Mark Ashton

Mark Ashton (1961 — 11 February 1987) was an English gay rights activist, socialist and member of the Communist Party of Great Britain.^[1] He was diagnosed with AIDS on 30 January 1987 and died 12 days later.^[2] His death prompted significant response from the gay community, particularly in publication and attendance at his funeral at Lambeth.^[1][3] In his memory, the Mark Ashton Trust was created to raise money for individuals suffering from HIV, and as of 2007^[update] it has raised £20,000.^[2][3]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Remembering Mark Ashton and Some 'Lost' Time, Outside the Gates 1 March 2007, retrieved 31 May 2008
2. ^ ^{a b} Robinson, Dr. Lucy (2007), Gay men and the left in post-war Britain: how the personal got political, Manchester University Press, p. 170, ISBN 9780719074349 
3. ^ ^{a b} Mark Ashton Remembered from Positive Nations, retrieved 31 May 2008

Party political offices
Preceded by Douglas Chalmers	General Secretary of the Young Communist League 1985 - 1987	Succeeded by ?

Persondata
Name	Ashton, Mark
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Date of birth	1961
Place of birth
Date of death	1987
Place of death

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