Adopted at the 2016 Autumn Conference in Birmingham, motion C4 ” Recognising Trans Identities” was proposed by Aimee Challenor with support from 29 members. 15 of those have since left the GPEW.
This is the motion which triggered the resignation of former co-leaders Jonathan Bartley and Sian Berry. It is the same motion which has been rigourously implemented by the Disciplinary Committee and the Green Party Regional Council ever since its adoption. Members who disagree with this policy have been deemed to be de facto guilty of transphobia.
This policy is about to be tested in Court by a number of members as potentially discriminatory under the Equality Act 2010.
Over the past 4 years, attempts have been made via proposed amendments to RR520 (Trans Rights) seeking to make it compliant with the Equality Act 2010 and Women’s Rights under the Human Rights legislation. They all failed to reach the Conference floor. The Standing Orders Committee is responsible for the process leading to the Conference Final Agenda, including ruling motions out-of-order, the order of motions to be debated at Conference and who chairs the Plenary sessions.
Synopsis
This motion would affirm that the Green Party beleive that the identities of Transgender People are Real and Valid, and that we shall respect them.
Motion
Insert into Rights and Responsibilities, under Trans Rights , RR520, keeping this policy at the top of the Trans Rights section and renumber accordingly:
RR520 The Green Party recognises that there are many Gender Identities, that are within, and outside of the traditional Gender Binary of man and woman. The Green Party recognises that Trans Men are Men, Trans Women are Women, and that non-binary identities exist and are valid.
We shall respect transgender and non-binary people’s identities as real. The Green Party shall include, and push for further acceptance of, transgender and non-binary people within all areas of society.
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