Suzie Krueger is the boss of the queer fetish club scene. Her nights are the stuff of legend, a mix of extreme dress codes, harder than hard house music, debauchery and an anything goes philosophy. Unfortunately Krueger's talent for providing unforgettable clubbing experiences was not to the taste of some people and her club FIST was closed down by local authorities last year. But now she's back and better than ever with the rudely named Hard On. Krueger stopped by to talk about her reputation as the hardest gal in town.

Could you say a little bit about your new club?
Hard On has taken over from where FIST had left off. It's a fetish night with a very strict dress code. The difference is that we are operating as a members only club and people must sign a consent form before they attend the club night. That way everyone who comes knows exactly what they are getting into. Hard On has been running for six months now and is doing well. We attract the mildly kinky to the very kinky. It's mostly guys but some women do manage to come along. I wish that more women attended.

How did you start out as a promoter?
I became a club promoter completely by accident. I moved to London in March of 1990 and was working at First Out café, of all places, when in comes this stripper from South Africa who took a shine to me. Anyway she was working at a small strip club called Jack's Place just near Goodge St. Her boss happened to be a dyke and a few months later they asked me if I would organise some parties for girls. Well I didn't have a clue, but I started running these parties called The Clit Club and things just took off from there. Here I am 13 and a half years later and I'm still organising pervy parties.

What's your favourite club of all time?
It has to be Trade before 1994. It was absolutely mad back then. The music, the people, oh and of course the drugs. I'd never experienced anything like that in my entire life.

I see you as a gay woman working in a gay man's world, is that true?
Yes it is true. I am a gay woman working in a gay man's industry. I have had to fight hard to get what I want and how I want it. I sometimes wonder if it would have been easier if I was a gay man - then I could have fucked my way into getting what I need! Most of the time I consider myself a person, not boy nor girl, just someone trying to get a job done.

How come so few dykes are into SM and fetish stuff compared to gay guys?
I think the guys are so much more sexually liberated than us girls. They tend to be more sexually active and definitely more experimental. You know us girls like to stay home and kiss and cuddle of the sofa! Well, at least I do!

What's the biggest misconception people have about you?
My reputation is that I am some tough hardcore SM dyke and not to be messed with. I am tough when it comes to business and I don't take any shit. However I'm not hardcore at all, just a loving, caring, sensitive kinda girl who loves staying at home when I'm not in school doing my law degree.

How hardcore are you really?!
Not hardcore at all - I enjoy kissing and cuddling the most! There are no girls chained up in my bedroom, that's for sure.

Hard On