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• 'MEET ME AT THE KNOB' – RELLG GLASGOW'S FOTTEN GAY SCENE AND THE NOTOR WHE HATSWE TAKE A LOOK BACK ON THE STORY OF THE POWR-FACED, STYLISHLY DRSED GANG OF MALE PROSTUT AND THE HIDN LIV OF GAY MEN WHO LIVED, LOVED, CISED AND PARTIED GLASGOW THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY.GLASGOWLIVEBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYCHRISTA O'NEILLDIGAL JOURNALIST14:20, 2 FEB 2021UPDATED16:19, 26 JAN 2023BOOKMARKTHE WHE HATS ARE SAID TO HAVE LED THE BROOMIELAW THE 1920S. PICTURE: SUBMTED.GET THE LATT NOSTALGIA FEATUR AND PHOTO STORI OM GLASGOW STRAIGHT 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 GET THE LATT NOSTALGIA FEATUR AND PHOTO STORI OM GLASGOW STRAIGHT 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!
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• 'MEET ME AT THE KNOB' – RELLG GLASGOW'S FOTTEN GAY SCENE AND THE NOTOR WHE HATSWE TAKE A LOOK BACK ON THE STORY OF THE POWR-FACED, STYLISHLY DRSED GANG OF MALE PROSTUT AND THE HIDN LIV OF GAY MEN WHO LIVED, LOVED, CISED AND PARTIED GLASGOW THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY.GLASGOWLIVEBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYCHRISTA O'NEILLDIGAL JOURNALIST14:20, 2 FEB 2021UPDATED16:19, 26 JAN 2023BOOKMARKTHE WHE HATS ARE SAID TO HAVE LED THE BROOMIELAW THE 1920S. PICTURE: SUBMTED.GET THE LATT NOSTALGIA FEATUR AND PHOTO STORI OM GLASGOW STRAIGHT 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 GET THE LATT NOSTALGIA FEATUR AND PHOTO STORI OM GLASGOW STRAIGHT 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!
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'MEET ME AT THE KNOB' – RELLG GLASGOW'S FOTTEN GAY SCENE AND THE NOTOR WHE HATSWE TAKE A LOOK BACK ON THE STORY OF THE POWR-FACED, STYLISHLY DRSED GANG OF MALE PROSTUT AND THE HIDN LIV OF GAY MEN WHO LIVED, LOVED, CISED AND PARTIED GLASGOW THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY.GLASGOWLIVEBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYCHRISTA O'NEILLDIGAL JOURNALIST14:20, 2 FEB 2021UPDATED16:19, 26 JAN 2023BOOKMARKTHE WHE HATS ARE SAID TO HAVE LED THE BROOMIELAW THE 1920S. PICTURE: SUBMTED.GET THE LATT NOSTALGIA FEATUR AND PHOTO STORI OM GLASGOW STRAIGHT 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 GET THE LATT NOSTALGIA FEATUR AND PHOTO STORI OM GLASGOW STRAIGHT 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!

READ MORE: The Waterloo, The Vtners and the other go-to Glasgow gay spots of yteryear. Gay uple, 1919; Broomielaw, where the Whe Hats worked.

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Through years of rearchg and terviewg gay and bisexual men, he disvered the story of the ltle-known Whe Hats – who ed nicknam to nceal their te inti om the thori. They were known for targetg wealthier clients particular, who had a fair b to lose at a time when homosexualy was illegal.

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It may also e as a surprise to learn that some of the Whe Hats were blackmailed to beg prostut or were "gay for pay".

Same-sex sexual activy wasn't legalised Stland until 1981 but there were many bars, rtrants and hot-spots across the cy for gay men and women to meet.

Gay and bisexual men were forced to refully partmentalise their liv to keep their sexualy unr wraps and avoid beg "ught out" as the nsequenc on their workg liv, fai and reputatns would be grave. By the 1980s, there were more openly gay and mixed bars such as Delmonis, Guys Bar, the Waterloo Bar and Bens.

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Though there was ltle they uld do to crimalise gay men other than "tch them the act", men terviewed told how ps would timidate them the streets and e to their bars at closg time to orr drks and create an hostile atmosphere among punters.

