Stephen Bates
@stephenbatesmp.bsky.social
Federal Greens MP for Brisbane
Fighting for climate action, universal public services, a cleaner democracy, and equality.
🏳️🌈Proud.
Fighting for climate action, universal public services, a cleaner democracy, and equality.
🏳️🌈Proud.
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Brisbane Greens MP joins OnlyFans to ‘make people pay attention’ to HIV prevention drug policy
Brisbane Greens MP joins OnlyFans to ‘make people pay attention’ to HIV prevention drug policy
Exclusive: Stephen Bates spruiks free PrEP and PEP proposal on subscription platform best known for adult content, as well as on dating app Grindr
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The Greens MP Stephen Bates has joined OnlyFans – a first for an Australian politician – as the party pushes to make the HIV prevention drugs PrEP and PEP free.
It may normally be a career-ending move for a politician to be joining a site known for pornography, but Bates has joined the site with the first video on his free-to-subscribe page announcing the Greens’ push to make PrEP and PEP prescriptions free to anyone with a script.
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April 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Brisbane Greens MP joins OnlyFans to ‘make people pay attention’ to HIV prevention drug policy
I cannot imagine a world in which a straight politician is attacked for caring about their partner and family.
The vast majority of Australians support LGBTIQA+ people. Whoever put up this banner should be embarrassed at how out of touch they are.
The vast majority of Australians support LGBTIQA+ people. Whoever put up this banner should be embarrassed at how out of touch they are.
Police remove homophobic banners hung over Melbourne highway targeting Labor MP Julian Hill
Exclusive: Police confirm report of two offensive signs targeting Bruce MP Julian Hill, who is gay, hung on overpass bridge
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April 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I cannot imagine a world in which a straight politician is attacked for caring about their partner and family.
The vast majority of Australians support LGBTIQA+ people. Whoever put up this banner should be embarrassed at how out of touch they are.
The vast majority of Australians support LGBTIQA+ people. Whoever put up this banner should be embarrassed at how out of touch they are.
Tariffs and threats aren’t the acts of a friend — so why are Albo and Dutton hellbent on pretending that’s what Australia still has? It’s time to end AUKUS and cancel the $368bn submarines we were never going to get anyway.
April 3, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Tariffs and threats aren’t the acts of a friend — so why are Albo and Dutton hellbent on pretending that’s what Australia still has? It’s time to end AUKUS and cancel the $368bn submarines we were never going to get anyway.
Happy Mardi Gras! Sad I can't be at the parade this year celebrating with you all on Gadigal country. Be safe and don't do anything I wouldn't do 👀
March 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Happy Mardi Gras! Sad I can't be at the parade this year celebrating with you all on Gadigal country. Be safe and don't do anything I wouldn't do 👀
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🚨After caving into the mining & logging lobby, Labor & Liberals have just voted together to kill the Govt’s own nature laws.
A shocking capitulation to the vested interests.
Labor has abandoned the environment. The Greens never will.
We will fight for our forests and koalas at the ballot box.
A shocking capitulation to the vested interests.
Labor has abandoned the environment. The Greens never will.
We will fight for our forests and koalas at the ballot box.
February 5, 2025 at 6:12 AM
🚨After caving into the mining & logging lobby, Labor & Liberals have just voted together to kill the Govt’s own nature laws.
A shocking capitulation to the vested interests.
Labor has abandoned the environment. The Greens never will.
We will fight for our forests and koalas at the ballot box.
A shocking capitulation to the vested interests.
Labor has abandoned the environment. The Greens never will.
We will fight for our forests and koalas at the ballot box.
I cautiously welcome the NHMRC review into gender-affirming healthcare for young people. This could represent an opportunity to achieve world-class healthcare for LGBTIQA+ Australians.
January 31, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I cautiously welcome the NHMRC review into gender-affirming healthcare for young people. This could represent an opportunity to achieve world-class healthcare for LGBTIQA+ Australians.
This is imported culture war bullshit from a party so fundamentally out of touch with reality that they’re trying to distract you from their horrific election policies with their own ignorance.
