Dyke London: A Guide

by Rosa Ainley

Clubs come and go, homosexuality goes in and out of style, but the life of the London dyke continues. Where to go to take care of the daily buying underwear, kitchen equipment, food and, of course, make-up? Perfectly formed for the combat trouser pocket, this guide gives you the necessary, describing venues to tempt everydyke - football teams, discussion group-ees, lipstick lesbians and the rest - whether pleasure and/or curiosity propels you to the genteel Vita's on the edge of Bloomsbury or towards Soho's Candy Bar. In the early 2000s there is no shortage of dedicated lesbian space, from the everyday/all day to the annual event. In London today there are sexual health clinics, dining-out groups, yoga classes, history walks, and sex shops, all prefixed with the L-word. Aside from the specifically lesbian or lesgay, Dyke London suggests venues and pastimes to suit whatever level of (in)visibility you might those where a lesbian presence might be expected, and those where sexuality is neither ticket nor barrier. Places where a dyke in London might like to just Be . (Apologies to Calvin Klein).

260 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1999