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• THE BT LGBTQ+ AND GAY CLUBS LONDON
• THE FIRST GAY PUB I DARED SET FOOT NOW HAS A RABOW PLAQUE. HERE’S WHY THAT MATTERS
• GAY BARS AND PUBS LONDON
• GAY PUB HACKNEY
• LEGENDARY GAY PUB THE JOERS ARMS “BACK BS” WH EVENTS ON HACKNEY ROAD
• GIANT MURAL ON NORWICH PUB HONOURS JT FASHANU, ENGLAND'S FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER

THE BT LGBTQ+ AND GAY CLUBS LONDON

QX Magaze nam Shoredch as one of London’s “three gay villag“, while That Gay Backpacker lls Hackney his “very favoure London gaybourhood“.

Still, wh Shoredch drag legend Jonny Woo at the helm, alongsi gay scene veterans like Zoe Argiros and John Sizzle, this “newbie” is backed by a wealth of queer panache and experience. The webse is currently unr nstctn, but keep an eye on the Facebook page for events like Thursday night Gnge parti and weekly Friday homosocial Le Coq to liven up the end of your week.

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THE FIRST GAY PUB I DARED SET FOOT NOW HAS A RABOW PLAQUE. HERE’S WHY THAT MATTERS

READ MORE: Europe’s biggt gay men’s choir sgs Hoxton. Halfway to HeavenDisver the bt gay, lbian and LGBTQ+-iendly bars and pubs LondonSk a cktail one of London's ft LGBTQ+ bars and pubs and you'll be drkg more than jt some watered down booze: the spots are LGBTQ+ landmarks  their own right, plac where you n fd muny, kship, and drag-fuelled mayhem. Once upon a time, havg a gay old time London meant hotfootg straight to Soho.

So whether you're after a drag bnch, a burlque show or jt a quiet pt, here's a prehensive list of the pal's gay and queer-iendly bars and pubs, om the legendary G-A-Y to lbian-centric She Soho to sg-yer-heart-out special The Karaoke Hole. RECOMMENDED: Keep the party gog at London's bt LGBTQ+ clubsThe bt gay bars central LondonG-A-Y BarSoho’s world-famo G-A-Y has everythg you’d expect: cheap drk offers on weekdays, a young crowd and plenty of Dua Lipa playg on the vio screens. It’s pecially popular wh a crowd of beer-drkg, blokey gay men and n be kd of cisey.

GAY BARS AND PUBS LONDON

The Yard gets pecially by durg warm summer evengs, when s airy ambience mak a queer space you uld fortably brg your mum to.Halfway to HeavenThis tradnal gay boozer is suated halfway between Soho and Heaven, hence the name. It's open late at the weekends, and offers quizz and drag karaoke sh to get the weekday crowds .ZodiacFancy lookg beyond gay old Soho? The bt gay bars east LondonThe GlorySce openg 2015, this east London pub, club and performance space has rapidly tablished self as a jewel London’s LGBTQ+ crown.

It's pretty gay every night of the week, but Thursdays are marked out for Queereoke, wh an extra mp playlist to let loose to.Queen AlaiThe Queen AlaiAfter beloved east London queer pub The Gee and Dragon was forced to close down 2015, The Queen Alai rose om s ash a uple of weeks later. Let the party rage on!The Whe SwanLoted once-grimy Limehoe, the Whe Swan is an East End gay staple. The bt gay bars south LondonRoyal Vxhall TavernTo paraphrase a famo sayg: after a nuclear holot, all that will be left are ckroach, Cher and the Royal Vxhall Tavern.

GAY PUB HACKNEY

Loted the creasgly gay enclave of Clapham, The Two Brewers has a more provcial feel than some of London’s LGBTQ+venu. Open Thursday to Sunday, the Eagle’s large horshoe bar still attracts plenty of slightly olr gay men, but the overall vibe is now a ltle oler and more clive.

The Bridge BarLoted bis LGBTQ+ cktail bar Arch and sex shop Fetch, this queer we bar forms a mi ‘gay strip’ Clapham, a south London suburb that’s bee a real ‘gaybourhood’ recent years. The bt gay bars north LondonCentral StatnThis Kg’s Cross gay pub often gets fotten about guis to LGBTQ+ London, and that’s a b of a shame.

The bt gay bars wt LondonWt Five BarNow sadly one of wt London’s last remag LGBTQ+ venu, Wt Five has been givg lols a great night out for 25 years. It’s a proper, old-fashned gay pub wh a pool table, a grand piano and loads of loyal punters.

LEGENDARY GAY PUB THE JOERS ARMS “BACK BS” WH EVENTS ON HACKNEY ROAD

East London’s famo gay bar, drag hothoe, LGBTQ+ performance venue, nightclub and curators of major events and ftivals. Our staff all have a good si knowledge about the gay scene, the bt parti, the bt plac to eat, and all the gay scene gossip – they’re always happy to help!

The Gay Bgo Boat Party (2015 – prent). The Glory also curat, unr Jonny Woo, the drag talent and gogo dancers who appear Block 9’s notor gay club NYC Downlow at Glastonbury.

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GIANT MURAL ON NORWICH PUB HONOURS JT FASHANU, ENGLAND'S FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER

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. 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.