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Welcome to REALVauxhall, your guide to gay Vauxhall and all it has to offer! The site brings together photos of events in and around Vauxhall and the latest info on the bars and clubs as well as a directory of gay and gay-friendly businesses that we hope will be of use to you. Your gay scene guide needs you! Keep us posted if you've got any infor for us, or if you'd like to contribute a photo story, review or news item! REALVauxhall is part of a national network of gay scene guides.
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No Downing Street invite for Peter
I have been campaigning for LGBT human rights for 40 years. I don't do my human rights work to win awards, honours or invites. It doesn't matter to me that I haven't been invited. What angers me is the principle
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Barcode Vauxhall With the signature masculine design of it's Soho counterpart, Barcode Vauxhall burst onto the burgeoning gay scene in Vauxhall just a few years ago. Arranged under the railway arches, there are two bars and a dancefloor with nightly DJ action and regular drinks deals. find on map |
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RVT : The Royal Vauxhall Tavern At the heart of Vauxhall's world-class gay scene, this historic venue is now open seven nights a week and serves up a daily delight of comedy, clubbing and entertainment. find on map |
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The Vauxhall Griffin A traditional style pub attracting a mixed crowd with regular events, DJs and live entertainment and weekly quiz. Jukebox, pool table and games machines allow you to amuse yourself and food served on weekday lunch times and Tuesday evenings. Sunday roasts from 2pm - 5pm. find on map |
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A:M 12 hour of clubbing at this Friday nighter at Fire going through to the not-so-early hours of Saturday morning with London's great and good of the DJ world on rotation. find on map |
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| 5 | The Arches Tom of Finland style bar and club... home to XXL. find on map |
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Area Opened in the summer of 2006, this relatively new addition to the growing number of club spaces in Vauxhall catering to serious gay clubbers is modern with a large capacity, two dancefloors, six bars, lounge areas which is evolving and developing. Home to afterhours club, Ultra, and Madrid clubbing inspired Space of Sound and Matinee. find on map |
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Beyond Big London clubbing institution that has been off-scene for a while, although lends it's enormous brand to events in London and beyond...funnily enough! find on map |
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Bootylicious Once a month polysexual night of black music. Hip Hop, RnB, Dancehall, Soca and Reggaeton, Latin House Soul, Disco Classics. Brouth to you by resident DJs, MCs and percussionists, live performances and special guests. |
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Club Colosseum This swanky Vauxhall venue has been busy stacking it's Club Venue Awards up on it's trophy shelf and is now home to two of London's top after-hours gay parties. find on map |
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| 9 | The Depot (formerly Crash) Recent rebranding of the old Crash venue. find on map |
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Duckie! A firm favourite on the scene for more years than we care to, or even can, remember, Duckie! sprinkles a little anti-gay-stereotype fairy dust on Saturday nights in Vauxhall. Described as a homosexual honky-tonk knees up, your night is presided over by the fabulous Amy Lamé - now a superstar of international proportions. |
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Eagle London (formerly South Central) Billed as London's men only cruise bar, based on the world-wide 'Eagle Bar' concept and developed into a fun and relaxed environment for men whether you're into leather or rubber or not. Sundays are open to all for Horse Meat disco. find on map |
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Fire Ever-evolving gay venue home to Orange, Juicy, Rude Boyz, Gravity, A:M and Later. find on map |
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The Hoist Premier dress code club for men with various dress code and theme nights from Thursday to Sunday. find on map |
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Horizon The Horizon heralds the dawn every Saturday morning at The Renaissance Rooms with superstar DJs on rotation. find on map |
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Juicy This Vauxhall late-night clubbing phenomenon is part of an established clubbing circuit, with big visuals and sound system and now at it's new home at Area. find on map |
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Later One of the London scene's hottest Sunday afternoon party with three rooms of music and a featured Later Garden complete with tents, swimming pool, mermaids and ice-cream! find on map |
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Manhunt.net If you don't know what Manhunt.net is - where have you been? The personal site aimed at gay men now has over a million guys registered, with people logging on every night to hook up with other guys for friendships, relationships and much more besides. |
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Megawoof! First Saturday of the month men-only dance cruise at Crash. For hunks who funk. find on map |
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Orange Since it's beginnings way back when, Orange has become synonymous with quality early morning clubbing. Recently moved over the Vauxhall, there is also a new night in Soho and occasional visits to The Fridge in Brixton. find on map |
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The Renaissance Rooms Venue in South London, home of the weekly Horizon Sunday morning shindig and the mega-monthly Salvation. find on map |
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Rude Boyz Sexy naughty Thursday nighter that isn't for the faint hearted. Full of...well, er...rude boyz. find on map |
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Ultra New kid on the afterhours block and packing the shirtless beautiful crowd in with a star DJ lineup and swanky venue. find on map |
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XXL XXL has been celebrating the big boys of London for quite some time and in addition to the flagship London twice-weekly events, it's now branched out to other UK cities as well as internationally. find on map |
