GMS visits Gay Village in Manchester.
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This is Gay Village in Manchester. As the Cradle of Radical Politics, Manchester has also fought for Equal Rights for the LGBTQ community.
Asylum seekers who are LGBTQ were not granted stay in UK but this practice has been abolished.
UK has legislated same sex marriage a few years ago.
The location of this Gay Village is just a couple of blocks across the street from University of Manchester.
However, even as a Craddle of Radical Politics, the reality of hesitancy of Gay culture acceptance has set in.
According to a friend who is property agent in Manchester, the properties surrounding this Gay Village are not that popular.
A new high end project completed a couple of years ago, sitting in between University of Manchester and Gay Village has difficulties in selling. Normally, property launched in the city of Manchester are sold pretty quickly, sometimes even before completion.
Especially so when the foreign students intake for the few Universities in Manchester is pretty high. Many Properties are invested for renting out to these foreign students.
But it is kind of strange for a property project which is just next to the University of Manchester to suffer low sales. Most of the investors are concerned about the impact of Gay Village on the potential capital gain on these properties.
This situation is something for us to ponder over. Fighting for equal rights for LGBTQ doesn't equate to general acceptance of the lifestyle. Follow the money and you will know where the hearts go.