It’s not news, lesbian venues have been steadily dwindling over the last few years. Having been battered by the financial crisis and now the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s been reported around 60% of queer venues have closed in the past decade in great gay cities like London. Yet queer venues continue to be the beating heart of our community.
On a recent solo trip to Copenhagen, I discovered the true importance of this kind of in-person gay-thering. It was my first time traveling by myself abroad and Copenhagen was a perfect choice; safe, easy to get around, and offering a good balance of undiscovered gems and tourist hotspots. Two days into my trip I decided it was time to meet some locals instead of just drinking with British and Spanish tourists in the hostel’s communal sauna.