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Cottages (Gay culture)

 Subject
Subject Source: Homosaurus
Scope Note: UK slang term for public bathrooms used as locations for sexual encounters, particularly by gay men.

Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:

40 Men Arrested in Helensburgh, Sep 1998

 piece
Identifier: GD61/11/2/2/160/4
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.

Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.

Dates: Sep 1998

Camp, canals and cottages, 30 Apr 1999

 piece
Identifier: GD61/11/2/3/79/4
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.

Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.

Dates: 30 Apr 1999

Clampdown on Ulster cottages (The Pink Paper), 2 Oct 1998

 Item
Identifier: GD61/11/2/2/162
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.

Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.

Dates: 2 Oct 1998

Early Years Broader Context, 1978 - 1980

 File
Identifier: GD61/5/2/1
Scope and Contents Photocopies of information from London Gay Switchboard titled "Visits from the Police", which discusses what members should do if police turn up at London Switchboard’s premises.Photocopied pages from the "Scottish Criminal Law, Police Duties and Procedure (published 1980) – Section 2 – beat duties", which discusses “gross indecency” and the constable's role in policing public parks and toilets. Also discusses public morals and “sodomy”.An outline of a one-day...
Dates: 1978 - 1980

Fan 'photographed George Michael going into toilets' (The Scotsman), 10 Apr 1998

 Item
Identifier: GD61/11/2/2/50
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.

Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.

Dates: 10 Apr 1998

Gay activists claim police crackdown drove man to suicide (The Scotsman), 31 Aug 1998

 Item
Identifier: GD61/11/2/2/142
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.

Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.

Dates: 31 Aug 1998

Gay Scotland, Issue 3, Jul 1982 - Aug 1982

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Identifier: GD61/10/2/4
Scope and Contents The front cover’s headlines are: "Censorship and Gay Men’s Images", "Homointern Alive: International Gay Association (IGA)", and "Lesbians Live in Dublin". This issue contains an editorial by Ian Dunn, as well as letters from readers; an article on the Scottish Homosexual Rights Group's (SHRG) first decision-making forum; news reports (including an article on the conviction of Tom Paton); "World Gaze", which discusses an IGA meeting in Strasbourg; the Lesbian Column with the headlines:...
Dates: Jul 1982 - Aug 1982

Gay Scotland, Issue 48, 1989

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Identifier: GD61/10/2/50
Scope and Contents Issue number 48 (Winter Solstice Issue).The front cover reads: “TrouserSnake – Short Story”, “True Confessions – Caught in the Cotts”, and “Bumper Helping of Dykes to Watch Out For”.This issue includes: an article on Act-Up’s first action in Edinburgh; Stonewall urging organisations to build lesbian and gay rights into planning for a Scottish Government; a feature on cottaging with a man providing his personal experience of being arrested; an article on AIDS and the...
Dates: 1989

Gay Scotland, Issue 116, May 1997

 Item
Identifier: GD61/11/2/1/10
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.

Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.

Dates: May 1997

Gay Scotland, Issue 118, Jul 1997

 Item
Identifier: GD61/11/2/1/16
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.

Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.

Dates: Jul 1997