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The politics of gay clubs

1978

The politics of gay clubs

"I’ve no idea about the politics of the 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 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

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