Faith leaders press for conversion therapy ban
More than 400 faith leaders from 35 countries have encouraged bans on LGBTQ+ conversion therapy by signing an open letter calling for the controversial practise to be criminalised.
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Trump judges oppose conversion therapy ban in Florida
Two Trump appointed judges ruled that proposed laws, restricting the practice of LGBTQ+ conversion therapy in Florida, are ‘unconstitutional’.
Yukon bans conversion therapy
Yukon has become the first Canadian territory to ban LGBTQ+ conversion therapy.
Chairman of Warwickshire Pride urges Johnson to ban conversion therapy
Daniel Browne, the chairman of Warwickshire Pride, is the latest to urge UK prime minister Boris Johnson to ban LGBTQ+ conversion therapy.
TikTok bans conversion therapy content
Social media app TikTok has updated its UK guidelines to ban content which promotes LGBTQ+ conversion therapy, leading many to encourage prime minister Boris Johnson to speed up the ban of the practise.
Humanists become first Northern Ireland member of Coalition Against Conversion Therapy
Northern Ireland Humanists (NIH), alongside Humanists UK, becomes members of the Coalition against Conversion Therapy (CACT), a coalition of leading psychological, psychotherapeutic, and counselling organisations committed to ending conversion therapy, and who hope to extend the reach of its activit
Indian government urged to ban conversion therapy
On Monday 12 October, an LGBTQ+ rights group in the Indian province of Kerala – named Queerala – sent a petition to the area’s high court urging local authorities to ban conversion therapy.