Katherine Deves wasn’t chosen in spite of her views on trans people. She was chosen because of them
As the Warringah candidate’s past catches up with her, her selection shows how she was chosen for, not despite, her anti-trans beliefs.
Calls from senior Liberal Party members to drop Katherine Deves for a swath of transphobic comments have grown even louder, but the candidate for Warringah says she’s not going anywhere.
On Tuesday morning NSW Treasurer and prominent moderate Matt Kean unloaded on Deves in an interview with ABC’s RN Breakfast, saying she’s “not fit for office”.
This comes after a series of leaked emails from party members, reports about some MPs’ opposition to her candidacy, and high-profile government ministers’ refusals to endorse her candidacy have all heaped pressure on Scott Morrison’s captain’s pick.
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