Melissa Harker
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Melissa Harker
@melissa.green
28. Campaigner in Gateshead for the Green Party. Neurodiverse, trans and queer.
Digital Comms for @lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social & Co-Chair @neyounggreens.bsky.social
Yeah same. I feel I am actually asexual (or some sort of grey ace), so it always irks me a lot when people dating apps are almost immediately like... going for sex appeal.

Like bruh I just want someone to cuddle, frfr.
December 8, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Ain't this entire thread a damn mood lmao
December 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Me again. 👋

My explanation for this is that prior to 2025's committee year the post/blog part of our website was under-utilised and didn't use tags.

A lot of our statements can be found on our socials: @lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social or @lgbtiqagreens on Instagram.
December 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Hey! Digital Comms Officer here for the @lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social.

Our website at the start of the 2025 committee year was a mess and I am very very slowly going through and trying to clean things up. Thanks for bringing this to my attention!
December 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Hey! I believe there are currently some leaflets going round. I could speak with the delivery coordinator to see if your zone has been checked off. The new housing estate here is Locomotive Way - is this where you've had the Reform leaflets?
December 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Some may disagree on strategy, but I like that as @lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social we feel we have a degree of autonomy to call out injustice and try and make a difference, and the party will have our backs through that. Surely this is better than a party stealing all the oxygen from the room for itself.
November 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I can't speak for Zack but I feel a lot of what he does is he helps raise the profile of those in the community with the biggest impact to make a change.

As a political party, we should be working with, not replacing, the community leaders who are trying to make a genuine difference.
November 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I remember having an interaction with NHS PALs before and yeah, I can wholly back this. It felt very bare bones.

I can't imagine the pain that this causes for anyone who is trans using that service. "I know your dysphoria is bad but [basic advice]." truly spoken like someone without dysphoria.
November 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Thank you for this crucial and important journalism.

Trans kids absolutely deserve better and so many more wouldn't be with us if it wasn't for compassionate doctors like Sam Hall who knows that puberty blockers aren't scary, and can see through the rhetoric of the last two governments.
November 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Really hoping that this gets resolved for you quickly. 🙏
November 27, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Hey Sophie, happy to have a DM convo to know more about this. Can't promise much as I don't have a direct line to Zack, but interested to see how we can help even if it's as @lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social? :)
November 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Absolutely not. They have a culture war to feed. They have a political party to inaugurate. Their billionaire backers and lobbyists depend on it.
November 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"Women deserve the freedom to move"

Of course! It's a shame that it only applies in your own words to "biological women".

Does this mean trans and intersex people who identify as a woman should feel unsafe while cycling?

Your answer will help people determine whether or not to donate.
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 AM
They may pay their council tax but that doesn't give them the right to come and ask offensive questions to their councillors.

Have you considered perhaps following the principles of not being bigoted?
November 8, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I think it's valid to walk out when bigotry is being performed by those who don't know true feminism even if it hits them in the face.
November 7, 2025 at 11:55 PM
UP THE TOON
November 7, 2025 at 9:59 AM