Gay London clubs bars sex: map, calendar/diary, reviews, news from DISCODAMAGED

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CLUB NUDITY – DD REVIEW

Club Nudity is a men only naked dance club with a wobbly screen at one side of the dance floor where people gather for a bit of sex. It takes place under the railway arches in the back half of the Union, so they've got a dance floor / sex area and a bar upstairs with a bit of seating where it's all too easy to bump your head when you stand up. And yes, everybody's naked.

RUT IS 1

RUT, London's strictest gay leather / rubber dress code club, is celebrating it's first birthday on Friday the 27th November at the Hoist, 47c South Lambeth Rd, Vauxhall.  They'll have DJs ogan McCree, Jon Delano and Dick Rock at the party.

LARAMIE PROJECT

The Laramie Project is a play about Matthew Shepard who was kidnapped, severely beaten and left to die near Laramie, Wyoming for being gay. He died days later. The authors interviewed over 200 people to make the play. It's showing in London from 18th to 21st November at The Space, 269 West Ferry Road, E14 with two charity performances. Tickets £10+ click here to book online.

NOUVEAU NUDE AT SUPERSTORE

Nouveau Nude is a show of male nude art. It's running at Dalston Superstore until 6th December and opening next Thursday 12th from 6.30pm. It "seeks to celebrate and explore the male nude, celebrating those who examine, muse and obsess it." Dalston Super Store is 117 Kingsland High St, E8 2PB.

FASTER! HIGHER! STRONGER!

Well, we've had a lot of views expressed on Damaged lately regarding safer sex - including about the lack of condoms in many European venues. Well, we have a solution. There are 5,000 condoms left over from the Beijing Olympics going for 8p each! Each one has the Olympic logo and the motto of the Games on it: faster- higher - stronger?! They're what's left of 100,000 of them handed to athletes. Perhaps a clever bar might bid for them on eBay?

LET'S AIR OUR DIRTY LAUNDRY

Gary Leigh has had good, although as he might claim, belated, coverage lately for a survey into HIV prevention conducted at September’s Soho Live that he himself commissioned. We had some questions so we put them to him and his answers are below...

50P A DRINK AT INFINITY

The opening of Infinity in Earls Court didn't seem to go too well, but recent reviews are giving better reports. "Place was busy, had a mixed crowd with some really fit lads. Bar staff is very friendly and they are hot!!" Now on Fridays and Saturdays they're doing all drinks for 50p, if you buy an entry wrist band for £20. Club Infinity is at 294 Old Brompton Rd, events are in the gay London calendar.

GAY FIREWORKS

Want gay fireworks? There's some in Soho Square tonight courtesy the Edge. Show starts at 9pm.

GFEST 09

GFest, the gay Wise LGBT arts Festival, starts next Monday 9th and ends 22nd November. It includes parties, exhibitions, workshops, films and performances and takes place at various venues in London including Rich Mix, Cochrane Theatre, McKenzie Pavilion in Finsbury Park, The Royal Vauxhall Tavern and The Drill Hall.

Click "Continue reading" for a look at their calendar. Parties are in DISCODAMAGED's gay london calendar too.

GAY BINGO @ SOHO HOUSE

Gay bingo is going classy at Soho House with Johnny Woo, Ma Butcher, and John Sizzle all in disguise on Sunday November 8th. It's strictly guest list only, read on for how. Soho House is at 33 Greek Street, London, W1.

TWO ARRESTED OVER ATTACK

Two 18-year-olds have been arrested for the gay bashing a man in his fifties in Ilford. They're being held in custody. Result. Another result is that Chris Moyles, whose casual "humour" encourages teenagers in their homophobia, may be leaving his show. No word on why but we imagine he fancies himself on the telly.

HELP SAVE LIVES AND TOWELS

When are saunas best? Somebody asked why Damaged didn't do a proper listing for saunas recently.  They're onto something.  When are they a desolate Escher print?  You're there at your computer at some ungodly hour with the horn wondering if 8am's too late on a Saturday in Vauxhall or lunchtime's lame in Waterloo.

