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| 1 | Manto : Relax with Chilled Low Music  |
| 2 | Spirit : Boyz-boyz-boyz |
| 3 | Vanilla : CU Nxt Tuesday |
| 4 | The Lesbian & Gay Foundation (LGF) : LGBT Housing Advice Surgery |
| 5 | Moss Side Leisure Centre : Northern Wave Swimming Club |
| 6 | George Carnall Leisure Centre : Northern Flight Badminton |
| 7 | Taurus Café Bar & Restaurant : A little bit of sanity |
| 8 | The Thompsons Arms : Manchester Prairie Dogs |
| 9 | New York New York : Kamp Karaoke |
| 10 | Imperial War Museum North : Military Pride |
| 11 | AXM Bar : Last stop before Pop! |
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| 12 | Rembrandt Hotel, Bistro & Bar : Quiz night |
| 13 | New Union : Prize Karaoke! |
| 14 | View : Search for a Star |
| 15 | Churchills : Krazy Karaoke with Trish |
| 16 | Via : Smooth chillout |
| 17 | Bar Below : Student Indie Night |
| 18 | Alter Ego (was Mutz Nutz) : Poptastic |
| 19 | Queer : Open all day |
| 20 | Fifty 7 : Relaxed Drinking |
| 21 | Coyotes : Karaoke |
| 22 | Baa Bar : Rock Night |
The Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has done an astonishing volte-face by admitting in a US TV interview that there are lesbian and gay people in Iran. Only last year he notoriously claimed "We do not have this phenomenon"
THT launch website for men recently diagnosed with HIV
The interactive site ‘What next?’ is the first of its kind in the UK providing information and support specifically for newly diagnosed gay men
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Pride Games 2008 Soiree Sunday, 14 September 2008 The grand finale to Pride Games 2008, with a relaxing evening in a beautiful waterside location. Excellent wine, fabulous food and great company, soothed by live piano music. A fine conclusion to another successful games. Well done everyone! full photo story > |
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Pride Games 2008 Swim Tournament (Manchester Aquatics Centre) Saturday, 13 September 2008 Alden's perspective on Northern Wave's 10th Anniversary short course swim tournament... Short course proved unexpectedly popular, with a great atmosphere and some amazing results!... full photo story > |
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Pride Games 2008 Athletics (Open Athletics) Saturday, 13 September 2008 For the second year, Open Athletics organised athletics and athletics at the Pride Youth Games. Expertly run, this event is designed for maximum value - one fee any or all events! Thanks Open Athletic... full photo story > |
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Pride Youth Games 2008 (Trafford Athletics Stadium) Friday, 12 September 2008 The second Youth Games at Pride Games was launched at an opening ceremony supported by Trafford MBC and the Mayor of Trafford.... full photo story > |
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Sport For All (Salford Quays) Sunday, 14 September 2008 At Pride Games 2008, the Sport For All day consisted of a 10k run (one circuit), Line Dancing, Bell Boat Regatta with Youth Games heat, The Co-operative Wheel of Fortune, The Proud City Health Trainer... full photo story > |
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Sugar fix! (Vanilla) Wednesday, 24 September 2008 The freshers had arrived and so had Becca Williams and Switch for another fantastic night of Sugar with live music! Both girls played flawless sets to a bar of excited lesbians... and the party didnt end there! DJ Riv spun the best of alternative on the decks till the early hours showing the freshers exactly how the Vanilla girls love party! full photo story > |
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New York New York: The White Weekend 2008 (New York New York) Saturday, 26 July 2008 Where else in the Village can you get the unique dancing DJ experience? Enough said! New York New York continues to be a favourite hangout for an eclectic bunch of lovely people!... full photo story > |
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View: The White Weekend 2008 (View) Saturday, 26 July 2008 Stopping by at the multi-levelled View usually means a serving of mayhem with your live DJ... the party was, as ever, in full swing this White Party Weekend!... full photo story > |
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Bar Below: The White Weekend 2008 (Bar Below) Saturday, 26 July 2008 Bar Below once more proves that good things often come in small packages! Great to dive down to this underground treat of a little bar as always!... full photo story > |
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Poptastic: The White Weekend 2008 (Poptastic @ Alter Ego (was Mutz Nutz)) Saturday, 26 July 2008 Where else would your poppyindietrashkid want to finish off their Saturday nights but at Pop? It was a packed one despite the students having gone home for the summer... great to see so many turning u... full photo story > |
