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Despite its club inGay importance as a safe haven for alternatives and one of the first gay clubs in the city still resonates today. Written by Hull-born Andy Roe, it features tales from former regulars he began to compile back in Now the book is almost ready to take to the printers.

Starting out as a gambling club in the s and later a Mod meeting place, The Silhouette Club evolved into a favoured watering hole for all things alternative, grunge, and gay. Read more : From Luftwaffe to cost of living crisis: Hull's Adelphi club geared for survival. Andy previously wrote Spiders - Tales from Behind the Web inan exploration of the cultural importance of Spiders nightclub.

There is a resemblance to Andy's current project - but with key differences between the two institutions. I wanted to create this because when it was around Spring Bankpeople from Spiders would visit Silhouette and people from Silhouette would go to Spiders. Quite often. These were sanctuaries, but Silhouette in particular because it was primarily a gay club.

It was in fact the first place I'd ever met a gay person. You only ever saw caricatures and stereotypes of homosexuality on the telly, The Village People being one. After initially getting the feelers out for case studies in the book over two years ago, due to a lack of interest the plan was put on the back burner.

Once again, Andy put the call out on social media for personal stories and photos for regulars, with roaring success. People were quick to share their personal history with the club, and scramble in the loft to find old photographs to submit. The insight into what the gay community had to go through. Having to be 21 to have relations, having to give false names for fear of being arrested," Andy said.

Incredibly, the former owner of the Sillhouette was successfully tracked down. With the help of social media and the club's lifelong fans, owner Ray was found. Even though The Sillhouette Club has been gone for more than 30 years, Andy feels like pubs more people hull enjoy the stories that went on in the club than just the regulars.

Those now who go to Welly clubSpiders and Polar BearI want them to know about the camaraderie and how it never changes throughout the ages, and hopefully, it will inspire them.

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If anyone has any anecdotes they'd like to add to the exciting project, Mr Roe urges people to email them to silhouettestories yahoo. People can follow updates on the book's progress on Andy's social media, AndyRoe on Twitter. Andy says that the deadline for this will be on May Why people in Hull love Spiders nightclub and the 'grunge' in all its glory.

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