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This amendment for the proposal Update to G16-P011: Recognition of Trans and Non-Binary People and Respecting Gender Identity and Expression was rejected on 03/05/2024 18:35.
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Proposed changes to "Update to G16-P011: Recognition of Trans and Non-Binary People and Respecting Gender Identity and Expression"

03/05/2024 18:23  
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  • Proposal text
  • -The Green Party of Canada recognizes that: trans men are men; trans women are women; there are many
  • -gender identities within, and outside of, the traditional gender binary of man and woman; non-binary
  • -identities exist and are valid; and that gender identity is to be respected.
  • Type of Proposal
  • Public policy that the party would represent
  • Objective / Benefit
  • This policy is drafted to bring us in line with our fellow Greens across the world to formally
  • clarify our support for non-binary and trans Canadians and those with gender identities beyond the
  • traditional identities of man and woman. Inspired by updates to the Green Party of England and
  • Wales’ policy documentation and as a response to growing transphobia in Canada and elsewhere.
  • If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?
  • This policy does not replace, but updates, an existing policy: G16-P011 - Advancing the Equality of
  • LGBTQ+ Canadians
  • List any supporting evidence for your proposal
  • Green Party of England and Wales' Rights and Responsibilities (under Trans Rights):
  • https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/our-policies/long-term-goals/rights-and-responsibilities/
  • Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the
  • group or groups?
  • This proposal is designed to positively push for formal recognition of trans and non-binary people
  • -by the Green Party of Canada, and to instill formal recognition of gender identity. No direct
  • -contact has been made as of writing this proposal on August 5th, but the time crunch for proposals
  • -to gain sponsors leads me to put this out first and field consultation following, which may lead to
  • -further updates.
  • Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?
  • Yes
  • Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.
  • English
Additions
  • Proposal text
  • +The Green Party of Canada recognizes that: there are many gender identities within, and outside of,
  • +the traditional gender binary of man and woman; non-binary identities exist and are valid; and that
  • +gender identity is to be respected.
  • Type of Proposal
  • Public policy that the party would represent
  • Objective / Benefit
  • This policy is drafted to bring us in line with our fellow Greens across the world to formally
  • clarify our support for non-binary and trans Canadians and those with gender identities beyond the
  • traditional identities of man and woman. Inspired by updates to the Green Party of England and
  • Wales’ policy documentation and as a response to growing transphobia in Canada and elsewhere.
  • If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?
  • This policy does not replace, but updates, an existing policy: G16-P011 - Advancing the Equality of
  • LGBTQ+ Canadians
  • List any supporting evidence for your proposal
  • Green Party of England and Wales' Rights and Responsibilities (under Trans Rights):
  • https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/our-policies/long-term-goals/rights-and-responsibilities/
  • Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the
  • group or groups?
  • This proposal is designed to positively push for formal recognition of trans and non-binary people
  • +by the Green Party of Canada, and to instil formal recognition of gender identity. No direct contact
  • +has been made as of writing this proposal on August 5th, but the time crunch for proposals to gain
  • +sponsors leads me to put this out first and field consultation following, which may lead to further
  • +updates.
  • Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?
  • Yes
  • Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.
  • English
  • Proposal text
  • -The Green Party of Canada recognizes that: trans men are men; trans women are women; there are many
  • -gender identities within, and outside of, the traditional gender binary of man and woman; non-binary
  • -identities exist and are valid; and that gender identity is to be respected.
  • +The Green Party of Canada recognizes that: there are many gender identities within, and outside of,
  • +the traditional gender binary of man and woman; non-binary identities exist and are valid; and that
  • +gender identity is to be respected.
  • Type of Proposal
  • Public policy that the party would represent
  • Objective / Benefit
  • This policy is drafted to bring us in line with our fellow Greens across the world to formally
  • clarify our support for non-binary and trans Canadians and those with gender identities beyond the
  • traditional identities of man and woman. Inspired by updates to the Green Party of England and
  • Wales’ policy documentation and as a response to growing transphobia in Canada and elsewhere.
  • If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?
  • This policy does not replace, but updates, an existing policy: G16-P011 - Advancing the Equality of
  • LGBTQ+ Canadians
  • List any supporting evidence for your proposal
  • Green Party of England and Wales' Rights and Responsibilities (under Trans Rights):
  • https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/our-policies/long-term-goals/rights-and-responsibilities/
  • Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the
  • group or groups?
  • This proposal is designed to positively push for formal recognition of trans and non-binary people
  • -by the Green Party of Canada, and to instill formal recognition of gender identity. No direct
  • -contact has been made as of writing this proposal on August 5th, but the time crunch for proposals
  • -to gain sponsors leads me to put this out first and field consultation following, which may lead to
  • -further updates.
  • +by the Green Party of Canada, and to instil formal recognition of gender identity. No direct contact
  • +has been made as of writing this proposal on August 5th, but the time crunch for proposals to gain
