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Gateways Grind

You know, I think it's goingto be quite a revealing journey into the secret lesbianhistory...

You know, I think it's going
to be quite a revealing journey into the secret lesbian
history of The Gateways

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You know, I think it's going to be quite a revealing
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journey into the secret lesbian history of The Gateways.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:21
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 ...
And I want to hear first-hand from other women who visited - Gateways Grind 00:08
And I want to hear first-hand from other women who visited
Well, I was a simple country girl, all the way from Penzance. - Gateways Grind 00:07
Well, I was a simple country girl, all the way from Penzance...
My landlady was lesbian with her partner. - Gateways Grind 00:06
My landlady was lesbian with her partner.
I got friendly with them, and they said, - Gateways Grind 00:13
I got friendly with them, and they said,
And as we were driving there, um, my landlady said to me, - Gateways Grind 00:17
And as we were driving there, um, my landlady said to me,
The partner I had at that time, who was my first partner, um, - Gateways Grind 00:11
The partner I had at that time, who was my first partner, um...
He told us about The Gateways, familiarly known to us all - Gateways Grind 00:09
He told us about The Gateways, familiarly known to us all
With some trepidation, not knowing what to expect, really, - Gateways Grind 00:11
With some trepidation, not knowing what to expect, really,
I was first taken to The Gateways - Gateways Grind 00:15
I was first taken to The Gateways
I first went to The Gateways Club in 1985, just after I came out. - Gateways Grind 00:09
I first went to The Gateways Club in 1985, just after I came...
So off I went with a few friends one night and realised that I'd actually - Gateways Grind 00:13
So off I went with a few friends one night and realised that...
When I told my dad that I was gay, um, the only thing... - Gateways Grind 00:07
When I told my dad that I was gay, um, the only thing...
..the first thing he said to me was, "Have you been to The Gateways?" - Gateways Grind 00:16
..the first thing he said to me was, "Have you been to ...
Down those dark, seedy stairs and through the dark, seedy door. - Gateways Grind 00:07
Down those dark, seedy stairs and through the dark, seedy do...
I mean, it was heaven! Marvellous, you know? Marvellous! - Gateways Grind 00:07
I mean, it was heaven! Marvellous, you know? Marvellous!
MUSIC: Spooky by Dusty Springfield - Gateways Grind 00:16
MUSIC: Spooky by Dusty Springfield
Lots of girls, lots of young women dancing. - Gateways Grind 00:07
Lots of girls, lots of young women dancing.
"I've gone to heaven!" - Gateways Grind 00:10
"I've gone to heaven!"
..and I don't quite know how you dance unsuggestively. - Gateways Grind 00:05
..and I don't quite know how you dance unsuggestively.
..grinding the coffee thing - The Gateways grind, the very - Gateways Grind 00:10
..grinding the coffee thing - The Gateways grind, the very