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Make Conversion Therapy Illegal in the United Kingdom

Submitted on Monday 29th June 2020

Rejected on Thursday 23rd July 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Make Conversion Therapy Illegal in the United Kingdom

Petition Details

Conversion therapy is a dangerous and discredited practices that falsely claim to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. Such practices have been rejected by every mainstream medical and mental health organization.

Additional Information

The UK Government has still not banned Conversion therapy after Theresa May pledged to “eradicate it”. Conversion therapy can cause a great deal of psychological distress”, with feelings of isolation and low self esteem. Many who undergo conversion therapy end up with long-term mental health problems: anxiety, depression, self-image issues, and in many cases incidences of self harm and suicide. Please read on the Human Rights camping website the damage that Conversion therapy can cause.


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