Tag Archives: LGBTQ

By Eira Ekenberg-Jones, Rhondda Cynon Taff Socialist Party Cardiff Trans Pride called an emergency demo in response to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)’s new guidance. Despite the extremely warm weather, the demo saw a great turnout of around 400 people. The organisers unfortunately declined to associate with any trade unions or parties. We agreed to attend regardless, making ...

By Frankie Coultas Since the recent supreme court ruling on the legal definition of ‘woman’ in the Equality Act, fear among trans people in the workplace and public has ramped up. The Labour government has shown that it cannot be relied on to protect our rights. Under cover of the Cass Review, it is denying trans children access to necessary ...

Gareth Bromhall, Swansea and West Wales Socialist Party Swansea Pride is usually one of the earliest Pride events of the season. It took place this year on 17 May, weeks after the Supreme Court ruling being used to attack trans rights. Socialist Party members involved in Swansea Trades Council led a trade union bloc, while groups of queer, trans and pro-Palestinian ...

By John Williams, Cardiff Central Socialist Party Thousands demonstrated against the Supreme Court ruling that disgracefully attacks trans rights. We haven’t seen a demo this big since Donald Trump’s first state visit. The sense of solidarity was overwhelming. From start to finish, anger was clear. The first speaker said, if you stand with trans women, you also stand with disabled ...

Fight for a united working-class struggle against all oppressions and for socialism Editorial of the Socialist issue 1318 The Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday 16 April 2025 proves yet again that minority rights are not secure in a society in which a capitalist elite relies on scapegoating to preserve their rule. This is especially the case now when that rule ...

By John Williams Thousands marched in the streets of Cardiff for Pride Cymru 2023.  Everyone would agree that it was a vibrant, joyous event, where everyone could be themselves and celebrate the gains made for the LGBTQ+ community in previous years, but there’s still work to be done. With the conservative government still refusing to ban conversion therapy, and Rishi Sunak ...

By Ginny Bayliss Swansea Socialist party On August 13th members of Cardiff and Swansea Socialist Party branches united with other left-wing groups from across the area to counter-protest far-right demonstrators outside a drag queen story hour for children and parents at Cardiff Central Library. Despite calling the protest, alt-right group Patriotic Front did not show which left a handful of ...

By Ginny Bayliss, Swansea and West Wales Socialist Party 150 protested outside government and BBC offices in Cardiff calling for a ban on conversion ‘therapy’ for LGBTQ+ people. The Socialist Party and Socialist Students had a strong contingent at the protest. The event, organised by Trans Aid Cymru, was mainly young, with people from across south Wales. Many shared moving ...

By Michael Johnson, Socialist Party LGBTQ+ group convenor Since 2018, Tory ministers have promised to ban the barbaric practice of conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ people on 35 separate occasions. In that time, eight countries have passed bans. However, on 31 March, news leaked that the Boris Johnson government was dropping the proposed ban. This news met with an unsurprising backlash. ...

Over a hundred gathered in Cardiff at a protest organised at short notice in solidarity with LGBTQ activists who are being persecuted by the Polish government. President Andrzej Duda has attacked the rights of LGBTQ people, emboldening bigots across the country. Towns run by right-wing parties have declared themselves “LGBT-free zones” and many face harassment or are forced back into the ...