Woman raped by man claiming to be taxi driver after night out in Manchester’s Gay Village
The 43-year-old victim had enjoyed a night out on Canal Street and was leaving Bar Pop between midnight and 2am
Review: Jackie Kay, Young Enigma and guests @ Queer Contact 2014
Contact Theatre rounded off its Queer Contact 2014 festival in celebration of LGBT History Month with an evening of spoken word poetry
LGBT History Month 2014: Your definitive guide to celebrating diversity in Manchester through music
Celebrations run throughout February
Bring on the rainbow laces! Manchester United shows homophobia the red card by joining footballing campaign
Campaign aims to get backing from 50% of English clubs
I wanna hold your hand! Manchester locks fingers in solidarity with LGBT Russians ahead of Sochi Olympics
Human rights footage reveals brutality against Russian LGBT community
The fight for equality continues: Trailblazing LGBT rights campaigner Peter Tatchell set for Salford talk
Tatchell speaking at Working Class Movement Library
Gay sex hotspot mugging gone wrong: ‘Petty criminal’ drowned in Manchester canal after attempted robbery of pair
Victims are now being questioned by police
‘Travelling is too dangerous if you’re trans’: Transphobic hate crimes go unreported EVERY DAY, say victims
Hate Crime Awareness Week: Manchester transgender hate crime victims speak out
Drink, drugs and dangerous sex: Truth behind UK gay sex saunas after man lies dead in faeces at Manchester venue
Gay sex sauna users and workers reveal all
Manchester Gay Village sex sauna slammed for filthy conditions after man lies DEAD in own faeces for hours
Blood, faeces and urine were found in Canal Street sauna
Canal Street 20 years on: How has Manchester’s gay village changed and can it shed image as ‘gay ghetto’?
Manto opened in 1990 and changed the face of Canal Street