LGBTSceneReview_2024_T5_GIRONSALAHUB

Pride

Anouk GIRON SALAHUB Terminale 5

• British movie

• 2014
• historical comedy-drama
• based on a true story

=> LGSM (lesbian and gay support the miners) help miners' families miners' strike (1984)

Pride's posters

• Mark Ashton, gay activist
• police's attention on the miners
• London gay pride => collects money with buckets
• LGSM

=> Joe (20, closeted), Mike, Steff (lesbian), Gethin+Jonathan (Gay's the World : headquarter)

• mining community don't want to be assiocated to them
• queer have been persecuted by minors
• donations to a mining village, Wales
• committee of the village (Dulais valley)
• Dai
• L, G
• accepted

• to thank =>speech at a gay bar
• not welcom =>booed, made fun of him
• eloquence
• new experiences (going on strike, meeting queer people)
• humor, comparison of a battle -> not dangerous, victim of Thatcher's policies

• reversed roles
• links together miners,,queer people -> oppresed stand up for their rights
• not just intersest => friendship
• cause takes off
• others join LGSM -> leave aside their preconseptions
• more money
• LGSM have to be accepted by miners
• unexpected alliance
• even after the end of the strike

• historical, political events
• Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the UK
• ultraliberal, violent policy
• supports project to close mines not productive enough
• national union of miners protests -> long workers' strike, 80 000 miners

=>difficult for their families

• police repression, limits social assistance to thes families

• male homosexuality decriminalized
• can't show them as gay people in public
• over 21 (18 for heterosexuals)
• wasn't accepted socially -> conservatives : sin, unnatural
• both communities persecuted by Thatcher's policy.
• miners will loose but will help queer people to have more rights
• movie came out : same-sex marriage allowed (step forward)

• universal themes : solidarity, hope, fraternity, struggle to obtain rights
• optimistic way -> comedy
• based on a true story, true people