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	After LGSM, he became involved in the Red Wedge collective<ref name=coles /> and became the General Secretary of the Young Communist League from 1985 to 1986.		After LGSM, he became involved in the Red Wedge collective<ref name=coles /> and became the General Secretary of the Young Communist League from 1985 to 1986.

	Diagnosed with [[HIV]], Ashton was admitted to [[Guy's Hospital]] on 30 January 1987 and died 12 days later of Pneumocystis pneumonia.<ref name=robinson>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=F_RmSjy3K0EC&printsec=frontcover&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false Lucy Robinson, ''Gay men and the left in post-war Britain: how the personal got political''. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 20007. ISBN 978-0-7190-7434-9.</ref> His death prompted a significant response from the gay community, particularly in publication and attendance at his funeral at [[Lambeth]] ~~Cemetery~~.<ref>http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-772e-Pits-and-perverts-the-legacy-of-communist-Mark-Ashton#.Vsrwynr950w Peter Frost. "'Pits and Perverts:' The Legacy of Communist Mark Ashton". ''Morning Star'', 11 September 2014.</ref><ref name=taylorkeay>http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20090111232511/http://www.positivenation.co.uk/issue123/regulars/positiveeye/positiveeye123.htm David G Taylor, Jon Keay (June 2006). "Mark Ashton remembered". ''Positive Nation''. Archived from the original on 11 January 2009.</ref>		Diagnosed with [[HIV]], Ashton was admitted to [[Guy's Hospital]] on 30 January 1987 and died 12 days later of Pneumocystis pneumonia.<ref name=robinson>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=F_RmSjy3K0EC&printsec=frontcover&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false Lucy Robinson, ''Gay men and the left in post-war Britain: how the personal got political''. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 20007. ISBN 978-0-7190-7434-9.</ref> His death prompted a significant response from the gay community, particularly in publication and attendance at his funeral at [[Lambeth Cemetery]].<ref>http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-772e-Pits-and-perverts-the-legacy-of-communist-Mark-Ashton#.Vsrwynr950w Peter Frost. "'Pits and Perverts:' The Legacy of Communist Mark Ashton". ''Morning Star'', 11 September 2014.</ref><ref name=taylorkeay>http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20090111232511/http://www.positivenation.co.uk/issue123/regulars/positiveeye/positiveeye123.htm David G Taylor, Jon Keay (June 2006). "Mark Ashton remembered". ''Positive Nation''. Archived from the original on 11 January 2009.</ref>

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	[[File:Ben Schnetzner as Mark.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Ben Schnetzner as Mark]]In his memory, the Mark Ashton Trust was created to raise money for individuals living with [[HIV]], and as of 2007 it had raised £20,000.<ref name=robinson /><ref name=taylorkeay /> Since 2008, the [[Terrence Higgins Trust]] has included the Mark Ashton Red Ribbon Fund, which had collected more than £21,000 as of 2015.<ref>http://mark.ashton.muchloved.com/ Chris Birch, ''The Mark Ashton Red Ribbon Fund</ref>		[[File:Ben Schnetzner as Mark.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Ben Schnetzner as Mark]]In his memory, the Mark Ashton Trust was created to raise money for individuals living with [[HIV]], and as of 2007 it had raised £20,000.<ref name=robinson /><ref name=taylorkeay /> Since 2008, the [[Terrence Higgins Trust]] has included the Mark Ashton Red Ribbon Fund, which had collected more than £21,000 as of 2015.<ref>http://mark.ashton.muchloved.com/ Chris Birch, ''The Mark Ashton Red Ribbon Fund</ref>
	Mark Ashton is also remembered on a panel on the UK [[AIDS Memorial Quilt]]<ref>http://www.ght.org.uk/news_and_views_insight_article/1297 "HIV Quilt Comes Out in May" George House Trust, 21 February 2007. Archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20080621104918/http://www.ght.org.uk/news_and_views_insight_article/1297 21 June 2008}}</ref><ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120210200529/http://www.aidsquilt.org.uk/gallery.asp?quilt=13&panel=69 Chris Birch. "Mark Ashton - Panel No: 69". AIDSquilt.org.uk, April 1994. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012.</ref> and has been memorialised in May 2014 on a plaque at the entrance to the London headquarters of the Terrence Higgins Trust.<ref>Chris Birch. "The Mark Ashton Red Ribbon Fund". ''Red Ribbon Fund Newsletter'' Terrence Higgins Trust, 2014 (5).</ref>		Mark Ashton is also remembered on a panel on the [[UK AIDS Memorial Quilt]]<ref>http://www.ght.org.uk/news_and_views_insight_article/1297 "HIV Quilt Comes Out in May" George House Trust, 21 February 2007. Archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20080621104918/http://www.ght.org.uk/news_and_views_insight_article/1297 21 June 2008}}</ref><ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120210200529/http://www.aidsquilt.org.uk/gallery.asp?quilt=13&panel=69 Chris Birch. "Mark Ashton - Panel No: 69". AIDSquilt.org.uk, April 1994. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012.</ref> and has been memorialised in May 2014 on a plaque at the entrance to the London headquarters of the Terrence Higgins Trust.<ref>Chris Birch. "The Mark Ashton Red Ribbon Fund". ''Red Ribbon Fund Newsletter'' Terrence Higgins Trust, 2014 (5).</ref>

