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Nostalgia for seedy nightclubs reeking of sex and poppers

17 April 2021

9:00 AM

17 April 2021

9:00 AM

Gay Bar: Why We Went Out Jeremy Atherton Lin

Granta, pp.320, 16.99

Gay bar, how I miss you. Barely any lesbian joints have survived the online dating scene, and Grindr has replaced the cruising bars. Why get dressed up and brave the buses when all you have to do to get a date is access an app?

I was keen to indulge in some nostalgia when I picked up Jeremy Atherton Lin’s Gay Bar: Why We Went Out.

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