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"The comments were made by **Parminder Singh**, who was the number three on #OneNation WA's Legislative Council ticket at the 2025 election, in a clip posted by Perth comedian and content creator Jasky Singh, better known as **"Mr Sikkant"**. In the bizarre post, Mr Singh said gay parades **"advertise"** being gay to young people, and claimed women who tried relationships with women did not **"go back"** to men. "Asked if he thought people were born gay, he said no. "*No, no, it's a mental illness*," he said. "*No-one born anything … I blame on the parents because parents are too busy*." "[...] **Singh's profile remained on the One Nation website this morning, but after the ABC made enquiries with One Nation about the video, the page appeared to have been removed**. "One Nation MP #BarnabyJoyce stopped short of officially disendorsing Mr Singh, but said that removing him from the website was a **"strong statement"**. "*That is not a good sign, is it? To be pulled off the website*," he told the ABC's Afternoon Briefing. "*I don't have the power to disendorse people*," he said. "*I don't concur with his views and to be quite frank, he obviously hasn't been around farms*." "When asked if he was referring to gay animals, he responded: "*Yeah*." **"I think we're one of the gayest parties in Australia,"** he added. "In the video, when Mr Singh was asked how gay people parading affected him personally, he said it was an **"advertisement"** to young people. "*Because of advertising. And the effect on the young generation*," he said. "*What is that? Believe me, bro. As soon women try women, they never go to the man*." "Asked if he means young women will **"become lesbian"**, Mr Singh said it would push women not to **"go back"** to men. "*They don't go back because they think the man is using them*," he said. "Despite the comments, Mr Singh insisted he did not **"care"** nor have a problem with gay people. "*I don't care. But not advertise and not legalise their marriages*." "Same-sex marriage was legalised in Australia in 2017. "Mr Singh said animals were smarter than humans because they were **"not gay"** and claimed people were on Earth to create the **"next generation"**. "*Have you seen the male animal with the male animal? Female animal with the female animal?*" he said. "*So we are worse than the animals. Animal don't think much but they are better thinker than us*." "He also appeared to make comments about transgender people, referencing **"one girl who put something on social media"** about there being **"three sex, male, female and mentally ill"**. "*You no need to gay parade in city, you don't need those type of parades*," Mr Singh said. "*I'm a man. Why I advertise? Everyone know I am man. If they are gay, they are gay. Why they need to advertise?*" "According to the One Nation website, Mr **Singh immigrated to WA with his wife**, and has built up a range of businesses in WA **"through hard work and commitment"**. "One Nation leader Pauline **Hanson has been contacted for comment**. "In a 2024 post on the **"Pauline Hanson's One Nation — Western Australia"** Facebook page featuring a video of Mr Singh, he is described as a **"genuinely great person"** who **"like all of us at One Nation"** believes in **"equality — for all people, based on their character and needs, not their skin or background"**. "[...] Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson, who is himself a married gay man, said Mr Singh's comments **"remove all doubt"** about his character. "*One of the reasons I believe in free speech is because people like Parminder Singh speaks his mind and remove all doubt*," he said. "*He's now said a bunch of patriotic Australians and his Party's supporters are mentally ill, including his party's national director*." "One Nation national director James **Ashby is a gay man**. "*Mr Singh is clearly a bit of a snowflake who doesn't like seeing other Australians happily living their lives*," Mr Wilson said. "*And also doesn't believe in free speech nor bringing our country together*." Patricia Karvelas, ABC (v: 3m) #auspol #LGBTpropaganda https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/parminder-singh-one-nation-parminder-singh/107027568