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Gateways Grind

"Smithy's choice." Gina and Smithymay not have been a couple, but they were the epitome of...

"Smithy's choice." Gina and Smithy
may not have been a couple, but they were the epitome of the Gateway's butch-femme
code of conduct

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"Smithy's choice."
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Gina and Smithy may not have been a couple,
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but they were the epitome
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of the Gateway's butch-femme code of conduct.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:37
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 ...
I do think you needed to be in it to understand it. - Gateways Grind 00:05
I do think you needed to be in it to understand it.
Hm. Now, I am of an age where, even then, there was a split - Gateways Grind 00:10
Hm. Now, I am of an age where, even then, there was a split
Yes. ..and the women who were supposedly identified as femme, - Gateways Grind 00:06
Yes. ..and the women who were supposedly identified as femm...
I didn't feel like I was any of those things at all - Gateways Grind 00:09
I didn't feel like I was any of those things at all
And all the women who lined the bar laughed at me - Gateways Grind 00:07
And all the women who lined the bar laughed at me
Well, I was always quite femme but definitely butch in behaviour. - Gateways Grind 00:06
Well, I was always quite femme but definitely butch in behav...
But I have to say, - Gateways Grind 00:06
But I have to say,
Were you? Oh, my goodness! OK. I did have a three-piece suit, - Gateways Grind 00:08
Were you? Oh, my goodness! OK. I did have a three-piece su...
I went down the club, thinking I was not going to leave - Gateways Grind 00:12
I went down the club, thinking I was not going to leave
And I saw a group of very attractive women, looking ultra-glamorous. - Gateways Grind 00:07
And I saw a group of very attractive women, looking ultra-gl...
I mean, the femmes, a lot of them were very glamorous, - Gateways Grind 00:28
I mean, the femmes, a lot of them were very glamorous,
So, that first evening, I left very disappointed. - Gateways Grind 00:06
So, that first evening, I left very disappointed.
I wasn't looking for this role-playing kind of thing, - Gateways Grind 00:08
I wasn't looking for this role-playing kind of thing,
And I was dismayed and... - Gateways Grind 00:06
And I was dismayed and...
However, you know, it was a nice place to be - Gateways Grind 00:10
However, you know, it was a nice place to be
In the Gates, it was very well known for very strict codes of conduct. - Gateways Grind 00:09
In the Gates, it was very well known for very strict codes o...
There was very much a sense that you had to decide who you were - Gateways Grind 00:24
There was very much a sense that you had to decide who you w...
..and then the femme woman, - Gateways Grind 00:14
..and then the femme woman,
I think, as well, something else that's really interesting - Gateways Grind 00:09
I think, as well, something else that's really interest...
I think they get a lot of stick, and I understand why, in a way. - Gateways Grind 00:06
I think they get a lot of stick, and I understand why, in a ...