QNews – Coalition MPs vote in favour of Pauline Hanson’s trans inquiry

Eighteen Coalition senators have thrown their support behind One Nation leader Pauline Hanson’s call for a parliamentary inquiry into the “need for a national ban” on medical treatments for transgender children. In the Senate on Monday, Pauline Hanson put forward her ultimately unsuccessful motion for the parliamentary inquiry. Hanson moved for a Senate committee to …

QNews – Retiring MP Graham Perrett calls out transphobes in last speech

Retiring federal Labor MP Graham Perrett, who represents the Queensland seat of Moreton, has urged MPs to stand up to “bullies” targeting the trans community. The long-time LGBTQIA+ ally won the seat for Labor in 2007. After almost two decades as a federal MP, last August Graham announced his retirement at the upcoming federal election. …