the proud place
Manchester
The Proud Trust is an LGBT+ organisation that supports LGBT+ young people
through youth groups, peer support, mentoring programs and the Proud Connections
chat service. We can trace our roots back to the 1970’s and the Gay Youth Group
that met in Manchester, initially in Waterloo Place, and from 1988, the Sidney
Street purpose-built Gay Centre. LGBTYNW logo The organisation became a Company
Limited by Guarantee in 2005, after extensive consultation with LGBT+ young
people and youth workers across the north-west of England. At the time, the
organisation was known as LGBT Youth North West and set about addressing three
main aims: Find out more about the Rainbow Flag Award, supporting you to take a
whole-organisation approach to positive LGBT+ inclusion.