UK’s New Left-Wing Party Platforms Trans-Identified Male Previously Accused of Sexual Misconduct At Inaugural Conference

By Reduxx Team

A trans-identified male who previously faced allegations of sexual misconduct with minors appeared as a speaker at a conference for the UK’s newest left-wing party, using his platform to complain of “transphobia.” Eryn Browning had been suspended from the Scottish Greens and removed as a candidate earlier this year following the misconduct claims.

“Your Party,” launched in September by former Labour Party heavyweights Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, bills itself as a left-wing alternative to the established parties. Yet internal conflicts have plagued it from the outset. Two Members of Parliament who initially backed the effort have already pulled their support, citing “persistent infighting” and what they described as a “toxic, exclusionary” atmosphere.

At the inaugural conference in Liverpool over the weekend, members narrowly voted against adopting a single-leader structure, opting instead for a “collective leadership” through a Central Executive Committee.

Though framed as a showcase of the party’s potential, the conference quickly became a point of ridicule after multiple speakers framed their remarks using their gender identities, pronouns, or disabilities.

But particular alarm was raised over one transgender speaker after it emerged he had previously been linked to allegations of inappropriate sexual communications with minors.

Eryn Browning, formerly known as Evan, stood as the Scottish Greens candidate in the Clydebank Waterfront by-election earlier this year, but was expelled after serious allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced.

Browning, who describes himself as a “trans woman and proud lesbian,” was subject to a number of claims on Facebook about his behavior. According to the Daily Express, this includes allegedly sending inappropriate messages to underage girls.

The allegations first arose via the Clydebank Post Facebook page, where a number of women responded to the news of his candidacy by revealing that he had previously messaged them with sexually inappropriate comments. One of the women said she was 13 when Browning wrote a sexually explicit message and told her he was 16.

Another woman described having repeatedly blocked Browning, but that the man continued to pursue her across social media and dating platforms despite her establishing a clear boundary. A third alleged that Browning tried to kiss her at school without her permission when she was 13 and he was older. Many of the women provided screenshots as evidence of their statements.

Trans Crime UK has preserved copies of the screenshots involving Browning, which included an Instagram chat in which he appears to contact a woman he had no prior conversations with to ask her to “kick me in the nuts.” In another screenshot, Browning is confronted about messaging minors after asking “if you had the power to make me drink my own piss, would you do it?”

Browning was suspended by the Scottish Greens on May 1, with the party releasing a statement that read: “This individual was suspended from the Scottish Greens as soon as these allegations were known to us, with all local campaigning suspended. The Scottish Greens reported the situation to Police Scotland within 24 hours and will cooperate fully with any investigation.” No updates on the investigation have been released since.

Even prior to the disturbing sexual misconduct allegations, women’s rights advocates had expressed concerns about Browning due to his extremist rhetoric targeted towards Harry Potter author JK Rowling, who Browning referred to as a “holocaust denier.”

Browning had also defended the gender identity of transgender rapist Isla Bryson, stating Bryson “is a woman… an evil woman, but a woman nonetheless.”

Despite his controversial history, “Your Party” allowed Browning to speak at the Liverpool conference, and he used his time at the podium to label two Muslim ex-members of the party “transphobic.”

“When this party started, it included two MPs who were openly transphobic, one of whom was a landlord,” Browning began, before being briefly stopped and asked to stick to the subject matter he had been invited to speak on. The audience responded negatively to the interruption, booing until Browning continued his speech.

“If we seek to protect our members and the rest of society, we have to set clear criteria for who we will and will not work with,” Browning continued.

After news of Browning’s participation at the conference became widespread, many took to social media to condemn “Your Party” for providing him a platform. But Browning still enjoyed some support for his speech, including from the Democratic Socialists of Your Party. The organization clipped Browning’s speech and posted it with the caption: “Solidarity with Erin. Our solidarity must be with the ENTIRE working class – trans liberation now.”

The post was later subjected to added context from Community Notes, which clearly articulated Browning’s disturbing history.

“Your Party” has so far been silent on Browning’s membership and participation in the conference.

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