17 March 2021

Socialist Party LGBTQ+ members meeting

The Socialist Party LGBTQ+ group met on 14 March to discuss our programme on LGBTQ+ rights, and how we can intervene in the upcoming Pride season for these rights

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24 February 2021

Tories tout toilet tensions

The Tory government has opened a call for evidence regarding the availability of men's and women's toilet facilities

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24 February 2021

Pride flag is about unity in struggle

'Rainbow capitalism' is the term given to the corporate bandwagon-jumping of brands using the iconic gay pride symbol - the rainbow flag - to decorate their products during 'Pride season'

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10 February 2021

The Socialist Inbox

Send your news, views and criticism, in not more than 150 words, to [email protected] - or if you're not online, PO Box 1398, Enfield EN1 9GT

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27 January 2021

TV Review: It's a Sin

I remember the first time I heard about being gay outside of jokes in the playground. It was looking at pictures of Kaposi's sarcoma patients in a science textbook page on HIV/Aids.

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22 July 2020

Bristol trans rights protest

Hundreds gathered on College Green on 18 July to protest against the government's most recent proposed attack on the rights of trans people.

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15 July 2020

Nottingham trans rights protest: Our demands are the same as everyone's

'Trans rights are human rights' was one of the chants as 300 trans people and supporters marched from the Forest Recreation Ground to the Old Market Square in Nottingham on 11 July

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8 July 2020

Trans rights protests oppose Tory backsliding

Well over a thousand overwhelmingly young trans and non-binary people and supporters protested in Parliament Square on 4 July against the Tories backsliding on trans rights.

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1 July 2020

Yes to self-identity

The Sunday Times reported that Johnson intends to dump plans to improve trans people's rights to self-identify

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27 April 2020

Going viral: Socialist comments and letters

The Covid-19 pandemic is a world social crisis which touches every aspect of life. The iniquities and failings of the capitalist system are being exposed

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11 March 2020

Women's rights, trans rights and the labour movement

The Socialist was contacted by Women's Place UK (WPUK) requesting a right of reply to the article by Sarah-Sachs Eldridge 'Labour Party and trans rights: United working-class fight needed for rights and resources for all', which was published in issue 1074.

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26 February 2020

The Socialist Inbox

Letter's to the Socialist's editors.

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19 February 2020

Labour Party and trans rights

The Labour Campaign for Trans Rights has intervened in the party's leadership contest, calling on candidates to back its 12-point pledge

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4 September 2019

Priced out of Pride

Southampton Pride has grown year on year. The parade on 24 August was a huge spectacle, greeted by cheers and clapping from shoppers in the streets we passed.

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3 July 2019

Stonewall riots' legacy shows need for socialist struggle to win LGBT+ liberation

The Stonewall riots 50 years ago have been widely seen as the birth of modern LGBT+ rights movements.

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12 June 2019

Widespread condemnation of horrifying, violent, homophobic assaults

Two lesbian women were subjected to a horrifying, violent, homophobic assault on a London night bus on 30 May.

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5 June 2019

Sexual harassment of LGBT+ workers shows need for unions to fight

68% of LGBT+ people have faced sexual harassment at work, finds a recent report from the Trade Union Congress. Of these, two in three did not report it to their employers. A quarter of those chose not to for fear of being outed.

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29 May 2019

Birmingham Pride - revitalising political struggle

Pride should be used to fight back against oppression and as a platform to promote socialist policies

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3 April 2019

Discussion and debate at Leeds Trans Pride

Transphobic hate crimes are going up. Trans people have gained some legal protections but still face high levels of unemployment and around a two-year wait for NHS services.

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27 March 2019

United working-class struggle needed to fight for trans and women's rights

The Socialist Party was invited to participate in a debate on the Gender Recognition Act hosted by a London Constituency Labour Party

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