SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY AND GENDER EXPRESSION (SO/GI/GE) PLATFORM of CA Green Party
GREEN PARTY OF CALIFORNIA PROPOSAL (MARCH 27 2004)
SPONSOR: PLATFORM WORKING GROUP
PRESENTERS/CONTACTS:
Paul Quick, 285 Rose Street, San Francisco 94102 (415)626-9134. PabloQ@aol.com
Shane Que Hee, 923 Levering Avenue Unit 102, Los Angeles CA 90024 (310)208-1624. squehee@ucla.edu
SUBJECT: SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY AND GENDER EXPRESSION (SO/GI/GE) in the Social Justice & Liveable Communities Section. Grassroots democracy, social justice and equal opportunity, feminism and gender equity, respect for diversity, and personal and global responsibility are the involved 10 Key Values of the GP.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The current CAGP Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Rights platform is out of date, and requires revision/renaming. The Los Angeles LGBT Greens 1st drafted a plank in 2001, and revised it in 2003 after input from the National/California Lavender Greens. Input from the Fullerton CAGP Plenary Dec 6/7, 2003 is also included. The draft of March 22 2004 was voted down at the CAGP March 27/28 San Francisco Plenary, but the revised draft on March 27 that featured policy statements only was passed by consensus.
PROPOSAL:
In keeping with the Green Key Values of Diversity, Social Justice and Equal Opportunity, and Feminism, we support full legal and political equality for all persons, regardless of sex, gender, or sexual orientation.
We specifically advocate for the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer (LGBTIQ*) people, as follows:
∑ We support the freedom to marry, and all the rights, benefits, and responsibilities thereof, without discrimination based on sex, gender, or sexual orientation.
∑ We support state and federal legislation (including constitutional amendments) to ban discrimination based on sex, gender, and sexual orientation. We oppose measures that restrict rights or create unequal treatment based on sex, gender, or sexual orientation.
∑ We support the right of children to be cared for in loving homes, regardless of the sex, gender, sexual orientation, or marital status of the parents. We support the right of all persons to consideration for adoption and foster parenthood without regard to sex, gender, or sexual orientation.
∑ We support the right of LGBTIQ persons to receive education and care, without discrimination, harassment, or violence based on sex, gender, or sexual orientation.
∑ We support the right of all persons to self-determination with regard to gender identity and sex. We therefore support the right of intersex and transgender individuals to be free of coercion and involuntary assignment of gender or sex. We oppose involuntary medical or surgical treatment–including the involuntary treatment of children– to assign gender identity or sex. We support access to medical and surgical treatment for assignment or reassignment of gender or sex, based on informed consent.
∑ We oppose all forms of anti-LGBTIQ violence, and support legislation against all forms of hate crimes, including those directed against LGBTIQ people.
∑ We support the rights of artists and performers to free expression. We welcome art and performance that provokes thought and discussion of sex, gender, and sexual orientation.
