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Contents:

• THE BT LGBTQ+ AND GAY CLUBS LONDON
• THE BT GAY BARS LONDON
• THE 10 BEST LONDON GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS LONDON
• LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE
• LONDON GAY CLUBS
• THE 10 BT GAY CLUBS & BARS LONDON, ENGLAND
• GAY BARS AND CLUBS SOHO
• AND THE GAYT CY EUROPE IS... (DISVER OUR TOP 10 WNERS)
• THE 10 BEST PARIS GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS PARIS

THE BT LGBTQ+ AND GAY CLUBS LONDON

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. 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. 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. 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 BT GAY BARS 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.

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.

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

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. From tablished legends of the gay scene to on that play baret and everythg between, there’s somethg for everyone here.

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. 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.

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

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. 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".

LONDON GAY CLUBS

From the more tablished and well-known venu to the hidn gems, here's a list of some of the bt LGBTQ+ clubs and hangouts Gay Bars LondonThe Glory, HaggerstonAddrs: 281 Kgsland Road, London E2 8ASTimgs: Mon: 5 pm-11 pm; Tue-Thurs: 5 pm-12 am; Fri-Sat: 5 pm-3 am; Sun: 2 pm-11 pmThe Glory, Haggerston is one of the most famo LGBT clubs and gay bars London where you n fd amazg vib for the LGBTQ+ muny. The Glory, prent on Kgsland Road, boasts several venue tags upon self, the most well-known and bt gay bars London, LGBTQ+ performance venu, and one of the top clubs , you n spot several drag shows and LGBTQ+ arts events, late-night parti on Saturdays and Sundays, and people screamg "I need you tonight" to the fac of people they didn't arrive wh. G-A-Y BarAddrs: 30 Old Compton Street, London W1D 4UR, Uned KgdomOne of the unmissable gay clubs London and a nstuent of the top London LGBT clubs is the G-A-Y bar Soho.

G-A-Y is a well-liked gay bar London where you will fd a young crowd spread over three floors, wh a dited girls' room downstairs.

Quieter gays may feel more at ease at Two Brewers Clapham, which has proudly served the gay muny for the past thirty years and been an active member of London LGBT clubs. The place also hosts fun evengs like Rock' N' Roll Bgo on Mondays, a quiz night on Wedndays, and - bee no gay bar London would be plete whout them! Ltle Ku, She Soho, The Light Lounge, Ku, and Klub are all part of the Ku bt feature of Ltle Ku is a stylish pre-club gay bar London on 3 floors, cludg a ol, curved-ceilg basement, DJ.

THE 10 BT GAY CLUBS & BARS LONDON, ENGLAND

ComptonsAddrs: 51-53 Old Compton Street, London, W1D 6HNTimgs: Monday- Thursday: 12:00 pm-11:30 pm; Friday and Saturday: 12:00 pm-12:00 am; Sunday: 12:00 pm-1o:30 of the first gay bars and pubs London, Comptons, is lovgly known as "The Old Dame" of Old Compton Street. Timgs: Monday- Wednday: 11 am-11 pm; Thursday: 11 am-12 pm; Friday and Saturday: 11 am-12 pm; Sunday: 12 pm-10:30 Whe Swan east London is another venerable gay bar London that has been operatg succsfully for more than 30 years. Dalston SuperstoreAddrs: 117 Kgsland High St, London, E8 trendy and eclectic gay bar London wel everyone.

Freedom BarAddrs: 66 Wardour Street, Soho, London, W1F 0TATimgs: Sunday- Thursday: 4 pm-3 am; Friday and Saturday: 2 pm-3 amIn Soho, there is a chic homosexual pub and gay bar London lled Freedom Bar. This is not one of the gay bars London, but hosts queer events such as spoken word poetry and (of urse!

GAY BARS AND CLUBS SOHO

You n also vis some of the bt mms GloryAddrs: 281 Kgsland Road, London E2 8ASTimgs: Monday: 5 pm-11 pm; Tuday- Thursday: 5 pm-12 am; Friday and Saturday: 5 pm-3 Glory tak pri beg one of east London's top homosexual pubs, drag hotspots, plac for LGBTQ+ performanc, nightclubs, and anisers of lol events like ftivals, petns, and battl.

If London’s queer life mak you want to stay here, you n check out the London stunt hog Lbian Bars LondonVillage SohoAddrs: 81 Wardour Street, London, W1D 6QDTimgs: Monday and Tuday: 4 pm; Thursday and Sunday: 4 pm- 3 am; Friday and Saturday: 4 pm- 3 to s laid-back atmosphere, glam dér, and happy hour drk disunts, Village, which was Soho's one of first gay pubs and lbian bars London, ntu to be one of s most popular spots. At this popular homosexual tablishment, which is loted the heart of Soho's LGBTQ+ muny on the rner of Wardour Street and Old Compton Street, keep an eye out for ongog events and live Vxhall TavernAddrs: 372 Kenngton Ln, London SE11 5HY, Uned KgdomBuilt 1863, The Royal Vxhall Tavern is an inic and eclectic Gra II listed London pub providg diverse entertament. The She Soho is loted on Old Compton Street and is amongst the trendy London clubs known for gay parti London, DJ nights, social events, burlque, and drag kg baret, th makg a mt-vis lbian bar London.

CirAddrs: 62 Frh St, Soho, London W1D 3JNTimgs: Monday: 4 pm-1 am; Tuday- Sunday: 1 pm- 1 the popular gay bar Cir Soho, DJs equently sp mic to get the party started. The area is also known for s ncentratn of bars, nightclubs, gay venu and strip jots – all of which are nsired sful Islam.

AND THE GAYT CY EUROPE IS... (DISVER OUR TOP 10 WNERS)

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. 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.

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. 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. Geni Pictur (“Mrs Lowry & Son, ” “Good Luck To You, Leo Gran”) has optned Emmett Monterey’s acclaimed memoir “Go the Way Your Blood Beats” – about growg up gay and disabled 1980s London – for TV adaptatn.

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

At his mastream school, teachers refe to schle his class on the ground floor, and at his llege for disabled stunts, he’s told he will be expelled if the mors are te, if he’s gay. Sce homosexual acts were illegal, Polari enabled folx to talk safely mixed pany and intify as queer. Tune to Ru Pl’s Drag Race UK or vis one of the cy’s gay barets, and you’ll hear remnants of old London’s unrground LGBTQ+ legacy.

It’s a straight-up dive that attracts artsy typ and gays lookg for a good al — a pt of beer is only $5 and change.

Wh var annual events, you n see for yourself why the London Gay Men’s Chos has a world-famo reputatn. On the sandy shor of the English Channel, Brighton is to London, as Fire Island is to New York: It’s where the gays go when the sun out. LGBTQ+ venu blanket this area, but virtually every place around here is gay-iendly at the very least.

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 Camp Attack - 4 rooms of mic - Every FridayTomorrow: G-A-Y Saturday - club night - Every SaturdayUnr 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.