A Dame's Tale

A Dame's Tale - by Visual Anthropologist/Documentary Filmmaker, Jemma O'Brien Dame Gracy was an important gay activist in Manchester, a Gay Village legend, drag artist, uncle, friend, and much-missed community member who died in March 2021. Gracy was well known in Manchester as a stalwart activist, and was instrumental in the beginnings of the Pride March in our city. As a proud gay man, Gracy led a spectacular life of courage, resistance and defiance when the social and legal penalties for being an out, LGBT person in the UK were cruel and oppressive. Gracy’s activism helped sow the seeds for Manchester as a city to be proud in, and we are honoured to share stories of his extraordinary life.