LEWISHAM'S only gay pub Two8Six has been closed after the buildg's new owner sent bailiffs and changed the locks.
Contents:
- GAYEASTLONDON: HAS LEWISHAM LOST S GAY SCENE?
- LEWISHAM'S ONLY GAY PUB TWO8SIX CLOSED DOWN BY MENDOZA AND GOLATE PROPERTY PANI
- GAY BAR LEWISHAM (GTENG)
- LONDON GAY SNAS
- MOSW GAY MAP
GAYEASTLONDON: HAS LEWISHAM LOST S GAY SCENE?
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GayEastLondon: Has Lewisham lost s gay scene?
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LEWISHAM'S ONLY GAY PUB TWO8SIX CLOSED DOWN BY MENDOZA AND GOLATE PROPERTY PANI
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Follow the story this week to fd out why this is happeng and what means for the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer muny. Whilst the southern parts of east London, such as Croydon and Lewisham, have never had que as many gay bars and pubs as the north, Lewisham’s Two8Six operated as a gay bar for more than 60 years. Some gay pubs have closed bee of the same problems that affect straight pubs such as the fancial crisis, the smokg ban, high rent — Two8Six fell victim to London’s soarg hoe pric — but the closure of gay venu has affected LGBTQ culture a way unseen by the general public.
GAY BAR LEWISHAM (GTENG)
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Whout Two8Six, Lewisham no longer has a lol gay bar wh the borough.
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The way that Lunn has approached anisg events for the society that aren’t solely based around drkg, is ditive of the need for gay pubs.
While there is always the optn of gog out to Soho or Vxhall for a night out, there is still a need for some people for a quieter social venue where young gay people, pecially those who have recently ‘e out’, n exprs themselv whout prsure.
MOSW GAY MAP
Follow GayEastLondon stori on ELL this week and read here about what is happeng to the gay scene Hackney and Tower Hamlets. It was born at the start of lockdown when Harry Gay and his fellow DJs began weekly LGBTQ+ Zoom parti om their home New Cross.