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Naked cyclists hit the streets of Manchester tonight!

Admin | Friday 12 June 2009

Don’t miss the 2009 Manchester World Naked Bike Ride on the streets of the city centre just after 6pm tonight, Friday 12th June.

A camp cowboy in a Stan Laurel film from 1923

Admin | Saturday 30 May 2009

I’ve always been a huge fan of Laurel and Hardy. This week I found a silent film that Stan Laurel made in 1923 called ‘The Soilers’. A camp cowboy appears regularly throughout the ten minute film. Here are two clips: Stan grew up in and around theatres in Britain because his father was a theatre … A camp cowboy in a Stan Laurel film from 1923

Did a relative of Cruz 101’s owner win the top prize in the club’s £10,000 prize birthday raffle?

Admin | Saturday 30 May 2009

Manchester club Cruz 101 celebrated its 17th birthday on 23 May with a £10,000 prize raffle. Entrants could win a brand new 2009 Citroen C1 with private registration plate. However rumours are circulating that the car was won by the nephew of the owner of the club. We have asked Cruz 101 for a statement … Did a relative of Cruz 101’s owner win the top prize in the club’s £10,000 prize birthday raffle?

Snouts in the trough at Manchester Pride: the Tourist Board

Admin | Sunday 10 May 2009

Much has been written about the extra income that Manchester Pride brings in for the local economy. In 2008, Andrew Stokes, who is chairman of Manchester Pride and chief executive of Marketing Manchester (the tourist board) told the press that Pride was worth more than £17.5m per year to Manchester’s businesses. Other estimates have been … Snouts in the trough at Manchester Pride: the Tourist Board

Lesbian and Gay Foundation: the beginning of the end?

Admin | Friday 1 May 2009

* Employment tribunal reaches decision * Funding crisis: Outnorthwest magazine slashed * An NHS-funded registered charity that engages in politics * 62% of the annual income goes to pay 23 employees

Feast! Picnic by the lake – clips from 2008 (video)

Admin | Tuesday 21 April 2009

Feast! is one of the best summer events in Manchester. It happens over three days around the lake in Platt Fields Park in Rusholme. You can take along a picnic and enjoy a wide range of performances and other fun. Best of all it’s completely free. Here’s a clip from last year.

How a fake descendent of the Russian Tsar fooled gay Manchester in 1991 (video)

Admin | Sunday 15 March 2009

It’s the evening of Monday 26th August 1991 and Manchester’s second ‘Carnival of Fun’ weekend is coming to a close. Of course, this is the forerunner of the current Manchester Pride.

In those days before the ‘no-money-left-for-charity’ scandal of 1999, the event attracted the support of some big names. Princess Diana sent a telegram wishing every success in 1991 and there was a buzz that someone important might make a surprise appearance on the final night.

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