The Brixton Fairi and the South London Gay Communy Centre, Brixton 1974-6

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• THE ONLY GAY BAR BRIXTON - SW9 BAR
• THE SECRET LONDON GAY BAR THAT OPENED OPPOSE A PUB THAT BANNED BLACK PEOPLETHE "SHEBEEN" WAS CREDIBLY POPULAR WH THE LGBTQ+ AND BLACK MUNIGETWTLONDONBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYMICHELE THEILREPORTER10:00, 21 FEB 2021BOOKMARKTHE NOTORLY RACIST THE GEE PUB WAS STROYED DURG THE 1981 BRIXTON RTS (STOCK IMAGE OF WORKERS CLEARG BRIS AFTER THE FIRST RT) (IMAGE: PHOTO BY KEYSTONE/HULTON ARCHIVE/GETTY IMAG)SIGN UP FOR NEWS AND FEATUR OM OUR DIVERSE MUNI MORE 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 SIGN UP FOR NEWS AND FEATUR OM OUR DIVERSE MUNI INVALID 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!
• EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS BRIXTON
• GAY BRIGHTON
• THE BRIXTON FAIRI AND THE SOUTH LONDON GAY COMMUNY CENTRE, BRIXTON 1974-6
• THE BEST BRIXTON GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS BRIXTON
• ‘GAY TIM’: THE BRIXTON SQUATTERS

THE ONLY GAY BAR BRIXTON - SW9 BAR

The South London Gay Communy Centre. Determed to brg the gay inty to light, a group of gay and queer people began occupyg and squattg at 78 Railton Road March of 1974, turng to the South London Gay Communy Centre.

The Gay Centre worked wh other muny-based groups the area to challenge prejudice, discrimatn, placency, and much more.

Origally known as the South London Gay Theatre Group, the Brixton Faeri produced a plethora of productns attackg patriarchal valu and brgg to light the opprsn they faced. Some notable performanc clu “Mr Punchs Nuclear Fay” which showed the vastatg effects of patriarchal valu and male-domated thory, and “Out of It” which reflects the relatnship between patriarchal valu, fascism, and extrem of Christian moraly and their ntributn to gay opprsn.

THE SECRET LONDON GAY BAR THAT OPENED OPPOSE A PUB THAT BANNED BLACK PEOPLETHE "SHEBEEN" WAS CREDIBLY POPULAR WH THE LGBTQ+ AND BLACK MUNIGETWTLONDONBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYMICHELE THEILREPORTER10:00, 21 FEB 2021BOOKMARKTHE NOTORLY RACIST THE GEE PUB WAS STROYED DURG THE 1981 BRIXTON RTS (STOCK IMAGE OF WORKERS CLEARG BRIS AFTER THE FIRST RT) (IMAGE: PHOTO BY KEYSTONE/HULTON ARCHIVE/GETTY IMAG)SIGN UP FOR NEWS AND FEATUR OM OUR DIVERSE MUNI MORE 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 SIGN UP FOR NEWS AND FEATUR OM OUR DIVERSE MUNI INVALID 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!

The sectn outlawed the promotn of homosexualy as a “pretend fay relatnship. 1970: UK Gay Liberatn Front (GLF) was found at the London School of Enomics.

EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS BRIXTON

Inially clud gay men and lbians mted to femist goals and revolutnary change.

GAY BRIGHTON

The event prompted the birth of the Natnal Gay News Defense Commtee (NGNDC).

Early 1970s: “Gay Days” and other events held across London brgg together LGBTQ people. 1 July 1972: England’s first Gay Pri March.

THE BRIXTON FAIRI AND THE SOUTH LONDON GAY COMMUNY CENTRE, BRIXTON 1974-6

March 1974: 78 Railton Road squatted by the South London Gay Liberatn beg the UK’s first gay center.

7 Augt 1976: Gay Pri hosted/anized by Brixton Gay’s.

THE BEST BRIXTON GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS BRIXTON

1978: Brixton Gays support Anti-Nazi League March, Rock Agast Racism ftival Brockwell Park. 1988: Sectn 28 of the Lol Government Act barred lol thori om ‘promotg’ homosexualy. To learn more about the Brixton Faeri and squattg, watch this seri of terviews of South London Gay Liberatn Front members, who squatted the first Gay Communy Centre.

In the early 1970s a number of GLF supporters lived squats Brixton, and formed the South London Gay Communy Centre at 78 Railton Road.

‘GAY TIM’: THE BRIXTON SQUATTERS

From 1981-2010, The Fridge nightclub, found by Andrew Czezowski, Town Hall Para was one of London’s most popular gay clubs. From 1992-2001, Love Mcle was a popular gay night on Saturdays and drew thoands of followers om all over London. The Loughborough Hotel beme a gay venue the 1980s and early 1990s.

The Prce of Wal on the rner of Coldharbour Lane and Brixton Road was a gay venue until 1987. Gay Pri (see London Pri) held s ftival Brockwell Park 1993 and 1994 – Lambeth town hall flew a eedom flag. The only gay (now gay-iendly) venue left Brixton is the fé bar and rtrant SW9 at 11 Dorrell Place.

In 1999, David Copeland planted a nail bomb Electric Avenue, directed agast the lol black muny, jurg about 50 people, as part of his hate mpaign which also clud bombs Brick Lane (directed agast the Asian Communy) and the Admiral Dunn, Soho, directed agast the gay muny. ↑ Gay News issue 66 'PAL Plans' and issue 71 reportg move to Vxhall. A secret gay bar owned by a black bisexual woman opened on a quiet street Brixton 1977, across om a pub notor for not allowg black or gay people si.