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Openly gay Liberal MP Trent Zimmerman's plea to end prejudice

Trent Zimmerman (AAP)

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Trent Zimmerman used his first speech to the NSW parliament to deliver an emotional plea for Australians to regard discrimination based on sexuality as akin to discrimination based on race or gender.


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Trent Zimmerman used his first speech to the NSW parliament to deliver an emotional plea for Australians to regard discrimination based on sexuality as akin to discrimination based on race or gender.


Australia can be proud at how far anti-gay discrimination has been broken down, but the journey is not yet complete, says Australia's first openly-gay member of the House of Representatives.


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