#manchester-pride

#manchester-pride

A statement from Manchester Pride's Board of Trustees shared to Instagram on Wednesday (22 October) confirmed "with enormous sadness" that Manchester Pride Ltd had entered liquidation after it was deemed to no longer be financially viable. Blaming rising costs, declining ticket sales and an unsuccessful bid to host EuroPride, the board confirmed that Manchester Pride's staff team will be made redundant and that the details of those owed money would be handed to liquidators.

"I've been waiting eight years for this moment. This will be my first time marching at Pride. To be doing it in Manchester, after everything that's happened here, feels deeply significant. It's about honouring those we lost but also showing how far I've come. "Manchester has always shown me love. From the tributes after the attack, to the anniversaries, to strangers reaching out, people here care."