From Hugh Roberts, Memories From Gay London.
“They all have moustaches, wear 501s and are called Clones.”
Those were my words to my best friend, Neville, upon my first visit to Earl’s Court, London, back in the mid-1980s.
I was like a kid in a sweet shop. Just about every man in the place had a moustache, and I was big into facial hair.
Back then, there were five gay bars in Earl’s Court. It was the centre of the universe for any gay man visiting London.
It was easy to get to Earl’s Court, via public transport, and I always felt safe there. It was as if the district had a safety bubble around it.
No surprise then that I moved into a two-bedroom flat in Earl’s Court shortly after arriving to live in London in 1986.
The most famous gay bar in Earl’s Court was called ‘The…
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amazing work
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Thanks so much for the reblog and for taking the trip with me to gay London in the 1980s, Rob.
Have a lovely weekend.
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I’m always happy to read your recollections from the 1980’s. We’re the elders now.
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I’ve another memory post coming up next week, just before Pride month comes to an end.
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I look forward to it, Hugh.
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Long live the loving rainbow. And you Robert დ
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Thank you, Cindy.
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