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82-629: G-A-Y is a long-running gay nightclub brand, based at the Heaven nightclub in Charing Cross , London , owned by Jeremy Joseph. G-A-Y also operates a sister gay bar on Soho's Old Compton Street , and previously operated another club at Goslett Yard, called G-A-Y Late. The G-A-Y brand is also used by a bar in Manchester's Gay Village as a franchisee. BANG emerged onto London's Gay scene in March 1976 at
164-419: A BAFTA . Jones presented the 2023 documentary Rosie Jones: Am I a R*tard? [ sic ], which is about online hate speech against disabled people. She reads messages written about her, explores the emotional effect of harassment, the inaction by social media companies and the motivations behind people who send these messages. The use of the slur retard received widespread criticism and led to
246-489: A One Direction gig, stating: "My birthday wish is for little girls to realise that G-A-Y is a lesbian and gay club so there's only one direction and that's no direction for them". In 2016, Joseph was also accused of racism after blaming a rise in crime in Soho on "Somalians"; this led to criticism from Black and South Asian LGBT groups. In March 2019, staff refused comedian Rosie Jones , who has cerebral palsy , entry into one of
328-551: A coping mechanism . Jones is a lesbian . On the BBC Sounds podcast Duvet Days , she said "Growing up, there was nobody in TV or radio that looked like me – that sounded like me. There was Francesca Martinez in Grange Hill , but that was the only person really. And also my sexuality came into that, like when there was a disabled person they were very much the victim and they didn't have
410-465: A 2023 interview with i , Jones said she was mugged five times in the course of two years while walking alone, targeted due to her disability. She said she was regularly rejected by taxi services when drivers assumed her to be drunk. Online, much of the abuse she faces is unwanted sexual comments. Jones began therapy during the production of Am I a R*tard? . She said she would recommend it to "literally anyone". Therapy allowed her to believe that she
492-421: A G-A-Y franchise agreement. Mr Joseph remained the owner of G-A-Y Bar, G-A-Y Late & Heaven. G-A-Y Late was closed permanently on 10 December 2023, with owner Jeremy Joseph citing 'external pressures' as the reason for the closure, including accessibility issues, safety concerns, and consistent building works surrounding the venue. In 2011, owner Jeremy Joseph tweeted that straight people were not welcome to
574-634: A body blow. If you are merely looking for sex or a date, the Web is now the first stop for most gay men". June Thomas explained the decline by noting that there is less need for gay-specific venues like bars because gay people are less likely to encounter discrimination or be made unwelcome in wider society. Entrepreneur magazine in 2007 included them on a list of ten types of business that would be extinct by 2017 along with record stores, used bookstores and newspapers. Some commentators have argued there has been some recent decline in gay-specific venues mainly due to
656-452: A common feature in many gay bars, even men-only spaces. Some gay bars and clubs which have a predominantly male clientele, as well as some gay bathhouses and other sex clubs , may offer occasional women-only nights. A few gay bars attempt to restrict entry to only gay or lesbian people, but in practice this is difficult to enforce. Most famously, Melbourne 's Peel Hotel was granted an exemption from Australia's Equal Opportunities Act by
738-423: A conversation, where they didn't feel like sexual freaks or somehow not part of the larger social fabric; from that came culture, politics, demands for equal rights." Gay bars traditionally preferred to remain discreet and virtually unidentifiable outside the gay community, relying exclusively on word of mouth promotion. More recently, gay clubs and events are often advertised by handing out eye-catching flyers on
820-528: A few gay bars in the first quarter of the 20th century. The best known was The Empire [ nl ] , in Nes , which was first mentioned in 1911 and existed until the late 1930s. The oldest that still exists is Café 't Mandje , which was opened in 1927 by lesbian Bet van Beeren . It closed in 1982, but was reopened in 2008. After World War II , the Amsterdam city government acted rather pragmatic and tolerated
902-565: A friend's comedy night. In 2017, Jones performed "Inspiration" at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe . The show was 35 minutes long and contained jokes about her visit to the 2016 Summer Paralympics , using disabled toilets, and commentary on the words "disabled" and " spastic ". It received 3.5 stars in Chortle and three stars in The List . In 2018, Jones' Edinburgh Festival Fringe show
