LGBTQ+ – Page 5 – Struggle

New York trans community defies police repression, shuts down hate rally

November 19, 2022 Melinda Butterfield

More than a hundred trans people and supporters came out to New York City Hall on Nov. 14 to protest a hate rally featuring British TERF Kellie-Jay Keen. It was the final stop on her […]

New Yorkers rally to stop anti-trans violence

October 16, 2022 Struggle-La Lucha New York bureau

Trans activists, community members, and allies rallied at New York’s Union Square Park Oct. 8 for the National Day of Action to End Violence and Genocide on Transgender People. The event was rescheduled from Oct. […]

National day of action to end violence and genocide on transgender people

October 12, 2022 Struggle-La Lucha Los Angeles bureau

On Saturday, October 1, we joined dozens in downtown Los Angeles to participate in the National Day of Action to End Violence and Genocide on Transgender People. Our Struggle-La Lucha newspaper, along with a leaflet, […]

Cuba Codigo Familias Family Code referendum

Open letter to LGBTQ+ activists: Learn from Cuba! End the blockade!

October 9, 2022 Melinda Butterfield

In September, Serena Brennerman, a 16-year-old white trans woman, was found drowned in Salem, Oregon. Serena’s death was ruled a suicide by the police. But her friends and community don’t believe it. She was physically […]

Struggle for trans rights and socialism go hand in hand

August 22, 2022 Melinda Butterfield

Based on remarks at the Socialist Unity Party national plenum on Aug. 13. On Aug. 12, the state of Florida announced new guidelines to end all gender-affirming care for trans adults and children who receive […]

What’s behind the escalating attacks on trans people?

July 25, 2022 Melinda Butterfield

Thirty-one members of the white supremacist Patriot Front from across the U.S. were detained after preparing an assault on a Pride festival in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, June 12. On the July 4 weekend in Camden, […]

Queer Liberation Marchers vow to fight back

July 2, 2022 Struggle - La Lucha

On Pride Sunday, June 26, many thousands flooded the streets of lower Manhattan for the 4th annual Queer Liberation March. The theme of this year’s march was “For Trans and BIPOC Freedom, Reproductive Justice and […]

Solidarity with Cuba, trans people at Queens Pride

June 7, 2022 Melinda Butterfield

Thousands of people gathered in the multinational immigrant neighborhood of Jackson Heights in Queens, New York, for the 25th Queens Pride Parade June 5. For the past two years the event was held virtually […]

Pride Month announcement from Struggle-La Lucha co-editor

June 7, 2022 Melinda Butterfield

Following is a special announcement from the co-editor of Struggle-La Lucha, formerly known as Greg Butterfield. Happy Pride Month! I have some personal news to share with Struggle-La Lucha readers. I’m proud to say that […]