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• THE BT CANAL STREET AND MANCHTER GAY VILLAGE RTRANTS, CLUBS, HOTELS AND BARS TO VISWE'VE GOT YOU VERED OM NIGHTS OUT, TOP FOOD SPOTS AND PLAC TO CHECK OUT DURG THE DAYMENBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSWHAT'S ONBYADAM MAIDMENTREPORTER12:30, 21 AUG 2021BOOKMARKCANAL STREET MANCHTER (IMAGE: ABNM PHOTOGRAPHY)THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
• A MANC’S GUI TO: THE GAY VILLAGE, MORE THAN JT A LATE-NIGHT PARTY DISTRICT
• SEE MANCHTER'S AMAZG GAY VILLAGE THROUGH THE AG - AND SNIPPETS OF THE CY'S LGBTQ+ HISTORY
• ALL ABOUT MANCHTER’S GAY VILLAGE

THE BT CANAL STREET AND MANCHTER GAY VILLAGE RTRANTS, CLUBS, HOTELS AND BARS TO VISWE'VE GOT YOU VERED OM NIGHTS OUT, TOP FOOD SPOTS AND PLAC TO CHECK OUT DURG THE DAYMENBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSWHAT'S ONBYADAM MAIDMENTREPORTER12:30, 21 AUG 2021BOOKMARKCANAL STREET MANCHTER (IMAGE: ABNM PHOTOGRAPHY)THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

Manchter's gay village is one of the bt plac to vis, whether you're planng a night out or jt fancy explorg the legendary Canal Street area.

The gay village was 'willed to existence' the late 1980s rponse to amendments to sectn 28 laws that had prevly prohibed the promotn of homosexualy schools. Thirty years on and Canal Street is one of the most regnisable gay districts the world thanks to s proment appearanc shows like Queer As Folk and Coronatn Street.

A MANC’S GUI TO: THE GAY VILLAGE, MORE THAN JT A LATE-NIGHT PARTY DISTRICT

Known by both the LGBT+ muny and alli, the gay village is full of bars, rtrants, fés and clubs that are perfect for any gatherg.

SEE MANCHTER'S AMAZG GAY VILLAGE THROUGH THE AG - AND SNIPPETS OF THE CY'S LGBTQ+ HISTORY

G-A-Y nightclub on Canal Street Manchter's Gay Village. 46 Sackville St, M1 3WF | | 0161 697 4474 Pe Perdu A stone's throw om Manchter's Gay Village, Pe Perdu is a South Amerin-spired rtrant wh a menu featurg Uguayan Wet Aged steaks, plant-based dish and grilled fish.

The Gay Village will once aga host the Village party, wh bars and venu providg fun entertament throughout the day and night. Known for s late-night clubs and cheap drks als, the Gay Village is popular wh Manchter partygoers - but there's more gog on behd the scen. Today, Manchter’s Gay Village is a verable party district.

The neighbourhood has weled a gay clientele sce the 1940s, but, by all acunts, ’s only the past twenty years or so that thgs have really started to turn a rner, spe homosexualy beg crimalised 1967. An excerpt om Mancunian Gay magaze 1984 tled ‘Not tonight, Anrton’ tells the story of how one night 20 pla cloth officers stormed to Napoleons and forced everyone attendance to provi their personal rmatn before beg allowed to leave – an cint that was later brand as “an obv se of police victimisatn” a prs release issued by the Gay Centre.

ALL ABOUT MANCHTER’S GAY VILLAGE

In spe of this, the first Gay Pub and Club Olympics event (now thought of as the gural Manchter Pri) still went ahead on the Augt Bank Holiday weekend of 1985. Notably, had the support of a new generatn of Labour uncillors elected 1984 – who gave the gay muny their support and appoted Lbian and Gay officers. Inspired by Ken Livgstone‘s early days on the Greater London Council, those new uncillors created an Equal Opportuni Commtee and appoted Maggie Turner and Pl Fairweather what would prove a landmark move for gay rights the north of England.