The Examiner has taken down an anti-trans letter to the editor, claiming that the paper was misled by its author.
A Tasmanian council has debunked claims made in an inflammatory anti-trans letter published by an editor who was formerly controversial Liberal candidate Katherine Deves’ campaign manager.
Last Tuesday, Launceston newspaper The Examiner published a letter to the editor that claimed a trans woman undressed in front of children in a women’s changing room at a local aquatic centre. When parents complained to the council staff running the centre, the author said, they were told there was nothing they could do and were given a life ban.
The City of Launceston immediately disputed the claim.
Read more about the Examiner’s response.
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