Submitted on Monday 29th June 2020
Rejected on Thursday 23rd July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make Conversion Therapy Illegal in the United Kingdom
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.
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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