Caroline Lucas

LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) Greens are to launch their manifesto for the General Election on Friday, February 26 at The Brighton Tavern.

There the Greens will announce their campaigning policies throughout the period of the General Election and leading human rights activist, Peter Tatchell and Green Party leader, Caroline Lucas MEP, will address some of the key areas of the manifesto.

Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell said:
“The Green Party will go into the General Election as the only party campaigning for marriage and partnership equality. We are calling for civil marriages and civil partnerships to be open to both same-sex and opposite sex couples, without discrimination. We reaffirm our opposition to the blanket, lifetime ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood. Our manifesto commitments show up the shortcomings of the other parties.”
 
Caroline Lucas, Leader of the Green Party, said:
“We are delighted to be proudly launching a specific manifesto which will put on centre stage the Green Party’s firm commitment to LGBT equality. We will use the period up to the manifesto to promote re-writing of the Mental Health Act to remove trans people from the Psychiatric Disorder Register and lobby for training for head teachers to create safe environments for LGBT staff and students.”   

LGBT Greens General Election Manifesto Launch, Friday February 26, 6.30 pm at
The Brighton Tavern, 100 Gloucester Road, Brighton.

For more information view:
www.lgbtgreens.org.uk