Manchester Gay Pride 2017: Everything to know from start time and parade route to weather and performances
This weekend will see the long-awaited return of Manchester Pride.
Gay Village’s AXM nightclub closes after 12 years – and people are DEVASTATED
The Gay Village’s AXM nightclub has closed its door for the last time.
Man, 23, raped and robbed in Manchester’s Gay Village
A young man was raped and robbed as he walked through Manchester’s Gay Village in the early hours of the morning.
Manchester’s Sparkle 2016 brings trans and non-trans communities together
Over 12,000 people made it along to Sparkle 2016 in the second weekend of July, up from ten thousand at last year’s event, but visibility, awareness and education remain key to the trans community making further inroads in society.
‘A significant part of our vision’: Green light for £750m Oxford Road development
The first phase of a £750m development on Oxford Road’s former BBC site has been given the go-ahead, with construction due to start this month.
‘Adoption just start of story’: Gay Village host comedy night to support LGBT adoptees
Manchester’s Gay Village is hosting a comedy night on November 13 in aid of local Castlefield charity After Adoption to provide support for LGBT adoptees.
Apprentice’s Sanjay: Gay Village only quieter as LGBT people can go anywhere now
Manchester’s famous gay village is not in decline despite being noticeably quieter, according to former BBC Apprentice star Sanjay Sood-Smith.
LGBT History Month Q&A: ‘I didn’t come out so much as fall out’, says Village landlord
To celebrate LGBT History Month, MM talk to LGBT figures from across Greater Manchester about their experiences of coming out and what progress they think the city still has to make towards equality.
LGBT History Month Q&A: DJ Danny Beard bares all in poignant coming out story
Today, MM chat to Danny Beard, a DJ and entertainer originally from Liverpool but known on the Manchester gay scene as the face of Poptastic – a long-running gay student night.
LGBT History Month Q&A: Cllr Tom Hayes says Manchester Village is heart of UK’s best gay scene
MM talk to Tom Hayes who is councillor for Oxford City – but originally hails from Salford.
Tom is also national secretary for LGBT Labour, a socialist society affiliated with the Labour party who campaign for further steps for LGBT equality.
Last orders at Eden: Bar closes in ‘general downturn’ of Gay Village
A popular bar in Manchester’s famous Gay Village has had to close its doors for good, causing the loss of 18 jobs.