London has recently witnessed significant losses of LGBTQ+ venues, with over half closing between 2006 and 2022. The new venue, replacing the closed XXL club in Southwark, aims to contribute to the LGBTQ+ community, supported by a £1.5 million fund from the council. This venue will feature a theatre and workspace, symbolizing progress despite prior closures. Local councillors emphasize that more strategic planning is necessary for fostering LGBTQ+ spaces, aiming to revitalize and protect the community's presence in the area.
‘Borough and Bankside Liberal Democrat councillors successfully suggested the Council should agree a memorandum of understanding with the developers to protect this as an LGBTQ+ space when XXL closed,’ Councillor Victor Chamberlain told.
‘It’s a good step forward, but we need a Southwark LGBTQ+ strategy that was agreed to be developed following a successful Liberal Democrat motion last year to ensure we can see even more LGBTQ+ spaces and businesses in the borough.’
Plans have been revealed to open a new 'inclusive' queer venue at the site of former gay men's club XXL in Bankside, Southwark.
Southwark Council has pledged £1.5 million to go towards the new LGBTQ+ venue, which is due to open in 2026 and will include a theatre and workspace.
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