  • +sponsors leads me to put this out first and field consultation following, which may lead to further
  • +updates.
  • Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?
  • Yes
  • Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.
  • English
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Deletions
  • Proposal text
  • -The Green Party of Canada recognizes that: trans men are men; trans women are women; there are many
  • -gender identities within, and outside of, the traditional gender binary of man and woman; non-binary
  • -identities exist and are valid; and that gender identity is to be respected.
  • Type of Proposal
  • Public policy that the party would represent
  • Objective / Benefit
  • This policy is drafted to bring us in line with our fellow Greens across the world to formally
  • clarify our support for non-binary and trans Canadians and those with gender identities beyond the
  • traditional identities of man and woman. Inspired by updates to the Green Party of England and
  • Wales’ policy documentation and as a response to growing transphobia in Canada and elsewhere.
  • If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?
  • This policy does not replace, but updates, an existing policy: G16-P011 - Advancing the Equality of
  • LGBTQ+ Canadians
  • List any supporting evidence for your proposal
  • Green Party of England and Wales' Rights and Responsibilities (under Trans Rights):
  • https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/our-policies/long-term-goals/rights-and-responsibilities/
  • Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the
  • group or groups?
  • This proposal is designed to positively push for formal recognition of trans and non-binary people
  • -by the Green Party of Canada, and to instill formal recognition of gender identity. No direct
  • -contact has been made as of writing this proposal on August 5th, but the time crunch for proposals
  • -to gain sponsors leads me to put this out first and field consultation following, which may lead to
  • -further updates.
  • Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?
  • Yes
  • Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.
  • English
Additions
  • Proposal text
  • +The Green Party of Canada recognizes that: there are many gender identities within, and outside of,
  • +the traditional gender binary of man and woman; non-binary identities exist and are valid; and that
  • +gender identity is to be respected.
  • Type of Proposal
  • Public policy that the party would represent
  • Objective / Benefit
  • This policy is drafted to bring us in line with our fellow Greens across the world to formally
  • clarify our support for non-binary and trans Canadians and those with gender identities beyond the
  • traditional identities of man and woman. Inspired by updates to the Green Party of England and
  • Wales’ policy documentation and as a response to growing transphobia in Canada and elsewhere.
  • If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?
  • This policy does not replace, but updates, an existing policy: G16-P011 - Advancing the Equality of
  • LGBTQ+ Canadians
  • List any supporting evidence for your proposal
  • Green Party of England and Wales' Rights and Responsibilities (under Trans Rights):
  • https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/our-policies/long-term-goals/rights-and-responsibilities/
  • Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the
  • group or groups?
  • This proposal is designed to positively push for formal recognition of trans and non-binary people
  • +by the Green Party of Canada, and to instil formal recognition of gender identity. No direct contact
  • +has been made as of writing this proposal on August 5th, but the time crunch for proposals to gain
  • +sponsors leads me to put this out first and field consultation following, which may lead to further
  • +updates.
  • Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?
  • Yes
  • Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.
  • English
  • Proposal text
  • -The Green Party of Canada recognizes that: trans men are men; trans women are women; there are many
  • -gender identities within, and outside of, the traditional gender binary of man and woman; non-binary
  • -identities exist and are valid; and that gender identity is to be respected.
  • +The Green Party of Canada recognizes that: there are many gender identities within, and outside of,
  • +the traditional gender binary of man and woman; non-binary identities exist and are valid; and that
  • +gender identity is to be respected.
  • Type of Proposal
  • Public policy that the party would represent
  • Objective / Benefit
  • This policy is drafted to bring us in line with our fellow Greens across the world to formally
  • clarify our support for non-binary and trans Canadians and those with gender identities beyond the
  • traditional identities of man and woman. Inspired by updates to the Green Party of England and
  • Wales’ policy documentation and as a response to growing transphobia in Canada and elsewhere.
  • If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?
  • This policy does not replace, but updates, an existing policy: G16-P011 - Advancing the Equality of
  • LGBTQ+ Canadians
  • List any supporting evidence for your proposal
  • Green Party of England and Wales' Rights and Responsibilities (under Trans Rights):
  • https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/our-policies/long-term-goals/rights-and-responsibilities/
  • Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the
  • group or groups?
  • This proposal is designed to positively push for formal recognition of trans and non-binary people
  • -by the Green Party of Canada, and to instill formal recognition of gender identity. No direct
  • -contact has been made as of writing this proposal on August 5th, but the time crunch for proposals
  • -to gain sponsors leads me to put this out first and field consultation following, which may lead to
  • -further updates.
  • +by the Green Party of Canada, and to instil formal recognition of gender identity. No direct contact
  • +has been made as of writing this proposal on August 5th, but the time crunch for proposals to gain
  • +sponsors leads me to put this out first and field consultation following, which may lead to further
  • +updates.
  • Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?
  • Yes
  • Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.
  • English

