Britain’s vanishing nightlife
What the loss of night clubs mean, for community, for queer freedom and for the right to collective joy
We fight for the oppressed
Why the fight against oppression is at the heart of revolutionary politics
End of the rainbow: sex, empire, and the new right
Liberal narratives that once instrumentalised LGBTQ+ rights have given way to a resurgent right-wing politics.
London Trans+ Pride – a historic and radical protest
Over 100,000 took part in an angry demo with none of the corporate floats and respectability politics that have dominated queer mobilisations.
Queer joy and support for Palestine face police harassment
The annual George Michael Memorial Party faced a police crackdown last month, after its support for Palestine last year.
Chicago teachers – winning against the US right
Chicago teachers have won a new contract which improves pay and conditions but also defends school communities including migrants and LGBTQ+ people.
Fighting for trans people at work and in unions – and winning
How Unite and trans union members fought back against transphobia in a Scottish aerospace factory.
Trans liberation is worker liberation – resource bank
Trade unions are getting involved in the fight against transphobia. We’ve put together resources to help activists organise.
PCS conference gutted by risk management
An rs21 member in PCS reflects on this year’s conference, where a key motion on trans rights was struck off the agenda.
Rees’ ontology: an obfuscation – On Marx, gender and trans liberation
Marx’s ideas are essential to understanding women’s and trans oppression, and to fighting for freedom.
Class and oppression
Some on the left say we should prioritise class struggles over issues of oppression. But fighting oppression is at the heart of socialism.
Against bad arguments for terrible things
A response to John Rees’ attempt to Marxwash anti-trans bigotry
Review | Eros and Empire
A new book uncovers a history of radical struggles which both fought for queer liberation and opposed American imperialism.
The Supreme Court decision: when law becomes the means of oppression
The Supreme Court decision is a break with precedent and a concession to right wing pressure that harms all women.
Huge protests condemn Supreme Court attack on trans people
Protests have shown huge support for trans people this weekend – we can fight and we can win!
Supreme Court attacks trans people – the fight for liberation goes on
The Supreme Court ruling is part of a global transphobic offensive – but trans people will carry on fighting. Watch out for protests and join them!
What’s left of the bourgeois family? On family abolition
The call to abolish the family is back, sparking fierce debate.
Trans youth fight back: an interview with Trans Kids Deserve Better
The NHS, the Department of Education, and youth organising for trans liberation.
Review | Who’s Afraid of Gender?
Around the world, the right are mobilising around “gender”. Colin Wilson reviews Judith Butler’s new intervention.
The Tories’ pro-natalism agenda
Colin Wilson unpacks the right-wing agendas behind the new Tory childcare policy.
Cass Review: dangerous and transphobic
Lisa Leak and Colin Wilson explain why we should reject Cass and renew the fight for trans liberation.
Queers for Palestine
Opposing the ‘pink-washing’ of Israel – rs21 member Colin Wilson explains the importance of a slogan increasingly seen on Palestine solidarity protests.
Resisting transphobia at the Working Class Movement Library
The rs21 steering group reports on the campaign against transphobic attacks
Working Class Movement Library – Stand up to transphobia
Solidarity against transphobia must be a principle of the movement.
London Trans+ Pride shows that pride is a protest
On 8 July, rs21 members marched as part of a trade union bloc at London Trans+ Pride. Events like this remind us of our collective power and determination.
Schofield: a homophobic attack, an unequal relationship
The Philip Schofield affair highlights both homophobia and the reality of sexual abuse in certain workplaces.
The state strikes again: the new Indonesian criminal code
Frans Ari Prasetyo explains the new repressive criminal code that has just been passed in Indonesia – and outlines the resistance it faces.
Stand together against attacks on trans people
Over forty local vigils for Brianna Ghey are planned. Stand together against the transphobes.
Edinburgh fights transphobia
Staff, students and socialists stop the screening of a transphobic film at the University of Edinburgh.
After the Club Q shooting: building a movement for liberation
The context of the attack, and the radical LGBTQ movement we need.