LGBTQ+ nightlife venues
As part of his Cultural Infrastructure Plan The Mayor has committed to providing an annual audit of LGBTQ+ venues.
This year the number of LGBTQ+ venues in the capital remains stable in 2017/18 after 62% fall over the past decade.
A number of venues have signed up to the Mayor's LGBTQ+ Venues Charter including London’s biggest pub company Greene King and Stonegate.
What's the Mayor doing to support LGBTQ+ venues?
To support LGBTQ+ venues, the Mayor has launched the LGBTQ+ Venues Charter.
It's a practical tool for developers, venues and pub companies to sign up to and show their commitment to the LGBTQ+ community in London.
What's in the Charter?
There's a five-point pledge which supports London’s LGBTQ+ pubs, bars, clubs and other venues:
- A visible rainbow flag should be displayed on the outside of the venue
- The venue should be marketed as an LGBTQ+ venue
- The venue will provide a welcoming, accessible and safe environment
- Management and staff should be LGBTQ+ friendly
- Programming should be LGBTQ+ focused
Above the Stag Theatre
Admiral Duncan
Bar CMYK / Pod Bar
Circa Soho
Circa the Club
City of Quebec
Compton Cross
Comptons of Soho
Dalston Superstore
Duke of Wellington
Fire / Lightbox
G-A-Y Bar
G-A-Y Late
Greene King
Halfway to Heaven
Heaven
Karaoke Hole
Ku Leicester Sq/ Klub
Ku Soho
Marmalde Pub Company
Queen Adelaide of Cambridge Heath
Retro Bar
Rupert Street
She Bar
Stonegate
The Apple Tree
The Chateau
The King's Arms
Two Brewers
VFD (Vogue Fabrics Dalston)
Ye Olde Rose and Crown
See the location of LGBTQ+ venues
Data about the location of LGBTQ+ venues is kept up to date by the GLA. This includes premises designated as primarily LGBTQ+ venues as well as those with regular LGBTQ+ programming.
The Cultural Infrastructure Map shows the location of them and you can download the full dataset from the London Datastore.
You can find out more about what we know about LGBTQ+ cultural infrastructure by visiting our Cultural Infrastructure Toolbox.
Culture at Risk Office
The Mayor has set up London’s first ever Culture at Risk Office to safeguard the capital's well-loved cultural places and spaces at risk of being lost, including LGBTQ+ venues.
If you know an LGBTQ+ venue, or other venue, at risk of closure please contact City Hall's Culture at Risk Office.
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