Backstreet, gay leather club, London
For 37 years, The Backstreet was an iconic part of London’s gay bar scene. Find out about the club’s history, its distinctive look and why it closed. This venue is closed permanently- July Now in its 30th year, The Backstreet's door policy is as strict as ever, earning the respect and continued patronage of those who are dedicated to rubber and leather. Saturday Talks Series
The Backstreet was a gay leather bar on the Mile End Road in London 's East End. It was London's longest running, and last remaining leather bar, having opened in April [1][2] In , it was saved from redevelopment by Tower Hamlets Council, which stated that the redevelopment would "harm the long-term provision of a nightclub that serves the LGBT+ community". [3][4] The reprieve was. The Backstreet , a year-old leather bar in London 's East End, has been saved after dozens of men wrote in to the Tower Hamlets Council urging them to block development of the site into a high-rise, telling the council what the bar had meant to them over the years. It stopped me thinking I was odd or an outsider, [it] gave me confidence in myself, and gave me some incredible friends and mentors. 
Field notes from The Backstreet, London’s lost leather club
On Saturday 16 th July , East London leather and rubber club, The Backstreet, held its final cruise party – leaving behind a year legacy that had survived Section 28, the AIDS crisis and vicious homophobia (the club’s front doors were eternally glazed in egg). To mark its role as a haven for gay kinksters, the Mile End venue, opened by John Edwards – by day a solicitor and board. Words: Joe Bobowicz 22nd January One such patron was Prem Sahib , a Southall-raised artist of Indian-Polish descent, who has just opened an exhibition in Southwest London at Studio Voltaire, Documents of a recent past.
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MASTERY at The Backstreet – The salacious 6th Birthday Back in the East London fetish bar had been saved from redevelopment. The Guardian then reported that Tower Hamlets council had decided that getting rid of the gay fetish club would “harm the long-term provision of a nightclub that serves the LGBT+ community”. Plans to build a flat complex had been overturned. In the last. Sex-positive club Backstreet has announced its closure date as 17 July John and all the staff would like to say how grateful we are for all the support our customers have given us throughout the years. 
The Backstreet
The Backstreet - UK's longest-running gay leather & fetish cruise club, with very strict door policy and dress codes. Reviews, map and information. .
The Backstreet – Matt Mead
The Backstreet, a year-old leather bar in London's East End, has been saved after dozens of men wrote in to the Tower Hamlets Council urging them to block. . The Backstreet, London
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The Backstreet
For 37 years, The Backstreet was a legendary part of the gay bar and leather scene, becoming the longest-running and strictest men-only leather bar in London. In , Edwards commissioned two drawings from Tom of Finland to help promote The Backstreet. The drawings, one a leather man and the other a rubber man, replaced the earlier club logo of a pair of boots, and soon became synonymous with. .