The Government should not be mandating what it perceives to be the “correct” way to live your life.
The Government should not be mandating what it perceives to be the “correct” way to live your life.
January 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
This is imported culture war bullshit from a party so fundamentally out of touch with reality that they’re trying to distract you from their horrific election policies with their own ignorance.
The Government should not be mandating what it perceives to be the “correct” way to live your life.
The Government should not be mandating what it perceives to be the “correct” way to live your life.
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This is a dystopian live stream
This is a dystopian live stream
Trump pardons January 6 rioters and continues flurry of executive orders with border emergency decree – live updates
President pardons 1,500 rioters, launches immigration crackdown, pauses TikTok ban and orders US withdrawal from WHO among other actions
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January 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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This is a dystopian live stream
This is a dystopian live stream
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the reflexive "you can't say these fires are caused by climate change" argument is so boring.
when a life-long smoker gets lung cancer, we don't spend our time dancing around "well technically we don't know what caused it, it might have happened anyway".
when a life-long smoker gets lung cancer, we don't spend our time dancing around "well technically we don't know what caused it, it might have happened anyway".
January 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
the reflexive "you can't say these fires are caused by climate change" argument is so boring.
when a life-long smoker gets lung cancer, we don't spend our time dancing around "well technically we don't know what caused it, it might have happened anyway".
when a life-long smoker gets lung cancer, we don't spend our time dancing around "well technically we don't know what caused it, it might have happened anyway".
ICYMI: the LNP ghouls have decided to pull funding from the QLD children’s gender clinic.
This despite a recent review recommending more funding, especially for mental health supports to help families.
Everyone is entitled to healthcare. That includes children.
That includes gender affirming care
This despite a recent review recommending more funding, especially for mental health supports to help families.
Everyone is entitled to healthcare. That includes children.
That includes gender affirming care
January 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
ICYMI: the LNP ghouls have decided to pull funding from the QLD children’s gender clinic.
This despite a recent review recommending more funding, especially for mental health supports to help families.
Everyone is entitled to healthcare. That includes children.
That includes gender affirming care
This despite a recent review recommending more funding, especially for mental health supports to help families.
Everyone is entitled to healthcare. That includes children.
That includes gender affirming care
Merry Christmas from the government everyone.
Approving 4 coal mine expansions merely minutes after the environment minister tweeted labor approved 0 new coal mines this year is wild.
The planet doesn’t care about semantics and fancy accounting tricks. New coal is new coal.
Approving 4 coal mine expansions merely minutes after the environment minister tweeted labor approved 0 new coal mines this year is wild.
The planet doesn’t care about semantics and fancy accounting tricks. New coal is new coal.
Albanese government approves four coalmine expansions as Greens condemn ‘despicable’ move
Tanya Plibersek says projects in NSW and Queensland produce coal for making essential steel as critics say move ‘opposite of climate action’
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December 19, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Merry Christmas from the government everyone.
Approving 4 coal mine expansions merely minutes after the environment minister tweeted labor approved 0 new coal mines this year is wild.
The planet doesn’t care about semantics and fancy accounting tricks. New coal is new coal.
Approving 4 coal mine expansions merely minutes after the environment minister tweeted labor approved 0 new coal mines this year is wild.
The planet doesn’t care about semantics and fancy accounting tricks. New coal is new coal.
Forgot I made an account on here last year! 🦋
We back!
We back!
December 5, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Forgot I made an account on here last year! 🦋
We back!
We back!
I'm volunteering on prepoll every morning this week at Brisbane City Hall to do my part in encouraging my community to vote YES for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
October 10, 2023 at 12:39 AM
I'm volunteering on prepoll every morning this week at Brisbane City Hall to do my part in encouraging my community to vote YES for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
Bar-tailed Godwits are the current world record holders for non-stop flight, they deserve a safe place to land! Their coastal habitats like Toondah Harbour should be protected, not destroyed.
September 26, 2023 at 11:13 PM
Bar-tailed Godwits are the current world record holders for non-stop flight, they deserve a safe place to land! Their coastal habitats like Toondah Harbour should be protected, not destroyed.