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More Controversy at Manchester Gay Pride as Business Group Speaks Out Against Commercialization
The row over the ‘commercialization’ of Manchester Gay Pride deepened this weekend when the chair of the Village Business Association (VBA) hit out at the ‘establishment’, saying that Gay Pride in the city had lost its direction. Phil Burke, who heads the VBA, said that the 'general feeling amongst the businesses, and a vast number of attendees, is that we no longer have a Manchester Pride that is an annual celebration of the LGBT community and The Gay Village.'
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Gay Soccer Team Lands Major Sponsorship
By Dylan Vox
For most gay sports teams, sponsors come in the shape of local bars or gay publications, which help the athletes to participate in competitions and afford equipment. This week, however, England’s premiere gay soccer team, the Stonewall FC, received some impressive news in the form of a major mainstream corporate sponsorship. It was announced that the country's third largest bank, Barclays Bank PLC, would be sponsoring the club’s teams.
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UK Gay Football Team is Leading the Way for More Companies to Sponsor Athletics
By Dylan Vox
This week, the Village Manchester Foot Ball Club, which is the north of England's premier gay football club has clinched a major three-year sponsorship deal with Recon.com, a fetish site for gay men. This joining of forces could lead the way for more large gay companies to start sponsoring gay athletics.
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Pride Games Proves Smaller Can Sometimes Be Better
By Dylan Vox
Pride Games in Manchester was established as a smaller scale sporting event which would gain awareness in gay participation in sports. Hopefully, smaller events like this will lead to more financial success for events like Outgames and the Gay Games.
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Gay Soccer Team Signs Major Sponsorship Deal
Village Manchester FC, the Manchester, England’s gay soccer club, has clinched a major three-year sponsorship deal with Recon.com, a fetish site for gay men. The deal was announced by Philip Hamil, managing director of Recon and head of communications at Village Manchester, Jason McAuley.
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Exceeding Expectations: Ending Homophobia Through Education
A new Manchester initiative aimed at ending homophobia through education called ‘Exceeding Expectations’ has launched a newsletter to be distributed to all adults working at secondary schools across the city. The three-year initiative to support schools will reach more than 12,000 education professionals.
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Gay Activists Demand Apology from Manchester United Player Paul Scholes
By Troy Espera
Gay rights campaigners have urged UK soccer pro Paul Scholes to apologize after he allegedly made a homophobic remark during a game. According to reports, the 31-year-old Manchester United midfielder is alleged to have made the comment after receiving a yellow card from referee Frank De Bleeckere in the 10th minute of Tuesday night's clash at the Stadium of Light.
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HIV Infections Among UK Gay Teens Could Double Within a Year
Gay website Puffta.co.uk believes that more than twice as many gay teenagers in the UK may have contracted HIV this year than in 2005. Now the teen website is repeating its annual Puffta Sexy Survey to discover the truth. And it is asking gay 13-21 year-olds everywhere to log on to help make its results as complete as possible.
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Scottish Cardinal Denounces Legalized Civil Unions in UK
By Danny McCoy
The leader of Scotland's Roman Catholic Church has attacked the country’s government ministers for undermining the sanctity of marriage by allowing "gay weddings". Archbishop of Edinburgh, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, is also set to launch an attack on the Scottish Executive for cutting the minimum separation period of divorce.
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Manchester Parties to Gay Pride
By Benjamin Cohen
200,000 people turned out in Manchester to watch the city’s annual August bank holiday Gay Pride parade. 45,000 revellers stayed on to enjoy 78 hours of non-stop partying in Manchester’s gay village. The long weekend was the culmination of ten days of events celebrating the city’s large and diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
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