Nunsense - ScotsGay 43, December 2001
Nun the worse for wear
Did you manage to get your World AIDS Day Sister Condom or Dam pack? We managed to give away around 1500 condom packs, 250 dam packs and 250 "heavy" packs, demand far outstripping supply.
It was Novice Nun the Wiser's first proper outing, and she managed to do good works from the start. While in CC's she observed two young gentlemen in, erm, deep conversation with one another and so presented them with condoms. One of the young gentlemen refused, and opined that he would never use such a thing. The other looked at him with appropriate disgust and walked away, hopefully to find a much more considerate shag.
Not all the venues have managed to finish counting all the money they raised. So far, we know that the Newtown raised £365, Café Habana £670 and CC's approximately £750. We had a good time at the Mingin' Big Band Night, which managed to raise £543. Alan Joy says "Thank you to everyone who helped out and donated their time and energy to the event. Special thanks to John Kirk who arranged the musicians, to the musicians themselves of course and to Studio 24 who kindly let us use their club for free!"
A fundraiser was held at the Liquid Room on the Tuesday before World AIDS Day and, by the time we departed, had raised over £200 on the raffle alone.
Pictures
Cover (top left) : Sister Athletica de la Bain gets to grips with a defrocked sailor.
We have a colour page this issue, so we thought we'd fill it with some shots of World AIDS Day nicked from Pastor Best's camera.
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Novice Nun the Wiser in a pensive moment. |
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A rare picture of the burning red ribbon looking completely unlike anything left behind by the Klan. |
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From left to right, Henchperson Paul, Novice Nun the Wiser, Henchperson Jan, Sister Athletica de la Bain and Novice Brother Bimbo del Doppio Senso. |
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Cilla Flack and the Blind Date contestants at Café Habana. This picture was originally on the Edinburgh page, which was not as colourful as ours! We got a lovely welcome from the delightful Ms. Flack. |
