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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp

Morrison stands by Katherine Deves and wrongly claims ‘young adolescents’ can have gender confirmation surgery

Liberal candidate for Warringah Katherine Deves at a  party rally in Sydney
Liberal candidate for Warringah Katherine Deves at a party rally in Sydney. She has reframed her apology for her anti-trans advocacy and Scott Morrison has backed her. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Scott Morrison has claimed that “gender reversal surgery for young adolescents” is a “significant issue” – before conceding that gender confirmation is not available to children in Australia.

The prime minister made the remarks on Tuesday while responding to the Liberal candidate Katherine Deves walking back her apology for offensive comments about transgender children. She insisted that “mutilation” was the correct terminology for gender reassignment surgery.

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