We wanna know what you know - good or bad. Comment or email anonymously and we'll create London's first sauna diary: beats the ads with shifty models looking creepy in blue, gormless and faking it by a pool or just saying nowt in a bad font.  It's our best idea since getting Waitrose to Vauxhall.  

 

(By telling folks you're also saving the world by not wasting towels and saving lives by not sending folks on soul destroying hunts.) Put those web fingers to work now.

CLOAKROOM APOLOGY

At last Saturday's Hard On, the venue was short staffed and they had a massive cloakroom failure. Some people queued for 2 hours, even though management tried their best to sort it out. Hidden and Hard On management send this message:
"Hidden would like to apologise unreservedly for the issues with the Cloakroom on Saturday. We will ensure that this never happens again. The Cloakroom will be free at next month's Hard On Saturday Nov 28th plus a free drink for the first 100 through the door.”
Hard On itself is offering £5 off door entry fee for the first 200 through the door at their next event.
"Once again very very sorry for the total inconvenience on the night." Suzie Krueger

LO-PROFILE DJS IN NOVEMBER

Lo-Profile is the largest gay club in Soho, open every Friday and Saturday until 10pm-4am with two DJs per night: Alessandro, Brent Nicholls, D'Johnny, Gonzalo, Guy Williams, Hugh Stevenson, Jamie Head, Luke Hope, Mikey D , Nick Evans, Paul Heron, Steve Pitron. £6 before midnight, £8 after. Read on to find out when. It's at 86 Wardour St and they're in your gay London calendar.

EGG IN NOVEMBER

"Continue reading" for Egg listings in October. Fridays Always Fridays, Egg on Saturdays and Breakfast at Egg on Sunday morning. Boy George is at Egg onSaturday 10th. Tickets from ticketweb here. Club Egg is at  200 York Way, Kings Cross. It's in the gay London calendar.

AREA IN NOVEMBER

Area gay club listings for November. Thursdays Jasons Jukebox, Friday Onyx and Sunday morning Beyond. Thursday 5th sees the launch of the 'Scenestar, Superstar' competition  and live stars Nicki French and Angie Brown are at Onyx on Friday 6th. Club Area is at 67 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall.

ESCAPE BAR REFURB

Soho's Escape Bat has had a refurb and change in line-up. Live music is back with a different theme every night: Cabaret, DJs, Karaoke, drinks offers and more. And it's open until 3pm-3am from Monday to Saturday. Gay club / bar Escape is at 8-10 Brewer St, Soho, London, W1F 0SE.

SCHOOL DINNERS & SPANKATHON

Boyz and Sirs, for adult school boys, is every Saturday 2pm-7pm at the Hoist and they're starting a 'Spankathon' party, starting on Saturday 14th. What could that be? Also they're having two two course feasts plus wine for £10 per head on Jan 30th and 31st. We hated school dinners – but this sounds like a bargain. Read on for details. Gay SM Club Hoist is at 47b South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall.

US HIV/AIDS BAN TO BE LIFTED

iBoy tells us that President Obama will lift the 22 year old ban against HIV/AIDS sufferers from entering the USA. The new ruling should come into force at the beginning of 2010, so you won't have to lie on those visa immigration forms any more. Read more on CNN.

BE A SUPER STAR

Fancy yourself as a new singing star? If you're an amateur or a semi pro, here's your chance to be launched on the path to fame. Jason Prince and James Saint James of Klubkidz and Jason's Jukebox are launching a competition with heats in four London venues during November and finals at Area in December. All you have to do is turn up at one of the heats with your backing track or use the Karaoke machine and sing your heart out. First prize includes a paid five gig tour of the venues.  All the dates are in that gay London calendar. Venues are The Stag, Infinity, Ego / Southern Pride and Area.