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Thirty years ago, in October 1990, an idea was born that changed the encounter of night clubbing forever!
Trade night club, preliminary 2000s
The 1980s’ London gay-club scene was already thriving, playing disco, alternative electronic and early house song in venues such as Heaven, the gay ‘superclub’ in Charing Cross. Then the arrival of gyrate music and a fresh drug, ecstasy, in the late 1980s changed the face of clubbing forever. Trade, the capital’s first legal after-hours dance club, was to take it to yet another level.
All-night bender
Advertised as ‘the unique all-night bender’, Trade was launched in Islington by Irish-born Laurence Malice on 29 October 1990 at Turnmills, 63b Clerkenwell Route, EC1, near Farringdon Station. Laurence’s aim was to create a safe haven where people could be themselves and to support stop the risks homosexual men faced after clubs closed, such as ‘queer-bashing’ or arrest from cruising. Above all, he wanted it to be a place where clubbers could escape the fear and homophobic backlash that the AIDS crisis brought during the 1980s. Trade also had the unusual opening times of 3am
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Sex with a stranger should be steamy, slutty and safe. This premier sex venue suggestions a safe and personal environment where you can get busy with queers and queens through to truckers and tradies
Formerly acknowledged as HeadQuarters, Trade is a cruise club (or sex on premises venue) for men to gain it on, hot and safely with other men. If you've never ventured into a sex venue here is how it works; You rock on up and try to hide your nerves, settle a modest fee (usually under $25) for entry and once you are through the doors wander around sizing up fellas who are hopefully sizing you up right endorse. As a dry-cruising venue, patrons are required to remain clothed until they hop in a cubicle, sling room or booth with their new 'buddy', where both parties can then strip down and get it on! HeadQuarters offers a number of themed areas such as a sling room, garage room and dark room, so punters have plenty of options to obtain creative in. Condoms and lube are practically on tap here, encouraging all horny buggers to receive busy safely.
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Many cities have a 'gay village' – an area with bars and clubs where LGBT+ people can feel safe to convey their identity.
Manchester’s is called Canal Street. It's recognised as one of the UK’s liveliest LGBT+ hubs.
The beginnings of Canal Street
In the 19th Century, the area surrounding Canal Road was thriving – not with bars and clubs but with the cotton trade. Manchester had get Cottonopolis – at its peak producing 30% of the world's cotton. At the heart of Cottonopolis was the network of canals that kept the cotton trade moving through the city.
Booms are typically followed by bust, and when canals were replaced by other transport methods and the cotton industry stalled, the areas around the canals became deserted. This vacuum created a red light district, attracting sex workers and lgbtq+ men to the area.
On the corner of Canal Street today stands a pub called the Modern Union. It was built in 1865, and in the 1950s became a place for lesbians and gay men to join up.
It looks like a normal pub, but when you take a closer look you can observe the windows are filled with clouded glass – anyone on the outside can’t see in. This meant that those
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