Mark Ashton
From QueerBio.com
Country
Great Britain
Birth - Death
1961 - 1987
Occupation
Activist
Description
Leading activist in the 'Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners' during the miner's strikes of the mid-1980s, an event portrayed in the film 'Pride' (2014). The Mark Ashton Trust and The Mark Ashton Red Ribbon Fund (Terrence Higgins Trust) were created in his honour to raise money for individuals suffering from HIV. Died of AIDS.
Further Reading/Research
- http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/how-young-belfastborn-gay-activist-became-the-pride-of-striking-miners-30604647.html
- http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/sep/21/mark-ashton-gay-pride-film
- http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-772e-Pits-and-perverts-the-legacy-of-communist-Mark-Ashton/#.VCF3gdh0yM8
