Homosexual conversion remedy can be banned in Western Australia after a bombshell report right into a church group.
The Esther Basis is on the centre of harrowing claims from individuals who describe their experiences as dwelling hell.
A gaggle of former Esther Home residents gathered at state Parliament at the moment because the report was handed down.
In want of assist, the previous residents turned to the Esther Basis in Kalamunda, which is a faith-based rehabilitation centre with hyperlinks to the Pentecostal church.
"What I skilled was being held down by teams of individuals and them commanding spirits to depart my physique," former resident Gabriel Osborne stated.
"(There was) screaming, chanting, music and drums."
Former resident Gabrielle Rowe stated she went to the centre "with points however got here out with extra".
In the meantime one other former resident Lucy Lorenti recalled being "held down, talking in tongues, shouting".
"She'd additionally push your head down so you'll fall, supposedly overtaken by some spirit," she stated.
A parliamentary inquiry savaged the muse's practices, together with claims of homosexual conversion remedy.
Inquiry chair Chris Tallentire referred to "all types of concepts round deliverance exorcism, unusual concepts and damaging".
The McGowan authorities has wasted little time vowing to criminalise conversion remedy in non secular settings, with the Lawyer-Basic aiming to introduce the legal guidelines subsequent 12 months.
"I do know that the non secular proper will oppose all of this however we're shifting on ... that is debunked," Quigley stated.
The Esther Basis has gone into involuntary administration.
Its managing director stated residents had been by no means advised homosexuality was brought on by demons and denied performing exorcisms.