Drag Race UK legend Tayce opened up about homophobia still being "rife" across the country, claiming she was blocked from having gay friends visit her hotel rooms while on tour by "judgey" reception staff.
13.08.2022 - 23:09 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Tributes have been paid to Manchester’s first homeless tour guide who friends say taught his visitors about ‘humanity and respect’. Veteran Danny Collins spent years living on the streets and worked with Invisible Manchester to run walking tours around the city centre.
The beloved grandfather passed away after a long illness last month, aged 66.
During his moving and eye-opening tours - which were punctuated with readings of his original poems - Danny led visitors to the spots where he slept rough and spent much of his time when he was homeless, such as Central Library, Albert Hall, the Hidden Gem and St Ann’s Church.
During a tour joined by the Manchester Evening News in 2018, guests were taken to a spot near Central Library where John Cassidy’s famous statue, ‘Adrift’ stands. It was there that Danny explained how a fellow rough sleeper and former accountant ‘fell apart’ when his wife died and ended up on the streets.
“He spent 20 years living on the street. He was a very educated guy and he said to me one day ‘when you wake up in the morning on the street, even the statues are looking down on you’.
"I thought that was really poignant,” he said.
Former soldier Danny, 66, suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after leaving the military, which eventually led to him becoming homeless. He moved to Manchester because he didn’t want to be homeless in his native Liverpool and became an adopted Manc.
He spent four and a half years living on the streets before finding help from homeless charity The Booth Centre. He spent his first night in his new home on Christmas Eve 2016.
His tours helped visitors understand how easy it can be to fall on hard times and how you can become invisible when dealing with homelessness.
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Drag Race UK legend Tayce opened up about homophobia still being "rife" across the country, claiming she was blocked from having gay friends visit her hotel rooms while on tour by "judgey" reception staff.
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