Posted on 05/11/2021 1:01:26 AM PDT by RandFan
A public consultation will be opened before a ban on so-called conversion therapy, the BBC understands.
"Conversion therapy" attempts to change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity, according to NHS England.
The consultation will consider religious freedom and how to protect professionals, including therapists, say government sources.
The proposed ban on conversion therapy in England and Wales will be announced in the Queen's Speech on Tuesday.
Campaigners say ministers must act fast and bring in a ban across all settings.
What is conversion therapy and will it be banned?
In practice, conversion therapy means trying to stop or suppress someone from being gay, or from living as a different gender to their sex recorded at birth, NHS England says.
It and many other professional bodies have warned all forms of conversion therapy are "unethical and potentially harmful".
The practice can take many forms, some of which - like "corrective" rape - are already illegal.
In 2018, Theresa May's government promised to end conversion therapy as part of its LGBT equality plan.
Last summer, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said plans for a ban would be brought forward.
But it has emerged that a "short" consultation will be held before the legislation is finalised, asking the public and interested parties how best to address the problem.
The ban is set to include both sexuality and gender identity.
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One person has body dysphoria and thinks they are too fat and try to starve to death. Thankfully was able to get help from trained medical doctors and therapists to treat their mental health issues and eating disorder.
Another person has body dysphoria and thinks that she is a boy. On the second visit (sometimes the first) to a doctor they are prescribed testosterone as “treatment”.
Oh - forgot to add. Mental health treatment for people with sexual identity issues is already against the law in many states.
It wouldn’t surprise if some organization of fat people is attempting to ban dieting.
Oh - so this will ban transgender surgery and their non-scientific religion?
Oh right - conversion therapy only applies if you choose to change “genders” or if you think you might not be straight.
Thatcher’s conservatives were replaced by TINOs, Tories in name only.
You can assert a gender identity other than your biological sex but you can’t seek help with your sexual impulses because that makes you self hating?
Signature verification matters when a Democrat is under threat of recall, but not when they are on the ballot.
The real “conversion therapy” going on is parents and other adults forcing children into transgender thinking.
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