Solidarity Forever: 40 Years of LGSM

An open black suitcase containing boards from a photographic exhibition, displaying a black and white photograph of five people standing under a banner which reads: ‘Lesbians & Gays Support The Miners’.
Image credit: LGSM suitcase, 1985. NMLH. 2002.6. Image courtesy of People's History Museum.

Join this special evening event at the People’s History Museum to mark 40 years since the 1984 to 1985 Miners’ Strike, which led to the founding of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM).

See original documents and items associated with the LGSM and join a conversation exploring key moments in LGSM’s history with LGSM members, Jonathan Blake and Mike Jackson.

Plan your visit

Left Bank, Spinningfields
Manchester,
M3 3ER
Mon
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tue
Closed
Wed
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thu
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sat
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sun
10:00 am - 5:00 pm

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