WORDS: TIM HEAP // PHOTOGRAPHS: LEE BAXTER
Coronation Street has been beamed into millions of living rooms for longer than any of its soap opera rivals. Created in 1960 by scriptwriter Tony Warren, himself a gay man, during the course of its 57 years and more than 9,000 episodes, the show has depicted numerous instances of LGBT+ life, which have had a huge influence on changing the way the average Brit perceives sexuality and gender.