is into watersports, body odours, poppers and videos and is looking for some discreet fun. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5770. Need Over-Knee? 38 year old Central Edinburgh guy offers over-the-knee, hand, tawse and cane to those who need it. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5771. Dominant Couple "We are two dominant guys in the Edinburgh area. One is 50 and the other 22. We are looking for a young submissive guy under 33 years for bondage, torture, CP etc. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5777. Extend My Circle! Jim is 42 years old, 5'11" with dark hair, a 40" chest and 32" waist. He is straight-looking and acting, probably more passive than active. He is interested in travelling, eating out and keeping fit and would like to meet friends to extend his circle - and maybe more. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5781. Join In! Master in Central Belt giving regular CP to nephew, wants another bad boy in need of punishment to join in. Also interested to hear from other masters who want a class situation. Discretion assured and expected. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5794. Blue-eyed Barry Barry, 39 years old, lives in small village in Aberdeenshire He is 5'10" tall with grey hair, blue eyes and is reasonably fit and straight acting and looking. His hobbies include cinema, theatre, cycling, keep fit, eating out and local history and he is looking to meet someone 27-40 years who must be genuine, honest and up front with a good sense of humour. "No time-wasters please". Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5798. Drive Me Wild Stocky, straight-acting and very discreet Mid 50' Edinburgh guy with own place would like to meet a straight-acting, bisexual or married Pakistani, North African or Middle Eastern guy aged 25-55 years for mutual pleasure. "I'm smooth, so a hairy-bodied guy would be a plus and drive me wild". Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5737. Mules, Leotards And Dangly Earrings Robert is in his mid-30' and stays in the south side of Glasgow. He is 5'11" tall and would like to meet younger, assertive guys under 30. He particularly likes cross-dressing guys who have a very confident attitude and feel good about what they do; particularly if they wear: tights, stockings, female footwear like mules and stilettos, leotards and big jewellery. "Why not reply and I will promise to return your call". Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5740. Horny Uncle Horny uncle type seeking nephew for hot, horny fun with no strings attached. He is 40 years old, 5'7" tall with a 30" waist and 40" chest. "No camps, effeminates or fatties". Can accommodate or travel in the Glasgow area. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5701. Forceful False Floosie For Forties Fife Frolics I am looking for a dominant TV. I am a mid-forties male who stays in Fife and works in Edinburgh. Looking for somebody who is into fun and entertainment. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5695. Cute, Cuddly And Quiet Steve from Dundee is 32 years old, cute and cuddly. He likes watching TV, quiet nights in and nights out. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5730. Letter To Our Editor? 37 year old guy who lives to the south of Edinburgh is slim, fair and enjoys a variety of interests. He would like to meet people 50+ years old who are bald or balding on top and who have a confident and positive attitude to life. "If you are interested, please leave a message and I will return your call". Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5729. Wee Call Dale from Edinburgh would like to try watersports. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5686. I Want Discipline! I am a mid 50's, stocky, straight acting, Edinburgh guy with a need for some discipline in my life. I am looking for a hairy, masterful 30+ guy willing to train me by showing me the error of my ways. If that's you - give me a call. Please. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5623. Accommodating Aberdeen Alan Alan from Central Aberdeen is in his mid 40's, well-groomed, clean and discreet. He can accommodate and travel in the NE of Scotland. He is genuine and honest and likes foreign travel. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5631. Watersports Good-looking, genuine, 36 years, discreet Edinburgh guy into odours and watersports is looking for some fun. