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Contents:

• THE BT LGBTQ+ AND GAY CLUBS LONDON
• THE 10 BEST LONDON GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & 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
• THE BT GAY BARS LONDON
• GAY LONDON, LGBTQ+ CLUBS AND EVENTS
• TOP 5 GAY CLUBS & BARS SOHO (LONDON)GAY CLUBS & BARS SOHO
• GAY BARS AND CLUBS SOHO
• NIGHTCLUBBG: GAY CLUBBG ’70S LONDON
• TOP 5 GAY CLUBS & BARS SOHO (LONDON)GAY CLUBS & BARS SOHO
• LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE
• LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE

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. Loted the heart of London, Comptons is a mt-vis gay pub that guarante an credible experience. 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.

A beguilg, alternative London gay bar.

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.

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

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.

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Imag of gay fetish club Hard On. 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.

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". The area is also known for s ncentratn of bars, nightclubs, gay venu and strip jots – all of which are nsired sful Islam.

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

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.

THE BT GAY BARS LONDON

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. 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. 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.

GAY LONDON, LGBTQ+ CLUBS AND EVENTS

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. Follow on om a swim wh a drk at the nearby Kg William IV, one of the cy’s olst gay pubs.

Gay Amerin artist Dennis Severs spent 20 years turng his home to a livg mm, wh the townhoe’s 10 rooms reprentg snapshots the life of an imagary fay between 1724 to 1914. Addrs: Gay’s the Word, 66 Marchmont Street, London, WC1N 1ABWebse:! Where to go at nightRoyal Vxhall TavernOne of London’s olst survivg gay venu, the Royal Vxhall Tavern has been an entertament statn sce the 1860s.

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Heaven, Charg CrossHands down the biggt and most famo gay club central London.

Highlights clu the John Waters-spired lbian theme night Female Trouble; the d-visual queer spectacular Outré Voyage, the male-centric mic nights Homodrop and Dissodoma, the by-femm/for-femm monthly Femmi-Errect, and the hedonistic Happy Endgs, which turns Superstore’s unisex loos to a pop-up rave. In Hackney Wick, near the Olympic Park, the monthly gay rave Chapter 10 is at Bloc and Pxssy Palace tak place at Mick’s you need fuel on your night out, Dalston is packed wh late-night eateri. Wh more gay bars per square e than any other area, Soho is buzzg on any night of the week.

They clu Admiral Dunn, a historic pub wh drag shows most nights of the week; Ku Bar, a cktail lounge and club popular wh gay men; the lbian bar She Soho and the big urtyard bar The Yard.

GAY BARS AND CLUBS SOHO

Drag llective Ltle Gay Brother throws a Sunday daytime rave at Fabric. AlamyVxhallLook south of the river for some of the bt gay clubbg London. Although there have been high-profile closur recent years, remas a clubbg hotspot – particularly popular wh gay the banks of the Tham the south-wt of the cy, Vxhall has a history of entertament.

Bootylic, a monthly night at Unn, is the biggt gay urban night around, playg aobeat, garage and dancehall.

NIGHTCLUBBG: GAY CLUBBG ’70S LONDON

Sadly, jt like many other gay bars Soho, went down hill after a major refurbishment which clud the crazy ia to place a female tryg to beg for money exchange of a towel the male toilets!

TOP 5 GAY CLUBS & BARS SOHO (LONDON)GAY CLUBS & BARS SOHO

Gay Bars • Dance Clubs & DissAboutHeaven is a super-club venue, based London wh regular club nights on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday. Do not really feel like a gay club anymore and feels more like a tourist hotspot full of tourists om all over the world. The crowd is mostly gays below the age of 30 and so if your above 30 or 35 gets que borg as you feel out of place.

There are better more timate gay clubs London than this place wh ls crowds and a ls strsful experience.

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

I fd absolutely ridiculo, gay clubs are suppose to be clive to all and if queer people brg iends who are straight and ally’s the should feel wele.

There are many more gay bars and clubs London who except everyone for who they are Wrten July 23, 2023This review is the subjective opn of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. AboutIn the Heart of Soho, the Grand Dame of Soho has been servg the gay muny for s.

A betiful pub wh a great atmosphere, Comptons of Soho is the perfect place to go alone or wh iends and enjoy the great vibe of Gay Soho! Vised June 2021Traveled soloWrten July 2, 2021AndyDagenham, Uned Kgdom97 ntributnsPay to be gayWent to this bar last week Friday night orred 2 double g and tonics nearly fell through the floor £22.

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

I n buy a bottle of g for that the supermarket, like Comptons very much however do we have to pay to be gay.

Comments om a few still and what I would say “stupid” young gay men sayg the COVID-19 panmic is a hoax. Vised September 2020Traveled as a upleWrten September 19, 2020It's Comptons It's the first gay bar I went 1994 and I've never stopped gog when I n. We are sat by the DJ box, and there are more women then gay men this part of the bar.

1 woman/ girl has jt walked through wh her gay boyiend and the 1st thg she did was “hello bch” my partners face.

We unrstand tim have changed, but surely the door policy, pecially on a weekend should be gay men only. Detailed Reviews: Reviews orr rmed by scriptivens of er-intified them such as cleanls, atmosphere, general tips and lotn 2023 • FriendsLoted the heart of London, Comptons is a mt-vis gay pub that guarante an credible experience.

Charts, which scrib self as "the UK's biggt and bt Gay & Bi-Sexual Mens Sna group London", has branch Vxhall and Waterloo. Stt, who's gay, has been there, "loads. The bt gay bars Soho.

The bt gay bars Vxhall.

The bt gay bars the East End. Sce homosexual acts were illegal, Polari enabled folx to talk safely mixed pany and intify as queer.

Polari was wily spoken the LGTBQ+ muny until 1967 when homosexualy was crimalized the UK. 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. Soho is the ont-and-center premier neighborhood of gay London.

This upsle gay bar looks like a Rtoratn Hardware showroom. The show is rip-roarg hilar and shows some of the bt drag talent gay London.