Insi London's biggt gay sna

Contents:

• INSI CHARTS, LONDON'S BIGGT GAY SNA
• THE 10 BEST LONDON GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS LONDON
• LONDON GAY CISE CLUBS

INSI CHARTS, LONDON'S BIGGT GAY SNA

Goslgs has s origs 1976, as an rmal gatherg of gay swimmers on Mondays at the Oasis Pool High Holborn.

In 1982, the group succeed gettg private hire of the Oasis on Thursdays, as part of the Gay Outdoor Club (GOC). In 1985, the swimmg club beme pennt of GOC, and the name Goslgs was adopted (as Gay Outdoor Swimmg London-gs). And then I meet 32-year-old Ey Chong, a petive triathlete who tras wh the London ntgent of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr masters' swim club Out to also offers mixed synchro, open-water and water polo ssns and operat out of Brighton, but Ey v me to e along and try the women-only ssn on a Thursday eveng central London.

And a few, such as Ey and her partner, Suzanne, are keen triathlet, tent on improvg technique, unlockg the door to the swim portn of their three-legged explas: "I wanted to hang out wh gay and lbian iends a non-drkg environment. Gay Social Group. London Gay LGBTQ+ iendly football team - Soho FC.

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Charts is a gay sna that’s somehow stood firm and risted the velopers for nearly 20 years. Amidst a vastatg year for gay venu London, alarm bells were set off June when was reported that the se might make way for a luxury hotel, but thankfully for s patrons, there’s been very ltle follow-up.

‘It was found 1997, ’ says staff member Lewis, ‘when fdg a fy, welg place to be openly gay or explore your sexualy was perhaps tougher than is now. For the uniated, a gay sna is, as our listg onle stat: ‘like a leisure centre, but wh sex’ – a place where men cise and hook up. ‘That always ma me giggle – the last thg a gay du to a sna for is a mouthful of fish.

‘Some misnceptns are fuelled by homophobia’.

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There are still a lot of gay or bisexual guys who aren’t out. Sadly, I fear some misnceptns are fuelled by homophobia. If was a straight swgers’ club, might be seen as cheeky, racy, darg, but bee ’s a gay spot, ’s more likely to be nsired sleazy and gross.

Found 25 years ago by a small band of enterprisg swimmers om the LGBT (Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans) muny, most of our members are LGBT, although we wele all adults wh an tert aquatic sport, cludg disabled swimmers. Some recent achievements of the batn team clu gold and silver medals at the Natnal Masters Champnships, var medals at Tournoi Internatnal Paris and a gold medal at the Gay Gam Cologne.