Pride
Queer Liberation March Brings Tens of Thousands to the Streets — Police Attack Them with Pepper Spray
At yesterday’s Queer Liberation March for Black Lives & Against Police Brutality, the second annual march of the Reclaim Pride Coalition, cops engaged in the usual brutal oppression of protests with renewed vigor. In contrast to their behavior at the corporatized Heritage of Pride parade, in which cops march side by side with protesters, the police reminded the LGBTQ+ community that they have no place in our movements.
Olivia Wood
June 29, 2020New York City’s Second Annual Queer Liberation March
This Sunday, LGBTQ+ people and their allies will take to the streets for the second annual Queer Liberation March in honor of the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and in opposition to the NYPD and all violence against LGBTQ+ people. This year’s march has been explicitly dedicated to Black LGBTQ+ people and demands that a minimum of a $1 billion be diverted from the NYPD to community services.
Olivia Wood
June 27, 2020Over 15,000 Gather in Brooklyn to Declare that Black Trans Lives Matter
Over 15,000 protesters took the streets in Brooklyn on Sunday in solidarity with trans* Black victims of state and transphobic violence.
Sybil Davis
June 15, 2020Rainbow Rising: A Call for Queer Anti-Capitalist Submissions During Pride
We invite you to submit articles to Left Voice during Pride Month and contribute to the conversation around the need for socialism and queer liberation. Email us at [email protected].
Left Voice
May 27, 2020Police Protect “Straight Pride Parade” and Attack Counter-Protesters
The cops maced, beat and arrested the people who showed up to protest the white nationalist and hate-filled "straight pride parade" in Boston.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
September 2, 2019Berlin: Queers for Palestine at the Radical Pride Parade
“Queer liberation is anti-racist and anti-colonial.” An interview with Dr. Melanie Richter-Montpetit, one of the co-organizers of the Queers for Palestine block at the Radical Queer March on July 26 in Berlin.
Eleonora Roldán Mendívil
August 15, 201945,000 Reclaim Stonewall at NYC’s Queer Liberation March
On Sunday, June 30, 2019, forty five thousand people marched from Stonewall to Central Park in the Reclaim Pride Coalition’s alternative to New York City’s #WorldPride programming.
Olivia Wood
July 1, 2019No Rainbow Capitalism: The Five Worst Corporations to Kick Out of Pride
Pride parades across the countries are full of corporate booths and floats. We've picked the five most heinous corporate sponsors. These companies drape themselves in rainbow flags while hurting LGBTQ+ people around the world.
Violet Glaser
June 29, 2019Queer Struggle, Class Struggle: Reflections on Stonewall at 50
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Stonewall. The three-day riot against police violence will be commemorated with radical demonstrations, but also with "parades" including police, corporate floats and speeches by capitalist politicians. What happened? Has queerness lost its revolutionary potential?
Roberto Jara
June 28, 2019An Anti-Capitalist Guide to NYC’s Pride Weekend
On the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall, the WorldPride Parade in New York—with its corporate sponsorships and close relationship with the cops—is not the only Pride event taking place. Here is a short guide to Pride in New York City this weekend.
AJ Rio-Glick
June 28, 2019