General News Update: Canada advances ban on conversion therapy An overwhelming majority in the Canadian House of Commons has voted to give approval in principle to a bill outlawing LGBTQ+ conversion therapy in the nation. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Community 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 By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Jacinda Ardern General News New Zealand prime minister vows to ban conversion therapy New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern promised to outlaw LGBTQ+ conversion therapy if re-elected on October 17. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Community Johnson urged to ban conversion therapy UK prime minister Boris Johnson has been urged by numerous religious leaders to ban LGBTQ+ conversion therapy. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Poland: Bishops Demand Clinics to “cure” LGBTQ+ Marek Jędraszewski, Archbishop of Kraków in Poland told a conference he deemed it “necessary to create clinics (including with the assistance of the church) to help people who want to regain their sexual health and natural sexual orientation.” By Paul Wright • 2 min read
General News Australian Capital Territory bans conversion therapy The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has become the second region in Australia to ban LGBTQ+ conversion therapy. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Mexico City bans gay conversion therapy Mexico City has made history by becoming the first jurisdiction in Mexico to criminalise gay conversion therapy, with 49 votes in favour of the new legislation compared to nine against securing a ban on the procedure. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Business News Conversion Therapy: Barclays Close Provider’s Account Conversion Therapy “an abhorrent practise”- Boris Johnson By Paul Wright • 3 min read
Community Israel passes bill to start to ban conversion therapy On Wednesday July 22 a bill to ban gay conversion therapy in Israel passed its first stage in the country’s parliament, making it the first country in the Middle East region to take steps towards banning the controversial practice. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Community Lib Dems comment on UK gay conversion therapy ban Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran accuses the government of ‘dragging its feet’ on banning gay conversion therapy By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News Albanian psychologists ban ‘Conversion Therapy’ Albania’s Order of Psychologists announces it will prohibit members from offering conversion therapy or pseudo-therapeutic attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. By Contributor • 1 min read
