Green Party of England and Wales furthers LGBTIQA rights at #gpconf Spring 2016
Conference-goers pass 5 motions improving policy to support members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, Queer, and Asexual community. At their Spring Conference, this weekend just past, the Green…
How I fell out of love with Peter Tatchell
Image credit: Creative Commons: Alisdare Hickson I didn’t want to write this article. For a long time, Peter Tatchell was one of my political heroes. Reading about the infamous Bermondsey…
#LGBTIQLovebomb: why Greens must prioritise LGBTIQ issues
Photo: LGBTIQ Greens The prioritisation ballot for Green Party Spring Conference opened recently – and with it the chance to vote for causes that you think are important so that the…
All liberation struggles are important – why the Green Party must embrace intersectionality
Photo: LGBTIQ Greens CW: Discussion of discrimination including transphobia It is an argument frequently made within the Green Party that we should focus far less on social issues and return to…
Charlie Kiss: ‘We are much more varied than people think’
Green Party LGBTI Manifesto Launch. From L to R: Benali Hamdache, Equalities and Diversity Spokesperson; Rebecca Johnson, Parliamentary Candidate for Hampstead and Kilburn; Amelia Womack, Deputy Leader; and Charlie Kiss…
Marriage, incest and polyamory
Pink News reports today that the Bishop of Aberdeen has asked the question “Why is it alright for a man to marry another man, but not alright for him to…
New attacks on LGBT rights in Russia
By Nigel Warner In recent years state authorities in Russia have repeatedly tried to prevent LGBT people from campaigning publicly for their rights. This has been most evident in relation…