Lesbians lining the streets as far as you can see? Eyes locking, carabiner clips clinking, the faint aroma of Tom Ford’s Ombre Leather in the air? No, this was not a Fiona Apple concert, this was Broadway Market two weeks ago as hundreds of the capital’s lesbians flocked to their new watering hole, La Camionera.
If you somehow didn’t see the videos of what has since been dubbed Winter Pride, I’m not exaggerating when I say you couldn’t move for sapphics. Think Columbia Road Christmas carols, but make it Carol starring Cate Blanchett. We gathered for the grand launch of the new bar, resulting in a street party that saw corner shops hike prices and passersby stop to ask: ‘What are you protesting?’