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5639. Doubles In Dundee Bi, sub guy from near Dundee, 38 years, 5'10", blond hair and blue eyes is looking for two or more guys who are not scared to enjoy themselves and have a very good time. He has a lot of equipment, is very submissive and likes roleplay and poppers. He can accommodate. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5643. Explore Leather & Rubber John is a 39 year old bisexual guy, with a medium height and build, who would like to discreetly explore his sexuality with an understanding, experienced older guy; particularly if they like wearing leather or rubber. He lives in the Edinburgh area but cannot accommodate. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5600. Caucasian 4 Asian Smooth-bodied, chubby, big-chested, straight-acting, non-scene, very discreet white guy would like to meet a guy from the Indian, Pakistani or Arab communities who lives in Edinburgh . Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5577. Make Me Submissive! Edinburgh guy would like to meet an active black guy who could "make him submissive". Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5581. Edinburgh Domination "We are two dominant guys from the Edinburgh area, one is 50, the other 22 years. We are looking for a young, submissive guy between the ages of 18 and 30 years approximately. He must be prepared to accept bondage, CP etc.. We can travel but not accommodate at the moment". Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5347. Protruding Nipples 14 stone guy with protruding nipples would like to meet a big, hairy, well-hung daddy. "If that's you - give me a call. I have my own place". Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5582. Shy Jamie Jamie is a 35 year old non-smoking, shy guy with a good sense of humour. Hobbies include walking, watching sports and music. He is looking for a similar guy in the north-east of Scotland. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5494. Leather And Rubber Paul from the Edinburgh area is 40 years old, into leather and rubber, bikers and skins. "Any masters out there - give me a call". Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5517. Boots And Gloves Paul likes boots, gloves, leather and rubber. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5519. Cross-Dresser 43 year old slim West Dumbarton guy who likes to cross dress in the privacy of his own home. He is passive and submissive and would love to hear from you. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5527. Anything Goes In Aberdeen Aberdeen area 39 year old tolerant slave seeks master, 45+. Anything goes. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5431. Edinburgh Lock Male, early 40's, into domination, rubber, leather and restraints. Comes from Edinburgh but can travel. Please give him a call if you are similarly interested. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5452. Central Belter Experienced headmaster, 55 years old, presently dealing with athletic 35 year old bad boy, wants to enlarge the class. Traditional discipline and correction given. Discretion expected and assured. Will travel Central Belt. Also interested in meeting fellow masters. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5423. Fife Fetish For Rubber And Restraint Fife Fetish couple looking for fetish males, females and couples. They are into leather, rubber, restraint and domination. They can accommodate and travel. Age not important. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5367. Peter From Edinburgh Peter from Edinburgh is 48 years old, 5'8" tall and totally non-scene. He is very genuine, honest and caring. He likes theatre, cinema, walking, the gym and holidays. He is looking for a like-minded gay or bi-guy who enjoys life - 18-50 years old. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5380. Learning The Ropes Slim, mature, 50's passive Tayside guy who likes bondage and restraint games would like to meet an active gay partner who is interested or experienced in trying out bondage ideas. Age and looks unimportant. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5318. Suberdonian Aberdeen area slim 38 year old submissive guy seeking dominant guys 40+. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5321. Do You Look Good In Uniform? Then here's something to your advantage with discreet, friendly non-scene type. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5285. Mature From Dundee? Francis from Dundee is in his mid-fifties with a slim build, 5'8" tall with blue eyes. He would like to meet an active gay guy for fun and friendship. Preferably mature, but any age and colour would be most welcome. