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Deviance :: Film :: Preview 19 Nov 2008

Sarah Nisbet: The Magic Lantern promises to steam things up a bit this winter with its independent Christmas film programme, XXXmas. The event, held for one night only at Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts, will examine the representation of sex in cinema,...

Deviance :: Film :: Theatre :: Art :: Clubs :: Preview 23 Sep 2008

Margaret Kirk: There is plenty of queer work these days that tickles mainstream tastes: like a larger than life character on Big Brother, or a token edgy story-line on your favourite daytime soap, sexuality is a useful signifier of exoticism that can actually work to...

Deviance :: Film :: Preview 14 Jul 2008

Jess Travis: QueerMutiny has been radicalizing Edinburgh's gay scene with its 'Do-It-Yourself, Doing-Each-Other, Diversity and Perversity' attitude since January of this year. This 'non-hierarchical kollective' offers an autonomous space free from sexual and gender...

Deviance :: Preview 23 Jun 2008

Laura Barbour: As a city normally renowned for its "jute, jam and journalism", Dundee is soon to be livened up by LGBT Youth Scotland's 'National Gathering' event. Spanning two days, the event promises to provide support and advice to young people in the form of wor...

Deviance :: Heads Up :: Preview 22 May 2008

Nine: Perspectives on sex work and prostitution from Sweden and India 3 Jun, European Room, City Chambers, High St, Edinburgh With speakers Pye Jakobsson on the Swedish model of criminalising sex workers’ clients, and Meena Seshu of SANGRAM, a thousa...

Deviance :: Heads Up :: Preview 17 Apr 2008

Nine: Celebrating women in the arts, culture, and society, Edinburgh’s first ever Ladyfest takes place throughout May. Highlights include Get Racy!!, an event on race, culture and subcultures; a workshop on faith and feminism; a wide range of film scre...

Deviance :: Preview 06 Mar 2008

Lizzie Maran: Gay? Bi? Trans-something? Not sure what you are this month? Well you're in luck, my friend, as London's fabulous Club Wotever is heading north!In fact, Wotever is more than a club. It describes itself as 'a club that is an idea that is a party that is ...

Deviance :: Preview 09 Aug 2007

Cameron North: The first thing that stands out at this special drag king themed edition of Velvet, the monthly women's queer club night, is the atmosphere. It has the welcoming feel of a house party rather than of a venue best known for metal music and noise disputes...

Deviance :: Preview 11 Apr 2007

Cate Simpson: Amid a flurry of changes to the Edinburgh scene (the closure of Sala, opening of Destination's women's night, and the relocation to Studio 24 of Velvet and Zeus due to the near-razing of their venue by fire) the opening of new gay-friendly club night T...

Deviance :: Preview 13 Oct 2006

Gemma Couper: Edinburgh's self-proclaimed club for "extroverts & perverts", Taste, is on the move this October 8 with guest DJs Spooky taking to the stage, in a step that has been seen as somewhat of a homecoming to Cabaret Voltaire - the new host of the stalwar...

Deviance :: Books :: Preview 14 Aug 2006

Ruth Marsh: David Sedaris first shot to fame for his National Public Radio readings of The SantaLand Diaries, which detailed his career as a department store elf. These autobiographical vignettes established him as an alternative Garrison Keillor, with waspishly q...