Gay bar darkroom

The allure of a gloomy room lies in its lighting – it should be dark, but not too dark. Ideally, you won&#;t recognise the cashier from your local Tesco Metro, but you will be able to construct out a sweaty throng of bodies in positions you&#;d normally only view on OnlyFans. Dark rooms have been a tug in queer spaces for decades and remain de rigueur in other, friskier parts of Europe. Lay it this way: It&#;s a rookie error to wear your best shoes to Berlin’s famously bohemian superclub Berghain, because you&#;ll just have to chuck them away after you leave seven hours later. 

But now, dark rooms are enjoying a long overdue boom in the UK, especially among MSM (men who have sex with men). &#;Essentially, the reason they&#;re becoming popular again is a supply and demand issue,&#; says Ian Howley, CEO of health and wellbeing charity LGBT HERO. &#;Gay men yearn a place where they can have fun, and a dark room in a club can be the perfect place to let go of your inhibitions and be sexually free.&#; 

This new wave of gay sex-positivity is creature fuelled partly by post-pandemic carpe diem