A small group of protesters from the LGBTIQA+ communities gathered outside RAC Arena on Saturday night as thousands of Western Australians flocked to The Truth Of It, a presentation from the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL). The presentation sees Martyn Iles, the Australian Christian Lobby’s Managing Director, answering questions about faith, politics and morality. Sharing the name […]
Tags: ACL, Australian Christian Lobby, conversion practices, Lynn MacLaren, Mark McGowan, Martyn Iles, Peter Abetz, rac arena, river clarke, True Identity
15 Aug 2021 /
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Warning: This report contains mentions of conversion practices, sexual assault and suicide. Western Australian based organisation True Identity, in collaboration with the Australian Christian Lobby, are pushing for the McGowan Government to resist introducing laws which would stop religious based counsellors from treating people for, what they describe as – unwanted same-sex attraction. Equality advocates […]
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13 Jul 2021 |
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National lobby group, just.equal, have again called on the McGowan Government to act on LGBTIQ+ conversion practices in the wake of evidence from Albany that a local church is promoting it. just.equal spokesperson, Brian Greig, said the state government could no longer avoid this issue or continue with its claim that national regulation of counsellors […]
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28 May 2021 |
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Albany residents have protested an event being held by the town’s Baptist Church that has been labeled as promotion of conversion therapy. Attempts to change or alter the sexuality or gender identity have been condemned by LGBTQIA+ advocates and health professionals, and survivors are leading an international movement against such practices with the SOGICE Survivor Statement. The […]
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28 May 2021 |
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Mainstream media outlets are reporting today that WA Labor have committed to banning conversion practices, but has the party really given that strong a commitment? As OUTinPerth first reported earlier this week, after months of being asked, WA Labor finally gave a response on this issue of conversion legislation. Responding to an election policy survey […]
Tags: Alison Xamon, conversion therapy, Mark McGowan, mcgowan, Roger Cook, True Identity
12 Mar 2021 |
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Warning: This article contains references to sexual assault. Perth based ex-gay advocate James Parker has spoken about the recent anti-gay conversion therapy laws that have been introduced in Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory comparing them to the Nazi Gestapo, and the Stasi secret police – who operated in communist East Germany. “What’s happening in […]
Tags: conversion therapy, James Parker, Outsiders, Rita Panahi, Rowan Dean, SKY News, True Identity
13 Sep 2020 |
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