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5232. Masculine From Glasgow Alvin from Glasgow is 29 years old, 5'7" tall with dark hair and eyes, quite well built, hairy and masculine. He loves travelling, films, books, food and drink. He is looking for someone who is genuine, masculine, intelligent and easy-going for fun and friendship - hopefully leading to a wee bit more. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5236. Belting Memories "I am looking for a genuine retired or former teacher, living in Scotland, over the age of 50 to give me the belt as per my schooldays. I need my hands warmed again". Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5252. Asian In Glasgow? Glasgow guy, 44 years old, 5'11", 12st with dark hair who works out would like to meet an Asian guy for fun and friendship. He is very discreet and can accommodate. So if you like what you hear - leave a message. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5180. Pissable Meeting In Aberdeen Aberdeen area. Slim, tanned, 38 year old Sub, into bondage and yellow, looking for other guys 40+. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5199. Colourful Aberdonian Aberdeen area, submissive 42 year old, into yellow or brown, into dominant guys, any age. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5082. Gym'll Fix It Dominant Master, Glasgow area, 44 years, 5'11", 12 stones with dark brown hair. He's very fit and goes to the gym 3 times a week. He is looking for a slave for spanking, role play and mild CP. He can accommodate and is very discreet. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5052. Yellow Sub- 38 year old slim, submissive guy, into yellow, is looking for dominant guys any age. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 5060. Professional And Non-scene 31 year old professional, non-scene gay guy, non-smoker, 5'8", 10.5 stone, 33" waist. Hobbies include cinema, theatre, reading, country walking and swimming. Looking to meet gay/bi guys up to 45 years old for a possible 1-2-1 with the right guy. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 4775. Peter From Edinburgh Peter from Edinburgh is a 51 year old, clean-shaven guy with dark hair. He enjoys, music, cinema, theatre, country walking, swimming, briefs and Speedos and he is looking to meet people for fun. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 4710. Fraserburgh Versatile and fair-haired. Classical music, books and video-lover looking for similar. Phone 09068 556613 - Number 9628. -------------------------------------------------------------- BOXES - THE SCOTSGAY MEET MARKET ================================ To reply to a Contact Ad: By e-mail: We can now accept replies by e-mail for Box Numbers. They should be sent to boxreplies@drink.demon.co.uk and will be printed out and posted on by snail mail to the box number holders. There will be no charge for this service. As box number holders are unlikely to have access to e-mail, please include your name and address so that they can get back to you! And remember to include the box number that you're replying to clearly on each reply. By snail mail: Just pop your reply in an envelope with the box number written in the TOP RIGHT corner and place the envelope with your reply inside another envelope with two loose first class stamps. If you are writing from outside the UK, an International Reply Coupon (IRC) should be enclosed for each reply instead of postage stamps. International Reply Coupons are available from most Post Offices throughout the world. We are unable to send on replies without postage stamps or IRCs. Send all replies to: ScotsGay Magazine, PO Box 666, Edinburgh. EH7 5YW. To place a Contact Ad: Write to the above address enclosing your advertisement copy. Ads are FREE of charge to the advertiser. Or you can send them by e-mail to scotsgay@drink.demon.co.uk *WOMEN Motherwell Ladies Football Team Are seeking new players in all positions. We train Tue and Thu in Hamilton. If interested, contact Michelle on Motherwell (01698) 249154. North Highland Lass 33 gay female living in Caithness, looking to meet gay females for friendship, socialising and a relationship with the right woman. I'm quiet, easy going, honest, friendly and have a good sense of humour. Box SG60019. Professional Female - 38 Fife lesbian, OHAC, WLTM sane, sorted lesbian for walking