The Greens suspended Ms Devulapalli two days before the party’s conference got under way in Manchester on Friday.
The party has not given any explanation. A spokesperson said it “does not comment on individual disciplinary cases”.
But the BBC has obtained party documents showing Ms Devulapalli was placed on an emergency suspension pending a code of conduct investigation.
Ms Devulapalli ran as the Green Party candidate in South West Norfolk.
Speaking at a hustings event hosted by Friends of the Earth during the campaign, she was asked to respond to reports on rising LGBT+ hate crime, as well as her opinion on single-sex spaces and where the Green party stood on that issue.
She told the meeting: “I’ve yet to meet anyone that actually says somebody should not have the right to be addressed as they please, and to dress as they please.
“I really think there is something mischievous in the air – to make those out to be an issue.”
She went on to say: “The confusion arises when people start conflating sex with gender.”
“Biology is a real thing – it is not a belief” she said, calling for the government to adopt the Cass Review recommendations, external on gender care in full.
Government data shows 4,732 hate crimes against trans people were recorded in 2022-23, up from 4,262 the previous year. Hate crimes against gay, lesbian and bisexual people have fallen 6% over the same period to 25,639.
Speaking to the BBC, Ms Devulapalli claimed her comments reflected her thoughts that hate crime against LGBT+ people was “being politicised” and “most people weren’t aware of the issue”.
She said she condemned anti-LGBT+ hate crimes, and claimed her suspension was part of a broader Green Party effort to “silence” dissent.
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