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'''Subway''' opened in 1981 in Leicester Square, the only attempt during the period to replicate in London a New York-style sex disco with dress code, became a hotbed of controversy when it was accused of helping to spread AIDS. Subsequently all gay discos were tarred with the same brush; Heaven was one of the few that managed to survive.<ref>http://qxmagazine.com/pdf/gayhistory-soho.pdf</ref>
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'''Subway''' opened in 1981 in Leicester Square, the only attempt during the period to replicate in London a New York-style sex disco with dress code, became a hotbed of controversy when it was accused of helping to spread AIDS. Subsequently all gay discos were tarred with the same brush; [[Heaven]] was one of the few that managed to survive.<ref>http://qxmagazine.com/pdf/gayhistory-soho.pdf</ref>
  
 
See [[Timeline of West End Bars and Clubs]].
 
See [[Timeline of West End Bars and Clubs]].
  
 
[[Category:West End]]
 
[[Category:West End]]
[[Category:London]]
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[[Category:Soho]]
 
[[Category:Bars and Pubs]]
 
[[Category:Bars and Pubs]]
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
 
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Revision as of 16:35, 12 May 2012

Subway opened in 1981 in Leicester Square, the only attempt during the period to replicate in London a New York-style sex disco with dress code, became a hotbed of controversy when it was accused of helping to spread AIDS. Subsequently all gay discos were tarred with the same brush; Heaven was one of the few that managed to survive.[1]

See Timeline of West End Bars and Clubs.

References

  1. http://qxmagazine.com/pdf/gayhistory-soho.pdf