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Gateways Grind

Switchboard, Gay's The Word,Lesbian Discussion Group - oh, you can pick up a good...

Switchboard, Gay's The Word,
Lesbian Discussion Group - oh, you can pick up a good woman
over an argument!

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Switchboard, Gay's The Word, Lesbian Discussion Group -
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oh, you can pick up a good woman over an argument!
Duration
8 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:29
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 think there was an innocence, there was an innocence, - Gateways Grind 00:09
I think there was an innocence, there was an innocence,
..Smithy and Gina just wanted to keep those times as they were - Gateways Grind 00:13
..Smithy and Gina just wanted to keep those times as they we...
The first time I went to Gateways, I was actually thrown out! - Gateways Grind 00:05
The first time I went to Gateways, I was actually thrown out...
I was trying to go in and I wasn't trying to make trouble. - Gateways Grind 00:05
I was trying to go in and I wasn't trying to make troub...
I was with a friend, Jill Posener, - Gateways Grind 00:13
I was with a friend, Jill Posener,
And we... I was helping her put up posters - Gateways Grind 00:17
And we... I was helping her put up posters
Because they didn't want anyone to talk about lesbianism or to... - Gateways Grind 00:05
Because they didn't want anyone to talk about lesbianis...
So we got halfway down the stairs at Gateways - Gateways Grind 00:14
So we got halfway down the stairs at Gateways
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