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Welcome to REALEdinburgh - one of the latest sites to join our national network of local city gay scene guides. Within these pages you'll find listings for gay and gay-friendly events in Edinburgh, a growing archive of photos taken on the scene and at the Edinburgh Festival & Fringe, a directory of gay and gay-friendly businesses... and lots more besides! The site thrives on people like you taking an interest in sharing your photographs, thoughts and comments! If you have any comments or suggestions or you'd like to find out more about contributing to the site please don't hesitate to get in touch and we'll give you more information.
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Student Pride 2012 tickets on sale
Tickets to hottest student event of the year selling fast
National Student Pride is back! Now a firm fixture in Brighton - this year the event takes over the fantastic Dome complex. 1,200 students are expected from all over the UK - from Dundee to the South Coast.
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The Auld Hoose The Auld Hoose boasts great food, ale and atmosphere and is popular with a mixed crowd - everyone is made welcome. find on map |
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| Café Habana Right by the Playhouse Theatre, Cafe Habana is a great pre-club hotspot for Edinburgh's LGBT community. |
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| The Claremont Bar The Claremont offers a well-stocked bar with friendly staff on hand. Food served, and Friday night is men-only. |
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Deep Blue Smart and intimate bar under the lovely Blue Moon cafe - perfect for a pre-club drink and also available for hire for private parties. find on map |
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New Town Bar Gay/Gay-Friendly bar on two levels. Upstairs is swanky and contemporary in design, offering a smart place to socialise with friends. Open every day from noon until 1am Sun-Thurs or 2am on Sat & Sun. Food is offered every lunchtime between noon and 2pm. The Downstairs is a intimate club space, open every Saturday from 10pm to 2am and home to Fur Burger, a monthly night for lesbians. Keep an eye on our listings for details. |
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CC Blooms Edinburgh's premier gay club venue, open throughout the week in the heart of Edinburgh's gay community. Keep an eye on our listings for what's on! find on map |
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| 4 | Club eGo Ego a first world war dancehall may look a bit dated, however when the taste crew inject some Fever into the venue it becomes the cutting edge monthly institution not to be missed! find on map |
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New Town Bar Gay/Gay-Friendly bar on two levels. Upstairs is swanky and contemporary in design, offering a smart place to socialise with friends. Open every day from noon until 1am Sun-Thurs or 2am on Sat & Sun. Food is offered every lunchtime between noon and 2pm. The Downstairs is a intimate club space, open every Saturday from 10pm to 2am and home to Fur Burger, a monthly night for lesbians. Keep an eye on our listings for details. |
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Taste Taste is Edinburgh's original and longest running gay-friendly club night that brings together like-minded people who enjoy a club environment free from hassle and bad attitudes and for whom sexuality is not an issue. |
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HotScots FC Scotland's first LGBT group for football players and fans! find on map |
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REAL City Network Ltd Real City Network is the not-for-profit organisation behind REALEdinburgh and REALGlasgow... we're working hard to ensure that the site is kept up to date, but we're always very happy to hear from anyone who'd like to contribute to the site... photographers, journalists, community groups... get in touch! Businesses who'd like to support the site by becoming business members are especially welcome of course! find on map |
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Stonewall Scotland While politics and community issues may seem like a distraction to partying the night away, lunching with friends or shopping for the latest designer gear, it is, nevertheless, imperative that everyone in the UK – gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or straight, makes time for an organisation such as Stonewall. |
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The Auld Hoose The Auld Hoose boasts great food, ale and atmosphere and is popular with a mixed crowd - everyone is made welcome. find on map |
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| 7 | Black Bo's Once strictly vegetarian, one or two dishes have now appeared on this restaurant's gormet menu for those who fancy meat or fish options. However, they know the score and you can be sure that vegetarian dish preparation is scrupulously kept separate! find on map |
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Blue Moon Cafe Restaurant & Bar This great bar cafe serves up breakfast, lunch and dinner and is also a great place to hang out for coffee with friends. You'll find a friendly welcome and a pretty impressive menu of home cooked food. find on map |
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| 9 | La Tasca Chain of tapas themed restaurants. find on map |
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| 10 | La Tasca Chain of tapas themed restaurants. find on map |
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New Town Bar A smart bar serving daily lunch - from light snacks, jacket potatoes, paninis and pastas, through to more substantial pub favourites. |
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| 11 | Q Store Edinburgh's own little den of iniquity... Q Store is a licensed sex shop and will sell you everything from R18 DVDs to dog collars... if you beg nicely. find on map |
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Festival City Theatres find on map |
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Pleasurable Vibrations (Club eGo) Tuesday, 21 August 2007 Edinburgh's infamous institution gets the all the boys from the yard... damn right - it's better than yours!... full photo story > |
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Polly Deluxe - It's All About Me Monday, 13 to Monday, 27 August 2007 The life of a superstar stripped bare! Polly Deluxe – It’s All About Me is the theatrical equivalent of a must-read manual for anyone for anyone who ever wanted to be famous at any cost.... full photo story > |
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Blooming Marvelous! (CC Blooms) Friday, 17 August 2007 After another sellout show the Polly Deluxe crew decided to celebrate with a slightly camp, gay pub crawl!... full photo story > |
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pride countdown
Forthcoming pride festivals...
17 days National Student Pride 2011
24th - 27th February 12
24 days Sydney Mardi Gras 2012
3rd March 12
52 days Exeter Pride
31st March 12
89 days Maspalomas Gay Pride 2012
7th - 13th May 12
93 days Belgium Pride 2012
11th - 12th May 12
112 days Capital Pride 2012 : Washington
30th May - 10th June 12
115 days Birmingham Pride
2nd - 3rd June 12
REALPride carries full details of these events and the major pride and mardi gras festivals around the world.