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I spent a great many evenings there, and people would ask me
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Gateways Grind

I spent a great many eveningsthere, and people would ask me what I did, and so I saidI was...

I spent a great many evenings
there, and people would ask me what I did, and so I said
I was a swimming pool attendant because I thought that was
the thing to say

Full Transcript

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..I spent a great many evenings there, and people would ask me
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what I did, and so I said I was a swimming pool attendant
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because I thought that was the thing to say.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:19
Uploaded
Mar 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Jackdaw,Anubis Films

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Movie Summary

King's Road, the swinging 60s? Vivienne Westwood pioneering punk fashion? One notable establishment in this enclave of history that's often forgotten about is Gateways, London's longest-surviving lesbian club. Alongside a host of ...
But then, if anybody asked me - Gateways Grind 00:10
But then, if anybody asked me
It's probably why I paint the sea so much, you know, I can't even swim. - Gateways Grind 00:06
It's probably why I paint the sea so much, you know, I ...
So I had to sort of give that up - Gateways Grind 00:07
So I had to sort of give that up
I think one of the reasons to really celebrate and to remember - Gateways Grind 00:10
I think one of the reasons to really celebrate and to rememb...
Weirdly, it's easier now but it's also more difficult - Gateways Grind 00:08
Weirdly, it's easier now but it's also more diffic...
Places were hidden and only known by the in-crowd, but they existed. - Gateways Grind 00:07
Places were hidden and only known by the in-crowd, but they ...
And I think that, you know, - Gateways Grind 00:17
And I think that, you know,
I mean, I'm happily married, so I'm fine, but I don't know - Gateways Grind 00:06
I mean, I'm happily married, so I'm fine, but I do...
Switchboard, Gay's The Word, Lesbian Discussion Group - - Gateways Grind 00:08
Switchboard, Gay's The Word, Lesbian Discussion Group -
I think there was an innocence, there was an innocence, - Gateways Grind 00:09
I think there was an innocence, there was an innocence,
..Smithy and Gina just wanted to keep those times as they were - Gateways Grind 00:13
..Smithy and Gina just wanted to keep those times as they we...
The first time I went to Gateways, I was actually thrown out! - Gateways Grind 00:05
The first time I went to Gateways, I was actually thrown out...
I was trying to go in and I wasn't trying to make trouble. - Gateways Grind 00:05
I was trying to go in and I wasn't trying to make troub...
I was with a friend, Jill Posener, - Gateways Grind 00:13
I was with a friend, Jill Posener,
And we... I was helping her put up posters - Gateways Grind 00:17
And we... I was helping her put up posters
Because they didn't want anyone to talk about lesbianism or to... - Gateways Grind 00:05
Because they didn't want anyone to talk about lesbianis...
So we got halfway down the stairs at Gateways - Gateways Grind 00:14
So we got halfway down the stairs at Gateways
But - but - I was allowed to go back later on, - Gateways Grind 00:29
But - but - I was allowed to go back later on,
I mean, I got dragged to various gay clubs - - Gateways Grind 00:08
I mean, I got dragged to various gay clubs -
Equally, you know, we took some of the men down to the Gateways. - Gateways Grind 00:05
Equally, you know, we took some of the men down to the Gatew...