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Thanks for signing up! Submit To sign up for our daily newsletter filled with the latest news, goss and other stuff you should care about, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or, bookmark the PEDESTRIAN.TV homepage to visit whenever you need a news fix. Gay conversion therapy has officially been banned in the state of Victoria after a bill passed in parliament overnight in what MP are calling “one more step in the fight for full equality.” The Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill makes attempts to change or suppress someone’ sexual identity a crime carrying a penalty of up to 10 years in jail or $10,000. ....
The Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill makes it illegal to attempt to change or suppress a person s sexual orientation or gender identity, carrying a penalty of 10 years jail or fines up to $10,000. It also gives investigative powers to the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (VEOHRC) and the ability to refer matters to police. Parliament of Victoria, where the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill passed late on Thursday evening.(Getty Images/iStockphoto) Victorian Parliament s only openly gay MP, Harriet Shing, said the legislation is an important move to recognise the pain and the trauma and the hurt of victims and survivors , ....
Share on Twitter The Victorian parliament has voted to outlaw gay conversion therapy in a marathon sitting of the state s upper house. The world-leading Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill passed the Legislative Council late on Thursday night 29 votes to nine following a 12-hour debate. Liberal MPs Bev McArthur and Bernie Finn broke party ranks and voted against the government s legislation, along with crossbench MPs Jeff Bourman, Catherine Cumming, Clifford Hayes, Stuart Grimley, David Limbrick, Tania Maxwell and Tim Quilty. The bill outlaws any therapy that attempts to change or suppress a person s sexual orientation or gender identity and empowers the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission to investigate reports of conversion practices. ....
A man holds up a sign that reads “Vote against the change or suppression (conversion) bill” during a protest on 30 January 2021 against legislation to ban gay conversion therapy in Victoria, Australia. (YouTube/7NEWS Australia) Protestors in Australia have gathered on the steps of Victoria’s parliament to rally against the government’s bill to ban conversion therapy. The Victorian government introduced legislation to outlaw conversion therapy in November 2020. The bill, approved by the lower house on 10 December, 2020, will impose fines of close to $10,000 or up to 10 years in jail. It now just needs to be passed in the council before it can become law. ....
Share on Twitter A bill banning gay conversion therapy is all but guaranteed to pass Victorian parliament s upper house after three crossbench MPs indicated they will support it. Reason Party MP Fiona Patten, Samantha Ratnam of the Greens and Andy Meddick from the Animal Justice Party confirmed on Tuesday they would back the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill in the Legislative Council. The bill outlaws any therapy that attempts to change or suppress a person s sexual orientation or gender identity and empowers the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission to investigate reports of conversion practices. READ MORE ....