Upg Events – Gay London Life – Celebrate Your Scene

Contents:

• THE BT LGBTQ+ AND GAY CLUBS LONDON
• QUEER FéS AND GAY MYLK
• WHEN I WAS HOMELS, I SOLD MY BODY GAY SNAS TO SURVIVE
• THE BT GAY BARS LONDON
• GAY LONDON, LGBTQ+ CLUBS AND EVENTS
• LONDON GAY CLUBS

THE BT LGBTQ+ AND GAY CLUBS LONDON

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QUEER FéS AND GAY MYLK

Queer fés and gay mylk.

WHEN I WAS HOMELS, I SOLD MY BODY GAY SNAS TO SURVIVE

Bars played ccial rol as muny health centr durg the HIV and AIDS crisis and the nascent movement for equaly, back when the public still lled “gay rights”. While London’s queer nightclub scene has seen some sad, untimely partur, such as the Coleherne (briefly the Pembroke), London’s olst gay bar until s closure, and the Joer’s Arms, there are still some long-standg venu and new-ers to the scene workg hard to keep London’s queer nightlife alive.

Heaven, Charg Cross Cred: Lda Brdley, via Heaven One of the bt-known, most historic gay clubs London statned up s inic Charg Cross spot. Royal Vxhall Tavern, Vxhall The Royal Vxhall Tavern is a te slice of LGBTQ+ history London – a Gra II Listed venue that was famoly raid by police 1987 amidst over-policg of London’s gay muny.

BJ’s Whe Swan, Limehoe Another longstandg London gay bar, which has been gog strong for over 30 years, is BJ’s Whe Swan East London.

THE BT GAY BARS LONDON

The Glory, Haggerston The Glory pris self beg one of East London’s bt gay bars, drag hotho, LGBTQ+ performance venu, nightclubs, and curators of London shows, ftivals, ntts and battl.

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GAY LONDON, LGBTQ+ CLUBS AND EVENTS

Chapter 10Where: Var venu, LondonTake someone to their very first Chapter 10 and watch their ey win wh disbelief that a large “gay rave” playg somethg other than tech-hoe exists. A slice of paradise for gay men the pal; the always unannounced programmg is as paramount as the eedom to exprs exuberant homosexualy.

Eat Sleep Drag RepeatWhere: Var venu, BristolThe home of RuPl's Drag Race artists Bristol, ESDR was set up by the team behd the all-nquerg “unrground homo dis” Horseplay, and boundary-phg non-bary arts ftival Submerge. HomoelectricWhere: Var venu, ManchterEven before Queer As Folk was airg on Brish telly, Manchter stutn Homoelectric was throwg parti at the now funct Folli way back 1998. This is home to the Bear – gay men of genero proportns – although of urse their many admirers are equally wele.

LONDON GAY CLUBS

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