Tag: Leeds
Gay couple told by UK bar bouncers it was for ‘mixed couples’ only
Couple say they were 'shocked' after being turned away from a cocktail bar in Leeds for being gay
A gay couple was refused entry into a bar in Leeds, UK when bouncers said it was ‘mixed-couples’ only.
Patrick Hannon and Jake Archer had gone to Jake’s Bar in the northern English city for a drink at 10pm on 24 March.
They were left ‘speechless’ after they were not allowed in for being a same-sex couple.
Venue bosses they are investigating and claims it...
Leeds hopes to bridge equality with new rainbow building
'It is a shining beacon that brightly highlights the fact that the LGBT community don't have to hide away'
The city of Leeds in the UK constructs a rainbow bridge for equality.
Leeds local, Thomas Wales, wanted to highlight the changing, progressive landscape of the city.
Wales told Gay Star News: ‘For me, it is a shining beacon that brightly highlights the fact that the LGBT community don’t have to hide away.
‘We’re part of the fabric of the city.
‘I hope that anyone...
