The International African American Museum opens, plus feedback and opinions from FS readers.
LGBTQ
Reviving Stalin’s big lie
Freedom Road Socialist Organization goes all in with attack on Trotsky.
A pioneer activist answers transphobes in the feminist movement
How about more solidarity and less cooperating with the enemy?
Bigots and books and drag — oh my!
The angry mobs are out in force. This Soapbox from a Friend of Dorothy has a message for them: “We will not back down!”
The past is not dead
Right-wing legislators continue to expel opponents.
Farewell Fabian LoSchiavo (1949-2023)
A public sector worker and unionist who lived in Sydney, Fabian was a legend of the LGBTIQA+ community and radical causes.
Posie Parker in Australia: TERFs, Nazis and the fight for trans liberation
The flawed and blinkered ideology of trans-exclusionary radical feminism leaves its adherents open to far-right and fascist opportunism.
Chelsea Manning’s memoir: README.txt
Chelsea Manning, a high-profile transgender activist and whistleblower, finally gets the chance to tell her story in her own words.
Drag events targeted by far right
The boldness of the ultra-right, bringing with it the threat of fascism, requires equal boldness in response.
Patrick Haggerty: Musician, radical activist, and queer trailblazer
A salute to pioneering radical queer activist Patrick Haggerty, member of the first out gay country band, Lavender Country.
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Kansas: a beacon for abortion rights
Even in a post-Dobbs world, crucial liberties like reproductive freedom can be defended through vigilance and militant organizing!
FS Newspaper
Topical and Timely
Cuba: A Socialist Dream Deferred
Traces the ups and downs of the Cuban Revolution and the critical issue of rising capitalist influence. Analyzes the main actors in Cuban society today and discusses the path forward.