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We asked you to share your memories from Cambridge's queer pubs that we have loved and lost.
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Inundated with pictures and anecdotes from years gone by we decided to put them into a nostalgic list for you to enjoy. Janie Buchanan, a long-term member of lesbian group Sisters Act commented: "The pubs were essential because of the town and gown divide. The pubs were a lifeline.
In the late 70s, The Anchor was the place for discos in the basement room of the now upmarket pub. Pauline, a queer woman who used to frequent the pub in its heydey said it was fun but there was no absence of drama. She recalls a night where a "butch woman, strolled up to two policemen [who had turned up to the pub as an intimidation techinque] and asked one them to dance.
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You would have to go through the side entrance on Green Street now a Jigsaw store to access the gay bar. The shopfront on Trinity Street has maintained its gorgeous 17th-century exterior - despite being home to many occupants since the pub. A window would then open for a bouncer to assess whether you were the appropriate type of person i.
Between and The Fountain was a hub of rainbow coloured parties. However, with new ownership came a stark shift. Rumours about the venue said that one owner had paid a gay man to identify any gay people in the bar so they could then swiftly be kicked out. Another staple from the early '90s was the Club.
Think disco balls, a flashing 70's dance floor and warm drinks. One woman who used to gay the club, but wished to remain anonymous, said: "Police would hang around in their cars, tail you and accuse you of being drunk. It felt like more of a joke, a story more than something threatening.