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Sex locations

 Subject
Subject Source: Homosaurus
Scope Note: Places where people engage in sexual activities, including private and public spaces.

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

Michael fined for indecency in toilet (The Scotsman), 15 May 1998

 Item
Identifier: GD61/11/2/2/38
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: 15 May 1998

Michael slander suit thrown out (Edinburgh Evening News), 17 Feb 2000

 Item
Identifier: GD61/11/2/4/140
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: 17 Feb 2000

Police check videos of toilet at centre of gay sex scandal, 20 Nov 1996

 Item
Identifier: GD61/11/2/1/1
Scope and Contents

Gay men interviewed in relation to footage showing men having sex with a teenager in public toilets as part of police surveillance operation.

Dates: 20 Nov 1996

Putting Policing In The Pink, Mar 1998

 piece
Identifier: GD61/11/2/2/46/3
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: Mar 1998

Queerbashing in Edinburgh's Gay Village, Feb 1998

 piece
Identifier: GD61/11/2/2/26/1
Scope and Contents

Six men aged 16-17 arrested for attempted murder following violent attacks on five men in Leith Street, Royal Terrace and Calton Terrace, Edinburgh. Not all victims of the attacks were gay, but reporter Kenneth James McGowan and Lothian and Borders Police have reason to believe homophobia fuelled the attacks due to the popular use of these sites for cruising.

Dates: Feb 1998

Singer joins list of celebrities who courted scandal, 9 Apr 1998

 piece
Identifier: GD61/11/2/2/31/2
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: 9 Apr 1998

Spy camera man filmed in gay sex sting (Daily Record), 21 Nov 1996

 Item
Identifier: GD61/11/2/1/2
Scope and Contents

A report on a council chief who was filmed having sex in a public toilet as part of a police surveillance operation. A reaction to the surveillance from gay rights organisations is also discussed as well as concerns over suicides connected to men filmed having sex with a teenager.

Dates: 21 Nov 1996

Stirling rent boy 'still at work', 1 Jan 1997

 piece
Identifier: GD61/11/2/1/3/1
Scope and Contents

Report on a teenager having sex with men in a public toilet, which resulted in the launch of a police surveillance operation and the suicide of two men who were arrested. Outright Scotland’s claim that the teenager was then used to entrap men is also discussed.

Dates: 1 Jan 1997

The Boys On The Bus, Aug 1998

 piece
Identifier: GD61/11/2/2/143/4
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: Aug 1998