At a time when the lives of trans people are being discussed unlike that of any other minority group. When their very existence is being ‘debated’, dismissed, and ‘intellectualised’ by non trans politicians, academics, and anti-trans groups and individuals, the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government has put out a bizarrely timed and strangely […]
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Statement in Support and Solidarity with Kathryn Bristow
On Sunday 7th February 2021, The Daily Mail launched a transphobic attack on Kathryn Bristow, the democratically elected co-chair of Green Party Women, as well as towards the LGBTIQA+ Greens. Sunday’s attack on Kathryn Bristow was heartbreaking to read. We take this opportunity to show our public support for and solidarity with Kathryn, as well […]
LGBTIQA+ Greens Statement on Banning Conversion Therapy
In August of 2020, the then Deputy Chair of LGBTIQA+ Greens Lee-Anne Lawrance said: “I’d urge Liz Truss to not delay any more. We need to ban conversion therapy. Reform the Gender Recognition Act. Recommit to the LGBT Action Plan.” They joined the many names, including Crispin Blunt and the All-Party Parliamentary Group, calling for […]
LGBTIQA+ Greens Statement on the High Court Puberty Blockers Ruling
We find the court ruling in the Judgment in the case of Keira Bell and Mrs A against The Tavistock Clinic and Portman NHS Trust highly troubling, as it puts young people’s healthcare in the hands of unqualified judges instead of being informed by doctors, the trans individual, and their parents/carers. Adding yet more unnecessary […]
Your New LGBTIQA+ Greens Committee
Voting is now closed and the results are in. But before we introduce you to your new committee, we have some thanks to give. Firstly, thank you to all members who stood for committee this year. There was a really strong field to choose from and we hope candidates that weren’t elected will continue to […]
Committee elections
This October we will be electing our new LGBTIQA+ Greens Committee! If you’re a Green member, identify as LGBTIQA+ and are on our mailing list you will be able to vote. We will be electing: Two gender balanced co-chairs A secretary A treasurer Five Members Representatives – with reserved places for underrepresented groups In each election […]
Prioritisation Ballot for Autumn Conference 2020
Green Party members have until 3rd September to vote in the prioritisation ballot. This decides the order in which the motions are debated at conference. There are always more motions than time available, so when time runs out that means the remaining motions don’t get heard. It is therefore vital that the motions that are […]
LGBTIQA+ Greens Quiz Party Leadership Hopefuls
Saturday afternoon saw LGBTIQA+ Greens hold a lively hustings for the party’s leadership and deputy leadership hopefuls. They tackled a wide range of questions about how they would work with liberation groups such as LGBTIQA+ Greens; how they would connect the issues of climate justice and social justice and how they would support LGBTIQA+ members […]
LGBTIQA+ Greens launch pledge
For this leadership and Green Party Executive elections the LGBTIQA+ Greens have launched a pledge that we’re asking all candidates to stand. The results are in and: 75% of leadership candidates have backed the pledges in full (6 out of 8) 72% of candidates for the Green Party Executive backed the pledges in full (21 […]
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