The Waterloo, The Vtners and the other go-to Glasgow gay spots of yteryear - Glasgow Live

Contents:

• BT GAY BARS IN GLASGOW
• THE BEST GLASGOW GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS GLASGOW
• THE 14 BT GAY BARS GLASGOW
• THE WATERLOO, THE VTNERS AND THE OTHER GO-TO GLASGOW GAY SPOTS OF YTERYEARWE LOOK BACK AT SOME OF THE PLAC THAT BEME WELL KNOWN HNTS FOR THE CY'S GAY MUNY THE 70S AND 80S - WH SPECIAL MENTN TOO TO THE LEGEND WHO WAS BETTY HUTTONGLASGOWLIVEBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYCRAIG WILLIAMS14:15, 1 JAN 2019UPDATED19:38, 29 MAY 2020BOOKMARKTHE WATERLOO BAR IS GLASGOW'S OLST GAY PUB (IMAGE: FACEBOOK)GET THE LATT NOSTALGIA FEATUR AND PHOTO STORI OM GLASGOW STRAIGHT 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 GET THE LATT NOSTALGIA FEATUR AND PHOTO STORI OM GLASGOW STRAIGHT 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!
• TOP GAY CLUBS & BARS MERCHANT CY (GLASGOW)GAY CLUBS & BARS MERCHANT CY
• THE GALLERYGLASGOWMENUHOTELSBARSDANCE CLUBSSNASGAY SHOPSCY GUIGAY MAPGAY WEDDGSTHE GALLERY
• GLASGOW GAY DISTRICT: MERCHANT CY
• GLASGOW GAY SNAS

BT GAY BARS IN GLASGOW

Jt make sure to check out our gui to Glasgow's gay bars, as they really have got the cy's LGBTQ+ nightlife ssed. If you're lookg for the bt gay bars Glasgow's Merchant Cy, Speakeasy really is a top spot.

THE BEST GLASGOW GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS GLASGOW

Katie's Bar offers an utterly mixed bag to the cy's gay nightlife. AXM is a gay club that's garnered a solid reputatn and a loyal crowd of regulars.

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9(325)•affordableGay night clubBarDis clubNight clubPolo Lounge is a popular gay night club Glasgow that offers a diverse range of activi, like dancg and partyg, for s guts. It's loted the cy's gay triangle, so 's equented by many young 1 of 3Didn’t even make to the door took one look at to be told “not tonight” stood round the rner for 30 mut after to bump to maybe 20 other folk between this time that all got refed. This is not how the gay scene should be reprented Glasgow and i’m eply disappoted.

2(205)•Gay barKaraoke barLive mic venueNight clubPubDels is a fun gay bar loted the heart of Glasgow's gay neighborhood.

THE WATERLOO, THE VTNERS AND THE OTHER GO-TO GLASGOW GAY SPOTS OF YTERYEARWE LOOK BACK AT SOME OF THE PLAC THAT BEME WELL KNOWN HNTS FOR THE CY'S GAY MUNY THE 70S AND 80S - WH SPECIAL MENTN TOO TO THE LEGEND WHO WAS BETTY HUTTONGLASGOWLIVEBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYCRAIG WILLIAMS14:15, 1 JAN 2019UPDATED19:38, 29 MAY 2020BOOKMARKTHE WATERLOO BAR IS GLASGOW'S OLST GAY PUB (IMAGE: FACEBOOK)GET THE LATT NOSTALGIA FEATUR AND PHOTO STORI OM GLASGOW STRAIGHT 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 GET THE LATT NOSTALGIA FEATUR AND PHOTO STORI OM GLASGOW STRAIGHT 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!

6(39)•cheapCabaret clubBarCocktail barGay barBurlque, baret and magic performanc 7 nights a week a sign nsc vtage style bar. 2(318)•cheapBarGay barLive mic venueRtrantKatie's Bar is a trendy, hip gay bar loted the heart of Glasgow.

2(75)•Night clubBarGay barGay night clubAXM Glasgow is a large and relaxed gay night club wh a lively party atmosphere.

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5(173)•If you're lookg for a hipster filled gay bar wh great cktails and retro tun, Speakeasy is the perfect place to be. 1(166)•affordableGay barPubWe barWelg bar wh background tun om a ee jebox wh karaoke, DJs and drag queen bgo.

3(602)•Long-standg gay pub for drawg drkers of all ag wh staed glass and muted red/gold 1 of 3I've never entered the premise but I have a lot of iends who tell me s a great night out great atmosphere for everyone. 5(188)•Happeng gay bar & lounge wh a pat dishg up classic pub gb, beer & cktails. 3(11)•Govan Rd, Glasgow, G51 4RE, Uned Kgdom14FHQBarKaraoke barLive mic venueNight clubTrendy, mostly-female gay bar wh cktails and DJs, booth seats and glossy ntemporary r.

Thanks to plac such as Delmoni’s, Katie’s Bar, AXM and nights such as Hot Ms and Shoot Your Shot, Glasgow pre-lockdown had a thrivg gay pub and club scene. From a time when Glasgow uld be nsired a hostile place for the gay muny - and not jt bee the participatn homosexual acts was emed a crimal offence.

THE GALLERYGLASGOWMENUHOTELSBARSDANCE CLUBSSNASGAY SHOPSCY GUIGAY MAPGAY WEDDGSTHE GALLERY

This meant that bars the 1960s were fairly discreet, until a gay scene appeared almost overnight the cy the early 1970s.

Before then Glasgow’s gay scene was effectively centred around hoe parti - the most famo of which took place regularly at Novar Drive the Hyndland area. In the early 1970s, The De of Wellgton Argyle Street was one of the first pubs that was taken over by Glasgow’s LGBT+ muny, wh the Waterloo Bar next door also havg a reputatn of beg both gay (and prostute) iendly.

GLASGOW GAY DISTRICT: MERCHANT CY

The Waterloo on Argyle Street, Glasgow's olst gay pub. "Betty was a larger than life character on the gay scene Glasgow when I first took my tentative steps onto the scene the early 1990's.

GLASGOW GAY SNAS

Meanwhile, 1980, the Sttish Homosexual Rights Group bought a premis at Queen’s Crcent to form a licenced Gay Club. Wh a fé and functn sue, was succsful for some time, but uld not pete wh other new gay venu which had recently e on the scene Glasgow. The Court Bar on Hutchon Street (which shut 2015) would "turn gay" at 8pm om the mid 1980s onwards, wherpon is said that not only the staff changed, but an alternative and higher price list was fetched om unr the unter and affixed to the wall.

And the 1970s and early 80s also saw the appearance of gay iendly diss the cy, such as the Great Wtern Hotel along Gt Wtern Road and Fire Island at Crs on Partick Bridge St. Across our ci you’ll fd a range of gay bars and rtrants, offerg a fun and lively scene for your break away.

UNDERGROUND This gay bar Glasgow’s Merchant Cy is a rehg addn to the LGBTQ+ night life. Vis Unrground DELMONICA’S Offerg a welg LGBTQ+ place sce 1991, this boozy gay bar serv up a range of fun and uy cktails and hand-fished pizzas.