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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 his article for the Guardian, Queer today, gone tomorrow: the fight to save LGBT nightlife, David Shariatmadari highlighted the battle to save LGBTQ+ nightlife. One particular sentence struck a chord with me,

¨This sense of belonging, always a precious commodity in a city the size of London, is something people are evidently willing to fight for.¨

It struck me that is precisely what QX has been fighting for these last 25 plus years because that is precisely what the ´scene´ is, a place where we can belong. 

That was before Covid. So many venues have closed, and are still unable to trade. If we are to have any LGBTQ+ spaces left, where we feel that we belong, we need to put up a fight to keep them. We need to actively support them.

One way to do that is by financially supporting the venues that are unable to trade, until they are ready to open again. In this article QX would like to focus on just one, The Eagle.

Many of us have frequented The Eagle at some point in our lives, looking for that space where we can feel that we belong. It’s a Vauxhall venue that has hosted so many iconic club nights over the years, such as the now legendary Horse Meat Disco and Carpet Burn.

Fortunately, Martin Fitzgerald of The Eagle believes most venues will get through this and is confident The Eagle will to. Indeed, many landlords have agreed to negotiated terms which has helped enormously. But times are still tough and any help is gratefully received, which is why Martin has been so heartened by the uptake of Eagle Love membership.

There are two ways that we can support the venue until it is in a position to reopen.

Firstly, if you count yourself as a regular, you can help by joining The Eagle Love membership program. The program includes priority booking, queue jump, a bottle of bubbly and entry for 3 mates on your birthday, and other offers and discounts. 

The Eagle Gay Bar In London Membership
The Eagle Love Membership

You can also do your bit in other ways to help this particular venue. They have some great T-shirts and merchandise. It’s summer, and this is an opportunity to make your shopping count. You can make a difference. 

Horse Meat Disco T
New In : Horse Meat Disco T £25
Classic Eagle T back in stock
Classic Eagle T back in stock £25, In black or white
Horse Meat Disco T £25
Horse Meat Disco T £25

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