THE CLAIM
In the 1980s the gay area of Manchester was a secret with just two or three pubs.
THE REALITY
This is a half truth which takes advantage of the fact that people who weren’t around then don’t understand how gay life has changed…
THE CLAIM
Gay life was furtive, with us scared out of our wits all the time, creeping around the dank alleyways near Canal Street under cover of darkness.
For that reason all gay pubs in Manchester had curtains or blacked out windows so people couldn’t see inside. Manto bar, which opened on Canal Street in 1991, was groundbreaking because you could look in from outside…
THE CLAIM
In the 1980s Greater Manchester Police patrolled the city’s canals at night in a motorboat. This was to catch gay men who were meeting each other in and around the canal area.
THE REALITY
It’s a great tale which was mentioned in an article in The Guardian in 2004. But, from the start, there’s reason to be cautious…
Firstly, thanks to all of you who have continued to post comments. I WILL be back, though it will take a few more months (more about that below). Posts have been few and far between for a long time now and for several reasons. It’s about 30 years since I first got online. To begin … Plans for this website
In the midst of the hysteria surrounding the TV series “It’s A Sin”, many articles have been published about what gay life was like in the 1980s. Supposedly…
It’s 20 years since the broadcast of the first episode of Queer As Folk on Channel 4. I shot these photographs later that year as the crew filmed the final episode of the second series on Canal Street in Manchester. As they did,the weather changed and there was a tremendous rain shower. On location on … 20 years after the first broadcast – exclusive photos of Queer As Folk on location on Canal Street
Last month Lloyd Russell-Moyle, the Labour Member of Parliament for Brighton Kemptown, appeared on the ITV show “Lorraine.” During the interview he stated that the NHS PrEP Impact Trial was “now full” in England. That was completely untrue. I’m uncertain of the exact day of the interview but ITV published it on their YouTube page … MP for Brighton misleads TV viewers about the PrEP Impact Trial in England
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