Official announcements from the UK government or the Royal Family

King Charles III and Labour Announce Ban on LGBT Conversion Therapy

Jul 17, 2024, 10:53 AM

King Charles III has announced that his government will ban conversion therapy, a move that has been long-awaited by campaigners. Labour leader Keir Starmer has committed to ending abusive gay and trans conversion practices. This follows repeated promises from previous governments that were never fulfilled. Labour will bring forward a draft bill to ban the psychological abuse of LGBT people, which has been described as conversion therapy. The ban aims to allow individuals the freedom to explore their sexual orientation and gender identity while ensuring that legitimate psychological support is not blocked. Some skeptics have argued that this would preclude psychotherapists from engaging in the type of circumspect care of gender distressed youth that Cass advises. The announcement has been welcomed by various advocates, including Jayne Ozanne, Chair of Ban Conversion Therapy, who emphasized the overdue need for such protections.