LGBTQ

Motor City Pride: The fight is not over

Thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, and their allies, took to the streets June 7 in the…

June 10, 2015

Supreme Court pressed to grant right to marry

Last week the Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments for and against legalizing same-sex marriage. Plaintiffs from Michigan,…

May 8, 2015

Outrage pushes back bigoted Indiana law

From the minute Indiana Gov. Mike Pense passed the bigoted “Religious Freedom Restoration Act,” the law permitting businesses to discriminate…

April 6, 2015

Transgender warrior Leslie Feinberg united all struggles for liberation

Workers World Party commemorated and celebrated the life and contributions of our beloved comrade, Leslie Feinberg, with a memorial in…

March 31, 2015

What women are fighting for

International Women’s Day is a good time to examine some crucial struggles for women, including pay equity and livable wages.…

March 7, 2015

LGBTQ marriage equality fight moves ahead

For almost 400 years, since the first English settlers began stealing land from the original inhabitants of North America, legal…

January 19, 2015

Michigan struggle demands transgender civil rights

Detroit — The victories for marriage equality represent a huge advance for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer movement in…

December 11, 2014

A tribute to Leslie Feinberg

Many people involved in the fight for a better world are at this time feeling a great sadness at the…

December 3, 2014

Phony gay rights bill throws trans community under the bus in Michigan

There is no question that the victories for marriage equality represent a huge advance for the LGBTQ movement. Two-thirds of…

December 2, 2014

Same-sex marriage fight not over

After being buoyed by a string of victories, the movement for the right to marry was set back Nov. 6…

November 13, 2014