'This is hard': Brisbane MP speaks about coming out in emotional first speech to parliament

Greens MP for Brisbane Stephen Bates says working in poverty-wage jobs and coming out as gay were 'pivotal moments' that shaped him and his politics.
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Fighting back tears in his maiden speech to the House of Representatives, he recounts the difficulties he faced as a young gay man in Queensland. ‘I made a promise to myself once I came out that if I ever found myself in a public role that I would be open and proud of who I am,’ he says, winning cheers and hugs from fellow MPs
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