On Monday, University of Queensland Liberal National Club president Wilson Gavin died following his involvement in a protest against a drag queen event at a Brisbane library. His family has released the following statement:

To everyone who knew our son and brother and shared their stories of who Wilson Gavin really was – we thank you.

To those who have described Wilson as “a deeply troubled young man”, including so-called family members – with all due respect – you never knew him.

Wilson Gavin died on Monday. He was 21.

To anyone who is or was angry with Wilson – we know he regularly got the “how” wrong and occasionally got the “what” wrong. This made us angry with him too.