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 Manchester Pride kick starts its 18th birthday celebrations this weekend with a whole host of events taking place across the city.
My First Pride, an exhibition that documents over 18 years of ‘first timers’ at Pride is being held at Urbis; Military Pride, a display of how war has affected LGBT lives, held at Imperial War Museum North; and The Lost Dresses of Travilla - an exhibition of dresses by William Travilla, held at the Palace Hotel. Festival goers can also explore over 200 years of lesbian and gay history with the Out in the Past Heritage Trail (22nd and 24th August) starting at Manchester’s Tourist Information Centre.
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 Celebrations begin for Manchester Pride's 18th birthday with a spectacular balloon release in Albert Square this Friday (15th August) at 6pm.
Eighteen 18-year-olds will release 999 balloons outside Manchester Town Hall. Each balloon will have a tag on it and the first five people who find a deflated balloon when it comes back down to earth and returns it to the Pride office will win a prize.
Jackie Crozier, festival manager of Manchester Pride, said: "I cannot think of a better way to mark the beginning of the 18th birthday. The visual impact a balloon release creates is spectacular and I cannot wait to see the excitement in the air- literally!"
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 Disabled LGBT and want to have your 15 minutes of fame? This is your chance to be part of the making of a film in Manchester about disabled people accessing the village.
As part of their our ongoing work with Manchester City Council, Full Circle Arts are looking to interview people for a short docufilm being made to promote issues around being LGBT/disabled and accessing Manchester's gay village. The premise of the film is to hear/learn about people's experiences of the village, and being LGBT and disabled. Whatever you think, whatever you feel this will be a totally free and uncensored forum for you to air your stories.
You can be filmed at your convenience, at a location in or around the village and the filming must be completed by September 2008. Expenses will be covered. The film will be shown towards the end of 2008 and you will also be invited to the launch event. If you feel you may be interested in getting involved in this project please get in contact via phone, text or email.
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