Explore your cinemality: Manchester’s HOME welcomes LGBT film festival
‘Sensational’ and star-studded examples of LGBT cinema are set to hit the big screen at Manchester’s HOME as part of a film festival that has been touring the country.
Manchester LGBT Foundation empowers the 35,000 victims afraid to report hate crimes
Manchester’s LGBT Foundation is part of a new campaign to put an end to around 35,000 victims of LGBT hate crimes suffering in silence every year.
Manchester hosts region’s first LGBT therapy group for male sexual abuse survivors
A Manchester organisation is working alongside a national charity to launch the North West’s first therapy group for gay, bisexual or men questioning their sexuality who have been sexually abused.
Manchester trans leader praises Stonewall charity for uniting LGB back with T
The chair of a Manchester transgender discussion group has praised national charity Stonewall for its decision to finally start campaigning for the trans community.
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.
LGB minus T: Manchester trans community ‘don’t receive same support as gays’
The trans community does not receive the same support given to other minority groups, according to prominent trans activist and organiser of Manchester Sparkle OBE Jenny-Anne Bishop.
Manchester LGBT school ‘could save pupils forced out of mainstream education’
Details today emerged of a possible scheme from LGBT Youth North West to create a school for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people in the city.
Russia’s ban on trans drivers ‘will trigger surge in LGBT hate crime across globe’
The Chairman of the Manchester transgender charity Sparkle has condemned the Russian law banning transgender people from driving.
Transgender youths EIGHT TIMES more likely to attempt suicide – half will try to
Nearly half of all young transgender people under the age of 26 attempt suicide – with 30% saying they have had suicidal thoughts in the last year, a new study has revealed.
What a drag: Facebook rules force Manchester’s Misty Chance into changing legal name to stage moniker
A Manchester drag performer has gone to the greatest of lengths to dodge Facebook’s latest policy which demands all users must now use their ‘real names’ on the social media site.