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LGSM activists set to defy Pride organisers and march at front with trade unionists

LGBT activists could be set to defy London Pride organisers who “shamefully” prioritised corporate sponsors and march at the front of today’s parade. 

Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners had been invited to lead the parade on the 30th anniversary of the 1984-85 miners’ strike after their solidarity story was popularised in the hit film Pride. 

But the group rejected the invitation after organisers said trade union members could not join them because there would be too many people at the front of the march. 

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