G-A-Y venues across London have long welcomed some big names as both performers and as guests, including Adele, Doja Cat, Lady Gaga, Carl Cox, Vengaboys and The Spice Girls. Later, he attempted legal action against the government over the 10:PM curfew, but the court rejected his request. In 2020, he started serving McDonald's meals at Heaven to comply with a regulation requiring venues to offer a "substantial meal" with alcoholic orders. Over the pandemic, he lost roughly £1 million in rent and bills in keeping Heaven alone running, according to Pink News. Joseph has had to make hard decisions regarding his nightspots before. Read this next: 6 party crews redefining the gay underground Hopefully, nothing can happen while that happens.”
"So the idea is to take a complete break to close the venues. Like you can’t make decisions while you’re open, while you’re doing things. "I don’t know what I want anymore, I truly don’t know. "But there are things that happen when the venues are open, problems, social media, whatever, that when you're on holiday they can overtake the break. So it’s not that I don’t trust the managers to run it while I’m away. He explains this further on Virgin Pride Radio UK, saying: "The problem is that there are a lot of things that happen.
While the G-A-Y venues are closed for the next week, Joseph is on holiday and plans to contemplate the company's future. I’m not even going to think about what I’m going to do. Gay bars once served as the centre of gay culture and were one of the few places people with same-sex orientations and gender-variant identities could openly. "I’m not saying that’s what I’m going to do. Yes, this is a bar in the RainbowVision gay retirement homeer, condominium, independent and assisted living communitybut the Starlight offers the best damn. However, the range of lesbian and gay bars and clubs in. He told Virgin Radio Pride UK: "There are probably three or four options on the table, including closing and selling up. Many of Londons gay bars are clustered around Soho, the traditional centre of Londons LGBT+ scene. Read this next: Queer the dancefloor: How electronic music evolved by re-embracing its radical rootsĪll venues are due to re-open on June 20, however, Joseph warned that this may not be for long. The venues are currently shuttered "temporarily," however owner Jeremy Joseph announced that he is considering shutting them down for good.Īll G-A-Y-owned bars and clubs are currently closed and have been since June 12, to allow workers to take a break. London's infamous Heaven nightclub, as well as other nightspots also owned by G-A-Y, are under threat of shutting down as the owner is considering "closing and selling up."