Glasgow gay scene

Gay Visitor, Glasgow or Edinburgh?

Ok; two pieces of input "Depends - if young and cute we can offer our personal services .... Otherwise - if it is either/or, I would recommend Glasgow, Top are Delmonicas (Bar - Virgina Street) Polo Lounge (Bar/club - Wilson Street) and Bennets (Cluib - Glassford Street) all basically round the corner from each other If Edinburgh, worth a visit to Blue Moon Cafe (Broughton Street) where you can often pick up fliers for one-nighters. Bars are Laughing Duck (Howe Street); Habana, Earth Out and .... as ever ... CC Blooms (Leith Walk, next to Playhouse. CCs is open latest and has disco downstairs. If he prefers an older crowd (or facial hair or leather) there is New Town Bar (Dublin St)" "Try the Glasgow Dyke and Gay Centre website" two more responses expected.

By the midpoint of the 19^th century successful businesses wished to build offices that reflected their optimism, growing wealth and confidence, especially at a moment when Glasgow was cementing its position as the second city of the Empire. One such organisation, which emerged during the preceding part of the century was The National Bank of Scotland (NBS) (established in 1825) and after a mistake to acquire the Glasgow and Ship Bank, the NBS undertook to unclosed their first Glasgow branch in 1843. Occupying temporary accommodation in the first instance the bank launched a general competition to layout a more suitable building. A juvenile London architect, John Gibson (1817-92), then working under Charles Barry, entered the competition and his plan was unanimously chosen as the winner. On Gibson’s first official trip to the metropolis he was treated to a general dinner given by the ‘principal gentlemen of Glasgow’ and commented that ‘I was much gratified by the compassion shown to me in Glasgow, and surprised to watch so many common monuments, and all by the top sculptors’. After the final plans were approved construction of the new building, in Queen Highway, began that winter and was compl

JumpingAtTheWoodside wrote:Does anyone contain any reminiscences/ horror stories about queer venues in Glasgow over the years? I'm gay and used to travel out in Glasgow when I was a lot younger, but then I moved away for many years. When I came advocate all the places I knew had closed!
Some I used to know:

Club X
Austin's
Vintners
Squires

Glasgow was always a hostile place towards gays and the bars in the 1960's-early 1970's were fairly discrete. I believe the most popular block then was Guys at the superior of Hope Lane (which later became a "Berni Inn" steakhouse. There was also the Strand, again in Desire Street, which later opened up a bar in its basement which went on to grow Austins. I was only in the original Strand once, when it was at street level, and remember a small deaf and dumb guy who served there. He was quite famous.

Across the road was McCalls, which was probably the most comfortable of all three, but was never very occupied when I was there. Down in Gordon Street was the Corn Exchange, which also had a lounge block in the basement, but it was always a very mixed crowd in there, with lots of commuters having a quick pint before catching their trains across the roa

LGBTQ+ guide to Glasgow

Glasgow is a welcoming and inclusive city, named one of Rough Guides '5 best European LGBTQ+ destinations' (July 2023). Here is our guide with superior places to visit, eat, cocktail and stay.

Merchant City

The Merchant Urban area is known as Glasgow’s Diverse district and is where you’ll find the majority of Diverse bars and clubs. It’s also one of the city’s most stylish areas, with lots of cafes, shops and arty spaces. Not to mention the historic beauty of the buildings! Review out our Merchant City reference to find out more.

The Burrell Collection

The Burrell Collection can be found within Pollok Nation Park in the southside of Glasgow. The museum is currently running a series of Diverse tours where you can absorb about the history, context, and meaning behind some of the most popular objects. Visit burrellcollection.com to see a list of upcoming dates.

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Glasgow Women’s Library

The Glasgow Women’s Library celebrates the lives, histories, and achievements of women. It’s free to visit all year circular and is one of Gla