LGBTQ+ – Struggle

The working class needs courage: a lesson from gay activist Bob McCubbin

April 5, 2026 John Parker

The following are remarks at the memorial service for Comrade Bob McCubbin, held on March 21, 2026, at the People’s Forum in New York City. Bob McCubbin was a pioneering theorist of LGBTQIA+ liberation, author […]

The Supreme Court and the fight against conversion therapy

April 4, 2026 Gregory E. Williams

Anti-people Supreme Court strikes again The U.S. Supreme Court just endangered millions of LGBTQIA+ children and youth. With the Chiles v. Salazar ruling on March 31, they opened the door for a resurgence of the […]

Mild in manner, bold in matter: the revolutionary life of Bob McCubbin

April 3, 2026 Melinda Butterfield

The following are opening remarks at the memorial service for Comrade Bob McCubbin, held on March 21, 2026, at the People’s Forum in New York City. Bob McCubbin was a pioneering theorist of LGBTQIA+ liberation, […]

Celebrating the legacy of Bob McCubbin

March 12, 2026 Struggle - La Lucha

Bob McCubbin ¡Presente! March 21 6:30 p.m. The Paul Robeson Theater at The Peoples Forum 320 West 37th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenue) New York, NY 10018

Cuba’s Mariela Castro Espín: ‘Principles are not negotiable’

February 11, 2026 Carlos Aznárez

Mariela Castro Espín, in addition to being the head of CENESEX (Cuba’s National Center for Sex Education), is an active militant in all aspects of internationalist solidarity. Completely committed to the defense of the Palestinian […]

WEHO TIMES 22024 Trans activist arrested

Annie Jump Vicente Case(s): NOT A CAUTIONARY TALE

February 3, 2026 Tsukuru Fors

On Feb. 15, 2024, Annie Jump Vicente, an extremely visible and outspoken trans rights advocate in WeHo (West Hollywood), was involved in an altercation with a Block by Block Ambassador. [Editor’s note: The Ambassadors are […]

Renee Good’s murder shines spotlight on far-right war on queer women

January 19, 2026 Melinda Butterfield

Previous articles in this series: ‘We will get ICE out of Minnesota’: Community, unions mobilize for Jan. 23 The siege of Minneapolis: testimonies from the front lines “If they are going to shoot us and […]

NYC rally: ‘I believe in trans youth power’

January 12, 2026 Melinda Butterfield

Jan. 10 — Under a cold, steady rain, hundreds of people rallied today in New York’s Union Square to defend the lives of transgender children and all trans people. Holding a sea of umbrellas, signs […]

It’s about making trans people unemployable

December 3, 2025 Parker Molloy

By now, you may have seen the story making the rounds. It’s about a University of Oklahoma student named Samantha Fulnecky who received a zero on a psychology essay, filed a discrimination complaint, and got […]

Cuban trans activist says LGBTQI+ people in the U.S. and Cuba must unite

September 26, 2025 Verde Gil Jímenez

The following talk by Verde Gil Jiménez was presented on July 29 at the ICAP (Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples) Friendship House in Havana, Cuba, with the participation of the Venceremos Brigade and […]