Photo: Mark Mitchell Glbt venue owners around the country are expressing sympathy for the owners and staff of Christchurch's devastated venues, which one terms "the heart of Christchurch's glbt communities." Cruz nightclub has been crushed and is "closed for good" according to reliable sources quoting co-owner Bruce Williamson. Stuart Yeatman of Menfrends cruise club and sauna says there is massive damage to his venue, co-owned with his life partner John McKelvie, and it is "hard to see it reopening." "That's the physical heart of Christchurch's gay community ripped out," says Malcolm Vaughan of Wellington's S
Credit: GayNZ.com Daily News staff
First published: Tuesday, 22nd February 2011 - 4:46pm