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- (Open) Duke of Wellington
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- (Open) New Bloomsbury Set
- (Open) Old Ship
- (Open) Royal Vauxhall Tavern
- (Open) Rupert Street Soho
- (Open) She Soho
- (Open) Ted's Place
- (Open) The Apple Tree
- (Open) The Eagle
- (Open) The Glory
- (Open) Two Brewers
- (Open) Victoria
- (Open) Village
- (Open) West 5
- (Open) Yard Bar
- (Temporarily closed) Cock Tavern
- (Temporarily closed) Friendly Society
- (Temporarily closed) Halfway II Heaven
- (Temporarily closed) King's Arms
- (Temporarily closed) Retro Bar
- (Temporarily closed) Riverside Tavern
- (Temporarily closed) The Admiral Duncan
- (Temporarily closed) Vault 139
- (Temporarily closed) White Swan
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Ku group : all venues are open!
QX had a quick update from Stefanos over at the Ku Group. They've been busy across all their venues keeping them Covid compliant and...
Artist Exhibition at The Appletree Clerkenwell.
Yvonne Devine is an Irish LGBTQ artist based in London, who also happens to be a member of the London Irish LGBT Network. Yvonne has...
Drag and Cabaret
Quiz On My Face with Baby Lame at The Glory – 18th August
While cabaret lovers across the land await the return of live shows at their favourite queer venues, pub quizzes are reigning supreme. At least...
Q&A: Miss Taylor Trash on surviving lockdown, plans for the future and her drag...
Like most entertainers, Miss Taylor Trash had some unexpected free time on her hands as the scene came to a sudden halt in March....
Son of a Tutu to take over Victoria Beckham´s Insta account
“VictoriaBeckham tagged you in a post” is not something you expect to see whilst sat down trying to decide between a tin of beans...
Queer People & Parties
DJ Olly Waldron talks moving LGBTQ+ spaces online and turning quarantine queer
‘I will never forget the experience of virtual clubbing’: DJ Olly Waldron talks moving LGBTQ+ spaces online and turning quarantine queer
If someone had told...
Pride In London starts Friday 26th with Fat Tony and Divina De Campo, plus...
A:M Afterhours - livestream
7pm - 1am
https://www.mixcloud.com/live/AMAfterhours
The much-loved A:M returns with another virtual event featuring three of the party's favourite DJs. Representing A:M House, and...
Horse Meat Disco is back!
One of London's best Sunday discos returns with a lockdown hoedown fundraiser - welcome to STREAMING KWEENS!
Please help Eagle London to raise money for:
Positive...
Support The Eagle – membership and merchandise
Over the last 20 years we've seen our LGBTQ+ spaces disappear so fast that there are now but a handful left.
In 2019, in...
SexCircus vs Matinee : Pervert – Delicious debauchery arrived at Great Sussex Street Warehouse
07/03/20: Crowds were undeterred by corona hysteria on Saturday as they turned out in DROVES for a special Sex Circus/Matinee collaborative event at brand...
Circa The Club – Opulent gorgeousness at Central London’s newest gay nightclub
29/02/20: Look at these STUNNING pics of the STUNNING partygoers who were all at Circa The Club on Saturday night! For you newcomers to...
Queer Bits & Pieces
akt launch their rainbow face coverings
akt is a charity that supports lgbtq+ young people aged 16-25 in the uk who are facing or experiencing homelessness or living in a...
500 bottles of gin to be given in Sink The Pink’s Pink Noise project
WILDCAT PASSION DELIVERS 500 FREE BOTTLES TO PINK NOISE PLEDGERS
Wildcat Gin is giving away 500 bottles of its new flavour to people who donate...
New report exposes security risks of LGBT+ dating apps
“A new study by cyber security specialists has found that police in countries where homosexuality is illegal are increasingly using LGBT+ dating apps to...
Sauna Bar Bournemouth for sale 39K. Reopening 25th July.
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Queer Health & Wellbeing
Is There Any Money Left In Sex Work?
Is There Any Money Left In Sex Work? – let’s talk about it!
Article written by Stephen Hanscomb of LGBTplus
When the coronavirus pandemic struck everyone...
Andrew Logan rainbow heart donation to raise money for MindOut charity
British sculptor and creator of the Alternative Miss World, Andrew Logan, has created a unique rainbow wearable art piece, in his signature style in...
New online tool pinpoints HIV health inequalities in England
New online tool pinpoints HIV health inequalities in England to improve prevention and planning
The rate of late HIV diagnosis, which is associated with a...
Camp Fit with Carl
Throughout this lockdown period cabaret artists and entertainers have had to diversify in order to adapt to losing their stages and bookings overnight. Many...
Albert Kennedy Trust – an important update from the CEO
During this pandemic, AKT needs all the support they can get in order to continue with their essential work of helping young lgbtq+ young...
LGBTQI & Community
Locked Down and Out
Following the recent impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on financial support for a charity that deals with one of the shocking consequences of lockdown...
Gay Liberation Front march 27th June 2020 : pictures
Twelve of the last surviving activists from the London Gay Liberation Front, 1970-74, some in their 70s and 80s, marched in London on Saturday...
Pride in London takes over capital’s iconic landmarks Saturday 27th June
Pride in London 2020 takes over capital’s iconic landmarks with virtual parade and messages of LGBT+ allyship
Though the physical parade is postponed, Pride...
Get ready for Global Pride Saturday 27th June
Global Pride is going to be the world’s biggest ever LGBTI+ celebration. They’re streaming 24 hours of content from Pride organisations, activists, civil society...
No DJs, no cabaret, table service, 1m plus social distancing, but at least they’re...
