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# Mancunian Gay gets Manchester Pride revival
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/mancunian-gay-gets-manchester-pride-revival/
- Published: 2017-07-19T21:45:15.000Z
- Updated: 2017-07-19T21:45:15.000Z
- Description: Manchester Pride to publish anniversary edition of local magazine ‘The Mancunian Gay’ which was first designed 40 years ago in a Greater Manchester kitchen. Manchester Pride is working in association with Archives+ at Manchester Central Library and the original publisher and founding member, Paul Fa
- Author: Besi
- Tags: Arts, Books, In The South, News, Pride, Manchester Pride, Mark Fletcher

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Manchester Pride to publish anniversary edition of local magazine ‘The Mancunian Gay’ which was first designed 40 years ago in a Greater Manchester kitchen.

Manchester Pride is working in association with Archives+ at Manchester Central Library and the original publisher and founding member, **Paul Fairweather**, to revisit the stories behind some of the most iconic headlines from the paper **Mancunian Gay** which was published between 1978-1986.

On Monday, July 24, 6-8pm the Manchester Central Library will commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act. Paul Fairweather will re-visit the history of the paper and explore the impact it had on reporting on a vibrant era of activism in the 1980s and bringing together a community.

The special commemorative anniversary edition of the newspaper will be available for attendees to take home from the event.

The Mancunian Gay is a time-machine into one of the most poignant periods of gay history – with its unashamed headlines reporting the struggles of the LGBT+ communities in the 1980s, including homophobia, police harassment and the AIDS crisis.

Regarded as a saving grace for most during the period, The Mancunian Gay published headlines to be discussed during the event such as:

♦ **Anderton on the Ramage**

♦ **Poppers the Price you Pay**

♦ **Gay Sauna Raid**

♦ **Job Security for Lesbian and Gay Workers**

♦ **New Gay Bar in Bolton**

Participants will get a chance to take part in a panel Q&A session following the deep-dive into the topical and headlines of queer culture, to discuss anything and everything around **The Mancunian Gay** and its history.

[![Mark Fletcher](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/web-200-10.jpg)](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/gscene-com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/web-200-10.jpg)

Mark Fletcher

**Mark Fletcher, Chief Executive for Manchester Pride, said:** *“We can’t think of a more fitting way to show the importance of acknowledging the brave individuals before us who paved the way so massively in our fight for equality.*

*“We’re excited to be joined by Paul Fairweather himself to give us a first hand insight into the lives of gay men in the ‘80s and the fight the magazine was instrumental in spearheading.”*

The event is free – but tickets are expected to run out fast.

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**Event:** Headlines from **The Mancunian Gay**

**Where:** Manchester Central Library, St Peter’s Square, Manchester, M2 5PD

**When:** Monday, July 24

**Time:** 6pm-8pm

**To secure a ticket, [click here:](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester-pride-presentsthe-mancunian-gay-magazine-revisted-tickets-35914121103?ref=scenemag.co.uk#tickets)**