Maicol David Lynch

Maicol David Lynch is a member of the National Committee of the Communist Party USA and an activist and organizer in Working America and Indivisible. He writes from New York City and is most passionate about the struggles against imperialism in Latin America and the fight against xenophobia in immigrant communities in the USA.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Maicol David Lynch

Politics

Marxist youth school wraps up in New York City
August 6, 2021 By Maicol David Lynch
The school provided students with the tools to go back to their clubs and districts to build the Communist Party, Young Communist League, local unions, and other parts of the democratic movement around the country.
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News

Spain passes Transgender Equality Law; protests engulf country after homophobic murder
July 7, 2021 By Maicol David Lynch
The new rights guarantee is being celebrated by the LGBTQ movement, but it has been somewhat overshadowed by the murder of Samuel Luiz.
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Arts

Being Black and gay in the USA: Interview with dancer Diego Mugler
June 29, 2021 By Maicol David Lynch
“I was afraid of being feminine. I just mastered this balancing act at 32 years of age. The things you may hide from some people are the same things that other people will celebrate and love,...
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Culture

The ‘Icon’-ic roots of LGBTQ street culture
June 23, 2021 By Maicol David Lynch
Thanks to Jamil Icon and other members of the ballroom community, the world is finally getting to know the working-class Black and brown roots of contemporary LGBTQ culture.
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Culture

Working-class Black and brown trans ballroom scene birthed contemporary gay culture
June 16, 2021 By Maicol David Lynch
Without the working-class Black and brown transwomen of decades past, current gay pop culture wouldn't be what it is today.
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Opinion

Youth defend democracy at the ballot box and in the streets
November 24, 2020 By Maicol David Lynch
The numbers are in, and after four years of Donald Trump’s racist, extreme right, anti-science rhetoric, it’s clear that the youth have stood up.
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Politics

New York ‘protect the vote’ rally turns into a party
November 9, 2020 By Maicol David Lynch
As the crowd gathered, people danced, cheered, honked horns, clapped and banged pots from balconies.
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News

CPUSA hits the streets of New York to protect the results
November 5, 2020 By Maicol David Lynch
Justine Medina, a young Communist, said, “I’m feeling good about this. Trump may actually lose, but he’s not going down without a fight."
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