Authors: Co-written by Sarah Gamrani and Laure Togola (Au-delà du Club Collective) Photos: Romain Guédé Warning: This article deals with the topics of sexual and sexist abuse, which can make it difficult to read. You are free to read it in multiple sessions, entirely or partially. I was a student in Bordeaux in 2019. One Wednesday night, I went to a bar at the end of my street to meet a friend for a drink. I don’t remember how I got home. I hardly remember anything except feeling very drunk, then trying to undress and get into bed, failing, throwing up, and collapsing with my shoes still on. The next day, I couldn’t get myself to class, I thought I was sick. It was only three weeks later, while having a conversation with friends about the effects of GHB*, that I realised I’d been drugged. I was just lucky that the person who drugged me that night didn’t then assault me. Photos by Romain Guédé. Taken across France, they reflect a freedom of body and movement, permitted in certain places and at certain times. These pictures portray an inspiring universe, reminding us that a different nightlife is possible. This testimony
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