Trans Greens 🏳️‍⚧️💚

In the top is a ballot with an X next to Joanne Clements, the Green Party candidate. Inside the box with her description is #ElectTheDolls. A quote from the candidate: "I love Shirley, it has been my home for many decades. Please vote for me on 26 February, vote Green, and vote for a better Shirley and Southampton for all." Promoted by LGBTIQA+ Greens, c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Joanne is standing in the Shirley ward of Southampton (@southamptongreens.bsky.social) in today’s by-election. If you can, get out to the polls and support her if you live in the area! A hard worker for her local community, we’re all behind you!

Telegraph article. "Another motion put forward for consideration at the party’s spring conference would end all blanket bans on transgender athletes in women’s sport. The motion was tabled by Melissa Harker, a press officer for the LGBTIQA+ Greens pressure group." It then has a photo of me with the caption: "Melissa Harker, a Green trans campaigner, is calling for an end to the transgender bans in women’s sport" It goes on: "Ms Harker’s policy proposal warned that blanket bans have “serious consequences for gender-diverse and global majority [of African, Asian, Latin American and Arab descent] peoples’ mental and physical health”. It went on to claim that “historical colonial and Eurocentric attitudes” have long affected elite sports and continued to have an impact. If passed, the motion would be required to call on all sporting bodies to allow trans athletes to compete, working towards a long-term ambition to “undo the toxic environment around trans, intersex and gender non-conforming people in sport”."

I’d like to sincerely thank The Telegraph for the free national promotion of my amazing conference motion.

Baby’s first attack piece — we’re growing up and glowing up 🥹

Marketing budget: £0
Telegraph outrage machine: priceless.

White background, and the logo in the top, centred. Statement Title: On the High Court ruling and DfE guidance. Statement Text: As an (outgoing) committee, we are looking through the High Court ruling and Department for Education guidance that have been published hours after each other. The gist we get from the DfE guidance does not paint a great picture for trans youth who wish to socially transition, this is regardless of if their parents are suportive of them or not. Add onto this, that once trans youth do escape from the hell on earth that will be school for them, the High Court ruling will make it such that they can't use the toilets that match their gender in the workplace. Guidance such as this will cause irreparable harm to trans people who just want to live comfortably. This guidance will cause trans people, which are already feeling incredibly embattled, to lose faith. We are currently writing motions to our Spring Conference, and we are having conversations internally about the best way forwards to fight it. Your LGBTIQA+ Greens Committee Matt, Kat, Arran, Kris, Melissa, Rae & Thomas End of statement. Promoted by LGBTIQA+ Greens (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

A statement on the High Court ruling and the recent guidance from the Department of Education regarding trans youth.

The Bassetlaw District Council meeting, convened to debate Reform's anti-trans motion, will be starting shortly.

We'll try to share updates and info here about what is happening throughout the meeting.

She repeatedly acknowledges that genuine transphobic people exist within the Green Party, and at no point was she speaking about any of them in the interview with Ed Poole.

She has our full support and many Trans Greens have been, and will continue to support her in Gorton and Denton.

Hannah Spencer has always been an ally to the trans community. She has time after time repeatedly spoken in support of trans rights. In her interview with @edpoole1975.bsky.social, she spoke about a time where a known trans ally was mistakenly labelled transphobic.

Your Trans Greens Committee for 2026, from top left to bottom right: Silver Rees, Trans Young Greens Rep Cllr Jenny Knight, Chair Melissa Harker, Social Media and LGBTIQA+ Greens Rep Lucy Severine, Non-Portfolio Officer Avery Greatorex, Social Media Amy Sefton-Thake, Non-Portfolio Officer Charlie McGee, Non-Portfolio Officer Ashley Trigg, Non-Portfolio Officer Promoted by LGBTIQA+ Greens (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Your Trans Greens Interim Committee for the first half of 2026!

We're tasked with finalising our constitution and standing orders, then organising an election for the first Trans Greens committee later this year. Watch this space!

