Better understanding of the scope and nature of LGBTQA+ religious conversion practices will support recovery

Jennifer Power; Timothy W. Jones; Tiffany Jones; Nathan Despott; Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli; Joel Anderson

doi:10.5694/mja2.51441

Better understanding of the scope and nature of LGBTQA+ religious conversion practices will support recovery

Jennifer Power^*
, Timothy W. Jones
, Tiffany Jones
, Nathan Despott
, Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli
, Joel Anderson

^*Corresponding author for this work

Macquarie School of Education

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Abstract

Religious LGBTQA+ conversion practices cause significant mental health harms. This piece argues that the health sector needs to recognise, support and respect survivors of conversion practices in ways that are affirming of sexual and gender diversity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	119-122
Number of pages	4
Journal	Medical Journal of Australia
Volume	217
Issue number	3
Early online date	13 Mar 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51441
Publication status	Published - Aug 2022

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Keywords

sexuality
homosexuality
gender identity
religion
post-traumatic stress disorder
lgbt
LGBTQ
conversion
therapy
policy
law
ban
education
health
wellbeing
impact

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Better understanding of the scope and nature of LGBTQA+ religious conversion practices will support recovery

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2022 La Trobe University Vice-Chancellor's Excellence in Research Impact Award

No bad-faith exemptions: a submission to the NSW Government on banning LGBTQ+ conversion practices

Supporting survivors of LGBTQA+ conversion ideology and practices: a reference guide

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Better understanding of the scope and nature of LGBTQA+ religious conversion practices will support recovery

Abstract

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Keywords

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2022 La Trobe University Vice-Chancellor's Excellence in Research Impact Award

Research output

No bad-faith exemptions: a submission to the NSW Government on banning LGBTQ+ conversion practices

Supporting survivors of LGBTQA+ conversion ideology and practices: a reference guide

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