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4 September 2019
Southampton Pride has grown year on year. The parade on 24 August was a huge spectacle, greeted by cheers and clapping from shoppers in the streets we passed.
3 July 2019
Stonewall riots' legacy shows need for socialist struggle to win LGBT+ liberation
The Stonewall riots 50 years ago have been widely seen as the birth of modern LGBT+ rights movements.
5 June 2019
Sexual harassment of LGBT+ workers shows need for unions to fight
68% of LGBT+ people have faced sexual harassment at work, finds a recent report from the Trade Union Congress. Of these, two in three did not report it to their employers. A quarter of those chose not to for fear of being outed.
6 March 2019
International Women's Day 2019: End oppression with fight for socialism
On Friday 8 March, women and many men across the globe are striking, marching, protesting and celebrating International Women's Day in unprecedented numbers.
9 January 2019
Linking LGBT+ rights to the fight for socialism
The growing Socialist Party LGBT+ group held its first national meeting of the year on 6 January, writes Fred Ray.
7 November 2018
Short stories on workers' struggles around the world including US conference and Australian strike.
3 October 2018
More party than protest, but great response to socialist ideas at Leicester Pride
With over 10,000 attendees including 3,000 people in the parade, Leicester Pride was the largest the city has seen
22 August 2018
Huge but chaotic Brighton Pride needs to be politicised
Members of Brighton Socialist Party attended Brighton Pride on 4 August. Although it is the UK's biggest Pride event, drawing in more than 400,000 people this year, in recent years it has been largely depoliticised.
25 July 2018
Initial estimates put the draw for Northern Pride in Newcastle at way over 10,000. LGBT+ people from across Britain were drawn to the energetic and vibrant event to celebrate our sexuality.
25 July 2018
Fighting for trans rights at Bristol pride
The biggest Bristol Pride yet took place on the 14 June. Following the attempts by anti-trans rights campaigners to hijack London pride, Bristol Socialist Party was out campaigning to support trans rights and fight for the rights of all LGBT+ people and oppressed groups in society.
25 July 2018
Tories' LGBT Action Plan: 'A cynical ploy with no solutions'
Two thirds of LGBT+ people are afraid of holding their partner's hand in public, or being open about their sexuality for fear of a negative reaction.
30 May 2018
Historic victory won by grassroots movement
On 25 May, Irish citizens voted decisively to repeal the 8th Amendment, a resounding rejection of the abortion ban and misogynistic ideas about women and our bodies. The Yes vote won a landslide 66% and in all but one county.
23 May 2018
30 years on from Section 28: the legacy of fighting LGBT+ attacks must continue
On 24 May 1988 Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 was enacted in England, Scotland and Wales by Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government.
23 May 2018
Sheffield Pride organisers defeated in attempt to ban politics
Organisers of Sheffield Pride have sparked criticism of the event after calling Pride a "celebration, not a protest."
18 April 2018
Vital depiction of fight for Aids prevention and treatment
Film - 120 BPM: Activists in 'Act Up' in the 1980s and 90s organised militant political action against the ongoing Aids crisis
22 November 2017
Australia: massive yes vote for marriage equality
This shift in attitudes is in large part because of the tireless efforts of LGBT+ rights activists
6 September 2017
Warts-and-all account of class war and the struggle for LGBT+ rights
Non-fiction review: Pride: 'Pride' tells the story of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM). The group struggled alongside miners and their families in south Wales during the 1984-85 strike
9 August 2017
Support for Socialist Party campaigns at biggest ever Leeds Pride
Socialist Party members joined an excellent Leeds Pride on 5 August. It was the biggest ever Pride parade in Leeds, with over 40,000 attending
12 July 2017
Fighting corporate takeover at London Pride
"Build a fighting socialist movement for LGBT+ rights!"
6 July 2017
Lessons from the Russian revolution for LGBT+ struggle today
When the Soviet Criminal Code was established in 1922, male homosexuality was not included as a criminal act
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