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#1732869744431984-479: A gay bar is the nature of its clientele. While many gay bars target the gay and/or lesbian communities, some (usually older and firmly established) gay bars have become gay, as it were, through custom, over a long period of time. The serving of alcohol is the primary business of gay bars and pubs. Like non-gay establishments they serve as a meeting place and LGBTQ+ community focal point, in which conversation, relaxation, and meeting potential romantic and sexual partners
1066-510: A haunt for the wealthy, aristocratic and bohemian. Its creator Frida Strindberg née Uhl set it up as an avant-garde and artistic venture. The club provided a solid model for future nightclubs. After homosexuality was partially decriminalized in the UK in 1967, gay bar culture became more visible and gradually Soho became the centre of the London LGBTQ+ community, which was "firmly established" by
1148-564: A place of refuge and support for gay men and the HIV-affected community impacted by the virus. Cure fundraising, testing, support group, and free condom events have been present at gay bars. Some commentators have suggested that gay bars are facing decline in the contemporary age due to the pervasiveness of technology. Andrew Sullivan argued in his 2005 essay "The End of Gay Culture" that gay bars are declining because "the Internet dealt them
1230-522: A rarity around the world. Many articles have been published discussing possible reasons as to why lesbian bars struggle to exist despite a growing lesbian population. Like most bars and pubs, gay bars range in size from the small, five-seat bars of Tokyo to large, multi-story clubs with several distinct areas and more than one dance floor. A large venue may be referred to as a nightclub , club , or bar, while smaller venues are typically called bars and sometimes pubs . The only defining characteristic of
1312-417: A sequel novel, The Big Trip , which was published on 18 August 2022. Jones has ataxic cerebral palsy ; she incorporates her slow speech pattern into her comedy, constructing jokes to subvert the punchline that audiences expect. For instance, she has used the opening line "As you can tell from my voice, I suffer from being northern ." Jones unexpectedly refers to previous jokes later in her performances,
1394-651: A sequel, The Big Trip . Jones grew up in Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire and went to Headlands School . Her parents are teachers. At the age of four, she introduced herself to her class by saying that she had cerebral palsy that made her "talk slowly" and "fall over a lot". In 2011, following her graduation with a B.A. in English Language and Creative Writing from the University of Huddersfield , Jones
1476-458: A sexuality, they were very much the stock disabled person. That meant growing up, I didn't accept my sexuality because I thought I'm not gay and disabled." Jones has spoken on the rights of disabled people, describing bullying that she has experienced and difficulties in her daily life. She has expressed concerns over the particular vulnerability of disabled people during the COVID-19 pandemic , and
1558-608: A shebeen in Soweto , for example, was used as a meeting place for black gay men who were part of the Gay Association of South Africa (GASA) but did not feel welcome in the GASA offices. With the establishment of the post-apartheid 1996 constitution that outlawed discrimination based on sexual orientation as well as race, South Africa's gay night life exploded, though many bars continued to be segregated by race, and fewer blacks than whites go to
1640-430: A state tribunal, on the grounds that the exemption was needed to prevent "sexually-based insults and violence" aimed at the pub's patrons. As a result of the decision, the pub is legally able to advertise as a "gay only" establishment, and door staff can ask people whether they are gay before allowing them inside, and can turn away non-gay people. Rosie Jones (comedian) Rosie Luisa Jones (born 24 June 1990)
1722-678: A trait which one critic describes as "clinically planned". She describes her style as "cheeky", commenting that she makes jokes that able-bodied people could not. Jones' stand-up routines relate to disability and sexuality, and have been described as dark comedy . In 2019, Jones received mixed reception for a joke she made on The Last Leg in which she said that as a 16-year-old, environmental activist Greta Thunberg should only be concerned with "drinking Lambrini and getting fingered ." Jones said she experiences imposter syndrome , having grown up seeing comedians as fast-spoken straight white males. She has also said that she has used jokes as
