by Dave Isaacson, Communist Students It pleases us to announce that Mehdi Kazemi, a gay Iranian asylum seeker who faced the threat of deportation and almost certain death on his return to Iran, has now been granted 'leave' to stay in the UK after his appeal. It must be noted that this victory was only won ...
Communists argue against sectional politics - but the attacks on the organisational structrues for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people within the NUS must be resisted. By Nigel Davis The formation of gay liberation movements during the 1970s reflected a rising level of radicalised anger among marginalised LGBT minorities, influenced most clearly by the 1969 ...
First published in Communist Student no.3 Surely, the left fights unequivocally for the rights of all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals? Unfortunately, it’s not so straightforward, says Nicholas Jones At first glance, it seems that the issue of rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people has reached unparalleled prevalence on the far left. Every ...