Gay London clubs bars sex: map, calendar/diary, reviews, news from DISCODAMAGED

I WANNA GO OUT

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Print your London Gay Pride guide. Waste trees. Print one for a friend.

RVT / GMFA Sportsday

GMFA and the Royal Vauxhall Tavern are having their annual gay London sports day on Monday 31st August bank holiday. There are lots of silly gay sports and entertainments. They're looking for teams and numbers are limited, so register quick at www.gmfa.org.uk/sportsday. Last year the event was won by the fabulous 'Sodomites', and the top fundraisers were 'Mighty Metamorphic Zebras', who managed to raise over £1,000.

GAY MARRIAGE PROGRESS

Progress on gay marriage moves forward in Europe: In Hungary a registered partnership law for same sex couples came into operation on 1st July. This gives the same rights to gay couples as married heteros - except for adoption and taking the same surname. Meanwhile in the British appeal court this week, judges ruled that a pre-nup agreement between German heiress Katrin Radmacher and her not so well endowed ex should be recognized in their divorce settlement. Up to now Britain has been fairly unique: British judges paid no attention to pre-nup agreements in divorce cases. So now rich Brits can marry poor guys without fear of getting shafted if it all goes tits up.

THE NAKED TRUTH

GUTTERSLUT SAT 18TH July

Gutterslut is at Images on Saturday 18th July with DJs Per QX, Elliott J Brown, Nic Fisher, Prince Nelly and Rokk. Images is at 483 Hackney Road, it's in the gay London calendar.

RVT RAISES £1417 FOR FOOD CHAIN

The Royal Vauxhall Tavern handed a £1,417 cheque to the Food Chain 14th July. They raised the money at The Tavern's Got Talent on 29th May. Andrew Davies, General Manager of The Food Chain, said "Thank you for your generous support, this was a truly remarkable and unexpected result."

LONDON PRIDE GUIDE

DISCODAMAGED is delighted to be the first to bring you the unique one sheet pocket guide to London gay pride: the route, detailed running orders on all five stages and the official parties. Click here to print it and pocket it. Download London_Gay_Pride_guide_July_2009. Waste trees. Print one for a friend too.

1 BILLION MORE QUEERS

Another 1 billion people on the planet are free to have gay sex. The high court in Delhi, India ruled yesterday that gay sex between consenting adults was legal. They overturned a 148 year old British colonial law which outlawed 'unnatural sex acts'. Religious factions in India have already spoken against the ruling, so the battle isn't over. Maybe the high court were influenced by the high profile gay Alexander the Great who invaded the country 2,500 years ago. "Continue reading" to see what the India Times wrote about him yesterday.

ORANGE TO HOST SOHO SQ DANCE STAGE

For the 3rd year running Orange will be hosting the dance stage in Soho Square for London Pride from 2-8pm. They'll have DJs Steve Pitron, The Sharp Boys, The Oli, Terry Bryan with more to come.

NOT A RAVE 4TH JULY

This Is Not A Rave and it's not even a 'Pride party' is on Sat 4th July at the The Star of Bethnal Green with DJs Cormac, Rokk, Tommi, Not Shy, Nic Liu, Pressplay_Dj. Doors: 9pm - 2am. Price: Free before 10//£5 after.

SECRETSUNDAZE IN JULY

secretsundaze are at The Light Bar on Sunday 12th July and Village Underground on the 26th. Read on for details and it's all in your gay London calendar.

EXILIO LATINO

We hear of Exilio the 'longest running LGBT Latino club in London' and it's now moved to the Rez Bar by Club Colosseum. It's every Friday, open until 4am with a happy hour until half past midnight. Entry normally £8 or £5 for DISCODAMAGED readers. Rez bar is at 1 Nine Elms Lane, Vauxhall and it's in the gay London calendar for you Latino lovers. Read on for the discount.

GUTTERSLUT AT MATTER CANCELLED

Gutterslut tell us "Due to unforeseen circumstances GutterSlut has been cancelled to host room 2 this Saturday at Matter." :-(

LOVEBOX FESTIVAL

Lovebox the festival is in Victoria Park on Sat 18th & Sun 19th July. It's not specially gay (children welcome) but Horse Meat Disco, secretsundaze, Severino, Disco Bloodbath and lots lots more are there. Opens midday each day, closes around 10pm. It's in your gay London calendar. Victoria Park is in Hackney.

Ghetto / Den / Popstarz in July

Ghetto / Den / Popstarz news: There's Popstarz pre pride party at Den on 3rd July. The Cock returns for one night only Friday 10th July in Ghetto. Wigout continues every Saturday in Ghetto.

BOOZE FREE GRASSY KNOLL?

Lambeth Council wants to turn the whole of the borough into a "controlled drinking zone" (CDZ) raising fears for the future of Spring Gardens. It follows similar moves that have seen drinking in public in Camden become a gauntlet for the middle classes as well as all of the local drunks and addicts.

Spring Gardens AKA Mount Edna or The Grassy Knoll, which is tucked away behind the RVT in Vauxhall, has long been a meeting place for gays or as they used to be called "musicans and actors". However, those "in the know" fear that due to the regular problem drinkers that gather there (the badly dressed 24/7 ones), the council and police could use these new powers to "clean it up" - especially given that new building that's going up. Read on to see what you can do.

FREE ENTRY TO WORK

Free entry to Work! at Area tomorrow if you "Continue reading" and print out the message.

KAOS 4TH JULY

Kaos is next Saturday 10pm-10am at Stunners with DJs Sister Mercy, HaLo-iS, Dr Mu,  Choronzon and KvRk. Tickets £10/£15. Read on for £10 tickets. They're following it with a Stunners benefit party at 10am Sunday. Stunners is at Cable St. Studios, 566 Cable St.

MATINEE MOVE

It's official: Matinee is moving to Cable and it will be every fourth Saturday of the month. So that makes the first party on 25th July. Watch this space for the DJ line up.

EGG IN JULY

Egg in July: Fridays Always Fridays, Saturdays Egg, Sundays Breakfast at Egg + Sat /Sun 11/12th La Vie en Rose – Bastille Day. Watch this space for more. It's all in the gay London calendar.

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