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Right wing lies target athletes at the Olympics

Since the start of the 2024 Paris Olympics right-wing queerphobic attacks have permeated the event. This includes the opening ceremony including drag queens inspired by Greek mythology which were described by conservatives as “satanic” and “demonic”. The inclusion of drag queens, while positive in the context of the backlash on drag internationally, is also cynically used considering the exclusion of many trans athletes from the Olympics
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“A Pillar of Strength” – Anti-oppression struggles and the revolutionary process

Marxism is often falsely purported as not reckoning with different forms of oppression; that it is innately ‘class reductionist’ – privileging class exploitation over other forms of oppression such as racism, sexism and LGBTQIAphobia, whose ravages it at least diminishes, if not ignores. This is a misconception as we will go on to show, irrespective of all the litany of mistakes of many left traditions on the question. I
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Transphobia in Sport: Right-Wing Myths Cover Up Chronic Underfunding

The far-right claims they want to protect women’s sports by excluding transgender people. In reality, various sports federations, and far-right politicians, are trying to divert attention from the huge deficits and disinvestment in women’s sport. At the same time, they hope to score political points on the back of one of society’s most vulnerable groups.