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• GAY LONDON
• LONDON GAY BARS
• LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE

GAY LONDON

Here's our pick of the bt gay bars and clubs Soho, the pal of LGBTQ nightlife and gay LondonFor hundreds of years, Soho has been a haven for gay Londoners, full of packed pubs and late night drkg ns even before the crimalisatn of homosexualy. But gay old Soho still holds a special place London's LGBTQ scene and remas most visors' first port of ll, whether for drag nights or mglg. Here's our pick of the bt gay bars and clubs Soho.

RECOMMENDED: Venture further afield wh London's bt gay bars and gay clubs.The bt gay bars and clubs SohoG-A-Y BarSoho’s world-famo G-A-Y Bar has everythg you’d expect: cheap drk offers, a young crowd and plenty of Brney. The crowd here is gay the broast sense: anyone wh a sense of fun will feel at home, whatever their genr and sexualy. Compton's of SohoLong before Soho beme known as London’s gay village, long before the lik of Ku Bar and G-A-Y, there was Compton’s.

Once an old-fashned gay club wh blacked-out wdows and sawdt on the floor, the venue has changed wh the tim and now has two floors, clear-glass wdows and far nicer toilets. Compton’s is still popular wh a crowd of beer-drkg, blokey gay men and remas kda cisey. A send Ku Bar on nearby Frh Street offers a more sedate sp on the same experience.Halfway to HeavenThis old-school gay pub is suated halfway between Soho and Heaven, hence the name.

LONDON GAY BARS

Though there are often go-go dancers at weekends – a rary London – Village don’t jt attract gay men; ’s a sexy yet welg venue for all members of the LGBTQ muny.Admiral DunnThis famo gay pub the heart of Soho has been operatg ntuoly sce the early neteenth century. Today, the Admiral Dunn remas a iendly and unpretent Soho stalwart that generally attracts a crowd of slightly olr gay gents. If the jebox isn’t blastg out ’80s and ’90s hs, popular Soho drag queens like Wilma Ballsdrop will probably be on croong duty stead.Rupert StreetIf your ia of gay life was shaped by ’90s TV show ‘Queer as Folk’, then Rupert Street is probably the bar for you.

It’s the sort of place where gay young profsnals share a bottle of prosec after work before gettg more flirtat later on. The athetic is old-school and sy: you uld be a untry pub, except ’s crammed wh gay men.

London is home to the most active Grdr ers on the pla, meang that if you're lookg for a genuely gay cy, you n't do much better. The actn to be had London extends beyond the datg apps, wh the cy boastg world-class gay clubs, a treasure trove of cultural sights, and a historil theatre scene.

LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE

It's no secret that Soho is the ma gay district London, and this sizeable and central area of the pal is ltered wh fantastic gay clubs, bars, and gay-iendly hotels. The nightclubs and bars the gay East London hotspots of Dalston and Haggerston are cidly edgier than those central’s Soho. If you’re cravg a ls high-octane eveng, be sure to vis the Royal Vxhall Tavern, which wears the crown as London’s olst gay bar.