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#17328697444311804-409: A wide selection of artists and genres. Most frequently, drag queens from across the international community perform on Saturday nights, however, G-A-Y is often also visited by mainstream musicians. Artists that have appeared at G-A-Y/Heaven include: In 2000, a 40 track compilation album was released, featuring songs from some of the artists who had appeared at G-A-Y. A promotional campaign took place in
1886-531: Is a British comedian, writer and actress. After starting her career as a writer on panel shows , she went on to appear as a guest on The Last Leg , 8 Out of 10 Cats , 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown , QI and Hypothetical . She attended the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo as a roving reporter for The Last Leg . Jones has performed stand-up comedy at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe , incorporating her cerebral palsy into her comedic style. In 2018, she
1968-714: Is linked to China's opening up to global capitalism and its consequent economic and social restructuring. The bar Centralhjørnet in Copenhagen opened in 1917 and became a gay bar in the 1950s. It now claims to be one of the oldest gay bars in Europe. The main Copenhagen gay district is the Latin Quarter . The very first gay bar in Europe and probably in the world was the Zanzibar in Cannes on
2050-553: Is not unusual for gay bars to sponsor teams in local sports/game leagues, and many otherwise traditional gay pubs are well known for hosting post-game parties—often filling with local gay athletes and their fans on specific nights or when major professional sporting events are broadcast on TV. Some of the longest established gay bars are unofficial hosts of elaborate local 'Royal Court' drag pageants and drag-related social groups. Gay bars and nightclubs are sometimes segregated by sex. In some establishments, people who are perceived to be of
2132-471: Is the primary focus of the clientele. Historically and continuing in many communities, gay bars have been valued by patrons as the only place closeted gay men and lesbians can be open and demonstrative about their sexuality without fear of discovery. Gerard Koskovich of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society explains that "[Gay bars] were a public place where gay people could meet and start to have
2214-634: The BBC Three series "Things Not to Say", BBC Radio 4 's Fred at the Stand and BBC web series Period Dramas . In 2021, Jones appeared in the QI episode "Sideshows, Stunts and Scavenger Hunts". She participated in Celebrity Mastermind in 2023. Jones appeared as a panellist on BBC One's political debate programme Question Time twice, first on 12 November 2020. Jones trended on Twitter each time due to
2296-584: The Golden Twenties . Since the 1960s, the Rosa Viertel (pink quarter) developed in the Glockenbachviertel and around Gärtnerplatz , which in the 1980s made Munich "one of the four gayest metropolises in the world" along with San Francisco, New York City and Amsterdam. In particular, the area around Müllerstraße and Hans-Sachs-Straße was characterized by numerous gay bars and nightclubs. One of them
2378-608: The Motzstraße was internationally known for its transvestite shows. There was also a relatively high number of places for lesbians. Within a few weeks after the Nazis took over government in 1933, fourteen of the best known gay establishments were closed. After homosexuality was decriminalized in 1969, many gay bars opened in West Berlin , resulting in a lively gay scene. In Munich , a number of gay and lesbian bars are documented as early as
2460-502: The Soho area of London , and one in the Gay Village of Manchester . G-A-Y Bar is a multi-level gay bar located on Soho's Old Compton Street , offering a range of music and drinks offers, 7 days a week. Outside of G-A-Y Bar has become the host of the flyers and wristbands that provide free or reduced fee entry to other G-A-Y venues. G-A-Y Late was a single-level gay club located near
2542-476: The "wrong" sex (for example, a man attempting to enter a women's club) may be unwelcome or even barred from entry. This may be more common in specialty bars, such as gay male leather fetish or BDSM bars, or bars or clubs which have a strict dress code . It is also common in bars and clubs where sex on the premises is a primary focus of the establishment. On the other hand, gay bars are usually welcoming of transgender and cross-dressed people, and drag shows are
