The state of Queensland in Australia ‘banned’ anti-LGBT+ conversion therapy last week – but they may as well not have bothered.
That’s according to LGBT+ advocates who say the ‘ban’ is ‘utterly ineffective’. They say it leaves out ‘informal religious settings’ where ‘the majority of conversion practice occurs’.
While there are no exact figures, experts agree religious groups dominate the dangerous and harmful ‘gay cure’ movements. The Queensland Government of Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk promised to ban the cruel and unscientific ‘cures’.
However, anti-LGBT+ groups pressured it not to include religious organizations in the ban. Shelley Argent is the national spokesperson for PFLAG+ – the organization for families and allies of LGBT+