LGBTIQA+ Greens condemn the Government’s Rwanda refugee strategy. The UK Government has proposed plans to send refugees to Rwanda to have asylum claims processed. Flying refugees 4500 miles away, when they have already made dangerous journeys fleeing from war and persecution, is inhumane. We do not need a “migration and economic development partnership”: we need […]
Tag: Human Rights
Trans day of visibility 2022: What do we mean by visibility?
Article written by: Sebastian Cousins, Trans Liberation Officer, Young Greens On the day you are likely reading this (trans day of visibility), you will see a celebration from a variety of people and groups about the importance of visibility, using the pictures of famous or notable trans public figures. With that, the affirmation of how […]
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Why Trans Liberation Is Critical For All Liberation
Article written by: Seb Cousins, Trans Liberation Officer, Young Greens One of the many issues with the ‘trans debate’ has been its obsession with the existentialism of trans people’s bodies. For a debate that exists in a culture which has fetishised trans bodies, it seems odd that the debate is about if trans and non-binary […]
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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 […]
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Human Rights Day: Ejel Khan’s Story
“As long as I have a voice I will speak out for those who cannot be heard”, Ejel Khan for Black History Month Written by Ejel Khan December the 10th has a very special significance for me, and others like me. It signifies our very existence and struggle for recognition as LGBTQ+ Muslims. Being born […]