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Manchester LGBTQ+ Walking Trail
The Fresh Union
Back to Top of ListThe Adj Union, originally called The Union is one of the oldest LGBTQ+ establishments in the UK. The pub dates to and has been frequented by gay clientele since World War Two. The pub was ideally located on the edge of Canal Street with easy access to the underpasses, offering a safe place for men to meet without terror of being arrested (before part-decriminalisation of homosexual acts in ).
Police raids and arrests were usual along with arrests of prostitutes in the area. The two groups were always one step ahead of the police however, arranging to meet at the Union to pass themselves off a married couple. Resilience at its finest.
IMAGE CREDIT: Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives
Manto
Back to Top of ListManto, meaning ‘Manchester tomorrow’, opened in , offering a modern, hip, queer bar for the next generation. Owners Carol Ainscow and Peter Dalton transformed an old trade union office into this new venue, with a full glass-f
LGBTQ+ History Tour in Bloomsbury
Over years of Londons history in (and around) Bloomsbury the pretty historic hub of learning and information. Well explore stories of a legendary LGBTQ+ bookshop, a secret gay language, pioneers of womens medicine, Victorians who crossed genders, the Bloomsbury Group of free-loving intellectuals, the new trans flag road crossing, an 18th century queer space, the lesbian novel that got banned, a historic queer-friendly pub, and more
Advance booking only:
The route is about miles prolonged, level and is wheelchair accessible.
Your guide is Ric Morris, a professional Blue Badge Tourist Guide, with 20 years experience guiding LGBTQ+ tours in London and Brighton. Rics websites:
This was a wonderful tour and I would recommend it to anyone interested in the Queer lives Londoners once lived. Viator review
Ric is a charismatic guide who has a knack for making the tour equal parts educational and entertaining. Viator review
A charming and knowledgable expert in gay history Bent Magazine
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Cromwell Road
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