by Queer Solidarity Group Note: The following remarks were originally published as a zine to accompany ROC DSA’s 2026 Pride Parade float, featuring a “Gay-o-tine.” The Parade was held Saturday, July 18….
Category: LGBTQ
ROC DSA Statement on the Murders of Eryka Caldwell and Juniper Blessing
Until this murderous, genocidal intent is swept from our nation, we have a responsibility to organize and overturn the unjust systems that lead to this violence. There still exist threats to trans lives even in Seattle and Rochester which are both considered deep-blue cities. The entirety of New York State passed the Trans Safe Haven Act to protect gender affirming care and to protect trans lives. However, work continues at the federal level to strip away these protections. Work still continues to dehumanize trans lives and eradicate trans existence from our nation and from the world by any means available. That means we must continually work to uphold and protect trans lives, dignity, and freedom in the face of these attacks.
A Socialized Right to Life
by Sami M.
“Reproduction isn’t just about bringing a child into the world, but ensuring there are systems in place so that those children, and all children, may thrive. It also means maintaining the right to determine where, when, and how those are, or are not, brought into the world. If we are not forceful in our demands, we will only cede ground.”
Steering Committee Statement on Kansas SB244
This past Saturday, a bill was passed by the Kansas Legislature, Kansas Senate Bill 244. This bill expands on SB 180 and hundreds of other anti-trans bills passed in state legislatures in recent years, explicitly targeting transgender people with the end goal of removing them from existence.
When We Offer Support, Take It
By Miriam J I have noticed a tendency in myself and my comrades that I believe does us a disservice on several levels. We are too reticent to ask for help, and…
Psychology is Complicit in Capitalism
by Jade Inverarity As socialists, we must be critical of capitalist thought and systems. Even ever-present concepts like free will, intelligence, and mental health cannot be taken for granted. None of these…
Queer Political Community: A Conversation
The thing that we are trying to build, a political community that is able to meaningfully support people. I guess what we’re talking about is a political organization, right? What queer people in Rochester need is a democratic political organization that is more important than anybody’s personal clique.
LGBTQ+ Rights Are Under Attack. What Do We Do?
by Skye
Black trans lives are under attack! What do we do?
We fight back! Indigenous trans lives, immigrant trans lives, homeless trans lives, all trans lives—our siblings, in identity and in class, are scapegoats for the fascists. And if we will have any hope of protecting the whole queer community, we must start with our trans brothers and sisters, and our non-binary siblings.
Trans Community is Under Attack, What Do We Do? Stand Up! Fight Back!
This document provides a brief overview of Trump EOs, which directly target transgender people, as available at the Federal Register on February 1st, 2025.
Palestinian Liberation is the Legacy of Stonewall
By Travis Covitz As Pride parades become increasingly corporate affairs, the tensions between LGBT assimilation and queer liberation, especially in the United States, are made increasingly manifest. Mass disruptions of Pride events…