LGBTQIA2S+ liberation

Socialism and trans liberation

The following are selected comments from panelists at an April 1 webinar: “Transgender Day of Visibility: a Socialist Perspective,” sponsored…

May 27, 2021

A Pride call to action: June 14-21 DEFEND TRANS YOUTH!

June 1 marks the start of Pride month. Ex-President Donald Trump has been out of office over 130 days. But…

May 25, 2021

When just being yourself is a radical act

By Miley Fletcher For hundreds of years, racism, bigotry and discrimination have existed in society but especially within prison complexes.…

May 14, 2021

Seeking justice for Mikayla Miller, Black lesbian teen 

Hopkinton, Mass. May 6 — The death of 16-year-old Black lesbian Mikayla Miller under mysterious circumstances in mid-April has ignited…

May 10, 2021

‘I have rights too’

By Miley Selena Fletcher The following letter is from a transgender incarcerated worker at SCI Forest in Pennsylvania. When I…

April 29, 2021

Middle school students in Grants Pass, Oregon, protest anti-transgender school staff

Portland, Ore. In Grants Pass, Ore., a North Middle School assistant principal and a seventh-grade teacher started a petition calling…

April 23, 2021

Lavender and Red solidarity with Mumia Abu-Jamal! 

From the LGBTQ+ Caucus of Workers World Party We, the LGBTQ+ Caucus of Workers World Party, are outraged, disgusted and…

April 23, 2021

Trans women and police brutality through history

The “protect and serve” motto emblazoned on police vehicles acts as cover for their aggressive and oppressive activities against people…

April 15, 2021

For incarcerated trans women: ‘Injustice at every turn’

According to the 2011 National Transgender Discrimination Survey, one in six transgender people have been imprisoned. For Black transgender people…

April 14, 2021

For trans people, ‘there should not be for-profit detention centers’

Jupiter Peraza made these slightly edited remarks at an April 1 webinar, “Trans Day of Visibility,” organized by the LGBTQ+…

April 6, 2021