Corporate Pride is a relatively new phenomenon, and one which can be rejected. We do not have to accept the false representation of our identities, communities, or history of resistance by harmful corporate and government entities. The Pride of the future will represent queer struggle and queer joy. It will honor our past and present, and fight for the liberation of all oppressed and exploited peoples across the globe.

House Resolution 1 (H.R. 1), otherwise known as Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," exemplifies the continued officiation of the malicious intent of the capitalist ruling class. Wherever profit can be extracted, the capitalists hold the inhumane belief that individuals of the diverse and numerous proletarian masses are expendable. It's our responsibility to rally to the defense of the queer community and, in defiant solidarity, resist the bourgeoisie's plan to discard trans people as the next casualties of consolidation.

House Bill 183, also known as the “Protect All Students Act,” denies LGBTQIA+ students of all ages the ability to use the restrooms, locker rooms, changing rooms, and shower rooms of the gender they identify with.

Children are meant to learn, not earn. Free quality public education should be made available to every child no matter their race or socioeconomic status. Attacks on public schools serve to widen class divisions, limit access to quality education to a privileged few, and reduce public education to nothing more than job training for working class children.

Cincinnati Socialists was kicked out of Northern Kentucky Pride for sharing Pro-Palestine literature. The Jewish comrades running the table were called antisemitic by a Cincinnati Pride organizer. Many top sponsors of the festival have direct ties to the state of Israel, so it’s no surprise that organizers of Cincy Pride would suppress those who oppose the Israeli genocide of the Palestinians. Read more about Cincy Pride sponsors here.