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Ex-One Nation Candidate 'Sorry' for Labelling Gay People Mentally Ill

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A former One Nation candidate has apologised for describing gay people as having a mental illness, saying he was repeating something he "heard people saying on ".

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Immigration, gambling deals and Australia’s “gayest party”

7am discuss Barnaby Joyce’s “gayest party” quip amid fallout from an ex-One Nation WA candidate’s homophobic ‘mental illness’ remarks and apology

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Former One Nation candidate apologises for homophobic comments

Dean Arcuri Former WA One Nation candidate Parminder Singh, who described gay people as having a mental illness and said pride parades […] The post Former One Nation candidate apologises for homophobic comments appeared first on QNews.

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Former WA One Nation candidate apologises for homophobic comments

The video drew condemnation from a host of WA politicians, with Minister John Carey expressing his disappointment, but lack of surprise, at the comments.

2 days ago·City of Perth, Australia

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ABC Australia

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Hanson rejects ex-One Nation candidate's claim homosexuality is a 'mental illness'

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson distances herself from a failed Western Australian One Nation candidate's homophobic statements, saying they are not her views.

3 days ago·Ultimo, Australia

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