Fd out more about the history of Europe's first Gay Centre and Manchter's LGBT+ Communy Centre, The Proud Place, on Sidney Street.
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LGBT Foundatn is a natnal chary liverg advice, support and rmatn servic to lbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) muni. * healthy gay manchester *
In 1994, Pl Mart OBE (current Chief Executive of LGBT Foundatn) formed Healthy Gay Manchter part to ensure that men who have sex wh men were at the centre of the rponse to HIV.
Volunteers packed ndom and lube packs every week and by 1999 they were packg 9, 000 every Wednday night to be distributed across 55 lotns cludg snas, shops and Manchter Gay Village venu. Manchter has a rich and fascatg LGBT+ History and so do The Proud is how we got here…1970sThe place nsired the first “Gay Centre” Manchter was a 700 square foot basement at 178 Waterloo Place on Oxford Road which was occupied by a group known as Manchter Gay Alliance. 1981The basement of 61A Bloom Street beme the new home for the Gay Centre.
From 1981 to 1988 acmodated a huge host of servic wh several phone l cludg Lbian Lk, Manchter Gay Swchboard and Friend, as well as havg meetg rooms. Dpe LGBTphobic opposn, the Planng Commtee approved the proposals for a Gay Centre on Sidney Street on 24th Augt 1987.
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Even wh enomic difficulti facg the cy, uncillors ntued to support the buildg of the Centre1988Durg 1988, a natnal mpaign agast Sectn 28 took place and was headquartered at the Gay Centre on Bloom Street.
Constctn work began on the Gay Centre on Sidney Street around the same time as Sectn 28 beme law. 2000In 2000 and wh chang fundg, Manchter Gay Swchboard moved out of the Centre and along wh Healthy Gay Manchter formed the LGF (Lbian and Gay foundatn) Council fund the LCP- Lbian Communy Project (prevly known as Lbian Lk) as the anisatn rponsible for managg the service at the Centre.
Timele of LGBT history Manchter This is a timele of notable events the history of the lbian, gay, bisexual and trans muny Manchter. 19th century 1880 The Manchter Cy Police raid a fancy drs ball which was takg place at the Temperance Hall Hulme. 47 men were arrted and charged wh solicg and cg each other to… * healthy gay manchester *
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This chic and stylish hotel is loted the heart of the Gay Village and is the perfect spot for LGBTQIA+ travellers. This pestrianised street the heart of the Gay Village is the beatg heart of the LGBTQIA+ muny Manchter. The Gay Village.