LGF receives award from hardship fund / Manchester Pride announces 2009 community fund
The Lesbian and Gay Foundation has been awarded £121,165 from a hardship fund that is run by the Community Development Foundation.
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Latest figures show a 63% increase in homophobic crimes in Manchester
More4 News asks ‘are gay hate crimes taken seriously?’ As far as Manchester is concerned, based on my personal experience over the past year or so and the sheer volume of other incidents that people are discussing, I reject the suggestion that this increase in figures is due to more people being willing to report … Latest figures show a 63% increase in homophobic crimes in Manchester
The Independent newspaper premieres Alan Turing radio drama
This weekend The Independent will premiere a new radio play about scientist Alan Turing on its website. More details can be found in this LGF news article.
Pet snatched from gay village and BBC reporter attacked
I saw this sad little poster in Sackville Park about a pet dog that is believed to have been ‘snatched’ from the Park by three people.
LGBTory event in the gay village is met with protests (video)
The Conservative party conference is taking place in Manchester at the moment and last night Spirit Bar on Canal Street was the venue for their LGBTory event. The first-ever official conference Pride event.
Manchester Pride 2009 raises £135,000 for good causes
Manchester Pride 2009 has raised £135,000 for good causes. It’s the highest figure for a number of years, but not if you take into account inflation (which is about 30% over a decade). Allowing for inflation it is about the same as was raised in 2000 from the free and much-smaller GayFest and less than … Manchester Pride 2009 raises £135,000 for good causes
Andrew Stokes at Manchester Pride 2009
Imagine the scene… You’re the Chair of Manchester Pride. It’s one of your busiest days of the year — the Saturday Pride parade — and the entrants are getting ready to move off. Usually you eat healthy stuff but you think, just this once, you’ll sneak into the nearby takeaway and have nasty pie and … Andrew Stokes at Manchester Pride 2009
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