Events
Celebrating the legacy of Bob McCubbin
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
LGBTQ+
Around the world
Cuba’s Mariela Castro Espín: ‘Principles are not negotiable’
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 […]
LGBTQ+
Annie Jump Vicente Case(s): NOT A CAUTIONARY TALE
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 […]
Im/migrants and refugees
Renee Good’s murder shines spotlight on far-right war on queer women
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 […]
LGBTQ+
NYC rally: ‘I believe in trans youth power’
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 […]
LGBTQ+
It’s about making trans people unemployable
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 […]
LGBTQ+
Cuban trans activist says LGBTQI+ people in the U.S. and Cuba must unite
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 […]
LGBTQ+
Bob McCubbin – LGBTQ+ rights pioneer, Marxist revolutionary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the loss of lifelong revolutionary Bob McCubbin (June 23, 1942 – Aug. 31, 2025). McCubbin, 83, died from injuries sustained when he was hit by a car […]
LGBTQ+
Defying Trump’s cuts: L.A. LGBT Center activist shares resistance strategy in Havana
The following talk was presented on July 29 at the ICAP (Instituto Cubano de Amistad con los Pueblos / Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples) House of Friendship, in Havana, Cuba, with the participation […]
LGBTQ+
At San Diego Pride: ‘If you support trans rights, support ending genocide in Gaza’
San Diego, July 19 – A contingent from the Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice in Los Angeles joined members of the San Diego Struggle for Socialism Party to participate in San Diego’s 2025 Pride […]