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Contents:

• [WATCH] UNSEEN FOOTAGE OF KG VON CLAIMG HE’S GAY TO BE PLACED PRISON PROTECTIVE CTODY
• THE BT GAY BARS LONDON
• GAY NIGHTLIFE CHARLTON, S.C.: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE
• THE 10 BEST LONDON GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS LONDON
• FUN AND IENDLY GAY BAR FOR BEARS - KGS ARMS
• WORLD’S FIRST GAY GBY CLUB TURNS 20: ‘NO-ONE HAD SEEN PLAYERS LIKE BEFORE’

[WATCH] UNSEEN FOOTAGE OF KG VON CLAIMG HE’S GAY TO BE PLACED PRISON PROTECTIVE CTODY

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. 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 BT GAY BARS 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.

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GAY NIGHTLIFE CHARLTON, S.C.: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE

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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. 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.

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

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The charmg, lonial seasi cy of Charlton has long been a popular weekend getaway for gay and lbian upl. Even though the cy isn't really known as a major gay nightclub statn, Charlton is an open and acceptg cy wh a growg number of bars, rtrants, and loung.

FUN AND IENDLY GAY BAR FOR BEARS - KGS ARMS

Charlton only has one gay bar, but 's one you won't want to miss. In fact, Dudley's on Ann was named one of Yelp's top 50 gay bars the untry. For sheer elegance, 's hard to top the posh lobby bar adjacent to Grill 225, si the sumptuo and gay-iendly Market Paviln Hotel.

WORLD’S FIRST GAY GBY CLUB TURNS 20: ‘NO-ONE HAD SEEN PLAYERS LIKE BEFORE’

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