The crackdown on Gay Village 'darkroom sex' that mpaigners say is part of a bid to gentrify Canal Street - Manchter Eveng News

Contents:

• THE DOS & DON'TS OF GAY CLUBBG
• SNAS GAY AROUND THE WORLD
• THE CRACKDOWN ON GAY VILLAGE 'DARKROOM SEX' THAT MPAIGNERS SAY IS PART OF A BID TO GENTRIFY CANAL STREET'FROM THE TOP DOWN THERE IS A PLAN TO DRIVE OUT THE SEEDIER SI OF THGS AND MAKE THE VILLAGE A DISNEYLAND PASTICHE OF WHAT WAS'MENBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYSTEVE ROBSON08:12, 11 FEB 2020UPDATED14:35, 11 FEB 2020BOOKMARKTHE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS 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 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS 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!
• INSI CHARTS, LONDON'S BIGGT GAY SNA

THE DOS & DON'TS OF GAY CLUBBG

There are gay venu most ci and towns.

’s most remote gay bar) you uld probably fd one place to wet your whistle.

Chanc are, your first tentative steps out onto the London queer scene were ma or around Old Compton Street, the shg of London’s mastream gay culture. The inic Royal Vxhall Tavern is one of the olst gay venu the cy and ss, as you may have gused, Vxhall.

SNAS GAY AROUND THE WORLD

Chanc are you probably won’t be starg down that barrel of that gun a gay club eher then pal.

Csg a venue to ll out an expensive plummer bee you and your pals thought ’d be a great plan to smash up the toilet after your first h of gay gra gak isn’t exactly the pnacle of allyship. Gay men do not have any more right to touch a woman’s breasts than a straight man whout nsent. It’s been 50 years sce homosexualy was crimalised this untry.

A mere 30 years later, sectn 28 was passed - makg an offence to promote (talk about) homosexualy schools and only 5 years ago same sex marriag were not legal. For more than a now, Eagle London has been a popular pleasure hub for Vxhall’s gay populatn.

THE CRACKDOWN ON GAY VILLAGE 'DARKROOM SEX' THAT MPAIGNERS SAY IS PART OF A BID TO GENTRIFY CANAL STREET'FROM THE TOP DOWN THERE IS A PLAN TO DRIVE OUT THE SEEDIER SI OF THGS AND MAKE THE VILLAGE A DISNEYLAND PASTICHE OF WHAT WAS'MENBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYSTEVE ROBSON08:12, 11 FEB 2020UPDATED14:35, 11 FEB 2020BOOKMARKTHE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS 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 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS 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!

But, what mak Eagle London even more popular is s sex-entertament license, which allows sexual acts on the premis of the gay club. It ma the dark room safe and secure for gay men to meet unr the watchful ey of the lol police. Mark was also begng to battle wh dg problems among his gay clients, threateng the clean reputatn of the club.

The future of fetish nights the Gay Village is unr threat due to a row over the legaly of nsensual sex 'darkrooms'. "Gay men will have sex somewhere, where will they go if they don't have the events? " What the uncil say: A Manchter Cy Council spokperson said: "The Council’s licensg team has been ntact wh a venue the Gay Village followg plats om the public.

"The Gay Village has played an important role the cy’s history and ntribut a huge amount to the vibrancy of the cy centre.

INSI CHARTS, LONDON'S BIGGT GAY SNA

"Followg up this plat is no way an act to discrimate LGBTQ+ people or an attempt to ero safe spac for the muny the Gay Village. "The Gay Village is an tegral part of Manchter’s thrivg multi-cultural cy centre and we will ntue to ensure remas a safe and supportive place for Greater Manchter’s thrivg LGBTQ+ muny. Charts is a gay sna that’s somehow stood firm and risted the velopers for nearly 20 years.