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Manchester’s biggest advantage over London is how close together its venues are. G-A-Y Manchester, the Northern counterpart to its London sisters lights up the entrance to Canal Street and is the best place to go for a playlist filled with all your favourite pop icons. Resisting police raids in the 80s, the Village has only gotten stronger.
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The setting of Russell T Davies’ groundbreaking Queer As Folk series, the village has been a safe place for LGBTQ+ people through some of the worst times. Canal Street and the Gay Village have been the beating heart of Manc’s gay scene for decades. London’s biggest gay scene rival is easily Manchester. To the South you’ll find London’s oldest gay venue, The RVT which has been a bastion of drag since the 50s. Outside the centre, East London is home to the more alternative Dalston Superstore and the LGBTQ+ stripclub, Metropolis.
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London’s gay district, Soho is absolutely full of bars and pubs including Ku, The Yard and She (the only lesbian bar in London). In Charing Cross you’ll find Heaven, the enormous gay superclub which has hosted just about every gay icon from Madonna to Cher and Lady Gaga. London’s giant size means it packs in just about every LGBTQ+ venue you could hope for. A post shared by Stealing Sheep was always going to be the obvious place to start and for good reason.