Party life empowered Cruz to overcome personal hurdles and build a legacy of working class struggle against racism and for Puerto Rican liberation that those he mentored build on today.
The scapegoating of trans people for growing political violence attempts to shift the blame for the crises facing our working class and people away from MAGA's billionaire backers.
D.C. is ground zero for fascist experimentation. The fightback there is not an isolated one, but a key battle all must join in the national struggle to defend democracy.