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11th February 1987. Mark Ashton

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Colin ClewsFebruary 7, 2017

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 →

1985. Music: The Communards. Don’t Leave Me This Way

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Colin ClewsFebruary 21, 2013

After leaving upfront gay band Bronski Beat in 1985, Jimmy/Jimi Somerville joined up with classically-trained Richard Coles to form The Communards. Regularly supplemented by other musicians (such as Sarah Jane Morris in the clip below) they produced a series of … Continue reading →

Gay in the 80s

A personal account of LGBT life in the 1980s in the UK, USA and Australia

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11th February 1987. Mark Ashton

1985. Music: The Communards. Don’t Leave Me This Way