![5 white men (4 have glasses) stand holding a banner with handwritten text: "LESBIANS & GAYS SUPPORT THE MINERS". The second man is talking on a microphone. In the background a film screen is partially visible with the text "FILM FESTIVAL [...] 2025".](view_image.php?q=Lesbians_and_Gays_Support_the_Miners&sq=&lang=&file=File:LGSM_at_the_BFI.JPG) Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, speaking at a 2015 British Film Institute event devoted to the 2014 film Pride. L-R: Mike Jackson, Gethin Roberts, Reggie Blennerhassett, Ray Aller, Jeff Cole. | |
| Abbreviation | LGSM |
|---|---|
| Formation | 30 June 1984 |
| Founder | Mark Ashton, Mike Jackson |
| Founded at | London |
| Type | NGO |
| Headquarters | Gay's the Word, then The Fallen Angel |
Official language | English |
| Secessions | Lesbians Against Pit Closures |
| Website | lgsm |
Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) was an alliance of lesbians and gay men who supported the National Union of Mineworkers during the year-long strike of 1984–1985. By the end of the strike, eleven LGSM groups had emerged in the UK and the London group alone raised £22,500 by 1985 (equivalent to £86,000 in 2023) in support.[1]