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Silver Moon Café
In May 1984, The Silver Moon Café was established in the basement of the Silver Moon Bookshop. Almost all of the menu items sold at the café were produced or sourced by women. Café membership was exclusively offered to female patrons, in order to curate a designated safe place for women to convene together. Overtime, the café evolved to become a central gathering point for the local lesbian community. Throughout its existence, the Silver Moon Café experienced frequent criticism. Many customers vehemently disapproved of the strong presence of LGBTQ+ patrons. While the café menu pricing was similar to comparable restaurants in Central London, many customers perceived women-operated businesses with less value and outwardly protested that the food and beverages were too costly. Customers once reported the Silver Moon Café to the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) on the unwarranted grounds of sex discrimination. The bookshop was eventually shut down after 18 months of operation.