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Doctor hands back Order of Australia Medal amid Margaret Court controversy
A Canberra doctor has handed back her Order of Australia Medal in protest against Margaret Court receiving an Australia Day honour.Clara Tuck Meng Soo, a transgender woman and LGBTIQ advocate, said awarding Mrs Court a Companion of the Order of Australia was a promotion of “discrimination and prejudice”.
Dr Soo, who was one of the first GPs to undergo gender transition in Australia, received an Order of Australia medal in 2016.
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