Just weeks after yet another favourite London queer pub closes, its landlord opens an exciting ‘sequel’ just up the road
Black Cap supporters launch community buy-out bid
Following the collapse of the planned sale of the Black Cap, devotees of the iconic LGBTQ pub hope to bring it into community ownership
What a difference a week makes
Change doesn’t come from despair. Change comes from hope. And the listing of the Royal Vauxhall Tavern and the election of Jeremy Corbyn have given us hope.
Read our application to make the RVT a listed building
Read RVT Future’s 30,000-word application, which I wrote, to make the Royal Vauxhall Tavern the country’s first building to be listed for its LGBTQ heritage
Edinburgh Fringe 2015 round-up part two: drag/gender/theatre
A wide range of shows at this year’s Fringe engaged with trans experience, gender and drag performance in varying ways with varying results
Edinburgh Fringe 2015 round-up part one: politics and place
Reviews of six shows that deal with challenging changes to urban space including Penny Arcade, Jonny Woo, Dandy Darkly, the Creative Martyrs, K’Rd Strip and E15
Check out these pics from the first ever RVT Sports Day in 1982
The Royal Vauxhall Tavern charity event – home of the drag relay and handbag throw – dates back more than 30 years. See where it all began…
“Take your positions for the 50m mince…” Timberlina on the joy of RVT Sports Day
The annual “uncompetitive competition” is the most vital symbol of the RVT’s longstanding community ties
Open letter from Black Cap campaigners to owners: let’s talk
#WeAreTheBlackCap offers to work with iconic LGBTQ pub’s freeholders to resolve deadlock over shuttered venue
As the George & Dragon closes, the BFI revives the queer past
Do you care about queer culture and identity? Thoughts on the closure of yet another venue and a night of incredible archive footage
