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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> | + | '''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: | + | [[Category:Soho]] |
[[Category:Bars and Pubs]] | [[Category:Bars and Pubs]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
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.
