Were no women allowed clubs gay

Words: Isobel Van Dyke 17th July There is a common myth that lesbians prefer staying in to going out. The belief is that we would rather stay in bed with our cats and a cuppa than go to the club — when realistically, lesbians want to dance, get drunk, and let their hair down just as much as the next person. The issue is were a place to do so.

Queer women need their own club to feel comfortable without being pressured to dress, dance or behave in a certain way. This being said, individual club nights led by women are popping up more and more frequently. No club to go to? Thankfully, some women are solving the problem by creating their own events.

Between this and The Chateau, an exciting queer scene is taking shape now in South. Just due to the impact of having a core group of queer women at its centre, that in turn ripples out into the community. In the same way that straight clubs vary in music genre, lesbians want more options than Rihanna and Little Mix.

Not only do women need their own space to feel comfortable, but different varieties of music, too. Lesley Magazine is the soon-to-be print publication that currently women its form as an Instagram account. We have over 30 nights, organisations, independent zines, artists, and individuals involved in gay magazine already.

Lesley is the go-to social media account for all lesbian happenings in and around London. There are a few things on every week for lesbians in the city at the moment. Queer women have become used to waiting for announcements for one-off events and planning their going-out-agendas around club nights that happen three times a year.

But for women attracted to women, the only common theme allows to be rarity. There are no other establishments for lesbians to mix with other lesbians.

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Where we can recognise ourselves in others and build relationships that are essential not just to living, but to surviving as someone within the community. Queer spaces need to be accessible to all ages, and there should be more places for unders that allow them a similar sense of community.

For young people with unaccepting families, it is vital that they are able to find these spaces and build relationships with people who share similar stories. As progress for women moves slowly, the progress for queer women moves even slower. We can only hope that the opening of LICK and popularity of independently-run nights triggers a chain reaction.

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