Shamefully, being gay in Victoria was a crime in Victoria before 1980. It will be no less shameful that in 2021, talking to people about your sexuality in Victoria could be a crime.
The Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill, which comes before the Victorian upper house this week, is supposed to protect LGBTQI people from coercion by religious people – but all it will do is remove their rights and turn bureaucrats into bullies.
I have approached this legislation with an open mind – I am not a religious conservative – and sat through many meetings with stakeholders from all sides of the argument.
There is no doubt that historically there have been...
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