One Nation senator says parents who support their trans children are engaging in ‘child abuse’
One Nation senator Tyron Whitten has sparked controversy by labeling parental support for transgender children as 'child abuse.' The comments are part of a broader pattern of anti-trans rhetoric from members of the One Nation party.
Why it matters
This reflects the intensifying political polarization surrounding gender identity and the rights of transgender youth in Australia.
Tyron Whitten (centre) campaigning with One Nation leader Pauline Hanson (right). Photograph: Pauline Hanson/X Tyron Whitten (centre) campaigning with One Nation leader Pauline Hanson (right). Photograph: Pauline Hanson/X One Nation One Nation senator says parents who support their trans children are engaging in ‘child abuse’ ‘There’s male, there’s female, and then there’s mental illness,’ Tyron Whitten says on YouTube show
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Prefer the Guardian on Google One Nation senator Tyron Whitten has claimed parents supporting their children who identify as transgender are engaging in “child abuse”, telling a fringe YouTube show: “there’s male, there’s female, and then there’s mental illness”.
Guardian Australia has unearthed several incendiary comments from Whitten and fellow One Nation senators Pauline Hanson and her longtime lieutenant Malcolm Roberts, about transgender Australians.
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