Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Mark Ashton (1961 – 11 February 1987) was a gay rights activist, socialist and member of the Communist Party of Great Britain. He featured in Framed Youth: Revenge of the Teenage Perverts (1983), an early award-winning documentary produced by Lesbian and Gay teenagers and was a leading activist involved in the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (London) 1984-1985 support group. He was diagnosed with AIDS on 30 January 1987 and died 12 days later. His death prompted significant response from the gay community, particularly in publication and attendance at his funeral at Lambeth. In his memory, the Mark Ashton Trust was created to raise money for individuals suffering from HIV, and as of 2007 it had raised £20,000. Since 2008, the Terrence Higgins Trust has included the Mark Ashton Red Ribbon Fund, which had collected a little more than £2,000 as of 2014.. }
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- Mark_Ashton abstract "Mark Ashton (1961 – 11 February 1987) was a gay rights activist, socialist and member of the Communist Party of Great Britain. He featured in Framed Youth: Revenge of the Teenage Perverts (1983), an early award-winning documentary produced by Lesbian and Gay teenagers and was a leading activist involved in the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (London) 1984-1985 support group. He was diagnosed with AIDS on 30 January 1987 and died 12 days later. His death prompted significant response from the gay community, particularly in publication and attendance at his funeral at Lambeth. In his memory, the Mark Ashton Trust was created to raise money for individuals suffering from HIV, and as of 2007 it had raised £20,000. Since 2008, the Terrence Higgins Trust has included the Mark Ashton Red Ribbon Fund, which had collected a little more than £2,000 as of 2014.".