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
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…
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…
The figure of 77 reported violent and sexual crimes in one month is probably the highest ever. And no one really cares. See the crime stats here.
A video from Manchester Shield which really sums up Manchester currently. The corruption, drab inappropriate development and poor-quality shifty politicians. The only part I perhaps disagree with is that the gay village can be saved. I don’t think so. Since the 1990s it has been a marketing scam designed to enclose and exploit us. Far … Leaving Manchester. Discussing Legends, power, Gay Village and a hurt city
“Manchester Pride raises record amount for charity in 2016,” wrote the Manchester Evening News on 25 November 2016. What the MEN didn’t tell readers was that Manchester Pride had changed its end of year accounting date from 30 September 2016 to 31 December 2016, giving it a 15 month accounting year in 2015/16. It isn’t … More sloppy journalism from the Manchester Evening News
In 1989 the MEN called for an “awful” floral display in Piccadilly Gardens commemorating Stonewall to be “destroyed.” Scene Out, August 1989. An article in Scene Out magazine, August 1989 issue, with the headline “Evening paper degrades community”, reports on how a floral tribute in Piccadilly Gardens to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Stonewall … Archives reveal “regular, ranting bigotry about gays” in the pages of the Manchester Evening News
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