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Then I discovered that there was a rumour going around
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Gateways Grind

Then I discovered that there wasa rumour going around that I was from the police

Then I discovered that there was
a rumour going around that I was from the police

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Then I discovered that there was a rumour going around
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that I was from the police.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:33
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 ...
Now, whether I looked so straight, I don't know! - Gateways Grind 00:06
Now, whether I looked so straight, I don't know!
And, of course, people were afraid of being spied on, because... - Gateways Grind 00:06
And, of course, people were afraid of being spied on, becaus...
..although it wasn't illegal, there was the possibility - Gateways Grind 00:11
..although it wasn't illegal, there was the possibility
And you soon learnt that if you're going to go to the Gateways Club, - Gateways Grind 00:11
And you soon learnt that if you're going to go to the G...
If you want to keep going back there, - Gateways Grind 00:12
If you want to keep going back there,
You know, your worst enemy could be at the other side of the club - Gateways Grind 00:11
You know, your worst enemy could be at the other side of the...
I was really scared, cos people were like, - Gateways Grind 00:13
I was really scared, cos people were like,
And I remember someone asking me to dance here, and I danced, - Gateways Grind 00:15
And I remember someone asking me to dance here, and I danced...
# She's hurt you again - Gateways Grind 00:15
# She's hurt you again
Not often, but there would be sort of scenes going on. - Gateways Grind 00:06
Not often, but there would be sort of scenes going on.
But I have to confess that Gina had to bar me one night... - Gateways Grind 00:07
But I have to confess that Gina had to bar me one night...
LAUGHS: ..because I got very stroppy, - Gateways Grind 00:19
LAUGHS: ..because I got very stroppy,
SCREECHING - Gateways Grind 00:08
SCREECHING
LAUGHS: And I got barred for a week, I think! - Gateways Grind 00:06
LAUGHS: And I got barred for a week, I think!
But they were very empathetic, Gina and Smithy, and sort of said, - Gateways Grind 00:14
But they were very empathetic, Gina and Smithy, and sort of ...
She used to be in there and... "Oh, come on, come on!", - Gateways Grind 00:09
She used to be in there and... "Oh, come on, come on!&q...
But there was always "Keep it down, keep it quiet," - Gateways Grind 00:16
But there was always "Keep it down, keep it quiet,"...
There may have been drama inside the Gateways, - Gateways Grind 00:12
There may have been drama inside the Gateways,
Killing of Sister George is, I think, a kind of iconic moment - Gateways Grind 00:08
Killing of Sister George is, I think, a kind of iconic momen...
This is 1968, just one year after the Wolfenden Report, - Gateways Grind 00:22
This is 1968, just one year after the Wolfenden Report,