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• NEW LGBT SPACE TO REPLACE FORMER SOUTHWARK GAY CLUB XXL BY 2022 AFTER VELOPMENT ROW
• LONDON GAY NIGHTCLUB XXL FAC CLOSURE TO MAKE WAY FOR FLATS
• BLOC SOUTH – VXHALL GAY BAR
• THE BT LGBTQ+ AND GAY CLUBS LONDON
• LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE
• LONDON GAY CLUB XXL IS BEG FORCED TO CLOSE BY VELOPERS
• LONDON GAY BARS
• THE 10 BEST LONDON GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS LONDON

NEW LGBT SPACE TO REPLACE FORMER SOUTHWARK GAY CLUB XXL BY 2022 AFTER VELOPMENT ROW

A new LGBT space will open a Banksi velopment h by a backlash over the closure of the gay club, XXL. The club, terg the gay subculture of ‘bears’, had s last night operatg s Pulse premis Sampson and Ludgate Ho jt off Southwark Street September. One of London’s biggt gay nightclubs is facg closure to make way for a £1.

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LONDON GAY NIGHTCLUB XXL FAC CLOSURE TO MAKE WAY FOR FLATS

Photograph: Native LandsDJ Fat Tony, whose real name is Tony Marnach, said: “London n’t afford to lose another big gay venue. The gay scene has been so crippled over the last few years.

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BLOC SOUTH – VXHALL GAY BAR

They proposed “the first natnal LGBTQ centre to celebrate, archive and support the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer experience”. While the venue at Pulse is no longer available to XXL, ’s fairly clear that we haven’t heard the last of this party brand for the gay men of London. A gui to beg gay – How do you know if you’re a bear?

The big mcl and mascule persona tradnally associated wh bears n often be a way of actg-out agast all of those securi that many gay men have had to grapple wh when growg up or tryg to avoid the bulli at school. Home to club nights such as Bt, JOXXX, Man Up and many more, this is a great Vxhall gay bar to dance the night away Vxhall and get up to no good. I wanted to go out to a nice gay club sce NI is kda lackg them.

THE BT LGBTQ+ AND GAY CLUBS LONDON

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LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE

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LONDON GAY CLUB XXL IS BEG FORCED TO CLOSE BY VELOPERS

The bar scene London is hugely diverse, and youll fd great venu regardls of your tast; om bear bars to gay super clubs, the cy has all. London’s gay nightlife scene attracts all sorts, and you’ll fd a mix of lols and travelers the pal’s gay s exposed brickwork and timber beams, The Yard is a particularly popular bar London’s queer Soho.

It’s a London LGBTQ+ landmark, and most gay travelers will end up this glterg nighttime palace. Spread over three floors, there’s somethg for everyone here, and wh mic to the early hours, you uld spend your entire night explorg this mec of gay have separate pag for London's gay nightclubs and gay cise Bars London by areaSoho & Central LondonSoho is home to some of London's bt known gay bars, many loted on or close to Old Compton Street, Rupert Street and Wardour Street. Caffe Nero (rner of Frh Street and Old Compton Street) is one of the most popular hang out spots durg the day - a great place for people Bar & ClubThis new clive LGBTQ+ venue opened Augt 2020 and has quickly bee one of London's most popular gay nightlife hotspots.

LONDON GAY BARS

The Yard is one of the most stylish gay venu Soho and a firm favore of ours. 30AMLast updated on: 8 Aug 2023Last updated on: 8-Aug-2023Friendly Society79 Wardour Street, Soho, London, Uned KgdomShow on mapLoted jt off Wardour Street, the alley between Ann Summers and The Village London's Soho gay district. Friendly Society is a fun and unique basement gay bar wh a laid-back vibe.

Barbie dolls hangg om the ceilg, eclectic lights and black & whe movi make the bar a favore hangout for gay men, lbians and their straight iends. 30PM SundayLast updated on: 8 Aug 2023Last updated on: 8-Aug-2023Rupert StreetToday: DJ Tasty Tim - Every SaturdayTomorrow: Sunday Funday wh Heidi Lisc - Every SundayAnother very popular gay bar loted right the middle of Soho. 30 SundayLast updated on: 8 Aug 2023Last updated on: 8-Aug-2023Comptons of SohoToday: Sweet Saturdays wh Heidi Lisc - Every SaturdayTomorrow: She Daddy - Every Sunday51-53 Old Compton Street, London, Uned KgdomShow on mapLoted what ed to be a Victorian hotel, Comptons of Soho had bee a pub lled 'The Swiss Tavern' the 1950s and acquired a reputatn as beg a meetg place for gay men which was illegal at the time.

THE 10 BEST LONDON GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS LONDON

In 1986, the name was changed to "Comptons of Soho" and me out the open as beg a gay bar.