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[[File:Golden Lion.jpg|thumb|The Golden Lion, Dean Street]]In 1976 ''[[Gay News]]'' listed only two gay bars (the [[A&B]] and the '''Golden Lion''') in the whole of [[Soho]].<ref>http://qxmagazine.com/pdf/gayhistory-soho.pdf</ref> | [[File:Golden Lion.jpg|thumb|The Golden Lion, Dean Street]]In 1976 ''[[Gay News]]'' listed only two gay bars (the [[A&B]] and the '''Golden Lion''') in the whole of [[Soho]].<ref>http://qxmagazine.com/pdf/gayhistory-soho.pdf</ref> | ||
| − | Mr George Lucas was a regular customer when the pub was also associated with rent boys in the 20th century. <ref> https://www.facebook.com/mrlucas1927/ Facebook account for Mr [[George Lucas]] born | + | Mr [[George Lucas]] was a regular customer when the pub was also associated with rent boys in the 20th century. <ref> https://www.facebook.com/mrlucas1927/ Facebook account for Mr [[George Lucas]] born 1926, died 2014. He left detailed diaries to [[Hugo Greenhalgh]]. </ref> |
| − | + | In November 1987 a gay teacher, John Carbery, aged 53, was attacked outside the pub. He later died as a result of his injuries. Two young men, believed to be [[rent boys]], were charged with causing his death <ref> The Pink Paper 21 Jan 1988. An explosion in the toilets of the pub in November 1987 was also reported in The Pink Paper 12 Nov 1987 </ref>. | |
See [[Timeline of West End Bars and Clubs]]. | See [[Timeline of West End Bars and Clubs]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 18:19, 29 March 2020
In 1976 Gay News listed only two gay bars (the A&B and the Golden Lion) in the whole of Soho.[1]
Mr George Lucas was a regular customer when the pub was also associated with rent boys in the 20th century. [2] In November 1987 a gay teacher, John Carbery, aged 53, was attacked outside the pub. He later died as a result of his injuries. Two young men, believed to be rent boys, were charged with causing his death [3]. See Timeline of West End Bars and Clubs.
References
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- ↑ http://qxmagazine.com/pdf/gayhistory-soho.pdf
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/mrlucas1927/ Facebook account for Mr George Lucas born 1926, died 2014. He left detailed diaries to Hugo Greenhalgh.
- ↑ The Pink Paper 21 Jan 1988. An explosion in the toilets of the pub in November 1987 was also reported in The Pink Paper 12 Nov 1987
