The party’s state council has rewritten its misconduct rules to describe transphobia as, among other things, denying that non-binary genders exist or asking leading questions.
A newly expanded definition of transphobia is threatening to reopen divisions within the Victorian Greens after a senior member accused the party’s leadership of stifling free speech with its revamped code of conduct.
The party’s new rules also state that “advocating for unnecessary restrictions on transition care” and “asking leading questions that cover for doing one of the above” can constitute transphobia.of Ballarat Greens activist Helen Lewers, who attended the Let Women Speak rally, which was organised by anti-trans activists, on the steps of state parliament.
However, another Greens member – also speaking on the condition of anonymity – stressed the expanded definition of transphobia was about giving the party the appropriate tools to grapple with important issues, rather than predetermine an outcome. The state council hopes the new rules will steer members away from potentially inflammatory statements and towards policy-focused questions .Greens LGBTQ spokesperson Gabrielle de Vietri said the new code of conduct would protect serious debate while ensuring unsubstantiated questions aren’t weaponised against gender-diverse people.
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