The weekly email brings you all the latest news from the LGBTQ+ community plus exclusive interviews direct to your inbox Manchester's gay village is one of the best places to visit, whether you're planning a night out or just fancy exploring the legendary Canal Street area.
The gay village was 'willed into existence' in the late 1980s in response to amendments to section 28 laws that had previously prohibited the promotion of homosexuality in schools.
The area situated around Canal Street organically grew into a place where the LGBT+ community could socialise and feel safe after the opening of bar Manto in 1990. Read more: Hundreds descend on Wigan town centre for annual Pride festival While business was quiet at the beginning, with