Pride: The Unlikely Story of the True Heroes of the Miner's Strike by Tim Tate (

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In 1984, a small group of metropolitan homosexual men and lesbian women stepped away from the vibrant culture and hedonism of London's defiant gay scene to befriend and support the beleaguered villages of a very traditional mining community in the remote valleys of South Wales.

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Pride tells the inspiring true story of how two very different communities found common cause against overwhelming odds.In 1984, a small group of metropolitan gay mean and lesbian women stepped away from the vibrant culture and hedonism of London's defiant gay scene to befriend and support the beleaguered villages of a very traditional mining community in the remote valleys of South Wales. They did so in the midst of the 1984 miners' strike the most bitter and divisive dispute for more than half a century, and in one of the most turbulent periods in modern British history.In the 1980's Margaret Thatcher's hardcore social and fiscal policies devastated Britain's traditional industries, and at the same time, AIDS began to claim lives across the nation. At the very height of this perfect storm, as the government and police battled 'the enemy within' in communities across the land and newspapers whipped up fear of the gay 'perverts' who were supposedly responsible for inflicting this lethal new pestilence upon the entire population, two groups who ostensibly had nothing in common miners and gays unexpectedly made a stand together and forged a lasting friendship.It was an alliance which helped keep an entire valley clothed and fed during the darkest months of the strike. And it led directly to a long-overdue acceptance by trade unions and the Labour Party that homosexual equality was a cause to be championed.Pride tells the inspiring true story of how two very different communities each struggling to overcome its own bitter internal arguments and long-established fault lines, as well as facing the power of a hostile government and press found common cause against overwhelming odds. And how this one simple but unlikely act of friendship would, in time, help change life in Britain forever.

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This is the inspiring and moving true story behind the Bafta-winning film, Pride, which highlights the bond formed between two unlikely groups. A fully authorised tie-in, the film made over $4 million at the UK box office.

Author Biography

Tim Tate is an award-winning documentary film maker and an author. He has produced and directed films for BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Al Jazeera International, and the Discovery Channel. His work has won awards from Amnesty International, the Royal Television Society, UNESCO, The New York Festivals, the Association for International Broadcasting, and the US Cable Academy. He is the author of eight previous nonfiction books, including "Slave Girl."

Review

"The vital assistance provided by English gay and lesbian activists to striking Welsh miners in 1984 and 1985...is winningly presented in this oral history." --Publishers Weekly

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BAFTA-winning film Pride erupted into British cinemas, forever immortalising the courage and vivacity of the LGSM community.

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"The vital assistance provided by English gay and lesbian activists to striking Welsh miners in 1984 and 1985...is winningly presented in this oral history." --Publishers Weekly

Details ISBN1786062917 Author Tim Tate Publisher John Blake Publishing Ltd Year 2017 ISBN-10 1786062917 ISBN-13 9781786062918 Format Paperback Publication Date 2017-08-10 Media Book Imprint John Blake Publishing Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 331.8928223340941 Language English UK Release Date 2017-08-10 AU Release Date 2017-08-10 NZ Release Date 2017-08-10 Illustrations Illustrations, unspecified Audience General Pages 304 Subtitle The Unlikely Story of the True Heroes of the Miner's Strike We've got this

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