Here is what we know about Victoria s gay conversion bill
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Gay conversion therapy described as being akin to torture.
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A bill banning LGBTIQ+ conversion practices looks set to pass the Victorian Upper House today despite concerns from the Opposition, religious leaders, and health professionals who believe the law may have unintended consequences .
Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes said the legislation reflected the overwhelming view of Victorians and came about because the Government listened to survivors of conversion therapy . We ve heard them, we ve believed them, and we ve got scientific and medical evidence to back up that these practices are incredibly harmful and don t work, she told ABC Radio Melbourne.