A revolutionary socialist organizing project
Reports and assessment on recent LGBTQ organizing
by Danielle Bullock, Eric Fretz, and Keegan O’BrienWithin a few days of Trump’s first anti-trans executive order, protests were called, and trans people and their allies began to gather in large numbers to demonstrate their opposition in NYC and beyond. To grow and sustain this opposition, it is important for organizers to recount and reflect on the shape and form of struggle thus far.
The material roots of scapegoating
by Eric MaroneyIt is evident that Trump and the MAGAtized Republican Party have taken advantage of voters’ anxieties and created a sense of panic surrounding transgender issues. However, as Eric Maroney explains, what remains less clear are the reasons why these appeals resonate with certain voters, what drives this particular political reaction, and how the Left can effectively respond.
Medaling in red/brown transphobia
by Hank KennedyHank Kennedy writes on the transphobia of once-prominent British leftist, George Galloway.
Report from the front
by Hank KennedyIn this report back Hank Kennedy discusses the successful defense of Drag Story Time in Royal Oak, MI.
while our rights are under attack
by Eric MaroneyIn this Tempest editorial, Eric Maroney for the Editorial Board explains why Stonewall and its legacy remain important to our understanding of queer resistance-more than ever at a time when LGBTQIA people find themselves under attack.
The fight to defend Black studies
by Dana CloudA Tempest Collective event on Sunday, March 26 at 2 pm EDT.
Tempest member William Gifisreflects on the recent mass shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs.
Tempest is hosting a special fundraiser event on Sunday, October 23 at 4 pm EDT.
Socialist community defense for queer comrades
by ChristianAs part of our ongoing series of articles for Pride Month, Christian writes about the role self-defense can play for queer people responding to the recent attacks against the LGBTQ community.
The history of the gay-labor alliance to boycott Coors
by Hank KennedyAs part of our ongoing series of articles for Pride Month, Hank Kennedy provides a brief history of the gay-labor alliance that took place in the 1970s to boycott Coors Brewing Company.