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Gateways Grind

There were upper-middle-class girlsthere with wonderful accents, there were prostitutes,...

There were upper-middle-class girls
there with wonderful accents, there were prostitutes, it was utterly classless

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There were upper-middle-class girls there with wonderful accents,
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there were prostitutes,
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it was utterly classless.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:41
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 ...
What they had in common was that they were lesbian. - Gateways Grind 00:05
What they had in common was that they were lesbian.
And propping the bar was this... Well, there was always this line of, - Gateways Grind 00:13
And propping the bar was this... Well, there was always this...
And they nearly all seemed to be swimming pool attendants - Gateways Grind 00:10
And they nearly all seemed to be swimming pool attendants
For the first few weeks, because once I had become a member... - Gateways Grind 00:07
For the first few weeks, because once I had become a member....
..I spent a great many evenings there, and people would ask me - Gateways Grind 00:14
..I spent a great many evenings there, and people would ask ...
But then, if anybody asked me - Gateways Grind 00:10
But then, if anybody asked me
It's probably why I paint the sea so much, you know, I can't even swim. - Gateways Grind 00:06
It's probably why I paint the sea so much, you know, I ...
So I had to sort of give that up - Gateways Grind 00:07
So I had to sort of give that up
I think one of the reasons to really celebrate and to remember - Gateways Grind 00:10
I think one of the reasons to really celebrate and to rememb...
Weirdly, it's easier now but it's also more difficult - Gateways Grind 00:08
Weirdly, it's easier now but it's also more diffic...
Places were hidden and only known by the in-crowd, but they existed. - Gateways Grind 00:07
Places were hidden and only known by the in-crowd, but they ...
And I think that, you know, - Gateways Grind 00:17
And I think that, you know,
I mean, I'm happily married, so I'm fine, but I don't know - Gateways Grind 00:06
I mean, I'm happily married, so I'm fine, but I do...
Switchboard, Gay's The Word, Lesbian Discussion Group - - Gateways Grind 00:08
Switchboard, Gay's The Word, Lesbian Discussion Group -
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