Author: Melinda Butterfield

Two weeks ago, I had a gender-affirming surgery called an orchiectomy (google it if you’re curious). It’s rude and not a good idea for cisgender people to ask trans people, “Have you had x, y, […]

You can’t use a restroom in a public building, your school, or the airport without facing jail or violence. The medication you rely on to stay alive is suddenly denied you.  You fear arrest for […]

 On orders of President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the U.S. and Britain bombed Yemen, the poorest country in the Middle East, on the night of Jan. 11, in violation of international […]

 Presentation given at the Socialist Unity Party national plenum on Dec. 16, 2023. As we approach the two-year anniversary of the open military conflict between the U.S./NATO/Ukraine and Russia, it’s clear that the war […]

 Excerpts from a presentation at the Socialist Unity Party national plenum on Dec. 16, 2023. It’s no exaggeration to say that the Oct. 7 National March to Protect Trans Youth was a milestone event […]

Thousands of people joined a Queers for Palestine march in New York City on Nov. 12. The crowd was young, militant, and angry about the deluge of Israeli pinkwashing aimed at the LGBTQ+ community in […]

[su_row][su_column size=”1/2″ center=”no” class=”] [/su_column][su_column size=”1/2″ center=”no” class=”] [/su_column][/su_row]  Oct. 13 – Palestinians in Gaza are facing genocide. Now, today. Anti-Semitic conspiracy theorists claim that Israel controls the U.S. government. Just the opposite is […]