Virgo won the MacKillop seat in the South Australian House of Assembly at this year's state election. His speech received wide coverage because the One Nation party is widely perceived as an anti-immigration and anti-LGBTQ+ party.
“I have been openly gay all my adult life,” said the politician during his first speech in parliament. — I don't wave the flag in the air while walking down the street. I prefer people to find out about it naturally… And if someone really tries to use my identity as a weapon, it says more about them than about me, emphasized Virgo, quoted by news.com.au.
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The politician held back tears with difficulty as he brought up the topic of his immigrant partner. — Rhisang was born in Indonesia. He's a Muslim and now he's a proud Australian, Virgo said, calling Rhisang “the love of his life.”
The deputy also added that his closest friends are mainly immigrants from China, India and the Philippines. “I love migrants,” he said.
— The vast majority are simply looking for a better life. But two things can be true at the same time and I believe that the level of migration in recent years has been too high, Virgo continued during his speech to the Australian Parliament.
