LGBT Wider Community
Manchester's Gay Village starts just a couple of streets away from Piccadilly Station and Piccadilly Gardens. It is centred around Chorlton Street and Canal Street stretching as far as Dale Street, including Sackville Street, Whitworth Street and Princess Street.
Manchester enjoys a vibrant and diverse LGBT community from book clubs to nights out in the Gay Village; here are a few links to get you started in your new community.
4th Floor, Princess House, 105-107 Princess Street,
Manchester M1 6DD.
Tel: 0161-235 8035
Email: nigel.maddock@lgf.org.uk
Helpline: 0845 3 30 30 30
Bolton Lesbian Line Social Group
Monthly social group which meets on the last Thursday of each month from 7.00pm-10.00pm. Tel: 01204-394610 for more information.
Address: 106-108 Newport Street, Bolton BL3 6AB
Queer Up North
IQUN Limited, 5 Oak Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester M4 5JD.
Tel: 0161-833 2288
QueerUpNorth is the largest and most significant producer and presenter of gay arts in Europe and the only organisation of its kind in the UK. Established in 1992, "Queer Up North" was the country's first gay arts festival and took form as a sense of excitement was emerging around queer culture in Manchester in the early nineties. Brings outstanding UK and international artists to Manchester every May/June - from Contemporary Dance and Theatre to Music, Comedy, Cabaret and more.
The Funky Crop Shop 37 Bloom Street, Manchester M1. Tel: 0161-237 1032.
Men's and Women's barber, open Monday to Saturday from 10.00am to 5.00pm.
Gaytalk
Manchester's own lesbian and gay talk show on BBC Greater Manchester Radio (GMR) (95.1FM). News, views, gossip, and live interviews from 7.30pm-8.00pm.
The Breakfast Club
Manto Café Bar, Canal Street, Manchester 1.
Aprés-Club venue for those who don't want to go home yet. 2.00am-6.00am.
For more information Tel: 0161-236 2667
Church Worship
The Metropolitan Community Church meets in Wilbraham St Ninian's United Reformed Church on Wilbraham Road / Egerton Road South in Chorlton on Sundays at 4.30pm. It is rooted in and reaching beyond the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people.
The Rev Andy Braunston can be contacted on: 0161-881 6050
Body Positive NW
Lawrence House, City Road, Hulme, Manchester 16.
Tel: 0161-873 8100.
Self help organisation run by and for people infected with HIV. Gym, therapy, meals, advice, help and care.
Dorothy's Drop In
Bolton. Tel: 017818-046656.
Informal friendly meeting place for lesbian and bisexual women. Free crèche available by request.
Lesbian Community Project PO Box 153, Manchester M60 1LP.
Information and referral service for lesbians on groups, events, services, support, training, etc.
enquiries@lesbiancommunityproject.co.uk
Albert Kennedy Trust
The City Centre Project, 52 Oldham 
Street, Manchester.
0161-228 3308 and 3309.
Supported accommodation and befriending service for homeless lesbian, gay and bisexual people aged 21 and under. Initial support via phone.
42nd Street Swan Buildings, Swan Street, Manchester.
Confidential Tel: 0161-832 0170 (Mon-Fri 2.00pm-5.00pm).
forty_second.street@virgin.net
For 14-25 year olds under stress. One to one group support for gay men.
George House Trust
75 Ardwick Green North, Manchester. Tel: 0161-839 4340.
Support for people with HIV in the Northwest - advice, care and information.
Social support for gays and lesbians aged 14-25. Social and leisure activities.
lgbtyouthnorthwest@yahoo.co.uk
49-51 Sidney Street, M1 7HB
0161 273 7838
Manchester Concord
NewYork NewYork, 94 Bloom street, Manchester, United Kingdom, M1 3LY
mary@manchesterconcord.org.uk
