LGBTQIA+

Do you want to see more LGBTQ+ inclusive football happening in Manchester? Come to Bridge 5 Mill on 28th February to meet inclusive football teams and organisations from across the city and find out how you can get involved and volunteer with them on or off the pitch.

At this event, you can find out about volunteering opportunities with local grassroots LGBTQ+ inclusive football organisations The AF League, Ball Together Now, Inclusive 11s, Partisan Football, and Union Manchester FC. Then, stick around for a free film screening and food and drinks.

Why taking part matters
The State of the VCSE Sector research is a major piece of work mapping the size, scope, diversity, and impact of voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations across Greater Manchester.

Your contribution helps ensure the activities, needs, challenges, and strengths of organisations like yours are fully represented. The stronger the evidence, the stronger our shared voice when advocating for funding, resources, and recognition.

Lancashire Cricket Foundation have organised a series of cricket taster events for the LGBTQ+ community.

The sessions are open to anyone (18 years and above) from the LGBTQ+ community or allies who are interested in cricket regardless of ability or experience level.

The session are taking place on 7th, 14th and 21st January 2026, 6pm - 8pm at Abraham Moss Leisure Centre, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5UF. 
 

Aim: Support the freelance creatives who made Manchester Pride 2025 unforgettable but were left unpaid.

Manchester Pride 2025 was a celebration of LGBTQ+ creative expression, protest, and love — but behind every magic moment were hundreds of creative freelancers who made it happen.

Now, those same creatives are facing real hardship.

The Greater Manchester voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) Leadership Group are saddened and shocked to learn of the collapse of Manchester Pride, which not only affects the LGBT+ community but also the wider VCFSE sector.

Salford CVS is organising a series of focus groups on behalf of 10GM to better understand the needs of marginalised groups and their organisations before, during, and after civil contingencies such as floods, wildfires, and pandemics. The outcome of these focus groups will be twofold: