One night a year, women feel truly safe walking the streets of Manchester after dark. Flanked by security, and safe in numbers, we are able to walk freely to demand the change we need to see.
But, even as we chant - calling for an end to gender-based violence, a man heckles us. The crowd falls silent as he screams over to us, telling us we need to go and get a job.
It's a brief interruption, and one that's quickly brushed off. But it leaves a sour taste, and only validates the need for women and marginalised genders to reclaim the night.
