Thread by @stonewalluk

After years of delay in which LGBTQ+ people in the UK have continued to suffer as a consequence of conversion practices, it's devastating to hear that the UK government is again breaking its promise to our communities, walking away from its commitment to end conversion therapy.

Conversion practices cause extreme and often lifelong distress to LGBTQ+ people. Countries around the world are acting to ban this homophobic, biphobic and transphobic abuse, and it is shameful that the UK government is not amongst them.

We call on the governments of Wales and Scotland to make good their promise to end conversion practices in their own jurisdictions.

LGBTQ+ people in the UK deserve better than this.

“I still remember clearly the pain of those shocks and the tears that ran down my face…I didn’t need or deserve that treatment; I deserved and needed acceptance.” – Carolyn, conversion therapy survivor.

Read her story: banconversiontherapy.com/carolyn-story

#BanConversionTherapy

“When I think about how conversion therapy impacted my life, the thing that makes me most angry is that it stole my time… I’d lost excitement and emotion and vigour for life.” – Joe, conversion therapy survivor.

Read his story: banconversiontherapy.com/joes-story

#BanConversionTherapy

“The conditions there were bad: we didn’t have much food or water, and the conversion therapy tactics were much more extreme…we were stripped naked, blindfolded and sedated.” – Eli, conversion therapy survivor.

Read Eli's story: banconversiontherapy.com/elis-story

#BanConversionTherapy

Conversion therapy is not a thing of the past. A recent @GalopUK survey revealed that 1 in 4 LGBT+ victims of sexual violence in the UK had been assaulted by people that were trying to “convert/punish” them for their sexual orientation/gender identity.
theguardian.com/world/2022/jan…

The UK Gov’s own National LGBT Survey found that 7% of LGBT people have been offered or undergone conversion therapy. People are targeted in medical, psychiatric, psychological, religious and cultural settings. These are places everyone should feel safe. #BanConversionTherapy

For more context, read @PaulBrandITV’s article/thread

https://twitter.com/PaulBrandITV/status/1509572861387751436?s=20&t=vsog5yxjkeu6rTPJ9dphEw

Read the latest update. Keep up the pressure.

https://twitter.com/PaulBrandITV/status/1509632191067828229?s=20&t=QDP0KIVOmYBRMebDujjRvw

The UK Gov’s National LGBT Survey found trans respondents were more likely to have undergone or been offered conversion therapy (13%) than cis respondents (7%).

🚨Email your MP for a ban that leaves no one behind 🚨banconversiontherapy.com

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