@pinknews: Welcome to London’s secret gay neighbourhood! During the 18th Century, London had a thriving gay subculture. Despite the country's harsh laws against homosexuality and sodomy, queer br0thels were a frequent hotspot for London’s gay community. During this era they were known as Molly Houses, and would appear from the outside to be coffee shops, bars, taverns and inns. One of the more famous, was Mother Clap’s Molly House. It was disguised as a coffee house and was thought to reside here in Holborn. It is said that Mother Clap opened her house to welcome gay men of all classes, and allowed lodgers to stay for nights and up to weeks on end. Unfortunately the bar was raided by police one February evening in 1726 when Margaret Clap was arrested for keeping a ‘disorderly house’ and was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment. #gayhistory #london #lgbthistorymonth #lgbthistory #londonhistory

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