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• THE 10 BEST MANCHTER GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MANCHTER
• A MANC’S GUI TO: THE GAY VILLAGE, MORE THAN JT A LATE-NIGHT PARTY DISTRICT
• GAY BARS MANCHTER
• GAY VILLAGE
• THE 10 BEST RTRANTS NEAR GAY VILLAGE
• GAY VILLAGE – MANCHTER
• GAY MANCHTER GUI | AN LGBTQIA+ GUI TO MANCHTER
• 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!
• [@]THE GAY VILLAGE - CANAL ST
• ALL ABOUT MANCHTER’S GAY VILLAGE
• GAY MANCHTER: EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOW
• INIC BARIN BAR, A POPULAR NIGHTCLUB HOSTG A VARIETY OF EVENTS AND CLUB NIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. ON RICHMOND STREET, MANCHTER.MANCHTERMENUHOTELSAPARTMENTSBARSLBIAN BARSDANCE CLUBSCISE CLUBSMASSAGESNASTOURSCY GUIGAY MAPGAY WEDDGSINIC BAR

THE 10 BEST MANCHTER GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MANCHTER

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. 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. 1986 saw thgs gradually improve for the muny, as uncillors’ ‘put their arms around’ the gay muny, welg a Northern Pri event 1986 and ntributg public funds towards the celebratns.

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

As the ’80s ntued, Manchter’s fight for gay rights ntued wh the Sectn 28 march 1988 actg as a huge turng pot as the Thatcher ernment’s dranian legislatn brought people out onto the streets to prott their drov. Still, wasn’t until the early neti that the Gay Village weled s first openly-gay bar and even then police raids the area ntued right up to 1994.

GAY BARS MANCHTER

The battl agast stutnal homophobia were still beg fought, clearly, and some ntued to ll the Canal Street area ‘Satan’s Square Mile’ – but the openg of new nightclubs like Cz 101 and semal events Electric Chair and Poptastic saw the muny phg back.

Repurposed at the end of the Indtrial Revolutn to a gay quarter that has sce bee one of the most famo the world, Manchter has a lot of thgs to be proud of – and the village is fely up there wh the bt.

Habha – A hidn foodie gem the heart of the gay village, the Ethpian rtrant Habha ss above a pretty n-of-the-l takeaway and is que easy to miss.

GAY VILLAGE

Read more: The Ethpian rtrant hidn above a takeaway Manchter’s gay village.

THE 10 BEST RTRANTS NEAR GAY VILLAGE

Napoleons – The olst gay pub the neighbourhood, Napoleon’s dat all the way back to 1941 and provis a safe space for trans people, crossdrsers and drag queens. Churchills – Somethg of an stutn the Gay Village, Churchills always has a buzz about . Vanilla – The only lbian venue an unniably gay-domated neighbourhood, Vanilla is probably more nightclub than bar.

Cz 101 – This gay nightclub an old textile warehoe is ready to party seven days a week, wh a range of different nights playg everythg om cuttg-edge hoe to mercial floor-fillers and 80s, 90s and 00s classics. New York New York – From cktails the glam Queens Bar, to live baret, DJ sets and dancg ’til late the club, ‘Party Palace’ NYNY is open to party seven nights a week A safe, iendly, welg space for all, ’s sat the heart of the Gay Village for over thirty years.

GAY VILLAGE – MANCHTER

Osrs – This timate, theatre-style gay bar shows film clips om a mix of classic and morn mils and offers live mic om sgers and pianists on selected nights.

The Eagle – This popular men-only gay club gets packed wh guys, all of whom pretty much e for a siar thg.

G-A-Y – A lbian and gay club known for blastg out the pop tun to the early hours, G-A-Y is one of the big fol pots of Canal Street and really is somewhere you n’t avoid endg up if you’re on a night out there. Read more: Photos of Manchter’s legendary gay clubnight Flh go on display at Kimpton Clocktower.

GAY MANCHTER GUI | AN LGBTQIA+ GUI TO MANCHTER

The home of Manchter Pri sce 1985, every year visors flock to the Gay Village their thoands to party the streets and celebrate love all s forms across the Augt Bank Holiday weekend. From The Bean of Hope, a symbol of solidary and memorial to everyone lost to HIV that was first nceived 1997, to the 2001 bronze statue of Manchter putg legend and gay in Alan Turg, head over to Sackville Garns to get your culture and nature fix one.

Ho (well, mostly flats) the Gay Village are, on average, some of the pricit the cy centre.

Thanks to the dtrial herage of the Gay Village, many boast veted dtrial elements like exposed brick walls, beams and sash wdows. Wh s own taxi ranks, regular b nng up and down Prcs Street and easy accs to tras and trams at Manchter Picdilly Statn, the Gay Village is extremely well nnected. AboutCentered around the Canal street area Manchter is a thrivg gay scene, which offers a plethora of bars, clubs, rtrants and other nighttime venu for gays and straights & experiencExplore different ways to experience this place.

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!

Top ways to experience Gay Village and nearby attractnsThe area Picdilly Garns • 5 m walkPicdilly • 6 m walkBt nearbyWe rank the rtrants and attractns by balancg reviews om our members wh how close they are to this what other travellers are saygLovely Atmosphere and Loads of Fun ?❤️This weekend has seen the annual Pri Ftival, wh the amazg Pri Para, and Canal Street has been a hive of activy and loads of fun.

Manchter is jt a great place and always welg ❤️?️‍??️‍⚧️?Vised Augt 2022Travelled wh iendsWrten 30 Augt 2022Inic and trendy area of the cy*Vised April 2021* Manchter’s Gay Village is a vibrant district the heart of the cy wh Canal Street beg ’s hub. Canal Street ns along the Rochdale Canal wh a range of bars and rtrants and although hugely signifint there are other areas the village cludg Bloom Street, Richmond Street and Sackville Garns where there is a monument to Alan Turg who was a founr of morn putg who was treated humanely for beg gay. I have been visg the gay village sce late 1980’s and has always been a great place to vis, is pecially nice the summer months.

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Vised April 2021Travelled soloWrten 3 December 2021s really gaybeg a gay myself has e to my attentn to ga(y)ze at the well-named village.

ALL ABOUT MANCHTER’S GAY VILLAGE

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Read our transparency report to learn 2023 • CouplWe went to the gay village 1st time and went to the church (drag club) jt want to say Charlotte (she/her), Mil (they/them) and Connor (he/him) they ma out night, they are so lovely, welg and rg, fely vis ❤️ Wrten 28 May 2023This review is the subjective opn of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Maybe not so much GAY, haha.

GAY MANCHTER: EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOW

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The Gay Village is an area central Manchter popular wh the gay and lbian muny and home to a large number of gay bars, hotels, shops, rtrants, and clubs. There are several acmodatn optns the Gay Village self.