What is Get Bent?
A celebration of queer diversity in Manchester and the North-West.
In 2007 the non-profit Get Bent festival happened from Friday 24th August to Saturday 1st September. Free events were organised and run by a collective of people as an alternative to the mainstream commercial Manchester Pride. It was amazing what we all achieved (the total budget was just a couple of hundred pounds) and Get Bent caused quite a stir.
See the 2007 programme of events and online calendar. Here is some artwork from our 2007 posters and flyers. Our 2007 ethos statement gives some idea of what we're about.
Unfortunately we didn't manage to pull together a Get Bent in 2008. But who knows what 2009 may bring? Get in touch if you'd like to be involved.
