Rainbow Crossings: Gay Irish Migrants and LGBT Politics in 1980s London

This article explores the involvement of Irish activists in the LGBT civil rights movement in 1980s London. At its core is a reconsideration of Mark Ashton, the charismatic figurehead of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) as portrayed in the 2014 film Pride. Despite Ashton’s Northern Irish...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Daryl Leeworthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2020-06-01
Series:Studi Irlandesi
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Online Access:https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/bsfm-sijis/article/view/11754