Queer Liberation Now!

While I have previously stated that I do not advocate for violent proletarian revolution until the people are willing to support it, I am of the firm belief that struggles other than class deserve armed support. Case in point: my online comrades and I recently reconnected with a trans comrade in Romania. For the sake of her safety, I won't reveal any identifying information. What I can say is that she has suffered agonizing abuse and persecution because of her identity. Her treatment is overlooked by the law, and she could even be involuntarily committed to an asylum - perfectly legally. While GSRM (Gender, Sexual, and Romantic Minorities) liberation is intrinsically tied in with class struggle, and while true class struggle cannot be fought without complete GSRM, racial, religious, and physically disabled liberation, we cannot allow our comrades to suffer. Truly proletarian revolution cannot be conducted without Queer/GSRM liberation, but that does not mean that we cannot fight for Queer liberation right now.

All across the world, GSRM people are persecuted, beaten, raped, and killed on a daily basis.

This will not be tolerated.

I propose the establishment of an international Queer liberation brigade to smuggle those facing persecution out of immediate danger. I know a couple of GSRM people who, though they live in reactionary countries, have not been outed to the government. Scores of other people, such as our Romanian comrade, have been exposed and face immediate state persecution. I propose we establish communication with foreign comrades to facilitate the rescue and safe extraction of persecuted Queer folks. While I do not think it beneficial to launch proletarian revolution, I think it is quite self-evident that entirely legal methods will not be able to rescue those in danger. We need to fight now. We need to stop the assaults and murders against our comrades (and whether they support us or not, all GSRM folk are inherently comrades of ours.) 

The time for apathy and protest is over.

The time for action is upon us.

Talk to your friends. Reach out on social media. Connect with our international comrades. Organize cells for the liberation of our Queer comrades. Take up arms to end this brutal repression! I am not speaking rhetorically here; it is time to fight! We will fight for our freedom, for our liberation, for our future!

"I'm no longer accepting the things I cannot change...I'm changing the things I cannot accept." -Angela Davis

Author's note: while I am still new to real-life organizing, my comrades and I are part of a large social media network who might be able to help. If you need help, contact my twitter account listed on my profile.

I can't promise anything. I'm just some lost college kid. 

But I can try.

If you think it's worth the risk, contact me.