The woman at the centre of a row within the Greens over transgender rights is likely to defy her party’s leadership and recontest for the role she was removed from last week. | MillarRoyce
The woman at the centre of a row within the Greens over transgender rights is likely to defy her party’s leadership and recontest for the role she was removed from last week.
On Friday, Gale said she was more likely than not to nominate. “So many people have asked me to do so that I am seriously considering it,” she said. Transgender Victoria is the leading body for trans and gender diverse advocacy. The group said in a statement that its “position is that, in politics and in journalism, there must be less dehumanisation and demonisation of trans and gender diverse people, and more respect for our dignity, equality and humanity. Recent events show this needs to change across all sides of the political spectrum.”
It comes in the week that swimming’s world governing body FINA controversially voted to restrict transgender women from elite female competition.post by Green member and Port Phillip deputy mayor Tim Baxter, who accused her of transphobia and posted that her “ victory sends a clear message to all members of the Victorian Greens: Trans people are not safe in this party”.
In response, Gale issued a statement, drafted in consultation with Bandt’s office, in which she said the position of the Greens was clear: “trans rights are non-negotiable” and that “all trans and gender diverse people are valid and deserve to live their lives free from harassment and discrimination”.to say Gale’s election was “untenable” unless she explicitly rejected her 2019 paper, titled, and apologised for the harm it had caused. Gale declined to do so.
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