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Paris to commemorate Lesbians & Gays Support the Miners founder
Support the Miners at London Pride 2015
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PARIS is to honour Lesbians & Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) founder member Mark Ashton, who paved the way for gay rights to be adopted by Britain’s trade unions.
Mark Ashton in 1986 (pic: Johnny Orr/Creative Commons)
The council of the French capital’s fourth arrondissement, a sector which includes the gay village Le Marais, is set to commemorate Mr Ashton as “a role model for young people” after Communist Party councillors proposed a street or public place be named after him.
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