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• THE 10 BEST LONDON GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS LONDON
• THE BT GAY BARS LONDON
• LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE
• GAY LONDON, LGBTQ+ CLUBS AND EVENTS
• LONDON GAY CLUBS
• LONDON GAY BARS
• GAY BARS AND CLUBS SOHO
• GAY UNED KGDOM
• LONDON GAY CISE CLUBS

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

Photograph: Dalston Superstore The bt LGBTQ+ and gay clubs LondonParty the pal wh our gui to London’s bt gay and lbian clubs and LGBTQ+ nightlifeLondon’s LGBTQ+ scene has long been full of vibrant venu offerg safe spac to be yourself.

Its heartland is still very much loted s tradnal home of Soho, but you’ll fd brilliant gay bars and clubs dited to servg the muny south of the river and the East End too. Eagle’s large horshoe bar still attracts many an olr, burlier gay gent, but the overall ambience now feels slick and sexy rather than, well, slightly sleazy. Bethnal Green Workg Men’s ClubThis offbeat, sticky-rpeted social centre isn’t officially a gay club, but s programmg has a pronounced LGBTQ+ slant.

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.

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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.

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

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. 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.

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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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. Comptons of Soho Photo:, Shutterstock Comprisg of two bars and a quieter lounge area, Soho’s Comptons pub has been a staple the cy’s gay scene sce 1986.

Halfway To Heaven, Trafalgar Square Loted between Charg Cross Statn and Trafalgar Square, Halfway To Heaven is a tradnal gay pub and baret show bar wh a laid-back ground floor and club-like basement area.

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Kgs Arms, Soho Loted on Soho’s Poland Street and open sce the 1700’s, the iendly Kgs Arms was one of the first spots Soho to serve the gay muny, billg self as a ‘gentlemen’s bar’ the 1970’s. Officially a gay bar sce 1981, ’s now a firm favoure wh the LGBTQ+ muny – ‘bears’ particular – om London and around the world. Adam* said was dangero to e out as gay his home untry and feared beg forced to an arranged marriage wh a said he was "so lucky" to wed his soulmate, Ray, Manchter and wish everyone uld marry who they love.

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There are more than 60 untri wh laws that crimalise same-sex sexual acts acrdg to the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn, cludg Sdi Arabia. 'Authentilly myself'Ray said he had also stggled growg up gay the 1970s and 80s England, which was "tough" said his relig school "dmmed to you, 'you are gog to hell'" Adam returned home to Sdi Arabia, spe beg more than 3, 000 apart and later rtricted by the Covid-19 panmic, they kept touch daily and the romance years ago, Ray proposed on a vio ll and after succsfully applyg for a UK fiancé visa, Adam moved to Manchter December 2022. Adam said he had been aaid to even wear lours his home untry so the first thg he did when he moved was start to "grow my mullet, got my ears pierced and booked appotments for tattoos" relled how, ntrast, one of his gay iends Sdi had been forced to marry a woman, addg: "It has ed not only his life but the life of his wife.

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The uple, who live London, said a "really betiful memory" was on the way home when one of their sons shouted out of the black b wdow to Trafalgar Square, "My dads jt got married" and cheered "Yay, gay marriage". 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. 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. Loted Clapham, a 15-20 mute tube ri om the cy centre, this tradnal gay pub-club is a perennial favoure wh LGBT+ Londoners who love an unpretent party.

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Keepg the gay flame burng out wt is this tradnal gay pub Ealg, a leafy suburb that’s about 25 mut by tube om central London. There are also a number of after-parti if you tend to make a night of · regular weekly clubsG-A-Y @ HeavenToday: G-A-Y Porn Idol - Every ThursdayTomorrow: G-A-Y Camp Attack - 4 rooms of mic - Every FridayUnr The Arch, Villiers St, London, Uned KgdomShow on mapHeaven is renowned as one of the longt-nng gay dance clubs Europe. Tradnally home to London's popular G-A-Y party, the club has now turned to London's biggt gay bar wh extend openg hours to ter to bee London's largt socially distanced gay bar.

Weekday: Thurs: 10pm-4am, Fri: 9pm-4amWeekend: Sat: 9pm-4amLast updated on: 19 Aug 2023Last updated on: 19-Aug-2023CIRCA EmbankmentToday: Live Lounge show: 7pm - Every ThursdayTomorrow: Shantay Fridays: 10pm-4am - Every FridayGay nightclub the heart of Central London. Advance tickets available at OnNatn - sential if you plan to go on a public Bank Holiday updated on: 21 Aug 2023Last updated on: 21-Aug-2023Feel It @ OmearaTomorrow: Feel It @ Omeara - Every FridayFeel It is one of the newer edns to London's gay nightlife scene.

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Neart statn: VxhallWeekend: Sat: 11:00pm til 6:00amLast updated on: 8 Aug 2023Last updated on: 8-Aug-2023Cybil's HoeCybil's Hoe is a gay nightclub and event that happens monthly at the Whe Swan. Every month has a new theme and there are drag performanc to keep you dancg to the updated on: 8 Aug 2023Last updated on: 8-Aug-2023Horse Meat Dis @ EAGLE LondonPopular gay dance party at EAGLE London Vxhall (ually on a Sunday night). Check out OutSavvy for tickets for the next Pk Glove updated on: 22 Aug 2023Last updated on: 22-Aug-2023Latt London Hotel OffersFabulo als, amazg hotelsLondon · monthly / ocsnal club nightsBootylic @ Unn66 Albert Embankment, London, Uned KgdomShow on mapLondon's leadg gay urban mic party, mixg the bt R&B, hip-hop, Ao-beat and trap tun wh some good old dis mashups.

Get tickets to the next WE Party updated on: 22 Aug 2023Last updated on: 22-Aug-2023Urban World @ The Sla275 Pentonville Road, London, Uned KgdomShow on mapLarge dance party on 4 floors for gays, lbians and open-md people, held every other month at The 's play a mix of world mic, R&B, soulful hoe, Middle Eastern sounds, groovy tun. The party wel everyone and is particularly popular wh the Spanish gay muny, as most followers have been attendg the parti religly sce 2005.

Amongst the mt-attends: eccentric electronics and pornstar martis at Unntrollable Urge (Wedndays); cult-stat toilet rave at Happy Endgs (send Thursdays); and the big gay mobile strip club replete wh gogo boys on the bar at drag night A Man To Pet’s Basic Boys!

Chapter 10Where: Var venu, LondonTake someone to their very first Chapter 10 and watch their ey win wh disbelief that a large “gay rave” playg somethg other than tech-hoe exists. A slice of paradise for gay men the pal; the always unannounced programmg is as paramount as the eedom to exprs exuberant homosexualy.