Overnight the Victorian Senate passed legislation banning Gay Conversion Therapy.
The Bill received bipartisan support and passed 29 votes to 9.
The Bill outlaws practices seeking to change a person's sexuality or sexual identity with penalties of up to 10 years jail.
It also addresses abusive religious practices which tell gay and transgender people that they are possessed by the devil or going to hell because of their sexuality or sexual identity.
While this Bill is long overdue it will go a long way to healing the pain and suffering of all of us who have experienced conversion abuse.
Gay Conversion Therapy is torture.
A person's sexuality or sexual identity cannot be changed by these or any other practices.
We congratulate the Victorian Government on this world-leading legislation.
Thank you.
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