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It was also the same year that my Cambridge college decided
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Gateways Grind

It was also the same yearthat my Cambridge college decided they wanted to expel me...

It was also the same year
that my Cambridge college decided they wanted to expel me because
they had discovered I was a lesbian

Full Transcript

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It was also the same year that my Cambridge college decided
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they wanted to expel me because they had discovered I was a lesbian.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:10
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 ...
Now, in the end, they didn't do it - Gateways Grind 00:06
Now, in the end, they didn't do it
Um... But I remember going with the weight of that to Gateways, - Gateways Grind 00:18
Um... But I remember going with the weight of that to Gatewa...
Absolutely. So I have to be glad that things have changed that much. - Gateways Grind 00:06
Absolutely. So I have to be glad that things have changed t...
I never thought, 40 years later, - Gateways Grind 00:14
I never thought, 40 years later,
Not just because other clubs were opening - Gateways Grind 00:06
Not just because other clubs were opening
My mum and Smithy were getting older and it was just time to stop. - Gateways Grind 00:06
My mum and Smithy were getting older and it was just time to...
I did go back for the closing party, - Gateways Grind 00:10
I did go back for the closing party,
You know, women were spilling out of the club. - Gateways Grind 00:06
You know, women were spilling out of the club.
# In the morning - Gateways Grind 00:12
# In the morning
So the closing party must have begun, you know, - Gateways Grind 00:11
So the closing party must have begun, you know,
It was very celebratory. - Gateways Grind 00:05
It was very celebratory.
And lots of drinking, and that sort of thing. - Gateways Grind 00:05
And lots of drinking, and that sort of thing.
I'm just smiling, thinking about the times there, you know. - Gateways Grind 00:06
I'm just smiling, thinking about the times there, you k...
Yeah, it was really good. Really good. - Gateways Grind 00:05
Yeah, it was really good. Really good.
And I do know a lot of people don't know it even existed. - Gateways Grind 00:06
And I do know a lot of people don't know it even existe...
It would be a crime against lesbian history - Gateways Grind 00:08
It would be a crime against lesbian history
One of the ways in which English Heritage commemorates - Gateways Grind 00:07
One of the ways in which English Heritage commemorates
Now, I don't think it'll surprise anybody - - Gateways Grind 00:06
Now, I don't think it'll surprise anybody -
There's Oscar Wilde, EM Forster, Ivor Novello, Kenneth Williams, - Gateways Grind 00:06
There's Oscar Wilde, EM Forster, Ivor Novello, Kenneth ...
And lesbian landmarks like the Gateways. - Gateways Grind 00:05
And lesbian landmarks like the Gateways.