Manchester By The Sea

Having directed just three feature films in 16 years the twice Oscar nominated filmmaker Kenneth Lonergan can hardly be described as prolific, but when the work is as phenomenally wonderful as Manchester By The Sea, then the long wait is definitely worth it.  A breakout hit at Sundance earlier this year, the movie was originally … Continue reading

Manchester UK PRIDE’s Gay Village Weekend Party

  Manchester UK is so gaaaaaaay it’s where the original QUEER AS FOLK was set.   Years on and its world-famous Gay Village is host to Manchester Pride’s ultimate street part.  This year the organizers are planning to make it even more diverse by a space for all of the different members of our LGBTQ+ family … Continue reading

Manchester’s history of Queer Raving

  For most queer men (and women) of a certain age(!) The Smiths were the definitive band of the 1980’s that started to really get the city of Manchester in the North of the UK noticed as a major force in music. In the same decade, the city also gave birth to other groundbreaking bands … Continue reading

Mancunian actor/writer Nathaniel Hall’s new semi-autobiographical play TOXIC about surviving a toxic relationship really hits home

  Manchester is a very inclusive city and has the second-largest LGBTQ population in the UK (behind London). In fact, in 2011, Expogays named Manchester the most gay-friendly city in the world, even ahead of cities such as San Francisco and Amsterdam.  After all, it’s where the UK version of TV’s hit series Queer As … Continue reading

Manhattan Sunday : Clubbers going home

Richard Renaldi’s stunning photographs which so succinctly capture urbanite Manhattan club-goers as they make the trek home in the early hours of morning,  are  currently the focus of his one-man=show at one of New York’s leading art museums. The Chicago-born photographer now based in N.Y. told Gay Star News that he wanted to capture the juxtaposition … Continue reading

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