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Review: After The Act at HOME makes a dragged-up Margaret Thatcher somehow feel poignant
Manchester Theatre
A bit of late 80s legislation isn't perhaps on top of everyone's wish list when it comes to musicals...
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Popular coffee shop’s club night with a purpose returns to iconic Manchester venue
Manchester City Centre
The 'party with a purpose’ comes from the team behind ‘Manchester’s Central Perk’
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On a chilly February afternoon they gathered in Manchester...they refused to be shamed
LGBTQ+
20,000 people from our proud city sent a message to Margaret Thatcher
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Teacher barred 'indefinitely' after sending transphobic tweets
Education
Camilla Hannan was barred from teaching after she made a series of remarks online in which she mocked safeguarding regulations and outed a trans student
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‘People have told me what I'm doing is wrong’: The panto dame rising above the online hate to tell LGBTQ+ stories to children
LGBTQ+
'It's really important that children understand that everyone has the right to be who they are'
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'I'm a panto dame and tell stories to kids, but trolls think it's wrong'
LGBTQ+
"People have told me what I'm doing is wrong and that we shouldn't exist
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RuPaul's Drag Race UK: 'Manchester queens look out for each other....Albert's Schloss is my home'
LGBTQ+
'Manchester queens lift each other up and I think that’s so important, especially in a community that is still fighting for equal rights'
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Council approves 'ground-breaking’ plans for LGBTQ+ care home in Manchester
LGBTQ+
Legendary actor Sir Ian McKellen has welcomed plans to develop the site of the former Spire hospital in Whalley Range
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Lidl to host its first ever drag brunch in Manchester featuring 'Middle Aisle' giveaways and celebrity appearances
Lidl
Who's ready to Live, Laugh, Lidl?
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From addiction to recovery: Queer takeover of Manchester gallery to feature international artists
Manchester Art Gallery
The takeover will explore themes of intimacy, respect and consent within the LGBTQ+ community and will be taking place to coincide with Recoverist Month - an annual arts-based awareness event that places people in recovery from substance use at the centre of the stage
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‘It's not just about picking the most handsome man - I have a message'
LGBTQ+
'I go home to visit my family but it is always at the back of my head that I’m going back to one of the most homophobic countries in Europe'
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'I don't know what the f*** I am. I don't know what it feels like to be a man or a woman'
Real Life
It took years for John Junior to discover the truth
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Review: Chappell Roan at Manchester Academy delivers bold and unapologetic performance in sold out show
Manchester Academy
A confident, energetic and bold performance that only bodes well for this mega star in the rising
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'Can't believe it': Chappell Roan brings local drag queens on stage during sold out Manchester gig
Manchester Academy
'That was iconic'
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Manchester's first openly gay mayor receives huge veteran honour - but is refusing to wear it for special reason
LGBTQ+
'I wouldn’t be able to wear it until justice is done'
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Couple who kissed on dancefloor left covered in blood after horrific 'homophobic attack during night out'
LGBTQ+
"We were kissing on the dancefloor... the next thing I knew we were being punched"
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BBC RuPaul’s Drag Race UK 2024 line-up revealed with Britain's Got Talent star and Manchester queens
TV
Twelve talented drag performers are competing to be named the UK's Next Drag Race Superstar
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Netflix Kaos star Misia Butler 'broke down in tears' over groundbreaking trans representation
Netflix
Netflix's Kaos has been a hit with viewers and critics alike, with Misia Butler opening up about the emotional impact of playing one of the show's trailblazing transgender characters
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Kit Connor on Heartstopper Season 3's 'seven hour' sex scenes and swearing
Netflix
Nick Nelson star Kit Connor spoke out about what to expect in the LGBTQ+ drama's upcoming series
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Three must-watch series to keep you entertained until Heartstopper season 3 arrives on Netflix
Netflix
Heartstopper season 3 is set to land on Netflix in October, but for those who can't wait, here are three shows to binge-watch in the meantime.
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Has Manchester Pride outgrown the Gay Village?
Manchester Pride
The positivity and atmosphere in the Gay Village cannot be authentically replicated anywhere else, but there are clearly some questions that need to be answered after this year's Manchester Pride
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Manchester Pride 2024 ends with touching and powerful candlelight vigil and something we should never forget
Manchester Pride
"We must never forget how the whole of the LGBTQ+ community came together at a time of crisis"
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100 photos that sum up the joy of Manchester Pride 2024
Manchester Pride
From the Sugababes to sequins, everything that made Manchester Pride 2024 a sheer delight
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Manchester Pride attendee 'nearly in tears' after heart-warming gesture from young girl
Manchester Pride
'It made me think that that’s what Pride is all about really'
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