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Contents:
- PENNSYLVANIA LBIAN AND GAY BARS, RTRANTS, LODGG, PRI EVENT, BS MAPS
- NIGHTCLUBBG: GAY CLUBBG ’70S LONDON
- JO THE LARGT GAY DATG COMMUNY KENSGTON
PENNSYLVANIA LBIAN AND GAY BARS, RTRANTS, LODGG, PRI EVENT, BS MAPS
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London is home to the most active Grdr ers on the pla, meang that if you're lookg for a genuely gay cy, you n't do much better. The actn to be had London extends beyond the datg apps, wh the cy boastg world-class gay clubs, a treasure trove of cultural sights, and a historil theatre scene. It's no secret that Soho is the ma gay district London, and this sizeable and central area of the pal is ltered wh fantastic gay clubs, bars, and gay-iendly hotels.
The nightclubs and bars the gay East London hotspots of Dalston and Haggerston are cidly edgier than those central’s Soho. If you’re cravg a ls high-octane eveng, be sure to vis the Royal Vxhall Tavern, which wears the crown as London’s olst gay bar. In the 1970s and 1980s was one of the ma gay areas of London, but most or all of the bs aimed at gay men have disappeared, as Soho and Vxhall tablished themselv as the foc of gay nightlife.
The first public nightclub aimed at a gay clientele, The Copabana, opened Earls Court Road the late 1970s, but was re-themed as a general venue the late 1990s.
NIGHTCLUBBG: GAY CLUBBG ’70S LONDON
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The bar upstairs, Harpi and Loui, was until the late 1980s the most popular gay bar London. The pub unrwent several different rnatns as a gay nightclub, the last as "Infy", but is now closed. The Coleherne dat om the 1880s and had a long history of attractg a bohemian clientele before beg known as a gay pub.
The Boltons, near the Coleherne, was "one of the seedier gay venu, wh dgs and prostut helpg to create a pretty prsg atmosphere. In the 1970s Harold Haywood and others were volved the Earls Court Project, aimed at helpg gay young people the area [2].
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Gay London, 1997 lists 20 tablishments Earls Court:.