From Flamingo’s to the Flying Handbag, these pictures span three decades of a vibrant and inclusive gay scene which has made Blackpool a top desintation and a beacon of culture for the LGBQT+ community. Funny Girls itself is an icon, Blackpool would not be Blackpool without it! The pictures were all taken at venues in Blackpool from nights out to stage shows and events.
![Queen Street - the entrance to the Flamingo Club and the Flying Handbag](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/jpim-static/2024/06/26/10/18/onecms_5b343dac-4487-4e54-80de-c22942fd7fa9.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
55. Blackpool's gay bars and clubs - the memories
Queen Street - the entrance to the Flamingo Club and the Flying Handbag | National World
![Funny Girls 25th year celebration night](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/jpim-static/2024/06/26/10/43/onecms_7ba69662-384b-42b4-9aa5-25f5b70445be.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
56. Blackpool's gay bars and clubs - the memories
Funny Girls 25th year celebration night | National World
![Funny Girls dancers Rose, Lana, Tara and Amber at the start of a Walk For Life along Blackpool promenade organised by Crusade a national charity for AIDS and HIV](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/jpim-static/2024/06/26/10/15/onecms_8a305b88-b048-4214-986b-4a0ed98706be.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
57. Blackpool's gay bars and clubs - the memories
Funny Girls dancers Rose, Lana, Tara and Amber at the start of a Walk For Life along Blackpool promenade organised by Crusade a national charity for AIDS and HIV | National World
![Funny Girls 20th anniversary party: Basil Newby, John Barnett, Amber, Oula Jaaskelainen, Amanda Thompson.](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/jpim-static/2024/06/26/10/46/onecms_9b68e869-8950-4fee-b2c1-b0764bd21925.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
58. Blackpool's gay bars and clubs - the memories
Funny Girls 20th anniversary party: Basil Newby, John Barnett, Amber, Oula Jaaskelainen, Amanda Thompson. | National World
![Scene from the 2014 Christmas show at Blackool's Funny Girls](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/jpim-static/2024/06/26/10/12/onecms_9b7677aa-5747-4f85-9906-9c4af5329170.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=600)
59. Blackpool's gay bars and clubs - the memories
Scene from the 2014 Christmas show at Blackool's Funny Girls | National World
![The art deco bar inside Garbo's restaurant, Funny Girls, Dickson Road, Blackpool.](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/jpim-static/2024/06/26/11/07/onecms_9f860ac1-2981-427c-aa2b-aec21747d38d.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
60. Blackpool's gay bars and clubs - the memories
The art deco bar inside Garbo's restaurant, Funny Girls, Dickson Road, Blackpool. | National World