The 37-year-old says she was 'shocked' when it was suggested her relationship could harm her political career.
Coming out as pansexual, where people describe not recognising gender as part of their attraction, Ms Moran told the PinkNews website:"It was really wonderful on the one hand, but also quite surprising for me in how I had identified before.
"We're in a really committed, loving, supportive, relationship, and I feel now is the time to talk about it, because as an MP I spend a lot of my time defending our community and talking about our community. I want people to know I am part of our community as well." "There were a few people who said, 'How serious is this?', and some people even overtly said, 'Don't you think it would be better for your career if you weren't together?'"Parliament is a weird, backwards place. I don't know if there's any other who would identify as pansexual, and not that many who identify as bisexual - there are a few women who are brilliant role models who have come out in their lesbian relationships.
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