Whether this is down to gentrification under the Tory government, assimilation with a straighter crowd as equal rights progress, or the prevalence of dating apps like Grindr and Tinder, gay nightlife is changing. We've also just found out that Hackney's cult pub The George and Dragon will be joining this long, depressing list. London especially has seen the closure of many of our most beloved queer spaces, from the Joiners Arms to the Black Cap, to Candy Bar, to Area and perhaps soon the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. However, over the last five years it’s hard to deny that the scene has undergone a rapid transformation. We make sure we’re sillier than our New York counterparts, more anarchic than any night in Berlin and dirtier than the clubbers in LA (or so we like to think). The UK has always been known for its inimitable LGBTQ nightlife.
