Rest In Power Paul O'Grady
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ceemageOn days off, he did try to have a life and worked in bars like the Vauxhall Tavern before starting his regular turn there as Lily Savage.
One night in 1987, police raided the venue - an action that was ostensibly taken over concerns about the use of amyl nitrate, but was more widely believed to be part of a crackdown on gay clubs.
More than 20 officers flooded the into the club, all wearing rubber gloves because, at the height of the Aids crisis, they didn't want to touch those they were arresting. "Well well, it looks like we've got help with the washing up," O'Grady quipped.
-- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65108950
One night in 1987, police raided the venue - an action that was ostensibly taken over concerns about the use of amyl nitrate, but was more widely believed to be part of a crackdown on gay clubs.
More than 20 officers flooded the into the club, all wearing rubber gloves because, at the height of the Aids crisis, they didn't want to touch those they were arresting. "Well well, it looks like we've got help with the washing up," O'Grady quipped.
-- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65108950
