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New York: Queer Liberation March defends trans lives

June 29, 2023 Melinda Butterfield
Thousands of people flooded the streets of lower Manhattan on Pride Sunday, June 25, for the fifth annual Queer Liberation March. This year’s theme was “Trans and Queer, Forever Here,” in defiance of the more […]
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Boston rejects Zionist pinkwashing

June 22, 2023 Struggle - La Lucha
June, 21 2023 We are writing as queer, trans, Two Spirit, non-binary, Palestinian, Arab, Black, Indigenous, white, Latinx, and Jewish people living in the Boston area on occupied Massachusett, Wampanoag, Nipmuc, and Wabanaki lands. We […]
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Defiance and joy at Baltimore Trans Pride March

June 8, 2023 Melinda Butterfield
Hundreds of transgender people, other members of the LGBTQ+ community, loved ones, and supporters took to the streets on June 3 for the annual Baltimore Trans Pride March. Despite the grave threats to trans people’s […]
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March for LGBTQ youth at Louisiana Capitol

June 3, 2023 FightBack! News
Baton Rouge, LA – On May 27, almost 300 people gathered at the Louisiana State Capitol to protest the attacks on LGBTQ rights. The demonstrators then marched to Governor John Bel Edwards’ mansion and listened […]
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Pride 2023: Resist the ban on trans lives! March on Florida

June 1, 2023 Struggle - La Lucha
As Pride Month begins, last year’s anti-trans panic has grown into a full-blown campaign for trans extermination. We call on the whole movement for social and economic justice, against war and racism, for civil rights […]
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Philippines: LGBTQ people say no to Austin, U.S. troops and EDCA!

February 4, 2023 Lakapati Laguna
Militant LGBTQ group Lakapati Laguna strongly objects to the visit of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and reiterates people’s calls to junk the ruthless Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is currently […]
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Shooting at Club Q reflects rising fascist terror

November 21, 2022 Workers Voice Socialist Movement
We must unite against the right in a mass workers’ movement Nov. 20: Last night’s attack on Club Q in Colorado Springs is a result of years of anti-LGBTQ fearmongering in federal election campaigns, state […]
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New York trans community defies police repression, shuts down hate rally

November 19, 2022 Melinda Butterfield
More than a hundred trans people and supporters came out to New York City Hall on Nov. 14 to protest a hate rally featuring British TERF Kellie-Jay Keen. It was the final stop on her […]
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New Yorkers rally to stop anti-trans violence

October 16, 2022 Struggle-La Lucha New York bureau
Trans activists, community members, and allies rallied at New York’s Union Square Park Oct. 8 for the National Day of Action to End Violence and Genocide on Transgender People. The event was rescheduled from Oct. […]
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National day of action to end violence and genocide on transgender people

October 12, 2022 Struggle-La Lucha Los Angeles bureau
On Saturday, October 1, we joined dozens in downtown Los Angeles to participate in the National Day of Action to End Violence and Genocide on Transgender People. Our Struggle-La Lucha newspaper, along with a leaflet, […]