Manchester Pride has been forced out of Canal Street – as developments nudge the LGBT community away from the iconic Gay Village.

This weekend will see the long-awaited return of Manchester Pride.

The Gay Village’s AXM nightclub has closed its door for the last time.

A young man was raped and robbed as he walked through Manchester’s Gay Village in the early hours of the morning.

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.

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.

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.

Manchester’s famous gay village is not in decline despite being noticeably quieter, according to former BBC Apprentice star Sanjay Sood-Smith.

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.

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.

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.