Sparkle - The National Transgender Charity

Sparkle ŌĆō The National Transgender Charity is excited to announce that next yearŌĆÖs annual Sparkle Weekend, the worldŌĆÖs largest free-to-attend celebration of gender diversity, will run from Friday 12th to Sunday 14th July 2019.
This year saw over 18,000 visitors attend the Sparkle in the Park festival and be entertained by established and up-and-coming trans and non-binary musical talent, support trans and trans-friendly businesses in the marketplace, and access information a...nd advisory services offered by trusted partner charities.
The Sparkle team also welcomes back former Chair Jay Crawford, who had taken a period of sabbatical following a serious horse-riding accident and the birth of his first child. Sadly, current Chair Joanne Mason will be stepping down from her current role to pursue new and exciting opportunities and spend more time with her family.
Interim Vice Chair Lee Clatworthy said; ŌĆ£The Board of Trustees is sorry to see Joanne go, as she has been so successful in increasing the profile of the charity, its relevance and its influence in the corporate realm, despite the challenges that she has faced over the past 12 months. I hope that our next Chair, who will be voted in at our annual AGM, will build on JoanneŌĆÖs work, and move the charity onto its next exciting chapter,ŌĆØ
ŌĆ£Whilst it's also unfortunate to see Manchester PrideŌĆÖs main stage and the Gaydio Dance Arena driven out by what some of the local LGBT+ community see as intrusive redevelopment of the Portland Street area, we look forward to working closely with the village businesses and analysing our visitor feedback to ensure that the fifteenth Sparkle Weekend in 2019 not only maintains its reputation as the largest celebration of gender diversity in the world, but is also the largest free-to-attend, community-focused event hosted in and around Manchester's iconic and thriving Gay Village."
The 2019 Sparkle Weekend takes place from Friday 12th July ŌĆō Sunday 14th July. Further information to be announced at www.sparkle.org.uk or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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Sparkle had a great time at Manchester Pride Parade 2018. Thank you very much Jennifer Hoey for the great pictures.
https://m.facebook.com/sparkletg/photos/Ō Ć”

There is more which binds us than separates us. Manchester Pride is a weekend when the whole of the LGBT+ community, their family, friends and allies come together to celebrate uniqueness and shun prejudice and discrimination. Regardless of gender identity, sexuality, race, religion and ability, we are all extraordinary, we are all valued, and we will walk in fellowship in the parade with those who share our struggle and those who wish for a fairer world #ManchesterPride #UnityinDiversity #LwiththeT

#ManchesterPride2018 We hope you are all looking forward to the big weekend! Why not come and see us, as the Sparkle stage will be back at the Sackville Gardens Boutique Stage this year on the Monday afternoon from 1pm as part of the Superbia stage https://festival.manchesterpride.com/ŌĆ”/ sackville-gardens-boŌĆ”

**IMPORTANT INFO** For those of you who have registered to walk with us at Manchester Pride Parade:
Walking Entries Arrival Times:
... Between 09:00am - 11:00am walkers meet at the registration point at the Roman Fort off Liverpool Road.
When you arrive, you will need to find the Sparkle group at the gathering point to collect a Pride Parade walker WRISTBAND from us.
We will assemble near the Roman Fort by the White Lion pub and opposite the Museum of Science and Industry ***BY 11:00***.
12:00: Parade set off time.
We are limited to 50 walkers and will therefore have no more than 50 wristbands, which must be worn to be allowed to be in the parade. The event is currently at max capacity as 50 people have registered. Any additional will be subject to no-show of registered walkers at 11:00.
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#Youbroughtyourownlight https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/Ō Ć”/models-risk-abuseŌĆ”

https://www.sparkle.org.uk/sparkle-weeken d-2018

https://www.facebook.com/events/613522185 680909/

Please all make sure you read the instructions if you have registered on the event page to walk with us at Manchester Pride Parade.

Only one week to go and very few spaces left!

You saw them at Sparkle this year, now's your chance to own one! Made from Gildan 100% heavy cotton, our fabulous UiD t-shirts come in four fabulous colours and a range of sizes.
This t-shirt features our fierce logo which is collage of famous trans personalities over the decades and features our motto which encapsulates the entire trans community, Unity in Diversity
... https://www.sparkle.org.uk/produŌĆ”/unity -in-diversity-t-shirt
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Are you an LGBT Parent. Rachel Featherstone from MMU is conducting a research as part of a Masters Dissertation, in partnership with the LGBT Foundation to understand if there is a need for support groups for LGBT parents. If you have 5 minutes to spare, please follow the link below to answer a few short questions:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/N3DTQC3< br>... Appreciate if you can share this one further Manchester Parents Group and Mermaids
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Not long now. As we have limited spaces, if you would like to join us in this year's Manchester pride parade, please make sure you mark yourself as going. If you have one of our purple t-shirts, please wear it :) or you could get yourself one on our site: https://www.sparkle.org.uk/shop-tshirts