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Gender & Sexuality

#MeToo: Survivors Stand up to be Counted

The #MeToo campaign brings attention to the prevalence of sexual violence, particularly perpetrated by wealthy and powerful men. What does this mean for working class women?

Francesca Gomes

October 22, 2017

Strike with Pride: Interview with Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners

In 1984, during the year-long strike by British coalminers, a group of activists formed an organisation called Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners. In this interview, they share their political and personal experiences of one of the most turbulent periods in modern British history.

Left Voice

October 5, 2017

Trump Administration Attacks LGBT Workers

On Tuesday, September 26th, a lawyer for Trump’s Department of Justice argued that discrimination against LGBTQ employees should not be considered a violation of federal law.

Amelia Robles

October 5, 2017

Mexico’s Women Workers: Most Oppressed, Most Courageous

Far more than half of reported deaths due to the earthquake in Mexico City were women due to unsafe working conditions and the segregation of domestic labor. But women refuse to be victims and are on the front lines of the rescue effort.

Tatiana Cozzarelli

September 30, 2017

Brazilian Federal Court Allows “Conversion Therapy” for LGBT People

This week, a Brazilian federal court issued an injunction allowing psychologists to provide gay and lesbian conversion therapy.

Victor Mariutti

September 22, 2017

Socialist Feminism in Practice: Learning from Pan y Rosas

A member of the Left Voice delegation to Argentina writes about her experience learning from the socialist women's group, Pan y Rosas.

Francesca Gomes

September 15, 2017

The Trotskyist Drag King of Mexico City

The following is an interview with Mexican drag king, Nancy Cazares, also known as Gabriel. Nancy is also a Trotskyist militant of the Movimiento de Trabajadores Socialistas (MTS).

Left Voice

August 26, 2017

“No One is Handed Freedom on a Silver Platter”: Women and the Russian Revolution

An interview with author of Women, State and Revolution, Wendy Goldman.

Left Voice

August 23, 2017

Women Workers vs Intersectional Exploitation

PepsiCo is a multinational corporation with a woman CEO, awarded for multiculturalism in her company. The women in a PepsiCo factory in Argentina are facing off against PepsiCo, demonstrating that individual corporate empowerment means nothing for the exploited.

Tatiana Cozzarelli

August 16, 2017