A CHRISTIAN opponent of gay marriage has likened homosexuality to the forbidden practice of incest and says same-sex attraction can be cured.

While marriage equality advocates say refusing to grant full marriage rights to same-sex unions will cause gay people to suffer higher rates of anxiety and depression, religious groups have argued the step would undermine traditional marriage and create identity issues for children.

But Dr David Phillips, the national president of Family Voice Australia, took a personal approach in explaining how gay marriage was as wrong as wanting to marry a close relative.

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