Social media is certainly bad for children and young people, but we must remember that Brianna was murdered, in the context of anti-trans rhetoric and hate coming from many, incl. printing presses. This move to brand social media as the issue allows politicians & papers to cleanse their incitement.

Employment tribunals happen all the time in the UK, but apparently the only ones that can, or should, get front page news with the BBC are those that involve trans women... because they're still trying to manufacture consent for our removal from public life.

Defund the BBC.

Trans Rights in Bassetlaw are under attack. Use your voice before it's too late. Swipe to see how you can help.

How you can help: Sign our open letter to Bassetlaw District Council (Link Below and In Bio). If you live in Bassetlaw contact your local councillors!! Demand that they reject the motion!

📢🏳️‍⚧️ Trans people in Bassetlaw are being targeted by a discriminatory council motion. We need to act now!

Sign our open letter calling on members of the Bassetlaw District Council to reject a transphobic motion that would ban trans women from women’s services.

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We voted to indefinitely suspend use of X. It is pointless to campaign for trans and queer liberation on a website where the only way to be heard is to open yourself to harassment. The photo on this cover image is of a phone with the X app open on it, on a table. The photo credit goes to Matias Mango under a license from Pexels. Promoted by LGBTIQA+ Greens (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Trans Greens' and LGBTIQA+ Greens have voted to indefinitely suspend their use of X/Twitter. Some of our reasons include: Cross-posting content from our other social media accounts is inhibited by language policing unique to X/Twitter's version of "free speech", for example being flagged by the site for using words such as "cis" (a scientific term to refer to people who aren't trans). Algorithmic biases, which encourage us to be needlessly controversial to be seen, and which disproportionately benefit right-wing narratives, which results in an experience that is hostile to the mental health of our volunteers and can result in burnout for those involved. Deeply problematic changes to Grok: many news agencies have reported that people are using Grok to sexually harass women and girls by undressing them using AI. xAI paywalling features to generate deepfakes instead of removing the ability to create them is not an acceptable response to sexual abuse. There is a concern that any media of our members (especially committee members) will be used to harass them. You may find the LGBTIQA+ Greens and Trans Greens on the following platforms: Instagram: lgbtiqagreens and transgreens, Bluesky is the same except add dot bsky dot social Promoted by LGBTIQA+ Greens (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Our AGM and @transgreens.bsky.social Interim Committee last week voted to leave X/Twitter. It is quite simply untenable to continue as we were, in the backdrop of everything going on.

We'll release the speech in full with subtitles when we've made them! :)

@zackpolanski.bsky.social wore our #ElectTheDolls tee last night while speaking at an event. So cool! 😎

We're so happy to see him on board with electing some dolls. Want to show your support? 👉 lgbtiqagreens.teemill.com

Save the date for 3 February 2026. Stand up for trans rights in Bassetlaw - Worksop Town Hall. More details soon.

Reform are bringing back their anti-trans motion to the Bassetlaw District Council. As residents, we are appalled by their demonisation of the trans community & stand in solidarity with our trans neighbours, friends & family members.

Join us on 3 February to stand up for trans rights in Bassetlaw 🏳️‍⚧️

A pink background with two women holding hands. Photo by Anna Shvets. In the foreground you see the following title: "Labour must ban conversion practices", and a subtitle of: "A recent BBC documentary has aired that shows the scale and the horrors of conversion practises in the '60s and '70s.". In the bottom right corner you see the LGBTIQA+ Greens logo and in the bottom left corner is the imprint: Promoted by LGBTIQA+ Greens, c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

