Loose Women presenter Coleen Nolan to judge transgender comp Miss Sparkle in Manchester
Sparkle, one of the world’s most high profile Transgender events, enjoys its tenth anniversary this year and will be in the Gay Village on July 12.
Gay village’s ‘biggest wall’ to become blank canvas for LGBT graffiti art competition
Judges are looking for an LGBT creation that will be beautiful, unique and bring vibrancy and an identity to the Richmond Street wall by the Molly House and Company Bar.
Cruffs and Poofs: Vanilla Bar to hold ‘barking mad’ Gay Village Doggie Do competition
Manchester’s Gay Village will be awash with canines and pooches primed to perfection as Vanilla Bar hosts its inaugural Cruffs and Poofs Doggie Do competition.
Are you ready for Glamazon? Manchester’s first monthly trans night is here – for trans people and their admirers
Manchester’s first monthly transgender night Glamazon for trans people, their friends and admirers is opening tomorrow.
Sackville Garden-ing: Canal Street clean up project set to give plant-powered boost to the Village
Manchester’s Village Business Association has issued a call to arms for any green-fingered clean freaks willing to get their hands dirty to come and join the big clean-up of the Gay Village.
‘Beacon of equality’: UK is number one in Europe for LGBT rights – but there’s still ‘a lot to do’, says Stonewall
The UK is the best place in Europe for gay rights, claims a leading network of European LGBT organisations – for the third time running.
No hate crime should ‘go unrecorded’: Manchester prepares for International Day Against Homophobia
Manchester will play host to the annual International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) on May 17, in a bid to raise awareness of hate crime against LGBT people.
Manchester Pride bolster board of trustees with two appointments to help them meet ‘charitable aims’
New York New York’s Tracey Walsh and Nick Curtis, who owns Richmond Tea Rooms, The Eagle and The Lodge have both joined the board of trustees.
Oldham man loses battle to lung cancer just three days after same-sex marriage to long-term partner
Richard Byram-Leech, 42, died from lung cancer just three days after wedding partner of 23 years.
Ban gay sex saunas? Death of Manchester man no reason to act like moral police, says LGBT activist Tatchell
LGBT activist Peter Tatchell and Manchester’s Gay and Lesbian foundation have slammed suggestions that gay saunas should be banned.
Half of Manchester’s lesbian, gay and bisexual population face hate crimes – but don’t report it
Lesbian & Gay Foundation (LGF) report on hate crime reveals worrying homophobia statistics