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North West
Share stories/pics of public, same-sex hand holding in North West England. Please send to yourstories@adayinhand.com.
 4 friends30 Aug 2010 12:29PM4 friends at Manchester Pride!
Paul
Manchester, UK
30th August 2010
 Ashton Under Lyne02 Jun 2010 1:54PM"Hiya.
I came across your site by accident, while doing some youth work
research, but what a brilliant accident & a brilliant idea!!!! I
live in Manchester in the United Kingdom and I am employed as a Youth
worker. I did my part and promoted the Day in Hand week at our Youth
club based in Ashton Under Lyne and was really proud of how many of our
young people aged 12 - 19 years old got involved and were happy to have
their photos taken holding hands in front of their friends.
Unfortunately due to the laws governing child protection I am unable to
provide these photos, but I am happy to include photos of myself and the
other youth workers holding hands at our youth club during opening
hours who happily give their consent. I'm the one with the goatie beard "
Jonathan Howson
XXX
more pics here as part of International Same-Sex Hand Holding Week
 Catherine and Holly31 Dec 2009 6:36PM"We took this image at college for a Gay awareness project I'm currently working on. I myself (blonde one) support LGBT all the way, I'm proud to say I'm bisexual and currently have a girlfriend! And the other woman is my friend Holly, who I finally persuaded to do the shoot!
Such an amazing campaign, we need more things like this! I'm well behind sshh.. Ithink that it is great that couples aswell as friends get their chance to support a day in hand. Keep on supporting and keep up with the great work!
It's really inspiring that something like this has been created!"
Catherine
Ashton Sixth Form College, Manchester, UK
31st December 2009
 Erin and Jan17 Nov 2009 4:27PMErin and Jan, at their photography session with Celynnen Photography in Bolton.
Here's a bit of hand holding for you!
:)
It was before their wedding in November (though I'm sure they still hold hand very much)
:)
 Amy & Liz31 Oct 2009 7:57PM"This photo is of Amy Williams and Liz Morgan taken today (31st October
2009). We have been a couple on and off for five and a half years and
we hold hands pretty much everywhere we go but there never seems to be
a camera around! The photo is taken at Chester Zoo in England. We are
third year University students and we are whole heartedly behind the
campaign to promote tolerance and understand of same sex couples not
only in the UK but around the world. A simple gesture is a postive sign
and helps make same-sex couples seem as ordinary as heterosexual
couples. I'm, (Amy) also a member of the facebook page and I'm keen to
be updated on everything to do with this great cause.
Congratulations on all the postive feedback and good luck with the
revolution! We shall be continuing our support on a daily basis!"
Amy and Liz, 31st October, Chester Zoo, UK
part of Sshh! Saturday October 31st
 My Partners and I17 Aug 2009 12:43PMChester Zoo, Chester, England, UK
August 2009
"My partners and I - Polyamorous hand holding at Chester Zoo (UK) on a day
out with our kids. We always hold hands whenever we can anyway, but this photo
is for A DAY IN HAND's collection.
Actually, we're not all 'same sex', one of us is a woman, two of us are trans/genderqueer, but as far as the public can tell we're as gay as anyone else. We think it is important that people of all sexualities and genders are free to hold hands whenever they want to without fear, which is why we have joined in this public celebration of love and affection - it is a silent but effective statement of pride and belonging. In polyamorous families we certainly have a lot of love to celebrate!
Polyamory is the practice of, or capacity to, form
more than one ethical loving relationship with the consent and
co-operation of all people involved. Phoebe and Lucy, pictured with me
above (centre) are both my partners, they also both wear a ring as a
sign of our commitment. Unfortunately at this time, in this country, we
may not all marry, but it won't stop us getting as close as we can!
Though we have some protection from discrimination and legal recourse in the UK if we are attacked for being homosexual or bisexual, there is no such protection for people with other alternative sexualities, such as polyamorous or BDSM people - many people remain victims of state sanctioned discrimination for no reason other than their consensual adult sexuality, and some people can still be legally harassed, sacked, humiliated in the press, denied education, lose families, or go to prison for private consensual adult activities.
For those of us who can, being out is one of the ways we can all continue to fight prejudice, the root of this discrimination, by just being in the world and being visible, it is the gentlest form of activism by education. Many young queers still live in homophobic families, so in some ways it's even more important in a family environment that there are people who are out and proud, whatever their gender, whatever their sexuality.
Lots of heterosexual couples like to show similar affection, and when we hold hands I've observed that other handholders notice us most of all, and smile. Love courts solidarity and this silent language everyone understands is our strongest weapon against hatred.
Keep fighting for love everyone!"
Clair Lewis
National Convenor,
Consenting Adult Action Network
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