Manchester

The LGBT Foundation’s misleading “researchers’ guide” to LGBT history, funded by the Heritage Lottery

Admin | Friday 25 November 2016

Manchester’s LGBT Foundation published its document “Unlocking A Hidden History – A Researchers’ Guide To Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Historical Sources In Manchester”, back in 2013. You can see it here (PDF). It was funded by the Heritage Lottery. Over recent years the Heritage Lottery Fund has given out around a quarter of a … The LGBT Foundation’s misleading “researchers’ guide” to LGBT history, funded by the Heritage Lottery

Questions over Manchester Pride day tickets being withdrawn

Admin | Tuesday 30 August 2016

The censors at Manchester Pride have been busy removing valid questions about day tickets from their Facebook page today.

As it happens: people walk into Manchester Pride 2016 without a wristband

Admin | Saturday 27 August 2016

People are entering the gay village successfully without a wristband during Manchester Pride 2016 and are reporting back what happens. This follows a ruling by the Local Government Ombudsman in April 2015.

Manchester Pride misleads again — in its latest accounts

Admin | Thursday 11 August 2016

Manchester Pride’s accounts for year ending 2015 state that 43,000 tickets sold that year was the highest number ever. In fact the Community Report issued by Mardi Gras in 1999 states that sales in 1998 were 51,000 and 45,000 in 1999. Pride’s own 2009 accounts state that attendance was “over” 42,000 that year. The accounts … Manchester Pride misleads again — in its latest accounts

Thinking of buying a Manchester Pride 2016 wristband? Some very important information…

Admin | Thursday 18 February 2016

The streets of the gay village will be open to everyone during Manchester Pride this year, whether they pay or not, and we think Sackville Park will be too. This is because Manchester Pride has acted unlawfully since 2003 in closing the streets to pedestrians who didn’t pay. In fact, blocking members of the public … Thinking of buying a Manchester Pride 2016 wristband? Some very important information…

Staggering figures for reported violent and sexual crimes in Manchester’s gay village in Nov 2015

Admin | Tuesday 12 January 2016

These are probably the highest ever since the police crime maps were introduced in December 2010. Where are the news stories? Where are the protests? Yet always plenty of finger pointing overseas… How many crimes aren’t reported or recorded by the police? What is being done? Nothing! See the crime maps here.

Why Manchester’s gay village must be consigned to history

Admin | Tuesday 10 June 2014

We still need safe LGBT spaces. But the future lies in decentralising the LGBT community in Manchester. We must reduce the power of a controlling elite that has us by the throat. There may have been some good intentions behind the setting up of a “gay village” area more than 20 years ago, but now … Why Manchester’s gay village must be consigned to history

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