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Contents:

• LONDON GAY SNAS
• GAY LONDON
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
• 5 BT GAY BLACK DATG S & APPS TO FD THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE
• LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE
• ‘WE KEPT GETTG PEOPLE SAYG: EXCE ME, YOU DON’T LOOK GAY’ – HOW BLACK PEOPLE FOUGHT FOR A SPACE AT PRI

LONDON GAY SNAS

London Gay SnasVisg a London gay sna is likely to be a highlight of any trip to the cy.

Gay snas London generally offer a good range of well-mataed facili. Due to a number of dg-related cints, expect to be searched on arrival London's gay snas.

Sweatbox SnaToday: Hard Up Mondays - 25s and unr ee entry - Every MondayTomorrow: Zero for Hero - Key Workers ee entry 10am-2pm (20% off all other tim) - Every TudayRali Hoe, 1-2 Rali St, London, Uned KgdomShow on mapSweatbox is an award-wng gay sna Soho, the heart of London's Wt End. Surround by 21 gay bars (all wh a 9-mute walk or ls), 's no wonr Sweatbox is rated as London's bit gay sna.

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The sprawlg venue clus a fully equipped gym, 20+ pacy jacuzzi, rridors of private bs (no extra charge), 3 furnished bs to hire, a-red sna and host to London's only gay steam maze and foam parti. Sweatbox pris self as the only gay-owned tablishment (listed on a platform) to support the wellbeg of our hero on the ontle.

It was the first gay sna to close London to protect s ctomers and staff before the panmic epted. Neart statn: StratfordFeatur:CafeFree Wi-FiJacuzzi / Hot PoolRelaxg CabsSnaWeekday: 09:00 - 22:00Weekend: 09:00 - 22:00Last updated on: 8 Aug 2023Last updated on: 8-Aug-2023PleasuredromeArch 124, Cornwall Rd (rner of Alaska St), London, Uned KgdomShow on mapInternatnally renowned, gay-owned Pleasuredrome has been bs for more than 23 years, attractg all typ and ag, om London and across the world.

Featur:MazeRelaxg CabsDark RoomCafeSteam roomSnaMassageJacuzzi / Hot PoolFree Wi-FiWeekday: 24 hoursWeekend: 24 hoursLast updated on: 8 Aug 2023Last updated on: 8-Aug-2023Covent Garn Health SpaCovent Garn Health Spa is premier London male-only sna for gay & bi men. Two-day pass: £30neart statn: Covent GarnFeatur:BarRelaxg CabsCafeSteam roomSnaMassageJacuzziHot PoolFree Wi-FiLast updated on: 8 Aug 2023Last updated on: 8-Aug-2023Snabar2 Portsea Pl, St Gee's Fields, London, Uned KgdomShow on mapSnabar is a small gay sna offerg discrete servic. Head to the steam room for some updated on: 8 Aug 2023Last updated on: 8-Aug-2023Legs 800 ClubThis dual-role sna & TV club venue (gay & bi sna 7 days a week - excludg Thursday and Saturday nights when be 'Legs 800' TV and admirers club).

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

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.

5 BT GAY BLACK DATG S & APPS TO FD THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE

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

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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.

‘WE KEPT GETTG PEOPLE SAYG: EXCE ME, YOU DON’T LOOK GAY’ – HOW BLACK PEOPLE FOUGHT FOR A SPACE AT PRI

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.