"It would be dishonest to say there was no dissent. Years later, we found out there had been a meeting following my letter explaining a bunch of queers wanted to support them. It had led to a very heated discussion. But the consensus was: we have been demonised by the press, maybe we should meet the gay people because they've also been demonised. Those who had a problem with it were told to stay away. So we never encountered any hostility."
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Mike Jackson, "When miners and gay activists united: the real story of the film Pride," The Guardian (31 August 2014)
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Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners
1984 – 1985
Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners was an alliance of lesbians and gay men who supported the National Union of Mineworkers during the year-long UK miners' strike of 1984–1985.
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