	The ballad "For a Friend" in the album ''Red'' from the [[The Communards]] was written in his memory.<ref name=hooper>Mark Hooper, Peter Buckley, ed. The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides, 2003. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.</ref> Mark Ashton was a friend of [[Jimmy Somerville]] and [[Richard Coles]].<ref name="Kellman">http://www.allmusic.com/album/red-r4400/review Andy Kellman, "Review: ''Red''", ''Allmusic''</ref> Mark Hooper of ''The Rough Guide to Rock'' writes that this cut may be Somerville's "most impassioned moment".<ref name=hooper /> ''For a Friend'' reached number 28 on the British charts.<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ib4MyAIpe3MC&pg=PT213&redir_esc=y Neil Warwick, Jon Kutner, Tony Brown. ''The Complete Book of the British charts: Singles & Albums''. Omnibus Press, 2004, p. 256. ISBN 978-1-84449-058-5.</ref>		The ballad "For a Friend" in the album ''Red'' from the [[The Communards]] was written in his memory.<ref name=hooper>Mark Hooper, Peter Buckley, ed. The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides, 2003. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.</ref> Mark Ashton was a friend of [[Jimmy Somerville]] and [[Richard Coles]].<ref name="Kellman">http://www.allmusic.com/album/red-r4400/review Andy Kellman, "Review: ''Red''", ''Allmusic''</ref> Mark Hooper of ''The Rough Guide to Rock'' writes that this cut may be Somerville's "most impassioned moment".<ref name=hooper /> ''For a Friend'' reached number 28 on the British charts.<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ib4MyAIpe3MC&pg=PT213&redir_esc=y Neil Warwick, Jon Kutner, Tony Brown. ''The Complete Book of the British charts: Singles & Albums''. Omnibus Press, 2004, p. 256. ISBN 978-1-84449-058-5.</ref>

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	In his memory, the Mark Ashton Trust was created to raise money for individuals living with [[HIV]], and as of 2007 it had raised £20,000.<ref name=robinson /><ref name=taylorkeay /> Since 2008, the [[Terrence Higgins Trust]] has included the Mark Ashton Red Ribbon Fund, which had collected more than £21,000 as of 2015.<ref>http://mark.ashton.muchloved.com/ Chris Birch, ''The Mark Ashton Red Ribbon Fund</ref>		[[File:Ben Schnetzner as Mark.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Ben Schnetzner as Mark]]In his memory, the Mark Ashton Trust was created to raise money for individuals living with [[HIV]], and as of 2007 it had raised £20,000.<ref name=robinson /><ref name=taylorkeay /> Since 2008, the [[Terrence Higgins Trust]] has included the Mark Ashton Red Ribbon Fund, which had collected more than £21,000 as of 2015.<ref>http://mark.ashton.muchloved.com/ Chris Birch, ''The Mark Ashton Red Ribbon Fund</ref>
	Mark Ashton is also remembered on a panel on the UK [[AIDS Memorial Quilt]]<ref>http://www.ght.org.uk/news_and_views_insight_article/1297 "HIV Quilt Comes Out in May" George House Trust, 21 February 2007. Archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20080621104918/http://www.ght.org.uk/news_and_views_insight_article/1297 21 June 2008}}</ref><ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120210200529/http://www.aidsquilt.org.uk/gallery.asp?quilt=13&panel=69 Chris Birch. "Mark Ashton - Panel No: 69". AIDSquilt.org.uk, April 1994. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012.</ref> and has been memorialised in May 2014 on a plaque at the entrance to the London headquarters of the Terrence Higgins Trust.<ref>Chris Birch. "The Mark Ashton Red Ribbon Fund". ''Red Ribbon Fund Newsletter'' Terrence Higgins Trust, 2014 (5).</ref>		Mark Ashton is also remembered on a panel on the UK [[AIDS Memorial Quilt]]<ref>http://www.ght.org.uk/news_and_views_insight_article/1297 "HIV Quilt Comes Out in May" George House Trust, 21 February 2007. Archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20080621104918/http://www.ght.org.uk/news_and_views_insight_article/1297 21 June 2008}}</ref><ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120210200529/http://www.aidsquilt.org.uk/gallery.asp?quilt=13&panel=69 Chris Birch. "Mark Ashton - Panel No: 69". AIDSquilt.org.uk, April 1994. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012.</ref> and has been memorialised in May 2014 on a plaque at the entrance to the London headquarters of the Terrence Higgins Trust.<ref>Chris Birch. "The Mark Ashton Red Ribbon Fund". ''Red Ribbon Fund Newsletter'' Terrence Higgins Trust, 2014 (5).</ref>