On a white background with a pink cross in the middle you see a statement. The statement is as follows: Conversion practises are abuse. They must be banned. A recent BBC documentary has been released - "Shock Therapy", which documents the abuse by the NHS of LGBTIQA+ youth back in the '60s and '70s. The series reveals that shock "therapy" was used against LGBTIQA+ people in the 1960s and 1970s as a way to try and "cure" people of their sexual orientation or gender identity. At least 250 people were subject to this treatment in 1974 alone. It was reported at the time that those who are now survivors of conversion practises took part of their own accord, but survivors and historians are now questioning whether genuine consent was ever given. Many have said that the consent sought would not stand up to modern ethical standards surrounding medical consent and treatment. The government must issue a formal apology to those who experienced this awful treatment, while there are still survivors around to hear that apology. In 2025, people are still subjected to conversion practises. Some operate under the guise of religion or culture, while some still remain deeply ingrained within the NHS. The services replacing GIDS pathologize trans youth and impose barriers to care, which are conversion practises in all but name. For a decade, governments have promised to end conversion practises. In 2025 the Labour government promised a draft bill by the end of the year. It's yet to appear. A ban on conversion practises must now happen, and be trans-inclusive. It's clear now, 50 years later what harms these practises have had on its survivors. We must learn from history, and we must let it guide us on how we approach policy on LGBTIQA+ people. We must not let the current culture war stand in the way of doing something fundamentally good. We owe it to survivors to finish what was promised: ban conversion practises.

We were promised a draft bill on banning conversion practices by the end of 2025 and it's mid-December with no movement.

This government *must* commit to a trans-inclusive ban, especially following a report by the BBC into practices fifty years ago.

It's good news that this motion is postponed, but that still means that it'll be heard. If you're in Bassetlaw, write to your local councillor about this motion.

Many thanks to @whatthetrans.com for their dedicated journalism & big up @bassetlaw-trans.bsky.social!

A statement on the recent Girlguiding decision. We are incredibly disappointed by this decision, and concerned for the effects it will have on trans Guides, their Guides friends, and Guiding groups. It must be reversed. Girlguiding decided to exclude girls and young women who were not recorded female at birth. This puts a vital support network out of reach for many young women and girls that need it most. They are being robbed of friendships, support and community. They are being segregated. Many of our members were involved in scouting organisations when they were younger; some of us now hold positions of responsibility within those organisations, or have done so in the past. We all recognise the value that Guides brings to children and young people. Historically, Guides has provided safety, support and community for trans girls; girls who are already marginalised and face a high risk of harm. It is clear that this decision is wrong and will have a devastating impact. Girlguiding opposes sexism and misogyny. But it is now following a transmisogynist Court and EHRC. “Whoever they are, wherever they're from, girls can do anything”. We demand Girlguiding live up to its ambitions. Girlguiding must reverse this decision. All girls can do anything. Promoted by LGBTIQA+ Greens (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

A statement from the Trans Greens regarding a recent decision by Girlguiding to exclude girls and young women who were not recorded female at birth.

This is a quote from Zack Polanski to GAY TIMES and it goes as follows: "We need to move to a place around HIV, without delay, stigma or shame, where people are able to talk openly about their experiences and we are able to find humanity and compassion as a society for LGBTQIA+ and straight people living with HIV, to ensure that people are supported, cared for and loved." Promoted by LGBTIQA+ Greens (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

"We need to move to a place around HIV, without delay, stigma or shame, where people are able to talk openly about their experiences and we are able to find humanity and compassion as a society"

@zackpolanski.bsky.social speaking to @philipcbaldwin.bsky.social for @gaytimes.bsky.social today.

"World AIDS Day", written in big, with "1st December 2025" underneath. The background is white, with the red ribbon imposed upon it. In the bottom right corner is the LGBTIQA+ Greens' logo, and the imprint which is as follows: "Promoted by LGBTIQA+ Greens (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ"

It's World AIDS Day today. Today we recognise the life-saving effect access to education, testing and PrEP has had on reducing new HIV transmissions.

💚 @greenparty.org.uk is committed to ending new HIV transmissions by 2030.
💊 Want or need access to PrEP? Find your nearest NHS Sexual Health Clinic.

This should be a national scandal. Trans youth who were provided evidence-based care from WellBN are now being cut off from it.

Yet GnRH agonists continue to be prescribed to cis children under 16.

This is performative cruelty by NHSE. Trans youth are being punished for existing.

