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One Nation senator says parents who support their trans children are engaging in ‘child abuse’

The Guardian World Saturday 15 August 2026, 20:00 UTC By Josh Butler 1 min read
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‘There’s male, there’s female, and then there’s mental illness,’ Tyron Whitten says on YouTube showGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne 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...

‘There’s male, there’s female, and then there’s mental illness,’ Tyron Whitten says on YouTube show

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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