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The swashbuckling approach, the heartiness, the thumping stride
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Gateways Grind

The swashbuckling approach,the heartiness, the thumping stride, the tough man's...

The swashbuckling approach,
the heartiness, the thumping stride, the tough man's clothes.
These things are natural to some lesbians, but mostly unacceptable
to people outside that world

Full Transcript

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The swashbuckling approach, the heartiness, the thumping stride,
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the tough man's clothes. These things are natural to some
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lesbians, but mostly unacceptable to people outside that world.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:04
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 ...
This means that for lesbians who want to relax in the kind of clothes - Gateways Grind 00:09
This means that for lesbians who want to relax in the kind o...
One of them is a club in Chelsea, - Gateways Grind 00:07
One of them is a club in Chelsea,
There they can dance, drink, flirt, - Gateways Grind 00:08
There they can dance, drink, flirt,
And it isn't just in public places - Gateways Grind 00:06
And it isn't just in public places
End of this whole episode of talking - Gateways Grind 00:15
End of this whole episode of talking
These lesbians understand how marriage might destroy them. - Gateways Grind 00:05
These lesbians understand how marriage might destroy them.
Others find out too late, after they HAVE married - Gateways Grind 00:06
Others find out too late, after they HAVE married
It's incredibly moving and sort of shocking. - Gateways Grind 00:06
It's incredibly moving and sort of shocking.
But I was impressed that they name checked the Gateways - Gateways Grind 00:23
But I was impressed that they name checked the Gateways
Because then, transgression is so exciting, right, - Gateways Grind 00:06
Because then, transgression is so exciting, right,
The Green Door, that song, Shakin' Stevens, you know, - Gateways Grind 00:10
The Green Door, that song, Shakin' Stevens, you know,
And then, you know, some people have said, - Gateways Grind 00:19
And then, you know, some people have said,
And of course Joe Meek was this big music producer who, you know, - Gateways Grind 00:17
And of course Joe Meek was this big music producer who, you ...
What my mother told me was that Joe told her that he was - Gateways Grind 00:22
What my mother told me was that Joe told her that he was
Other people say, "No, it was written about a club..." - Gateways Grind 00:13
Other people say, "No, it was written about a club...&q...
So green was the colour of the sort of speakeasy, - Gateways Grind 00:11
So green was the colour of the sort of speakeasy,
Certainly there is an element of the New York speakeasies - Gateways Grind 00:07
Certainly there is an element of the New York speakeasies
It's basically a speakeasy with a sort of sexy and mysterious twist - Gateways Grind 00:10
It's basically a speakeasy with a sort of sexy and myst...
But was the Gateways as diverse in race and class - Gateways Grind 00:08
But was the Gateways as diverse in race and class
Gateways, prior to the late 1980s, - Gateways Grind 00:10
Gateways, prior to the late 1980s,