A religious school in Brisbane has withdrawn its attempt to have students renounce homosexuality and deny their own identities. 

Citipointe Christian College issued a contract requiring families of students to formally reject “sinful” homosexuality, and force students to identify by birth gender, or risk being excluded from the school.

Parents of students were asked to sign a declaration stating; “Any form of sexual immorality (including but not limited to; adultery, fornication, homosexual acts, bisexual acts, bestiality, incest, paedophilia, and pornography) is sinful and offensive to God and is destructive to human relationships and society”.

The contract caused outrage among current and former students, their families, and civil society at large. 

Even Prime Minister Scott Morrison - an advocate for religious discrimination and member of Hillsong Church (founded in Australia by anti-gay pastor Brian Houston), which supports “conversion therapy” - rejected the idea. 

“I don’t support that,” the PM said. 

“My kids go to a Catholic school in Sydney and I wouldn’t want my school doing that either.”

Queensland Education Minister Grace Grace referred Citipointe to the Non-State Schools Accreditation Board over the contract.

Days later, Citipointe principal Brian Mulheran announced the regressive contract had been withdrawn.

“The College has decided to withdraw the amended Enrolment Contract at this time, and will revert to the previous terms of enrolment,” he said in a letter to parents. 

“Moving forward, the College will enter into a respectful dialogue with the College community regarding any further amendments to the enrolment contract pertaining to our Christian ethos.

“In this respect, the College will take appropriate steps to ensure that we remain compliant with our discrimination obligations.

“We deeply regret that some students may feel that they were, or would be, discriminated against because of their sexuality or gender identity.”

Ms Grace welcomed the school's move.

“Can I urge that, in the interests of the mental welfare of staff, parents and carers and in the public interest, that they abandon these contracts and that they never resurface again,” she said.