Scott Elliott has fun at Manchester Pride 2011, and is moved by the feeling of a community banding together after August's upheavals. Featured image by So So Gay - viewable on Facebook.
So So Gay gives you a preview of the many things lined up for an action-packed Manchester Pride, which turns 21 this year. Featured photograph by Ian Pattinson.
It's just a few days to go until the Pride London parade kicks off for another year, and it promises to be bigger than ever. Matthew Martin previews some of the main attractions.