Concern as NG1 nightclub drops 'gay' tag - Nottghamshire Live

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• THE NOTTGHAM GAY VENU WE HAVE LOVED AND LOSTTHE CY IS HOME TO ONE OF THE UK'S OLST GAY BARSNOTTGHAMPOSTBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSWHAT'S ONBYCAROLE BARRY05:01, 5 JUN 2022BOOKMARKJAYCE'S BAR THE 1990S WAS FAMO FOR S MALE DANCERS (IMAGE: NOTTGHAM RABOW HERAGE)OUR EE EMAIL UPDAT ARE THE BT WAY TO GET HEADL DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE 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 OUR EE EMAIL UPDAT ARE THE BT WAY TO GET HEADL DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID 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 BEST NOTTGHAM GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS NOTTGHAM
• MOST IMPORTANT LGBT VENU AND AREAS NOTTGHAM SHOWSED NEW WALKG TOURDID YOU EVER VIS THE 'GAY GARAGE' ON HUNTGDON STREET?NOTTGHAMPOSTBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYPETER HENNSYCONTENT EDOR11:43, 7 MAY 2021BOOKMARK (IMAGE: TROY JENKSON)OUR EE EMAIL UPDAT ARE THE BT WAY TO GET HEADL DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE 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 OUR EE EMAIL UPDAT ARE THE BT WAY TO GET HEADL DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID 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!
• CONCERN AS NG1 NIGHTCLUB DROPS 'GAY' TAGNOTTGHAMPOSTBOOKMARKSHAREWHAT'S ONBYNOTTGHAMSHIRE LIVE00:00, 24 JUL 2015UPDATED13:12, 5 JUL 2017BOOKMARKNG1 IS NO LONGER AN EXCLIVELY GAY CLUBOUR EE EMAIL UPDAT ARE THE BT WAY TO GET HEADL DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE 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 OUR EE EMAIL UPDAT ARE THE BT WAY TO GET HEADL DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID 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 5 BEST MOSW GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS MOSW
• NOTTGHAM GAY MAP
• GAY NOTTGHAM

THE NOTTGHAM GAY VENU WE HAVE LOVED AND LOSTTHE CY IS HOME TO ONE OF THE UK'S OLST GAY BARSNOTTGHAMPOSTBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSWHAT'S ONBYCAROLE BARRY05:01, 5 JUN 2022BOOKMARKJAYCE'S BAR THE 1990S WAS FAMO FOR S MALE DANCERS (IMAGE: NOTTGHAM RABOW HERAGE)OUR EE EMAIL UPDAT ARE THE BT WAY TO GET HEADL DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE 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 OUR EE EMAIL UPDAT ARE THE BT WAY TO GET HEADL DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID 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!

Reporter Gurjeet Nanrah spoke wh an aniser who has helped get club nights for Nottgham's gay muny gog aga. It led to the creatn of a Facebook group - 'NG- the old gays' - where 1, 900 share memori om prev years. "As more and more people om outsi the muny startg gog to NG-One [then stylised as NG1], lost that sense of beg a safe space for gay people.

"It's a loss that we've never really been able to have an answer for and led to people jog the NG- the old gays Facebook group. The proceeds om the night were all donated towards The Spencer Tst - a Nottgham-based chary that works towards suici preventn the gay muny and named after Duane Spencer, who took his own life Febary 2020. "We've seen as a succs and want to ntue supportg suici preventn the gay muny so we are anisg a Christmas event on December 27 specifilly for the LGBTQ+ muny and to raise money for The Spencer Tst.

THE BEST NOTTGHAM GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS NOTTGHAM

LGBT+ pubs haven't always been as visible on our cy streets as they are today and many venu had a secret life as gay spac. Palaise De Dance (now Pryzm) This nightclub, which is now Pryzm, was one of the super clubs that hosted gay nights back the 90s for the LGBT muny to enjoy. The Black Boy Hotel, which is now a Primark the cy centre, hoed one of the gay bars the 1960s.

The 'Gay Garage' on Huntgdon Street Huntgdon Street was once home to the 'Gay Garage', now a Shell garage, which was named by those who spilled out of the gay clubs and vised the garage for late-night snacks.

MOST IMPORTANT LGBT VENU AND AREAS NOTTGHAM SHOWSED NEW WALKG TOURDID YOU EVER VIS THE 'GAY GARAGE' ON HUNTGDON STREET?NOTTGHAMPOSTBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYPETER HENNSYCONTENT EDOR11:43, 7 MAY 2021BOOKMARK (IMAGE: TROY JENKSON)OUR EE EMAIL UPDAT ARE THE BT WAY TO GET HEADL DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE 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 OUR EE EMAIL UPDAT ARE THE BT WAY TO GET HEADL DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID 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!

