24/03/18: You know sometimes when you’re watching a gay film and the naïve protagonist goes to a gay club for the first time and it’s a swirling sequence of writhing muscles, flashing strobes and smoke cannons, all to some lowslung house beat? Well, that’s what XXL’s actually like in real life! Walk through the throbbing crowds of bears and it’s just a complete sensory overload. We love it, we always will!
Pulse, 1 Invicta Plaza, South Bank, SE1 9UF
Photos by Joel Ryder
