On 23 April, Adrian Ramsay MP, co-leader of the Green Party, was interviewed on the Today programme on the topic of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of woman and sex under the Equality Act. In this interview, Adrian was asked 5 times whether he believes trans women are women. He failed to give an answer to this question.
As the youth and student wing of the Green Party, we are unequivocally pro trans and agree with the Green Party policy that states “Trans men are men, trans women are women and non-binary identities are real and valid.” We are therefore disappointed to see the co-leader of the party failing to show solidarity with trans people following the fear caused by this ruling. It is vital that as a progressive party we are united in our support of marginalised people and that must include trans people and the entire LGBTIQA+ community. We call on all elected Greens to use their voice to speak up for trans people and engage with the trans community on issues that affect their rights.
We want to reassure trans members of the Young Greens that we remain pro trans and will never back down from calling out transphobia wherever it appears.
Solidarity,
The Young Greens Executive Committee.