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The Gateways was somewhere they could go as women
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Gateways Grind

The Gateways was somewherethey could go as women, they knew they were protected,they knew...

The Gateways was somewhere
they could go as women, they knew they were protected,
they knew they were safe and they had a great time and

Full Transcript

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The Gateways was somewhere they could go as women,
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they knew they were protected, they knew they were safe
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and they had a great time and...
Duration
9 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:40
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 ...
..he decided he was going to marry her - Gateways Grind 00:08
..he decided he was going to marry her
So the club was ongoing, - Gateways Grind 00:07
So the club was ongoing,
I mean, I remember as a small child, - Gateways Grind 00:13
I mean, I remember as a small child,
..we had an American guest - Smithy - who came one evening - Gateways Grind 00:11
..we had an American guest - Smithy - who came one evening
I think she just was a bridge in our family - - Gateways Grind 00:09
I think she just was a bridge in our family -
She was just an immensely kind-hearted person. - Gateways Grind 00:05
She was just an immensely kind-hearted person.
Just loved children and such a hard worker, she was so conscientious. - Gateways Grind 00:06
Just loved children and such a hard worker, she was so consc...
She and my mother developed a double act in the Gateways. - Gateways Grind 00:06
She and my mother developed a double act in the Gateways.
I mean, the fun, you know, that they would create. - Gateways Grind 00:05
I mean, the fun, you know, that they would create.
Gina was... Gina was such an individual. - Gateways Grind 00:05
Gina was... Gina was such an individual.
I don't know who she based her character on, - Gateways Grind 00:07
I don't know who she based her character on,
I mean, there was this woman who was, - Gateways Grind 00:13
I mean, there was this woman who was,
She moved around like a stately galleon keeping an eye on everyone. - Gateways Grind 00:06
She moved around like a stately galleon keeping an eye on ev...
It was her domain and she was the queen - Gateways Grind 00:09
It was her domain and she was the queen
And if you dared do anything wrong, you were thrown out - Gateways Grind 00:10
And if you dared do anything wrong, you were thrown out
I'd been drinking my stepfather's homemade wine - Gateways Grind 00:07
I'd been drinking my stepfather's homemade wine
So Gina made decisions as to who could come in - Gateways Grind 00:07
So Gina made decisions as to who could come in
The first thing, "Are you a member? What's your name?" - Gateways Grind 00:06
The first thing, "Are you a member? What's your na...
She was this strange mixture of being quite jolly, - Gateways Grind 00:10
She was this strange mixture of being quite jolly,
Smithy, all I knew about her was she'd been in the army - - Gateways Grind 00:10
Smithy, all I knew about her was she'd been in the army...