Tag: London

Four branches of Chariots have closed down in the past two years London gay sauna Chariots in Waterloo is to be shut down and turned into a hotel. One of the longest-running all-male saunas in the UK capital will be closed to make way for a 66-bedroom hotel in Lower Marsh. Lambeth Council unanimously approved the planning application last night (4 April). A Lambeth Council spokesperson told GSN: ‘The application was approved on Tuesday night, subject to conditions. ‘The committee felt that overall the...

The Westboro Baptist Church says the terror attack in London which left three innocent people dead happened because they’re banned from the country. Three people were killed and 20 injured in the terrorist incident yesterday in the centre of London, when a man ran a car into a crowd on Westminster Bridge, before stabbing a police officer outside Parliament. The attacker was shot by police and later died. Following the attack, anti-gay hate group Westboro Baptist Church has blamed Prime Minister Theresa...

God save our InstaHunks… Max Emerson regularly helps fuel our thirst with his Instagram account full of shirtless selfies and bulging underwear shots, and now he’s brought his gorgeous body and handsome face to the shores of the UK. The model and YouTuber arrived in London last week to meet up with boyfriend Andres Camilo, and has been documenting his experience for all his fans to follow – cue plenty of adorable, envy-inducing moments. https://www.instagram.com/p/BRs3VdFhSnS/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BRvfxh3BhD6/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BRtGXbRhBTq/ We’re a little bit gutted that we haven’t...

"You are me and I am you." Despite years of progress, the stigma surrounding the HIV virus is still devastatingly high. So when a young HIV-positive man blindfolded himself in the middle of Trafalgar Square and asked for strangers to leave him messages on a giant poster board, he wasn’t sure what to expect. In the end, what George Hankers received was an overwhelming amount of love and support from people who wanted him to know that he is not alone. Hankers...

A 23-year-old man was treated in hospital for facial injuries A 23-year-old Londoner had a glass smashed in his face for holding hands with his boyfriend in a Wetherspoon pub. The unnamed victim was attacked at the Kentish Drovers pub in Peckham on Sunday evening, according to police. A witness said the gay couple were holding hands when the attacker became aggressive. The attacker then approached the two men, smashing a glass into the victim’s face. Police raced to the scene after being called...

London’s Jewish community centre responded perfectly to some hateful graffiti scrawled across a banner promoting an LGBT+ event. Someone graffitied over a banner promoting an LGBT+ event at the JW3 Jewish Community Centre in London’s Finchley Road. According to the JW3 website: “The aim of JW3 is to transform the Jewish landscape in London by helping to create a vibrant, diverse and proud community, inspired by and engaged in Jewish arts, culture and community.” And they proved just that. Where the graffiti scrawled...

The Court of Appeal has ruled against a couple fighting for straight civil partnerships. A couple from London, Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, have been in a legal battle for three years to be granted a civil partnership as an alternative to marriage, which they believe has “sexist” and “patriarchal” connotations. The couple first applied for a civil partnership notice in 2014, before being rejected. Civil partnerships were brought in back in 2004 under Tony Blair’s New Labour government, allowing legally binding...

And it's going to be open until 5am A gay man is going to be opening up the first new LGBTI nightclub in London in years. Following numerous closures from across the city, legendary queer nightlife trailblazer Wayne Shires will be opening up Bloc South in Vauxhall, south London. It will be a sister club to the already successful East Bloc in Dalston, east London. Shires, who has previously owned clubs like Substation, Bar Industria, Area and The Cock, defeated numerous obstacles to...

The Queen was nearly shot roaming the grounds of her home. The monarch, who celebrated her 90th birthday last year, found herself in a tricky situation roaming the grounds of her home. It’s known that the Queen sometimes suffers from insomnia, waking up in the middle of the night and struggling to sleep. One night she opted for a stroll around the grounds of Buckingham Palace, it was reported in The Times newspaper. However she hadn’t rung down to let the guards know...

A London gay couple have said they were subjected to homophobic abuse two nights in a row on public transport in the capital. Chris Chapman, a councillor in Tower Hamlets, and his boyfriend Jonathan Carter, said they were called abused on a the Jubilee Line for sharing a kiss on the Jubilee Line on Friday. He said they were subjected to animal noises, and told by a fellow passenger that they should get off the train if they want to make...

The leather and fetish venue has been running 21 years; owner says he’s simply ‘had enough … we wanted to go out on a high’. The Hoist, London’s long-running leather and dress-code club, is set to close in South London. The venue has run for over two decades beneath railway arches on South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall. Rumors about the venue’s future have been circulating for several weeks. Today, in an email mail-out to members, monthly club Hard-On announced that ‘due to the Hoist...

The 49 Flowers Art Project is looking for people who can spare 15 minutes of their time to be a life model. Canadian artist Zachari Logan has an exhibition of his Wreath series of drawings displayed at New Art Projects Gallery in Hackney, London from 18 November to 22 December. This Saturday and Sunday (19-20 November), he will be in the gallery from noon until 5pm for his project 49 Flowers to benefit an Orlando charity helping those affected by the...

A couple have been left “distressed” after experiencing homophobic abuse in central London. The two men were walking down Villiers Street in Charing Cross at around 2am on Saturday 13 August when they were approached by a man who allegedly began shouting anti-gay slurs at them. Metropolitan Police have released video footage of the man, which was filmed by one of the victims on their mobile phone, in an appeal to get more information and help find the perpetrator. The man is...

Because commuting is nowhere near magical enough. Mobile network 3 have put on Unicorn-drawn carriages around London to get you around. This week you can get a completely different commuting experience to work. Instead of standing in someones armpit on the tube or squashed on a bus, how about taking a ride on a unicorn? Sadly this isn’t a permanent feature to London’s streets (although we totally think it should be). Unicabs, as they’re being called, are here to cheer Londoners up as the...