Matt Rogan
@mattrogan.bsky.social
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Software Developer, Co-Chair LGBTIQA+ Greens, Leeds Green Party for Beeston and Holbeck. Promoted by Cristiana Mirosanu for Matt Rogan (Leeds Green Party) c/o Goosemoor Organics LS22 5EU
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mattrogan.bsky.social
Mhm 🙂‍↕️
lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social
In the spirit of #AbolishBadThings
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💚
Dark Green background, Zack, Mothin and Rachel in the foreground, with Zack pointing to "Support Trans Rights" posted under the Green Party Logo.
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lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social
In the spirit of #AbolishBadThings
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💚
Dark Green background, Zack, Mothin and Rachel in the foreground, with Zack pointing to "Support Trans Rights" posted under the Green Party Logo.
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lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social
The @transgreens.bsky.social and ourselves have revamped our Teemill website where the #ElectTheDolls t-shirts that we had at conference are now on sale.

Do check it out: lgbtiqagreens.teemill.com
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lgbtiqagreens.teemill.com
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greensorganise.bsky.social
It's not just a social issue, it's a class issue.

Insufficient LGBTIQA+ healthcare provision is a failure of government and creates a hierarchy of those who can afford it and those who cannot.

There's no justice for any of us without justice for all of us.
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mattrogan.bsky.social
♻️ Litter picking is an act of love - and we love our communities!

💚 We, your Green team, were out this evening litter picking and managed 4 bags in total.

👊 Get in touch if you can you help us take action against the problems we're facing across our areas!
A selfie of Matt and the Green team with four purple bags of litter
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rachelmillward.bsky.social
The polls they are a changing...
stevehyndside.bsky.social
Find Out Now poll puts Greens +2 since @zackpolanski.bsky.social’s election. Now on 12%.

Greens level pegging with Lib Dems, just 3 points behind Tories, & only 7 points behind Labour.

Zack wasn’t joking when he said we are not here to be disappointed with Labour, we are here to replace them.
mattrogan.bsky.social
📈 Across Leeds, and the country, the Green Party is SURGING!

💚 We're not here to be disappointed by Labour in Leeds. We're here to replace them.

📝 Want to help me and @leedsgreenparty.bsky.social do that? join.greenparty.org.uk
A graphic reading "Join the Leeds Greens, Leeds' fastest growing political party! Help us fight in Leeds for real hope and real change."

There is a photo in the middle of Green campaigners, councillors, and our deputy leader Mothin Ali.
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katrinavoll.bsky.social
Okay this not the point but that t-shirt is fantastic so we should listen to him he's clearly wise
jbendery.bsky.social
People loudly jeering these unidentified federal agents.

"You're not helping anyone!"

"How much overtime are you getting paid to do nothing!"

"Boooo!"
mattrogan.bsky.social
We also left some messages, in chalk: Keep Cottingley Clean, and Don't dump waste in our communities!
mattrogan.bsky.social
Fly-tipping, litter, and waste are an ongoing battle in our communities. But, we're taking action! Thanks to Cristiana and George for joining me in Cottingley this evening - we've been told about a hotspot for fly tipping, and we decided to do something about it.
A wide shot of Matt posing with a bag of litter picked rubbish and a message in chalk: "Keep Cottingley Clean!". A haul of fly-tipping by a bin, with a chalked message: "Don't dump waste in our community"
A photo of Matt and Cristiana moving a fly-tipped chest of drawers off of green space.
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lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social
Good evening! Thanks to everyone that attended our LGBTIQA+ Greens' Deputy Leader Hustings this evening. After the hustings finished for Deputy Leader, we received @mothinali.bsky.social's opening statement, and we thought we'd post it, for balance and fairness!
mattrogan.bsky.social
Brilliant to hear from Deputy Leader and GPEx candidates at this evening's @lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social hustings!

Big thanks to candidates for their engagement with our community 💚 and a HUGE thanks to Kris & Melissa for organising & chairing!!
Photo of Matts screen in the Deputy Leadership hustings Zoom.
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lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social
Good morning! It's the day we release the results from our pledges. Firstly, for leadership, we pitted the responses from @elliechowns.bsky.social and @adrianramsay.bsky.social against @zackpolanski.bsky.social.

You can view every response word-for-word @ lgbtiqa.greenparty.org.uk/2025-husting...
White background with rainbow border.
LGBTIQA+ Greens' Logo
Title: Leadership
Subtitle: LGBTIQA+ Greens' Executive Election Pledges 2025

Ellie Chowns and Adrian Ramsay are first. They scored 8 points out of a maximum of 10. They didn't score points for the second and fourth pledge.

Zack Polanski is second. He scored 10 points out of a maximum of 10.

QR code in the bottom left hand corner, with a link to view every response, word-for-word at https://lgbtiqa.greenparty.org.uk/2025-hustings/pledges/leadership/

Promoted by LGBTIQA+ Greens (Green Party) c/o PO Box 78066, London, SE16 9GQ
mattrogan.bsky.social
You'll notice I've not said anything about who I'm backing in the leadership elections yet.

