Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The UK government have promised to ban Conversion "Therapy", and yet they've still neglected to actually get around to it. This week we dig into the facts around this harmful pseudoscience.

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References & Further Reading
Conversion Therapy
history.com/news/gay-conversion-therapy-origins-19th-century
stonewall.org.uk/everything-you-need-know-about-conversion-therapy
gov.uk/government/publications/conversion-therapy-an-evidence-assessment-and-qualitative-study/conversion-therapy-an-evidence-assessment-and-qualitative-study
aacap.org/App_Themes/AACAP/docs/Advocacy/policy_resources/AACAP-conversion-therapy-issue-brief.pdf
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352552521001092
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8189432
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27474701
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10018052

Banning Conversion Therapy
forbes.com/sites/jamiewareham/2023/11/02/lgbtq-celebrities-demand-immediate-conversion-therapy-ban-in-uk
thepinknews.com/2023/11/06/conversion-therapy-kings-speech-uk-lgbtq
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5040471
stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/which-countries-have-already-banned-conversion-therapy