Exploring the LGBT+ history of Manchester - from a trans man born in 1799, a 1880 "Drag Ball", Alan Turing, Section 28, the AKT to the story behind Canal Street.
Nick Grimshaw takes a look down Canal Street at how learn how it earned its place in LGBT+ history, growing from one pub to one of the most famous streets in the country.
By the 90s the LGBT+ party scene in Manchester was famous enough to be known as Gaychester – but why did Manchester become...
Published 11/18/19
Ballads of the life of trans man Harry Stokes were hot gossip in 19th century Manchester. Annie Wallace (Hollyoaks) looks at what made Harry’s life so interesting to Victorians.
By the 90s the LGBT+ party scene in Manchester was famous enough to be known as Gaychester – but why did Manchester...
Published 11/18/19