ABSTRACT
This chapter points to recent policy and academic debates around lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ)+ inclusion in urban policy and urban studies as a basis for thinking about queer urban imaginaries. It then discusses the case of London and two moments: the present, under the Greater London Authority, whereby 58 percent of LGBTQ+ licensed night venues have closed over the past decade; and the mid-1980s, under the Greater London Council, when the city authorities proactively sought to address issues specifically affecting LGBTQ+ people in collaboration with activists and civil society organizations. What happens when a queer urban imaginary interacts with municipal governance? What lessons might the experience of the 1980s hold for today?
