Massachusetts Communist Party chapter attacks Boston Globe over lesbian bar story

A Massachusetts chapter of the Communist Party took aim at The Boston Globe on Thursday over its reporting on a lesbian bar that has been criticized for lifting its mask mandate for just one night a week.The Boston Globe published an article about Last Ditch, a lesbian bar in Greenfield, Massachusetts, that sparked community backlash after it announced it would be making Saturdays mask-optional.The community responded with accusations of ableism and some even called for a boycott of the business.The Western Massachusetts CPUSA posted a statement on X and on its website calling for solidarity with "the queer and transgender people of our region facing heightened national scrutiny." On X, the graphic that included the statement suggested the Globe was part of "MAGA Media," saying, "The Boston Globe, an ally of corporate lobbies across the state, stands on the other side.

After endorsing notoriously transphobic Rep.Seth Moulton’s failed Senate campaign, the Globe has pivoted to courting the outrage of the national extreme right and directing it at our region."BOSTON GLOBE OP-ED SAYS VIOLENCE AGAINST TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IS 'GOING DOWN' DESPITE ACTIVIST CLAIMSA lesbian bar in Greenfield, Massachusetts, sparked community backlash after lifting its mask mandate for one night a week.

(Google Maps)The statement argued the article about the Greenfield lesbian bar was "not newsworthy.""The September 22nd article is not newsworthy, except in the context of the upcoming midterm elections in which transgender rights are a central political issue, as well as a far-right national consumer base which makes the scrutiny of transgender lives profitable," it read."The Western Massachusetts CPUSA rejects the use of conflicts among LGBTQIA+ people and organizations as a tool of division by the extreme right.We reaffirm our solidarity with all those struggling against the genocide of transgender people," the statement added.The Boston Globe's director of communications Adam Bagni res...