These events are all about inclusivity. So it’s not a great idea to price people out, whatever attractions are on offer
It’s quite something, really, to organise an event that’s all about diversity, inclusion, freedom and equal rights, and then to charge an entry price that will shrink participation and scare away a number of demographics. But Manchester Pride appears to have pulled this feat off, having just announced ticket prices for this summer’s event – these have, shall we say, not proved popular. A so-called Rainbow Pass, covering the whole of Pride weekend, has gone on sale for £64.50 (£70.95 including booking fee, which by the way … no, I’m not going to get started on booking fees). For last year’s event, weekend passes maxed out at £30.
This year is the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, the protests in New York that proved the catalyst for the LGBT+ rights movement to take off in the United States and globally. It is perhaps also the year that the LGBT+ community says enough is enough over the growing commercialisation and gentrification of Pride events. Disgruntlement, sadly, is rife.
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