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Spirit: The White Weekend 2008 (Spirit) Saturday, 26 July 2008 Cool cool Spirit... electric atmosphere, fantasic DJ and music... and of course, everyone having a great time!... full photo story > |
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Manchester Pride 2008 : Main Stage (Sackville Car Park) Friday, 22 to Monday, 25 August 2008 This year's Manchester Pride festival saw some fantastic acts take to the main stage, with DJ sets from the likes of Boy George and headliners Alphabeat going down a storm!... full photo story > |
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Manchester Pride 2008 : Candlelit Vigil (Sackville Gardens) Monday, 25 August 2008 It may have been party, party, party for three days straight, but Sackville Gardens was filled with Pride this evening as thousands squeezed their way in to take part in what is undoubtedly the heart ... full photo story > |
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Manchester Pride 2008 : Post-Pride Party (Cruz 101) Monday, 25 August 2008 Marking the end of the end of the end of Pride is important... Following the superb candlelit vigil with a couple of drinks in town, there was just enough time and - perhaps surprisingly - enough ener... full photo story > |
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Manchester Pride 2008 : Vanilla's Climax (Bar Rogue) Sunday, 24 August 2008 There was only one girl's party to be at this weekend, and Climax was it. The REALManchester camera caught up with a few of you!... full photo story > |
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Manchester Pride 2008 : Streets of Pride (Gay Village : Canal Street) Friday, 22 to Monday, 25 August 2008 REALManchester star photographer Rach shares a selection of photographs of you all taken on and around Canal Street during the four days of Manchester Pride 2008.... full photo story > |
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Manchester Pride 2008 : HMS Federation (Federation @ The Ritz) Sunday, 24 August 2008 Without a doubt one of the highlights of the Pride weekend was Sunday night's Federation at the Ritz. If there was one party not to be missed this weekend, then this was surely it!... full photo story > |
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Oxford Pride 2008 Saturday, 12 July 2008 This year Oxford celebrated its first gay parade in over 1,000 years of recorded history... and REALPride was there to record the occasion!... full photo story > |
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Sparkle in the Park (Sackville Gardens) Saturday, 28 June 2008 The main day of festivities took place in Sackville Gardens with a full-on stage, marketplace and not forgetting one of the all important bar!... full photo story > |
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Sparkle - The Final Encore (AXM Late & AXM Lounge) Saturday, 28 June 2008 Magic Theatre travel up from London to play host to one of the biggest Sparkle parties. With live music two floors and live burlesque performances the party was sold out and the must-have ticket of th... full photo story > |
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The UK's capital pride event was blesssed with sunshine this year, as thousands turned out to celebrate, some to protest and most to party.
Pride London photo archive
The most comprehensive coverage of Brighton Pride 2008, the biggest free Pride festival in the UK, courtesy of the REALBrighton team - as ever!
Brighton Pride 2008 Photo Archive
Another day of drinking, dancing and mixing with likeminded revellers? Difficult to turn down! The heart of the capital was once again camping it up as Soho Pride took over the streets once more.
Manto
Drinks Offers
Spirit
Double Vodka and Red Bull £2.95
Vanilla
Two for a Fiver!
Princess on Portland
Free Food Fridays!
REALManchester's coverage of Pride 08 is made possible by the following fabulous business members... Please support them with your custom!
pride countdownForthcoming pride festivals...
now Glasgay! 2008
1st October - 9th November 08
23 days Amsterdam Leatherpride 2008
30th October - 2nd November 08
136 days Cape Town Pride Festival 2009
20th February - 1st March 09
151 days Sydney Mardi Gras 2009
7th March 09
209 days Gay Pride Maspalomas 2009
4th - 10th May 09
228 days Tokyo Pride Parade 2009
23rd May 09
241 days Capital Pride 2009 : Washington
5th - 14th June 09
REALPride carries full details of these events and the major pride and mardi gras festivals around the world.
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