As historical materialists, Marxists see gender norms, roles, and hierarchies as both originating in, and playing an active role in, class struggle. Socialism will be a foundation to build a world that fosters “your own right to explore and define who you are” because for us, socialism means the real historical defeat of every social form that hems in and suppresses this very right.

House Bill 183, also known as the “Protect All Students Act,” denies LGBTQIA+ students of all ages the ability to use the restrooms, locker rooms, changing rooms, and shower rooms of the gender they identify with.

Cincinnati Socialists was kicked out of Northern Kentucky Pride for sharing Pro-Palestine literature. The Jewish comrades running the table were called antisemitic by a Cincinnati Pride organizer. Many top sponsors of the festival have direct ties to the state of Israel, so it’s no surprise that organizers of Cincy Pride would suppress those who oppose the Israeli genocide of the Palestinians. Read more about Cincy Pride sponsors here.