00:00 Albany City Councillor Thomas Brough made the comments at a council meeting while discussing
00:06 Pride Week in the South Coast City.
00:09 The ABC has obtained a transcript from the meeting.
00:12 The false claim that the plus symbol in the acronym LGBTQI+ included adults attracted
00:18 to children disappointed Albany Pride Group.
00:20 "It's complete nonsense.
00:22 There is no pride organisation in the world in which that is included in the plus."
00:28 But Dr Brough has refused to back down.
00:30 "It's a very broad, inclusive term.
00:34 Inclusivity is not always good because what it does include is a group of people called
00:39 minor attracted persons."
00:41 The councillor has been linked to the Liberal Party as a potential candidate for pre-selection
00:46 for the state seat of Albany, but his comments have shocked the leader.
00:50 "I'm not aware of that, but that just sounds bizarre.
00:55 Look, I need to better understand that, but obviously those comments are not appropriate."
01:03 The Liberal Party told the ABC it could not confirm if Dr Brough was among nominees for
01:07 the seat of Albany, but did say it would name all candidates once nominations close.
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