No DJs, no cabaret, table service, 1m plus social distancing, but at least they're opening. That's the latest news about the opening of LGBTQ+...
Gay Fashion & Grooming
Modus Vivendi Spring Summer 2020 Collection
It´s Monday, you're in lockdown... you deserve a treat!!
Location: Tenerife, Canary Islands
Interview with Josué Tarí Madariaga
Best and toughest part of being a model?
The best...
#whatkiazdidnext
At QX we love an excuse to dress up. So it was no surprise that we’d show an interest in the latest internet sensation...
WATCH: Vintage male models strut their stuff in itsy bitsy swimwear circa 1951
We've become desensitised to the fit male physique with Instagram being a jungle of thirst traps with every other picture being an Insta-gay posing...
Arts and Culture
Shortlists for this year’s Polari Prize and Polari First Book Prize
A visionary exploration of trans identity, a re-interpretation of the gothic novel and a graphic guide to LGBTQ+ cultural history all feature on the...
QX Interview: Conleth Kane
https://www.qxmagazine.com/area/gay-bars-in-london-open/
Pride and Joy!
To coincide with what would’ve been Belfast Pride this weekend, LGBTQ+ artist Conleth Kane who is originally from Northern Ireland is releasing...
The Diverse Book Awards
More than fifty submissions were received for the first ever Diverse Book Awards created by writing community The Author School (www.theauthorschool.com). Today, the longlist...
Paul Middleton’s all-new cover of ‘When Love Takes Over’ celebrates Pride from home.
In the wake of Pride festivals and celebrations around the world being cancelled during Pride month, singer Paul Middleton lifts spirits with an all-new...
Masculinities: Liberation through Photography opens at the Barbican Gallery
Barbican Art Gallery reopens Masculinities: Liberation through Photography, a major group exhibition that explores how masculinity is experienced, performed, coded and socially constructed as...
London Art Gallery declares “London Loves Dick”
London Art Gallery declares “London Loves Dick”
By Steve Dales
A new show “London Loves Dick” at the Velorose Gallery in London throughout July considers censorship,...
Queer East puts resistance and inclusivity at the centre for virtual programme for Pride...
QE: Docs4Pride from Queer East Film Festival launches on 3 July with four free-to-stream documentaries shining a light on queer activism in East and...
Streaming from 7pm Thursday 21 May : A Streetcar Named Desire
As theatres across the country face unprecedented times, you can read about the impact the lockdown is having here and, to remind you of...
An open letter to theatre and performance makers
Given the number of LGBTQ+ people involved in the performing arts QX is lending the organisers of this open letter a platform in order...
Homo Promos – The Gay Century
Homo Promos is London’s oldest queer community theatre company. It was founded in 1988 in response to Section 28, which forbade local authorities from...
LGBTQ+ film festival Queer East launches virtual series
In response to the Coronavirus outbreak and indefinite closure of independent venues, Queer East launches a new charitable initiative to celebrate inspiring queer activism...
Going GagaooLala in lockdown
Perfectly timed to coincide with the biggest lockdown in modern history, Asia´s ´Gay Netflix´ Gagaoolala.com has just been launched and is about to go...
Peccadillo Pictures launches Peccadillo Sofa Club
Peccadillo Pictures has just launched the Peccadillo Pictures Sofa Club with all the social interaction of a trip to the cinema! Following on from...
Queer Politics & History
Hidden queer culture from past to present – 15,22,29 August
Activists Q & A and live performances from drag kings and queens
Every Saturday in August, enjoy a night in to explore hidden LGBTQ stories,...
Will you help end this ridiculous investigation by emailing Poland’s Prosecutor General?
While Borris Johnson congratulates the homophobic president of Poland, Andrzej Duda, on his successful re-election, Amnesty International reminds us of the consequences for Poland's LGBTQ+...
LGBT+ veterans reclaim London Pride with political demands
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Former Gay Liberation Front activists speak out 50 years on
Veterans of the London Gay Liberation Front, 1970-74, will march on 27 June to...
2020 Pride march will be led by gay veterans from 1970s
This year’s 2020 Pride in London parade has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. But veterans from the London Gay Liberation Front 1970-74,...
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Is There Any Money Left In Sex Work?
Is There Any Money Left In Sex Work? – let’s talk about it!
Article written by Stephen Hanscomb of LGBTplus
When the coronavirus pandemic struck everyone...
2020 Pride march will be led by gay veterans from 1970s
This year’s 2020 Pride in London parade has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. But veterans from the London Gay Liberation Front 1970-74,...
How To Survive London on £50 Per Week
The QX guide to budget London living!
Despite how much we all try and budget, all it takes is a few big nights out with...
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Legendary gay-friendly city Key West launches special commemorative LGBTQ+ video
Key West, Florida, the jewel of the Florida Keys archipelago, is a gay mecca. Its LGBTQ+ roots stretch back almost a century, with an...
Christmas Markets – Where to Visit This Winter
Advertiser Content; Christmas Markets
If you are missing those hot summer nights and see the prospect of winter as something to be endured, then slough...
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“This is how dictatorships start”
A Statement from Rémy Bonny, political scientist and LGBTQI activist from Belgium, on yesterday´s events in Warsaw, Poland, and a call upon the president...
The Eagle soars back into action
The Eagle came out of lockdown later than the other LGBTQ+ bars in the capital, and it was well worth the wait - what a...
Fanny & Stella : The Garden Theatre – tickets 19,20,26,27,28 August
The Eagle has done a fantastic job transforming itself from a club to a lounge bar with a garden with a garden theatre. The...