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Gateways Grind

And I got barredfor a week, I think!

LAUGHS: And I got barred
for a week, I think!

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LAUGHS: And I got barred for a week, I think!
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Timestamp in Movie
00:27:45
Uploaded
Mar 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Jackdaw,Anubis Films

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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 they were very empathetic, Gina and Smithy, and sort of said, - Gateways Grind 00:14
But they were very empathetic, Gina and Smithy, and sort of ...
She used to be in there and... "Oh, come on, come on!", - Gateways Grind 00:09
She used to be in there and... "Oh, come on, come on!&q...
But there was always "Keep it down, keep it quiet," - Gateways Grind 00:16
But there was always "Keep it down, keep it quiet,"...
There may have been drama inside the Gateways, - Gateways Grind 00:12
There may have been drama inside the Gateways,
Killing of Sister George is, I think, a kind of iconic moment - Gateways Grind 00:08
Killing of Sister George is, I think, a kind of iconic momen...
This is 1968, just one year after the Wolfenden Report, - Gateways Grind 00:22
This is 1968, just one year after the Wolfenden Report,
So, just one year after the law changed, to have this film - - Gateways Grind 00:18
So, just one year after the law changed, to have this film -
I think the tag line for the film was something like - Gateways Grind 00:09
I think the tag line for the film was something like
I remember seeing The Killing Of Sister George - Gateways Grind 00:08
I remember seeing The Killing Of Sister George
I think one of the troubles is it's scripted by men. - Gateways Grind 00:06
I think one of the troubles is it's scripted by men.
You know, and it's all right having men scripting - Gateways Grind 00:07
You know, and it's all right having men scripting
If it had been against the backdrop of lesbians saying who they were. - Gateways Grind 00:06
If it had been against the backdrop of lesbians saying who t...
So, Frank Marcus, who wrote the original stage play, - Gateways Grind 00:11
So, Frank Marcus, who wrote the original stage play,
The implication was that his wife, who was an actress at the time, - Gateways Grind 00:12
The implication was that his wife, who was an actress at the...
So I think there's lots of really incredible things - Gateways Grind 00:17
So I think there's lots of really incredible things
Not only that, they used the actual real-life Gateways clientele, - Gateways Grind 00:09
Not only that, they used the actual real-life Gateways clien...
What is less clear - about why the clientele agreed to be on camera. - Gateways Grind 00:09
What is less clear - about why the clientele agreed to be on...
What I imagine none of them imagined was who would have seen the film, - Gateways Grind 00:23
What I imagine none of them imagined was who would have seen...
I think that, probably, those connections hadn't been made. - Gateways Grind 00:05
I think that, probably, those connections hadn't been m...
You have to question a little bit about the ethics - Gateways Grind 00:09
You have to question a little bit about the ethics