Update to G16-P011: Recognition of Trans and Non-Binary People and Respecting Gender Identity

Proposal text

The Green Party of Canada recognizes that: there are many gender identities within, and outside of, the traditional gender binary of man and woman; non-binary identities exist and are valid; and that gender identity is to be respected.


Type of Proposal

Public policy that the party would represent


Objective / Benefit

This policy is drafted to bring us in line with our fellow Greens across the world to formally clarify our support for non-binary and trans Canadians and those with gender identities beyond the traditional identities of man and woman. Inspired by updates to the Green Party of England and Wales’ policy documentation and as a response to growing transphobia in Canada and elsewhere.


If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?

This policy does not replace, but updates, an existing policy: G16-P011 - Advancing the Equality of LGBTQ+ Canadians


List any supporting evidence for your proposal

Green Party of England and Wales' Rights and Responsibilities (under Trans Rights): https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/our-policies/long-term-goals/rights-and-responsibilities/


Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the group or groups?

This proposal is designed to positively push for formal recognition of trans and non-binary people by the Green Party of Canada, and to instil formal recognition of gender identity. No direct contact has been made as of writing this proposal on August 5th, but the time crunch for proposals to gain sponsors leads me to put this out first and field consultation following, which may lead to further updates.


Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?

Yes


Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.

English

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Avatar: Shel Goldstein Shel Goldstein
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"trans men are men; trans women are women" is not necessary to include as policy, and to say it, provokes unnecessary controversy and may upset many potential voters who are in favour of human rights and acknowledgement of transpeople but not intellectually willing to overrule biological reality. Health, sports, and crime statistics rely on accurate data.
Respectfully amended. Please accept.
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Avatar: Stephanie Janzen-Martin Stephanie Janzen-Martin

Shel,

The language you are using (eg "not willing to intellectually over rule biological reality") feels inappropriate to me. I respectfully ask that you refrain from using that type of language. The line is the proposal does not impede any critical work from getting done, as far as I am aware. On behalf of the many LGBTQ+ people in the party, in my family and in Canada, I am asking you to consider accepting the proposal as is, and withdrawing your objection.

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