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Much of Edinburgh's gay
scene is centred round the pink triangle between Broughton Street and the
top of Leith Walk. While there are quite a few very popular bars, there's
only one disco that opens every night, called CC Bloom's, and all of Edinburgh's
gay folk merge on it. There are however many weekly or monthly gay nights
at other discos, which also tend to be packed to the hilt.
Edinburgh is the capital
of Scotland and its second largest city, after Glasgow, which is 45 miles
(72 km) to the west. It is in the south-east of Scotland, on the east coast
of Scotland's Central Belt, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, on
the North Sea and, because of its rugged setting and vast collection of
Medieval and Georgian architecture including numerous stone tenements,
it is often considered one of the most dramatic cities in Europe. The Old
Town and New Town districts of Edinburgh were listed as a UNESCO World
Heritage Site in 1995. There are over 4,501 listed buildings within the
city.
Edinburgh is well known for
the annual Edinburgh Festival, a collection of official and independent
festivals held annually over about four weeks from early August. The number
of visitors attracted to Edinburgh for the Festival is roughly equal to
the settled population of the city. The most famous of these events are
the Edinburgh Fringe (the largest performing arts festival in the world),
the Edinburgh International Festival, the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, and
the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
BearScots - Bear group -
Web
site
blogs - Edinburgh University's
Bi, Lesbian Or Gay Society - Web site
Gay Kilts - Men who like
men in kilts - Web site
Gay Men's Health - Edinbrough
based AIDS/HIV charity - Web site
LGBT Youth - Scottish nationa
youth organisation - Web site
ScotsSkin - Scottish gay
skinheads & their mates - Web
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