The spokeswoman for a newly-formed feminist organisation has accused the Greens of having silenced, vilified, harassed and threatened any party member who wishes to discuss questions of gender identity and womens rights.
Retired Sydney University emeritus professor of transnational studies and feminist and lesbian activist Bronwyn Winter has helped to found a new group known as Australian Feminists for Women’s Rights (AF4WR) in the wake of recent incidents in the Victorian and NSW branches of the Greens.
Last week, Victorian Greens leader Samantha Ratnam opted to overturn the election of party convener Linda Gale following a social media storm over an academic paper she had written in 2019.
Despite no mention of the issue in her campaign to become Greens convener, Ms Gale was slammed by Greens members and trans activists on social media soon after her election, prompting Dr Ratnam to overturn her election on a technicality.
In NSW, Feminist Legal Clinic principal solicitor Anna Kerr has been expelled from the Greens and prohibited from ever rejoining after posting articles on the clinic’s website expressing similar concerns to those for which Ms Gale was attacked.
Melbourne City councillor Rohan Leppert was recently the target of a similar campaign, as was Victorian Women’s Guild founding member Nina Vallins, who was suspended from the party for six months in 2020.
Professor Winter said AF4WR included current and former Greens and ALP members, and other women who were not members of either party but “on the political left”.
Source: Feminists decry ‘bully’ Greens
Good on her