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Gay Bar
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&#;A brilliantly written and incisive account of queer life&#; Colm T�ib�n &#;Each page made me yearn for the dance floor&#; I&#;m so glad that someone has written this definitive book about lgbtq+ bars&#; Amelia Abraham, creator of Queer Intentions Propulsive music and euphoric crowds; drag queens and go-go dancers; strobe lights, dusky rooms and glory holes. Gay bars have elongated been sites of delight and solidarity, sexual utterance and activism. But around the world, they are closing. Atherton Lin draws from his experiences of clubs, pubs and dives in London, San Francisco and Los Angeles &#; and a transatlantic love affair that began late one restless night &#; to trace queer histories. An expansive and vivacious celebration of an institution, Same-sex attracted Bar is also a stylish, intimate exploration of what these spaces imply, how they are transforming and what we remain to lose when they close their doors. &#;Essential&#; Vogue&#;Expansive, exuberant and horny&#; Attitude
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The Wing and a Prayer
If you’ve swiped through Hinge recently, you might own noticed that a seemingly ever-increasing number of LGBTQI+ east Londoners are now based in Clapton. This unassuming district of Hackney has arguably usurped Dalston as the unofficial queerest neighbourhood of east London, so it seems only right that the girls, gays and theys in the area should now have their own venue too.
This comes in the form of new lgbtq+ bar the Wing and a Prayer, cheekily nicknamed ‘the WAP’. On the former site of The Mermaid and more recently The Black Hen, it’s a pub that hasn’t exactly had the foremost luck staying open over the last few years - but it’s in very capable hands. Race by the team behind Hoxton fave The Nelson’s, its new owners own a load of exposure in running bars for east London queers.
With comfy seating, loads of pot plants, disco balls in every corner and a basement for parties, this cute little bar could soon become your modern favourite hangout - or the perfect place for your next Hinge date.
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Goldie Saloon
Situated directly underneath bold east London arts cosmos Guts Gallery and co-founded by its creator El Pennick, this new Hackney Downs day-to-night bar-slash-cafe bills itself as east London’s ‘FLINTA*-gay living room’.
Offering hot drinks, speedy wifi and ample plugs, it’s a chill spot for coworking in the afternoons, while its cosy corners, low lighting and cool but low-key vibe make it a fantastic date spot – just as long as you’re cool with running into half the lesbians in east London at the same time. On the menu is a selection of classic cocktails at lovely reasonable prices (the messy martini is especially good) plus European low-intervention wines, draught beers from east London’s Queer Brewing, and an entire separate menu of well-considered no/low options, including Lucky Saint on tap.
It’s no surprise this place has fast get a favourite haunt of London’s coolest art gays, who flock here in their droves after every private view in the gallery upstairs. But don’t be fooled by the chic interiors, art-covered walls and natty wines; it also offers a sound dose of self-aware
La Camionera: Hackney’s first trans-inclusive lesbian bar
A queer authority couple have launched La Camionera: a vibrant, trans-inclusive lesbian bar and café in Hackney.
It will be the first of its kind, setting itself apart from the well-established SheBar and SheSoho, as not just a place to party but a place where queer members can together for coffee, brunch and support other gender non-conforming artists in the community.
Co-founders Alex Loveless and Clara have publicly crowd-funded £50, to open the block. La Camionera will uncover its doors later this March and is still accepting donations.
Alex said: “Every donation means the earth to us, it’s just a total dream to see people supporting us the way they own, it was a genuine team effort, we couldn’t have done it without our community.
&#;It’s just friendly to get a career out of this and further that it was a dream come genuine. I never intended to open the bar as any kind of political statement, all my friends are butch lesbians and I just wanted to create a space for them to come suspend out.”
Queer activist Emma Jackson, from Safe Space, commented: ‘We are thrilled at the opening of this new space.
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