Who I endorse will be heavily down to our @lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social pledges - we need strong leadership on LGBTIQA+ issues from our would-be leadership team!
lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social
LGBTIQA+ pledges deadline! Thanks to the 28 candidates who have responded to our pledges. We will be publishing them all tomorrow. If you haven't yet responded, check your email and you have until the end of today to be included.
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lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social
LGBTIQA+ pledges deadline! Thanks to the 28 candidates who have responded to our pledges. We will be publishing them all tomorrow. If you haven't yet responded, check your email and you have until the end of today to be included.
mattrogan.bsky.social
It might help to know that because of gender balancing, if Zack wins, the deputy leaders must be of different genders. I'll be making my vote with the top two being the two gender-balanced deputy leaders I'd like to see.
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lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social
Section 28 was a dark period in the UK for LGBTIQA+ rights that did untold damage.

Labour are bringing it back.

We deserve better from a government that promised Change.
A graphic titled "They're taking us backwards".

There are two sets of policies on LGBTIQA+ in relation to education: one is accompanied by a photo of Keir Starmer, reading: "Schools should not use materials that 'encourage children to question their gender'". The other, accompanied by a photo of Margaret Thatcher, reads: "Schools 'shall not promote homosexuality or publish material with the intention of promoting homosexuality'".

At the bottom is the LGBTIQA+ Greens logo.
mattrogan.bsky.social
As Greens, we know that fighting for the environment goes hand-in-hand with all forms of liberation: LGBTIQA+ rights included!

Check out the pledges we're asking our leadership & internal candidates to commit to. We'll share their responses once they've been received. ✊
lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ LGBTIQA+ RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

We're asking candidates in the @greenparty.org.uk internal elections to pledge their support for our community. At a time when we're under attack, we need our LGBTIQA+ communities and our allies to stand in solidarity.

Watch this space!
A list of pledges:

To acknowledge wholeheartedly that fighting for LGBTIQA+ liberation goes hand in hand with fighting the climate crisis.

To support and promote Green Party of England & Wales policy on LGBTIQA+ rights (including RR500 - RR539).

To work with LGBTIQA+ Greens to deepen and extend the party’s support for and policies on LGBTIQA+ rights.

To work with LGBTIQA+ Greens to improve GPEW policy on trans healthcare (RR532-RR534) to provide fully funded and much-needed support to all trans people, to end segregated healthcare and to support appropriate healthcare for trans youth based on informed consent, Gillick competency and internationally recognised best practice

To support LGBTIQA+ Greens to make further gains in ensuring GPEW provides a welcoming, safe and nourishing environment for LGBTIQA+ members.

In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling, to work with LGBTIQA+ Greens and wider queer society, organisations and allies to campaign to protect previously established trans rights and for any changes to legislation which might be needed to ensure this protection.

To fight for reform of the Gender Recognition Act to provide a kinder and less bureaucratic process for recognising trans people's gender in law.

To support efforts to increase the number of LGBTIQA+ candidates for election to internal positions and to public office.

To campaign for this government to bring forward a genuine ban on conversion therapy. Conversion therapy includes medical, psychiatric, psychological, religious, cultural or any other interventions that seek to change, “cure”, or suppress the sexual orientation and/or gender identity of a person. Any ban must protect all LGBTIQA+ people, which includes providing genuine protection for trans people.

To stand in solidarity with LGBTIQA+ communities worldwide by working with international Green parties to oppose anti-LGBTIQA+ legislation and to promote global human rights and liberation.
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lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ LGBTIQA+ RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

We're asking candidates in the @greenparty.org.uk internal elections to pledge their support for our community. At a time when we're under attack, we need our LGBTIQA+ communities and our allies to stand in solidarity.

Watch this space!
A list of pledges:

To acknowledge wholeheartedly that fighting for LGBTIQA+ liberation goes hand in hand with fighting the climate crisis.

To support and promote Green Party of England & Wales policy on LGBTIQA+ rights (including RR500 - RR539).

To work with LGBTIQA+ Greens to deepen and extend the party’s support for and policies on LGBTIQA+ rights.

To work with LGBTIQA+ Greens to improve GPEW policy on trans healthcare (RR532-RR534) to provide fully funded and much-needed support to all trans people, to end segregated healthcare and to support appropriate healthcare for trans youth based on informed consent, Gillick competency and internationally recognised best practice

To support LGBTIQA+ Greens to make further gains in ensuring GPEW provides a welcoming, safe and nourishing environment for LGBTIQA+ members.

In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling, to work with LGBTIQA+ Greens and wider queer society, organisations and allies to campaign to protect previously established trans rights and for any changes to legislation which might be needed to ensure this protection.

To fight for reform of the Gender Recognition Act to provide a kinder and less bureaucratic process for recognising trans people's gender in law.

To support efforts to increase the number of LGBTIQA+ candidates for election to internal positions and to public office.

To campaign for this government to bring forward a genuine ban on conversion therapy. Conversion therapy includes medical, psychiatric, psychological, religious, cultural or any other interventions that seek to change, “cure”, or suppress the sexual orientation and/or gender identity of a person. Any ban must protect all LGBTIQA+ people, which includes providing genuine protection for trans people.

To stand in solidarity with LGBTIQA+ communities worldwide by working with international Green parties to oppose anti-LGBTIQA+ legislation and to promote global human rights and liberation.
mattrogan.bsky.social
The only balance here is Labour balancing the books on the backs of disabled people, which isn't "right" whatsoever.

Shame on every Labour MP that's backed down from opposing this rotten welfare bill, content with the same broken system.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We've got the right balance says Keir Starmer, after benefits U-turn
The prime minister has made concessions on his welfare bill after an angry response from 120 of his own MPs.
www.bbc.co.uk
mattrogan.bsky.social
YES YES YES OK let's go...