himself gay. Hanson is of course furious. She doesn't trust herself to come on herself tonight in case she really explodes and makes things worse but she did record this response and send it to us.
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We have also tried to contact Mark but also no response. Mark get treatment. You are such a clever man. You have so much to offer. When you are up you can be wonderful company and also kind but you seem to have a death wish. You crack and then say things that are so cruel and so vicious and now so homophobic that the one who is hurt most is you. Goodbye and good luck.
86 On 31 March 2023, the NSW Premier, Mr Minns, said:
I think that they're vile and shameful comments and I think he revealed himself to be a bigot. They have been directed at a member of parliament ... who is extraordinarily effective and manages to elevate the conversation and make major changes in the state.
One of the things that can't be forgotten is that comments like this, even though in and of themselves they're terrible, they unleash ghouls on people like Alex. It's not what we need in public life.
Members of the LGBTQI community are two and a half times more likely to require urgent medical attention due to mental health conditions and deserve the support of political leaders.
There should be an unambiguous and universal condemnation of these comments.
Mr Greenwich's evidence about the impact of the publications
87 Mr Greenwich deposed to the following matters in his affidavit, under the heading "Personal and Professional Impact":
Since the publication of the Primary Tweet and the DT Quotes, I have experienced for the first time in my professional life ongoing sexualised attacks based on the fact that I am openly homosexual. I consider that Mr Latham's comments sought to reduce my identity to a sex act and then imply I am a danger to children. I continue to feel unsafe in my workplace after, as I have outlined above, I was regularly targeted throughout 2023 online, via mail, email and telephone with abusive language, homophobic taunts, and threats of violence. Since publication of the Primary Tweet and DT Quotes, I also feel anxiety, a lack of confidence, and I have moments where I get overly emotional and begin crying. Mr Latham's comments have impacted my ability to attend large gatherings out of fear that people will ask me questions about Mr Latham, or engage in violence against me. Aside from the impact on me, Mr Latham's comments and their aftermath have also significantly impacted the daily operations of my Electorate Office. I pride myself on providing my staff with a safe and supportive work environment. My Electorate Office has low staff turnover. Prior to becoming a politician, I worked in Human Resources at Winning Attitudes Pty Ltd. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Resources Management and Russian Studies. I take that experience and apply it to my management of my Electorate Office staff. No staff member in my Electorate Office has ever made a complaint about me or workplace conditions to Parliament. Since the Primary Tweet, staff in my Electorate Office have had to field the communications
