Green Party MP Benjamin Doyle has returned to parliament sayingtheir[his] social media posts never had a sexual meaning andthey[he] didn’t believethey[he] had done anything wrong.
However, Doyle, who uses they/them pronouns, recognisedtheywere[he was] “politically naive” in not deletingtheir[his] private Instagram account ahead of entering parliament last year, something the Green Party advisedthem[him] to do. Though,they[he] did not expect it would lead to “baseless, personal, and violent” attacks.
Doyle saidthey[he] had fielded “a significant number of threats to my life and the safety of my child and family”.Theywere[He was] away from parliament last week amid the heightened attention andhave[has] spoken with police about the threats.
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Doyle, who uses they/them pronouns, recognised they were “politically naive” in not deleting their private Instagram account ahead of entering parliament last year, something the Green Party advised them to do.
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