On June 30th, 2026—the final day of Pride Month—the United States Supreme Court voted 6-3 to uphold states’ ability to ban transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports.

This decision is yet another example of the continued assault on the humanity and dignity of transgender people, queer people, and women, especially for the youth that seek shelter in Washington State.

Why is this so important?

We play sports because it builds friendships and teamwork. We play sports because connecting to your body and knowing what you are capable of is a wonderful thing, and something no one should have taken away from them. We should be able to play sports, and we should play sports on the teams we are most comfortable playing on. 

Imposing a ban on trans girls under the pretext of “protecting” anyone robs all youth of this experience, solely to litigate people’s bodies. The surveillance of girls’ biology is an extension of the reproductive surveillance we face today after the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson which overruled Roe v. Wade, extending beyond trans girls and especially to Black and brown people.

The hyperfocus on trans athletes is not only transphobic; it is also an example of the corrupting force of capitalism. A culture of hyper-competition, private equity, and gambling markets has made communal exercise into an elite network of wealth. Youth feel this acutely as athletics are made inaccessible by ever-increasing financial barriers to participation, keeping those who refuse to play by sexist rules in poverty.

How can you help?

This November, Washington State voters will see two ballot measures: IL26-638 and IL26-001. These initiatives attempt to undermine our sanctuary state by respectively passing strict restrictions for student athletes and eroding students’ privacy, implementing some of the most repressive restrictions on youth in the country. They target queer youth and, in particular, trans girls, ultimately harming all youth statewide.

We find the passage of either IL26-638 or IL26-001 to be an unacceptable outcome. We stand in solidarity with trans youth, and we encourage all community members to educate their friends, family, and community about the disastrous consequences of this type of legislation. 

The fight for trans and queer liberation does not end after Pride Month, nor will it after these anti-trans ballot initiatives are defeated. Only through organized, collective efforts can we struggle for a world where all people, especially trans and queer youth, are guaranteed safety and autonomy.

Seattle DSA’s Trans Rights & Bodily Autonomy Working Group is focused on combating these anti-trans ballot initiatives as well as providing material support to queer and trans youth. If you’d like to be a part of those efforts, become a member today and join us as we fight for our own liberation.

Monthly Newsletter of the Rochester Chapter of Democratic Socialists of America

Welcome to the July issue of Rochester Red Star. You’ll find upcoming events and meeting times, coverage of chapter activities, and essays on topics including billionaires, immigration, gardening, and the Rochester budget.

Interested in contributing? Send submissions to bit.ly/SubmitRedStar, or get involved with our Communications Committee. Reach out to steering@rocdsa.org and join DSA today!

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Class podcast interviews Jalil Muntaqim and Sid C.W. to discuss the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the Spirit of Mandela’s July Fourth Mobilization Against Genocide.

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DSA backed Melat Kiros in the June 30 Democratic primary for a Denver U.S. House seat. Updated with remarks from Kiros's victory speech.

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Events & Actions

Tuesday June 30 (5:30 PM – 6:30 PM) Drink-in for Good Jobs & Union Beer! (BuzzWorks, 365 11th St)

Tuesday June 30 (6:30 PM – 7:30 PM) Ecosocialist Bi-Weekly Meeting (zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister St)

Tuesday June 30 (7:00 PM – 10:00 PM) Tenant Organizers Social (1600 17th St)

Wednesday July 1 (5:30 PM – 7:30 PM) Phonebank for the Affordable Housing Guarantee Act (zoom and in person at 1600 17th St)

Thursday July 2 (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM) Housing Guarantee Act Turn Signature Turn-In Rally (San Francisco City Hall, Van Ness steps)

Thursday July 2 (6:00 PM – 9:00 PM) Housing Guarantee Act Signature Gatherer Happy Hour (Zeitgeist, 199 Valencia St)

Thursday July 2 (6:00 PM – 7:00 PM) Education Board Open Meeting (zoom)

Thursday July 2 (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM) Immigrant Justice Regular Meeting (zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister St)

Friday July 3 (5:00 PM – 6:30 PM) Delaney Hall To Adelanto! Solidarity Rally with the Hunger & Labor Strike (Turk Street & Taylor Street)

Monday July 6 (6:00 PM – 7:30 PM) Labor Board Meeting – Office Hours (zoom)

Monday July 6 (6:30 PM – 8:00 PM) Homelessness Working Group Regular Meeting (zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister St)

Wednesday July 8 (6:45 PM – 9:00 PM) DSA SF General Meeting (zoom and in person at Kelly Cullen Community, 220 Golden Gate Ave)

Thursday July 9 (6:30 PM – 7:30 PM) Public Bank Project Meeting (zoom)

Thursday July 9 (7:00 PM – 8:30 PM) ICE: Emergency Planning (1916 McAllister St)

Sunday July 12 (5:00 PM – 6:00 PM) Tenderloin Healing Circle Working Group (zoom)

Monday July 13 (6:00 PM – 8:00 PM) Tenderloin Healing Circle (Kelly Cullen Community, 220 Golden Gate Ave)

Monday July 13 (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM) Labor Board Meeting – Existing Union Support (zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister St)

Check out https://dsasf.org/events for more events and updates.

Drink-In for Good Jobs and Union Beer!

When Anchor Brewing reopens, workers deserve good, union jobs.

Join us to call on the new owners to offer workers their jobs back, and sign a neutrality agreement with the union!

Attendees will receive a UNION BEER poster!

Buzzworks SF, 365 11th st, on Tuesday Jun 30 at 5:30PM. RSVP here!

Tenant Organizers Social

Meet tenants organizers from across the Bay. Come to Thee Parkside, 1600 17th St on Tuesday, June 30 at 7:00 PM for one final time before it closes its doors for good. 

