This week we are talking about Conversion therapy. Yes, the hot topic that has been in the media at the moment.
In this episode of Let's Be Perfectly Queer we talk about why conversion therapy has been in the media, the current legislation surrounding it and some of the history behind what it is.
This episode has a warning: there are some mentions of sexual assault and abuse of LGBTQIA+ people.
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Some of the links mentioned in the show:
https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2022/12/Government-to-ban-LGBTIQA-conversion-practices-in-WA.aspx
https://www.amnesty.org.au/what-are-conversion-practices/?cn=trd&mc=click&pli=23501504&PluID=0&ord={timestamp}&gclid=Cj0KCQiA1sucBhDgARIsAFoytUtifYjE8iT-vlT1A_2uItNTgbI7vczaNc8H-cB9BsvMtKrDmqcJInAaAqGWEALw_wcB
https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/lgb-suicide-ct-press-release/
https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G20/108/68/PDF/G2010868.pdf?OpenElement
https://www.livescience.com/42199-lobotomy-definition.html
https://editions.covecollective.org/chronologies/homosexual-aversion-therapy
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/shock-the-gay-away-secrets-of-early-gay-aversion-therapy-revealed_b_3497435