Queer today, gone tomorrow: the fight to save LGBT nightlife
They survived homophobia and Thatcher. But is gentrification now sounding the death knell for gay clubs and pubs? We meet the artists battling to save them On a summer's day in 2017, in gardens near the Royal Vauxhall Tavern in London, an unusual drag show took place. A lot of work had gone into the costumes, but these were not of the kind you'd expect: there were no rhinestones or wigs. Each performer was wearing an…