VIDEO: MANCHESTER'S F.U. TO HOMOPHOBIA
31 Aug 2009
Manchester Pride's Big Weekend has seen hundreds of Pride revellers give a massive F.U. to homophobia, in an uplifting pop video.
Taking inspiration from a French anti-homophobia video, and using Lily Allen's euphoric anti-hate track "F*ck You", the LGF has been filming all weekend, capturing the fantastic atmosphere of one of the best Pride events in the world. The anti-homophobia message is delivered by a wide range of Pride-goers, with typical Manchester passion.
We want you to pass this video to all your friends and contacts. Add it to your blog, make it your next Facebook update, or link to it in your tweets let's get the message out to the world that Manchester won't tolerate homophobia in any form!
The LGF would like to give a huge thank you to everyone who took part in the video - every single one of you are our Homo Heroes!
Extra special thanks to Jonathan Robinson of Bellyflop TV (http://bellyflop.tv/) who donated his time and expertise to film and edit this amazing video.
It doesn't stop here though! There is still so much to do in the battle against homophobia and we need your help to make it happen. 2 in 3 LGB and T young people are bullied in school - leaving them demoralised, confused and sometimes severely depressed with these teens more likely to self-harm than their heterosexual peers.
We've made an amazing booklet called Aim High interviewing 20 famous faces from all walks of life who have got to the top in their chosen field, overcoming all odds and fighting homophobia personally and professionally to achieve their goals.
We need £5000 pounds to produce this booklet and get it in to schools around the country and we need your help.
Click here to be a Homo Hero.
Also, can I say an additional 'Thank You' to Grahame Robertson and Barry Davies for giving up their free time and ceaselessly pursuing the people of, and around, Manchester Pride for three days straight to sing along and do their bit for ending homophobia and empowering people.
And a final nod to Emma Peate for the sheer amount of effort put in this weekend; "We say hero!" (Online Ed.)
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This video is very important in expressing what those of us who come from repressive backgrounds in repressive countries feel like saying to those who for whatever religious or other reasons refuse to accept us and our sexuality as both equal and as a matter of genetics - those who promote homophobic attitudes should listen very carefully to the words of this song as it applies to them personally
Posted by Michael John Dennis, 15/03/2010 12:20am (6 months ago)
people dont choose their sexuality so why are some looked down on because they are looked on as being "different"?
I only look down on people who deliberately hurt others either because they don't like them or just for what they think is fun.
Posted by jean franklin, 21/10/2009 11:59am (11 months ago)
Fabulous darlings. Congrats. all the way from Australia.
Love it and it will be going the rounds believe me.
Posted by Bruce Beet, 11/09/2009 6:40am (12 months ago)
Brilliant! Now we need to work together to do soemthing about (often casual and habitual)racism and anti-disabled prejudice in the LGBT community! At Pride, I heard some vapid queen refer to a guy using a wheelchair oustide Company Bar as "a spastic". Pride, indeed!
Posted by Paul Simon, 08/09/2009 1:04pm (12 months ago)
Well done to everyone invovled - this is a really powerful and uplifting video.Fantastic work!
Posted by rob, 04/09/2009 11:20am (12 months ago)
this is class xx
Posted by sandy walton, 02/09/2009 9:49pm (12 months ago)
well done all involved. make it number one in the charts .
Posted by steve broe, 02/09/2009 7:32pm (12 months ago)
I promise never to take the piss out of Lily Allen again! Yeah, real uplifting to see all these different people givin the fingers up. But, homophobes, racists etc have lost from the start, being incarcerated in their own miserable prison of fear and self-loathing. Fear and hate eat the soul.
And, no, the paramedic's mine! I ain't sharin' him.
Fab vid!
Posted by Paulie, 02/09/2009 11:21am (1 year ago)
Brill just brill thank you so much for putting this together! I'm PROUD to say I was there!!! I hope your watching Mr. Griffin!!!! ALL TOGETHER NOW! 'FUCK YOU!!!' :D
Posted by Jess, 01/09/2009 11:54pm (1 year ago)
Had a fab time bein part of the video. Hope it makes a difference, but then again it is politics so I doubt it. We can dream...
Posted by Tink, 01/09/2009 11:25pm (1 year ago)
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