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Contents:

• THE BT GAY BARS LONDON
• THE BT LGBTQ+ AND GAY CLUBS LONDON
• THE 10 BEST LONDON GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS LONDON
• GAY LONDON, LGBTQ+ CLUBS AND EVENTS
• LONDON GAY CISE CLUBS
• LONDON GAY CLUBS
• THE 10 BEST LONDON GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS LONDON

THE BT GAY BARS LONDON

Like all our areas London, East London had s challeng wh revelopment and losg queers spac, to the excg recent openg of new plac like The Glory and Bethnal Green Workg Men’s Club, Queen Alai and Vogue Fabrics already makg their lible mark on the UK gay scene, never md jt the East End.

Hetro-Friendly, Old school gay pub on the edge of Limehoe.

The Glory is East London’s famo gay bar, drag hothoe, LGBTQ+ performance venue, nightclub and curators of major events and ftivals. The Backstreet is a world-famo bar for gay men who are to leather or bber. East Londons Biggt and most famo gay sna space, a large venue wh areas for everyone om spa, snas and steam, numero private bs and tv rooms, Pl an array of fantastic theme events om Big and Cuddly wh a whole buffet put on, to Lato Thursdays and even a Sunday roast served on a Sunday.

THE BT LGBTQ+ AND GAY CLUBS LONDON

Named after the Walthamstow lol famo for his volvement the Arts and Crafts movement, The William Morris Bar is a neighbourhood gay pub for the rints of E17, but the vast and varied range of events happeng throughout the week means that ’s well worth anybody makg the journey to the end of the Victoria Le. 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.

THE 10 BEST LONDON GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS LONDON

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 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.

East London’s famo gay bar, drag hothoe, LGBTQ+ performance venue, nightclub and curators of major events and ftivals. Our staff all have a good si knowledge about the gay scene, the bt parti, the bt plac to eat, and all the gay scene gossip – they’re always happy to help!

The Gay Bgo Boat Party (2015 – prent).

GAY LONDON, LGBTQ+ CLUBS AND EVENTS

The Glory also curat, unr Jonny Woo, the drag talent and gogo dancers who appear Block 9’s notor gay club NYC Downlow at Glastonbury.

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There are close lks and crossovers between The Glory’s performer fay and other London drag parti and llectiv like Sk The Pk, Mariah & Friends, Ltle Gay Brother and Wter Pri. Bimi exclively tells the pws (, GAY TIMES) about her top five favoure LGBTQ+ venu East London. The legendary cis-tem offenr and genr-benr took a pse om all of her jaw-droppgly stun photoshoots (this TimeOut one is still slayg our souls) to chat wh GAY TIMES about the bt queer bars and clubs you should vis right now East London.

Owned by London drag entertaers Jonny Woo and John Sizzle, as well as Col Rothbart, the webse for The Glory also scrib the venue as “East London’s famo gay bar” and “drag hothoe” whose regulars are “like fay”. Follow on om a swim wh a drk at the nearby Kg William IV, one of the cy’s olst gay pubs. 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.

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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.

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.

THE 10 BEST LONDON GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS LONDON

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. AlamyVxhallLook south of the river for some of the bt gay clubbg London.

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.

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.