Queer campaigners have launched a £100,000 fundraising drive to open the UK’s first community-run LGBTQI+ bar after a property developer stalled on its promise to fund a venue in the wake of the closure of the famous Joiners Arms.
The Friends of the Joiners Arms campaign group launched a crowdfunding initiative on Friday, selling shares in the proposed new bar and community venue for as little as £25 in a “fightback” against the number of queer venues lost to property development.
