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Manchester International Festival returns showcasing exciting queer experiences

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Manchester International Festival, the biennial international arts festival which focuses on original, boundary-pushing work, has returned to Manchester for the summer and we’re excited to see a pair of high profile queer performances leading the lineup. First up we have a new ballet adaptation of A Single Man, Christopher Isherwood’s classic queer novel which Tom Ford famously adapted into an Oscar-nominated movie (starring Colin Firth) back in 2009. This new production is directed and choreographed by Jonathan Watkins and features original songs written by John Grant (who performs live during…

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LGBTQ+ adult store in Manchester attacked for a third time in six weeks

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Clonezone, an LGBTQ+ adult store in the heart of Manchester’s Gay Village, had its windows smashed with a crowbar. It marks the venue’s third attack in just six weeks. CCTV footage from 24 April, which Clonezone has shared a screenshot of, shows the venue’s window being smashed by a masked individual as another sits on a motorbike watching. The image shows what appears to be a parked police car behind the person on the bike, though whether or not any officers were present remains unclear and GAY TIMES has asked…

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Manchester Pride to axe MCR Pride Live in “significant” organisation update

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Manchester Pride has announced plans to implement a number of changes to Pride celebrations following a six-month review.  A six-month Pride In Our Future consultation was actioned after some LGBTQ+ communities felt that the focus of the charity’s grant-giving was no longer re-electing key causes that impacted the community.  Following its reviewed efforts, Manchester Pride organisers have said August’s Pride celebrations will “refocus its efforts back onto its activist roots”. Moreover, moving ahead, Manchester Pride plans will be making a greater effort to “consult with communities” to create an event…

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