London's LGBTQ+ venues aren't just drinking dens; they're also safe spaces where the queer community can come together without worrying about being othered, threatened or fetishised. For this reason, it's absolutely devastating that one of our most iconic clubs, G-A-Y Late in Soho, is being closed partly because its owner can no longer guarantee the safety of staff and punters.
Jeremy Joseph, who also runs Heaven nightclub and G-A-Y Bar, announced on Friday that he has decided with "great sadness" to shut G-A-Y Late indefinitely on December 10. "As a result of sometimes being the only venue open late at night in the surrounding area it has led to customers and staff being attacked on their way to and from the venue," he wrote in a social media post.
