Gay bars manchester uk

Our Manchester gay guide summarizes the best of the city's exciting gay scene on Canal Street, homosexual friendly hotels to reside in, things to undertake , and more.

My coming out story started in the late 1990s when the British Queer as Folk version first aired on our screens. Back then, a confused and extremely repressed young teenage Stefan watched in awe as 3 gay blokes, Stuart, Vince, and Nathan, went about their daily lives in Manchester's Canal Avenue Gay Village.

I was flabbergasted! Stunned!

This was the first time I had ever seen “normal” queer guys popularised on screen. It was also the first time I had ever seen gay urban life dramatised in such a way that it felt so real! Finally, that “feeling” that up until this point I had been forced to suppress by the population around me was, in fact, something totally spontaneous. What a relief! I wasn't ill or abnormal. I was in proof part of a huge LGBTQ family that also felt the same way. As that young teenage Stefan continued to monitor Queer As Folk, he also dreamed: maybe, just maybe, I could develop up and be just like Stuart, Vince and Nathan living so freely in the gay streets of Manchester…

Gay Bars And Clubs In Manchester

Found across Gay Village and the famous Canal Street, gay bars and clubs in Manchester certainly aren't few and far between. These entertaining spots are esteemed for party antics, from drag divas strutting their stuff around you and karaoke before the main event, to heaving dancefloors packed out with an inclusive crowd.



Via Manchester

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Looking for somewhere that can take you from daytime tipples to late-night dancing without a hitch? Via is the gay cocktail exclude in Manchester for you. Start off your journey with waterside drinks, before heading indoors where regular entertainment and a lively crowd of punters await.

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On Bar

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A list of Manchester Homosexual Village clubs wouldn't be complete without giving On Block a mention. Not only is it the home of killer performances across bottomless brunches and other boozy happenings from Bougie Performative & Boy Toy Events, but this place sure knows how to hurl a party too.

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The Gay Village in Manchester is without doubt one of the liveliest areas of the capital and this is reflected by the number of pubs, bars and clubs dotted around Canal Street, or 'anal treet' as it's also affectionately established locally.

Whilst Canal Street is the name most widely associated with Manchester's Gay Village, the area is actually spread out on all the streets that fall between Princess Street and Minshull Street, finalize to Piccadilly Station and China Town.

Lined with gay bars, clubs, cafes, hotels and shops, it's packed at overnight time with gays, lesbians, transexuals and transvetites who hold flocked to the area from all over the planet, many attracted by the Queer As Folk television drama which was based here.

Whilst 'The Village' is full of gay bars, most of them are straight friendly and the popularity of the area with hetrosexuals underlines the welcoming open-minded attitude Mancunians are famed for.

A great second is guaranteed for anybody on Canal Street - homosexual, straight or bisexual.


The Village

AXM Bar & Club

AXM opened its doors in 2004 and offers a belated night clubbing experience with DJs, cabaret shows and…

MAYA

Situated at the bustling intersection of Chorlton Highway and Canal Street, the 20th-century…

Napoleon's

Friendly bar over two floors with a varied crowd.

New Union Hotel & Show Bar

Built in 1865, the New Union was one of the first ever same-sex attracted establishments in Manchester and has been…

Oscars

Oscars is an intimate, theatre style bar showing classic and modern musical film clips in glamorous…

Salon Madre

Manchester’s much loved Mexican restaurant, Madre, has expanded and opened a tequila…

The Eagle Bar

Men only basement bar with industrial and well-dressed décor open seven nights a week with a faithful…

The Molly House

The Molly House is a charming, rustic, vintage bar over two floors with outdoor smoking terrace…

Via

A Gay, gothic labyrinth block serving quality dishes with specials, in a unique relaxed environment…

View

View is a large bar and club over two floors and open seven nights a week. Entertainment includes a&hell