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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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