Newly elected convener Linda Gale co-authored a 2019 document described as ‘inconsistent with Greens values’
Photograph: Mike Bowers/The GuardianPhotograph: Mike Bowers/The GuardianTwo Victorian Greens MPs say there is “no alternative” but for the party’s recently elected state convener to resign after she refused to disavow past 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.
But the Prahran MP Sam Hibbins and the Brunswick MP Tim Read on Thursday argued Gale’s position was “untenable”, given she failed to acknowledge the harm they say her previous comments had caused.Sign up to receive the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning
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