Mark Ashton

Mark Ashton

5/19/1960 – 2/11/1987Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK

Mark Ashton was a British gay rights activist and co-founder of the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) support group. He was a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain and general secretary of the Young Communist League.

Filmography (5 titles)

Jimmy Somerville: Queer Rebel of British Pop5.0Movie

Jimmy Somerville: Queer Rebel of British Pop

Self (archive footage) · 2025

Striking with Pride: United at the Coalface8.0Movie

Striking with Pride: United at the Coalface

Self (Archive Footage) · 2024

Movie

Pride: The True Story

Himself (Archive Footage) · 2015

All Out! Dancing in Dulais3.3Movie

All Out! Dancing in Dulais

Self · 1986

Framed Youth: The Revenge of the Teenage Perverts4.0Movie

Framed Youth: The Revenge of the Teenage Perverts

Self · 1983