Ian Ocx | LGBTQIA+ Commissioner of the American Party of Labor | Texas– On March 29, President Joe Biden announced the official recognition of Transgender Day of Visibility by the government of the United States. In this announcement, Biden stated… Read More ›
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Nex Benedict: Medical Examiner findings contradict allegations that assault was “insignificant”
Orianna R. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Oregon– Nex Benedict, a 16 year old nonbinary student (they/them), died last month after they were assaulted by three older students in a school bathroom on February 7, 2024 at Owasso High School… Read More ›
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2023: Up with Liberation
By Ian Ocx, LGBTQIA+ Commissioner of the American Party of Labor. Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day that all of us in the LGBTQIA+ community and its allies use to bring attention to the previous and ongoing struggles… Read More ›
The anti-Marxist nature of Queer-Antagonistic Revisionism
By Ian Ocx and Red Nesbitt of the American Party of Labor. Introduction In his report to the Eighth Congress of the Party of Labor of Albania, comrade Enver Hoxha stated, “The Marxist-Leninists are not conservative and fanatical, as the… Read More ›
On the recent Supreme Court rulings
By Keegan D., Red Phoenix correspondent, Illinois. Every year liberal bourgeois think tanks and NGOs (non-governmental organizations) release reports that claim to rank and determine the levels of democracy within countries around the globe. Somehow the US ranks near the… Read More ›
We cannot allow capitalism to sanitize Pride!
By Ian Ocx, LGBTQIA+ Commissioner of the American Party of Labor. Over the last year the LGBTQIA+ Commission of the American Party of Labor has been doing its best to cover, report on, organize within, and provide a Marxist-Leninist analysis… Read More ›
Pride: A brief revolutionary history
By the LGBTQIA+ Commission of the American Party of Labor. An Immediate Origin of Modern Struggle, Existence, and Recognition: On June 28th, 1970 the very first Pride marches were held in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago to commemorate… Read More ›
On homosexuality in the USSR
By Alfonso Casal, National Chair of the American Party of Labor. The fact that homosexuality was criminally sanctioned under Soviet law is something that is often thrown in the face of communists in general, and used to “discredit” Comrade Stalin… Read More ›
Sex education overhaul endangers Florida youth and public health
By the Women’s Commission of the American Party of Labor. The Florida House and Senate have passed HB 1069—a bill to overhaul sex education in schools—amidst a nationwide wave of legislation targeting reproductive rights and the LGBTQIA+ community. Florida has… Read More ›
Florida’s “legal kidnapping” of transgender youth
By Andrew D. and Min A., Red Phoenix correspondents. In Florida, a state already known for its reactionary policies and politics under the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis, SB 254 has passed in the Senate and is expected to be… Read More ›
Transgender workers at an intersection of exploitation
By Leonard Zorfass, Red Phoenix correspondent, New Jersey. Transgender workers face significant challenges in the workplace, and one of the most pressing issues is the wage gap. Despite equal qualifications, experience, and productivity, transgender workers are paid less than their… Read More ›
National Call to Defend Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People
In an announcement two weeks ago, Donald Trump revealed a plan that he would enact if he were to be re-elected to President. This plan includes the banning of gender-affirming care for transgender youth, distorting it as “child abuse,” “mutilation,”… Read More ›
The Respect For Marriage Act: Another Legislative Farce
By: The LGBTQIA+ Commission of the American Party of Labor. Since the overturning of the 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade in June of 2022, the reactionary Supreme Court has made it known that they are interested in reviewing… Read More ›
A Call to Fight Like Hell for the Living
By: Ian Ocx, Red Phoenix Correspondent Texas. On November 21st the LGBTQIA+ community in Colorado Springs came together to celebrate the victories the transgender and gender-nonconforming community has won over the years, and to honor those who have been lost,… Read More ›
Texas Governor Attacks the Safety of Transgender Youth
By: Ian Ocx, Red Phoenix Correspondent Texas On Febuary 22nd a statement was released by Texas governor Greg Abbot in which he officially directed the Texas State Department of Family and Protective Services to consider and prosecute “so-called sex change… Read More ›