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So we got halfway down the stairs at Gateways
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Gateways Grind

So we got halfway downthe stairs at Gateways and Jill started putting upa poster on the...

So we got halfway down
the stairs at Gateways and Jill started putting up
a poster on the stairway and one of the proprietors caught
her at it and we were bustled out

Full Transcript

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So we got halfway down the stairs at Gateways
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and Jill started putting up a poster on the stairway
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and one of the proprietors caught her at it and we were bustled out.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:45:49
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 - 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...
That was another thing about the Gateways, - Gateways Grind 00:06
That was another thing about the Gateways,
A group of us went to the Gateways to issue leaflets - Gateways Grind 00:13
A group of us went to the Gateways to issue leaflets
And the, um, the owners or the managers were furious about this - Gateways Grind 00:10
And the, um, the owners or the managers were furious about t...
Smithy, who was the more butch one, - Gateways Grind 00:07
Smithy, who was the more butch one,
"We don't want to be out. We don't want to be any of this. - Gateways Grind 00:06
"We don't want to be out. We don't want to be...
"And just get out," you know, "just go." - Gateways Grind 00:21
"And just get out," you know, "just go."
So, having been chucked out of the Gateways, we went back to GLF - Gateways Grind 00:13
So, having been chucked out of the Gateways, we went back to...
..included men and so we went back - Gateways Grind 00:07
..included men and so we went back
And I suppose they must have called the police - Gateways Grind 00:08
And I suppose they must have called the police
I think one thing about the Gateways was it was in a basement, - Gateways Grind 00:18
I think one thing about the Gateways was it was in a basemen...
You know, out of the closet, into the street, sort of thing, - Gateways Grind 00:14
You know, out of the closet, into the street, sort of thing,
One of the things that was kind of misunderstood about the Gateways, - Gateways Grind 00:16
One of the things that was kind of misunderstood about the G...
Cos these things weren't always very merry - Gateways Grind 00:09
Cos these things weren't always very merry
You know, you only had to go to court and say, - Gateways Grind 00:10
You know, you only had to go to court and say,
So Gateways was necessarily protected and careful. - Gateways Grind 00:05
So Gateways was necessarily protected and careful.
So, no, people weren't out, - Gateways Grind 00:07
So, no, people weren't out,
My mother was very close friends with Gina and Smithy, - Gateways Grind 00:10
My mother was very close friends with Gina and Smithy,