Newly elected Victorian convener Linda Gale coauthored a 2019 document described as ‘inconsistent with Greens values’
Greens senator Janet Rice says the safety and wellbeing of transgender members must be the party’s priority.Greens senator Janet Rice says the safety and wellbeing of transgender members must be the party’s priority.Greens senator Janet Rice says the position of the party’s recently elected Victorian convener is “untenable” unless she distances herself from previous comments that have been labelled transphobic.
Her appointment prompted backlash on social media from members of the party, due to a document she co-authored in 2019 that argued against a proposed Greens workshop on trans-exclusionary rhetoric. bringing the party into disrepute and vilifying members and volunteers on the basis of their gender identity.