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Organiser, Jamie Starboisky, 31, says he set up the festival, which takes place on Saturday February 7 at Contact, after being inspired by the power of storytelling.

“Those early struggles have helped me to remember what is important and that is to stand up for what you believe in and when you are confident in yourself you can go on to support others.”

If you are struggling to find fun things to do during LGBT History Month, look no further as MM have compiled a list of the best places to celebrate around Manchester.

To celebrate LGBT History Month, MM talk to Manchester’s Toby Whitehouse, co-founder and programme director of Gaydio, about coming out and what progress the city still has to make towards equality.

A popular bar in Manchester’s famous Gay Village has had to close its doors for good, causing the loss of 18 jobs.

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.

Transgender people make up possibly lower than 0.1% of the population – yet still they experience a disproportionately high rate of hate crime and a number of cases go unreported.

The best places to work if you are a member of the LGBT community are announced at the Stonewall Top Employers 2015: The Workplace Equality Index North West awards ceremony in Manchester.

Apprentice star Sanjay Sood-Smith spoke about his own personal experiences of homophobic abuse in Manchester yesterday, as part of the city’s Hate Crime Awareness Week (HCAW).

Tributes are pouring in following the death of Mark Cain, a successful businessman and highly popular figure in Manchester’s gay village – who is believed to have hanged himself this weekend.

Manchester is to celebrate LGBT History Month with a series of exclusive film screenings, discussion groups and a programme of talks by some of the world’s leading gay filmmakers.