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A bill first championed by Mahurangi-based Labour MP Marja Lubeck to ban gay conversion therapy was introduced to Parliament this month.
The measure was originally submitted by Ms Lubeck as a private member’s bill in 2018 but has since won the support of the Labour Government as a whole.
The Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill was introduced by Minister of Justice Kris Faafoi. Ms Lubeck said she is proud to see that her original bill has now become a Government bill. She said Aotearoa NZ is a country that values and accepts LGBTQ+ people without a need to be subjected to some kind of conversion therapy.
“Because firstly there’s nothing wrong with anyone having a diverse sexual orientation or gender identity. But also the premise that somehow this can be changed is of course untrue,” she said.
The bill passed its first reading by 87 votes to 33.
It will now be considered by the Justice Select Committee, which will seek public submissions in due course.
