Event organisers have put in an official request to the Department of Transport to ensure that the right of way be suspended and that the road be closed over the bank holiday weekend

Tucked beneath the hustle and bustle of Canal Street, Oscars is a hidden gem delivering old school Hollywood glamour.

Following the success of the first clean up, the group hope that volunteers will sacrifice their time to give the village a last minute spruce before the Manchester Pride Big Weekend

Bouncers at Princess Street’s Alter Ego are also alleged to have ‘misgendered’ the man after he was repeatedly called ‘she’ despite protests at the incident, which happened around 2am.

The Village Bakers are hoping that those who are a dab hand in the kitchen will rise to the occasion and deliver their best homemade treats for the Great Village Bake Off 2014.

Pop princess Pixie Lott will be one of the headline acts at Manchester Pride this year.

Manchester Airport and easyJet have joined forces and will be saying ‘come Pride with me’ as the main sponsors of Manchester’s Big Weekender.

Manchester Pride Fringe includes Pride, Coming Out: from Script to Screen, Byte and The Pansy Project

Following on from the success of the first Geek Pride, the celebration is now an annual legacy event to recognise Alan Turing, his achievements and his LGBT identity.

A calorific brownie, lovingly crafted by Hey Little Cupcake!, is celebrating Manchester and one of the UK’s biggest LGBT festivals in chocolatey excess.

Sparkle, one of the world’s most high profile Transgender events, enjoys its tenth anniversary this year and will be in the Gay Village on July 12.