Tag archives for LGBTIQA+ rights
LGBTIQA+ Greens ask GPEx candidates to commit to eight pledges
The Green Party of England and Wales Executive (GPEx) and leadership elections are now in full swing. With nominations closing on June 30, and a full list of candidates confirmed…
Greens mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia – UK Green news round up issue 60
Greens mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia May 17 is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. The day is designed to raise awareness of the issues facing…
Scottish Green Party Women’s Network hits out at Liz Truss’ comments on trans rights
Liz Truss is the UK minister for women and equalities, but her recent evidence to the Women and Equalities Select Committee suggested her government is more likely to take equal…
Brighton and Hove still has a way to come to being the perfect LGBTIQA+ city
On a Friday afternoon at the end of January, I sat with nine other councillors for Trans Awareness Training. It was delivered by the brilliant The Clare Project, a small…
Why Pride is still relevant
Image credit: Creative Commons, The Lilac Bonzai Every year in June we celebrate Pride month. We do this to remember the Stonewall riots which occurred in 1969, which happened in…
I’m an angry feminist. And I’m angry at how trans people are being marginalised.
When asked once on a panel discussion what kind of feminist I am, I said 'angry'. And so I am. I am angry at the way that women are marginalised…
I’m a cis woman and I’m tired of being misrepresented by transphobes
This week the Green Party leadership reaffirmed our commitment to equality and trans rights in a statement. Predictably much alarm and criticism followed both publicly, and sadly from some of…