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GAY LONDON, LGBTQ+ CLUBS AND EVENTS

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Collected om the 19th century, the archive — curated by the imable Stef Dickers — brims wh prs cuttgs, lbian pulp fictn, 90s gay mags, necsary documentatn of the HIV/AIDS crisis and Sectn 28 — and everythg between. Gay's the word. Bookshop extraordaire: Gay's The Word.

The first of s kd, Gay's The Word Soho opened as the UK’s first dited LGBTQ+ bookshop 1979. Persecuted Irish poet Osr Wil has a ff-shaped cigarette-holdg statue jt off Trafalgar Square (and plaqu around town, cludg one at Clapham Junctn statn), while gay breaker Alan Turg has a steel 'statue' Paddgton. The first-ever gay rights monstratn, Highbury Fields 1970, is memorated wh a plaque too.

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Keep an eye on their socials for nights llaboratn wh Gay Tim or Pengu Books, too. Unniably one of the most ccial parts of London's gay history, the men's pond on Hampstead Heath is the clost Londoners get to a gay beach.

The wild swimmg pond on Hampstead Heath is a summer mec for gay men. Follow on om a swim wh a drk at the nearby Kg William IV, one of the cy’s olst gay pubs.

GAY BARS AND CLUBS SOHO

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Gay Amerin artist Dennis Severs spent 20 years turng his home to a livg mm, wh the townhoe’s 10 rooms reprentg snapshots the life of an imagary fay between 1724 to 1914. Addrs: Gay’s the Word, 66 Marchmont Street, London, WC1N 1ABWebse:! Where to go at nightRoyal Vxhall TavernOne of London’s olst survivg gay venu, the Royal Vxhall Tavern has been an entertament statn sce the 1860s.

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Heaven, Charg CrossHands down the biggt and most famo gay club central London. Highlights clu the John Waters-spired lbian theme night Female Trouble; the d-visual queer spectacular Outré Voyage, the male-centric mic nights Homodrop and Dissodoma, the by-femm/for-femm monthly Femmi-Errect, and the hedonistic Happy Endgs, which turns Superstore’s unisex loos to a pop-up rave. In Hackney Wick, near the Olympic Park, the monthly gay rave Chapter 10 is at Bloc and Pxssy Palace tak place at Mick’s you need fuel on your night out, Dalston is packed wh late-night eateri.

Wh more gay bars per square e than any other area, Soho is buzzg on any night of the week. They clu Admiral Dunn, a historic pub wh drag shows most nights of the week; Ku Bar, a cktail lounge and club popular wh gay men; the lbian bar She Soho and the big urtyard bar The Yard. Drag llective Ltle Gay Brother throws a Sunday daytime rave at Fabric.

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Although there have been high-profile closur recent years, remas a clubbg hotspot – particularly popular wh gay the banks of the Tham the south-wt of the cy, Vxhall has a history of entertament. Bootylic, a monthly night at Unn, is the biggt gay urban night around, playg aobeat, garage and dancehall. Soho has long been the UK pal's centre of gay culture and is likely the area that to md when thkg of LGBT London.

The Glory revigorated London's gay scene and remas one of the biggt nam LGBT London. Gay's The Word. It stands as the UK'S olst LGBT bookshop, found by a group of gay socialists back 1979 as muny centre.

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When this renowned nightclub opened s doors back 1979, quickly beme the centrepot for London's gay scene and, sce then, s remaed somewhat of an LGBT London stutn.

24 plac sorted by traveler favorBars & Clubs • Gay BarsTrafalgar Square / EmbankmentGay Bars • Dance Clubs & DissTrafalgar Square / EmbankmentBars & Clubs • Gay BarsLeicter Square / Shaftbury AvenueWhat travelers are saygBier than expected but service was fast and iendly. Loted the heart of London, Comptons is a mt-vis gay pub that guarante an credible experience. Brilliant staff (pecially Jack, the fabulo bar manager and cktail maker), fabulo cktails and a relaxed atmosphere for all whether gay, straight or somethg else.

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A beguilg, alternative London gay bar. The bt gay bars Soho. The bt gay bars Vxhall.

The bt gay bars the East End. Sce homosexual acts were illegal, Polari enabled folx to talk safely mixed pany and intify as queer. Polari was wily spoken the LGTBQ+ muny until 1967 when homosexualy was crimalized the UK.

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Tune to Ru Pl’s Drag Race UK or vis one of the cy’s gay barets, and you’ll hear remnants of old London’s unrground LGBTQ+ legacy.

Soho is the ont-and-center premier neighborhood of gay London.

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