Gay Pride Shop

Gay Pride Shop, independent LGBTQ+ shop in central Manchester

Gay Pride Shop presents itself as the largest LGBTQ+ and gender identity shop in the United Kingdom. It is an independent, gay-owned business, active since 2014, based in central Manchester with thousands of items in stock. The company states that it shares profits with LGBTQ+ charities.

A catalogue organised by identity

The shop structures its offering by identities and communities: rainbow and allies, with variants such as the eight-colour flag with black and brown stripes, the original 1978 flag, the progress flag and trans ally flags; sexualities and romantic orientations such as abrosexual, aroace, aromantic, asexual, bisexual, gay (MLM), grey, cupioromantic/cupiosexual, demiromantic, demisexual, lesbian, neptunic, omnisexual, pansexual, polysexual, queer, uranic and unlabelled; gender identities such as agender, demiboy and demigirl, flux, genderfluid, genderqueer, intersex, non-binary, transfeminine, transgender, transmasculine and trigender; and fetish, group or tribe categories such as BDSM, bear, leather, polyamory, puppy and rubber and latex.

Accessories, flags and Pride items

The range includes various accessories: armbands, bags, bandanas, belts and braces, bucket hats, bum bags, caps, coasters, dog tags, fans, friendship bracelets, keyrings, lanyards and whistles, luggage straps, mugs, pet accessories, shoelaces, silicone wristbands, stationery, stickers, socks, sunglasses, ties and bowties, towels, toys and puzzles, umbrellas and phone cases.

It has badges and pins in multiple formats: metal and enamel lapel pins, Pride flag pins, pronoun badges, silicone pin badges, small button badges and star lapel pins. In flags, it offers sizes 3x2, 5x3 and 8x5 feet, as well as bunting, car flags, hand-held rainbow flags and toothpick flags.

Clothing, jewellery and accessories

The clothing and accessories section covers armbands, bags, bandanas, belts and braces, bucket hats, bum bags, caps, hats, hoodies, nipple pasties and tassels, ponchos and capes, shoelaces, socks, sunglasses, sweatbands, T-shirts, ties and bowties and LGBTQ+ vests. In jewellery, there are bracelets, cufflinks, dog tags, earrings, friendship bracelets, necklaces, silicone wristbands and silver-plated pin badges.

Cards, books and entertainment

The greetings cards catalogue includes anniversary, badge cards (rude!), birthday, pop-up, rude, transgender and wedding cards. In books, there are signed, pre-order and sale books, as well as biographies and true stories, calendars and journals, children's books, fiction, graphic novels, books on identity, gender and sexuality, non-fiction, novelty and humour, and young adult books, with sections by gender or sexuality: aromantic, asexual, bisexual, gay, lesbian/sapphic, non-binary and transgender.

It also sells games and toys, such as Care Bears x Wicked, Care Bears x Universal Monsters, card games, jokes and pranks and plush toys. Among the random gift items are rubber ducks, with categories of animals, British, celebrations and occasions, celebrities, Christmas, emergency services and uniforms, food and drink, glitter, horror and Halloween, humans, musicals, mythical creatures, professions and jobs, rainbow, religion, royalty, sport, superheroes, TV and film, vehicles and wellness and beauty.

Makeup, fancy dress and party

The cosmetics and fancy dress offering includes bald caps, balloons and confetti, cocktail stick flags, fancy dress fans, gift and treat bags, leis, vampire fangs, tableware, temporary tattoos and wigs. In character makeup, it works with brands such as Kryolan, Mehron, Ben Nye and Snazaroo, with products covering face and body paints, face freckles and face jewels, glitter, SFX makeup, tattoo pens, UV neon body crayons, eyeliner, UV neon hair gel and hair streaks, hairspray, lipstick, mascara and paint sticks, as well as specific Kryolan products (camouflage creme, colour spray, colour wheels, eye shadow, fake blood, fixing and setting sprays, FX Design Color, glitter spray, glues and glue removers, HD Cream Liner, lip stain, metallic flakes, Proliner, Supracolor, translucent powder, TV Paint Sticks, UV-Dayglow spray, UV lipstick, visual and skin effects and VitaColor), Mehron (Creamblend Paint Sticks, fake blood, fixing and setting powders and sprays, glues and glue removers, metallic powders, palettes and cosmetic wheels, Paradise AQ in matte shades, Paradise FX in UV/neon shades and visual and skin effects) and Ben Nye (aqua glitter, Clown White, creme colors, eye makeup, fake blood, fixing and setting powders, glues and glue removers, Magicolor crayons, metallic powder, palettes and cosmetic wheels, shimmer powder and visual and skin effects).

Hair, nails and party accessories

In hair dyes and accessories, there are coloured hair wax, Crazy Color hair dye, Crazy Color power pigments, hair extensions, hair tinsel, Manic Panic hair dye, UV hair gel and wigs. The offering is completed by iron-on patches, keyrings, lanyards, mugs and coasters, cases for Google Pixel and iPhone, Pride Packs and socks with a 3 for £15 offer, in LGBTQ+ striped, slider/athletic and TV and movie versions.

Pride calendar and new items

The shop publishes a 2026 Pride calendar and a 2025 UK Pride calendar, and announces Pride Packs as a new item for 2026. Among the featured references is Heartstopper.