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# 92% trans conversion therapy survivors experience mental health difficulties
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/92-trans-conversion-therapy-survivors-experience-mental-health-difficulties/
- Published: 2021-04-03T10:11:16.000Z
- Updated: 2021-04-03T07:32:59.000Z
- Description: A study found 9 in 10 trans conversion therapy survivors suffer from depression and anxiety.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: Health, Mental Health, News, ban conversion therapy, LGBT Foundation, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Mental Health, Non-binary, Stonewall, Trans conversion therapy, Trans Mental Health, Trans Rights, Transgender, UK

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A recently released [study](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1btEZsu2TOXhwIS-wGrQwIJuxTudtBbZU/view?ref=scenemag.co.uk), conducted in 2020, found 9 in 10 trans conversion therapy survivors suffered from depression and anxiety after being subjected to the controversial practice, while 47% attempted suicide. The study was conducted by the **Gender Identity Research & Education Society**, the **LGBT Foundation**, the **Ozanne Foundation** and **Stonewall,** and said conversion therapy is *“more widespread and often more violent”* than many realise, with many respondents reporting physical, verbal and sexual abuse.

Out of the 1,086 responses which were analysed, the research found almost half of trans and non-binary people who underwent conversion therapy attempted suicide, compared to around 26% of the wider gender diverse respondents. 92% of trans and non-binary suvivors reported experiencing mental health difficulties, compared to 79% of those who had not gone through conversion therapy. Overall, 95% of trans, non-binary and gender diverse participants said gender-identity conversion should be outlawed.

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49% of those who had been subjected to the practice said they were children at the time. One respondent said they went through conversion therapy when they were young, which *“resulted in 23 years of depression, alcoholism and suicidal thoughts, until I transitioned in 2011.”* Another said: *“Unfortunately it has affected every aspect of my life so drastically I think I’ll be trying to heal for the rest of my life.”*

The report concluded that any national ban on conversion therapy must *“protect everyone regardless of age or whether they were coerced or consented to the practice”,* adding: *“* *Given that this research shows that gender diverse people are profoundly harmed by conversion practices, any legislative ban must include practices which attempt to change, suppress, convert, or cancel a person’s gender identity or gender expression.”* Parliament debated the prospect of a conversion therapy ban on [**March 8**](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/mps-call-for-trans-conversion-therapy-ban/), during which a handful of MPs said any ban must also protect the trans community.

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