Gender & Sexuality
How Capitalism Uses Gender Oppression to Rule
In a talk at the "Socialism is the Solution" conference, Christine Marie discusses the way that capitalism oppresses women.
Christine Marie
November 13, 2017#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, 2017Strike 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, 2017Trump 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, 2017Mexico’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, 2017Brazilian 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, 2017Socialist 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, 2017The 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, 2017Women 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