Welcome

OUT IN THE CITY is a Manchester based community group supporting gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender aged 50+. We usually meet at Taurus bar on Canal St every Thursday at 2pm, however this can change when we are out doing one of our many activities!! Everyone is welcome to come along, friends, partners and family too! Just pop in and say hello !

For more information on where and when to find us, please see our Group Meetings page.

For more information about the group in general please feel free to use our Contact Us page to find someone to phone or email. We promise to get back to you with any answer you need!

 

OUT IN THE CITY DISCUSSION FORUM

 

How The Group Was Formed

In 2003, Manchester hosted EUROPRIDE, during which Age Concern Manchester established there was a clear need for support for older, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people throughout the North West, and so a local lunch club was formed.

The small group quickly became known as OUT IN THE CITY, and after much discussion with the owners, TAURUS restaurant and bar on Canal St became its home.

Meeting on at least a fortnightly basis, the group quickly attracted a diverse range of interesting, intelligent, and fun loving personalities, who soon became a very supportive unit both to each other in times of difficulty, and to others in the community.

OUT IN THE CITY, transformed itself from a mere luncheon club into a social group participating in local theatre, art, cinema, day excursions etc, but more importantly became a collection of individuals with a desire to promote activities leading to friendship, comradeship, mental and physical health, education and self motivation in the older LGBT community.

The BBC covered our group in a brief article online, telling the stories of a couple of our members, and a little more about support for older gay/lesbian people in our city. To read this article please go HERE.