Minister of
Justice
Legislation has been introduced to Parliament
to protect against practices intended to change or suppress
someone’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender
expression.
Introducing the Conversion Practices
Prohibition Legislation Bill, Minister of Justice, Kris
Faafoi, said the measures proposed were aimed at ending
conversion practices which don’t work, are widely
discredited, and cause harm to rainbow communities and the
wider community.
“Those who have experienced
conversion practices talk about ongoing mental health
distress, depression, shame and stigma, and even suicidal
thoughts,” Kris Faafoi said.
“Conversion practices
have no place in modern New Zealand. They are based on the