through forests, drives in the countryside, camping. Loves music, sport, theatre, cinema, nature. Must have GSOH and like animals. Box SG60029. *MEN Edinburgh Uncomplicated fun and friendship offered to young guy 16-22 by 45 year old guy. Come and go as you like. Box SG60004. Up, Up And Away Frequent Ryanair/easyJet international traveller, 50, seeks younger (16-25) companions for short jaunts abroad. Don't do the gay scene generally. More into local food, drink and culture. Box SG60005. Highlands - Caithness Area Horny guy, early forties, seeks others in Caithness area for fun and friendship. Box SG60007. Life Begins Before Forty! Masculine gay guy (39), living in Edinburgh area wants to get away from an "all work and no play" routine. If you think that you can help, drop me a line. I am friendly, good humoured and have varied interests. All fabulous offers considered. Box SG60008. Looking For Fun In Edinburgh 39 year old looking for younger guy for some fun. I live near the city centre. Box SG60009. Mature Seeking Same 45 year old looking to have bottom fun with similar age! Give and take "O" and "A" and like Role Play! Aberdeen area. Box SG60010. Interesting Male Seeks Same Interesting, friendly man, 60, seeks same 35-65 for conversation, socialising, and maybe more. I enjoy movies, theatre, word games, long walks, and stimulating conversation. Box SG60011. Come And Road Test The New KAL 38 year old, much sleeker version than the 37 year one, needs to burn off some more calories, and sex is the best form of calorie burning exercise you can get. Passive but not paralysed in bed, enjoys lengthy sessions with a liking to receive cp occasionally when the mood takes. Seeks 50+ guy, who likes hot fun often. Not looking for LTR. Your pic gets mine and I don't do blind dates. Box SG60012. Aberdeen Submissive 50 year old Aberdeen submissive looking for top. I want to pleasure guys any way they want. Looking for guys 16-60. Box SG60013. Older Top Seeks Young Bottom Do you fancy older guys? This one is 46, 5'7", ready to teach new nephew types 16-26 who are hot and willing to learn. Shy boys and any race welcome. Box SG60014. Young Bi-curious 16 year old, bi-curious boy from Shetland. looking for an older man to teach me "O and A" and break me in. Fit, energetic and horny. Cannot travel or accommodate. Box SG60015. Looking For Love... And Fun! I'd love to meet anyone in the Sunderland area, or perhaps someone willing to travel. I'm not shy, so contact me soon. It's lonely up here. Box SG60016. Real Nappy Boy 24/7 Wants Daddy Real nappy boy, 35, nice looking, 5'8", wants real daddy for 24/7 nappy boy. Nappy boy enjoys powder milk and baby food. Enjoys humiliation public and private. Only daddys into nappy boys need apply. Aberdeen. Box SG60018. Aberdeen Guy Attractive 34 year old professional guy with varied interests seeks similar for friendship/relationship. Let's meet for a drink and a chat! Box SG60020. Wank Buddy Wanking partner wanted, age not important. Can accommodate in Edinburgh. Box SG60022. Virgin Seeks Help I'm a 17 year old guy from Dundee looking for a nice, caring guy of any age to teach me at a slow speed. Nobody pushy or impatient. Box SG60023. Oriental Oriental in Glasgow seeks same 25-35 for fun/friendship. Box SG60024. Aspergers 40something Aspergent looking for fun and friendship with 16-25 year old similar. If you like older hairy guys and can't be bothered with the pathetic courting rituals of the pubs and clubs, please respond to this ad. Box SG60025. Glasgow Dad (50) Seeks "Lad" Genuine offer of friendship by understanding but strict Dad (50)to passive type "lad" who would benefit from traditional methods of discipline and guidance. Accommodation available close to city centre to live in if suitable. Other duties to be discussed. No timewasters please, genuine search leading to LTR. No one liners. ALA. Box SG60026. Curious 20 Year Old Looking For Fun!!! 20 year old in Edinburgh looking for an older guy to teach me the ropes and to have fun together. I'm up for trying anything. Box SG60027. Stephen Purdon Type Sought by older Edinburgh guy for fun and friendship. Box SG60028. ESP Earnest & Sensitive Professional, 42, feeling isolated in Angus. Erudite, egalitarian, Guardian reader, eccentric, cultured, discreet, sincere, ecological, esoteric, blue eyed sexy voiced viking! Seeking special friend of similar, or younger. Box SG60031. Gay Amateur Artist - 46 Interested in art? Looking to meet like-minded guys for a social art group in the