Manchester
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Lloyd Eyre-Morgan talks about his extraordinary working class queer drama ‘CHATLINES’
This is the third time that the work of young queer working-class filmmaker Lloyd Eyre-Morgan from Manchester, UK has come on Queerguru’s radar. We are big fans, as he excels at telling stories about others like him, which gives such a remarkable, authentic edge to his work, which sets him apart from so many of his peers. We…
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THE SUNDAY BOYS ( a low voice queer choir) from Manchester UK present A VERY QUEER CHRISTMAS
Its always good to learn something new and queer every day. We were looking for gay events for the upcoming Holiday Season and we came across THE SUNDAY BOYS an inclusive LGBTQ+ choir in Manchester UK. What stumped was how they describe themselves as a ‘low voice’ choir which we immediately thought was…
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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…
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QWEER SHORTS : the newest project at Manchester UK’s award-winning Hope Mill Theatre
Manchester UK is considered the country’s second LGBTQ+ city (after London). It dates its claim way back to the 1940s when The Union Pub had drag shows which became extremely popular with US servicemen. In the 1960s the city’s Homosexual Law Reform Committee was one of the very first groups behind the movement…
