Outsiders Links

7 New Links We've Found:

Merseyside Marauders – local gay football team – join now!
Icebreakers – Manchester-based support group for Gay/Bi Men
Lesbian Community – Manchester-based lesbian community project
Canal Street – the official website for Manchester's gay village
MORF – support for trans people in Manchester
Edward Carpenter – socials for gay men based on Edward Carpenter's philosophy
Out and Proud Olympians – organisation for out LGBT Olympic athletes

7 Local Links We Need:

Liverpool 2008 – the official site for the European Capital of Culture
Gay Youth R Out – Liverpool LGBT youth group for 16 – 25 year olds
Sahir House – Liverpool charity caring for people with HIV/AIDS
Armistead – Liverpool safer sex information and advice
Embrace – Sefton LGBT support group
Queer Notions – Liverpool LGBT mental health support
Merseyside Police – Liverpool's thin blue LGBT line at your service

7 Local Links We Love:

Angela Eagle MP – local out lesbian MP for Wallasey!
Unison North West – the local branch of the best trade union
Gay Liverpool – everything you could want from a local gay magazine
Out North West – Free magazine for LGBT people in the North West
Homotopia – Liverpool's LGBT arts festival
News From Nowhere – Liverpool's radical and community bookshop
Manchester Pride – the official site for the annual celebration

7 Local Links We Like:

Girls Go Down – women-only monthly club at Vinyl on Lark Lane
Our Story Liverpool – Liverpool's LGBT History project
Dolphin Sauna – gay-owned sauna on the Wirral
Bolland & Lowe – Liverpool-based gay-friendly design company
Thomas Lang – Outside Over There, the Official Website
Real Liverpool – news about gay and straight events in Liverpool
Gay Liverpool – Out and About columnist Andy Green's personal site

Artists and Thinkers:

Jamie Reid – the man who put the safety pin in the Queen's nose
Naïve John – a Liverpool Stuckist
Gary Sollars – local gay artist
Mandy Girl – Radio Merseyside's Mandy Romero's drag website
Dave Rattigan – Thoughts on Life, Faith and Culture
Momentum Theatre – Liverpool-based gay dance company

7 Links to Local Bars, Clubs and Restaurants:

The Resident's Lounge – gay-friendly bar in the Hope Street Hotel
The Mazzy – Liverpool's Masquerade bar on Cumberland Street
60 Hope Street – very classy gay-friendly restaurant on Hope Street
Puschka – gay-owned restaurant on Rodney Street
Liverpool Arms – Chester's one and only fabulous gay pub!
Bar du Fay – Liverpool's newest lesbian bar on Stanley Street
3345 – gay-owned, gay-friendly bar on Parr Street

7 Links to Things to Do in Liverpool:

FACT, Wood Street – go see a film or check out the galleries
Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street – go see a show or two (or three)
Williamson Tunnels, Smithdown Road – explore the mysterious tunnels
Liverpool 2007 – learn about the fascinating history of Liverpool
Unity Theatre, Hope Place – go see a play at this gay-friendly theatre
Tate Liverpool, Albert Dock – check out the best in contemporary art
Walker Art Gallery - simply the best art collection in the North West

7 Links to Liverpool Festivals:

Black History Month – annual celebration of Black history and culture
Liverpool Irish Festival – annual celebration of Liverpool-Ireland links
Homotopia – annual celebration of queer culture
Biennial – Liverpool’s biennial celebration of contemporary art
Hope Street Festival – annual celebration of street culture
Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival – annual celebration of Arabic arts and culture
Africa Oye – free annual celebration of Africa arts and music

7 Links to Local Gay-Friendly Businesses:

Voudoo – very gay-friendly hairdressing salon
Parr Street Studios – gay-owned and managed recording studios
Sparkle Media – award-winning special effects company
Herbert – famous very gay-friendly hairdressing salon
Sense of Sound – vocal training and performance
CCUK – Gary Millar’s award-winning software and PR company
Hooka – very gay-friendly male grooming studio

7 Links to Liverpool Politics:

Liverpool City Council – so you can contact your councillor
Find Your MP – so you can contact your MP
icLiverpool – the official website for the Echo and the Daily Post
Liverpool Green Party – contact details for the local Green party
Liverpool Liberal Party – Openly gay councillor Steve Radford's party
Liverpool Labour Party – contact details for the local Labour party
A Mayor for Liverpool – the campaign site

7 Links to the Queer North West:

TransWirral – support and socialising for Trans people
Pride Games – the mini-Olympics at Manchester Pride
Queer Up North – Manchester’s LGBT arts festival
Lancaster Pride – annual celebration of LGBT pride in Lancaster
Visit Manchester – Manchester’s very LGBT-friendly tourist office
The Church Hotel – friendly gay and lesbian bar in Bolton
AstaBGay – the gay guide to Blackpool