Gay conversion therapy survivor warns unless Tasmania bans it outright, «treatment» could take off
When Chris Csabs was around 12 years old, he overheard a conversation between two men at his church, recalling a time when a gay man came in off the street for prayer.
The churchgoers were discussing how «seven homosexual demons came out of that man».
«I overheard that and thought, ‘maybe I’ve got demons in me’», Mr Csabs said to ABC News (Australian).
According to ABC News, around 13 years ago, Mr Chris Csabs went through formal and informal conversion practices in Tasmania, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.
Conversion practices are based on the idea that a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity can be changed, suppressed, or eradicated through practices ranging from psychiatric treatments to spiritual intervention.
Mr Chris Csabs said he was «desperate to fix what was wrong with me, or what I saw as being wrong».
Equality activists warn Tasmania could become a «haven» for the practices unless they are banned outright!