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Coronation Street drops out of Manchester Pride parade due to ‘cost cuts at ITV’

Graham Robson August 16, 2024

Coronation Street has announced cast members won’t be taking part in this month’s Manchester Pride Parade for the very first time. The long-running soap, which was devised by gay screenwriter Tony Warren, has featured a large number of LGBTQ+ actors and characters on the famed cobbles over the years. It’s become somewhat of a tradition […]

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Sport

Football Pride to return at Manchester Pride, celebrating LGBTQ+ people and culture in the game

Graham Robson July 15, 2023

Football Pride – an event from Football v Homophobia that lifts up LGBTQ+ voices across the game – is returning at Manchester Pride in August to bring together LGBTQ+ communities within the world’s most popular sport to party, participate and protest.

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LGBTQ+ News

Joe Lycett, Calum Scott, Billy Porter and Jill Scott among winners in this year’s Hits Radio Pride Poll

Graham Robson July 13, 2023

Joe Lycett, Billy Porter and Jill Scott are among the winners in this year’s Hits Radio Pride Poll while Manchester, Brighton and Margate Pride events also take top spots.

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Community

Manchester Pride holds first Human Rights Forum with prominent UK activists

Graham Robson November 3, 2020

Many of the UK’s most prominent activists have come together to form the Human Rights Forum to discuss cancel culture, transphobia, the importance of joint activism, feminism and white supremacy in pride in a new video released online by LGBTQ+ charity Manchester Pride.

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Arts

‘Turn On Fest’ LGBTQ+ theatre festival to return to Manchester in January 2021

Graham Robson October 30, 2020

Following a successful debut in 2020, Turn On Fest is to return to Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester in 2021 to help keep the arts alive in the local community and develop and celebrate LGBTQ+ local artists in Manchester.

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Business News

Manchester Pride CEO opens up about racism on ‘A Gay & A NonGay’ podcast

Graham Robson September 24, 2020

A Gay And A NonGay, an award-winning LGBTQ+ podcast from comedians James Barr and Dan Hudson, announces a candid interview with Mark Fletcher, CEO of Manchester Pride, available now on all streaming platforms.

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Arts

Owain Wyn Evans to share Polari crash course ahead of BBC Radio Manchester Pride show

Graham Robson August 28, 2020

Owain Wyn Evans to share a crash course in Polari with his followers on social media ahead of his special Manchester Pride show on BBC Radio Manchester on Saturday, August 29 from 2pm.

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