We’re very excited to share that we are the first LGBTQ+ event ever to win ‘Best Large Festival' at the UK Festival Awards. This year's Manchester Pride Festival was co-designed with our communities, so we share this accolade with each and every person that contributed 🥳 To win this means so much, given only half a century ago we still had to hide who we truly are. The work of Pride organisations and other LGBTQ+ charities isn’t over. Hate crimes towards our communities here in the UK have doubled in the last 5 years, our trans siblings have to fight just to live their lives authentically, and there are still 69 countries globally with laws which criminalise homosexuality This award is for everyone who has ever attended the Manchester Pride Festival, for our communities. Manchester Pride is so much more than a Festival, it’s more than a party. Pride is a protest! 🌈