2024 ACT Sexuality and Gender Identity Conversion Practices Act 2020 Review

This submission is made in response to the ACT Legislative Review of the Sexuality and Gender Identity Conversion Practices Act 2020. The submission offers a unique focus on the experience of LGBTIQA+ forcibly displaced people and prevalence of sexuality and gender identity conversion practices.

Summary of recommendations:

1. Expand the definition of sexuality and gender identity conversion practices to include elements of and recognise it as a manifestation of gender-based violence.
2. Ensure that primary prevention of gender-based violence is inclusive of LGBTIQA+ experiences including with specific recognition of sexuality and gender identity conversion practices.
3. Ensure that primary prevention of sexuality and gender identity conversion practices takes into account such manifestations of gender-based violence as arranged and forced marriage, female genital mutilation/cutting and coercive control.
4. Ensure that awareness raising and outreach is done for LGBTIQA+ forcibly displaced people to increase their understanding of both what constitutes a sexuality and gender identity conversion practice and how to seek support and justice.
5. Ensure that funding is provided to community organisations led by LGBTIQA+ forcibly displaced people to enable targeted primary prevention of and support after experiences of sexuality and gender identity conversion practices.