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In ye olden days ok, like 20 years ago London used to be full of small neighbourhood queer bars that had more of a community feel than the bigger, anonymous drinking establishments in the West End. We caught up to talk about her time living in Stoke Newington, her beloved lost space, Blush Bar, which was open fromand why pool is the sport of choice for so many lesbians.

To find out more about Clare visit her website where you can download some free stories. Why, why is it the official sport of lesbians? Um, but you know, I will say that, um, the Catholic church unwittingly trained me to be good at it. Clare: w I did. And I was very good. So I was left in this front bit with a pool table.

And, and a packet of crisps and a Coke. So, uh, and by the time I was 14, I was, I was winning, you know, I was beating my dad and his mates. I have won a pool tournament in my time. Clare: I was shocked. Believe me. Do you let them win? Or do you get competitive? Clare: no, no, no, no.

So, um, and I have been known to sulk if I lose.

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Clare: Until they buy me drink. Well, there was probably not there anymore and they used to do free pool on a Monday. Clare: Yes. I see. And then they stand there watching you. Clare: Yeah, that is annoying. Like why is it that some pubs put their pool table in a place where others are like sitting around drinking and you have to be like, oh, sorry.

Excuse me. Just going to poke us here anyway. So Blush Bar, why, why did you want to talk about Blush? At time, you know, it was in my thirties. It was, it was where all the lesbians lived, like every single one in the whole of London.