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2624-562: The 18th century, molly houses were clandestine clubs where gay men could meet, drink, dance and have sex with each other. One of the most famous was Mother Clap's Molly House. The first gay bar in Britain in the modern sense was The Cave of the Golden Calf , established as a night club in London . It opened in an underground location at 9 Heddon Street, just off Regent Street , in 1912 and became
2706-443: The 1980s, police raids on white gay clubs lessened as the apartheid government forces found itself dealing with more and more resistance from the black population. In the black townships, some of the shebeens , unlicensed bars established in people's homes and garages, catered to LGBTQ clients. During the struggle against apartheid, some of these shebeens were important meeting places for black gay and lesbian resistance fighters. Lee's,
2788-690: The 21st century. Since the 1980s, the Le Marais district is the center of the gay scene in Paris. In Berlin , there was gay and lesbian night life already around 1900, which throughout the 1920s became very open and vibrant, especially when compared to other capitals. Especially in the Schöneberg district around Nollendorfplatz there were many cafes, bars and clubs, which also attracted gay people who had to flee their own country in fear of prosecution, like for example Christopher Isherwood . The gay club Eldorado in
2870-612: The Carlton Hotel in downtown Johannesburg in the late 1940s, catering exclusively to men of wealth. In the 1960s, other urban bars began to open that drew more middle and working class white men; lesbians were excluded. The language of Gayle had its roots in the Cape Coloured and Afrikaans -speaking underground gay bar culture. In 1968, when the government threatened to pass repressive anti-gay legislation, queer culture went even further underground, which meant clubs and bars were often
2952-593: The French Riviera. The Zanzibar was opened in 1885 and existed for 125 years, before it was closed in December 2010. Among its visitors were many artists, like actor Jean Marais and comedians Thierry Le Luron and Coluche . Paris became known as a centre for gay culture in the 19th century, making the city a queer capital during the early 20th century, when the Montmartre and Pigalle districts were meeting places of
3034-479: The G-A-Y nightclubs after they believed she was drunk. Mr Joseph later apologised on Twitter . In November 2024, G-A-Y venue Heaven was closed by Westminster Council after one of their security bouncers was arrested for rape of a customer. This then opened a wider conversation into Heaven's controversial, racist, misogynistic and ableist door policies. Saturday nights at G-A-Y/ Heaven have seen many performances from
3116-500: The LGBTQ+ community. Although Amsterdam , Berlin , and London had more meeting places and organizations than Paris, the latter was known for the "flamboyance" of LGBTQ+ quarters and "visibility" of LGBTQ+ celebrities. Paris retained the LGBTQ+ capital image after the end of World War II , but the center of the meeting place shifted to Saint-Germain-des-Prés . In the 1950s and 1960s the police and authorities tolerated homosexuals as long as
3198-565: The Pimpernel), Inge Meysel and Hildegard Knef . The oldest continuously operating Japanese gay bar, New Sazae, opened in Tokyo in 1966. Most gay bars in Tokyo are located in the Shinjuku Ni-chōme district, which is home to about 300 bars. Each bar may only have room to seat about a dozen people; as a result, many bars are specialized according to interest. Because of a raid on a Mexico City drag ball in 1901, when 41 men were arrested,
3280-686: The Sundown club in the basement of the London Astoria . It was founded by Gerry Collins and Jack Barrie; Gerry worked at the Marquee Recording Studio and Jack was the manager of the Marquee Club in Wardour Street . Jack was the door host and Gerry DJ'd under the moniker Gary London, along with Tallulah (DJ) and Norman Scott. In the early 1990s, BANG was acquired by Jeremy Joseph, who changed
3362-757: The United Kingdom and the Netherlands gay bars were established throughout the first quarter of the 20th century. The oldest gay bar in Beijing is the Half-and-Half, which in 2004 had been open over ten years. The first lesbian bar in China (also in Beijing) was Maple Bar, opened in 2000 by pop singer Qiao Qiao . The On/Off was a popular bar for both gay men and lesbians. The increase in China's gay and lesbian bars in recent years
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3444-635: The Western world, the relevance of gay bars in the LGBTQ+ community has somewhat diminished. In areas without a gay bar, certain establishments may hold a gay night instead. Gathering places favoured by homosexuals have operated for centuries. Reports from as early as the 17th century record the existence of bars and clubs that catered to, or at least tolerated, openly gay clientele in several major European cities. The White Swan (created by James Cook and Yardley, full name unknown) on Vere Street , in London , England,
