#LGSM
The story of LGSM seems more relevant now than ever, alas, with the renewed attacks on LGBT rights — mostly the T, but it never just stops there, does it? — in the UK. It’s been nice to see that the unions still have our backs… Solidarity forever, indeed

labourlist.org/2026/07/unio...
Four unions announce boycott of Labour women's conference over trans exclusion - LabourList
Four major Labour-affiliated unions are set to boycott the party’s women’s conference over the exclusion of trans women.
labourlist.org
November 7, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Lesbiab at work.
October 29, 2026 at 11:32 AM
October 6, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Today!

🎬 Come watch Pride with the London IWW!

⏰ 6:30pm
📍 May Day Rooms

Q&A with LGSM founding member Ray Goodspeed. Plus drinks, raffle & merch. All proceeds support EC workers made redundant

🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e...
September 27, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Yes and not only were gay rights an issue in the 80s, the LGSM story (the story now being dramtised again in Pride at the National Theatre) shows you can build a bridge between trad Labour and urban progressivism. They are not mutually exclusive.
September 26, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Tomorrow!

🏳️‍🌈 Pride tells a story about what happens when workers & communities stand together

On 27 Sept, join us at the May Day Rooms for a 6:30pm screening, followed by a Q&A with LGSM founder Ray Goodspeed

✊ Raising money for EC workers

🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e...
September 26, 2026 at 7:00 AM
🏳️‍🌈 + 🍻 + ✊ = Sunday sorted!

Join the London IWW at the May Day Rooms on 27 Sept. Film starts 6:30pm, followed by a Q&A with LGSM founder Ray Goodspeed.

🍻 Raffle + merch too! All proceeds support the EC workers.

🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e...
September 25, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Combat shorts ☺️
September 24, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I have to catch up with the X. First Statue from my collection.
#asfr #petrification #statue #katamevrc #petrification #ASFR #asfr #石化 #固め

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgSm...
September 20, 2026 at 7:03 AM
It's a comedy dramatization obviously, but Pride (2014) about LGSM seems like something @iwriteok.bsky.social would enjoy. (It's also got someone from andor in it).
September 18, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Hugely disappointing to find the largest #Union in #UK has finally been both neutered & firmly tethered to the UK state ideological direction. Only 42 years since the miners remembered Lesbian & Gays Support the Miners #LGSM for #Unison to volte face & utterly abandon both principle & trans women.
September 5, 2026 at 10:51 AM
There was a film, called Pride, made in 2014 about the creation of LGSM, which is well worth a watch.
September 4, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Today is the anniversary of the Crystal Palace Rally, often seen as the birthplace of the girl guide movement. Swipe to learn more!
September 4, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Dyke night dyke night dyke night dyke night!
September 2, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Pride @nationaltheatre

A wonderful new musical that beautifully captures the spirit of the 2014 film and the history of LGSM in the miners strikes. A must see with legs - so glad it's got a west end transfer.
(32 of 2026)
August 29, 2026 at 6:33 PM
We used to congregate on Finchley Road: Labour old timers, Momentum, LGSM, the odd visiting MP like Starmer – 60 of us, then the next shift – and there’d be the same two Lib Dems outside the Waitrose.
August 28, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Ooooooo! Is this a musical based on the 2014 movie about LGSM? (Sorry, I live under a rock).
August 19, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Watched 'Pride' (2014) with my bf the other day, and he surprises me by turning up to Cambridge Pride dressed as a Miner ⛏️😂❤️ #LGSM
June 14, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The 1985 photo also comes from London Pride. So again, not a "DC National March" as claimed. Again, I couldn't find a ton of information about their platforms, but let's take a look at the 1987 photo...
May 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Mmmh, unterschätze deutsche Gewerkschaften nicht, die sind progressiver und trotziger, als sie manchmal nach außen wirken.

Durhams Gewerkschaften und die queere Community haben allerdings auch eine spezielle Geschichte, siehe hier:
What was LGSM? - People's History Museum
What is Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM), how this LGBTQIA+ group formed in 1984 Miners' Strike and Pits and the Perverts concert
phm.org.uk
May 28, 2026 at 4:16 PM
1984’te İngiltere’de maden işçilerinin grevi sürerken, Londra’da bir grup eşcinsel aktivist “Madencilerle Lezbiyen ve Geyler” (LGSM) adını verdikleri bir dayanışma hareketi başlatır.
April 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
#GoodOmensRecs: “Pride” by FizzyBadger

Aziraphale and Crowley go see Pride on stage and reminisce about the LGSM members they once knew.

archiveofourown.org/works/83275746
Pride - Chapter 1 - FizzyBadger - Good Omens (TV) [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
June 16, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Day 13: Mark Ashton ⚒️

Co-founder of LGSM (Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners). He proved that our struggles are connected, leading the charge to support mining communities during the 1984 strike.

A hero of solidarity who showed that unity is our greatest strength. 🏳️‍🌈
#LGBTQHistoryMonth
LGBTQ+ Heroes - 13. Mark Ashton
YouTube video by The Gayly Digest
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Watch as the cast of Pride: The New Musical perform 'You Stood By Me' — live, for the very people whose extraordinary story inspired it: members of the Welsh mining community and original members of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM)
June 10, 2026 at 3:36 PM