The same forces of rampant speculation and gentrification responsible for destroying local culture spaces (like Thee Parkside) are causing the massive displacement of tenants throughout the Bay Area. Please come and share your experience as tenants organizing in the face of finance capital’s agenda to build their “luxury city”.

The Affordable Housing Guarantee Act is Headed to the Ballot!

BIG NEWS!! In just two short months, we’ve reached our signature goal and the Affordable Housing Guarantee Act is headed to the ballot!

Thank you to everyone who helped us so far to get us to this point. Hundreds of volunteers gathered signatures, donated, fundraised and secured endorsements. If you haven’t donated yet, here’s the link. We’ve got two ways to celebrate coming up on Thursday, July 2nd:

• 12PM: Rally to turn in signatures at City Hall (Van Ness Steps) — RSVP here!
• 6PM: Signature Gatherer Appreciation & Social Housing Happy Hour at Zeitgeist (199 Valencia)

You don’t even need to have gathered a single signature to join us at the happy hour, you just have to want a beautiful future where housing is permanently removed from the speculative market and treated as a human right!

In case you missed it, here’s how we got here: Since 2020, the transfer tax approved by voters has generated more than $500 million for affordable and social housing. San Franciscans made it clear where they wanted that money to go, but City Hall has refused to use it for its intended purpose and is now trying to gut the tax altogether. Not on our watch!  This ballot measure is going to make sure those funds are used the way voters intended: to build social housing and make San Francisco a more affordable place to live.

Stand with Strikers in Immigrant Detention: Solidarity Rally

Friday July 3, 5 PM

Turk & Taylor

Immigrants in detention in Adelanto, California and in Delaney Hall in New Jersey, facilities run by the private prison corporation GEO Group, have had enough and since last month have been on hunger strike, while at Delaney Hall, they have also been on a labor strike, refusing to work for pennies per hour. 

Strikers at Delaney Hall are demanding the immediate release of all detained people, starting with the elderly, pregnant, children and those with serious medical conditions. They are also calling for fair review of immigration cases, and an end to pressure to sign “voluntary” deportation orders. They are also demanding a meeting with New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill so she can observe conditions and hear directly from detained people.

Meanwhile, in Adelanto, hunger strikers are protesting inhumane conditions, including mold, substandard food, lack of medical care and retaliation against hunger strikers. 

To win, strikers will need community support from coast to coast. Come join us in solidarity at the site of the historic Compton cafeteria riots, the first well-documented trans and queer uprising against police violence, which is now a carceral facility run by GEO Group.

Come tell GEO Group and ICE: Free them all, and GEO Group out of our city!

EWOC Fundamentals of Workplace Organizing Course

Sign up here!

EWOC holds a regular training course to help you build your union from the ground up alongside workers in your industry. It doesn’t require an organizing background to understand the material, which covers topics including mapping and charting, building an organizing committee, uniting over common concerns, and how to take action. If you’re interested in becoming any level of organizer for EWOC, this course is mandatory.

This course will in person at the DSA office (1916 McAllister). We’ll watch the EWOC lecture together and then go through the discussion activities. If you can’t make all of the sessions, reach out to Caitlin Stanton (SF EWOC local lead coordinator) for accommodations.

SCHEDULE:
Week 1: Developing Leadership
Tuesday, July 14 (7-8:30PM)

Week 2: The Organizing Conversation
Tuesday, July 21 (7-8:30PM)

Week 3: The Arc of the Campaign
Tuesday, July 28 (7-8:30PM)

Week 4: Inoculation and the Boss Campaign
Tuesday, August 4 (7-8:30PM)

A new book rescues supporters of wage-setting policies — including the minimum wage — from the condescension of 101-level economists.

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"From the Free Speech Movement to the Factory Floor: a Collective History of the International Socialists", recounts the organization's experience from its birth to its dissolution.

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The Buffalo Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America congratulates Adam Bojak on his victory in the Democratic primary election for the 149 NY Assembly district, and extends immense gratitude to everyone responsible for making his victory possible. 

So, what next? Why join DSA? For a decade, Buffalo DSA has fielded these specific yet important questions. Last Tuesday, with chapter co-founder Adam Bojak’s primary night victory, we received the resounding affirmation that when we fight, we win! 25,000 doors knocked. Thousands of phone calls. Six figures of fundraising from the average person, the worker, those who share the belief, “a better world is possible.”

What does this win mean? We hold the firm belief that electoralism isn’t “the answer,” no matter how exciting or gratifying it is to win, but rather another step along the way. It’s a catalyzing step, a way to draw people in and organize them, but winning an election is never the end goal. We don’t believe in the mentality that you should “just vote.” To be a serious organizer and Buffalonian interested in a more just and equitable society, controlled democratically by the working class, we must do more. An election result is only as good as the power we can build and the priorities we can win.

In this moment, we step onto a much bigger stage for our chapter and broader movement for working people. Ask yourself: what can I do? Then, let’s do it. Nothing is stopping us but ourselves!

The work is an ongoing struggle, and we need you to achieve our vision. If you’ve ever felt ready to take on the establishment, the time to join the largest socialist project in American history is now.

Thank you to the people of the 149th Assembly District. We continue to fight for you, the people of Buffalo, Erie County, and workers of the world. 

Join DSA today!

Monday, July 13 at 7 pm

Join DSA Ventura County’s Mutual Aid Working Group for a planning meeting focused on addressing unmet needs in Ventura County. Bring your big ideas, suggestions for coalition partners, and a desire to stand in solidarity with others. We are cookin’ up some ideas, and will post an agenda on our slack.

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