NSW outlaws gay conversion practices and makes it harder for young people to get bail
by Tamsin Rose and Catie McLeod from on (#6KHCK)
LGBTQ groups welcome legislation passed after marathon overnight sitting, but critics line up to warn bail laws will put more children in jail
Gay conversion practices have been outlawed in New South Wales and it will be harder for teenage offenders to get bail after two laws passed the state's parliament overnight.
The laws will, separately, ban conversion practices such as religious straight camps" that attempt to change someone's sexual orientation and introduce an extra test for some young people seeking bail.
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