Policy Development Co-ordinator pledge responses

Vix, Liam, Mick, Peter and Sam all scored 8

We asked the four candidates for Policy Development Co-ordinator to back our eight LGBTIQA+ pledges. We have scored:

Liam Mcclelland – 8 points
Mick Gregg – 8 points
Peter Sims and Sam Alston – 8 points
Vix Lowthion – 8 points

See the rest of the pledges

Pledge one – responses

We ask you to commit to: Campaign with the LGBTIQA+ Greens to protect trans rights in the Equality Act and fight for reform of the Gender Recognition Act. For a kinder and less bureaucratic process for recognising trans people’s gender

Liam Mcclelland – 1

Mick Gregg – 1

Peter Sims and Sam Alston – 1

Vix Lowthion – 1

Liam McClelland

Liam unequivocally backed this pledge

Mick Gregg

Mick unequivocally backed this pledge

Peter Sims & Sam Alston

Peter and Sam unequivocally backed this pledge

Vix Lowthion

Vix unequivocally backed this pledge

Pledge two – responses

Recognise non binary identities are valid and promise to ensure they are recognised in internal processes and in wider society

Liam Mcclelland – 1

Mick Gregg – 1

Peter Sims and Sam Alston – 1

Vix Lowthion – 1

Liam McClelland

Liam unequivocally backed this pledge

Mick Gregg

Mick unequivocally backed this pledge

Peter Sims & Sam Alston

Peter and Sam unequivocally backed this pledge

Vix Lowthion

Vix unequivocally backed this pledge

Pledge three – responses

Supporting reserved places on the Green Party Council for LGBTIQA+ people

Liam Mcclelland – 1

Mick Gregg – 1

Peter Sims and Sam Alston – 1

Vix Lowthion – 1

Liam McClelland

Liam wrote:

“When I had the opportunity to represent young and marginalised communities on the Holistic Review Transition Team and worked on the Affiliated Groups Criteria passed with a huge majority at Spring Conference 2019 both myself and the co-author envisaged current liberation groups working together to promote intersectionality of candidates who could be a member of more than one liberation group to ensure more inclusion and better representation on to the council.”

We scored this one point

Mick Gregg

Mick unequivocally backed this pledge

Peter Sims & Sam Alston

Peter and Sam unequivocally backed this pledge

Vix Lowthion

Vix unequivocally backed this pledge

Pledge four – responses

Supporting efforts to get more LGBTIQA+ people elected to be Councillors and more

Liam Mcclelland – 1

Mick Gregg – 1

Peter Sims and Sam Alston – 1

Vix Lowthion – 1

Liam McClelland

Liam unequivocally backed this pledge

Mick Gregg

Mick unequivocally backed this pledge

Peter Sims & Sam Alston

Peter and Sam unequivocally backed this pledge

Vix Lowthion

Vix unequivocally backed this pledge

Pledge five – responses

Supporting gender affirming healthcare for trans youth rejecting ideological interference with current practice

Liam Mcclelland – 1

Mick Gregg – 1

Peter Sims and Sam Alston – 1

Vix Lowthion – 1

Liam McClelland

Liam unequivocally backed this pledge

Mick Gregg

Mick unequivocally backed this pledge

Peter Sims & Sam Alston

Peter and Sam unequivocally backed this pledge

Vix Lowthion

Vix unequivocally backed this pledge

Pledge six – responses

Agree to press for full implementation of the government's LGBT+ Action plan including legislating a ban on conversion therapy

Liam Mcclelland – 1

Mick Gregg – 1

Peter Sims and Sam Alston – 1

Vix Lowthion – 1

Liam McClelland

Liam unequivocally backed this pledge

Mick Gregg

Mick unequivocally backed this pledge

Peter Sims & Sam Alston

Peter and Sam unequivocally backed this pledge

Vix Lowthion

Vix unequivocally backed this pledge

Pledge seven – responses

Calling for proper funding for trans healthcare in the NHS to reduce 3 year+ waiting lists

Liam Mcclelland – 1

Mick Gregg – 1

Peter Sims and Sam Alston – 1

Vix Lowthion – 1

Liam McClelland

Liam unequivocally backed this pledge

Mick Gregg

Mick unequivocally backed this pledge

Peter Sims & Sam Alston

Peter and Sam wrote:

“Personally obviously support it, but the role of Policy Development coordinator is not to call for elements external to the party.”

We scored this one point

Vix Lowthion

Vix unequivocally backed this pledge

Pledge eight – responses

Supporting LGBT+ inclusive schools in line with the new Relationship and Sex Education curriculum due to roll out from September

Liam Mcclelland – 1

Mick Gregg – 1

Peter Sims and Sam Alston – 1

Vix Lowthion – 1

Liam McClelland

Liam unequivocally backed this pledge

Mick Gregg

Mick unequivocally backed this pledge

Peter Sims & Sam Alston

Peter and Sam unequivocally backed this pledge

Vix Lowthion

Vix unequivocally backed this pledge