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• THE DOS & DON'TS OF GAY CLUBBG
• THE CRACKDOWN ON GAY VILLAGE 'DARKROOM SEX' THAT MPAIGNERS SAY IS PART OF A BID TO GENTRIFY CANAL STREET'FROM THE TOP DOWN THERE IS A PLAN TO DRIVE OUT THE SEEDIER SI OF THGS AND MAKE THE VILLAGE A DISNEYLAND PASTICHE OF WHAT WAS'MENBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYSTEVE ROBSON08:12, 11 FEB 2020UPDATED14:35, 11 FEB 2020BOOKMARKTHE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
• THE BT LGBTQ+ AND GAY CLUBS LONDON
• THE 10 BEST LONDON GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS LONDON
• THE BT GAY BARS LONDON
• LONDON GAY CLUBS
• LONDON GAY CISE CLUBS
• GAY SNAS LONDON
• INSI CHARTS, LONDON'S BIGGT GAY SNA
• GAY BARS AND CLUBS SOHO

THE DOS & DON'TS OF GAY CLUBBG

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THE CRACKDOWN ON GAY VILLAGE 'DARKROOM SEX' THAT MPAIGNERS SAY IS PART OF A BID TO GENTRIFY CANAL STREET'FROM THE TOP DOWN THERE IS A PLAN TO DRIVE OUT THE SEEDIER SI OF THGS AND MAKE THE VILLAGE A DISNEYLAND PASTICHE OF WHAT WAS'MENBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYSTEVE ROBSON08:12, 11 FEB 2020UPDATED14:35, 11 FEB 2020BOOKMARKTHE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

Chanc are, your first tentative steps out onto the London queer scene were ma or around Old Compton Street, the shg of London’s mastream gay culture. The inic Royal Vxhall Tavern is one of the olst gay venu the cy and ss, as you may have gused, Vxhall.

Chanc are you probably won’t be starg down that barrel of that gun a gay club eher then pal. Csg a venue to ll out an expensive plummer bee you and your pals thought ’d be a great plan to smash up the toilet after your first h of gay gra gak isn’t exactly the pnacle of allyship.

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Gay men do not have any more right to touch a woman’s breasts than a straight man whout nsent. It’s been 50 years sce homosexualy was crimalised this untry. A mere 30 years later, sectn 28 was passed - makg an offence to promote (talk about) homosexualy schools and only 5 years ago same sex marriag were not legal.

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The future of fetish nights the Gay Village is unr threat due to a row over the legaly of nsensual sex 'darkrooms'. "Gay men will have sex somewhere, where will they go if they don't have the events? " What the uncil say: A Manchter Cy Council spokperson said: "The Council’s licensg team has been ntact wh a venue the Gay Village followg plats om the public.

"The Gay Village has played an important role the cy’s history and ntribut a huge amount to the vibrancy of the cy centre. "Followg up this plat is no way an act to discrimate LGBTQ+ people or an attempt to ero safe spac for the muny the Gay Village.

"The Gay Village is an tegral part of Manchter’s thrivg multi-cultural cy centre and we will ntue to ensure remas a safe and supportive place for Greater Manchter’s thrivg LGBTQ+ muny. 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.

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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.

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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.

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Bars & Clubs • Gay BarsTrafalgar Square / EmbankmentGay Bars • Dance Clubs & DissTrafalgar Square / EmbankmentBars & Clubs • Gay BarsLeicter Square / Shaftbury AvenueLearn more about this ntentTours, activi and experienc bookable on Tripadvisor, ranked g exclive Tripadvisor data cludg reviews, ratgs, photos, populary, er preferenc, price, and bookgs ma through travellers 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. A beguilg, alternative London gay bar. Harnsed bodi and hunks leather chaps and wboy hats pass poppers beneath danglg foliage a glassed nservatory like a homoerotic En.

My newt tracks are really homoerotic, so ’s a buzz to see them go off.

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“Hoe mic me om black and Lato gays Chigo; [ was] about fdg a safe space to party and celebrate that. Straight, gay, didn’t matter, wasn’t about that.

As much as I’d like to lament about clubs like The End, Tra and Turnls closg, or lgh when I hear TLC’s ‘No Scbs’ played at 135BPM at mercial gay nights like Poprn, you have to celebrate.

”Shay adds, “There are only so many tim you n go to a gay club and hear an Ale megamix played relentlsly before you’re gog to start searchg for an alternative. For more than a now, Eagle London has been a popular pleasure hub for Vxhall’s gay populatn.

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But, what mak Eagle London even more popular is s sex-entertament license, which allows sexual acts on the premis of the gay club. It ma the dark room safe and secure for gay men to meet unr the watchful ey of the lol police. Mark was also begng to battle wh dg problems among his gay clients, threateng the clean reputatn of the club.

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. 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.