This competition will run until Sunday 8 September which is the final day of Manchester Alternative Pride in Platt Fields Park.
These birds are known for sometimes coupling in same-sex partnerships. They carefully incubate eggs and then raise their chicks together. The parents have similar responsibilities regardless of whether they are male or female. A famous children’s book based on a real story was written about two male birds of this species raising a chick together.
This display is all about queer spaces of belonging. We can belong to many communities at the same time, and each of them make us who we are. This collection is about celebrating underrepresented voices and showcasing intersectional histories. The mix of these events and stories enrich community history.
This animal is considered ‘King of the Jungle’. He is much more visible than his female counterpart. Museums generally have a lot more male specimens than female. Our taxidermy collections are made up of about 80% male and 20% female specimens, which reflects how collectors felt about gender.
This animal lives in the museum but its species comes from the northern regions of Madagascar. It can change colour and brightness, camouflaging itself in its surroundings or standing out with rainbow colours. Some people think of it as a queer icon. It might be hiding!
This gallery uses comics art to tell stories of belonging. Edher Numbi explores homosexuality and black masculinity, subverting stereotypes about black African identities. He asks us to question why we associate these objects with war and violence. Come and read his story.
The naming of this prehistoric icon relates to the gender of the person who first discovered it rather than its biology. A famous creature of the same species at the Chicago Field Museum called SUE took the internet by storm when announcing they use gender neutral pronouns!
The prize contains:
1. No purchase necessary to enter the prize draw.
2. This prize draw is open to UK residents aged 18 years or over, with the exception of employees of the Promoter, their families, agents and anyone else connected with this promotion.
3. Entries must be received by 8 September 2024. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any entries that are incomplete, illegible, corrupted or fail to reach the Promoter by the relevant closing date for any reason.
4. Only one entry per person.
5. To enter fill in your details as directed in the form for this competition and hand it in at the welcome desk at Manchester Museum.
6. All correctly completed entries will be entered into a prize draw which will take place on 9 September 2024. The first entry drawn will be the winner.
7. In the event of unforeseen circumstances, the Promoter reserves the right (a) to substitute alternative prizes of equivalent or greater value and (b) in exceptional circumstances to amend or foreclose the promotion without notice. No correspondence will be entered into.
8. The winner will be notified via email or phone by Monday 16 September 2024. The winners must claim their prize within 30 working days of the Promoter sending notification.
10. To obtain details of the winner please email museum@manchester.ac.uk stating the name of the prize draw in the subject heading within 4 weeks after the closing date.
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12. The winners agree to take part in reasonable post event publicity and to the use of their names and photographs in such publicity.
13. Promoter may disqualify any entrant whose entry does not comply with these terms and conditions (in Promoter’s sole opinion) or who, in Promoter’s sole determination, has acted in a manner that is fraudulent, dishonest or unjust to other entrants including, without limitation, tampering with the operation of the prize draw, manipulating or rigging votes, hacking, deceiving, cheating or by harassing or threatening other entrants or a representative of Promoter.
14. By entering the prize draw each entrant agrees to be bound by these terms and conditions.
15. The Promoter is Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL.
16. These terms and conditions are governed in accordance with the laws of the United Kingdom.