Kym Marsh to host Pride of Manchester Awards again to honour city’s unsung heroes

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In 1998 they won a High Court case over access to NHS treatment and in 2002 the European Court of Justice agreed to the right of privacy and the right to marry.Marcus Rashford will be presenting the Children’s Champion award to Christie Spurling.The 45-year-old was adopted by a white family at a young age, growing up in a village where he was just one of three black boys.At the age of 30, Christie launched a project, N-Gage, reaching out to children who may fall through the cracks or at risk of educational exclusion.Sam Thompson, 26, will receive the Special Recognition Award after campaigning to raise awareness and reducing the stigma for sexual assaults against men.In September 2016, Sam was raped by two men but says he felt worse after.