We have welcomed a significant number of new members to the Bassetlaw Greens in recent months, so we thought we'd take the opportunity to ask them what inspired them to get involved! Here's what Emily, who joined in October, had to say ⤵️

We're making hope normal again in Bassetlaw 💚

These decisions by ICB Sussex are incredibly cruel, and driven by dangerous rhetoric around trans people, and a national culture war. Trans kids deserve better.

This is the sad reality of being trans in the UK. The slow erosion of our rights has made it almost impossible for anyone in our community to put down permanent roots. I don't know a single trans person who hasn't thought about leaving the country or planned an emergency exit strategy.

The EHRC's anti-trans guidance is evidently so problematic that even Bridget Phillipson is reluctant to approve it. Yet, here we have the Lib Dem Equality & Diversity spokesperson calling for its immediate implementation. If you care about trans rights, I am begging you to vote Green.

Racism has no place in our communities. Solidarity @mothinali.bsky.social

We are so sorry to hear of your experience, Mothin! It's an absolute shame that even in 2025, people can't let other people be. It's a damning indictment of our current political and media class that stir up hatred on the daily. We stand in solidarity with you!

Gender Identity Clinics are a segregating bottleneck to gender-affirming healthcare 🏥 An informed consent model of care is vital to tackle the backlog & deliver trans people health equity 🏳️‍⚧️ That’s why the Green Party will abolish GICs, funding & training GPs to care for trans people equitably 💚

The Lib Dems have changed their internal selection rules *against the express wishes of their conference* to exclude trans people from gender-based diversity quotas! For those wondering whether the LD leadership would stand with the trans community, I think you have your answer.

Notts County Council spending £75k on more flags. Includes six sites in Worksop. Why? People are already doing this for free! What a waste of public money. Shows Reform's priorities. westbridgfordwire.com/plans-to-ins...

🚨 Bridget Phillipson has revealed that the EHRC did not initially submit an equality impact assessment on their updated code of practice, which will ban trans people from gendered bathrooms, sports & groups. This is completely embarrassing from a supposed equalities regulator!

The work of the EHRC has always been quite heavily politicised, but in recent years, it has evidently lost both its independent and democratic character. It's great to see the Scottish Greens calling this out. We urgently need a truly independent equalities regulator.

Green Party Conference recently passed some amazing healthcare policy for the trans community. It commits us to an informed consent model of trans healthcare, a trans-led public inquiry into NHS care, a trans-inclusive ban on conversion therapy, and so much more.

What's even better than protecting the dolls? Electing them too! Support the work of the Trans Greens and LGBTIQA+ Greens by buying a #ElectTheDolls t-shirt now ⬇️

The Green Party proving once again that it will always stand with the trans community 🏳️‍⚧️ Political parties are not obliged to provide a platform to any organisation, regardless of their demands. This was the right decision.

To avoid damaging our relationship with the trans & wider LGBT+ community, the Green Party must refuse to platform groups that undermine trans rights at our Autumn Conference. Stand with the Green Party for Trans Liberation. Sign our petition now. 🔗 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

BREAKING NEWS: I am thrilled to be able to report that after a discussion with JPAC, JPAC has agreed to update it's position statement to make it clear that trans people haemoglobin levels should be tested against their hormonal levels, not their Sex at Birth. 1/7

Wonderful to see the hard work of our @uon-hrlc.bsky.social interns Joline-Sophie Klein & Aline Fabiana Campos Pereira (supported by @olive-the-above.bsky.social Welch) reflected in Tomoya Obokata's final report to the #UNHRC on the worst forms of #childlabour.

I am extremely concerned by this decision which needs to be overturned immediately. As members we have clearly expressed our solidarity with the trans and LGBTIQA+ community. The Green Party must leave no doubt about its position.

The GWD have just announced that they have secured a stand at the Green Party Conference. This is completely unacceptable & must be immediately reversed. Allowing a transphobic org to campaign at conference would destroy the trust the Greens have built with the trans community.

It appears that the EHRC has now submitted their updated code of practice to Bridget Phillipson for approval. Given the significant impact that these changes will have on the lives of trans people in this country, it is critical that the government publish the draft immediately.

It was incredible to attend Sheffield's first ever Trans Pride today!

Recent changes to NHS policy effectively prohibit trans women from donating blood and place trans men at risk of developing anemia! If you are UK-based & trans, especially if you are a blood donor, please use this template to contact NHS Blood & Transplants.

I'm very excited to have been confirmed as the Equalities & Diversity Officer on the @emgreenparty.bsky.social executive committee. Looking forward to working with liberation groups in the national party to promote the inclusion & participation of minoritised communities across the East Midlands!

So having used AI to discount 50% of the responses to its consultation, the EHRC will implement everything that was in their interim guidance & more. The entire consultation process was a farce designed to legitimise & implement some of the most brutally anti-trans laws in Europe.

