In its ascendant phase, the Russian Revolution enacted the most progressive laws of its time as a step towards the liberation of all the oppressed.
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LGBTQ Struggle in Africa
On February 13, 2014, the Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, announced the passage of tough restrictions that outlawed gay marriage and all homosexual activity. He even went so far as to criminalize membership or participation in gay organizations. This was followed shortly after by the government of Uganda strengthening its already harsh anti-gay laws, which also contain language criminalizing the “promotion of homosexuality.” Both of these governments, as well as western critics, have attempted to lay the blame for this discrimination on African culture; however, this claim is baseless.
The President That’s “Got Our Back”?
In an ABC-exclusive interview, President Obama has gone on record to “affirm that [he thinks] same-sex couples should be able to get married.” He has now become the first sitting U.S. president to say that he believes that this basic democratic right should be extended to gays and lesbians. LGBTQ rights activists across the country are celebrating this hard-fought progression, and rightfully so. But what does this really mean?
The LGBTQ Movement and the Fight for Equality
How can the LGBTQ community defend the gains of the movement and move forward to true freedom and equality? Why does this movement need to link its struggle with the struggle for socialism? This booklet is an attempt to address some of these questions and learn the lessons of the past, so the future can be changed for the better.
The Communist: Voice of America’s Communist Generation
The Communist is the official newspaper of the party of the Revolutionary Communists of America. It is different from any other publication you’ll find in the US today. Behind this newspaper, there’s a vast network of communist activity from coast to coast. It is a tool for organizing in the streets, at protests and strikes, for building communist cells in our neighborhoods, workplaces, and campuses.
The RCA is on a mission to carry Bolshevism into the political arena of a country that’s ripe for it. Yes, we’re Bolsheviks living in the digital age, and we also use social media and our podcast to spread the communist program. But we’re not the kind of internet leftists who stay inside and “do politics” online. That’s why we need something we can carry with us into the streets and put into people’s hands. The physical paper is an instrument for building a real-life organization—a genuine Communist Party of fighters.