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Premier Peter Malinauskas pledged action on conversion practices before the 2022 election.
But practices that seek to change or suppress a person’s sexuality or gender identity continue to cause real and lasting harm in South Australia.
They are based on the lie that LGBTQA+ people are broken or disordered and that our sexuality or gender identity needs to be ‘healed’, ‘treated’ or ‘suppressed’.
The ACT, VIC and NSW have already banned these practices. Now we need the South Australia to catch up and pass laws that:
- Protect all LGBTQA+ people;
- Apply to any setting, including religious settings; and
- Prevent harm before it occurs by including a civil response that focuses on education.
“I studied what the Bible actually said about homosexuality and realised it didn’t say what the church has been saying for so many years.”
Aaron Kelly not only survived attempts to change his sexuality through prayer, but once led a charismatic church of his own.
Coming to terms with his sexuality nearly cost him his life – a battle that he hopes no one else has to survive.
This year, Aaron spoke out in the hope he can help others. Through telling his story and sharing his experience, he helped to ensure these harmful practices were banned across NSW.
Now we need South Australia to follow suit and protect our community from any practice that seeks to deny our humanity.
This is a short animation explaining conversion practices, their prevalence, and what we can do to end them.
It was made by Frankie Films on behalf of the SA Rainbow Advocacy Alliance as part of our project to bring a social, cultural and legal end to conversion practices in South Australia.
Share Your Story
Every one of us deserves to be respected for who we are.
But practices that seek to change or suppress a person’s sexuality or gender identity cause real and lasting harm, wherever they occur.
Conversion practices are still legal in South Australia. But we can fix this.
Equality Australia is teaming up with the South Australian Rainbow Advocacy Alliance (SARAA) and survivor groups to end these practices for good across South Australia.
But we need your help to make it happen.
If we hope to ban conversion practices in South Australia, we need your help to hear from survivors across the state.
If you’re interested in helping us end conversion practices, feel free to get in touch via the link on this page.
PROTECT STUDENTS, STAFF AND SERVICE USERS
Religious schools and organisations in South Australia are currently exempt from the state’s equal opportunity laws, allowing them to legally discriminate against our communities.
This means a gay teacher working in a religious school can be fired because of their sexuality, or a young trans person could be turned away from a shelter run by a religious organisation.
All South Australians deserve equal protection under the law.
