Alan Whitehead’s Policies on Social Issues

Social › Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

Party’s support basePro-choice

Social › Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalisation of same sex marriage?

Party’s support baseYes

Social › Gender Transition

Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments?

ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, but only for non-surgical treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy

Social › LGBT Adoption Rights

Should gay couples have the same adoption rights as straight couples?

Party’s support baseYes

Social › Euthanasia

Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives via assisted suicide?

Party’s support baseYes

Social › Transgender Athletes

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth?

Party’s support baseNo, create a separate category for transgender athletes to compete against each other

Social › Hate Speech

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?

Party’s support baseNo

Social › Death Penalty

Do you support the death penalty?

Party’s support baseNo

Social › Gender Workplace Diversity

Should businesses be required to have women on their board of directors?

ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, and the government should do more to require diversity in the workplace

Social › Teacher and Faculty Diversity Training

Should schools be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for teachers and faculty?

Party’s support baseYes

Social › Single-Sex Spaces

Should biological males be excluded from women-only spaces, such as prisons, changing rooms, and hospital wards?

ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, but only if we create third, gender-neutral facilities so trans people are not excluded from society.

Social › Conversion Therapy Ban

Should the government ban conversion therapy?

ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, it is a harmful, pseudoscientific practice that amounts to torture

Social › Women in Combat

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

Party’s support baseYes

Social › Employee Diversity Training

Should companies be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for employees?

Party’s support baseYes

Social › Student Diversity Training

Should schools be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for students?

Party’s support baseYes

Social › Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones

Should it be illegal to protest or hold vigils directly outside of abortion clinics?

ChatGPT Party ResearchYes

Social › Parental Smacking Ban

Should the government make it a criminal offence for parents to smack or physically discipline their children?

ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, children deserve the exact same legal protection against physical violence as adults

Social › Niqāb

Should women be allowed to wear a Niqāb, or face veil, to civic ceremonies?

Party’s support baseYes

Social › Misgendering

Should parents lose custody for intentionally misgendering their child?

Party’s support baseNo

Social › Frozen Embryos Legal Status

Should frozen embryos be considered children?

Party’s support baseNo

Social › Gender Self-Identification

Should people be allowed to legally change their gender without a medical diagnosis?

ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, safeguarding women's single-sex spaces requires a rigorous process with medical checks

Social › Historical Statues

Should local councils remove public statues of historical British figures who were involved in the slave trade or imperialism?

ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, but relocate them to museums where their atrocities can be properly contextualized and taught

Social › Legalisation of Prostitution

Should the buying and selling of sex be fully decriminalised?

ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, we should criminalise the buyer but not the seller.

Social › Land Acknowledgment Statements

Should major public events include land acknowledgment statements?

Party’s support baseNo

Alan Whitehead