Manchester Pride kicks off and gosh, I've been going to them off and on for fifteen years now I think.
Back then there was no gated area and a consequently higher incidence of general homophobic abuse and knife crime and such in the village, it was a determinedly lesbian and gay event with the bis not on the posters or the guest lists.
Even a year or three ago, there were biphobic teeshirts on sale, and the only bi stuff on display was on the bi stall.
This year - records broken all around as four stalls have bi specific materials on them (BiPhoria, Lib Dems, Unison, Albert Kennedy Trust) and a smattering of people arrive at the bi stall who we've never met but who are variously wrapped in the bi flag, wearing pink-purple-and-blue dog tags, have Bi Pride wristbands or in one fabulous case wearing a checked dress in the colours of the bi flag. Awesome.
Of course that's still about a hundred stalls with no bi stuff. But oh, the difference in not being quite alone.
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