London often appears as a top destination for LGBTQ travelers, but post-COVID, what will be left of the city's queer community? A new article on The Face offers encouragement. "I like to think of London as more than just a city: I see it as a living organism, forever contracting and expanding in a multitude of ways," writes Alim Kheraj. Kheraj's new book, "Queer London," comes out in paperback on April 13 and offers a snapshot of the city through an LGBTQ lens. At first glance, London is suffering a similar fate to other LGBTQ metropolitan areas. Kheraj reported for Evening Standard that 60 percent of the city's queer spaces have shuttered in the last decade. While visitors may not find the same number of gay bars around town, they'll see representation when they reach in their wallets and pull out a 50-pound banknote, which now features World War II code breaker Alan Turing. But where to spend it? Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️‍???? (?️: Matthew Wexler / @wexlerwrites, ?: London Pride / Getty)

London often appears as a top destination for LGBTQ travelers, but post-COVID, what will be left of the city's queer community? A new article on The Face offers encouragement. "I like to think of London as more than just a city: I see it as a living organism, forever contracting and expanding in a multitude of ways," writes Alim Kheraj. Kheraj's new book, "Queer London," comes out in paperback on April 13 and offers a snapshot of the city through an LGBTQ lens. At first glance, London is suffering a similar fate to other LGBTQ metropolitan areas. Kheraj reported for Evening Standard that 60 percent of the city's queer spaces have shuttered in the last decade. While visitors may not find the same number of gay bars around town, they'll see representation when they reach in their wallets and pull out a 50-pound banknote, which now features World War II code breaker Alan Turing. But where to spend it? Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️‍???? (?️: Matthew Wexler / @wexlerwrites, ?: London Pride / Getty)