National Party senator Bridget McKenzie has defended the gay community against remarks by a WA One Nation upper house candidate, Parminder Singh, who described homosexuality as a mental illness yesterday.
She told Nine’s Today show this morning that while she would not comment on individual One Nation members or candidates, she believed the gay community was “as politically diverse as anyone”.
“In my home state of Victoria, many are joining the National Party and the Liberal Party because they’re sick of a very, very bad Labor government.”
She said gay Australians were joining the National Party because they were increasingly concerned about…
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