IAM/PRIDE

I'm in Wales and I don't have to pretend to be someone I'm not. I'm home. And I'm gay. And I'm Welsh.

Gethin - Identity

Experiencing acceptance in Wales after his mother did not accept him for who he is

When someone calls you a name... You take it and you own it

Mark - Identity/Courage

Encouraging the group to have confidence and pride in their identity despite prejudice

The Taliban saw us as little dolls to control, telling us what to do and how to dress

Malala - Identity

Talking about the control of the Taliban on women

No. This is a gay and lesbian group and we are unapologetic about that.

Mark - Identity

Having pride in his groups identity

I wore my scarf over my head, but never my face.

Malala - Identity

Talking about her rebellion against the Talibans rules.

I wanted people to focus on my message and not my clothes.

Malala - Identity

Talking about her message being more important than her identity/appearance

You're a respected woman, Maureen. People follow you. You could set an example

Cliff - Power

Telling her that her power could be used in a meaningful way rathe than negative

Whatever Mark says, we do, don't ask me why.

Mike - Power

Explaining the effect Marks leadership has on the group

There is power in a union

Song - Power

Meaningful song

When they get the power, they behave like... criminals

Hidayatullah (Ziauddins friend) - Power

Talking about the Taliban

Who hates the miners? Thatcher. Who else? The police, the public and the tabloid press. Sound familiar?

Mark - Power/Identity

Talking about the connection between the miners and LSGM Community

There is a third power stronger than [the sword and the pen] that of women.

Malala - Power

Exclaiming that women have strength and power

But now you make me feel so ashamed. And your prejudice wont keep you warm tonight

Lyrics in pride

Expressing how the LGBTQI Community feels

Now these mining communities are being bullied just like we are

Mark - Advocacy

Explaining the connection between the mining community and LGSM and why they are fighting the same battle

What you've given us is more than money, it's friendship... To find out you had a friend you never knew existed, well that's the best feeling in the world

Dai - Solidarity

Explaining the impact that the LGSM had on the mining community

I was speaking up for my right as a Muslim Woman to be able to go to school

Malala - Activism/Advocacy

Explaining what she is advocating for

Every girl and boy should go to school. The Quran say we should seek knowledge, study hard and learn the mysteries of our world.

Malala - Advocacy/activism

Speaking up regarding her religion and what her beliefs are regarding education

I was spared for a reason - to use my life for helping people

Malala - Activism

Stating what she believes is her purpose. Sacrificing her life for her people

What's the point of supporting gay rights but nobody else's rights... It's illogical.

Mark - Activism

Stating that he believes in supporting everyone's rights rather than just his own

It was because of Benazir that girls like me could think of speaking out

Malala - Activism

Her inspiration.

I vowed i would do everything in my power to help educate girls just like her. This was the war i was going to fight"

Malala - Activism/courage

Speaking about her inspiration and motivation as well as her courage

You support me. I support you. Whoever you are, wherever you come from. Shoulder to shoulder, hand to hand.

Dai - Solidarity

Speaking about solidarity and acceptance

Can you see what we've done here. By coming together all of us, by pledging our solidarity, our friendship, we've made history.

Dai - Solidarity

Preaching the impact of solidarity

The important thing is that we march together, all of us,. That's what the whole thing has been about since the beginning.

Bromley - Solidarity

Taking leadership and encouraging solidarity when things start going wrong at the last march

The gays and lesbians have been absolutely. magnificent why on earth would we have found that weird?

Cliff - Solidarity

Questioning why they would have found the LGSM weird

*The handshake symbol

Symbolism of solidarity

I knew that any of the girls in my class could have achieved what i had achieved if they had their parents support.

Malala - Pride/success

Malala speaks of her faith in her fellow peers

I hope one day we can be friends again mum

Joe - Solidarity

Joe saying goodbye to his mum after she didn't accept him

If you do not fall in the battel of Maiwand then by God, someone is saving you as a symbol of shame

Malala - Other

Speaking of the battle of Maiwand

Stand up for yourself. Have some pride

Mark - Courage/Pride

Encouraging his members to have courage in their identity

We [Pashtuns] have a saying. Without honour, the world counts for nothing

Malala - Pride

Holding onto her religion and preaching their honour

God, give me the strength and courage and make me perfect because I want to make this world perfect

Malala - Pride

Malala begging for the tools she needs to make the world a better place

A proud daughter of Pakistan

Malala - Pride

Speaking of her pride of being a Pashtun

Going to school, reading and doing our homework wasn't just a way of passing time, it was our future

Malala - Pride

Explaining what education meant to her and her classmates

Don't give it all to the fight, leave some for home

Dai to Mark - Pride/courage

Explaining that he needs some strength for home and not to give it all to the LGSM and miners

It was a miracle that I was alive

Malala - Sacrifice

After she was shot

From early on I could feel I was different from my sisters

Ziauddin - Identity

He knew that something about him was different and special. Similar to when Malala was born

We were scared, but our fear wasn't as strong as our courage

Malala - Courage

Explaining that their courage was stronger than fear and that it helped them to build the strength to carry on

My father always says that heroism is in the Pashtun DNA

Malala - Courage

Signifying that heroism is similar to courage and that she got it from her DNA

I'm going to do what I set out to do. No hiding, no running away, no apologies.

Mark - Courage

Finding the motivation to push on and fight their cause

Everyone knows they will die one day.

Malala - Courage

The reasoning behind Malala not being afraid of the death threats

Turning his weakness into strength

About Ziauddin - Courage

Finding ways to use his problems to create greatness

After the PM presented me with the award and cheque, I presented him with a long list of demands.

Malala - Courage

Speaking of her experience standing up against the PM to push her point across

If one man can destroy everything, why can't one girl change it?

Malala - Courage

Comparing her power to Fazlullah

I want to learn and be trained well with the weapon of knowledge. Then I will be able to fight more effectively for my cause

Malala - Courage/education

Wanting the best out of her education to push for more education

It was as though they wanted to remove all traces of womankind from public life

Malala - Oppression

Taliban de humanises women

In Pakistan, when women say they want independence, people think this means we don't want to obey our father, bothers or husbands. But it does not mean that. It means we want to make decisions for ourselves

Malala - Oppression

Speaking of the women not wanting to abuse their rights, but rather life a life of freedom

Terror had made people cruel. The Taliban bulldozed both our Pashtun values and the values of Islam

Malala - Oppression

Speaking of the reaction to fear from the community

I was a girl in a land where rifles were fired in celebration of a son, while daughters were hidden away behind a curtain, their role in life simply to prepare food and give birth to children

Malala - Oppression/religion

Speaking of the usual experience of their religion and emphasizing that she was different

Burn in hell

A sign held at the first protest, Juxtaposed by what the gays were saying when collecting for the miners: "Gays and lesbians support the miners"

It was a pretty good march today. Not much in the way of beatings or abuse. Harley any petrol bombs or swastikas"

Mike (?) - Oppression

Speaking of the fact that a good day consists of not being attacked