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most individuals are attracted to people

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of a different sex and live their lives

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as the gender on their original birth

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certificate Some people have a different

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sexual orientation or gender identity

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There's nothing wrong with being

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heterosexual or straight or with being

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lesbian gay bisexual transgender queer

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or asexual All of these are perfectly

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natural and valid Everyone deserves to

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be loved and cared for by their family

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friends and community And people can

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still be a person of faith or not

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whichever they prefer In New South Wales

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all people regardless of sexual

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orientation or gender identity should

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feel welcome and valued and be able to

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live authentically and with pride

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There are those who believe that being

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LGBTQA is an illness a choice a disorder

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or a disease They believe it can be

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changed or hidden They believe that

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things can be done to stop a person

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being

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LGBTQA or to fix them These actions

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might look like counselling neverending

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referrals prayer or pastoral

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conversation that is intended to change

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or suppress someone's gender or

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sexuality

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Some people who believe these things

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also believe that a person who has a

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different sexual orientation or gender

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identity can't also be a person of faith

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But we know these so-called conversion

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practices are deeply harmful They don't

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work and they are damaging to the whole

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community Faith and identity are not

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mutually exclusive and numerous faith

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communities actively support LGBTQA

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people The laws in New South Wales

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protect people's rights to have

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religious beliefs and people also have

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the right to be safe and free from harm

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New South Wales now has a law against

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conversion practices These practices

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whether done by family members health

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professionals or healthcare providers

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disability support providers teachers or

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faith leaders among others are now

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unlawful because they are based on ideas

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that we now know are untrue and harmful

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The law says a practice is illegal if

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it's directed at an individual because

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of their sexual orientation or gender

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identity to try to make them change or

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suppress their sexual orientation or

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gender

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identity It is not a conversion practice

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to state what a religion says about a

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particular topic provided it's not

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directed to changing or suppressing an

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individual's sexual orientation or

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gender identity There's nothing wrong or

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broken about LGBTQA people It's damaging

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to say that LGBTQA people should be

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fixed And it's inaccurate to say they

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can be fixed or

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healed We know that survivors of these

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practices can suffer complex and chronic

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trauma People can suffer ongoing

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problems and heavy costs for many years

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LGBTQA people can lose their families

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friends and communities These practices

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can lead to long-term mental health

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issues and in the most tragic of cases

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suicide Reports about conversion

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practices can be made to

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anti-discrimination New South Wales

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Formal complaints may lead to

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consiliation between the people involved

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targeted education or further

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investigation In New South Wales it is a

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crime to provide a conversion practice

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that causes substantial mental or

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physical harm or endangers an

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individual's life This can lead to up to

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5 years in prison It is also a crime to

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take someone outside of New South Wales

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for these practices or to engage someone

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from outside of New South Wales to

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deliver these practices to someone in

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New South Wales This can lead to up to 3

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years in prison a fine or both If you or

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someone you know is being subjected to

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these practices you can make a report to

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Anti-Discrimination New South Wales

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Visit our website for reporting options

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support services and more information

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Beyond legal protections we all have a

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role to play in challenging harmful

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ideology and fostering inclusive

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supportive communities

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If this video has raised issues for you

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please reach out to Q Life Lifeline or

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Beyond Blue for confidential support

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