The weekly email brings you all the latest news from the LGBTQ+ community plus exclusive interviews direct to your inbox As the evening dawns, the hustle and bustle that has been echoing across Manchester’s Gay Village for the duration of the Bank Holiday weekend comes to a halt.
The dancing stops and a sea of candles and phone lights instead appear from within Sackville Gardens to remember those who have been lost to HIV/AIDS and the ongoing fight for equality.
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