3526-516: The alert for bullying and attacks. In 2013, Moscow's largest gay bar, Central Station, had its walls sprayed with gunfire, had harmful gas released into a crowd of 500 patrons, and had its ceiling nearly brought down by a gang who wanted to crush the people inside. Nonetheless, gay nightlife is increasing in Moscow and St. Petersburg, offering drag shows and Russian music, with some bars also offering discreet gay-only taxi services. The first recorded use of
3608-584: The brand was bought on 13 August 2007 by the MAMA Group . On Friday 3 October 2008, G-A-Y moved to the famous gay venue Heaven , which MAMA Group had acquired a few weeks earlier on 22 September 2008. MAMA Group was sold to HMV in the 2010s, who subsequently went into administration in 2013, selling the MAMA Group and Hammersmith Apollo in 2012, yet retaining their shares to the G-A-Y brand. After HMV Group plc fell into more difficulty, Jeremy Joseph re-purchased
3690-430: The clubs name to G-A-Y. G-A-Y operated from the London Astoria for 15 years until July 2008. The Boston Globe described it as "London's largest gay-themed club night", NME reported that it "attracts 6,000 clubbers each week", and The Independent described it as "the one London gig that really matters" for "today's pop stars". G-A-Y is associated with G-A-Y Bar and was associated with G-A-Y Late. A major stake in
3772-513: The conduct was private and out of view, but gay bar raids occurred and there were occasions when the owners of the bars were involved in facilitating the raids. Lesbians rarely visited gay bars and instead socialized in circles of friends. Lesbians who did go to bars often originated from the working class. Chez Moune , opened in 1936, and New Moon were 20th-century lesbian cabarets located in Place Pigalle , which converted to mixed music clubs in
3854-732: The early 1990s. Gay bars, cafes, restaurants and clubs are centred on Old Compton Street . Other cities in the UK also have districts or streets with a concentration of gay bars, like for example Stanley Street Quarter in Liverpool, the Merchant City in Glasgow, Canal Street in Manchester and the Birmingham Gay Village . There are many institutions in the United States that claim to be
3936-530: The early 2000s, the human rights of gays and lesbians in Taiwan improved significantly. The gay nightlife entertainment scene shifted from being a scene opened by gays and only having gay customers. Some non-gay-only nightclubs were considered gay nightclubs because they gathered a large number of gays. Representative stores are TeXound and 2F. Starting in 2007, gay bars began to move into the Ximen Red House, which
4018-488: The existence of gay bars. In the 1960s their number grew rapidly and they clustered in and around a number of streets, although this was limited to bars, clubs and shops and they never became residential areas for gays, like the gay villages in the US. Since the late 1950s the main Amsterdam gay street was Kerkstraat , which was succeeded by Reguliersdwarsstraat in the early 1980s, when the first openly gay places opened here, like
4100-534: The famous cafe April in 1981, followed by dancing Havana in 1989. Other streets where there are still concentrations of gay bars are Zeedijk , Amstel and Warmoesstraat , the latter being the center of the Amsterdam leather scene , where the first leather bar already opened around 1955. The Queen's Head is a gay bar located at Zeedijk 20 in the centre of Amsterdam. Because of the high prevalence of homophobia in Russia, patrons of gay bars there often have had to be on
4182-467: The fellow comedian Helen Bauer, titled Daddy Look at Me . The podcast features Bauer, Jones and a guest discussing their childhoods and what they did in order to get attention in their youth. In 2021, Jones authored a children's novel, The Amazing Edie Eckhart . The titular character, an 11-year-old girl with cerebral palsy, deals with the pressure of entering secondary school and becoming distant from her lifelong friend and support Charlie. Jones wrote
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#17328697444314264-411: The few places people with same-sex orientations and gender-variant identities could openly socialize. Other names used to describe these establishments include boy bar , girl bar , gay club , gay pub , queer bar , lesbian bar , drag bar , and dyke bar , depending on the niche communities that they serve. With the advent of the Internet and an increasing acceptance of LGBTQ+ people across
