The LGBTIQA+ Greens are pleased to announce a two-part hustings, hopefully covering every single electable Green Party Executive (GPEx) position in the 2025 internal elections. The hustings form part of a number of actions that we are doing as a liberation group for the 2025 internal elections, including asking each candidate to answer our pledges. The hustings will be run by two members of our committee which have remained neutral so that the hustings can be run in a free and fair environment for all candidates.
We are unique in being the only group so far this election cycle to state our intentions to run hustings and ask questions from every single candidate involved in the leadership and executive elections. We intend to leave no stone unturned in a political environment that is exceptionally hostile to members of the LGBTIQA+ community.
Timetable
Please note that this timetable may change before the actual date of the hustings due to the availability of candidates. For up-to-date information about the hustings timetable, please join our mailing list.
30th July @ 6:00pm – Deputy Leader & GPEx Hustings (1 year term)
We intend to have hustings for all of the below positions (where candidate availability allows). A full timetable will be produced before the event.
- Deputy Leader
- Campaigns Co-Ordinator
- Elections Co-Ordinator
- GPEx Chair
- External Communications Co-Ordinator
- International Co-Ordinator
- Management Co-Ordinator
- Trade Union Liaison Officer
6th August 2025 @ 6pm – Leader & GPEx Hustings (2 year term)
We intend to have hustings for all of the below positions (where candidate availability allows). A full timetable will be produced before the event.
- Leader
- E&D Co-Ordinator
- Internal Communications Co-Ordinator
- Local Party Support Co-Ordinator
- Publications Co-Ordinator
- Finance Co-Ordinator
- Policy Development Co-Ordinator
Pledges & Questions
We are asking each person running for the executive elections if they agree to our 2025 election pledges. We will also ask a number of chosen questions from the membership and allow time for any questions to be asked by those in attendance.
Our pledges are as follows:
- To acknowledge wholeheartedly that fighting for LGBTIQA+ liberation goes hand in hand with fighting the climate crisis.
- To support and promote Green Party of England & Wales policy on LGBTIQA+ rights (including RR500 – RR539).
- To work with LGBTIQA+ Greens to deepen and extend the party’s support for and policies on LGBTIQA+ rights.
- To work with LGBTIQA+ Greens to improve GPEW policy on trans healthcare (RR532-RR534) to provide fully funded and much-needed support to all trans people, to end segregated healthcare and to support appropriate healthcare for trans youth based on informed consent, Gillick competency and internationally recognised best practice.
- To support LGBTIQA+ Greens to make further gains in ensuring GPEW provides a welcoming, safe and nourishing environment for LGBTIQA+ members.
- In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling, to work with LGBTIQA+ Greens and wider queer society, organisations and allies to campaign to protect previously established trans rights and for any changes to legislation which might be needed to ensure this protection.
- To fight for reform of the Gender Recognition Act to provide a kinder and less bureaucratic process for recognising trans people’s gender in law.
- To support efforts to increase the number of LGBTIQA+ candidates for election to internal positions and to public office.
- To campaign for this government to bring forward a genuine ban on conversion therapy. Conversion therapy includes medical, psychiatric, psychological, religious, cultural or any other interventions that seek to change, “cure”, or suppress the sexual orientation and/or gender identity of a person. Any ban must protect all LGBTIQA+ people, which includes providing genuine protection for trans people.
- To stand in solidarity with LGBTIQA+ communities worldwide by working with international Green parties to oppose anti-LGBTIQA+ legislation and to promote global human rights and liberation.
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We’re only able to put on the hustings that we do and ask candidates for their pledges because we’re an effective liberation group that fights to make the voices of LGBTIQA+ people heard. Please consider donating if these hustings are at all helpful to you. A lot of work has gone on behind the scenes to make these hustings a success.