Author: Melinda Butterfield

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History

From Sally-Tom to Charlotte Fosgate: populism and the fight for trans lives, then and now

June 2, 2025 Melinda Butterfield
In May, the Struggle for Socialism Party Los Angeles branch discussed the new book, “Against Fascism: Reclaiming Populism’s Legacy for Today’s Class Struggle,” compiled by Louisiana socialist Gregory Williams.  Following is the closing presentation for […]
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Oppressed genders

International Women’s Day 2025: Attempted trans genocide is a warning to the whole working class

March 11, 2025 Melinda Butterfield
Talk given by Melinda Butterfield of the Struggle for Socialism Party at the International Women’s Day March and Teach-In in Baltimore on March 8, 2025. Video on Instagram Hello friends, comrades and siblings. Happy International […]
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In the U.S.

‘First they came’: Migrants, trans people are first targets of Trump’s fascist rule

February 1, 2025 Melinda Butterfield
Jan. 31 – The first 12 days of the new Trump administration have seen an avalanche of attacks on the working class and oppressed peoples of the United States and the whole world. Federal workers, […]
LGBTQ+

Anti-trans campaign incites violence, as Congress seeks federal restroom ban

November 22, 2024 Melinda Butterfield
In the wake of Donald Trump’s election, Nancy Mace, a far-right representative from South Carolina, has been the figurehead for a move to ban transgender people from using restrooms on Capitol Hill that correspond to […]
LGBTQ+

Beyond the ballot: Trans community calls for united resistance

October 30, 2024 Melinda Butterfield
Since mid-September, Donald Trump’s presidential campaign reportedly spent more than $30 million on television ads promoting anti-transgender hate. These have aired primarily in contested “swing states” and during high-viewership national sports broadcasts, including the World […]
Oppressed genders

Stand with Imane Khelif: Racism, misogyny and transphobia tarnish 2024 Olympics

August 10, 2024 Melinda Butterfield
 In the imperialist era, the Olympic Games were never just about athletics or international goodwill. The United States and other Western imperialist powers dominated the bodies that planned, organized and carried out these events, […]
LGBTQ+

Pride 2024: Solidarity with Gaza

June 1, 2024 Melinda Butterfield
 Meet danger with resistance LGBTQIA+ people greet Pride Month this year with a mixture of joy, fear, and anger.  Joy at the annual celebration of our vibrant, diverse community and our struggle for liberation, […]
Around the world

10 years of injustice: Anti-fascist leader recounts Odessa massacre

May 2, 2024 Melinda Butterfield
May 2 marks the 10th anniversary of one of the biggest crimes of 21st century fascism – the massacre of nearly 50 activists at the House of Trade Unions in Odessa, Ukraine. Despite extensive video […]
Capitalism and Marxism

May Day 2024: Resist the witch-hunts!

May 1, 2024 Melinda Butterfield
On International Workers’ Day 2024, workers in the U.S. could swear that Senator Joe McCarthy and Minister Cotton Mather had returned from the dead. More than 35,000 Palestinians, including 14,000 children, have died in just […]
Oppressed genders

Brooklyn: Community mobilizes to protect Trans Day of Visibility event

April 4, 2024 Melinda Butterfield
 Trans and queer activists and allies mobilized to defend a family Trans Day of Visibility event in Brooklyn, New York, on March 30. The event at Marsha P. Johnson State Park included arts and […]