3/2/2021 I felt the [scottish green] Party was a place so hostile to debate and question I would be forced to leaveRead Now I was an active member of the Scottish Green Party and very committed to the SGP agenda. I wrote to the CoConvenor as I was concerned concerned about an inaccurate posting about JK Rowling she’d made on Twitter. She refused to accept my concerns and invited me to discuss it further on zoom call with her and the Party’s Rainbow co-Convenor. During this meeting, I was vilified as transphobic and it was suggested I leave the Party. A few days later I received notice of an official complaint against me for breaching the code of conduct. I provided evidence to demonstrate I had not done so. I was asked to delete some Tweets I order to remain in the Party. I did remove the Tweets, although they were not transphobic, but I felt the Party was a place so hostile to debate and question I would be forced to leave. Notably, Andy Wightman, A SGP MSP, left the Party a few weeks later for the same reason. I am bitterly disappointed, both in the Party and myself. I wish I had had the courage to stay and fight, but I did not.
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