White background, with 4,000 the centrepoint in Green. To the top and the bottom you have outlines of "4,000" in the various pride colours including pink and blue for trans people. Underneath "4,000" you have "LGBTIQA+ Greens" It reads (without the description): 4,000 LGBTIQA+ Greens. An imprint is at the bottom, it reads "Promoted by LGBTIQA+ Greens (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ". There is the LGBTIQA+ Greens logo in the bottom right corner.

The LGBTIQA+ Greens have now hit 4,000 members! ✌️

We couldn't be happier that going into our AGM and elections season that we have such a high number of members that have joined us.

We look forward at seeing you at our AGM. Date & agenda being confirmed.

REMEMBERING OUR DEAD Trans Day of Remembrance 2025 20th November 2025 Green Party Promoted by LGBTIQA+ Greens (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Today is a day where we remember the trans and non-binary lives lost prematurely to hate, malice and transphobia.

This is a statement from Avery Greatorex: After deep reflection, I have decided to resign my Labour Party membership, my Co-Chairpersonship of Pride in Labour and join the Green Party of England and Wales. For years I tried to convince myself that I could create change from within the party and that Labour could be forced to rediscover its soul. The truth, however, is undeniable: Labour has abandoned its purpose and its people. For too long I tried to rationalise staying in the party and telling myself that my fight mattered but I cannot fight for liberation in a party that treats trans lives as disposable. I refuse to give my name, my sleep, my energy and attention to a movement that has chosen cruelty over courage. This is not a party of the working class, but a cruel machine built on control and careerism. It speaks of equality and justice whilst actively legislating misery, selling the lives of people who need them most to a far-right movement that isn’t listening. Promoted by LGBTIQA+ Greens (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ Trans Greens logo in the lower right corner.

The statement from Avery is continued: My departure is about being true to yourself. I wish Pride in Labour and the few still fighting inside the organisation the utmost strength and resilience because they aren’t the problem here. The rot in the Labour Party lies deeper than them, it is a party that has forgotten what Labour means. The Green Party offers something Labour no longer can: a politics grounded in liberation, solidarity and sincerity. The Green Party is a space where trans rights are not up for debate, where the fight for social justice and climate justice is rightfully seen as the same fight. I leave the Labour party with sadness but without regret because it is not us who left Labour, it is Labour that left us. This statement is by Avery Greatorex (she/her) who is Former Co-Chairperson for Pride in Labour; and now a Green Party of England and Wales Member. Promoted by LGBTIQA+ Greens (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ Trans Greens logo in lower right corner.

“I leave the Labour party with sadness but without regret because it is not us who left Labour, it is Labour that left us.” 🥀

@averygreatorex.bsky.social on her reasons for leaving the Labour Party and @prideinlabour.bsky.social and joining the @greenparty.org.uk. ​​🏳️‍⚧️ 💚

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@walesgreenparty.bsky.social
@cardiffgreenparty.bsky.social
@anthonyslaughter.bsky.social
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Four people in a church wearing #EtholwchEinDoliau t-shirts. From left to right: John Le Marchant Dane, Anthony Slaughter, Tessa Marshall and Charlie Aldous

We stand proudly with the trans community across Wales. #EtholwchEinDoliau! 💚 🏳️‍⚧️ ✨

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Tell the BBC to stop attacking trans people The BBC is in shock after rightwing groups have claimed the broadcaster is against Donald Trump and “pro-trans”. But the reality is very different. A recent YouGov survey found that 70% of trans peopl...

Our allies at the @goodlawproject.bsky.social have a way for people to tell the BBC to stop attacking trans people.

As Trans Greens we thought it'd be nice to signal boost!

action.goodlawproject.org/tell-the-BBC...

The open admission of evil... it's very JK Rowling-core.

Shout out to fellow Green @nojusticemtg.bsky.social, who inspired this post, for her committed journalism holding government and the media to account 💚

“Incredible stuff that’s been done here”

This is how Emily Maitlis describes her work which helped shut down the only source of NHS transition healthcare for trans youth.

“Ideological capture” indeed, but not by LGBT people.