He also urged people to "reject" the "fearmongering" from the ACL. "The last thing we want to see is a state that drags its feet, become a haven for conversion practices." "That's why we require legislation to prevent those kind of conversion practices. "There are still some people who believe we are fundamentally broken and need to be healed," he said.
The petition's instigator Karen Dickson, an ACL member who describes herself as "a nurse in emergency and parent of three teenage girls" said she "did not want to see our young people fast-tracked down a path they shouldn't be on". He had proper care and counselling, and his mental health has improved and coincidentally perhaps, his same-sex attraction has diminished."
"Samuel had profound mental health issues. Mr Brohier said he had spoken to a "young man in Tasmania" who he said was "involved in the same-sex attracted community".
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Parents should be free to choose their preferred specialist and the medical profession should be free to exercise their profession."
"The report recommends the law to set guidelines that would specify which medical professionals can assess and treat conditions like gender dysphoria and what procedures they must use. "The implementation of the 16 TLRI recommendations will not only restrict parents and medical practitioner's capacity to choose what is in the best interests of their children and patients, but potentially criminalise them and others who seek to assist," the text of the petition says.