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Were you? Oh, my goodness! OK. I did have a three-piece suit
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Gateways Grind

Were you? Oh, my goodness! OK.I did have a three-piece suit, but I was too shortto be seen...

Were you? Oh, my goodness! OK.
I did have a three-piece suit, but I was too short
to be seen over the bar!

Full Transcript

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Were you? Oh, my goodness! OK. I did have a three-piece suit,
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but I was too short to be seen over the bar!
Duration
8 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:36
Uploaded
Mar 30, 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 went down the club, thinking I was not going to leave - Gateways Grind 00:12
I went down the club, thinking I was not going to leave
And I saw a group of very attractive women, looking ultra-glamorous. - Gateways Grind 00:07
And I saw a group of very attractive women, looking ultra-gl...
I mean, the femmes, a lot of them were very glamorous, - Gateways Grind 00:28
I mean, the femmes, a lot of them were very glamorous,
So, that first evening, I left very disappointed. - Gateways Grind 00:06
So, that first evening, I left very disappointed.
I wasn't looking for this role-playing kind of thing, - Gateways Grind 00:08
I wasn't looking for this role-playing kind of thing,
And I was dismayed and... - Gateways Grind 00:06
And I was dismayed and...
However, you know, it was a nice place to be - Gateways Grind 00:10
However, you know, it was a nice place to be
In the Gates, it was very well known for very strict codes of conduct. - Gateways Grind 00:09
In the Gates, it was very well known for very strict codes o...
There was very much a sense that you had to decide who you were - Gateways Grind 00:24
There was very much a sense that you had to decide who you w...
..and then the femme woman, - Gateways Grind 00:14
..and then the femme woman,
I think, as well, something else that's really interesting - Gateways Grind 00:09
I think, as well, something else that's really interest...
I think they get a lot of stick, and I understand why, in a way. - Gateways Grind 00:06
I think they get a lot of stick, and I understand why, in a ...
The history of butch-femme, - Gateways Grind 00:06
The history of butch-femme,
The more working-class women who stuck to that, - Gateways Grind 00:28
The more working-class women who stuck to that,
I was in the Army in Guildford and I was still in training. - Gateways Grind 00:06
I was in the Army in Guildford and I was still in training.
You weren't allowed off camp unless you wore a skirt or trouser suit. - Gateways Grind 00:06
You weren't allowed off camp unless you wore a skirt or...
So, if they were going up to London, - Gateways Grind 00:08
So, if they were going up to London,
And in the '70s, it was very much a butch-femme thing. - Gateways Grind 00:06
And in the '70s, it was very much a butch-femme thing.
My mother bought me a burgundy jacket, - Gateways Grind 00:15
My mother bought me a burgundy jacket,
And I thought I looked the bee's knees, the real butch was in town, - Gateways Grind 00:11
And I thought I looked the bee's knees, the real butch ...