Threshold for 'serious harm' too high in conversion therapy bill, say submitters
Malgra secretary says conversion therapy causes harm and it shouldn't have to be extreme to be considered an offence.
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Malgra secretary says conversion therapy causes harm and it shouldn't have to be extreme to be considered an offence.
“I definitely think it has probably been a little bit too long.” Curran-Pacquing was involved full-time with a Pentecostal church by the time he reached his late teens, but hid that he was gay. He confided in a church leader at 19 about his sexuality, and was sent to a church counsellor and began conversion therapy. Supplied Ryan Curran-Pacquing (right) said he was excited that the Government had announced a ban on conversion therapy. Curran-Pacquing previously told Stuff sessions focused on finding the “root cause” of his sexuality, which the church told him had been caused by c...
Saturday, 6 February 2021, 2:24 pm 2021 marks the start of the fourth year since Young Labour, Young Greens and Rodney Labour petitioned to ban Conversion Therapy in Aotearoa. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says that she wants to see the bill to ban Conversion Therapy in Parliament by the end of 2021. Conversion therapy is any practice or form of treatment that seeks to change, suppress, or eliminate someone’s sexual orientation, gender identity and/or gender expression. The fundamental principle of conversion therapy is that being takatāpui, MVPFAFF, LGBTQIA+, or other BIPOC rainbow iden...
Press Release – Conversion Therapy Action Group 2021 marks the start of the fourth year since Young Labour, Young Greens and Rodney Labour petitioned to ban Conversion Therapy in Aotearoa. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says that she wants to see the bill to ban Conversion Therapy in Parliament by the … 2021 marks the start of the fourth year since Young Labour, Young Greens and Rodney Labour petitioned to ban Conversion Therapy in Aotearoa. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says that she wants to see the bill to ban Conversion Therapy in Parliament by the end of 2021. Conversion therapy is a...
Press Release – Conversion Therapy Action Group 2021 marks the start of the fourth year since Young Labour, Young Greens and Rodney Labour petitioned to ban Conversion Therapy in Aotearoa. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says that she wants to see the bill to ban Conversion Therapy in Parliament by the end of 2021. Conversion therapy is any practice or form of treatment that seeks to change, suppress, or eliminate someone’s sexual orientation, gender identity and/or gender expression. The fundamental principle of conversion therapy is that being takatāpui, MVPFAFF, LGBTQIA+, or other BIPOC...