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Victorian bill banning gay conversion therapy passes Upper House as amendments fail
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The law contains jail terms and large fines for anyone trying to suppress or change a person s gender identity.
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A bill banning LGBTIQ+ conversion therapy has passed Victoria s Upper House, and will become law, despite tensions within the Coalition and concerns from some religious leaders that the law could have unintended consequences.
Key points:
The bill makes it illegal to try and change or suppress a person s gender identity or sexual orientation
Harriet Shing, the only openly gay MP in the Upper House made an emotional speech in favour of the bill
It seems the Victorian Liberal-National Opposition is taking strategic advice from the same people who are advising embattled Collingwood Football Club…
On Thursday, the controversial
Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill 2020 is due to be debated in the Legislative Council, where Daniel Andrews’s Labor government doesn’t have a majority. But with the strong support of the Greens and two independents, including influential Fiona Patten, the Bill will pass.
This is despite serious and publicly-expressed concerns by Christian churches, Muslim leaders, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and the Australian Medical Association that the Bill is well-intentioned but far too broad and vague. The fear is that not only will health professionals, people of faith or even parents cannot question a person’s decisions about their sexuality or gender, but cannot discuss with, inform, counsel or otherwise advise them on their choices and risks without the fear of prosecution.