Glasgow area. Any level of ability welcome. Box SG60032. Willing To Obey Anywhere, passive sub WLTM a dominant guy for long-term service. I am willing to obey. Your total pleasure is my promise. I will need training, Letters only, no E-mails. Box SG60033. Slim Skinny Guys Wanted Fife, middle aged guy seeks slim guys of any age for no-string fun. Can accommodate. Married, bi guys welcome. Very discreet. ALA. Box SG60034. Versatile In Glasgow Guy guy, 55, slim, versatile, seeks balanced down-to-earth slim/medium build guy for regular O and A with lots of dirty talk. Can travel and accommodate, discretion assured. Box SG60036. NW England - Anywhere I'm 54, 6ft, slim, fit and HIV+. Like oral, anal and toys etc. WLTM W/E fit guy, any age, for regular raunchy sessions. Dom guys welcome. Can accommodate or travel. Box SG60037. Cumbernauld Area Active guy, 51, wishes to meet other guys for fun and friendship in this area. Box SG60038. East Central Scotland Slim guys of any age sought by middle aged Fife guy who is Non-SM, N/S, S/A, S/L and can accommodate. Married, Bi and Gay couples welcome. ALA. Box SG60039. Edinburgh - Fife Slim, fit, mature guy seeks similar for some close encounters. Have my own place but travelling is no problem. Box SG60040. Smooth Body And Under Thirty Horny guy wanted for weekly horny times. Good head, massage and lots of body contact, cuddles and hugs too. Must have GSOH. Discretion no problem. No E-mails or texts. ALA. Box SG60041. Scottish Borders/Anywhere Kilt wearer wants to meet similar also into coloured briefs. ALA with photo (returned). NS, slightly chubby. Box SG60042. Glasgow Guy Glasgow gay guy, 55, passive, tall, slim, S/A, likes wearing lingerie. Also likes sport, music, film, seeks active guy for fun and maybe friendship. Box SG60043. Sub TV Seeks Master TV Mistress Cuddly bi TV seeks to get into BDSM. Needs to be shown what happens to naughty girl. Would like to be sissy slave to master or TV mistress. Box SG60044. Students Of Sports Burly sportsman, 52, wishes students to train for sport and fun in the Cumbernauld area. Box SG60045. Edinburgh Guy Seeks Mr Right Gay professional, 47, seeks similar for relationship. Tall, slim, fit and bald. Enjoys hill walking, gym, films, literature, theatre, eating out and staying in with the right guy. Box SG60046. Glasgow CP Uncle Glasgow uncle, 50's, seeks slender, slim built naughty nephew for OTK CP sessions at my place. Discretion assured and expected. Reply now, you naughty boy, for CP fun. Box SG60047. Dance For Fitness Glasgow, mid 40's, N/SM semi-scene seeks others into dance events at theatre performing, also fitness (any sort). Me: slim, hairy. You: 30+ professional/sporty to share TLC, pampering and possibly 1-2-1 with right guy. Photo? Box Sg60048. Exercise Relaxation In Glasgow Let's connect to workout, (into dance classes etc), walks, share DIY and domestic duties, followed by a therapeutic showering and massage. Genuine. Me, hairy, fit, mid 40's. Also into gardening, SM groups and close 1-2-1 contact. Box SG60049. Sports Teacher Sports Teacher and Workout Master, 35, requires boyish, cute, slim, smooth, very cocky, lazy lads, 16+, to serve and obey as nude house and garden boys. No timewasters or withheld numbers. Detailed letters with shirtless or nude photo enclosed essential. No photo = no reply. Genuine wage for the right lads with accommodation available in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Box SG60050. Free Accommodation Free Accommodation offered to very cocky, boyish, smoothish gay lads in exchange for nude cleaning /gardening duties. Ages between 16-20's. No timewasters or withheld numbers. Send a detailed letter enclosing a photo = nude/shirtless with telephone number essential for prompt reply. Box SG60051. Free Massage Are you a tired and stressed lad aged 20 -30? Try my FREE massage to ease the stress of the student studies, office politics or building site labours. If you are slim or medium build, have own place (with bath or shower) and some time to spare, then this could be what you need to help you sleep or better still a night at the clubs. I am 40+, active, WE, and willing to help soothe away your aches and pains with a bathing followed by a 'deep' baby oil massage. Available afternoons and early evenings. Send details of needs, photo if you have one available, E-mail address for arrangements. Box SG60052. Woof! Small hairy bear (45) seeks young smooth cub (16-20) for mutual pawing. Your cave or mine (Edinburgh). Box SG60056. It