Source: The Mancunian Gay, 1986

Stuffed Olives was previously Bernard's Bar, owned by Bernard Slingsby. It was also known at points as Slingsby's and Apartment 38.

Courtesy of Manchester Libraries, Information & Archives. You can make an appointment to see this The Mancunian Gay magazine collection by emailing: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk

Advert for The Dance Factory featured in the Mancunian Gay magazine ,1986.

Courtesy of Manchester Libraries, Information & Archives. You can make an appointment to see this The Mancunian Gay magazine collection by emailing: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk

Divine interviewed by Paul Graham.

"Paul Graham takes the plunge and dives deeper into the valumenous gay icon."

Taken from The Mancunian Gay magazine.

Courtesy of Manchester Libraries, Information & Archives. You can make an appointment to see this collection by emailing: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk

Uploaded as part of Manchester Pride’s OUT! heritage project.

Advert promoting Jason Lives debut single tightrope.

The band is referred to as the "Manchester Bonski Beat" by M Gay.

Taken from The Mancunian Gay magazine.

Courtesy of Manchester Libraries, Information & Archives. You can make an appointment to see this collection by emailing: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk

Uploaded as part of Manchester Pride’s OUT! heritage project.

Advert for New York Inn, featured in the Mancunian Gay Magazine, 1986.

Courtesy of Manchester Libraries, Information & Archives. You can make an appointment to see this The Mancunian Gay magazine collection by emailing: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk

A glimpse of what was going on at New York, New York, Bloom Street, Manchester in May 1988.

This advert is taken from Gay Life, the North West magazine that followed on from the seminal men's mag, The Mancunian Gay.

Thanks to Philippa Jarman.