Leaders
The Leader role, as we know, is incredibly important. This is the person (or people) who will lead the party, and it’s critically important for us to elect someone who speaks up for all LGBTIQA+ rights.
Ellie Chowns and Adrian Ramsay
8/10
The score we gave Ellie Chowns & Adrian Ramsay for their pledges.
Ellie and Adrian’s answers fall slightly short of the mark. They talk about “biological sex” and state reasons why trans people may not be deemed their gender identity… which is inherently unfair and risks eroding our rights and our dignity. They also mention about “safeguarding [their] interests” of trans youth, which sounds like they want to keep the concept of gatekeeping for transgender youth.
Zack Polanski
10/10
The score we gave Zack Polanski for his pledges.
Zack responded to our pledges and did so with an affirmative response to all of our pledges. Unlike Ellie and Adrian, he did not feel the need to talk about anything other than pure, unquestionable support for all parts of the LGBTIQA+ spectrum. Zack fundamentally gets, and understands the reasons why our pledges exist when he can answer them with an affirmative, and clear, response.
You can read all leadership responses in full below.
Deputy Leader
8/9
Number of responses to our pledges.
We have received responses from all candidates except for Mothin Ali.
The Deputy Leader role is critically important, as they are a voice externally for the party and represent the party and its views. For this reason, we especially wanted to hear from each candidate.
GPEx Chair
2/2
Number of responses to our pledges.
We have received responses from all candidates in the GPEx Chair election.
Campaigns Coordinator
1/2
Number of responses to our pledges.
We have received a response from Haydn Osborne-Brookes for the Campaigns Co-Ordinator role.
Elections Coordinator
1/2
Number of responses to our pledges.
We have received a response from Brian Candeland for the Elections Co-Ordinator role.
Equality & Diversity Coordinator
4/4
Number of responses to our pledges.
We have received responses from all candidates for the Equality & Diversity Co-Ordinator Role.
External Communications Coordinator
3/3
Number of responses to our pledges.
We received responses from the candidates for the External Communications Co-Ordinator role.
Finance Coordinator
We received no responses from the Finance Co-Ordinator candidates.
Internal Communications Coordinator
We received no responses from the Internal Communications Co-Ordinator candidates.
International Coordinator
2/3
Number of responses to our pledges.
We received responses from all International Co-Ordinator candidates, except from Fesl Reza-Khan.
Local Party Support CoOrdinator
We received no responses from the Local Party Support Co-Ordinator candidates.
Management Coordinator
1/2
Number of responses to our pledges.
We received a response from Melanie Earp & Dylan Lewis-Creser. Kate Souper did not respond.
Policy Development Coordinator & Policy Development Committee
4/8
Number of responses to our pledges from PDC candidates.
We received a response from 4 of 8 Policy Development Committee candidates, and we received a response from Anne Gayfer and Hannah Tucker McLellan for Policy Development Co-Ordinator.
Publications Coordinator
1/2
Number of responses to our pledges from PDC candidates.
We received a response from David Lloyd, and didn’t get a response from Edward Milford.
Trade Union Liaision Officer
We received responses from the only candidates, Kate Jones & Paul Valentine.