I look to a future in which Aimee Challenor being trans doesn’t matter | Caroline Lucas

There needs to be a new way of thinking about gender, one that replaces name-calling and bullying with listening and learning

• Greens rising star quits deputy leader race after father jailed for rape

A few days ago, David Challenor, the father of a high-profile Green party member, Aimee Challenor, was convicted and sentenced to 22 years in prison for child rape, torture and other depraved and horrific crimes. My thoughts are with the survivors of his shocking and disgusting acts.

The Green party has, rightly, faced questions about its association with David Challenor, who in the past has acted as an election agent for his daughter and whose own membership of the party has now been terminated with immediate effect. Our governance bodies have established an urgent and independent formal investigation and a review of the party’s safeguarding and child protection procedures, and Aimee has stepped back from her spokesperson role, as well as withdrawing as a candidate in our current leadership elections.

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