LGBTIQ

Bill Nevins attended the Santa Fe International Literary Festival, which drew about 20,000 attendees to the Santa Fe Community Convention Center in New Mexico, from May 15–17.

Zara Lomas pays tribute to Jools Topp, one half of Aotearoa New Zealand’s iconic duo The Topp Twins, who died last month.

Transgender Marxism is a series of short essays written by 15 trans activists and scholars. In a time of rising transphobia and fascism, it is an important work, in spite of its shortcomings, writes Rachel Evans.

Working people across the United States marched and rallied on International Workers’ Day to protest Donald Trump’s authoritarian regime and its anti-worker, pro-billionaire policies, report Malik Miah and Barry Sheppard.

Mark Gillespie writes about the inaugural radical 78er History Walk, where he links past struggles to the present, including the ongoing police violence against peaceful protesters.

The premise that sex work is inherently and inevitably high risk leads to a lack of support for legal reform. Barbarella Karpinski argues that danger is structured and sustained by law, stigma and urban planning.

Jonathan Strauss and Clive Tillman attended the First International Anti-Fascist Conference in Porto Alegre, Brazil, which brought together 4000 activists from more than 40 countries. 

Jamil Stone attended the launch of multidisciplinary writer Fiona McGregor’s latest book, The Trap, which is set on 1942 and based on historical events.

The NSW government’s new bill to toughen sentencing for hate crimes against LGBTIQ people has received a mixed response, as Josh Adams reports.

Wendy Thompson argues that LGBTIQ people need appropriate, accessible and competent services instead of police deployed for protests, mental health calls and hate crimes.