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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.
 
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.
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* http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/sep/21/mark-ashton-gay-pride-film
 
* 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
 
* http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-772e-Pits-and-perverts-the-legacy-of-communist-Mark-Ashton/#.VCF3gdh0yM8
 
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Latest revision as of 13:31, 13 March 2017

Mark Ashton

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.

See Also

Further Reading/Research