The Australian Family Association (AFA) is a conservative Christian political organisation.
The AFA states they were formed to "provide a forum and vehicle for individuals and organisations in the community concerned with the strengthening and support of the family."
[1] The AFA lobbies against issues including same-sex marriage, transgender rights, abortion and euthanasia, and promotes family taxation reforms for single-income families.
[5] At an anti same-sex marriage rally the AFA co-organised in 2011, guest speakers stated same-sex marriage should be "laughed at and ridiculed", and incorrectly claimed that same-sex marriage would allow paedophiles to marry children and would affect the ability of women to marry men.
Mental health psychologist Paul Martin said such comments would be psychologically damaging to young gay people, stating "the last thing they need to hear are these kinds of offensive comments from people who purport to represent 'family values'.