Across the UK, queer snas have provid a safe space for gay men to relax, unwd and shag. But the panmic has brought on an uncerta future wh…
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- GAY SNAS LONDON
- HISTORIC GAY SNA CHARTS SPA ANNOUNC PERMANENT CLOSURE PROMPTG OUTPOURG OF STICKY MEMORI
- INSI CHARTS, LONDON'S BIGGT GAY SNA
- THE FUTURE OF BRA’S GAY SNAS
- CHARTS - VXHALL (CLOSED)ONE OF SOUTH LONDONS PREMIER GAY SNAS WH OVER 500 LOCKERS THAT PULL THE AFTER CLUBBG CROWD.LONDONMENUHOTELS · LUXURYHOTELS · MID-RANGEHOTELS · BUDGETGUTHO & B&BSHOSTELSON TODAYBARSDANCE CLUBSLBIAN BARSCISE CLUBSSNASGAY SOHOMASSAGETHEATRECABARETSSHOPSGYMSCAF & RTRANTSSERVICATTRACTNSCY GUITOURSGAY MAPUK EVENTSGAY WEDDGSCHARTS - VXHALL (CLOSED)
GAY SNAS LONDON
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The legendary gay sna Charts Spa has gone to liquidatn, after sufferg fancially durg the ronavis panmic. Charts Health Clubs opened s first gay sna Shoredch, London, 1996. Until now, the Vxhall branch of Charts Spa was the only survivg lotn, and brand self as Europe’s largt gay sna.
“I would like to take this opportuny to say thank you to all our ctomers and to the gay muny as a whole for supportg and makg the pany a succs for many years. As some of you know, and mostly bee my endls postg about jobs, one of the most inic Gay Snas London I had the pleasure of workg wh sce September 2019 has unfortunately had to liquidate due to fance issu.
HISTORIC GAY SNA CHARTS SPA ANNOUNC PERMANENT CLOSURE PROMPTG OUTPOURG OF STICKY MEMORI
Waterloo's send largt gay sna (after Charts). Derated an dtrial style and recently renovated, the venue is spread over two floors and featur * gay spa london waterloo *
— Stt (@GayNightStand) January 25, 2021. One former Charts Spa staff member wrote on Twter: “One of the most inic gay snas London I had the pleasure of workg wh sce September 2019 has unfortunately had to liquidate due to fance issu.
INSI CHARTS, LONDON'S BIGGT GAY SNA
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“Snas such as Charts had provid a safe space for gay men pre-COVID for untls years. Fabulo gay sna London wh lots of actn suated next to Waterloo statn;) Remember to play safe!!! After 5am too many LGBT bs aimed at Gay men.
Charts is a gay sna that’s somehow stood firm and risted the velopers for nearly 20 years. Amidst a vastatg year for gay venu London, alarm bells were set off June when was reported that the se might make way for a luxury hotel, but thankfully for s patrons, there’s been very ltle follow-up. ‘It was found 1997, ’ says staff member Lewis, ‘when fdg a fy, welg place to be openly gay or explore your sexualy was perhaps tougher than is now.
THE FUTURE OF BRA’S GAY SNAS
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For the uniated, a gay sna is, as our listg onle stat: ‘like a leisure centre, but wh sex’ – a place where men cise and hook up.
‘That always ma me giggle – the last thg a gay du to a sna for is a mouthful of fish. ‘Some misnceptns are fuelled by homophobia’. Speakg of hair, you might image that wh that zty, naturel activy gog on, a gay sna would be ked lube and all manner of curly follicl.
There are still a lot of gay or bisexual guys who aren’t out. Sadly, I fear some misnceptns are fuelled by homophobia.
CHARTS - VXHALL (CLOSED)ONE OF SOUTH LONDONS PREMIER GAY SNAS WH OVER 500 LOCKERS THAT PULL THE AFTER CLUBBG CROWD.LONDONMENUHOTELS · LUXURYHOTELS · MID-RANGEHOTELS · BUDGETGUTHO & B&BSHOSTELSON TODAYBARSDANCE CLUBSLBIAN BARSCISE CLUBSSNASGAY SOHOMASSAGETHEATRECABARETSSHOPSGYMSCAF & RTRANTSSERVICATTRACTNSCY GUITOURSGAY MAPUK EVENTSGAY WEDDGSCHARTS - VXHALL (CLOSED)
The legendary gay sna Charts Spa has gone to liquidatn, after sufferg fancially durg the ronavis panmic. * gay spa london waterloo *
If was a straight swgers’ club, might be seen as cheeky, racy, darg, but bee ’s a gay spot, ’s more likely to be nsired sleazy and gross.
Before ronavis h, Charts Vxhall claimed to be “Europe’s largt gay sna” for men wantg steam, queer mararie and a potential subterranean hook-up.
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Charts Vxhall was the last survivg outpost of a gay sna cha which at s 2005 peak had six branch dotted across London.
Losg Charts is a major blow for London’s queer male muny, but gay snas across the UK have weathered an credibly ttg 12 months. “Gay snas n of the possibily of sex, but whether people actually have sex when they get here is a pletely different thg, ” says Stephen Gunn of Mantire Spa Plymouth.
In 2021, gay snas are faced wh the same toxic cktail of threats as any other LGBTQ venue.
Regulars at Charts gay sna Shoredch tell Alix Fox about etiquette, myths and generally hangg out. * gay spa london waterloo *
But when we talk about savg our val queer spac, gay snas tend to be exclud om the nversatn.
Nick Batt, owner of Pk Broadway Southampton, says a lol rad statn was terted hearg about his stggle to survive the panmic as a small bs owner until he said he ran a gay sna.
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Even wh the LGBTQ muny, gay snas have a lgerg image problem. In 2016, gay magaze Attu published an op-ed tled: “Perhaps the time has e for gay snas to close – and that’s fe. Pl Town, manager of The Locker Room South London, says is rctive to pigeonhole all gay snas as “expensive knockg shops”.