Regulars at Charts gay sna Shoredch tell Alix Fox about etiquette, myths and generally hangg out.
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
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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.
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SNAS GAY AROUND THE WORLD
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. But, what mak Eagle London even more popular is s sex-entertament license, which allows sexual acts on the premis of the gay club.
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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!
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?
INSI CHARTS, LONDON'S BIGGT GAY SNA
" 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.