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Manchester Pride has announced that it has raised a grand total of £105,000 this year. This figure means that, since 2003, the annual festival has raised over £1M distributed to LGBT organisations and HIV charities and organisations.

One of the biggest Pride celebrations - and longest: ten days and nights! - turns 21 this year. That’s right, Manchester Pride, winner of "Best UK Pride" and a nominee for "World’s Best Pride" shows the world why I [HEART} MCR is a global sentiment.

Manchester Pride turns 21 this year, but as these photos attest, there’s more to Manchester, England than Canal Street and the Gay Village. It’s no wonder that so many people - all around the world - wear t-shirts that read: I [heart] MCR.

One of the UK’s favourite fictitious ’trolley dollies’, Pam Ann, will be returning to the North West this August for a short-haul trip to Manchester Pride’s 21st birthday.

In the UK, the Gaydar brands account for half of all gay and lesbian traffic on the internet. GaydarRadio has almost 800,000 listeners each month in the UK alone.

Manchester Pride turns 21 this summer and is marking the milestone with a commemorative exhibition, Queer To Stay: 21 Years Of Manchester Pride, a comprehensive collection of images, memorabillia, and stories documenting the festival’s history.

Second cities like middle children often find themselves in the shadows of their bigger, older siblings. Some, like Chicago, embrace the Second City moniker, while others like Manchester, England, work to define themselves apart from their larger sister.

Second cities like middle children often find themselves in the shadows of their bigger, older siblings. Some, like Chicago, embrace the Second City moniker, while others like Manchester, England, work to define themselves apart from their larger sister.

One of the last Pride celebrations of the calendar year, Manchester Pride also serves as a de facto segue into Fashion Month - and this year’s 20th anniversary of Manchester Pride provided numerous occasions for the celebration of British pulchritude.