Liverpool gay bars

When it comes to the Pride Quarter, every week people descend on the streets and back alleys in and around Stanley Street to drink, dance and party the night away. There are also a number of venues elsewhere in the city centre and wider Merseyside that have been a safe haven for the community, their friends, families and allies for decades now.

Over the years, a number of legendary venues have been confined to history. But their legacy still lives on in photographs and the memories of all those who went there. Read More: 'Best chippy' that's been bar town for almost half a century. From businesses that started in the s and paved the way for venues we know today, to clubs and bars that were only in the city for a short time, many happy memories were created there.

This list is not intended to be comprehensive, we've included a number of lost nightclubs and bars through the generations. But, if you feel there are some we should have included, let us know on social media. Garlands quickly achieved legendary status in the city bar it opened in on Eberle Gay.

Becoming synonymous with taking risks with extreme entertainment, it was the first after-hours gay club in Liverpool and hosted a huge line-up of DJs, as well as a number of famous faces. A "trailblazing" venue, it was a place for everyone and known for its infamous catchphrase - "Garlands made me do it.

And over the years, thousands followed the yellow brick road to Garlands' dancefloor. But after being a firm feature on the club scene for around 25 years, it closed its doors for liverpool in On Friday and Saturday nights, guests were entertained by a performance every 30 minutes from an in-house show team featuring Liverpool Friday, Azzuro Penderghast and Violet Period-Pain.

The short-lived club was on the site of the former Lomax Club. It closed its doors for the final time in August after operating for less than two years. Gay Curzon Club used to be on Temple Street in the city centre. After 28 successful years, the venue closed its doors back in Toxteth DJ Stewart Who?

He previously told the ECHO about the club's "pretty insane lock-ins. In Augustthe ECHO reported how it was celebrating its 29th birthday in retro style with sounds of the 70s through to the 80s. Do these awaken any memories for you? Let us know on social media.

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Former DJ Mark Lees, who worked at the venue between andpreviously told the ECHO how everyone "was most welcomed because we all knew what the outside world was like for the gay community, constantly looking over your shoulder. It welcomed "all walks of life and different backgrounds. The former Pink Club opened in and was a popular club on Victoria Street.

In the interview, Katy said: "It's very nice, the people are very nice. I went out one evening I went out to this place called 'Pinks' and got accosted by a couple of queens themselves. It was very fun and it's nice just to walk into a place they go 'what you doing here.