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IDAHO : International Day Against Homophobia It's difficult to envisage in the relatively open society in which we live in the UK, Europe and Australia, that there are an astonishing 77 countries who punish women, men and children because of their sexuality. But then, it was only in 1990 that the World Health Organisation removed homosexuality from their list of mental disorders. IDAHO - International Day Against Homophobia - exists to provoke action to end Homophobia. A number of events are planned for 17th May 2007, International Day Against Homophobia, around the world. We've listed a few here, so please do attend and show your support. |
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Outburst UK The Outburst UK Black LGBTQ Pride Festival is a celebration of the achievements of the Black, Minority & Ethnic community in the United Kingdom. It is an inclusive event regardless of race, nationality, age, gender or orientation. |
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Pride London Pride 2008 sees, perhaps aptly, a fairytale adventure theme, and pridegoers are invited to dress for the occasion inspired by fairytale, myth and legend. A parade through the capital's famous streets ends with a huge rally in Trafalgar Square and partying in the streets of Soho. find on map |
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Stonewall While politics and community issues may seem like a distraction to partying the night away, lunching with friends or shopping for the latest designer gear, it is, nevertheless, imperative that everyone in the UK – gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or straight, makes time for an organisation such as Stonewall. find on map |
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The Vauxhall Griffin A selection of light bites from sandwiches, wraps and jacket potatoes, through to hot mains is offered at lunchtimes from Monday to Friday and on Tuesday evenings. Sunday lunch every week from 2pm to 5pm. find on map |
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The Coronet Starting life as a Victorian theatre, the newly restored Coronet Theatre in London's Elephant & Castle area is home to big names in the music and entertainment world. find on map |
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Megawoof! (Club Colosseum) Saturday, 6 June 2009 The Colosseum was once again overtaken with manly men as the monthly Megawoof crowd piled through the doors. Billed as the club made for 'hunks who funk', the night attracts bears and muscle... full photo story > |
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Revolver! (The Fridge) Saturday, 31 January 2009 Revolver, one of Evolved Events big production nights, pulls out all the stops to make sure that the party goes with a bang... and a flash... and lots of flesh... and top DJs, great sound, visuals, li... full photo story > |
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Beyond (Area) Sunday, 1 February 2009 It's Sunday morning. It's 7am. It's freezing outside, but that doesn't make a blind bit of difference when you're packed into a nightclub ('dayclub'?) with a few hun... full photo story > |
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Barcode... double the fun (Barcode Vauxhall) Saturday, 31 January 2009 Barcode Vauxhall is the ideal first stop to put you in the right mood for clubbing - but with both a bar and club and two DJs under one roof it's hard to drag yourself away, so for many people it... full photo story > |
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Partying at Revenge (Revenge, Brighton) Saturday, 21 February 2009 Another blinding night out at Revenge tonight... great atmosphere, great music and lots of great people to shmooze with! You know the score by now... Dulcie and the gang doing the Kinky Dangerous thing upstairs, and Stewart laying down the pop and chart downstairs. Fault it you just can't! full photo story > |
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Mantrav-G*Break Gay Ski Weekend (3 substories) Friday, 5 to Monday, 8 December 2008 Mantrav seems to have taken the lead in terms of gay holidays, especially now that Respect Holidays and Throb Holidays have both now gone under.... full photo story > |
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Soho Pride 2008
Another day of drinking, dancing and mixing with likeminded revellers? Difficult to turn down! The heart of the capital was once again camping it up as Soho Pride took over the streets once more.
Pride London 2008
The UK's capital pride event was blesssed with sunshine this year, as thousands turned out to celebrate, some to protest and most to party.
Pride London photo archive
Gran Canaria Pride 2009
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Another Night Out In The Yumbo (Yumbo Centre, Gran Canaria) Wednesday, 3 June 2009 A big gay night out with the boys... or should that be GIRLS in the Yumbo!... full photo story > |
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Pretty in Pink (2 substories) (Yumbo Centre, Gran Canaria) Tuesday, 5 May 2009 Tonight the shopping centre was pretty in pink. Well, okay, it wasn't pretty - because it's a concrete shopping centre. But the gays were all out in pink for Pride, which couldn't help ... full photo story > |
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Friday night main stage (Yumbo Centre, Gran Canaria) Friday, 8 May 2009 Great acts from around the corner and around the world graced the stage at the Yumbo tonight, for day two of the three days of shows for Mas Palomas Gay Pride 2009 in Gran Canaria!... full photo story > |
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Sydney Mardi Gras 2009
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Sydney Mardi Gras 2009 : Toybox Sunday, 8 March 2009 Continuing the hard trance theme of the week - Toybox seemed to take on a bit of a different persona this year... the smaller room was dishing out funkier vocal house which kept the mood light, fluffy and silly (and obviuosly silliness is what coming to Toybox is all about given how long most of us had now been partying!)... full photo story > |
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Mardi Gras Party 2009 Saturday, 7 March 2009 It was hot! It was very, very hot! Hot men... yes... but the temperature in the RHI was outrageous!... full photo story > |
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Sydney 2009 : Parade Saturday, 7 March 2009 From a great vantage point in an apartment on Flinders street we were able to take in the sights of one of the longest Pride parades in the world from up high! From the traditional Dykes on Bikes to t... full photo story > |
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Forthcoming pride festivals...
1 day Pride London 09
4th July 09
8 days Sparkle 2009
10th - 13th July 09
15 days Thanet Pride 2009
18th July 09
22 days Copenhagen Pride 2009
25th July - 2nd August 09
23 days Brighton Pride 2009
25th July - 3rd August 09
22 days Nottingham Pride 2009
25th July 09
22 days Hull Pride 2009
25th July 09
REALPride carries full details of these events and the major pride and mardi gras festivals around the world.