Behind the Blazers A4
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“I, for one, am so grateful for<br />
what <strong>the</strong>y’ve done for me.”<br />
a gay man (Graham Norton) presents<br />
one of <strong>the</strong> biggest TV shows in <strong>the</strong> UK.<br />
It shows just how far we’ve come for<br />
loving our fellow human beings.<br />
The exhibition mentioned <strong>the</strong> events<br />
that happened in my favourite film<br />
(Pride) so I did cry a little bit at <strong>the</strong><br />
mention of <strong>the</strong> miner strikes... Pride is<br />
about LGSM (Lesbians and Gays<br />
Support <strong>the</strong> Miners), who raised<br />
money in spite of prejudice <strong>the</strong>y were<br />
facing, for people who were forced to<br />
strike because of how badly Margaret<br />
Thatcher treated <strong>the</strong>m. Though I knew<br />
that <strong>the</strong> film was based on a true story,<br />
I didn’t truly understand <strong>the</strong> difference<br />
that <strong>the</strong> movement made for everyone<br />
until this exhibition. It made me realise<br />
just how important it is to remember<br />
what people have done for us.<br />
If LGSM hadn’t raised so much for <strong>the</strong><br />
miners <strong>the</strong> bill, in 1985, which<br />
criminalised discrimination to LGBT+<br />
people based on <strong>the</strong>ir sexuality,<br />
wouldn’t have been passed. It only<br />
won with a huge proportion of votes<br />
from miners. I don’t know what times<br />
would be like today if LGSM hasn’t had<br />
done what <strong>the</strong>y did and so we need to<br />
remember our history. I, for one, am so<br />
grateful for what <strong>the</strong>y’ve done for me.
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