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"Gay men were viewed by the police as the lowt of the lowt terms of crimaly: A vis, a disease, which was spreadg major ci.

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" Though most men shroud their sexualy secrecy the early 20th century, there were s of openly gay men who would be out and proud wh their peers – one of whom worked the shipyards by the Cly. They were perfectly okay wh certa reprentatns of homosexualy – mostly lourful, mp, over-the-top typ. But they would say what really threatened their masculy was if someone 'jt like them' was gay.

"Dpe the horrors faced by gay people the 1920s to 60s – and the fact that who they were practice was illegal until the early 80s, some of the men had great fun. "I asked him, ‘Do you thk gay and lbian people will ever be able to marry? Pipeworks Gay Sna ClubWele to Stland’s bt and largt Gay Sna club.

When to gay cisg, gone are the days of discreet "Friends of Dorothy" meetups. The term – a phemism that dat back to the 1950s – was once ed to dite gay social events on daily cise le programs, whout explicly llg out members of the muny on board. As travel on the high seas ntu to bounce back om the COVID-19 panmic, gay and lbian travelers should nsir settg sail on a fun-filled cise vatn as their next planng a cise, vatners should first nsir what their ial sailg looks like.

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Some cise operators (thk: Atlantis Events and La Demence) are known for their electrifyg, all-night parti, which may be perfect for gay groups of iends. Cisers should also thk about whether they'd like to travel aboard a gay-iendly mastream le, such as Celebry Cis or Virg Voyag, or opt for an all-gay, full-ship charter wh a third-party vatn pany.

Of VACAYA's all-gay charters, he says, "For one magil week, our muny gets to be the majory and live life out loud the blissful utopia VACAYA creat on a gay cise. "The all-gay cis were liberatg, empowerg, and fun, but limed to a small spectm of people.

This le gets the stamp of approval om prev LGBTQ cisers, who praise the ships' genr-ntral bathrooms, onboard shows wh rint drag queens and diverse Voyag offers gay-specific sailgs through travel pani like Atlantis Events, but s more mastream erari still offer a welg, clive atmosphere that attracts LGBTQ cisers year-round.

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Atlantis EventsThe world's largt gay and lbian travel brand, Atlantis Events was found 1991 and wel more than 20, 000 travelers annually on LGBTQ vatns.

For s all-gay cis, Atlantis charters megaships om popular l like Royal Caribbean Internatnal and Norwegian Cise Le, so cisers will have a fully immersive board, travelers n enjoy all the perks the megaships have to offer (thk: pools, hot tubs, sports urts and plenty of dg choic), pl special events like drag performanc, motivatnal speakers, LGBTQ movi on mand each b and high-energy circu parti across the ship. "As an LGBTQ ciser, you're lookg for a ship wh lots of entertament, cludg dance parti and events, " says Mars Martez, founr of Men Who Bnch, a Black gay liftyle blog.

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"One of the bt cise [l] for gay cisg is Atlantis, sce you'll be able to meet hundreds of attractive men and party all day and night on the ship. " Atlantis hosts primarily gay men; women make up about 5% to 10% of bookgs, acrdg to the Atlantis webse. Cisers will also enjoy performanc by drag queens, gay Broadway stars and more, pl more typil river cise perks like sightseeg and lavish meals.

Celebry Cis(Courty of Celebry Cis)Celebry Cis sets the scene for an excellent vatn for gay travelers, om s extravagant annual Pri parti to s daily LGBTQ programmg throughout the year.

After night one, there are other social events for gay cisers to party and hang out together. Although all erari are gay-iendly, nsir bookg a Pri Party at Sea sailg (which tak place each June) for an extra special experience.

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Private travel pani like VACAYA also charter Celebry ships for all-gay voyag throughout the (Getty Imag)Specifilly marketed toward lbians and LGBTQ women, Olivia has hosted more than 350, 000 travelers by land and sea over almost five s.

The popular cise le equently partners wh Atlantis Events to offer all-gay voyag throughout the year, but even the standard sailgs earn praise. Iterari typilly feature LGBTQ meetups at the begng of each cise for gay travelers to meet likemd passengers.