4346-451: The foreign zones, which were traditionally more tolerant. One male bar patron said Korean bar culture was not as direct as in the United States, with customers indicating their interest in another customer by ordering him a drink through a waiter. The oldest lesbian bar in Seoul is Lesbos, which started in 1996. Under the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco from 1939 to 1975, homosexuality
4428-420: The harassment directed towards her. In May 2021, Jones starred in her own Channel 4 series, Trip Hazard: My Great British Adventure . Filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic , it features Jones visiting a number of UK tourist destinations, joined by other celebrities. In March 2022, a second series of five hour-long episodes was commissioned; it premiered on 23 August 2022. The programme has been nominated for
4510-584: The lead role of Disability Benefits , an upcoming Channel 4 comedy series. In January 2024, she starred in an episode of Call the Midwife . In early 2024, Jones hosted the comedy game show Out of Order , which aired on Comedy Central . In May 2024, it was announced that Jones would appear as a contestant in the eighteenth series of Taskmaster , alongside Andy Zaltzman , Babatunde Aléshé , Emma Sidi , and Jack Dee . She finished in last place. Jones first performed stand-up comedy without preparation at
4592-407: The modern effects of gentrification . But despite the decline, gay bars still exist in relatively strong numbers and thrive in most major cities where male homosexuality is not heavily condemned. They also asserted many gay men (especially men new to gay nightlife) still find some value in gay-specific venues and being in the company of other gay men. Unlike gay bars, lesbian bars have become
4674-526: The number 41 has come to symbolize male homosexuality in Mexican popular culture , figuring frequently in jokes and in casual teasing. The raid on the "Dance of the 41" was followed by a less-publicized raid of a lesbian bar on 4 December 1901 in Santa Maria. Despite the international depression of the 1930s and along with the social revolution overseen by Lázaro Cárdenas (1934–1940), the growth of Mexico City
4756-431: The oldest gay bar in the country. Since Prohibition ended in 1933, there are a number of notable gay bars that have opened. In alphabetical order: Gay bars have been heavily impacted by the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS with both potential risk and crucial community support and education. San Francisco had over 100 gay bars when the epidemic first hit in the early 1980s; by 2011 there were only about 30 remaining. During
4838-657: The oldest lesbian bar in Singapore. Today, many gay bars are located on the Neil Road stretch, from Taboo and Tantric, to Backstage Bar, May Wong's Café, DYMK and Play. Mega-clubs like Zouk and Avalon are also a big draw for the gay crowd. The history of gay and lesbian bars in South Africa reflects the racial divisions that began in the Apartheid era and continue, to some extent, in the 21st century. The first white gay bar opened in
4920-454: The only places to meet. These bars were often the targets of police raids. The decade of the 1970s was when urban gay clubs took root. The most popular gay club of Johannesburg was The Dungeon, which attracted females as well as males, and lasted until the 1990s. The 1979 police assault on the New Mandy's Club, in which patrons fought back, has been referred to as South Africa's Stonewall . In
5002-752: The owners paid bribes . A fairly visible presence was developed in large cities such as Guadalajara , Acapulco , Veracruz and Mexico City. Today, Mexico City is home to numerous gay bars, many of them located in the Zona Rosa , particularly on Amberes street, while a broad and varied gay nightlife also flourishes in Guadalajara, Acapulco, in Cancun attracting global tourists, Puerto Vallarta which attracts many Americans and Canadians, and Tijuana with its cross-border crowd. However, there are at least several gay bars in most major cities. In Amsterdam , there were already
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#17328697444315084-500: The remaining shares of the G-A-Y brand held by HMV to claim sole ownership of the G-A-Y group of venues, thus owning G-A-Y Bar, G-A-Y Late & Heaven. After the COVID-19 pandemic , Mr Joseph founded The G-A-Y Foundation, which has raised almost £1m for various charities, including Dogs Trust , AKT , and Switchboard , with fundraising typically taking place in the lead up to the annual London Marathon , in which Mr Joseph has participated. The G-A-Y brand expanded to two other bars in