For two s, on the first Monday of every month, 'Revolutn' was put on for the gay muny - people travelled om all rners of the East Midlands for the popular night out. Parksi Club on Statn Street The first ever gay club Nottgham was the Parksi Club, a club on Statn Street which most recently operated as an antiqu centre. The People's Centre Mansfield Road The People's Centre acted as an alternative cizen's advice bure, holdg face-to-face advice ssns for gay men and women the 1970's.

The Old Dog and Partridge The Old Dog and Partridge was one of the most popular gay bars the 1970s, found on Broad Street. At the time the gay bar was separate to the rt of the tablishment, found at the back behd the 'straight pub'.

After was announced this week that Nottgham's NG1 nightspot was no longer brandg self as a gay club, Nottgham's gay scene has been brought to the foreont of nversatn.

CONCERN AS NG1 NIGHTCLUB DROPS 'GAY' TAGNOTTGHAMPOSTBOOKMARKSHAREWHAT'S ONBYNOTTGHAMSHIRE LIVE00:00, 24 JUL 2015UPDATED13:12, 5 JUL 2017BOOKMARKNG1 IS NO LONGER AN EXCLIVELY GAY CLUBOUR EE EMAIL UPDAT ARE THE BT WAY TO GET HEADL DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE 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 OUR EE EMAIL UPDAT ARE THE BT WAY TO GET HEADL DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID 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!

Wh almost 6, 000 lbian, gay, bisexual and trans people the cy, the lack of social spac is a e for a ncern, acrdg to mpaigners.

" After the rebrandg of NG1, the only other exclively gay club available is Propaganda, the Lace Market.

The threat of hate crim and homophobic bullyg is still a real one for the LGBT muny, which says that safe spac and gay-iendly clubs and bars are need as much now as the SavedYou n fd this story My by navigatg to the er in the top right. Nottgham has a vibrant LGBTQ+ history, wh the first officially licensed gay club, the first profsor of Gay and Lbian Studi, the first tra unn LGBT support group and the first permanent rabow crossg all based here. Today, 's been named the UK's iendlit cy and has a great LGBTQIA+ (gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr, queer, tersex, asexual and others) scene ready to explore.

THE 5 BEST MOSW GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS MOSW

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NOTTGHAM GAY MAP

Good lotn: cy centre, another gay club (911) the nearby area and a gay iendly hostel next to stay (Inga Hotels).

GAY NOTTGHAM

It was set up followg the closure of Mhroom Bookshop (another gay-iendly pennt) on Heathte Street. Origally built by Ltlewoods followg the moln of The Black Boy, a salubr hotel that hoed one of the gay bars of the 1960s. As we walk down this now pestrianised street, a number of gay and gay iendly venu spng up wh a welg vibe.

Buildg on s reputatn as a theatre bar, the late 1990s beme more gay iendly and opened s Green Room to many LGBT groups. At the bottom of Broad Street, we see The Newmarket (though not officially gay, has been very gay iendly several rernatns of s life).

It was one of the many super clubs to host regular monthly gay night; “Revolutn” anised by Pete Marte (of Sleaze Sisters fame) the late 90s.

Turng left at the bottom of Broad Street, a short walk along Upper Parliament Street, is The Old Dog & Partridge, one of the most popular gay bars the 1970s. ” This pub was one of the first to be n by the Bradley fay who monopolised the Nottgham gay scene the 80s & 90s. One famo punter was edienne, Su Pollard who is quoted as sayg, “I met my first gay man when I was fifteen.

The high-rise flats of the shoppg centre were famoly known as “Fairy Towers” durg the 1990s due to the number of gay rints. A uple of doors down, The Forters Inn (not to be mistaken wh The New Forters), was for a long time also nsired gay iendly. Contug down Huntgdon Street and on the rner of Kg Edward street, a small art- buildg (currently a karaoke bar) was formerly Gatsby’s a gay mec for many years om 1983.

In 2007, was renamed Niche and reopened aga as New Gatsby’s 2009 only to be closed aga acrimonly wh a note left on the door that blamed the “gobby queens” for g the license trouble by boyttg the venue, sayg “you will be the first people to pla that there are only a few gay bars left, but if you’re gog to be vile old bter queens, you’re never gog to have a nice gay bar Nottgham. Contue down Huntgdon Street to the Shell petrol statn, lloquially known as The Gay Garage for many years as this was the 24 hour venue for dnken snacks after fallg out of one of the many gay venu this part of town. Standg on the rner where Beck Street meets Lower Parliament Street, directly oppose another stunng art- style pub beme a large gay venue known by a variety of nam.

Walk to the end of Lennox Street and the buildg on the rner known as CS2, was a gay sna origally bought 1999 to hoe The OutHoe LGBT Communy Centre, though this was never fully realised.

In the late 1990s this two floor dance venue proved a popular gay iendly venue until was purchased by property velopers and turned to luxury apartments and a Mandar rtrant.