PoliticsOne Nation senator says parents supporting trans children are committing ‘child abuse’

Australian One Nation senator Tyron Whitten said parents who support children identifying as transgender are engaging in “child abuse”, telling a YouTube programme: “there’s male, there’s female, and then there’s mental illness”. Guardian Australia also uncovered incendiary remarks about transgender Australians by Pauline Hanson and Malcolm Roberts.

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