The politics of gay clubs
1978
The politics of gay clubs
"I’ve no idea about the politics of the Silver Web because we didn’t go there often enough to get to know the
hierarchy but there was a lot of politics with a small ‘p’ at gay clubs
about who they would let in because they were all privately owned like
they are now. Different to working men’s clubs although of course they
do kick black people out but the origins of it all were very democratic
but that’s the last thing gay clubs wanted. They’ve probably changed a
lot now, I don’t go clubbing any more, I'm too old. The old Nightingale
was up a back street and like the top floor of a terraced house, you
went up these stairs and you had to sign in and be a member. I can’t
remember where it was, in town somewhere. I think I went there about
three times”.
Contributed by: Jean Turley, 72