The South West LGBT Greens
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LGBT GREENS GO WEST!
LGBT Greens have chosen February, LGBT History Month to launch in the South West region a new group for Green members of the gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgendered community.
The European Elections candidate for the Green Party, Ricky Knight stated: "The Green Party's record on campaigning for the rights of minorities is second to none. Human Rights and protecting the civil liberties of individuals is fundamental to our ethos. As such, I wholeheartedly welcome and endorse the setting-up of an LGBT group to function within the Green Party South West."
Philip Booth, a Stroud District councillor who supported the first Gloucestershire Pride events and helped ensure the Rainbow flag flew on those days from District Council offices and the Subscription Rooms in Stroud, said: "I look forward to working with members to further common aims, not just within the scope of LGBT issues but also in other areas relevant to Human Rights, ethnicity and the erosion of our Civil Liberties."
Philip Booth added: "Greens have supported the Pride events here in Gloucestershire and are looking forward to this years celebration on 11th August in Cheltenham which will again promote acceptance of our diverse community. Forty years on from the legalisation of homosexuality, this country has nearly embraced a culture of acceptance, but we still have a way to go. Take for example the shocking suicide statistics that show 40% of gay boys bullied at school have gone on to attempt suicide. We need a zero tolerance policy enshrined in legislation in exactly the same way as we deal with racial bullying."
Ryan Cleminson of South West LGBT said of the launch across the region: "In setting up the Greens LGBT group, which is a real honor for me, I will be visiting Gloucestershire, Bristol and other places such as Frome, Swindon."
LGBT South West will bring another network to the LGBT Group in the Green Party of England and Wales, following London, Brighton and the North West. The group's establishment in the South West comes after months of fostering opinion on the way forward for political and human rights campaigning in the SW. The group's geographical remit runs from Bristol around the Severn and all the way through the West Country and back to Dorset. The mission of the South West LGBT Green Group is to advance lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans gender equality in our society and to raise awareness through the political process and understanding of Green values among the LGBT community. The Group aims to build a sustainable and equal society where everyone is valued as an individual. The diversity within the LGBT community enriches all our lives, and should be encouraged and promoted.
More information on the Group can be found at: http://www.lgbtgreens.org.uk/ and http://swlgbtgreens.blogspot.com/
Phelim Mac Cafferty, Media Officer for LGBT Greens commented: "While most political parties are seeing a drop in their memberships and indeed in the sorts of advocacy and political campaigning they are able to do for the LGBT communities, Ryan Cleminson and colleagues in the South West affirm the Green Party's relevance to the LGBT communities and will hopefully put us in a stronger position to understand and represent LGBT's"
Notes for Editors:
For further information, please contact: Phelim Mac Cafferty Media spokesperson for the LGBT Group on 07765 474 621 or Ryan Cleminson, South West LGBT Greens Manager 07922 818437 SWLGBTGreens@gmail.com
See more re Gay Pride Gloucestershire at http://www.gloucestershirepride.org.uk/
Other events include:
Bournefree which runs from Friday 10th July to Sunday 12th July 2009 - further information can be found at http://www.bournefree.co.uk/
Swindon Pride is August 15th 2009 - Further information can be found at - http://www.swindonpride.co.uk/*
Further events - International day against homophobia (IDAHO) 17th May 2009. Further information about IDAHO can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_Against_Homophobia
Philip Booth, Press Officer, Stroud District Green Party.
Website: www.glosgreenparty.org.uk
LGBT GREENS GO WEST!
LGBT Greens have chosen February, LGBT History Month to launch in the South West region a new group for Green members of the gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgendered community.
The European Elections candidate for the Green Party, Ricky Knight stated: "The Green Party's record on campaigning for the rights of minorities is second to none. Human Rights and protecting the civil liberties of individuals is fundamental to our ethos. As such, I wholeheartedly welcome and endorse the setting-up of an LGBT group to function within the Green Party South West."
Philip Booth, a Stroud District councillor who supported the first Gloucestershire Pride events and helped ensure the Rainbow flag flew on those days from District Council offices and the Subscription Rooms in Stroud, said: "I look forward to working with members to further common aims, not just within the scope of LGBT issues but also in other areas relevant to Human Rights, ethnicity and the erosion of our Civil Liberties."
Philip Booth added: "Greens have supported the Pride events here in Gloucestershire and are looking forward to this years celebration on 11th August in Cheltenham which will again promote acceptance of our diverse community. Forty years on from the legalisation of homosexuality, this country has nearly embraced a culture of acceptance, but we still have a way to go. Take for example the shocking suicide statistics that show 40% of gay boys bullied at school have gone on to attempt suicide. We need a zero tolerance policy enshrined in legislation in exactly the same way as we deal with racial bullying."
Ryan Cleminson of South West LGBT said of the launch across the region: "In setting up the Greens LGBT group, which is a real honor for me, I will be visiting Gloucestershire, Bristol and other places such as Frome, Swindon."
LGBT South West will bring another network to the LGBT Group in the Green Party of England and Wales, following London, Brighton and the North West. The group's establishment in the South West comes after months of fostering opinion on the way forward for political and human rights campaigning in the SW. The group's geographical remit runs from Bristol around the Severn and all the way through the West Country and back to Dorset. The mission of the South West LGBT Green Group is to advance lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans gender equality in our society and to raise awareness through the political process and understanding of Green values among the LGBT community. The Group aims to build a sustainable and equal society where everyone is valued as an individual. The diversity within the LGBT community enriches all our lives, and should be encouraged and promoted.
More information on the Group can be found at: http://www.lgbtgreens.org.uk/ and http://swlgbtgreens.blogspot.com/
Phelim Mac Cafferty, Media Officer for LGBT Greens commented: "While most political parties are seeing a drop in their memberships and indeed in the sorts of advocacy and political campaigning they are able to do for the LGBT communities, Ryan Cleminson and colleagues in the South West affirm the Green Party's relevance to the LGBT communities and will hopefully put us in a stronger position to understand and represent LGBT's"
Notes for Editors:
For further information, please contact: Phelim Mac Cafferty Media spokesperson for the LGBT Group on 07765 474 621 or Ryan Cleminson, South West LGBT Greens Manager 07922 818437 SWLGBTGreens@gmail.com
See more re Gay Pride Gloucestershire at http://www.gloucestershirepride.org.uk/
Other events include:
Bournefree which runs from Friday 10th July to Sunday 12th July 2009 - further information can be found at http://www.bournefree.co.uk/
Swindon Pride is August 15th 2009 - Further information can be found at - http://www.swindonpride.co.uk/*
Further events - International day against homophobia (IDAHO) 17th May 2009. Further information about IDAHO can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_Against_Homophobia
Philip Booth, Press Officer, Stroud District Green Party.
Website: www.glosgreenparty.org.uk
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