Here’s where Green Party deputy leader Mothin Ali stands on LGBTQ+ issues

Mothin Ali, the deputy leader of the Green Party, has made headlines after allegedly encouraging suspended party members to take legal action against the Greens.

According to The Times, Ali told local candidates who were dismissed over alleged antisemitism to seek “serious legal advice”, adding they should put the “party on notice straight away”.

In leaked recordings from a Greens for Palestine meeting, Ali allegedly said: “What we need to do is we need to get some serious legal advice. We need to make sure that we are putting the party on notice straight away, and we need to start with some class action. Because it won’t be the end. They’re coming after more and more people.”

While party leader Zack Polanski has said he has a 99 per cent confidence in his candidates after a stringent vetting process, Ali himself has caused controversy among some groups of voters because of his lack of clarity over LGBTQ+ issues. Meanwhile, Polanski, who is gay, has made his stance on LGBTQ+ issues – and specifically trans rights – very clear.

Mothin Ali’s LGBTQ+ stance

During his campaign in 2025 for the deputy leadership position, Mothin Ali was criticised by members of the Greens for not showing clear support for LGBTQ+ issues.

As per the LGBTIQA+ Greens, Ali did not respond to any of the 10 pledges they put forward.

The pledges included: “To acknowledge wholeheartedly that fighting for LGBTIQA+ liberation goes hand in hand with fighting the climate crisis”, “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”, and “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”, among others.

In comparison, the eight other candidates answered all 10 of the questions positively.

‘Pledges can turn allyship into performance politics’

Ali explained in a post on X why he did not sign any pledges from “special interest and liberation groups”.

“Not because I don’t support their causes, but because I wanted my messages to come directly from me, ideally sitting down in conversation, and not via third parties,” he said.

He went on: “Pledges can create pressure, turn allyship into performance politics, and even exclude those who are already doing the work. For me, solidarity is proven through trust, dialogue, and showing up – not ticking boxes.”

In an interview with councillor Jenny Knight, chair of the Trans Greens, when asked if he thinks that trans women are women, he launched into a long speech about “Black and Brown people, Muslims, LGBT people and trans people” showing solidarity together, and being “respectful” regardless of his faith-based beliefs. He did not answer the question Knight put to him.

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