Mark Ashton
(1960-1987)
political campaigner, community activist, and founder of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (from 1984)
Died aged 26
The LGSM's activities were dramatised in Pride, a film released in September 2014
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Wikidata WikipediaMark Christian Ashton (19 May 1960 – 11 February 1987) was a British gay rights activist and co-founder of the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) support group. He was a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain and general secretary of the Young Communist League.
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Mark Ashton 1960-1987 Political and community activist. LGSM met at Gay's The Word bookshop on this site 1984/5
66 Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AB, London, United Kingdom where they was (1984-1985)