LGBTQ+ Archives - Red Pepper

Beyond Pride: gender liberation in the global south

Kimon Daltas — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 21:15:05 +0000

The language, symbols and identities of Pride are exported globally – and trapped in limited Western ideals. For true liberation, we must look to Indigenous and Asian cultures, argues Sunil Pant

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‘I’m too left-wing for the SNP and I never considered Labour’ – an interview with Iris Duane

Kimon Daltas — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Paula Lacey speaks to Iris Duane, the Scottish Greens candidate seeking to become the first trans woman of colour MP

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Queer activists take pride in solidarity

Siobhan McGuirk — Sat, 29 Jun 2024 07:00:00 +0000

LGBTIQ+ activists are fuelling movements for climate justice and Palestine. Paula Lacey spoke to Queer Bloc members about the meaning of liberation – for everyone

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Who’s Afraid of Gender? – review

Gerry Hart — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Butler's book is an accessible call for a liberative politics of gender even if it is too charitable to anti-trans 'feminists', writes Jess O'Thomson

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The global battle against Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 14:06:27 +0000

As states across Africa threaten LGBTQ+ communities, Chiamaka Muoneke reports on the colonial roots of homophobic laws – and the digital activism fuelling resistance

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Our right to justice: an interview with Zlakha Ahmed

Ananya Bhattacharya — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0000

The founder of Apna Haq reflects on nearly 30 years of activism and advocacy for women facing domestic violence in Rotherham

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Family Abolition – review

Gerry Hart — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 08:00:00 +0000

O'Brien offers a radical and exciting argument for a liberative approach to care, writes Matt Seidel

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Anti-fascist, pro-trans rights: lessons from Honor Oak

Siobhan McGuirk — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 18:14:28 +0000

Sita Balani talks to organiser Ada Cable about anti-fascism and community defence in the face of increasing attacks on queer spaces

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A marriage abolitionist says: ‘I… do?’

Siobhan McGuirk — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 08:35:34 +0000

Sophie Lewis considers what it means to be ‘married’ when you want to abolish the family

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Love and marriage in the Red Pepper archives

Siobhan McGuirk — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 16:12:15 +0000

Dig into the Red Pepper archive to explore how socialist feminist perspectives have evolved since 1994

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