5166-461: The second season of the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education , released in January 2020. Jones has been a panellist in episodes of 8 Out of 10 Cats and The Last Leg . In 2019 Jones was a guest on Hypothetical and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown . She also appeared on an episode of Joe Lycett's Got Your Back . Jones has also appeared on BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz , the Channel 4 online programme The Last Leg: The Correspondents ,
5248-442: The site of the former London Astoria in Goslett Yard, around the corner from G-A-Y Bar. The club was named as such due to its later opening hours than its sister bar on Old Compton Street. In April 2011, the G-A-Y brand arrived in Manchester's Canal Street gay village, with a G-A-Y bar opening in the former venue of Spirit Bar. On October 28, 2021, Jeremy Joseph announced that G-A-Y Manchester would be sold to Lee Kellow as part of
5330-595: The street, in gay or gay-friendly shops and venues, and at other clubs and events. Similar to flyers for predominantly heterosexual venues, these flyers frequently feature provocative images and theme party announcements. While traditional gay pub-like bars are nearly identical to bars catering to the general public, gay dance venues often feature elaborate lighting design and video projection, fog machines and raised dancing platforms. Hired dancers (called go-go girls or go-go boys ) may also feature in decorative cages or on podiums. Gay sports bars are relatively unusual, but it
5412-416: The ten "best comedy shows to see" at the festival. Jones performed at the Greenwich Comedy Festival in 2018. In 2019, Jones performed at Spectacular , a one-off event for Comic Relief , and appeared at the 2019 Women of the World Festival . She has also been a support act for Nish Kumar . Jones began her first solo tour, Triple Threat , in 2023. In June 2019, Jones launched a podcast alongside
5494-443: The term "gay bar" is in the diaries of homosexual British comedian Kenneth Williams : "16 January 1947. Went round to the gay bar which wasn't in the least gay." At the time Williams was serving in the British Army in Singapore . In the 1970s, straight nightclubs began to open their doors to gay clients on designated nights of the week. In the 1980s, a lesbian bar named Crocodile Rock opened in Far East Plaza, which remains to this day
5576-468: The urban bars. The 2005 inaugural gay shebeen tour was advertised as a gay pub crawl that would provide an opportunity for South Africans and foreigners to "experience true African gay Shebeen culture". In Seoul, most gay bars were originally congregated near the Itaewon area of Seoul , near the U.S. military base. But in recent years, more clubs have located in the Sinchon area, indicating that "safe spaces" for Korean LGBTQ+ people have extended beyond
5658-468: The way emphasis on the virus affecting people with pre-existing conditions has led to disabled people being coded as "second class citizens". During an interview with The Guardian , Jones commented: "I would love in the next few years to see more disabled comedians, directors, producers, commissioners. I hope disabled people can see me on TV and think: if she can do it, I can do it." She receives social media abuse each time she appears on television. In
5740-535: The weeks leading up to release, including television and radio advertisements, a nationwide poster campaign and magazine advertisements in both the gay and teen press. On Saturday 1 July 2000, a show was held at G-A-Y to promote the release of the album. Seven acts who appeared on the album performed. These acts were Shola Ama , All Saints , Bananarama , Dina Carroll , Billie Piper , Honeyz and Louise . Each act performed only one song, apart from Louise , who also performed her new single "2 Faced". The G-A-Y album
5822-430: The withdrawal of some contributors. In March 2022, Channel 4 transmitted Dine Hard , a five-part cooking show and chat show that Jones presented. Jones has had a number of acting roles, appearing on Silent Witness in 2018. In 2020, she guest starred in an episode of the third series of the BBC drama Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators . In August 2023, it was announced that Jones will play
5904-524: The worst years of the epidemic (before affordable and effective treatment), millions of gay men around the world died; consequently fewer persons owned or patronized gay bars. A 2009 study revealed a correlation between gay bar attendance and certain high-risk sexual behaviors. Specifically, the research indicated that individuals who frequented gay bars were more likely to engage in insertive unprotected anal intercourse, including with partners whose HIV status differed from their own. Gay bars have always been
