Catalogue Number
NMLH.2022.362
Object Name
Badge
Title
Political Pride MCR 2015
Place
Manchester
Events
Pride
Date
2015
Description
Small black badge featuring the logo of Political Pride MCR- white waves across a black background and the words "POLITICAL PRIDE MCR 2015" in white text. The word "PRIDE" is written in rainbow colours.
Political Pride Manchester was set up in August 2015 as an alternative to the regular annual Manchester Pride, following an open meeting at the LGBT Centre to gauge the needs of the city's LGBTQIA community. Political Pride had around 40 core volunteers representing different activist groups around the city, and activities were hosted at the Sidney Street LGBT cafe as well as the Manchester Metropolitan University campus. The idea was to take Pride back to its roots as a protest, using it as a tool for collective organising to further the rights of LGBTQIA people. Central to the idea of Political Pride was providing an alternative space to the club and pub scene of the Gay Village in order to attract a wider representation of the LGBTQIA population and emphasise that Pride is about more than partying.
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