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	'''Mark Ashton''' (1960–1987) was a gay rights activist.		[[File:Mark Ashton 1986.png\|thumb\|Mark Ashton in 1986]]'''Mark Ashton''' (1960–1987) was a gay rights activist, socialist and member of the Communist Party of Great Britain.
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	Ashton was born in [[Oldham]], and later moved to [[Portrush]], [[County Antrim]].<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/sep/21/mark-ashton-gay-pride-film Jamie Doward, "The real-life triumphs of the gay communist behind hit movie ''Pride''". ''The Guardian'', 21 September 2014.</ref><ref name=carib>Chris Birch, ''My Life: The Caribbean, Communism, Budapest 1956, journalism, HIV/Aids, London Lighthouse, Diana’s funeral, Westminster Abbey, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and much more'', St Christopher Press, 2010 ISBN 978-0-9545721-1-2</ref> He studied at the former Northern Ireland Hotel and Catering College in Portrush, before moving to London in 1978. [[Richard Coles]] wrote about this period:		Ashton was born in [[Oldham]], and later moved to [[Portrush]], [[County Antrim]].<ref name=doward>http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/sep/21/mark-ashton-gay-pride-film Jamie Doward, "The real-life triumphs of the gay communist behind hit movie ''Pride''". ''The Guardian'', 21 September 2014.</ref><ref name=carib>Chris Birch, ''My Life: The Caribbean, Communism, Budapest 1956, journalism, HIV/Aids, London Lighthouse, Diana’s funeral, Westminster Abbey, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and much more'', St Christopher Press, 2010 ISBN 978-0-9545721-1-2</ref> He studied at the former Northern Ireland Hotel and Catering College in Portrush, before moving to London in 1978. [[Richard Coles]] wrote about this period:
	:"Mark also worked for a while as a barman at the Conservative Club in [[King's Cross]], or, rather, as a barmaid, in drag, with a blonde beehive wig. I was never sure if the patrons worked out that he was really a man".<ref name=coles>[[Richard Coles]], ''Fathomless Riches: Or How I Went From Pop to Pulpit''. Hachette UK, 2014. ISBN 978-0-297-87031-9.</ref>		:"Mark also worked for a while as a barman at the Conservative Club in [[King's Cross]], or, rather, as a barmaid, in drag, with a blonde beehive wig. I was never sure if the patrons worked out that he was really a man".<ref name=coles>[[Richard Coles]], ''Fathomless Riches: Or How I Went From Pop to Pulpit''. Hachette UK, 2014. ISBN 978-0-297-87031-9.</ref>

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	The Constantine Giannaris film ''Jean Genet Is Dead'' (1989)<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2075224/ Jean Genet Is Dead at the Internet Movie Database</ref> is dedicated to his memory.<ref>Raymond Murray. ''Images in the Dark: An Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Film and Video''. Titan Books, 1998. ISBN 978-1-84023-033-8. p. 56</ref>		The Constantine Giannaris film ''Jean Genet Is Dead'' (1989)<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2075224/ Jean Genet Is Dead at the Internet Movie Database</ref> is dedicated to his memory.<ref>Raymond Murray. ''Images in the Dark: An Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Film and Video''. Titan Books, 1998. ISBN 978-1-84023-033-8. p. 56</ref>

	The [[Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners\|LGSM]]'s activities were dramatised in ''[[Pride (2014 film)\|Pride]]'', a film released in September 2014 featuring [[Ben Schnetzer]] as Ashton. Ashton's role in the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners group was recalled in a series of interviews with some of its other members prior to the film's release.<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/31/pride-film-gay-activists-miners-strike-interview Kate Kellaway, "When miners and gay activists united: the real story of the film Pride". ''The Guardian'', 31 August 2014.</ref> However, Ashton's membership of the Young Communist League was not mentioned in the film to avoid alienating American audiences.<ref~~>http:~~/~~/www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/sep/21/mark-ashton-gay-pride-film Jamie Doward, "The real-life triumphs of the gay communist behind hit movie ''Pride''". ''The Guardian'', 21 September 2014.</ref~~> Despite Schnetzer being American, he excelled in the role and was nominated for two British Independent Film Awards.		The [[Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners\|LGSM]]'s activities were dramatised in ''[[Pride (2014 film)\|Pride]]'', a film released in September 2014 featuring [[Ben Schnetzer]] as Ashton. Ashton's role in the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners group was recalled in a series of interviews with some of its other members prior to the film's release.<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/31/pride-film-gay-activists-miners-strike-interview Kate Kellaway, "When miners and gay activists united: the real story of the film Pride". ''The Guardian'', 31 August 2014.</ref> However, Ashton's membership of the Young Communist League was not mentioned in the film to avoid alienating American audiences.<ref name=doward /> Despite Schnetzer being American, he excelled in the role and was nominated for two British Independent Film Awards.

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