5986-717: Was accompanied by the opening of gay bars and gay bathhouses . During the Second World War , ten to fifteen gay bars operated in Mexico City, with dancing permitted in at least two, El África and El Triunfo. Relative freedom from official harassment continued until 1959 when Mayor Ernesto Uruchurtu closed every gay bar following a grisly triple-murder. But by the late 1960s several Mexican cities had gay bars and, later, U.S.-style dance clubs . These places, however, were sometimes clandestine but tolerated by local authorities, which often meant that they were allowed to exist so long as
6068-450: Was featured on Edinburgh Nights . She has also hosted the documentary Am I a R*tard? , the series Trip Hazard: My Great British Adventure , and written an episode of Sex Education . With Helen Bauer, she hosts the podcast Daddy Look at Me . As an actress, she appeared in six episodes of Casualty between 2021 and 2022. Jones authored a children's book, The Amazing Edie Eckhart , about an 11-year-old girl with cerebral palsy, and
6150-669: Was hired for a year as a junior researcher for Objective Media Group as part of a disability scheme at Channel 4 . She was unemployed for a few years following this. In January 2015, Jones began a screenwriting class at the National Film and Television School . Jones reached the final of the 2016 Funny Women Awards. She began writing for The Last Leg during their coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics . Jones also wrote for Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule , Would I Lie to You? and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown . Alongside series creator Laurie Nunn , Jones co-wrote episode four of
6232-635: Was illegal. However, in 1962, Spain's first gay bar, Tony's, opened in Torremolinos and a clandestine gay bar scene also emerged in the 1960s and early 1970s in Barcelona . In Taiwan, Gay bar culture was first brought to Taiwan by the US military stationed in the 1960s. In the 1970s, the first gay bar "Take" appeared in Taipei. At the same time, lesbians often held activities in American military bars and gay bars. It
6314-515: Was not operating well at that time. Relying on the gay customer base, this place gradually gathered a lot of popularity and became the first openly gay business district in Taiwan. Nowadays, Ximen Red House Bar Street is a must-visit attraction for gays from all over the world when visiting Taiwan. Currently, the representative gay bars include Abrazo Bistro, Bacio Taipei, Belle's, Commander D, Fairy Taipei, G-Star, Ganymede, Hunt and Locker Room. There are also many small gay bars in Ximen Red House. In
6396-462: Was not until 1985 that the first lesbian bar "Forgettable Valley" appeared. After the mid-1980s, Gay bars and T-bars sprouted up like mushrooms after a rain. In addition to Taipei, they also began to appear in Taichung and Kaohsiung. The style has also become diversified from simply drinking and chatting. For example, Funky in the 1990s divided its business hours into singing hours and dancing hours. In
6478-529: Was raided in 1810 during the so-called Vere Street Coterie . The raid led to the executions of John Hepburn and Thomas White for sodomy . The site was the scene of alleged gay marriages carried out by the Reverend John Church . It is not clear which place is the first gay bar in the modern sense. In Cannes , France, such a bar had already opened in 1885, and there were many more in Berlin around 1900. In
6560-430: Was released on Monday 3 July 2000 and peaked at number 18 in the UK compilations chart Gay nightclub A gay bar is a drinking establishment that caters to an exclusively or predominantly lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender or queer ( LGBTQ+ ) clientele; the term gay is used as a broadly inclusive concept for LGBTQ+ communities. Gay bars once served as the centre of gay culture and were one of
6642-683: Was the travesty nightclub Old Mrs. Henderson , where Freddie Mercury , who lived in Munich from 1979 to 1985, filmed the music video for the song Living on My Own at his 39th birthday party. Other gay venues include Pompon Rouge , Mandy's Club , Pimpernel nightclub, the bar Mylord , the Ochsengarten , which was "Germany's first bar for leather men ", as well as the gay hotel-pub Deutsche Eiche . Regulars in many of these bars and nightclubs include, for example, Freddie Mercury, Rainer Werner Fassbinder , Walter Sedlmayr (who met his later murderer in
6724-596: Was titled "Fifteen Minutes". Jones talks about a hypothetical "able-bodied Rosie" and discusses a sexual fantasy about Ryan Gosling . She and her routine were featured in Edinburgh Nights , a BBC show about the Fringe presented by Nish Kumar . "Fifteen Minutes" received five stars in The Arts Desk and four stars in iNews , Chortle , The Scotsman and Broadway World. It was listed by Evening Standard as one of
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