On this day 30 years ago Mark Ashton, co-founder of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, died of an AIDS-related illness. Although I was a member of LGSM I can’t say I really knew Mark very well. So I’m commemorating … Continue reading →
When I started Gay in the 80s on 6th March 2012 I really wasn’t sure where it would go or, indeed, how long it would last. So it gives me particular pleasure to find myself writing this, the 200th post! … Continue reading →
The ‘Pits and Perverts” concert was a benefit gig organised by the London Lesbian and Gays Support the Miners group. No one is quite sure where the title came from: originally thought to derive from a newspaper headline it now … Continue reading →
Lesbian and Gay Pride 85 marked a significant turning point in the fortunes of what we now know simply as ‘Pride‘. At that time there were no regional rallies; there was a national Lesbian and Gay Pride parade and it … Continue reading →
During the 1984-85 UK miners strike strong ties developed between Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM), Lesbians Against Pit Closures and the mining communities they supported. Even when the strike concluded, the ties remained and ultimately led to one … Continue reading →