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One Nation 'One of the Gayest' Political Parties: Joyce
The candidate said gay people have a mental illness, prompting backlash and the removal of his profile from the party website after ABC enquiries.
- On Wednesday, One Nation WA removed candidate Parminder Singh's profile from its website after ABC inquiries regarding a video featuring his anti-LGBTQIA+ remarks.
- In a podcast hosted by Jasky Singh, known as Sikkant, Singh claimed homosexuality is a 'mental illness' and argued Pride parades 'advertise' being gay to young people.
- Politicians from across the spectrum condemned the comments, with State Labor's John Carey calling them 'extreme, divisive and nasty,' while Federal One Nation's Barnaby Joyce distanced himself from the views.
- Equality Australia CEO Anna Brown labeled the comments 'baseless,' noting that describing sexuality as 'mental illness' contradicts decades of established medical and psychological understanding.
- Federal Liberal Tim Wilson noted that Singh's views would also apply to One Nation's National Director James Ashby, who is gay, exposing internal party friction.
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Barnaby Joyce reckons One Nation is ‘one of the gayest parties in Australia’
Laura Koefoed One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce has defended the party from a former candidate’s anti-gay comments, declaring on air that One […] The post Barnaby Joyce reckons One Nation is ‘one of the gayest parties in Australia’ appeared first on QNews.
One Nation identity Parminder Singh says gay people have a mental illness
Parminder Singh, a former Western Australian One Nation candidate, has been criticised after making a series of anti-LGBTQIA+ comments on a podcast, including describing homosexuality as a “mental illness”. The party removed Singh’s candidate profile from its website following inquiries from the ABC, which first reported on the comments. Federal One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce has also distanced himself from the remarks, saying he does not agree wit…
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