Outsi of the sailg experience, Royal Caribbean has also publicly mted to support the LGBTQ muny throughout the year, and was the first cise le to earn the tle "Gay Traveler Approved" om GayTravel 2023, nsir a Royal Caribbean voyage that sails to gay-iendly statns.

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"Puerto Vallarta, Mexi, [is] full of gay bars, clubs and gay beach, " says Martez. ]The Cise Wh La Demence(Courty of The Cise wh La Demence)Acrdg to past cisers, if you're lookg for one of the bt party scen on the open seas, nsir an all-gay cise wh La Demence. Powered by a popular gay nightclub Bssels wh the same name, La Demence – French for "the madns" – primarily ters to a European crowd.

Prev cisers had high praise for the erari – which exclively vis gay-iendly lotns – as well as the uy cktails, themed nights (stum strongly enuraged), glamouro entertament, and unique events like drag bgo and high heel Demence sails every summer to statns like Rome; Athens and Mykonos, Greece; Kotor, Montenegro; Dubrovnik, Croatia; and more. NewsA NEW guibook has raised eyebrows after highlightg a Sttish landmark as a gay cisg zone and namg r parks where people are alleged to have sex their vehicl.

'MEET ME AT THE KNOB' – RELLG GLASGOW'S FOTTEN GAY SCENE AND THE NOTOR WHE HATSWE TAKE A LOOK BACK ON THE STORY OF THE POWR-FACED, STYLISHLY DRSED GANG OF MALE PROSTUT AND THE HIDN LIV OF GAY MEN WHO LIVED, LOVED, CISED AND PARTIED GLASGOW THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY.GLASGOWLIVEBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYCHRISTA O'NEILLDIGAL JOURNALIST14:20, 2 FEB 2021UPDATED16:19, 26 JAN 2023BOOKMARKTHE WHE HATS ARE SAID TO HAVE LED THE BROOMIELAW THE 1920S. PICTURE: SUBMTED.GET THE LATT NOSTALGIA FEATUR AND PHOTO STORI OM GLASGOW STRAIGHT 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 GET THE LATT NOSTALGIA FEATUR AND PHOTO STORI OM GLASGOW STRAIGHT 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!

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As well as cludg an credible Pri Para, the Glasgow Gay Pri hosts a two-day mic ftival, which wel loads of live entertament and plenty of pri revelry. Program for Glasgow Gay Pri. Dr Meek plotted a number of maps published on his webse Queer Stland by terviewg gay men as part of his PHD.

He pored though archiv, legal rerds and gay magaz datg back to the 1980s, which listed bars, clubs, rtrants and cemas where people uld vis.

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Gay and bisexual men were forced to refully partmentalise their liv to keep their sexualy unr wraps and avoid beg exposed – as the nsequenc on their workg liv, fai and reputatns would be grave.

Dr Meek's terviewe also told how officers would also e to pubs at closg time on Friday and Saturday night for a drk to timidate patrons and staff, g homophobic language. ” There were gay or gay-iendly bars such as Vtners on Cly Street, At's and The Strand on Hope Street, while the bars at the Cizen's Theatre and the Central Hotel beme safe spac for the muny to socialise the 1950s and 1960s – even if they were not advertised as such.

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By the 1980s, there were more openly gay and mixed bars on the scene such as Delmoni's, Guys Bar, the Waterloo Bar and Bent's (now AXM) which attracted a typilly younger, more affluent crowd. The historian argu ltle has been done to regnise the cy's rich LGBTQ herage: One example was the Glasgow Gay Centre at 534 Schiehall Street, where the Charg X Hostel now stands.

Unsurprisgly, there was some hostily om nservative uncillors, lols and neighbourg anisatns at the time, cludg a bld veterans group next door to 'The Club', set up by the Homosexual Rights Group for social functns at 4 Queen's Crcent the wt end. “The volunteers reportedly received plats that patrons would be ‘terfered’ by homosexuals. (Image: Gay Stland (via Queer Stland)).

Glasgow is gay all over, but there are also specific gay neighborhoods wh a high ncentratn of fantastic gay bars and clubs the prettit part of the cy. The majory of gay venu are... The majory of gay venu are around Virgia Street, the pretty Merchant Cy district.