Green Party
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The Green party is a British political party (now three separate parties, for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively.
It was formed in 1973 as "PEOPLE" and changed its name to "The Ecology Party" in 1975 and to "The Green party" in 1985. The Scottish an Northern Ireland sections became separate parties in 1990.
The party has had two MEPs since 1999 and gained its first MP (for Brighton Pavilion) in 2010.
The party supports Equal marriage.
Notable LGBT members of the party include Peter Tatchell and Darren Johnson.