All Comes Down To Friction In The End Cynical 46 year old seeks equally cynical 16-26 year old for fun and friendship. Strictly non scene. Box SG60058. *BISEXUAL Bi Curious? There has to be a first time for everything! Aged 16-21: get in touch? Considerate experienced versatile older guy will talk you through things at your own pace before getting down to some safe fun. Your limits respected. Total discretion assured. Live in Edinburgh but will travel if required. Box SG60001. Just Looking For New Friends As the title says, I am just looking for new friends, male or female, to have some fun with, sexual and nonsexual so please get in touch and let's see what happens. Box SG60021. Guys Wanted To Pose For Camera Bi guy seeks other guys to pose indoors/outdoors. No fees. Male/female couple. All welcome. Love to give "O". Both sexes. Party invites sought. Glasgow/anywhere. Box SG60030. Dirty Old Man Seeks youngster (16-21) with sense of humour and enough imagination to guess the purpose for which he is being sought! Box SG60057. *STRAIGHT Dundee - Perth Friendly, fit, 50something silver bear seeks morally relaxed women of all ages for fun and friendship. Box SG60002. Dundonian Cutie - Welsh Ex-pat 30 years old, rugby build, well read, university educated, bubbly personality, WLTM caring, intelligent woman, 25-40, for committed long-term relationship. Box SG60003. Edinburgh - Anywhere I like mature women, 40+, and am looking for fun times. Me: fit, rugger build, early 40's. Get in touch. Box SG60053. *LOOKING FOR Stirling Astrid is looking for a female police officer (~35), brown hair, 5'2", well built. Small child now? Lived 10 years ago around Stirling. She tried to contact me in Osnabrueck Germany repeatedly. Does anyone know her name or address? E-mail: Astrid19769 @aol.com or Write: Box SG60006. Blue Moon Cafe Thomas, met you and friend, Friday 8th October, gave you my card. I will be in Edinburgh in November. Please send a letter, or E-mail, for a chat and meal. Box SG60035. *FRIENDS ABROAD INTERGAY Penpal contacts with gay men all over the world. Over 120 subscribers in 30 countries. To join is free: send your ad. Only subscribers get the booklet with all data and addresses by enclosing GBP5. INTERGAY, Voorstraat 12-A, 4033 AD Lienden, Netherlands. American Moving To Edinburgh I am 20, American, 5'8", 10st, green eyes, brown hair and bi. Moving to Edinburgh this summer looking for a first time boyfriend. If any of you are sincere and would like to chat for a few months before I move there please get in touch. I hope to hear from you. Write: Chris Kitchen, 66 Daughtrey Ave 514, Waco, TX 76706, USA. E-mail: TX2Edinburgh@gmail. com Dominant And Masculine Skinheads Wanted! Dominant skins wanted by this Submissive Blk btm who enjoys verbal, rimming, golden showers and hot phone conversation, and hookup. I have photo if you send yours. I live in Hollywood, California in the Los Angeles area. I can send my phone number. I'm 5'11", clean shaven. 5 50 years old but look younger, medium brn skin w/brn eyes. Smooth body and tight round arse 4U and your buddies. I love white tough studs 18-50 who are tops. E-mail: luckyboy54@aol.com Russian TS 32, 12st, 5'9", long brown hair, dark eyes, attractive, kind, shy, sincere, GSOH, non smoker, WLTM genuine, caring gay male/CD/TV/TS, any age/build/nationality for friendship or relationship. Write: Dmitri Botchkarev, Chernishevski St 34-9, Kirov, 610042, Russia. Ukraine A good looking honest, intelligent, manly boy, 28 years old, 5'8", 11st, green eyes, dark blond hair, with good sportive body and with university education seeks man for real, strong friendship, relationship, good hot meetings. Please write with photo to: Viktor, PO Box 22, Kiev 03065, Ukraine. *ACCOMMODATION SOUGHT Edinburgh Room For Rent Required 26 year old student looking for relaxed accommodation in central Edinburgh for early January 2005. Very used to sharing and keen to meet new people and experience different perspective of Edinburgh. Considerate, tidy and very sociable. Rent up to GBP250 pcm. Profile: http://www.gaydar.co.uk/imperator/ Write: Box SG60017. Unfurnished Required One man (fifty something) and his dog (elderly Sheltie) urgently need unfurnished accommodation. Cottage or garden flat. Box SG60055. *JOBS OFFERED GBP100 per hour We are recruiting attractive guys to work as escorts in our highly respected escort agency. Earn up to GBP100 per hour for doing what you enjoy. You will be well looked after and supported in your work, and