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A Trans genre meditation on queerness
by Eric MaroneyIn recognition of Transgender Day of Remembrance and Transgender Awareness Week, Eric Maroney meditates on what it means to be Black and transgender in white-supremacist, capitalist society. In spite of carceral logics and practices alongside intimately felt gender discipline, Maroney finds reason for hope in queer and abolitionist kinship.
The C.L.R. James classic informs our struggle against racism and transphobia in sports today
by Joel SronceJoel Sronce describes the continuing relevance and insight of C.L.R. James’ Beyond a Boundary.
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.
A timeline of the anti-trans moral panic in the U.S.
by Dean O'PossumDean O’Possum situates the recent wave of anti-trans attacks in the context of a broader pattern of moral panics whipping up right-wing forces against trans people and the Left more broadly.
Lessons from Community Defense in Ohio
by Jonah ben Avraham and Amber BoardmanJonah ben Avraham and Amber Boardman are Ohio-based socialists working to defend queer communities from fascist violence and they discuss the lessons of the past several months and the new challenges facing anti-fascists around the country.
Gender essentialism, social reproduction, and the tasks of the Left
by Eric MaroneyEric Maroney argues that the far-right attacks on transgender people stem from profound social anxiety over the crises posed by neoliberal capitalism.
Anyanwu L. argues that queer and trans folks having access to safe and free reproductive healthcare is crucial to building our movements.
A review of “Transgender Marxism”
by Eric MaroneyEric Maroney reviews “Transgender Marxism.”