Warning: This post contains discussion of homophobia, harassment and conversion practices. If you need help, contact QLife on 1800 184 527.
We need laws to ensure LGBTQA+ people in South Australia are protected against conversion practices – attempts to change or suppress a person’s sexuality or gender identity.
Conversion practices such as ”praying the gay away” have been repeatedly shown to be extremely damaging to the long-term health and happiness of LGBTQA+ people. These harmful practices have no place in modern Australia.
Ending harmful and damaging conversion practices that try to change or suppress our sexuality or gender identity is the most important issue for LGBTIQA+ South Australians who contributed to our Vision for SA Pride 2030, with 85% of participants rating this as extremely or very important.
Ahead of the 2022 State Election the SA Labor Party committed to ensuring that conversion practices do not occur in South Australia.
We’re proud to be working with survivors, community, faith leaders and parliament to pass world leading, survivor led laws that end change & suppression (conversion) practices in South Australia by the end of 2024.
With legislative bans on conversion practices in place in Victoria, Queensland, ACT and now New South Wales, South Australian leaders must act to protect our LGBTQA+ communities from harm.
Take action
In partnership with Amnesty International Australia, we’re petitioning South Australian Parliament to bring an end to conversion practices in South Australia in 2024, with formal public consultation to be undertaken prior to the development of proposed legislation.
If our petition reaches over 10,000 signatures it will be referred to the Legislative Review Committee who is required to investigate and report back to Parliament on the actions is to be taken in relation to the petition.
To help us achieve our goal:
1. Download and print the petition here. All petitions to SA Parliament must be submitted in hardcopy.
2. Get the petition signed by as many South Australians as possible.
3. Get the signed petition back to us by mailing it to SA Rainbow Advocacy Alliance, 64c Woodville Road, Woodville, SA, 5011
If you would prefer to simply find a place to sign the petition, there are a number of places that are very kindly hosting a copy, the list is below and we will update it as more places get involved:
| Diverse-city | 153 Gouger Street Adelaide |
| Three of Cups Teahouse | Myer Centre, Level 2 Rundle Mall, Adelaide |
| SHINE SA | 64c Woodville Road, Woodville |
| SHINE SA | 57 Hyde Street Adelaide |
| Thorne Harbour Health | 1/122 Carrington Street Adelaide |
| The Wheatsheaf Hotel | 39 George St, Thebarton SA 5031 |
If you have a shop or work in a place that you think might be supportive, let us know so we can reach out and send a pack with the petition and other bits and pieces. Together we can get this done!