Iconic London gay bar put up for sale after owner reveals he’s fed up with Nimbys

An iconic LGBTQ+ London venue is up for merchantability aft the proprietor has said helium is fed up connected Nimbys and constabulary restrictions ‘ruining Soho’.

Jeremy Joseph, proprietor of G-A-Y Bar, has announced determination is nary constituent trying to support the venue unfastened due to the fact that Soho has ‘lost its vibrancy’.

The barroom came nether fiscal hazard aft Heaven Nightclub, which is besides owned by Jeremy, was forced to adjacent temporarily aft a bouncer allegedly raped a customer.

Although Heaven has present reopened nether strict conditions, Jeremy said the area’s strict licensing and Nimby residents makes keeping G-A-Y Bar unfastened excessively hard.

He said: ‘I firmly judge Soho has mislaid its vibrancy.

‘I did see extending G-A-Y Bar’s licence to 3am aft we mislaid G-A-Y Late but what’s the constituent erstwhile I cognize Soho Society volition object, constabulary licensing volition object, EHO volition object.

‘It’s a changeless up elevation conflict and different combat successful the look of a outgo of surviving situation which has negatively impacted astir each of the hospitality sector.

‘It doesn’t consciousness similar anyone with powerfulness cares astir hospitality and it decidedly doesn’t consciousness similar they attraction astir LGBT venues, Old Compton Street has mislaid its queer identity.’

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