LGBTQ+ – Struggle

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 […]

Bob McCubbin – LGBTQ+ rights pioneer, Marxist revolutionary

September 6, 2025 Struggle - La Lucha

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 […]

Defying Trump’s cuts: L.A. LGBT Center activist shares resistance strategy in Havana

August 12, 2025 Onyịnye Alheri

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 […]

At San Diego Pride: ‘If you support trans rights, support ending genocide in Gaza’

July 23, 2025 Struggle - La Lucha

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 […]

Palestine contingent in Baltimore Pride Parade met with applause

June 19, 2025 Jace Carter

June 14 – The energy was electric at this year’s Baltimore Pride Parade, as activists in the Palestine contingent, led by the People’s Power Assembly and Struggle for Socialism Party, marched on the parade route […]