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It's incredibly moving and sort of shocking
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Gateways Grind

It's incredibly movingand sort of shocking

It's incredibly moving
and sort of shocking

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It's incredibly moving and sort of shocking.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:57
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 I was impressed that they name checked the Gateways - Gateways Grind 00:23
But I was impressed that they name checked the Gateways
Because then, transgression is so exciting, right, - Gateways Grind 00:06
Because then, transgression is so exciting, right,
The Green Door, that song, Shakin' Stevens, you know, - Gateways Grind 00:10
The Green Door, that song, Shakin' Stevens, you know,
And then, you know, some people have said, - Gateways Grind 00:19
And then, you know, some people have said,
And of course Joe Meek was this big music producer who, you know, - Gateways Grind 00:17
And of course Joe Meek was this big music producer who, you ...
What my mother told me was that Joe told her that he was - Gateways Grind 00:22
What my mother told me was that Joe told her that he was
Other people say, "No, it was written about a club..." - Gateways Grind 00:13
Other people say, "No, it was written about a club...&q...
So green was the colour of the sort of speakeasy, - Gateways Grind 00:11
So green was the colour of the sort of speakeasy,
Certainly there is an element of the New York speakeasies - Gateways Grind 00:07
Certainly there is an element of the New York speakeasies
It's basically a speakeasy with a sort of sexy and mysterious twist - Gateways Grind 00:10
It's basically a speakeasy with a sort of sexy and myst...
But was the Gateways as diverse in race and class - Gateways Grind 00:08
But was the Gateways as diverse in race and class
Gateways, prior to the late 1980s, - Gateways Grind 00:10
Gateways, prior to the late 1980s,
And, as far as I'm aware, - Gateways Grind 00:11
And, as far as I'm aware,
There were definitely quite a number women of colour that made it - Gateways Grind 00:11
There were definitely quite a number women of colour that ma...
There were upper-middle-class girls there with wonderful accents, - Gateways Grind 00:09
There were upper-middle-class girls there with wonderful acc...
What they had in common was that they were lesbian. - Gateways Grind 00:05
What they had in common was that they were lesbian.
And propping the bar was this... Well, there was always this line of, - Gateways Grind 00:13
And propping the bar was this... Well, there was always this...
And they nearly all seemed to be swimming pool attendants - Gateways Grind 00:10
And they nearly all seemed to be swimming pool attendants
For the first few weeks, because once I had become a member... - Gateways Grind 00:07
For the first few weeks, because once I had become a member....
..I spent a great many evenings there, and people would ask me - Gateways Grind 00:14
..I spent a great many evenings there, and people would ask ...