It was amazing to see so many people marching at London Trans Pride today! After having so many transphobes in my comments (on the other site) this week, it was an incredibly powerful reminder of the strength & resilience of our community & its allies 🏳️‍⚧️

I am extremely proud to have stood on the picket line today with my fellow Nottingham UCU members in firm opposition to compulsory redundancies & job cuts. The university would be nothing without its staff. Buildings cannot teach students. #StopTheCuts #SaveHE

Stop the Yachts. Join the Green Party.

It was great to see so many people at the rally today & to hear some really excellent speeches (wonderful to also see some Green representation from @councillorq.bsky.social). Now is the time to build on our momentum. If you're a UCU member at Notts, join our industrial action starting 24 July!

As a trans member in attendance of yesterday's hustings, I found Ellie's statement on trans issues disappointing & quite distressing. Trans rights are not a debate. They are not a contested issue. Treating them as such demonstrates clear alignment with transphobic ideologies.

Shocking answer from Ellie Chowns on trans issues at today's East Mids conference hustings. Where Zack talked about healthcare & the need for trans representation in politics, Ellie talked about how the Supreme Court judgment has clarified the difference between sex & gender...

This should really be the bare minimum. If candidates can't commit to these pledges then they do not deserve the support of queer members.

It is clear, now more than ever, that we need to develop collective strategies to resist widespread attacks on trans rights globally. Back in Feb, I organised a webinar with the HRLC's Economic & Social Rights Unit to begin addressing this. Huge thanks to the wonderful speakers who joined us!

As the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference comes to a close, we want to extend our thanks to all of our speakers, chairs & attendees! A huge thank you also to organisers @hemimistry.bsky.social, @natkhod.bsky.social & Olympia Bekou. Until next time! #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice

It's been great to attend & support this event for the 2nd year running. Extremely important & insightful interventions from all speakers. I had to get up at 5:30am to make it to the first session (Notts public transport infrastructure is shocking) but it was certainly worth the sleep deprivation!

Bert epitomises the Reform movement: now the NCC's environment lead, he simultaneously boasts of his involvement in a vague, award-winning sustainability project - from which he has presumably personally profited - all while insisting that climate change is a hoax. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I'm so tired of 'allies' acting shocked each time Labour ushers in the next round of anti-trans policies. The writing was on the wall long before the 2024 election. If you didn't see this coming, it isn't because Labour deceived you; it's because you weren't paying attention 🧵

Consolidating my thoughts on #Glastonbury2025 before I shut up about it for the next two years. Added the second photo for the alt text and because it's cute. Solidarity with Bob Vylan. Free Palestine.

Glastonbury's statement on Bob Vylan's performance is a clear example of how the political character that was once inherent to the festival has been completely defanged. To claim to be anti-war and then call this chant antisemitic is not only ridiculous, it's deeply hypocritical.

Was great to hear @zackpolanski.bsky.social share his proactive vision for tackling the far right at the Glasto Speakers Forum today. Reform poses a real electoral threat and cannot be ignored. We desperately need bold & creative leadership on the left, which Zack is offering #BackZack

So can trans people use the facilities aligned with their gender identity or not @glastonbury.bsky.social? It may be the case that 92% of toilets are gender neutral but segregating trans people from 8% of facilities is still segregation

British complicity in the genocide in Gaza is completely undeniable. The UK has armed the IOF, trained its murderous 'soldiers' & repeatedly denied the extent of the atrocities enacted by the Israeli state upon the Palestinian people. Kier Starmer & his supporters have blood on their hands.

It was great to attend (and assist with the organisation) of today's event on the broader human rights implications of the EU directive on corporate sustainability due diligence. Fantastic interventions from all speakers & wonderfully chaired.

Dr Devulapalli was rightly suspended for her anti-LGBT+ comments and has now been rightly expelled for breaching the terms of her suspension. Her views on trans rights were an embarrassment to the Green Party. We are better off without her.

A reminder that the Darlington Nurse's legal action is funded by the Christian Legal Centre which opposes abortion, marriage equality & the use of contraceptives. This is not a victory for women, it is an example of the increasing influence of the evangelical alt-right in the UK.

Since becoming health secretary, Wes Streeting has done everything in his power to make the lives of trans people harder. His inclusion on this list is a slap in the face to all trans people & to the hardworking members of the LGBT+ community among whom he has been listed.

I try my best to ignore the likes of JK Rowling and her ilk but the fact that they are still targeting Imane Khelif after all these months really highlights the degenerate and highly obsessive nature of their racist, anti-feminist ideology.

A reminder that in 1983, the British Social Attitudes Survey revealed that 50% of respondents felt that same-sex relationships were 'always wrong'. We now look back on the homophobic laws of that period with shame and disgust. The same will happen for the actions of our transphobic government.

Really frustrated to see the Conservatives put this transphobic amendment back into the Data Bill (in a slightly different form) in the Lords. But pleased to report that it was comprehensively rejected for a second time by MPs this evening.

We have entered into a phase of British history, regarding the treatment of LGBTI+ rights, which will be looked back on with shame & embarrassment. Our government & political establishment has failed & continues to fail LGBTI+ people. Labour should never be welcome at Pride again.