will be involved with a progressive, dynamic agency. Models also required. For more info call Ross on 08444 170134 or E-mail: ross@scotsguys.com [60] Alternative Therapies Available In the comfort of your own home or clinics throughout Edinburgh. Therapies available: Reiki treatments/teaching, Indian Head Massage, Spiritual Readings and Hopi Ear Candles. Fully qualified and insured therapist. Please contact Alan on 07747 714005 for clinics and appointments. [99] Cash For Your Body Photogenic guys can earn GBP100 cash posing for Mike Arlen who has had 14 glossy magazines published called Mike Arlen's Guys. Send snapshots of your magnificent body to him: Mike Arlen, Wetherby Studios, 23 Wetherby Mansions, Earls Court Square, London. SW5 9BH or Phone: 020-7373 1107. E-mail: mikearlen@btopenworld.com [99] Cash for Christmas? Money for a better lifestyle? Want to beat the bills? Earn GBP50-GBP500+ per week. Part Time or Full Time. No boss. Hours to suit. For free information pack call 24 hours 0800 0934705 quoting ref 498859 ScotsGay or check out http://www. 4freeBMWcar.com [60] Free Accommodation And Salary Available in comfortable house on main bus route 12 miles North of Perth for male carer to assist partially disabled single man. Dressing, undressing and light household duties. Apply with full particulars. Box SG60054. Models Wanted Previously published photographer needs good looking guys (18-25) who want to earn GBP20 per hour for publication work. For details please phone Stuart on 0141-636 6556 (No withheld numbers please) or E-mail: xpozure4u@shaws2000.fsnet.co.uk [99] *SERVICES CAFFMOS Contacts and friendships for men over sixty. The organisation for the more mature gentleman and his admirers. Write to: CAFFMOS, PO Box 2273, Hove. BN3 2GF. Or phone Hove (01273) 220995 for info. [99] Contact Mag Contact Mag for adults: over 900 photos. Approval copy from: Matchmaker (K38), Chorley, PR7 4BS. Or ring 01257 483335 (24 hours). [99] CP Contact Paper CP contact paper for spanking, skins, discipline, etc. SAE to TD Monthly, PO Box 352, Manchester. M60 2PG. [99] Free TV/TS News A Tranny not for profit newsletter. Views, news, venues and free personal adverts. A5 sae: BM Box 2534, London. WC1N 3XX. [99] Golden Wheel Seeking discreet gay or bisexual new friends, male or female? Long standing service, all areas and worldwide. Send stamp for details to: (Sadie), The Golden Wheel, Liverpool. L15 3HT. [99] Home In Spain For letting or investment. Superb villas, bungalows or apartments with pool direct from builder from GBP65,000 (60 per cent mortgage available). Call Keysol 0845 2255777. WWW: http://www.keysol.info/ [99] Limited Companies Only GBP90 for your own Limited Company. PLCs GBP100. Charitable and Unlimited Companies also available. Freephone 0800 526421 for our free 'Guide To Limited Companies'. E-mail: cosun@drink.demon.co.uk WWW: http://www.quick-companies. co.uk/ [99] Proofreading And Tuition In English (including TEFL), French, Latin, Greek and Gaelic, Typing Services, Historical and Genealogical Research. Charles S Coventry, 23/9 Viewcraig Street, Edinburgh. EH8 9UJ. Tel: 0131-558 8785. E-mail: charlie_cov@yahoo.co.uk [99] Reflexology For Men Relaxes, reduces tension and stress. Revitalises, enhances body's own healing resources. Sessions GBP25 (readers of ScotsGay GBP20). Ian - caring, experienced, qualified. Tel 0131-556 3383. WWW: http://www.iluvembra.co.uk/reflexology/ [60a] TD Monthly The UK's fastest-growing contact publication for gay men into spanking/CP and all related interests. Please send SAE for details. Write: TD Monthly, PO Box 310, Manchester. M15 6WT. WWW: http://geocities.com/tdmonthly/homepage.html [99] Translation Services Qualified translator based in Dundee offers translation services between the following languages: English, Ukrainian, Russian, Turkish and French. E-mail: trots1@drink.demon. co.uk or Write: Box SG60000. [99] Worldwide Penfriends Regular lists. Make friends, exchange holidays, improve your languages. For general and music lovers' lists send GBP3: "The Penpal List", c/o 221B Merton Rd, Southfields, London. SW18 5EE. [99] Young Landscape Gardner Available for landscaping, garden maintenance and household chores, etc. Highland area. Tel: 07774 649508. [60a] *BACK RUBS Dundee Full body and firm deep massage given. All muscles seen to. Also full body shaving given. Learn to massage, training at your own pace. For the best massage, miss the rest. If required, strict discipline also given. For appointments