Gay clubs liverpool city centre

This weekend is set to be an exciting one with the long-awaited return of Pride in Liverpool. Disco legends Boney M. Read More:. Over the decades, Liverpool's gay nightlife scene has transformed, from a few whistle-stop destinations to a bustling hub for Merseyside's queer community. Over the years we've lost popular venues such as Garlands, Sadie's Bar Royal, Paco's Bar and Jody's - but we still treasure many institutions.

From the history of the popular businesses to celebrating the people who have been at the centre of it all, we hear how the clubs and bars have changed through the years. Considered a gay bar since well before the s, The Lisbon is run today by landlady Eileen Lea. Shaun McKenna, 57, first came out in at the age of 14 and for over 40 years has been well known on the city scene as Lady Seanne.

The iconic queen has been a figure on Liverpool's queer scene for decades, presenting psychic bingo at The Lisbon and featuring in a collection at the Museum of Liverpool. I got to know the local gays at the time, this was in the early 80s. When I first went into a gay bar I was like oh my god - I thought I was the only person that was attracted to the same sex.

The 34 best gay bars in Liverpool

He said: "When I first came here, I must have just been touching 18, and I sat in the corner on my own. There was a girl sitting next to me and at the time there was a drag competition. I asked her if she had any makeup and she said yeah and did me up in the toilets and I put her dress on. I walked out and jumped on the end, I didn't liverpool anyone here then and I won the competition.

That gave me my confidence of being Lady Seanne. The latest series of Memory Lane is in major retailers including Asda, Tesco, Home Bargains and selected newsagents now. This series of the bumper picture special looks at fun in the sun - with stunning photographs and treasured memories of family holidays from years gone by.

You can also buy Memory Lane online here. I live in Aigburth this is my local. There's people who live in St Helensthis is their local. There's people who live the other side of the water and this is their local. Eileen has always done that, given people a platform, especially local artists and she's given me a platform to be who I am.

This weekend at Liverpool Pride, Shaun gay be appearing on the main stage which he described as a "great honour. Established in the s, G Bar is one of the city's best known and city loved nightclubs. Promoting diversity and equality for over a quarter of a century, it is renowned in Liverpool and beyond for its music and drag entertainment.

Manager Andrew Pankhurst, 38, began working at G Bar at the age of 18 and said "there is no job club it. I started out as a cloakroom attendant and then worked my way up and was asked to be a centre when I was only