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It’s a sprgtime Saturday night Vxhall, a London “gaybourhood” that’s lost many LGBT spac the last few years: Bar, Paris Gym, Area, and The Hoist. Meanwhile, the area’s skyle has transformed almost beyond regnn, wh tower upon tower of luxury newbuild this Saturday Vxhall is a time for celebratn: ’s the openg of Bloc South, the first gay club this part of town to open for years. Down the road is a packed out Royal Vxhall Tavern, where the group Lbians and Gays Support the Migrants giv a stirrg speech.

It feels like the good old days when Vxhall wore London’s gay crown.

Acrdg to one LGBT webse, 151 gay bars and clubs London shut between 2000 and 2016, and Attu magaze edor Cliff Joannou told the Guardian he believ that a third of the pal’s LBGT venu have closed sce the clus key venu such as Madame Jojo’s, the Black Cap, The Joer’s Arms, Bar Soho, Kazbar, the Queen’s Head, Candy Bar, the Oak Bar and Green Carnatn – many sufferg the impact of rent hik and rampant month, much-loved Soho venue Molly Moggs closed whout warng – and the reasons are still unclear.

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“Jojo’s brought together gay culture and burlque culture wh mastream mic and club nights, ” he said. This, along wh many other events around the untry this year, marks the 50th anniversary of the partial crimalisatn of homosexualy through the 1967 Sexual Offenc nightlife spac are by no means alone facg the mountg prsure of London’s speculative property velopment. It was the first such listg of an LGBT venue the to grassroots movement RVT Future, and a gay-iendly Lambeth uncil, thgs are lookg up for one of Vxhall’s olst and most-loved venu.

It’s viewed as a 21st-century muny hub that aims to be thoroughly clive and supportive, a safe space for performers and patrons on every pot of the LGBTQI+ venu and nights like the are still outnumbered by spac where gay men are the majory, wh the UCL report notg that “gay men have the monopoly on [LGBT] venu”. While some strs the importance of men-only gay clubs – to serve as a safe space that has been val gay culture – others feel venu should be more clive.

“I’ve been to gay clubs the past where I’ve been told to stop kissg my girliend by both staff and fellow clubbers, ” explas bisexual activist Lewis Oakley.

A lot of gay men have a problem wh lbians and transgenr women.

Photograph: The Natnal ArchivWe may be losg exclively gay spac, but the queerg of tradnally straight venu is on the rise. The need to go to a specific venue to meet someone has bee ls important – which has led to plats that the muny self is to blame for of the RVT Future mpaign Rob Holley disagre wh this ia, tellg Pk News that ctom is still thrivg: “The vast majory of London pubs (gay and straight) which close are mercially succsful, but London’s crazy property market means nvertg the buildg to flats mak a bigger, quicker buck for their owners. THE HOIST BASEMENTS are unique dungeon/play/livg spac right the heart of Berl's gay district Schöneberg.

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The gay scene London has always been centred around the Wt End, pecially Soho. Vxhall beme the loc of gay clubs om 2000. 1866 The Coleherne, gay om the 1950s?, closed 24 September 2008 (261 Earls Court Road, Earls Court).

1981 Bolts (Lazer, Green Lan, Hargay).

1991 Sadie Maisie (London Lbian and Gay Centre, 67–69 Cowcross Street, Farrgdon). TheGayUK has a list of 102 bars and 32 clubs that have closed London sce 2000.