Gay bars London - the bt LGBTQ+ bars and pubs - Time Out

Contents:

• THE BT GAY BARS LONDON
• GAY BARS AND PUBS STRATFORD LONDON E15
• THE 10 BEST LONDON GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS LONDON
• THE 5 BEST MOSW GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS MOSW
• MOSW GAY BARS

THE BT GAY BARS LONDON

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GAY BARS AND PUBS STRATFORD LONDON E15

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. 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.

HeavenGay Bars • Dance Clubs & DissTrafalgar Square / Embankment14. I e a wheelchair and am wary of gay venu, which equently don’t have accsibily adaptatns are are often heavg so once I’m was quiet. 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.

THE 10 BEST LONDON GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS LONDON

A beguilg, alternative London gay bar. Those that rema are often important muny spac imbued wh shared New Penny on Call Lane Leeds claims to be the olst ntuoly operatg gay pub the UK, and certaly is one of the olst outsi of London. From the 1970s Earl’s Court had been the central foc of many gay men’s urban socializg the cy.

The Coleherne pub at 261 Earls Court Road was popular wh gay men throughout the post-war perd.

Durg the 1970s and 1980s, gay pubs and venu found ways of operatg around licensg laws that required they serve food. I believe this was que mon for gay venu which often found hard to get licensed. Wh creasg tert the ‘pk pound’, gay pubs and clubs proliferated London and other ci and towns across the untry.

THE 5 BEST MOSW GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS MOSW

VisibilyBy the 1990s gay venu across the untry started to transform. The Yard, on Rupert Street (London) was rare havg an outdoor space visible om the Admiral DunnThe danger associated wh visg gay bars had not disappeared by the end of the 20th century.

The Admiral Dunn at 54 Old Compton Street, Soho London has been tradg sce the 19th century and been a gay venue for s. Club Kali, a large and succsful mixed club for lbians and gay men sce the 1990s, operat at The Dome Tufnell Park, north London and tours to other venu.

It was the first place where I felt totally fortable and didn't feel the need to jtify intifyg as Gay, Mlim, Brish and Asian. The listg scriptn explas that ‘has bee an endurg symbol of the nfince of the gay muny London’. Though the number of LGBT+ venu London has seen a cle the last or so, the cy's gay scene isn't ailg yet – fact, a handful of excellent new venu have opened recent years around the cy.

MOSW GAY BARS

The hight ncentratn of LGBT+ spac n still be found around Old Compton Street Soho, a former red light district that's been heavily gentrified recent years, but remas London's gay heartland. This Soho stalwart tends to attract a slightly olr crowd of gay guys and has a reputatn for beg cisy. It’s closed on Mondays and Tudays, but hosts a r Sunday pub quiz and gets pretty packed on Friday and Saturday nights when the small dancefloor fills up wh a largely, though not exclively, gay male crowd.