Victorian Government announces $145,000 in funding to support conversion therapy survivors
The money will help fund a project undertaken by the government alongside conversion therapy survivors.
The money will help fund a project undertaken by the government alongside conversion therapy survivors.
The NSW government is “on the same page” as the Victorian government, according to NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard, who said he would monitor the enactment of the ban over the next year.
Writing for the Star Observer, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews champions the state’s Australian-first ban on the “cruel practice” of gay conversion therapy.
“We’re banning these practices forever and for good.”
Ex-gay ideas and ‘conversion therapy’ continue to be practiced and promoted around Australia in more subtle and insidious ways.
A new bill has been introduced in Victoria’s parliament that aims to crack down on dangerous and unregistered health practitioners across the state, including gay “conversion” therapists.