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Dec 2023
1h 16m

Transgender Marxism Against the Backlash...

Haymarket Books
About this episode
Join trans theorists and activists for a discussion of how "Transgender Marxism” can explain the backlash and help guide the resistance. This event took place on July 16, 2023. The right has launched a systematic backlash against trans people. It has introduced hundreds of anti-trans bills in statehouses across the US, ramped up attacks on trans people arou ... Show More
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