If you’re visiting the UK to check out the queer scene, you’ll no doubt make a beeline for London. The capital is naturally packed with iconic LGBT events and historic places to visit. However, anyone who lives...
Manchester city guide
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Not a whole lot has changed on Canal Street, Manchester’s gay village... However, an alternative queer scene has grown up around it, holding some of the country’s most iconic vogue balls and parties.
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Queer Manchester
Venues: loft-style bar and event space Tribeca; iconic lesbian bar Vanilla; vogue ball venue Gorilla; mecca of alternative culture Islington Mill.
Parties and clubs: Black Pride Vogue Ball, The Boi Zone, Bollox, Cha Cha Boudoir, Grind Girls, Homoelectric, House of Suarez Vogue Ball, Mother’s Ruin, House of Ghetto.
Festivals: arts festival Trans Vegas; epic electronic music festival Homobloc ; LGBT+ writing and performance festival OutStageUs; BAME dance, theatre, and live performance festival Black Gold Arts; queer arts festival Turn On Fest.
Places of interest: the Transgender Remembrance Memorial, The Beacon of Hope (HIV/AIDs memorial) and the Alan Turing Memorial are all in Sackville Gardens.
Projects of interest: Girl Gang Manchester, Outing the Past, Rainbow Noir, Superbia, Trans Creative.
Pride: Manchester Pride and Sparkle Weekend, Manchester’s version of Trans Pride.