June 1912, the Cave of the Golden Calf opened in London, probably the world's first gay pub. It was founded by Frida Strindberg in an underground location on Heddon Street just off Regent Street, and it quickly gained a reputation as a heathen den of iniquity.
The purpose of The Cave was to promote arts and encourage artists and other persons interested in literature and the arts to gather. The opening night was packed with journalists, artists and curiosity seekers.
It went bankrupt in 1914 but it helped set London as a place for artistic expression and progressiveness.
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