This year's Manchester Pride has ground-breaking with been one of the most diverse line-ups in recent years, focusing on women, trans people, and those of diverse backgrounds.
Canal Street was filled with celebrations as the Queer Asian Takeover rolled out across the Gay Village, and the sounded the importance of being able to ring wedding bells, with its marital theme, 'Queerly Beloved'.
But as a sleepy Sunday morning turned into a buzzy afternoon at the heart of this year’s event, the M.E.N went out into the village to ask, ‘what does Pride mean to you?’ Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features “Pride means a great celebration, all our lives are worth celebrating.
More and more, the world is darkening around us, I feel, and it’s now becoming more of a protest. “If you asked me about five years ago, I would have said it’s a party.